THEINC-HIM DAILY BIBLE MEDITATION: Psalms and Proverbs: 3

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Psalms and Proverbs: 3

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

PSALMS: 3, 33, 63, 93, 123

PROVERBS: 3

PSALMS: 3

A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.

1O LORD, how many are my foes!

How many rise up against me!

2Many are saying of me,

"God will not deliver him."

SelahA

3But you are a shield around me, O LORD;

you bestow glory on me and liftB up my head.

4To the LORD I cry aloud,

and he answers me from his holy hill.

Selah

5I lie down and sleep;

I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.

6I will not fear the tens of thousands

drawn up against me on every side.

7Arise, O LORD!

Deliver me, O my God!

Strike all my enemies on the jaw;

break the teeth of the wicked.

8From the LORD comes deliverance.

May your blessing be on your people. Selah [1]

PSALMS: 33

1Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous;

it is fitting for the upright to praise him.

2Praise the LORD with the harp;

make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.

3Sing to him a new song;

play skillfully, and shout for joy.

4For the word of the LORD is right and true;

he is faithful in all he does.

5The LORD loves righteousness and justice;

the earth is full of his unfailing love.

6By the word of the LORD were the heavens made,

their starry host by the breath of his mouth.

7He gathers the waters of the sea into jarsA;

he puts the deep into storehouses.

8Let all the earth fear the LORD;

let all the people of the world revere him.

9For he spoke, and it came to be;

he commanded, and it stood firm.

10The LORD foils the plans of the nations;

he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.

11But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever,

the purposes of his heart through all generations.

12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,

the people he chose for his inheritance.

13From heaven the LORD looks down

and sees all mankind;

14from his dwelling place he watches

all who live on earth--

15he who forms the hearts of all,

who considers everything they do.

16No king is saved by the size of his army;

no warrior escapes by his great strength. [2]

17A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;

despite all its great strength it cannot save.

18But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him,

on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,

19to deliver them from death

and keep them alive in famine.

20We wait in hope for the LORD;

he is our help and our shield.

21In him our hearts rejoice,

for we trust in his holy name.

22May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD,

even as we put our hope in you. [3]

PSALMS: 63

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

1O God, you are my God,

earnestly I seek you;

my soul thirsts for you,

my body longs for you,

in a dry and weary land

where there is no water.

2I have seen you in the sanctuary

and beheld your power and your glory.

3Because your love is better than life,

my lips will glorify you.

4I will praise you as long as I live,

and in your name I will lift up my hands.

5My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods;

with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

6On my bed I remember you;

I think of you through the watches of the night.

7Because you are my help,

I sing in the shadow of your wings.

8My soul clings to you;

your right hand upholds me.

9They who seek my life will be destroyed;

they will go down to the depths of the earth.

10They will be given over to the sword

and become food for jackals.[4]

11But the king will rejoice in God;

all who swear by God's name will praise him,

while the mouths of liars will be silenced. [5]

PSALMS: 93

1The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty;

the LORD is robed in majesty

and is armed with strength.

The world is firmly established;

it cannot be moved.

2Your throne was established long ago;

you are from all eternity.

3The seas have lifted up, O LORD,

the seas have lifted up their voice;

the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.

4Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,

mightier than the breakers of the sea--

the LORD on high is mighty.

5Your statutes stand firm;

holiness adorns your house

for endless days, O LORD. [6]

PSALMS: 123

A song of ascents.

1I lift up my eyes to you,

to you whose throne is in heaven.

2As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,

as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress,

so our eyes look to the LORD our God,

till he shows us his mercy.

3Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us,

for we have endured much contempt.

4We have endured much ridicule from the proud,

much contempt from the arrogant. [7]

PROVERBS: 3

31 My son, do not forget my teaching,

but keep my commands in your heart,

2for they will prolong your life many years

and bring you prosperity.

3Let love and faithfulness never leave you;

bind them around your neck,

write them on the tablet of your heart.

4Then you will win favor and a good name

in the sight of God and man.

5Trust in the LORD with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding;

6in all your ways acknowledge him,

and he will make your paths straight.A

7Do not be wise in your own eyes;

fear the LORD and shun evil.

8This will bring health to your body

and nourishment to your bones.

9Honor the LORD with your wealth,

with the firstfruits of all your crops;

10then your barns will be filled to overflowing,

and your vats will brim over with new wine.

11My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline

and do not resent his rebuke,

12because the LORD disciplines those he loves,

as a fatherB the son he delights in. [8]

13Blessed is the man who finds wisdom,

the man who gains understanding,

14for she is more profitable than silver

and yields better returns than gold.

15She is more precious than rubies;

nothing you desire can compare with her.

16Long life is in her right hand;

in her left hand are riches and honor.

17Her ways are pleasant ways,

and all her paths are peace.

18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her;

those who lay hold of her will be blessed.

19By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations,

by understanding he set the heavens in place;

20by his knowledge the deeps were divided,

and the clouds let drop the dew.

21My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment,

do not let them out of your sight;

22they will be life for you,

an ornament to grace your neck.

23Then you will go on your way in safety,

and your foot will not stumble;

24when you lie down, you will not be afraid;

when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

25Have no fear of sudden disaster

or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,

26for the LORD will be your confidence

and will keep your foot from being snared.

27Do not withhold good from those who deserve it,

when it is in your power to act. [9]

28Do not say to your neighbor,

"Come back later; I'll give it tomorrow"--

when you now have it with you.

29Do not plot harm against your neighbor,

who lives trustfully near you.

30Do not accuse a man for no reason--

when he has done you no harm.

31Do not envy a violent man

or choose any of his ways,

32for the LORD detests a perverse man

but takes the upright into his confidence.

33The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked,

but he blesses the home of the righteous.

34He mocks proud mockers

but gives grace to the humble.

35The wise inherit honor,

but fools he holds up to shame.

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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