Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
MAY
9
PSALMS:
9, 39, 69, 99, 129
PROVERBS:
9
OLD
TESTAMENT:
2 CHRONICLES 24:1 - 25:28
NEW
TESTAMENT:
ROMANS 12:1 - 21
PSALMS:
9
ForA
the director of music. To the tune of "The Death of the Son."
A psalm of David.
1
I
will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart;
I
will tell of all your wonders.
2
I
will be glad and rejoice in you;
I
will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
3
My
enemies turn back;
they
stumble and perish before you.
4
For
you have upheld my right and my cause;
you
have sat on your throne, judging righteously.
5
You
have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked;
you
have blotted out their name for ever and ever.
6
Endless
ruin has overtaken the enemy,
you
have uprooted their cities;
even
the memory of them has perished.
7
The
LORD reigns forever;
he
has established his throne for judgment.
8
He
will judge the world in righteousness;
he
will govern the peoples with justice.
9
The
LORD is a refuge for the oppressed,
a
stronghold in times of trouble.
10
Those
who know your name will trust in you,
for
you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
11
Sing
praises to the LORD, enthroned in Zion;
proclaim
among the nations what he has done.
12
For
he who avenges blood remembers;
he
does not ignore the cry of the afflicted. 1
13
O
LORD, see how my enemies persecute me!
Have
mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,
14
that
I may declare your praises
in
the gates of the Daughter of Zion
and
there rejoice in your salvation.
15
The
nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;
their
feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
16
The
LORD is known by his justice;
the
wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.
Higgaion.
B
Selah
17
The
wicked return to the grave, C
all
the nations that forget God.
18
But
the needy will not always be forgotten,
nor
the hope of the afflicted ever perish.
19
Arise,
O LORD, let not man triumph;
let
the nations be judged in your presence.
20
Strike
them with terror, O LORD;
let
the nations know they are but men.
Selah
2
PSALMS:
39
For
the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
1
I
said, "I will watch my ways
and
keep my tongue from sin;
I
will put a muzzle on my mouth
as
long as the wicked are in my presence."
2
But
when I was silent and still,
not
even saying anything good,
my
anguish increased.
3
My
heart grew hot within me,
and
as I meditated, the fire burned;
then
I spoke with my tongue:
4
"Show
me, O LORD, my life's end
and
the number of my days;
let
me know how fleeting is my life.
5
You
have made my days a mere handbreadth;
the
span of my years is as nothing before you.
Each
man's life is but a breath.
Selah
6
Man
is a mere phantom as he goes to and fro:
He
bustles about, but only in vain;
he
heaps up wealth, not knowing who will get it.
7
"But
now, Lord, what do I look for?
My
hope is in you.
8
Save
me from all my transgressions;
do
not make me the scorn of fools.
9
I
was silent; I would not open my mouth, 3
for
you are the one who has done this.
10
Remove
your scourge from me;
I
am overcome by the blow of your hand.
11
You
rebuke and discipline men for their sin;
you
consume their wealth like a moth--
each
man is but a breath.
Selah
12
"Hear
my prayer, O LORD,
listen
to my cry for help;
be
not deaf to my weeping.
For
I dwell with you as an alien,
a
stranger, as all my fathers were.
13
Look
away from me, that I may rejoice again
before
I depart and am no more." 4
PSALMS:
69
For
the director of music. To the tune of "Lilies." Of David.
1
Save
me, O God,
for
the waters have come up to my neck.
2
I
sink in the miry depths,
where
there is no foothold.
I
have come into the deep waters;
the
floods engulf me.
3
I
am worn out calling for help;
my
throat is parched.
My
eyes fail,
looking
for my God.
4
Those
who hate me without reason
outnumber
the hairs of my head;
many
are my enemies without cause,
those
who seek to destroy me.
I
am forced to restore
what
I did not steal.
5
You
know my folly, O God;
my
guilt is not hidden from you.
6
May
those who hope in you
not
be disgraced because of me,
O
Lord, the LORD Almighty;
may
those who seek you
not
be put to shame because of me,
O
God of Israel.
7
For
I endure scorn for your sake,
and
shame covers my face.
8
I
am a stranger to my brothers, 5
an
alien to my own mother's sons;
9
for
zeal for your house consumes me,
and
the insults of those who insult you fall on me.
10
When
I weep and fast,
I
must endure scorn;
11
when
I put on sackcloth,
people
make sport of me.
12
Those
who sit at the gate mock me,
and
I am the song of the drunkards.
13
But
I pray to you, O LORD,
in
the time of your favor;
in
your great love, O God,
answer
me with your sure salvation.
14
Rescue
me from the mire,
do
not let me sink;
deliver
me from those who hate me,
from
the deep waters.
15
Do
not let the floodwaters engulf me
or
the depths swallow me up
or
the pit close its mouth over me.
16
Answer
me, O LORD, out of the goodness of your love;
in
your great mercy turn to me.
17
Do
not hide your face from your servant;
answer
me quickly, for I am in trouble.
18
Come
near and rescue me;
redeem
me because of my foes.
19
You
know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed;
all
my enemies are before you.
20
Scorn
has broken my heart 6
and
has left me helpless;
I
looked for sympathy, but there was none,
for
comforters, but I found none.
21
They
put gall in my food
and
gave me vinegar for my thirst.
22
May
the table set before them become a snare;
may
it become retribution and A
a trap.
23
May
their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
and
their backs be bent forever.
24
Pour
out your wrath on them;
let
your fierce anger overtake them.
25
May
their place be deserted;
let
there be no one to dwell in their tents.
26
For
they persecute those you wound
and
talk about the pain of those you hurt.
27
Charge
them with crime upon crime;
do
not let them share in your salvation.
28
May
they be blotted out of the book of life
and
not be listed with the righteous.
29
I
am in pain and distress;
may
your salvation, O God, protect me.
30
I
will praise God's name in song
and
glorify him with thanksgiving.
31
This
will please the LORD more than an ox,
more
than a bull with its horns and hoofs.
32
The
poor will see and be glad--
you
who seek God, may your hearts live!
33
The
LORD hears the needy
and
does not despise his captive people. 7
34
Let
heaven and earth praise him,
the
seas and all that move in them,
35
for
God will save Zion
and
rebuild the cities of Judah.
Then
people will settle there and possess it;
36
the
children of his servants will inherit it,
and
those who love his name will dwell there. 8
PSALMS:
99
1
The
LORD reigns,
let
the nations tremble;
he
sits enthroned between the cherubim,
let
the earth shake.
2
Great
is the LORD in Zion;
he
is exalted over all the nations.
3
Let
them praise your great and awesome name--
he
is holy.
4
The
King is mighty, he loves justice--
you
have established equity;
in
Jacob you have done
what
is just and right.
5
Exalt
the LORD our God
and
worship at his footstool;
he
is holy.
6
Moses
and Aaron were among his priests,
Samuel
was among those who called on his name;
they
called on the LORD
and
he answered them.
7
He
spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;
they
kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.
8
O
LORD our God,
you
answered them;
you
were to Israel A
a forgiving God,
though
you punished their misdeeds. B
9
Exalt
the LORD our God
and
worship at his holy mountain,
for
the LORD our God is holy. 9
PSALMS:
129
A
song of ascents.
1
They
have greatly oppressed me from my youth--
let
Israel say--
2
they
have greatly oppressed me from my youth,
but
they have not gained the victory over me.
3
Plowmen
have plowed my back
and
made their furrows long.
4
But
the LORD is righteous;
he
has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.
5
May
all who hate Zion
be
turned back in shame.
6
May
they be like grass on the roof,
which
withers before it can grow;
7
with
it the reaper cannot fill his hands,
nor
the one who gathers fill his arms.
8
May
those who pass by not say,
"The
blessing of the LORD be upon you;
we
bless you in the name of the LORD." 10
PROVERBS:
9
9
1
Wisdom has built her house;
she
has hewn out its seven pillars.
2
She
has prepared her meat and mixed her wine;
she
has also set her table.
3
She
has sent out her maids, and she calls
from
the highest point of the city.
4
"Let
all who are simple come in here!"
she
says to those who lack judgment.
5
"Come,
eat my food
and
drink the wine I have mixed.
6
Leave
your simple ways and you will live;
walk
in the way of understanding.
7
"Whoever
corrects a mocker invites insult;
whoever
rebukes a wicked man incurs abuse.
8
Do
not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you;
rebuke
a wise man and he will love you.
9
Instruct
a wise man and he will be wiser still;
teach
a righteous man and he will add to his learning.
10
"The
fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
and
knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11
For
through me your days will be many,
and
years will be added to your life.
12
If
you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;
if
you are a mocker, you alone will suffer."
13
The
woman Folly is loud;
she
is undisciplined and without knowledge.
14
She
sits at the door of her house,
on
a seat at the highest point of the city,
15
calling
out to those who pass by,
who
go straight on their way.
she
says to those who lack judgment.
17
"Stolen
water is sweet;
food
eaten in secret is delicious!"
18
But
little do they know that the dead are there,
OLD
TESTAMENT:
2 CHRONICLES 24:1 - 25:28
24
1
Joash
was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem
forty years. His mother's name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. 2
Joash
did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the years of Jehoiada
the priest. 3
Jehoiada
chose two wives for him, and he had sons and daughters.
4
Some
time later Joash decided to restore the temple of the LORD. 5
He
called together the priests and Levites and said to them, "Go to
the towns of Judah and collect the money due annually from all
Israel, to repair the temple of your God. Do it now." But the
Levites did not act at once.
6
Therefore
the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest and said to him, "Why
haven't you required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem
the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly
of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?"
7
Now
the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the temple of
God and had used even its sacred objects for the Baals.
8
At
the king's command, a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate
of the temple of the LORD. 9
A
proclamation was then issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they should
bring to the LORD the tax that Moses the servant of God had required
of Israel in the desert. 10
All
the officials and all the people brought their contributions gladly,
dropping them into the chest until it was full. 11
Whenever
the chest was brought in by the Levites to the king's officials and
they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal secretary
and the officer of the chief priest would come and empty the chest
and carry it back to its place. They did this 13
regularly and collected a great amount of money. 12
The
king and Jehoiada gave it to the men who carried out the work
required for the temple of the LORD. They hired masons and carpenters
to restore the LORD's temple, and also workers in iron and bronze to
repair the temple.
13
The
men in charge of the work were diligent, and the repairs progressed
under them. They rebuilt the temple of God according to its original
design and reinforced it.
14
When
they had finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and
Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the LORD's temple:
articles for the service and for the burnt offerings, and also dishes
and other objects of gold and silver. As long as Jehoiada lived,
burnt offerings were presented continually in the temple of the LORD.
15
Now
Jehoiada was old and full of years, and he died at the age of a
hundred and thirty. 16
He
was buried with the kings in the City of David, because of the good
he had done in Israel for God and his temple.
17
After
the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to
the king, and he listened to them. 18
They
abandoned the temple of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and
worshiped Asherah poles and idols. Because of their guilt, God's
anger came upon Judah and Jerusalem. 19
Although
the LORD sent prophets to the people to bring them back to him, and
though they testified against them, they would not listen.
20
Then
the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He
stood before the people and said, "This
is what God 14
says: `Why do you disobey the LORD's commands? You will not prosper.
Because you have forsaken the LORD, he has forsaken you.'"
21
But
they plotted against him, and by order of the king they stoned him to
death in the courtyard of the LORD's temple. 22
King
Joash did not remember the kindness Zechariah's father Jehoiada had
shown him but killed his son, who said as he lay dying, "May the
LORD see this and call you to account."
23
At
the turn of the year, A
the army of Aram marched against Joash; it invaded Judah and
Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the people. They sent all the
plunder to their king in Damascus. 24
Although
the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered
into their hands a much larger army. Because Judah had forsaken the
LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash. 25
When
the Arameans withdrew, they left Joash severely wounded. His
officials conspired against him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the
priest, and they killed him in his bed. So he died and was buried in
the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
26
Those
who conspired against him were Zabad, B
son of Shimeath an Ammonite woman, and Jehozabad, son of Shimrith C
a Moabite woman. 27
The
account of his sons, the many prophecies about him, and the record of
the restoration of the temple of God are written in the annotations
on the book of the kings. And Amaziah his 15son
succeeded him as king.
25
1
Amaziah
was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in
Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Jehoaddin A;
she was from Jerusalem. 2
He
did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
3
After
the kingdom was firmly in his control, he executed the officials who
had murdered his father the king. 4
Yet
he did not put their sons to death, but acted in accordance with what
is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the LORD
commanded: "Fathers
shall not be put to death for their children, nor children put to
death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sins."
B
5
Amaziah
called the people of Judah together and assigned them according to
their families to commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds
for all Judah and Benjamin. He then mustered those twenty years old
or more and found that there were three hundred thousand men ready
for military service, able to handle the spear and shield. 6
He
also hired a hundred thousand fighting men from Israel for a hundred
talents C
of silver.
7
But
a man of God came to him and said, "O
king, these troops from Israel must not march with you, for the LORD
is not with Israel--not with any of the people of Ephraim. 8
Even if you go and fight courageously in battle, God will overthrow
you before the enemy, for God has the power to help or to overthrow."
9
Amaziah
asked the man of God, "But what about the hundred 16
talents I paid for these Israelite troops?"
The
man of God replied, "The
LORD can give you much more than that."
10
So
Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and
sent them home. They were furious with Judah and left for home in a
great rage.
11
Amaziah
then marshaled his strength and led his army to the Valley of Salt,
where he killed ten thousand men of Seir. 12
The
army of Judah also captured ten thousand men alive, took them to the
top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.
13
Meanwhile
the troops that Amaziah had sent back and had not allowed to take
part in the war raided Judean towns from Samaria to Beth Horon. They
killed three thousand people and carried off great quantities of
plunder.
14
When
Amaziah returned from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought back the
gods of the people of Seir. He set them up as his own gods, bowed
down to them and burned sacrifices to them. 15
The
anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to
him, who said, "Why
do you consult this people's gods, which could not save their own
people from your hand?"
16
While
he was still speaking, the king said to him, "Have we appointed
you an adviser to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?"
So
the prophet stopped but said, "I
know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done
this and have not listened to my counsel."
17
17
After
Amaziah king of Judah consulted his advisers, he sent this challenge
to Jehoash D
son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel: "Come, meet me
face to face."
18
But
Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: "A
thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, `Give your
daughter to my son in marriage.' Then a wild beast in Lebanon came
along and trampled the thistle underfoot. 19
You
say to yourself that you have defeated Edom, and now you are arrogant
and proud. But stay at home! Why ask for trouble and cause your own
downfall and that of Judah also?"
20
Amaziah,
however, would not listen, for God so worked that he might hand them
over to Jehoash, because they sought the gods of Edom. 21
So
Jehoash king of Israel attacked. He and Amaziah king of Judah faced
each other at Beth Shemesh in Judah.
22
Judah
was routed by Israel, and every man fled to his home. 23
Jehoash
king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the
son of Ahaziah, E
at Beth Shemesh. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down
the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate--a
section about six hundred feet F
long. 24
He
took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the temple
of God that had been in the care of Obed-Edom, together with the
palace treasures and the hostages, and returned to Samaria.
25
Amaziah
son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of
Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel. 26
As
for the other events of Amaziah's reign, from beginning to end, are
they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?
27
From
the time that Amaziah turned away from following the LORD, they 18
conspired against him in Jerusalem and he fled to Lachish, but they
sent men after him to Lachish and killed him there. 28
He
was brought back by horse and was buried with his fathers in the City
of Judah. 19
NEW
TESTAMENT:
ROMANS 12:1 - 21
12
1
Therefore,
I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as
living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual A
act of worship. 2
Do
not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to
test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect
will.
3
For
by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of
yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself
with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has
given you. 4
Just
as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do
not all have the same function, 5
so
in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to
all the others. 6
We
have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's
gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his B
faith.
7
If
it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; 8
if
it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the
needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let
him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it
cheerfully.
9
Love
must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10
Be
devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above
yourselves. 11
Never
be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
12
Be
joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13
Share
with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
14
Bless
those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15
Rejoice
with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 20
16
Live
in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to
associate with people of low position. C
Do not be conceited.
17
Do
not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the
eyes of everybody. 18
If
it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with
everyone.
19
Do
not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it
is written: "It
is mine to avenge; I will repay,"
D
says the Lord. 20
On
the contrary:
"If
your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if
he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In
doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head."
E
21
Do
not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. 21
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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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