THEINC-HIM DAILY BIBLE MEDITATION: Psalms and Proverbs: 10

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Psalms and Proverbs: 10

Genesis 1:1 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

PSALMS: 10, 40, 70, 100, 130

PROVERBS: 10

PSALMS: 10

1Why,A O LORD, do you stand far off?

Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

2In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,

who are caught in the schemes he devises.

3He boasts of the cravings of his heart;

he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

4In his pride the wicked does not seek him;

in all his thoughts there is no room for God.

5His ways are always prosperous;

he is haughty and your laws are far from him;

he sneers at all his enemies.

6He says to himself, "Nothing will shake me;

I'll always be happy and never have trouble."

7His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats;

trouble and evil are under his tongue.

8He lies in wait near the villages;

from ambush he murders the innocent,

watching in secret for his victims.

9He lies in wait like a lion in cover;

he lies in wait to catch the helpless;

he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.

10His victims are crushed, they collapse;

they fall under his strength.

11He says to himself, "God has forgotten;

he covers his face and never sees." [1]

12Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God.

Do not forget the helpless.

13Why does the wicked man revile God?

Why does he say to himself,

"He won't call me to account"?

14But you, O God, do see trouble and grief;

you consider it to take it in hand.

The victim commits himself to you;

you are the helper of the fatherless.

15Break the arm of the wicked and evil man;

call him to account for his wickedness

that would not be found out.

16The LORD is King for ever and ever;

the nations will perish from his land.

17You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted;

you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,

18defending the fatherless and the oppressed,

in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more. [2]

PSALMS: 40

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

1I waited patiently for the LORD;

he turned to me and heard my cry.

2He lifted me out of the slimy pit,

out of the mud and mire;

he set my feet on a rock

and gave me a firm place to stand.

3He put a new song in my mouth,

a hymn of praise to our God.

Many will see and fear

and put their trust in the LORD.

4Blessed is the man

who makes the LORD his trust,

who does not look to the proud,

to those who turn aside to false gods.A

5Many, O LORD my God,

are the wonders you have done.

The things you planned for us

no one can recount to you;

were I to speak and tell of them,

they would be too many to declare.

6Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,

but my ears you have piercedBC;

burnt offerings and sin offerings

you did not require.

7Then I said, "Here I am, I have come--

it is written about me in the scroll.D [3]

8I desire to do your will, O my God;

your law is within my heart."

9I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;

I do not seal my lips,

as you know, O LORD.

10I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;

I speak of your faithfulness and salvation.

I do not conceal your love and your truth

from the great assembly.

11Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD;

may your love and your truth always protect me.

12For troubles without number surround me;

my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.

They are more than the hairs of my head,

and my heart fails within me.

13Be pleased, O LORD, to save me;

O LORD, come quickly to help me.

14May all who seek to take my life

be put to shame and confusion;

may all who desire my ruin

be turned back in disgrace.

15May those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!"

be appalled at their own shame.

16But may all who seek you

rejoice and be glad in you;

may those who love your salvation always say,

"The LORD be exalted!"[4]

17Yet I am poor and needy;

may the Lord think of me.

You are my help and my deliverer;

O my God, do not delay. [5]

PSALMS: 70

For the director of music. Of David. A petition.

1Hasten, O God, to save me;

O LORD, come quickly to help me.

2May those who seek my life

be put to shame and confusion;

may all who desire my ruin

be turned back in disgrace.

3May those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!"

turn back because of their shame.

4But may all who seek you

rejoice and be glad in you;

may those who love your salvation always say,

"Let God be exalted!"

5Yet I am poor and needy;

come quickly to me, O God.

You are my help and my deliverer;

O LORD, do not delay. [6]

PSALMS: 100

A psalm. For giving thanks.

1Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.

2Worship the LORD with gladness;

come before him with joyful songs.

3Know that the LORD is God.

It is he who made us, and we are hisA;

we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

4Enter his gates with thanksgiving

and his courts with praise;

give thanks to him and praise his name.

5For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;

his faithfulness continues through all generations. [7]

PSALMS: 130

A song of ascents.

1Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;

2O Lord, hear my voice.

Let your ears be attentive

to my cry for mercy.

3If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins,

O Lord, who could stand?

4But with you there is forgiveness;

therefore you are feared.

5I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,

and in his word I put my hope.

6My soul waits for the Lord

more than watchmen wait for the morning,

more than watchmen wait for the morning.

7O Israel, put your hope in the LORD,

for with the LORD is unfailing love

and with him is full redemption.

8He himself will redeem Israel

from all their sins. [8]

PROVERBS: 10

101 The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise son brings joy to his father,

but a foolish son grief to his mother.

2Ill-gotten treasures are of no value,

but righteousness delivers from death.

3The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry

but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

4Lazy hands make a man poor,

but diligent hands bring wealth.

5He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son,

but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

6Blessings crown the head of the righteous,

but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.A

7The memory of the righteous will be a blessing,

but the name of the wicked will rot.

8The wise in heart accept commands,

but a chattering fool comes to ruin.

9The man of integrity walks securely,

but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.

10He who winks maliciously causes grief,

and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,

but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. [9]

12Hatred stirs up dissension,

but love covers over all wrongs.

13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,

but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.

14Wise men store up knowledge,

but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,

but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

16The wages of the righteous bring them life,

but the income of the wicked brings them punishment.

17He who heeds discipline shows the way to life,

but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

18He who conceals his hatred has lying lips,

and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

19When words are many, sin is not absent,

but he who holds his tongue is wise.

20The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,

but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

21The lips of the righteous nourish many,

but fools die for lack of judgment.

22The blessing of the LORD brings wealth,

and he adds no trouble to it. [10]

23A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct,

but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.

24What the wicked dreads will overtake him;

what the righteous desire will be granted.

25When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,

but the righteous stand firm forever.

26As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,

so is a sluggard to those who send him.

27The fear of the LORD adds length to life,

but the years of the wicked are cut short.

28The prospect of the righteous is joy,

but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

29The way of the LORD is a refuge for the righteous,

but it is the ruin of those who do evil.

30The righteous will never be uprooted,

but the wicked will not remain in the land.

31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,

but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

32The lips of the righteous know what is fitting,

but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse. [11]

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. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever 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 19This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21But 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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Psalms and Proverbs: 10

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