Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
AUGUST
8
PSALMS:
8, 38, 68, 98, 128
PROVERBS:
8
OLD
TESTAMENT:
JEREMIAH 51:54 - 52:324
NEW
TESTAMENT:
TITUS 3:1 - 15
PSALMS:
8
For
the director of music. According to gittith.
A
A psalm of David.
1
O
LORD, our Lord,
how
majestic is your name in all the earth!
You
have set your glory
above
the heavens.
2
From
the lips of children and infants
you
have ordained praise B
because
of your enemies,
to
silence the foe and the avenger.
3
When
I consider your heavens,
the
work of your fingers,
the
moon and the stars,
which
you have set in place,
4
what
is man that you are mindful of him,
the
son of man that you care for him?
5
You
made him a little lower than the heavenly beings C
and
crowned him with glory and honor.
6
You
made him ruler over the works of your hands;
you
put everything under his feet:
7
all
flocks and herds,
and
the beasts of the field,
8
the
birds of the air,
and
the fish of the sea,
all
that swim the paths of the seas. 1
9
O
LORD, our Lord,
how
majestic is your name in all the earth! 2
PSALMS:
38
A
psalm of David. A petition.
1
O
LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger
or
discipline me in your wrath.
2
For
your arrows have pierced me,
and
your hand has come down upon me.
3
Because
of your wrath there is no health in my body;
my
bones have no soundness because of my sin.
4
My
guilt has overwhelmed me
like
a burden too heavy to bear.
5
My
wounds fester and are loathsome
because
of my sinful folly.
6
I
am bowed down and brought very low;
all
day long I go about mourning.
7
My
back is filled with searing pain;
there
is no health in my body.
8
I
am feeble and utterly crushed;
I
groan in anguish of heart.
9
All
my longings lie open before you, O Lord;
my
sighing is not hidden from you.
10
My
heart pounds, my strength fails me;
even
the light has gone from my eyes.
11
My
friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;
my
neighbors stay far away.
12
Those
who seek my life set their traps,
those
who would harm me talk of my ruin;
all
day long they plot deception. 3
13
I
am like a deaf man, who cannot hear,
like
a mute, who cannot open his mouth;
14
I
have become like a man who does not hear,
whose
mouth can offer no reply.
15
I
wait for you, O LORD;
you
will answer, O Lord my God.
16
For
I said, "Do not let them gloat
or
exalt themselves over me when my foot slips."
17
For
I am about to fall,
and
my pain is ever with me.
18
I
confess my iniquity;
I
am troubled by my sin.
19
Many
are those who are my vigorous enemies;
those
who hate me without reason are numerous.
20
Those
who repay my good with evil
slander
me when I pursue what is good.
21
O
LORD, do not forsake me;
be
not far from me, O my God.
22
Come
quickly to help me,
O
Lord my Savior. 4
PSALMS:
68
For
the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
1
May
God arise, may his enemies be scattered;
may
his foes flee before him.
2
As
smoke is blown away by the wind,
may
you blow them away;
as
wax melts before the fire,
may
the wicked perish before God.
3
But
may the righteous be glad
and
rejoice before God;
may
they be happy and joyful.
4
Sing
to God, sing praise to his name,
extol
him who rides on the clouds A--
his
name is the LORD--
and
rejoice before him.
5
A
father to the fatherless, a defender of widows,
is
God in his holy dwelling.
6
God
sets the lonely in families, B
he
leads forth the prisoners with singing;
but
the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
7
When
you went out before your people, O God,
when
you marched through the wasteland,
Selah
8
the
earth shook,
the
heavens poured down rain,
before
God, the One of Sinai,
before
God, the God of Israel.
9
You
gave abundant showers, O God;
you
refreshed your weary inheritance. 5
10
Your
people settled in it,
and
from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poor.
11
The
Lord announced the word,
and
great was the company of those who proclaimed it:
12
"Kings
and armies flee in haste;
in
the camps men divide the plunder.
Even
while you sleep among the campfires,
C
the
wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
its
feathers with shining gold."
14
When
the Almighty D
scattered the kings in the land,
it
was like snow fallen on Zalmon.
15
The
mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains;
rugged
are the mountains of Bashan.
16
Why
gaze in envy, O rugged mountains,
at
the mountain where God chooses to reign,
where
the LORD himself will dwell forever?
17
The
chariots of God are tens of thousands
and
thousands of thousands;
the
Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.
18
When
you ascended on high,
you
led captives in your train;
you
received gifts from men,
even
from E
the rebellious--
that
you, F
O LORD God, might dwell there.
19
Praise
be to the Lord, to God our Savior,
who
daily bears our burdens.
Selah
20
Our
God is a God who saves;
from
the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death. 6
21
Surely
God will crush the heads of his enemies,
the
hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22
The
Lord says, "I
will bring them from Bashan;
I
will bring them from the depths of the sea,
23
that you may plunge your feet in the blood of your foes,
while
the tongues of your dogs have their share."
24
Your
procession has come into view, O God,
the
procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.
25
In
front are the singers, after them the musicians;
with
them are the maidens playing tambourines.
26
Praise
God in the great congregation;
praise
the LORD in the assembly of Israel.
27
There
is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them,
there
the great throng of Judah's princes,
and
there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
28
Summon
your power, O God G;
show
us your strength, O God, as you have done before.
29
Because
of your temple at Jerusalem
kings
will bring you gifts.
30
Rebuke
the beast among the reeds,
the
herd of bulls among the calves of the nations.
Humbled,
may it bring bars of silver.
Scatter
the nations who delight in war.
31
Envoys
will come from Egypt;
Cush
H
will submit herself to God.
32
Sing
to God, O kingdoms of the earth,
sing
praise to the Lord,
Selah
7
33
to
him who rides the ancient skies above,
who
thunders with mighty voice.
34
Proclaim
the power of God,
whose
majesty is over Israel,
whose
power is in the skies.
35
You
are awesome, O God, in your sanctuary;
the
God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.
Praise
be to God! 8
PSALMS:
98
A
psalm.
1
Sing
to the LORD a new song,
for
he has done marvelous things;
his
right hand and his holy arm
have
worked salvation for him.
2
The
LORD has made his salvation known
and
revealed his righteousness to the nations.
3
He
has remembered his love
and
his faithfulness to the house of Israel;
all
the ends of the earth have seen
the
salvation of our God.
4
Shout
for joy to the LORD, all the earth,
burst
into jubilant song with music;
5
make
music to the LORD with the harp,
with
the harp and the sound of singing,
6
with
trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn--
shout
for joy before the LORD, the King.
7
Let
the sea resound, and everything in it,
the
world, and all who live in it.
8
Let
the rivers clap their hands,
let
the mountains sing together for joy;
9
let
them sing before the LORD,
for
he comes to judge the earth.
He
will judge the world in righteousness
and
the peoples with equity. 9
PSALMS:
128
A
song of ascents.
1
Blessed
are all who fear the LORD,
who
walk in his ways.
2
You
will eat the fruit of your labor;
blessings
and prosperity will be yours.
3
Your
wife will be like a fruitful vine
within
your house;
your
sons will be like olive shoots
around
your table.
4
Thus
is the man blessed
who
fears the LORD.
5
May
the LORD bless you from Zion
all
the days of your life;
may
you see the prosperity of Jerusalem,
6
and
may you live to see your children's children.
Peace
be upon Israel. 10
PROVERBS:
8
8
1
Does not wisdom call out?
Does
not understanding raise her voice?
2
On
the heights along the way,
where
the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3
beside
the gates leading into the city,
at
the entrances, she cries aloud:
4
"To
you, O men, I call out;
I
raise my voice to all mankind.
5
You
who are simple, gain prudence;
you
who are foolish, gain understanding.
6
Listen,
for I have worthy things to say;
I
open my lips to speak what is right.
7
My
mouth speaks what is true,
for
my lips detest wickedness.
8
All
the words of my mouth are just;
none
of them is crooked or perverse.
9
To
the discerning all of them are right;
they
are faultless to those who have knowledge.
10
Choose
my instruction instead of silver,
knowledge
rather than choice gold,
11
for
wisdom is more precious than rubies,
and
nothing you desire can compare with her.
12
"I,
wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
I
possess knowledge and discretion.
13
To
fear the LORD is to hate evil;
I
hate pride and arrogance,
evil
behavior and perverse speech.
14
Counsel
and sound judgment are mine;
I
have understanding and power.
15
By
me kings reign
and
rulers make laws that are just;
and
all nobles who rule on earth. A
17
I
love those who love me,
and
those who seek me find me.
18
With
me are riches and honor,
enduring
wealth and prosperity.
19
My
fruit is better than fine gold;
what
I yield surpasses choice silver.
20
I
walk in the way of righteousness,
along
the paths of justice,
21
bestowing
wealth on those who love me
and
making their treasuries full.
22
"The
LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, BC
before
his deeds of old;
23
I
was appointed D
from eternity,
from
the beginning, before the world began.
24
When
there were no oceans, I was given birth,
when
there were no springs abounding with water;
25
before
the mountains were settled in place,
before
the hills, I was given birth,
26
before
he made the earth or its fields
or
any of the dust of the world.
27
I
was there when he set the heavens in place,
when
he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
28
when
he established the clouds above
and
fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
29
when
he gave the sea its boundary
so
the waters would not overstep his command,
and
when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
30
Then I was the craftsman at his side.
I
was filled with delight day after day,
rejoicing
always in his presence,
31rejoicing
in his whole world
and
delighting in mankind.
12
32
"Now
then, my sons, listen to me;
blessed
are those who keep my ways.
33
Listen
to my instruction and be wise;
do
not ignore it.
34
Blessed
is the man who listens to me,
watching
daily at my doors,
waiting
at my doorway.
35
For
whoever finds me finds life
and
receives favor from the LORD.
36
But
whoever fails to find me harms himself;
OLD
TESTAMENT:
JEREMIAH 51:54 - 52:324
54
"The
sound of a cry comes from Babylon,
the
sound of great destruction
from
the land of the Babylonians. H
55
The
LORD will destroy Babylon;
he
will silence her noisy din.
Waves
of enemies will rage like great waters;
the
roar of their voices will resound.
56
A
destroyer will come against Babylon;
her
warriors will be captured,
and
their bows will be broken.
For
the LORD is a God of retribution;
he
will repay in full.
57
I
will make her officials and wise men drunk,
her
governors, officers and warriors as well;
they
will sleep forever and not awake,"
declares
the King, whose name is the LORD Almighty.
58
This
is what the LORD Almighty says:
"Babylon's
thick wall will be leveled
and
her high gates set on fire;
the
peoples exhaust themselves for nothing,
the
nations' labor is only fuel for the flames."
59
This
is the message Jeremiah gave to the staff officer Seraiah son of
Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went to Babylon with Zedekiah
king of Judah n the fourth year of his reign. 60
Jeremiah
had written on a scroll about all the disasters that would come upon
Babylon--all that had been recorded concerning Babylon. 61
He
said to Seraiah, "When you get to Babylon, see that you read all
these words aloud. 62
Then
say, `O 14
LORD, you have said you will destroy this place, so that neither man
nor animal will live in it; it will be desolate forever.' 63
When
you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into
the Euphrates. 64
Then
say, `So will Babylon sink to rise no more because of the disaster I
will bring upon her. And her people will fall.' "
The
words of Jeremiah end here.
52
1
Zedekiah
was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in
Jerusalem eleven years. His mother's name was Hamutal daughter of
Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. 2
He
did evil in the eyes of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done. 3
It
was because of the LORD's anger that all this happened to Jerusalem
and Judah, and in the end he thrust them from his presence.
Now
Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
4
So
in the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign, on the tenth day of the tenth
month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with
his whole army. They camped outside the city and built siege works
all around it. 5
The
city was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
6
By
the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city had become
so severe that there was no food for the people to eat. 7
Then
the city wall was broken through, and the whole army fled. They left
the city at night through the gate between the two walls near the
king's garden, though the Babylonians A
were surrounding the city. They fled toward the Arabah, B
8
but
the Babylonian C
army pursued King Zedekiah and overtook him in the plains of Jericho.
All his soldiers were separated from him and scattered, 9
and
he was captured.
He
was taken to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath,
where he pronounced sentence on him. 10
There
at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before
his eyes; he also killed all the officials of Judah. 11
Then
he put out Zedekiah's eyes, bound him with bronze shackles and took
him to Babylon, where he put him in prison till the day of his death.
12
On
the tenth day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial
guard, who served the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 13
He
set fire to the temple of the LORD, the royal palace and all the
houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down. 14
The
whole Babylonian army under the commander of the imperial guard broke
down all the walls around Jerusalem. 15
Nebuzaradan
the commander of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest
people and those who remained 15
in the city, along with the rest of the craftsmen D
and those who had gone over to the king of Babylon. 16
But
Nebuzaradan left behind the rest of the poorest people of the land to
work the vineyards and fields.
17
The
Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars, the movable stands and the
bronze Sea that were at the temple of the LORD and they carried all
the bronze to Babylon. 18
They
also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls,
dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service. 19
The
commander of the imperial guard took away the basins, censers,
sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, dishes and bowls used for drink
offerings--all that were made of pure gold or silver.
20
The
bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the twelve bronze bulls
under it, and the movable stands, which King Solomon had made for the
temple of the LORD, was more than could be weighed. 21
Each
of the pillars was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in
circumference E;
each was four fingers thick, and hollow. 22
The
bronze capital on top of the one pillar was five cubitsF
high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates of bronze all
around. The other pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. 23
There
were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; the total number of
pomegranates above the surrounding network was a hundred.
24
The
commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah the chief priest,
Zephaniah the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers. 25
Of
those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the
fighting men, and seven royal advisers. He also took the secretary
who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the
land and sixty of his men who were found in the city. 26
Nebuzaradan
the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon
at Riblah. 27
There
at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king had them executed.
So
Judah went into captivity, away from her land. 28
This
is the number of the people Nebuchadnezzar carried into exile:
in
the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;
29
in
Nebuchadnezzar's eighteenth year,
832
people from Jerusalem;
30
in
his twenty-third year,
745
Jews taken into exile by Nebuzaradan the commander of the imperial
guard.
There
were 4,600 people in all.
31
In
the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in
the year Evil-Merodach G
became king of Babylon, he released Jehoiachin king of Judah and
freed him from prison on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month.
32
He
spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of 16
honor higher than those of the other kings who were with him in
Babylon. 33
So
Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes and for the rest of his life
ate regularly at the king's table. 34
Day
by day the king of Babylon gave Jehoiachin a regular allowance as
long as he lived, till the day of his death. 17
OLD
TESTAMENT:
TITUS 3:1 - 15
3
1
Remind
the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient,
to be ready to do whatever is good, 2
to
slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and to show true
humility toward all men.
3
At
one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by
all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy,
being hated and hating one another.
4
But
when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5
he
saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of
his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by
the Holy Spirit, 6
whom
he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7
so
that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs
having the hope of eternal life. 8
This
is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so
that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote
themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and
profitable for everyone.
9
But
avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and
quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless.
10
Warn
a divisive person once, and then warn him a second time. After that,
have nothing to do with him. 11
You
may be sure that such a man is warped and sinful; he is
self-condemned.
12
As
soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me
at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there. 13
Do
everything you can to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way
and see that they have everything they need. 14
Our
people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in
order that they may provide for daily necessities and not live
unproductive lives.
15
Everyone
with me sends you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith.
Grace
be with you all. 18
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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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