THEINC-HIM DAILY BIBLE MEDITATION: Psalms and Proverbs: 12

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Psalms and Proverbs: 12

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

PSALMS: 12, 42, 72, 102, 132

PROVERBS: 12

PSALMS: 12

For the director of music. According to sheminith.A A psalm of David.

1Help, LORD, for the godly are no more;

the faithful have vanished from among men.

2Everyone lies to his neighbor;

their flattering lips speak with deception.

3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips

and every boastful tongue

4that says, "We will triumph with our tongues;

we own our lipsB--who is our master?"

5"Because of the oppression of the weak

and the groaning of the needy,

I will now arise," says the LORD.

"I will protect them from those who malign them."

6And the words of the LORD are flawless,

like silver refined in a furnace of clay,

purified seven times.

7O LORD, you will keep us safe

and protect us from such people forever.

8The wicked freely strut about

when what is vile is honored among men. [1]

PSALMS: 42

ForA the director of music. A maskilB of the Sons of Korah.

1As the deer pants for streams of water,

so my soul pants for you, O God.

2My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

When can I go and meet with God?

3My tears have been my food

day and night,

while men say to me all day long,

"Where is your God?"

4These things I remember

as I pour out my soul:

how I used to go with the multitude,

leading the procession to the house of God,

with shouts of joy and thanksgiving

among the festive throng.

5Why are you downcast, O my soul?

Why so disturbed within me?

Put your hope in God,

for I will yet praise him,

my Savior and 6my God.

MyC soul is downcast within me;

therefore I will remember you

from the land of the Jordan,

the heights of Hermon--from Mount Mizar.

7Deep calls to deep

in the roar of your waterfalls;

all your waves and breakers

have swept over me.

8By day the LORD directs his love,

at night his song is with me--

a prayer to the God of my life.

9I say to God my Rock,

"Why have you forgotten me?

Why must I go about mourning,

oppressed by the enemy?"

10My bones suffer mortal agony

as my foes taunt me,

saying to me all day long,

"Where is your God?"

11Why are you downcast, O my soul?

Why so disturbed within me?

Put your hope in God,

for I will yet praise him,

my Savior and my God. [2]

PSALMS: 72

Of Solomon.

1Endow the king with your justice, O God,

the royal son with your righteousness.

2He willA judge your people in righteousness,

your afflicted ones with justice.

3The mountains will bring prosperity to the people,

the hills the fruit of righteousness.

4He will defend the afflicted among the people

and save the children of the needy;

he will crush the oppressor.

5He will endureB as long as the sun,

as long as the moon, through all generations.

6He will be like rain falling on a mown field,

like showers watering the earth.

7In his days the righteous will flourish;

prosperity will abound till the moon is no more.

8He will rule from sea to sea

and from the RiverC to the ends of the earth.D

9The desert tribes will bow before him

and his enemies will lick the dust.

10The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores

will bring tribute to him;

the kings of Sheba and Seba

will present him gifts.

11All kings will bow down to him

and all nations will serve him.[3]

Of Solomon.

12For he will deliver the needy who cry out,

the afflicted who have no one to help.

13He will take pity on the weak and the needy

and save the needy from death.

14He will rescue them from oppression and violence,

for precious is their blood in his sight.

15Long may he live!

May gold from Sheba be given him.

May people ever pray for him

and bless him all day long.

16Let grain abound throughout the land;

on the tops of the hills may it sway.

Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon;

let it thrive like the grass of the field.

17May his name endure forever;

may it continue as long as the sun.

All nations will be blessed through him,

and they will call him blessed. [4]

18Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel,

who alone does marvelous deeds.

19Praise be to his glorious name forever;

may the whole earth be filled with his glory.

Amen and Amen.

20This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse. [5]

PSALMS: 102

A prayer of an afflicted man. When he is faint and pours out his lament before the LORD.

1Hear my prayer, O LORD;

let my cry for help come to you.

2Do not hide your face from me

when I am in distress.

Turn your ear to me;

when I call, answer me quickly.

3For my days vanish like smoke;

my bones burn like glowing embers.

4My heart is blighted and withered like grass;

I forget to eat my food.

5Because of my loud groaning

I am reduced to skin and bones.

6I am like a desert owl,

like an owl among the ruins.

7I lie awake; I have become

like a bird alone on a roof.

8All day long my enemies taunt me;

those who rail against me use my name as a curse.

9For I eat ashes as my food

and mingle my drink with tears

10because of your great wrath,

for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.

11My days are like the evening shadow;

I wither away like grass. [6]

12But you, O LORD, sit enthroned forever;

your renown endures through all generations.

13You will arise and have compassion on Zion,

for it is time to show favor to her;

the appointed time has come.

14For her stones are dear to your servants;

her very dust moves them to pity.

15The nations will fear the name of the LORD,

all the kings of the earth will revere your glory.

16For the LORD will rebuild Zion

and appear in his glory.

17He will respond to the prayer of the destitute;

he will not despise their plea.

18Let this be written for a future generation,

that a people not yet created may praise the LORD:

19"The LORD looked down from his sanctuary on high,

from heaven he viewed the earth,

20to hear the groans of the prisoners

and release those condemned to death."

21So the name of the LORD will be declared in Zion

and his praise in Jerusalem

22when the peoples and the kingdoms

assemble to worship the LORD.

23In the course of my lifeA he broke my strength;

he cut short my days.

24So I said:

"Do not take me away, O my God, in the midst of my days;

your years go on through all generations.

25In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,

and the heavens are the work of your hands.[7]

26They will perish, but you remain;

they will all wear out like a garment.

Like clothing you will change them

and they will be discarded.

27But you remain the same,

and your years will never end.

28The children of your servants will live in your presence;

their descendants will be established before you."[8]

PSALMS: 132

A song of ascents.

1O LORD, remember David

and all the hardships he endured.

2He swore an oath to the LORD

and made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:

3"I will not enter my house

or go to my bed--

4I will allow no sleep to my eyes,

no slumber to my eyelids,

5till I find a place for the LORD,

a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."

6We heard it in Ephrathah,

we came upon it in the fields of JaarA:B

7"Let us go to his dwelling place;

let us worship at his footstool--

8arise, O LORD, and come to your resting place,

you and the ark of your might.

9May your priests be clothed with righteousness;

may your saints sing for joy."

10For the sake of David your servant,

do not reject your anointed one.[9]

11The LORD swore an oath to David,

a sure oath that he will not revoke:

"One of your own descendants

I will place on your throne--

12if your sons keep my covenant

and the statutes I teach them,

then their sons will sit

on your throne for ever and ever."

13For the LORD has chosen Zion,

he has desired it for his dwelling:

14"This is my resting place for ever and ever;

here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it--

15I will bless her with abundant provisions;

her poor will I satisfy with food.

16I will clothe her priests with salvation,

and her saints will ever sing for joy.

17"Here I will make a hornC grow for David

and set up a lamp for my anointed one.

18I will clothe his enemies with shame,

but the crown on his head will be resplendent."[10]

PROVERBS: 12

121 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,

but he who hates correction is stupid.

2A good man obtains favor from the LORD,

but the LORD condemns a crafty man.

3A man cannot be established through wickedness,

but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

4A wife of noble character is her husband's crown,

but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

5The plans of the righteous are just,

but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,

but the speech of the upright rescues them.

7Wicked men are overthrown and are no more,

but the house of the righteous stands firm.

8A man is praised according to his wisdom,

but men with warped minds are despised.

9Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant

than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

10A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal,

but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

11He who works his land will have abundant food,

but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.[11]

12The wicked desire the plunder of evil men,

but the root of the righteous flourishes.

13An evil man is trapped by his sinful talk,

but a righteous man escapes trouble.

14From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things

as surely as the work of his hands rewards him.

15The way of a fool seems right to him,

but a wise man listens to advice.

16A fool shows his annoyance at once,

but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

17A truthful witness gives honest testimony,

but a false witness tells lies.

18Reckless words pierce like a sword,

but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

19Truthful lips endure forever,

but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

20There is deceit in the hearts of those who plot evil,

but joy for those who promote peace.

21No harm befalls the righteous,

but the wicked have their fill of trouble.[12]

22The LORD detests lying lips,

but he delights in men who are truthful.

23A prudent man keeps his knowledge to himself,

but the heart of fools blurts out folly.

24Diligent hands will rule,

but laziness ends in slave labor.

25An anxious heart weighs a man down,

but a kind word cheers him up.

26A righteous man is cautious in friendship,A

but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

27The lazy man does not roastB his game,

but the diligent man prizes his possessions.

28In the way of righteousness there is life;

along that path is immortality. [13]

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: 12

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