THEINC-HIM DAILY BIBLE MEDITATION: Psalms and Proverbs: 28

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Psalms and Proverbs: 28

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

PSALMS: 28, 58, 88, 118, 148

PROVERBS: 28

PSALMS: 28

Of David.

1To you I call, O LORD my Rock;

do not turn a deaf ear to me.

For if you remain silent,

I will be like those who have gone down to the pit.

2Hear my cry for mercy

as I call to you for help,

as I lift up my hands

toward your Most Holy Place.

3Do not drag me away with the wicked,

with those who do evil,

who speak cordially with their neighbors

but harbor malice in their hearts.

4Repay them for their deeds

and for their evil work;

repay them for what their hands have done

and bring back upon them what they deserve.

5Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD

and what his hands have done,

he will tear them down

and never build them up again.

6Praise be to the LORD,

for he has heard my cry for mercy.

7The LORD is my strength and my shield;

my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.

My heart leaps for joy

and I will give thanks to him in song. [1]

8The LORD is the strength of his people,

a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.

9Save your people and bless your inheritance;

be their shepherd and carry them forever. [2]

PSALMS: 58

For the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." Of David. A miktam.A

1Do you rulers indeed speak justly?

Do you judge uprightly among men?

2No, in your heart you devise injustice,

and your hands mete out violence on the earth.

3Even from birth the wicked go astray;

from the womb they are wayward and speak lies.

4Their venom is like the venom of a snake,

like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,

5that will not heed the tune of the charmer,

however skillful the enchanter may be.

6Break the teeth in their mouths, O God;

tear out, O LORD, the fangs of the lions!

7Let them vanish like water that flows away;

when they draw the bow, let their arrows be blunted.

8Like a slug melting away as it moves along,

like a stillborn child, may they not see the sun.

9Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns--

whether they be green or dry--the wicked will be swept away.B

10The righteous will be glad when they are avenged,

when they bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.

11Then men will say,

"Surely the righteous still are rewarded;

surely there is a God who judges the earth." [3]

PSALMS: 88

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth.A A maskilB of Heman the Ezrahite.

1O LORD, the God who saves me,

day and night I cry out before you.

2May my prayer come before you;

turn your ear to my cry.

3For my soul is full of trouble

and my life draws near the grave.C

4I am counted among those who go down to the pit;

I am like a man without strength.

5I am set apart with the dead,

like the slain who lie in the grave,

whom you remember no more,

who are cut off from your care.

6You have put me in the lowest pit,

in the darkest depths.

7Your wrath lies heavily upon me;

you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.

Selah

8You have taken from me my closest friends

and have made me repulsive to them.

I am confined and cannot escape;

9my eyes are dim with grief.

I call to you, O LORD, every day;

I spread out my hands to you.

10Do you show your wonders to the dead? [4]

Do those who are dead rise up and praise you?

Selah

11Is your love declared in the grave,

your faithfulness in DestructionD?

12Are your wonders known in the place of darkness,

or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?

13But I cry to you for help, O LORD;

in the morning my prayer comes before you.

14Why, O LORD, do you reject me

and hide your face from me?

15From my youth I have been afflicted and close to death;

I have suffered your terrors and am in despair.

16Your wrath has swept over me;

your terrors have destroyed me.

17All day long they surround me like a flood;

they have completely engulfed me.

18You have taken my companions and loved ones from me;

the darkness is my closest friend. [5]

PSALMS: 118

1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;

his love endures forever.

2Let Israel say:

"His love endures forever."

3Let the house of Aaron say:

"His love endures forever."

4Let those who fear the LORD say:

"His love endures forever."

5In my anguish I cried to the LORD,

and he answered by setting me free.

6The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid.

What can man do to me?

7The LORD is with me; he is my helper.

I will look in triumph on my enemies.

8It is better to take refuge in the LORD

than to trust in man.

9It is better to take refuge in the LORD

than to trust in princes.

10All the nations surrounded me,

but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

11They surrounded me on every side,

but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

12They swarmed around me like bees,

but they died out as quickly as burning thorns;

in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

13I was pushed back and about to fall,

but the LORD helped me.

14The LORD is my strength and my song;

he has become my salvation. [6]

15Shouts of joy and victory

resound in the tents of the righteous:

"The LORD's right hand has done mighty things!

16The LORD's right hand is lifted high;

the LORD's right hand has done mighty things!"

17I will not die but live,

and will proclaim what the LORD has done.

18The LORD has chastened me severely,

but he has not given me over to death.

19Open for me the gates of righteousness;

I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.

20This is the gate of the LORD

through which the righteous may enter.

21I will give you thanks, for you answered me;

you have become my salvation.

22The stone the builders rejected

has become the capstone;

23the LORD has done this,

and it is marvelous in our eyes.

24This is the day the LORD has made;

let us rejoice and be glad in it.

25O LORD, save us;

O LORD, grant us success.

26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.

From the house of the LORD we bless you.A

27The LORD is God,

and he has made his light shine upon us.

With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession

upB to the horns of the altar. [7]

28You are my God, and I will give you thanks;

you are my God, and I will exalt you.

29Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;

his love endures forever. [8]

PSALMS: 148

1Praise the LORD.A

Praise the LORD from the heavens,

praise him in the heights above.

2Praise him, all his angels,

praise him, all his heavenly hosts.

3Praise him, sun and moon,

praise him, all you shining stars.

4Praise him, you highest heavens

and you waters above the skies.

5Let them praise the name of the LORD,

for he commanded and they were created.

6He set them in place for ever and ever;

he gave a decree that will never pass away.

7Praise the LORD from the earth,

you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,

8lightning and hail, snow and clouds,

stormy winds that do his bidding,

9you mountains and all hills,

fruit trees and all cedars,

10wild animals and all cattle,

small creatures and flying birds,

11kings of the earth and all nations,

you princes and all rulers on earth,

12young men and maidens,

old men and children.

13Let them praise the name of the LORD,

for his name alone is exalted;

his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

14He has raised up for his people a horn,B

the praise of all his saints,

of Israel, the people close to his heart. [9]

Praise the LORD. [10]

PROVERBS: 28

281 The wicked man flees though no one pursues,

but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

2When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,

but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.

3A rulerA who oppresses the poor

is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,

but those who keep the law resist them.

5Evil men do not understand justice,

but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.

6Better a poor man whose walk is blameless

than a rich man whose ways are perverse.

7He who keeps the law is a discerning son,

but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

8He who increases his wealth by exorbitant interest

amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.

9If anyone turns a deaf ear to the law,

even his prayers are detestable.

10He who leads the upright along an evil path

will fall into his own trap,

but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.

11A rich man may be wise in his own eyes,

but a poor man who has discernment sees through him. [11]

12When the righteous triumph, there is great elation;

but when the wicked rise to power, men go into hiding.

13He who conceals his sins does not prosper,

but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

14Blessed is the man who always fears the LORD,

but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

15Like a roaring lion or a charging bear

is a wicked man ruling over a helpless people.

16A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment,

but he who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long life.

17A man tormented by the guilt of murder

will be a fugitive till death;

let no one support him.

18He whose walk is blameless is kept safe,

but he whose ways are perverse will suddenly fall.

19He who works his land will have abundant food,

but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

20A faithful man will be richly blessed,

but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

21To show partiality is not good--

yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

22A stingy man is eager to get rich

and is unaware that poverty awaits him. [12]

23He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor

than he who has a flattering tongue.

24He who robs his father or mother

and says, "It's not wrong"--

he is partner to him who destroys.

25A greedy man stirs up dissension,

but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

26He who trusts in himself is a fool,

but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

27He who gives to the poor will lack nothing,

but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.

28When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;

but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.[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: 28

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