Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
DECEMBER
8
PSALMS:
8, 38, 68, 98, 128
PROVERBS:
8
OLD
TESTAMENT:
LEVITICUS 20:22 - 22:16
NEW
TESTAMENT:
MARK 9:1 - 29
PSALMS:
7
A
shiggaion
A
of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush, a Benjamite.
1
O
LORD my God, I take refuge in you;
save
and deliver me from all who pursue me,
2
or
they will tear me like a lion
and
rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
3
O
LORD my God, if I have done this
and
there is guilt on my hands--
4
if
I have done evil to him who is at peace with me
or
without cause have robbed my foe--
5
then
let my enemy pursue and overtake me;
let
him trample my life to the ground
and
make me sleep in the dust.
Selah
6
Arise,
O LORD, in your anger;
rise
up against the rage of my enemies.
Awake,
my God; decree justice.
7
Let
the assembled peoples gather around you.
Rule
over them from on high;
8
let
the LORD judge the peoples.
Judge
me, O LORD, according to my righteousness,
according
to my integrity, O Most High.
9
O
righteous God,
who
searches minds and hearts,
bring
to an end the violence of the wicked
and
make the righteous secure. 1
10
My
shield B
is God Most High,
who
saves the upright in heart.
11
God
is a righteous judge,
a
God who expresses his wrath every day.
12
If
he does not relent,
he
C
will sharpen his sword;
he
will bend and string his bow.
13
He
has prepared his deadly weapons;
he
makes ready his flaming arrows.
14
He
who is pregnant with evil
and
conceives trouble gives birth to disillusionment.
15
He
who digs a hole and scoops it out
falls
into the pit he has made.
16
The
trouble he causes recoils on himself;
his
violence comes down on his own head.
17
I
will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness
and
will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. 2
PSALMS:
37
Of
David.
1
Do
A
not fret because of evil men
or
be envious of those who do wrong;
2
for
like the grass they will soon wither,
like
green plants they will soon die away.
3
Trust
in the LORD and do good;
dwell
in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4
Delight
yourself in the LORD
and
he will give you the desires of your heart.
5
Commit
your way to the LORD;
trust
in him and he will do this:
6
He
will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the
justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
7
Be
still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do
not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when
they carry out their wicked schemes.
8
Refrain
from anger and turn from wrath;
do
not fret--it leads only to evil.
9
For
evil men will be cut off,
but
those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
10
A
little while, and the wicked will be no more;
though
you look for them, they will not be found.
11
But
the meek will inherit the land
and
enjoy great peace. 3
12
The
wicked plot against the righteous
and
gnash their teeth at them;
13
but
the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for
he knows their day is coming.
14
The
wicked draw the sword
and
bend the bow
to
bring down the poor and needy,
to
slay those whose ways are upright.
15
But
their swords will pierce their own hearts,
and
their bows will be broken.
16
Better
the little that the righteous have
than
the wealth of many wicked;
17
for
the power of the wicked will be broken,
but
the LORD upholds the righteous.
18
The
days of the blameless are known to the LORD,
and
their inheritance will endure forever.
19
In
times of disaster they will not wither;
in
days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
20
But
the wicked will perish:
The
LORD's enemies will be like the beauty of the fields,
they
will vanish--vanish like smoke.
21
The
wicked borrow and do not repay,
but
the righteous give generously;
22
those
the LORD blesses will inherit the land,
but
those he curses will be cut off. 4
23
If
the LORD delights in a man's way,
he
makes his steps firm;
24
though
he stumble, he will not fall,
for
the LORD upholds him with his hand.
25
I
was young and now I am old,
yet
I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or
their children begging bread.
26
They
are always generous and lend freely;
their
children will be blessed.
27
Turn
from evil and do good;
then
you will dwell in the land forever.
28
For
the LORD loves the just
and
will not forsake his faithful ones.
They
will be protected forever,
but
the offspring of the wicked will be cut off;
29
the
righteous will inherit the land
and
dwell in it forever.
30
The
mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom,
and
his tongue speaks what is just.
31
The
law of his God is in his heart;
his
feet do not slip.
32
The
wicked lie in wait for the righteous,
seeking
their very lives;
33
but
the LORD will not leave them in their power
or
let them be condemned when brought to trial. 5
34
Wait
for the LORD
and
keep his way.
He
will exalt you to inherit the land;
when
the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
35
I
have seen a wicked and ruthless man
flourishing
like a green tree in its native soil,
36
but
he soon passed away and was no more;
though
I looked for him, he could not be found.
37
Consider
the blameless, observe the upright;
there
is a future B
for the man of peace.
38
But
all sinners will be destroyed;
the
future C
of the wicked will be cut off.
39
The
salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD;
he
is their stronghold in time of trouble.
40
The
LORD helps them and delivers them;
he
delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because
they take refuge in him. 6
PSALMS:
67
For
the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.
1
May
God be gracious to us and bless us
and
make his face shine upon us,
Selah
2
that
your ways may be known on earth,
your
salvation among all nations.
3
May
the peoples praise you, O God;
may
all the peoples praise you.
4
May
the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for
you rule the peoples justly
and
guide the nations of the earth.
Selah
5
May
the peoples praise you, O God;
may
all the peoples praise you.
6
Then
the land will yield its harvest,
and
God, our God, will bless us.
7
God
will bless us,
and
all the ends of the earth will fear him. 7
PSALMS:
97
1
The
LORD reigns, let the earth be glad;
let
the distant shores rejoice.
2
Clouds
and thick darkness surround him;
righteousness
and justice are the foundation of his throne.
3
Fire
goes before him
and
consumes his foes on every side.
4
His
lightning lights up the world;
the
earth sees and trembles.
5
The
mountains melt like wax before the LORD,
before
the Lord of all the earth.
6
The
heavens proclaim his righteousness,
and
all the peoples see his glory.
7
All
who worship images are put to shame,
those
who boast in idols--
worship
him, all you gods!
8
Zion
hears and rejoices
and
the villages of Judah are glad
because
of your judgments, O LORD.
9
For
you, O LORD, are the Most High over all the earth;
you
are exalted far above all gods.
10
Let
those who love the LORD hate evil,
for
he guards the lives of his faithful ones
and
delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
11
Light
is shed upon the righteous
and
joy on the upright in heart.
12
Rejoice
in the LORD, you who are righteous,
and
praise his holy name. 8
PSALMS:
127
A
song of ascents. Of Solomon.
1
Unless
the LORD builds the house,
its
builders labor in vain.
Unless
the LORD watches over the city,
the
watchmen stand guard in vain.
2
In
vain you rise early
and
stay up late,
toiling
for food to eat--
for
he grants sleep to A
those he loves.
3
Sons
are a heritage from the LORD,
children
a reward from him.
4
Like
arrows in the hands of a warrior
are
sons born in one's youth.
5
Blessed
is the man
whose
quiver is full of them.
They
will not be put to shame
when
they contend with their enemies in the gate. 9
PROVERBS:
7
7
1
My son, keep my words
and
store up my commands within you.
2
Keep
my commands and you will live;
guard
my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3
Bind
them on your fingers;
write
them on the tablet of your heart.
4
Say
to wisdom, "You
are my sister,"
and
call understanding your kinsman;
5
they
will keep you from the adulteress,
from
the wayward wife with her seductive words.
6
At
the window of my house
I
looked out through the lattice.
7
I
saw among the simple,
I
noticed among the young men,
a
youth who lacked judgment.
8
He
was going down the street near her corner,
walking
along in the direction of her house
9
at
twilight, as the day was fading,
as
the dark of night set in.
10
Then
out came a woman to meet him,
dressed
like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11
(She
is loud and defiant,
her
feet never stay at home;
12
now
in the street, now in the squares,
at
every corner she lurks.)
13
She
took hold of him and kissed him
and
with a brazen face she said:
14
"I
have fellowship offerings A
at home;
today
I fulfilled my vows.
15
So
I came out to meet you; 10
I
looked for you and have found you!
16
I
have covered my bed
with
colored linens from Egypt.
17
I
have perfumed my bed
with
myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
18
Come,
let's drink deep of love till morning;
let's
enjoy ourselves with love!
19
My
husband is not at home;
he
has gone on a long journey.
20
He
took his purse filled with money
and
will not be home till full moon."
21
With
persuasive words she led him astray;
she
seduced him with her smooth talk.
22
All
at once he followed her
like
an ox going to the slaughter,
like
a deer B
stepping into a noose C
23
till an arrow pierces his liver,
like
a bird darting into a snare,
little
knowing it will cost him his life.
24
Now
then, my sons, listen to me;
pay
attention to what I say.
25
Do
not let your heart turn to her ways
or
stray into her paths.
26
Many
are the victims she has brought down;
her
slain are a mighty throng.
27
Her
house is a highway to the grave, D
leading
down to the chambers of death. 11
OLD
TESTAMENT:
LEVITICUS 20:22 - 22:16
22
"`Keep
all my decrees and laws and follow them, so that the land where I am
bringing you to live may not vomit you out. 23
You
must not live according to the customs of the nations I am going to
drive out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred
them.
24
But
I said to you, "You will possess their land;
I
will give it to you as an inheritance, a land flowing with milk and
honey."
I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the nations.
25
"`You
must therefore make a distinction between clean and unclean animals
and between unclean and clean birds.
Do
not defile yourselves by any animal or bird or anything that moves
along the ground--those which I have set apart as unclean for you.
26
You
are to be holy to me C
because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the
nations to be my own.
27
"`A
man or woman who is a medium or spiritist among you must be put to
death. You are to stone them;
their blood will be on their own heads.'
"
21
1
The
LORD said to Moses, "Speak
to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them:
`A
priest must not make himself ceremonially unclean for any of his
people who die,
2
except
for a close relative, such as his mother or father, his son or
daughter, his brother,
3
or
an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no
husband--for her he may make himself unclean.
4
He
must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage,
A
and so defile himself.
5
"`Priests
must not shave their heads or shave off the edges of their beards or
cut their bodies.
6
They
must be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God.
Because they present the offerings made to the LORD by fire, the food
of their God, they are to be holy.
7
"`They
must not marry women defiled by prostitution or divorced from their
husbands, because priests are holy to their God.
8
Regard
them as holy, because they offer up the food of your God. Consider
them holy, because I the LORD am holy--I who make you holy.
B
9
"`If
a priest's daughter defiles herself by becoming a prostitute, she
disgraces her father;
she must be burned in the fire.
10
"`The
high priest, the one among his brothers who has had the anointing oil
poured on his head and who has been ordained to wear the priestly
garments, must not let his hair become unkempt C
or tear his clothes.
11
He
must not enter a place where there is a dead body.
He
must not make himself unclean, even for his father or mother,
12
nor
leave the sanctuary of his God or desecrate it, because he has been
dedicated by the anointing oil of his God.
I am the LORD.
13
"`The
woman he marries must be a virgin.
14
He
must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by
prostitution, but only a virgin from his own people,
15
so
he will not defile his offspring among his people.
I
am the LORD, who makes him holy.
D'
"
16
The
LORD said to Moses, 17
"Say
to Aaron:
`For
the generations to come none of your descendants who has a defect may
come near to offer the food of his God.
18
No
man who has any defect may come near:
no man who is blind or lame, disfigured or deformed;
19
no
man with a crippled foot or hand,
20
or
who is hunchbacked or dwarfed, or who has any eye defect, or who has
festering or running sores or damaged testicles.
21
No
descendant of Aaron the priest who has any defect is to come near to
present the offerings made to the LORD by fire. He has a defect;
he must not come near to offer the food of his God.
22
He
may eat the most holy food of his God, as well as the holy food;
23
yet
because of his defect, he must not go near the curtain or approach
the altar, and so desecrate my sanctuary.
I
am the LORD, who makes them holy.
E'
"
24
So
Moses told this to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites.
22
1
The
LORD said to Moses, 2
"Tell
Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings the
Israelites consecrate to me, so they will not profane my holy name.
I am the LORD.
3
"Say
to them:
`For
the generations to come, if any of your descendants is ceremonially
unclean and yet comes near the sacred offerings that the Israelites
consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from my presence.
I
am the LORD.
4
"`If
a descendant of Aaron has an infectious skin disease A
or a bodily discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he
is cleansed.
He will also be unclean if he touches something defiled by a corpse
or by anyone who has an emission of semen,
5
or
if he touches any crawling thing that makes him unclean, or any
person who makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be.
6
The
one who touches any such thing will be unclean till evening. He must
not eat any of the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with
water.
7
When
the sun goes down, he will be clean, and after that he may eat the
sacred offerings, for they are his food.
8
He
must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, and so
become unclean through it.
I am the LORD.
9
"`The
priests are to keep my requirements so that they do not become guilty
and die for treating them with contempt.
I am the LORD, who makes them holy.
B
10
"`No
one outside a priest's family may eat the sacred offering, nor may
the guest of a priest or his hired worker eat it.
11
But
if a priest buys a slave with money, or if a slave is born in his
household, that slave may eat his food.
12
If
a priest's daughter marries anyone other than a priest, she may not
eat any of the sacred contributions.
13
But
if a priest's daughter becomes a widow or is divorced, yet has no
children, and she returns to live in her father's house as in her
youth, she may eat of her father's food.
No unauthorized person, however, may eat any of it.
14
"`If
anyone eats a sacred offering by mistake, he must make restitution to
the priest for the offering and add a fifth of the value to it.
15
The
priests must not desecrate the sacred offerings the Israelites
present to the LORD 16
by
allowing them to eat the sacred offerings and so bring upon 12
them guilt requiring payment.
I am the LORD, who makes them holy.'
" 13
NEW
TESTAMENT:
MARK 9:1 - 29
9
1
And
he said to them, "I
tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death
before they see the kingdom of God come with power."
2
After
six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a
high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured
before them. 3
His
clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could
bleach them.
4
And
there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with
Jesus.
5
Peter
said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put
up three shelters--one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah."
6
(He
did not know what to say, they were so frightened.)
7
Then
a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud:
"This
is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!"
8
Suddenly,
when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except
Jesus.
9
As
they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to
tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from
the dead. 10
They
kept the matter to themselves, discussing what "rising from the
dead" meant.
11
And
they asked him, "Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah
must come first?"
12
Jesus
replied, "To
be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things.
Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be
rejected?
13
But
I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything
they wished, just as it is written about him."
14
When
they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them
and the teachers of the law arguing with them. 15
As
soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder
and ran to greet him.
16
"What
are you arguing with them about?"
he asked.
17
A
man in the crowd answered, "Teacher, I brought you my son, who
is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 18
Whenever
it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth,
gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive
out the spirit, but they could not."
19
"O
unbelieving generation,"
Jesus replied, "how
long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you?
Bring the boy to me."
20
So
they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the
boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around,
foaming at the mouth.
21
Jesus
asked the boy's father, "How
long has he been like this?"
"From
childhood," he answered. 22
"It
has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can
do anything, take pity on us and help us."
24
Immediately
the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my
unbelief!"
25
When
Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the evil
A
spirit. "You
deaf and mute spirit,"
he said, "I
command you, come out of him and never enter him again."
26
The
spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked
so much like a corpse that many said, "He's dead." 27
But
Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood
up.
28
After
Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why
couldn't we drive it out?"
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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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