THEINC-HIM DAILY BIBLE MEDITATION: Psalms and Proverbs: 30

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Psalms and Proverbs: 30

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

PSALMS: 30, 60, 90, 120, 150

PROVERBS: 30

PSALMS: 30

A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.A Of David.

1I will exalt you, O LORD,

for you lifted me out of the depths

and did not let my enemies gloat over me.

2O LORD my God, I called to you for help

and you healed me.

3O LORD, you brought me up from the graveB;

you spared me from going down into the pit.

4Sing to the LORD, you saints of his;

praise his holy name.

5For his anger lasts only a moment,

but his favor lasts a lifetime;

weeping may remain for a night,

but rejoicing comes in the morning.

6When I felt secure, I said,

"I will never be shaken."

7O LORD, when you favored me,

you made my mountainC stand firm;

but when you hid your face,

I was dismayed.

8To you, O LORD, I called;

to the Lord I cried for mercy:

9"What gain is there in my destruction,D

in my going down into the pit?

Will the dust praise you?

Will it proclaim your faithfulness? [1]

10Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me;

O LORD, be my help."

11You turned my wailing into dancing;

you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

12that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.

O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever. [2]

PSALMS: 60

For the director of music. To the tune of "The Lily of the Covenant." A miktamA of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram NaharaimB and Aram Zobah,C and when Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

1You have rejected us, O God, and burst forth upon us;

you have been angry--now restore us!

2You have shaken the land and torn it open;

mend its fractures, for it is quaking.

3You have shown your people desperate times;

you have given us wine that makes us stagger.

4But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner

to be unfurled against the bow.

Selah

5Save us and help us with your right hand,

that those you love may be delivered.

6God has spoken from his sanctuary:

"In triumph I will parcel out Shechem

and measure off the Valley of Succoth.

7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine;

Ephraim is my helmet,

Judah my scepter.

8Moab is my washbasin,

upon Edom I toss my sandal;

over Philistia I shout in triumph."

9Who will bring me to the fortified city?

Who will lead me to Edom?

10Is it not you, O God, you who have rejected us

and no longer go out with our armies?

11Give us aid against the enemy, [3]

for the help of man is worthless.

12With God we will gain the victory,

and he will trample down our enemies. [4]

PSALMS: 90

A prayer of Moses the man of God.

1Lord, you have been our dwelling place

throughout all generations.

2Before the mountains were born

or you brought forth the earth and the world,

from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

3You turn men back to dust,

saying, "Return to dust, O sons of men."

4For a thousand years in your sight

are like a day that has just gone by,

or like a watch in the night.

5You sweep men away in the sleep of death;

they are like the new grass of the morning--

6though in the morning it springs up new,

by evening it is dry and withered.

7We are consumed by your anger

and terrified by your indignation.

8You have set our iniquities before you,

our secret sins in the light of your presence.

9All our days pass away under your wrath;

we finish our years with a moan.

10The length of our days is seventy years--

or eighty, if we have the strength;

yet their spanA is but trouble and sorrow,

for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

11Who knows the power of your anger?

For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you.

12Teach us to number our days aright, [5]

PSALMS: 120

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. [6]

that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

13Relent, O LORD! How long will it be?

Have compassion on your servants.

14Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,

that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

15Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,

for as many years as we have seen trouble.

16May your deeds be shown to your servants,

your splendor to their children.

17May the favorB of the Lord our God rest upon us;

establish the work of our hands for us--

yes, establish the work of our hands. [7]

PSALMS: 150

1Praise the LORD.A

Praise God in his sanctuary;

praise him in his mighty heavens.

2Praise him for his acts of power;

praise him for his surpassing greatness.

3Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,

praise him with the harp and lyre,

4praise him with tambourine and dancing,

praise him with the strings and flute,

5praise him with the clash of cymbals,

praise him with resounding cymbals.

6Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.

Praise the LORD.[8]

PROVERBS: 30

301The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh--an oracleA:

This man declared to Ithiel,

to Ithiel and to Ucal:B

2"I am the most ignorant of men;

I do not have a man's understanding.

3I have not learned wisdom,

nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.

4Who has gone up to heaven and come down?

Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands?

Who has wrapped up the waters in his cloak?

Who has established all the ends of the earth?

What is his name, and the name of his son?

Tell me if you know!

5"Every word of God is flawless;

he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

6Do not add to his words,

or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

7"Two things I ask of you, O LORD;

do not refuse me before I die:

8Keep falsehood and lies far from me;

give me neither poverty nor riches,

but give me only my daily bread.

9Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you

and say, `Who is the LORD?'

Or I may become poor and steal,

and so dishonor the name of my God.

10"Do not slander a servant to his master,

or he will curse you, and you will pay for it. [9]

11"There are those who curse their fathers

and do not bless their mothers;

12those who are pure in their own eyes

and yet are not cleansed of their filth;

13those whose eyes are ever so haughty,

whose glances are so disdainful;

14those whose teeth are swords

and whose jaws are set with knives

to devour the poor from the earth,

the needy from among mankind.

15"The leech has two daughters.

`Give! Give!' they cry.

"There are three things that are never satisfied,

four that never say, `Enough!':

16the grave,C the barren womb,

land, which is never satisfied with water,

and fire, which never says, `Enough!'

17"The eye that mocks a father,

that scorns obedience to a mother,

will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,

will be eaten by the vultures.

18"There are three things that are too amazing for me,

four that I do not understand:

19the way of an eagle in the sky,

the way of a snake on a rock,

the way of a ship on the high seas,

and the way of a man with a maiden.[10]

21"Under three things the earth trembles,

under four it cannot bear up:

22a servant who becomes king,

a fool who is full of food,

23an unloved woman who is married,

and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.

24"Four things on earth are small,

yet they are extremely wise:

25Ants are creatures of little strength,

yet they store up their food in the summer;

26coneysD are creatures of little power,

yet they make their home in the crags;

27locusts have no king,

yet they advance together in ranks;

28a lizard can be caught with the hand,

yet it is found in kings' palaces.

29"There are three things that are stately in their stride,

four that move with stately bearing:

30a lion, mighty among beasts,

who retreats before nothing;

31a strutting rooster, a he-goat,

and a king with his army around him.E

32"If you have played the fool and exalted yourself,

or if you have planned evil,

clap your hand over your mouth! [11]

21"Under three things the earth trembles,

under four it cannot bear up:

22a servant who becomes king,

a fool who is full of food,

23an unloved woman who is married,

and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.

24"Four things on earth are small,

yet they are extremely wise:

25Ants are creatures of little strength,

yet they store up their food in the summer;

26coneysD are creatures of little power,

yet they make their home in the crags;

27locusts have no king,

yet they advance together in ranks;

28a lizard can be caught with the hand,

yet it is found in kings' palaces.

29"There are three things that are stately in their stride,

four that move with stately bearing:

30a lion, mighty among beasts,

who retreats before nothing;

31a strutting rooster, a he-goat,

and a king with his army around him.E

32"If you have played the fool and exalted yourself,

or if you have planned evil,

clap your hand over your mouth! [12]

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: 30

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