Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
AUGUST
22
PSALMS:
22, 52, 82, 112, 142
PROVERBS:
22
OLD
TESTAMENT:
EZEKIEL 23:1 - 49
NEW
TESTAMENT:
HEBREWS 10:18 - 39
PSALMS:
22
For
the director of music. To the tune of "The Doe of the Morning."
A psalm of David.
1
My
God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why
are you so far from saving me,
so
far from the words of my groaning?
2
O
my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by
night, and am not silent.
3
Yet
you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you
are the praise of Israel. A
4
In
you our fathers put their trust;
they
trusted and you delivered them.
5
They
cried to you and were saved;
in
you they trusted and were not disappointed.
6
But
I am a worm and not a man,
scorned
by men and despised by the people.
7
All
who see me mock me;
they
hurl insults, shaking their heads:
8
"He
trusts in the LORD;
let
the LORD rescue him.
Let
him deliver him,
since
he delights in him."
9
Yet
you brought me out of the womb;
you
made me trust in you
even
at my mother's breast.
10
From
birth I was cast upon you;
from
my mother's womb you have been my God. 1
11
Do
not be far from me,
for
trouble is near
and
there is no one to help.
12
Many
bulls surround me;
strong
bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13
Roaring
lions tearing their prey
open
their mouths wide against me.
14
I
am poured out like water,
and
all my bones are out of joint.
My
heart has turned to wax;
it
has melted away within me.
15
My
strength is dried up like a potsherd,
and
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
you
lay me B
in the dust of death.
16
Dogs
have surrounded me;
a
band of evil men has encircled me,
they
have pierced C
my hands and my feet.
17
I
can count all my bones;
people
stare and gloat over me.
18
They
divide my garments among them
and
cast lots for my clothing.
19
But
you, O LORD, be not far off;
O
my Strength, come quickly to help me.
20
Deliver
my life from the sword,
my
precious life from the power of the dogs.
21
Rescue
me from the mouth of the lions;
save
D
me from the horns of the wild oxen.
22
I
will declare your name to my brothers;
in
the congregation I will praise you.
23
You
who fear the LORD, praise him!
All
you descendants of Jacob, honor him! 2
Revere
him, all you descendants of Israel!
24
For
he has not despised or disdained
the
suffering of the afflicted one;
he
has not hidden his face from him
but
has listened to his cry for help.
25
From
you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;
before
those who fear you E
will I fulfill my vows.
26
The
poor will eat and be satisfied;
they
who seek the LORD will praise him--
may
your hearts live forever!
27
All
the ends of the earth
will
remember and turn to the LORD,
and
all the families of the nations
will
bow down before him,
28
for
dominion belongs to the LORD
and
he rules over the nations.
29
All
the rich of the earth will feast and worship;
all
who go down to the dust will kneel before him--
those
who cannot keep themselves alive.
30
Posterity
will serve him;
future
generations will be told about the Lord.
31
They
will proclaim his righteousness
to
a people yet unborn--
for
he has done it. 3
PSALMS:
52
For
the director of music. A maskil
A
of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: "David
has gone to the house of Ahimelech."
1
Why
do you boast of evil, you mighty man?
Why
do you boast all day long,
you
who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2
Your
tongue plots destruction;
it
is like a sharpened razor,
you
who practice deceit.
3
You
love evil rather than good,
falsehood
rather than speaking the truth.
Selah
4
You
love every harmful word,
O
you deceitful tongue!
5
Surely
God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
He
will snatch you up and tear you from your tent;
he
will uproot you from the land of the living.
Selah
6
The
righteous will see and fear;
they
will laugh at him, saying,
7
"Here
now is the man
who
did not make God his stronghold
but
trusted in his great wealth
and
grew strong by destroying others!"
8
But
I am like an olive tree
flourishing
in the house of God;
I
trust in God's unfailing love
for
ever and ever.
9
I
will praise you forever for what you have done; 4
in
your name I will hope, for your name is good.
I
will praise you in the presence of your saints. 5
PSALMS:
82
A
psalm of Asaph.
1
God
presides in the great assembly;
he
gives judgment among the "gods":
2
"How
long will you A
defend the unjust
and
show partiality to the wicked?
Selah
3
Defend
the cause of the weak and fatherless;
maintain
the rights of the poor and oppressed.
4
Rescue
the weak and needy;
deliver
them from the hand of the wicked.
5
"They
know nothing, they understand nothing.
They
walk about in darkness;
all
the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6
"I
said, `You are "gods";
you
are all sons of the Most High.'
7
But
you will die like mere men;
you
will fall like every other ruler."
8
Rise
up, O God, judge the earth,
for
all the nations are your inheritance.
6
PSALMS:
112
1
Praise
A
the LORD. B
Blessed
is the man who fears the LORD,
who
finds great delight in his commands.
2
His
children will be mighty in the land;
the
generation of the upright will be blessed.
3
Wealth
and riches are in his house,
and
his righteousness endures forever.
4
Even
in darkness light dawns for the upright,
for
the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. C
5Good
will come to him who is generous and lends freely,
who
conducts his affairs with justice.
6
Surely
he will never be shaken;
a
righteous man will be remembered forever.
7
He
will have no fear of bad news;
his
heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
8
His
heart is secure, he will have no fear;
in
the end he will look in triumph on his foes.
9
He
has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor,
his
righteousness endures forever;
his
horn D
will be lifted high in honor.
10
The
wicked man will see and be vexed,
he
will gnash his teeth and waste away;
the
longings of the wicked will come to nothing. 7
PSALMS:
142
A
maskil
A
of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer.
1
I
cry aloud to the LORD;
I
lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy.
2
I
pour out my complaint before him;
before
him I tell my trouble.
3
When
my spirit grows faint within me,
it
is you who know my way.
In
the path where I walk
men
have hidden a snare for me.
4
Look
to my right and see;
no
one is concerned for me.
I
have no refuge;
no
one cares for my life.
5
I
cry to you, O LORD;
I
say, "You are my refuge,
my
portion in the land of the living."
6
Listen
to my cry,
for
I am in desperate need;
rescue
me from those who pursue me,
for
they are too strong for me.
7
Set
me free from my prison,
that
I may praise your name.
Then
the righteous will gather about me
because
of your goodness to me. 8
PROVERBS:
22
22
1
A good name is more desirable than great riches;
to
be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
2
Rich
and poor have this in common:
The
LORD is the Maker of them all.
3
A
prudent man sees danger and takes refuge,
but
the simple keep going and suffer for it.
4
Humility
and the fear of the LORD
bring
wealth and honor and life.
5
In
the paths of the wicked lie thorns and snares,
but
he who guards his soul stays far from them.
6
Train
A
a child in the way he should go,
and
when he is old he will not turn from it.
7
The
rich rule over the poor,
and
the borrower is servant to the lender.
8
He
who sows wickedness reaps trouble,
and
the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9
A
generous man will himself be blessed,
for
he shares his food with the poor.
10
Drive
out the mocker, and out goes strife;
quarrels
and insults are ended.
11
He
who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious
will
have the king for his friend. 9
12
The
eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge,
but
he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13
The
sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!"
or,
"I will be murdered in the streets!"
14
The
mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit;
he
who is under the LORD's wrath will fall into it.
15
Folly
is bound up in the heart of a child,
but
the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
16
He
who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and
he who gives gifts to the rich--both come to poverty.
17
Pay
attention and listen to the sayings of the wise;
apply
your heart to what I teach,
18
for
it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart
and
have all of them ready on your lips.
19
So
that your trust may be in the LORD,
I
teach you today, even you.
20
Have
I not written thirty B
sayings for you,
sayings
of counsel and knowledge,
21
teaching
you true and reliable words,
so
that you can give sound answers
to
him who sent you?
22
Do
not exploit the poor because they are poor
and
do not crush the needy in court,
23
for
the LORD will take up their case
and
will plunder those who plunder them. 10
24
Do
not make friends with a hot-tempered man,
do
not associate with one easily angered,
25
or
you may learn his ways
and
get yourself ensnared.
26
Do
not be a man who strikes hands in pledge
or
puts up security for debts;
27
if
you lack the means to pay,
your
very bed will be snatched from under you.
28
Do
not move an ancient boundary stone
set
up by your forefathers.
29
Do
you see a man skilled in his work?
He
will serve before kings;
he
will not serve before obscure men. 11
OLD
TESTAMENT:
EZEKIEL 23:1 - 49
23
1
The
word of the LORD came to me: 2
"Son
of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother. 3
They
became prostitutes in Egypt, engaging in prostitution from their
youth. In that land their breasts were fondled and their virgin
bosoms caressed. 4
The
older was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They were mine
and gave birth to sons and daughters. Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah
is Jerusalem.
5
"Oholah
engaged in prostitution while she was still mine; and she lusted
after her lovers, the Assyrians--warriors 6
clothed
in blue, governors and commanders, all of them handsome young men,
and mounted horsemen. 7
She
gave herself as a prostitute to all the elite of the Assyrians and
defiled herself with all the idols of everyone she lusted after.
8
She
did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when during her
youth men slept with her, caressed her virgin bosom and poured out
their lust upon her.
9
"Therefore
I handed her over to her lovers, the Assyrians, for whom she lusted.
10
They
stripped her naked, took away her sons and daughters and killed her
with the sword. She became a byword among women, and punishment was
inflicted on her.
11
"Her
sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was
more depraved than her sister. 12
She
too lusted after the Assyrians--governors and commanders, warriors in
full dress, mounted horsemen, all handsome young men. 13
I
saw that she too defiled herself; both of them went the same way.
14
"But
she carried her prostitution still further. She saw men portrayed on
a wall, figures of Chaldeans A
portrayed in red, 15
with
belts around their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of
them looked like Babylonian chariot officers, natives of Chaldea. B
16
As
soon as she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to
them in Chaldea. 17
Then
the Babylonians came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust
they defiled her. After she had been defiled by them, she turned away
from them in disgust. 18
When
she carried on her prostitution openly and exposed her nakedness, I
turned away from her in disgust, just as I had turned away from her
sister. 19
Yet
she became more and more promiscuous as she recalled the days of her
youth, when she was a prostitute in Egypt. 20
There
she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of
donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses. 21
So
you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when in Egypt your bosom
was caressed and your young breasts fondled. C
22
"Therefore,
Oholibah, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will stir up your
lovers against you, those you turned away from in disgust, and I will
bring them against you from every side—23
the
Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod and Shoa and Koa,
and all the Assyrians with them, handsome young men, all of them
governors and commanders, chariot officers and men of high rank, all
mounted on horses. 24
They
will come against you with weapons, D
chariots and wagons and with a throng of people; they will take up
positions against you on every side with large and small shields and
with helmets. I will turn you over to them for punishment, and they
will punish you according to their standards. 25
I
will direct my jealous anger against you, and they will deal with you
in fury. They will cut off your noses and your ears, and those of you
who are left will fall by the sword. They will take away your sons
and daughters, and those of you who are left will be consumed 12
by fire. 26
They
will also strip you of your clothes and take your fine jewelry.
27
So
I will put a stop to the lewdness and prostitution you began in
Egypt. You will not look on these things with longing or remember
Egypt anymore.
28
"For
this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am about to hand you over to
those you hate, to those you turned away from in disgust. 29
They
will deal with you in hatred and take away everything you have worked
for. They will leave you naked and bare, and the shame of your
prostitution will be exposed. Your lewdness and promiscuity 30
have
brought this upon you, because you lusted after the nations and
defiled yourself with their idols. 31
You
have gone the way of your sister; so I will put her cup into your
hand.
32
"This
is what the Sovereign LORD says:
"You
will drink your sister's cup,
a
cup large and deep;
it
will bring scorn and derision,
for
it holds so much.
33
You
will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow,
the
cup of ruin and desolation,
the
cup of your sister Samaria.
34
You
will drink it and drain it dry;
you
will dash it to pieces
and
tear your breasts.
I
have spoken, declares the Sovereign LORD.
35
"Therefore
this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Since you have forgotten me and
thrust me behind your back, you must bear the consequences of your
lewdness and prostitution."
36
The
LORD said to me: "Son
of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then confront them with
their detestable practices, 37
for
they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They
committed adultery with their idols; they even sacrificed their
children, whom they bore to me, E
as food for them. 38
They
have also done this to me: At that same time they defiled my
sanctuary and desecrated my Sabbaths. 39
On
13 the
very day they sacrificed their children to their idols, they entered
my sanctuary and desecrated it. That is what they did in my house.
40
"They
even sent messengers for men who came from far away, and when they
arrived you bathed yourself for them, painted your eyes and put on
your jewelry. 41
You
sat on an elegant couch, with a table spread before it on which you
had placed the incense and oil that belonged to me.
42
"The
noise of a carefree crowd was around her; Sabeans F
were brought from the desert along with men from the rabble, and they
put bracelets on the arms of the woman and her sister and beautiful
crowns on their heads. 43
Then
I said about the one worn out by adultery, `Now let them use her as a
prostitute, for that is all she is.' 44
And
they slept with her. As men sleep with a prostitute, so they slept
with those lewd women, Oholah and Oholibah. 45
But
righteous men will sentence them to the punishment of women who
commit adultery and shed blood, because they are adulterous and blood
is on their hands.
46
"This
is what the Sovereign LORD says: Bring a mob against them and give
them over to terror and plunder. 47
The
mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords; they will
kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses.
48
"So
I will put an end to lewdness in the land, that all women may take
warning and not imitate you. 49
You
will suffer the penalty for your lewdness and bear the consequences
of your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign
LORD."
14
NEW
TESTAMENT:
HEBREWS 10:18 - 39
18
And
where these have been forgiven, there is no longer any sacrifice for
sin.
19
Therefore,
brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by
the blood of Jesus, 20
by
a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his
body,
21
and
since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22
let
us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith,
having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience
and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23
Let
us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is
faithful. 24
And
let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good
deeds. 25
Let
us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing,
but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day
approaching.
26
If
we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge
of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, 27
but
only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will
consume the enemies of God. 28
Anyone
who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of
two or three witnesses. 29
How
much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has
trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy
thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has
insulted the Spirit of grace? 30
For
we know him who said, "It
is mine to avenge;
I
will repay,"
D
and again, "The
Lord will judge his people."
E
31
It
is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32
Remember
those earlier days after you had received the light, when you stood
your ground in a great contest in the face of suffering. 33
Sometimes
you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times
you stood side by side with those who were so treated. 34
You
sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the
confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves
had better and lasting possessions.
35
So
do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. 36
You
need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you
will receive what he has promised. 37
For
in just a very little while,
"He
who is coming will come and will not delay.
38
But my righteous one F
will live by faith.
And
if he shrinks back,
I
will not be pleased with him." G
39
But
we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those
who believe and are saved.
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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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