Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
APRIL
26
PSALMS:
26, 56, 86, 116, 146
PROVERBS:
26
OLD
TESTAMENT: 1 CHRONICLES 22:1 - 23:32
NEW
TESTAMENT: ROMANS 3:9 - 31
PSALMS:
26
Of
David.
1
Vindicate
me, O LORD,
for
I have led a blameless life;
I
have trusted in the LORD
without
wavering.
2
Test
me, O LORD, and try me,
examine
my heart and my mind;
3
for
your love is ever before me,
and
I walk continually in your truth.
4
I
do not sit with deceitful men,
nor
do I consort with hypocrites;
5
I
abhor the assembly of evildoers
and
refuse to sit with the wicked.
6
I
wash my hands in innocence,
and
go about your altar, O LORD,
7
proclaiming
aloud your praise
and
telling of all your wonderful deeds.
8
I
love the house where you live, O LORD,
the
place where your glory dwells.
9
Do
not take away my soul along with sinners,
my
life with bloodthirsty men,
10
in
whose hands are wicked schemes,
whose
right hands are full of bribes.
11
But
I lead a blameless life;
redeem
me and be merciful to me.
12
My
feet stand on level ground;
in
the great assembly I will praise the LORD. 1
PSALMS:
56
For
the director of music. To the tune of "A Dove on Distant Oaks."
Of David. A miktam.
A
When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.
1
Be
merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me;
all
day long they press their attack.
2
My
slanderers pursue me all day long;
many
are attacking me in their pride.
3
When
I am afraid,
I
will trust in you.
4
In
God, whose word I praise,
in
God I trust; I will not be afraid.
What
can mortal man do to me?
5
All
day long they twist my words;
they
are always plotting to harm me.
6
They
conspire, they lurk,
they
watch my steps,
eager
to take my life.
7
On
no account let them escape;
in
your anger, O God, bring down the nations.
8
Record
my lament;
list
my tears on your scroll B--
are
they not in your record?
9
Then
my enemies will turn back
when
I call for help.
By
this I will know that God is for me.
10
In
God, whose word I praise,
in
the LORD, whose word I praise--
11
in
God I trust; I will not be afraid.
What
can man do to me? 2
12
I
am under vows to you, O God;
I
will present my thank offerings to you.
13
For
you have delivered me C
from death
and
my feet from stumbling,
that
I may walk before God
PSALMS:
86
A
prayer of David.
1
Hear,
O LORD, and answer me,
for
I am poor and needy.
2
Guard
my life, for I am devoted to you.
You
are my God; save your servant
who
trusts in you.
3
Have
mercy on me, O Lord,
for
I call to you all day long.
4
Bring
joy to your servant,
for
to you, O Lord,
I
lift up my soul.
5
You
are forgiving and good, O Lord,
abounding
in love to all who call to you.
6
Hear
my prayer, O LORD;
listen
to my cry for mercy.
7
In
the day of my trouble I will call to you,
for
you will answer me.
8
Among
the gods there is none like you, O Lord;
no
deeds can compare with yours.
9
All
the nations you have made
will
come and worship before you, O Lord;
they
will bring glory to your name.
10
For
you are great and do marvelous deeds;
you
alone are God. 4
11
Teach
me your way, O LORD,
and
I will walk in your truth;
give
me an undivided heart,
that
I may fear your name.
12
I
will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart;
I
will glorify your name forever.
13
For
great is your love toward me;
you
have delivered me from the depths of the grave. A
14
The
arrogant are attacking me, O God;
a
band of ruthless men seeks my life--
men
without regard for you.
15
But
you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow
to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
16
Turn
to me and have mercy on me;
grant
your strength to your servant
and
save the son of your maidservant. B
17
Give
me a sign of your goodness,
that
my enemies may see it and be put to shame,
for
you, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me. 5
PSALMS:
116
1
I
love the LORD, for he heard my voice;
he
heard my cry for mercy.
2
Because
he turned his ear to me,
I
will call on him as long as I live.
3
The
cords of death entangled me,
the
anguish of the grave A
came upon me;
I
was overcome by trouble and sorrow.
4
Then
I called on the name of the LORD:
"O
LORD, save me!"
5
The
LORD is gracious and righteous;
our
God is full of compassion.
6
The
LORD protects the simplehearted;
when
I was in great need, he saved me.
7
Be
at rest once more, O my soul,
for
the LORD has been good to you.
8
For
you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death,
my
eyes from tears,
my
feet from stumbling,
9
that
I may walk before the LORD
in
the land of the living.
10
I
believed; therefore B
I said,
"I
am greatly afflicted."
11
And
in my dismay I said,
"All
men are liars."
12
How
can I repay the LORD
for
all his goodness to me?
13
I
will lift up the cup of salvation
and
call on the name of the LORD.
14
I
will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in
the presence of all his people. 6
15
Precious
in the sight of the LORD
is
the death of his saints.
16
O
LORD, truly I am your servant;
I
am your servant, the son of your maidservant C;
you
have freed me from my chains.
17
I
will sacrifice a thank offering to you
and
call on the name of the LORD.
18
I
will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in
the presence of all his people,
19
in
the courts of the house of the LORD--
in
your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise
the LORD. D
7
PSALMS:
146
1
Praise
the LORD. A
Praise
the LORD, O my soul.
2
I
will praise the LORD all my life;
I
will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
3
Do
not put your trust in princes,
in
mortal men, who cannot save.
4
When
their spirit departs, they return to the ground;
on
that very day their plans come to nothing.
5
Blessed
is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose
hope is in the LORD his God,
6the
Maker of heaven and earth,
the
sea, and everything in them--
the
LORD, who remains faithful forever.
7
He
upholds the cause of the oppressed
and
gives food to the hungry.
The
LORD sets prisoners free,
8
the
LORD gives sight to the blind,
the
LORD lifts up those who are bowed down,
the
LORD loves the righteous.
9
The
LORD watches over the alien
and
sustains the fatherless and the widow,
but
he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
10
The
LORD reigns forever,
your
God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise
the LORD. 8
PROVERBS:
26
26
1
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
honor
is not fitting for a fool.
2
Like
a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an
undeserved curse does not come to rest.
3
A
whip for the horse, a halter for the donkey,
and
a rod for the backs of fools!
4
Do
not answer a fool according to his folly,
or
you will be like him yourself.
5
Answer
a fool according to his folly,
or
he will be wise in his own eyes.
6
Like
cutting off one's feet or drinking violence
is
the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
7
Like
a lame man's legs that hang limp
is
a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8
Like
tying a stone in a sling
is
the giving of honor to a fool.
9
Like
a thornbush in a drunkard's hand
is
a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10
Like
an archer who wounds at random
is
he who hires a fool or any passer-by.
11
As
a dog returns to its vomit,
so
a fool repeats his folly.
There
is more hope for a fool than for him.
13
The
sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road,
a
fierce lion roaming the streets!"
14
As
a door turns on its hinges,
so
a sluggard turns on his bed.
15
The
sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he
is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16
The
sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than
seven men who answer discreetly.
17
Like
one who seizes a dog by the ears
is
a passer-by who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18
Like
a madman shooting
firebrands
or deadly arrows
19
is
a man who deceives his neighbor
and
says, "I was only joking!"
20
Without
wood a fire goes out;
without
gossip a quarrel dies down.
21
As
charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so
is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. 10
22
The
words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they
go down to a man's inmost parts.
23
Like
a coating of glaze A
over earthenware
are
fervent lips with an evil heart.
24
A
malicious man disguises himself with his lips,
but
in his heart he harbors deceit.
25
Though
his speech is charming, do not believe him,
for
seven abominations fill his heart.
26
His
malice may be concealed by deception,
but
his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27
If
a man digs a pit, he will fall into it;
if
a man rolls a stone, it will roll back on him.
28
A
lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and
a flattering mouth works ruin. 11
OLD
TESTAMENT:
1 CHRONICLES 22:1 - 23:32
22
1
Then
David said, "The house of the LORD God is to be here, and also
the altar of burnt offering for Israel."
2
So
David gave orders to assemble the aliens living in Israel, and from
among them he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stone for
building the house of God. 3
He
provided a large amount of iron to make nails for the doors of the
gateways and for the fittings, and more bronze than could be weighed.
4
He
also provided more cedar logs than could be counted, for the
Sidonians and Tyrians had brought large numbers of them to David.
5
David
said, "My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house
to be built for the LORD should be of great magnificence and fame and
splendor in the sight of all the nations. Therefore I will make
preparations for it." So David made extensive preparations
before his death.
6
Then
he called for his son Solomon and charged him to build a house for
the LORD, the God of Israel. 7
David
said to Solomon: "My son, I had it in my heart to build a house
for the Name of the LORD my God. 8
But
this word of the LORD came to me: `You
have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build
a house for my Name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in
my sight. 9
But
you will have a son who will be a man of peace and rest, and I will
give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be
Solomon, A
and I will grant Israel peace and quiet during his reign. 10
He
is the one who will build a house for my Name. He will be my son, and
I will be his father. And I will 12
establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.'
11"Now,
my son, the LORD be with you, and may you have success and build the
house of the LORD your God, as he said you would. 12
May
the LORD give you discretion and understanding when he puts you in
command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the LORD your
God. 13
Then
you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and
laws that the LORD gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous.
Do not be afraid or discouraged.
14
"I
have taken great pains to provide for the temple of the LORD a
hundred thousand talents B
of gold, a million talents C
of silver, quantities of bronze and iron too great to be weighed, and
wood and stone. And you may add to them. 15
You
have many workmen: stonecutters, masons and carpenters, as well as
men skilled in every kind of work 16
in
gold and silver, bronze and iron--craftsmen beyond number. Now begin
the work, and the LORD be with you."
17
Then
David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon. 18
He
said to them, "Is not the LORD your God with you? And has he not
granted you rest on every side? For he has handed the inhabitants of
the land over to me, and the land is subject to the LORD and to his
people. 19
Now
devote your heart and soul to seeking the LORD your God. Begin to
build the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of
the covenant of the LORD and the sacred articles belonging to God
into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD." 13
23
1
When
David was old and full of years, he made his son Solomon king over
Israel.
2
He
also gathered together all the leaders of Israel, as well as the
priests and Levites.
3
The
Levites thirty years old or more were counted, and the total number
of men was thirty-eight thousand. 4
David
said, "Of these, twenty-four thousand are to supervise the work
of the temple of the LORD and six thousand are to be officials and
judges. 5
Four
thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise the
LORD with the musical instruments I have provided for that purpose."
6
David
divided the Levites into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi:
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
7
Belonging
to the Gershonites:
Ladan
and Shimei.
8
The
sons of Ladan:
Jehiel
the first, Zetham and Joel--three in all.
9
The
sons of Shimei:
Shelomoth,
Haziel and Haran--three in all.
These
were the heads of the families of Ladan.
10
And
the sons of Shimei:
Jahath,
Ziza, A
Jeush and Beriah.
These
were the sons of Shimei--four in all.
11
Jahath
was the first and Ziza the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have
many sons; so they were counted as one family with one assignment. 14
12
The
sons of Kohath:
Amram,
Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel--four in all.
13
The
sons of Amram:
Aaron
and Moses.
Aaron
was set apart, he and his descendants forever, to consecrate the most
holy things, to offer sacrifices before the LORD, to minister before
him and to pronounce blessings in his name forever. 14
The
sons of Moses the man of God were counted as part of the tribe of
Levi.
15
The
sons of Moses:
Gershom
and Eliezer.
16
The
descendants of Gershom:
Shubael
was the first.
17
The
descendants of Eliezer:
Rehabiah
was the first.
Eliezer
had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
18
The
sons of Izhar:
Shelomith
was the first.
19
The
sons of Hebron:
Jeriah
the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the
fourth.
20
The
sons of Uzziel:
Micah
the first and Isshiah the second.
21
The
sons of Merari:
Mahli
and Mushi. 15
The sons of Mahli:
Eleazar
and Kish.
22
Eleazar
died without having sons: he had only daughters. Their cousins, the
sons of Kish, married them.
23
The
sons of Mushi:
Mahli,
Eder and Jerimoth--three in all.
24
These
were the descendants of Levi by their families--the heads of families
as they were registered under their names and counted individually,
that is, the workers twenty years old or more who served in the
temple of the LORD. 25
For
David had said, "Since the LORD, the God of Israel, has granted
rest to his people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever,
26
the
Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles
used in its service." 27
According
to the last instructions of David, the Levites were counted from
those twenty years old or more.
28
The
duty of the Levites was to help Aaron's descendants in the service of
the temple of the LORD: to be in charge of the courtyards, the side
rooms, the purification of all sacred things and the performance of
other duties at the house of God. 29
They
were in charge of the bread set out on the table, the flour for the
grain offerings, the unleavened wafers, the baking and the mixing,
and all measurements of quantity and size. 30
They
were also to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD. They
were to do the same in 16
the evening 31
and
whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on Sabbaths and
at New Moon festivals and at appointed feasts. They were to serve
before the LORD regularly in the proper number and in the way
prescribed for them.
32
And
so the Levites carried out their responsibilities for the Tent of
Meeting, for the Holy Place and, under their brothers the descendants
of Aaron, for the service of the temple of the LORD. 17
NEW
TESTAMENT:
ROMANS 3:9 - 31
9
What
shall we conclude then? Are we any better B?
Not at all! We have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles
alike are all under sin. 10
As
it is written:
"There
is no one righteous, not even one;
11
there is no one who understands,
no
one who seeks God.
12
All
have turned away,
they
have together become worthless;
there
is no one who does good,
not
even one."
C
13
"Their
throats are open graves;
their
tongues practice deceit."
D
"The
poison of vipers is on their lips."
E
14
"Their
mouths are full of cursing and bitterness."
F
15
"Their
feet are swift to shed blood;
16
ruin and misery mark their ways,
17
and
the way of peace they do not know."
G
18
"There
is no fear of God before their eyes."
H
19
Now
we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under
the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held
accountable to God.
20
Therefore
no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law;
rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.
21
But
now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to
which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22
This
18
righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who
believe. There is no difference, 23
for
all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24
and
are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by
Christ Jesus. 25
God
presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, I
through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice,
because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand
unpunished—26
he
did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be
just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
27
Where,
then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of
observing the law? No, but on that of faith. 28
For
we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the
law. 29
Is
God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of
Gentiles too, 30
since
there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and
the uncircumcised through that same faith. 31
Do
we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we
uphold the law. 19
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John 3:16-21 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, F that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.G 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." H
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