THEINC-HIM DAILY BIBLE MEDITATION: Psalms and Proverbs: 7

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Psalms and Proverbs: 7

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

PSALMS: 7, 37, 67, 97, 127

PROVERBS: 7

PSALMS: 7

A shiggaionA of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

1O LORD my God, I take refuge in you;

save and deliver me from all who pursue me,

2or they will tear me like a lion

and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

3O LORD my God, if I have done this

and there is guilt on my hands--

4if I have done evil to him who is at peace with me

or without cause have robbed my foe--

5then let my enemy pursue and overtake me;

let him trample my life to the ground

and make me sleep in the dust.

Selah

6Arise, O LORD, in your anger;

rise up against the rage of my enemies.

Awake, my God; decree justice.

7Let the assembled peoples gather around you.

Rule over them from on high;

8let the LORD judge the peoples.

Judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness,

according to my integrity, O Most High.

9O righteous God,

who searches minds and hearts,

bring to an end the violence of the wicked

and make the righteous secure. [1]

10My shieldB is God Most High,

who saves the upright in heart.

11God is a righteous judge,

a God who expresses his wrath every day.

12If he does not relent,

heC will sharpen his sword;

he will bend and string his bow.

13He has prepared his deadly weapons;

he makes ready his flaming arrows.

14He who is pregnant with evil

and conceives trouble gives birth to disillusionment.

15He who digs a hole and scoops it out

falls into the pit he has made.

16The trouble he causes recoils on himself;

his violence comes down on his own head.

17I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness

and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. [2]

PSALMS: 37

Of David.

1DoA not fret because of evil men

or be envious of those who do wrong;

2for like the grass they will soon wither,

like green plants they will soon die away.

3Trust in the LORD and do good;

dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

4Delight yourself in the LORD

and he will give you the desires of your heart.

5Commit your way to the LORD;

trust in him and he will do this:

6He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,

the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;

do not fret when men succeed in their ways,

when they carry out their wicked schemes.

8Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;

do not fret--it leads only to evil.

9For evil men will be cut off,

but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

10A little while, and the wicked will be no more;

though you look for them, they will not be found.

11But the meek will inherit the land

and enjoy great peace. [3]

12The wicked plot against the righteous

and gnash their teeth at them;

13but the Lord laughs at the wicked,

for he knows their day is coming.

14The wicked draw the sword

and bend the bow

to bring down the poor and needy,

to slay those whose ways are upright.

15But their swords will pierce their own hearts,

and their bows will be broken.

16Better the little that the righteous have

than the wealth of many wicked;

17for the power of the wicked will be broken,

but the LORD upholds the righteous.

18The days of the blameless are known to the LORD,

and their inheritance will endure forever.

19In times of disaster they will not wither;

in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

20But the wicked will perish:

The LORD's enemies will be like the beauty of the fields,

they will vanish--vanish like smoke.

21The wicked borrow and do not repay,

but the righteous give generously;

22those the LORD blesses will inherit the land,

but those he curses will be cut off.[4]

23If the LORD delights in a man's way,

he makes his steps firm;

24though he stumble, he will not fall,

for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

25I was young and now I am old,

yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken

or their children begging bread.

26They are always generous and lend freely;

their children will be blessed.

27Turn from evil and do good;

then you will dwell in the land forever.

28For the LORD loves the just

and will not forsake his faithful ones.

They will be protected forever,

but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off;

29the righteous will inherit the land

and dwell in it forever.

30The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom,

and his tongue speaks what is just.

31The law of his God is in his heart;

his feet do not slip.

32The wicked lie in wait for the righteous,

seeking their very lives;

33but the LORD will not leave them in their power

or let them be condemned when brought to trial. [5]

34Wait for the LORD

and keep his way.

He will exalt you to inherit the land;

when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

35I have seen a wicked and ruthless man

flourishing like a green tree in its native soil,

36but he soon passed away and was no more;

though I looked for him, he could not be found.

37Consider the blameless, observe the upright;

there is a futureB for the man of peace.

38But all sinners will be destroyed;

the futureC of the wicked will be cut off.

39The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD;

he is their stronghold in time of trouble.

40The LORD helps them and delivers them;

he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,

because they take refuge in him. [6]

PSALMS: 67

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.

1May God be gracious to us and bless us

and make his face shine upon us,

Selah

2that your ways may be known on earth,

your salvation among all nations.

3May the peoples praise you, O God;

may all the peoples praise you.

4May the nations be glad and sing for joy,

for you rule the peoples justly

and guide the nations of the earth.

Selah

5May the peoples praise you, O God;

may all the peoples praise you.

6Then the land will yield its harvest,

and God, our God, will bless us.

7God will bless us,

and all the ends of the earth will fear him. [7]

PSALMS: 97

1The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad;

let the distant shores rejoice.

2Clouds and thick darkness surround him;

righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

3Fire goes before him

and consumes his foes on every side.

4His lightning lights up the world;

the earth sees and trembles.

5The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,

before the Lord of all the earth.

6The heavens proclaim his righteousness,

and all the peoples see his glory.

7All who worship images are put to shame,

those who boast in idols--

worship him, all you gods!

8Zion hears and rejoices

and the villages of Judah are glad

because of your judgments, O LORD.

9For you, O LORD, are the Most High over all the earth;

you are exalted far above all gods.

10Let those who love the LORD hate evil,

for he guards the lives of his faithful ones

and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

11Light is shed upon the righteous

and joy on the upright in heart.

12Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous,

and praise his holy name. [8]

PSALMS: 127

A song of ascents. Of Solomon.

1Unless the LORD builds the house,

its builders labor in vain.

Unless the LORD watches over the city,

the watchmen stand guard in vain.

2In vain you rise early

and stay up late,

toiling for food to eat--

for he grants sleep toA those he loves.

3Sons are a heritage from the LORD,

children a reward from him.

4Like arrows in the hands of a warrior

are sons born in one's youth.

5Blessed is the man

whose quiver is full of them.

They will not be put to shame

when they contend with their enemies in the gate. [9]

PROVERBS: 7

71 My son, keep my words

and store up my commands within you.

2Keep my commands and you will live;

guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.

3Bind them on your fingers;

write them on the tablet of your heart.

4Say to wisdom, "You are my sister,"

and call understanding your kinsman;

5they will keep you from the adulteress,

from the wayward wife with her seductive words.

6At the window of my house

I looked out through the lattice.

7I saw among the simple,

I noticed among the young men,

a youth who lacked judgment.

8He was going down the street near her corner,

walking along in the direction of her house

9at twilight, as the day was fading,

as the dark of night set in.

10Then out came a woman to meet him,

dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.

11(She is loud and defiant,

her feet never stay at home;

12now in the street, now in the squares,

at every corner she lurks.)

13She took hold of him and kissed him

and with a brazen face she said:

14"I have fellowship offeringsA at home;

today I fulfilled my vows.

15So I came out to meet you; [10]

I looked for you and have found you!

16I have covered my bed

with colored linens from Egypt.

17I have perfumed my bed

with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.

18Come, let's drink deep of love till morning;

let's enjoy ourselves with love!

19My husband is not at home;

he has gone on a long journey.

20He took his purse filled with money

and will not be home till full moon."

21With persuasive words she led him astray;

she seduced him with her smooth talk.

22All at once he followed her

like an ox going to the slaughter,

like a deerB stepping into a nooseC

23 till an arrow pierces his liver,

like a bird darting into a snare,

little knowing it will cost him his life.

24Now then, my sons, listen to me;

pay attention to what I say.

25Do not let your heart turn to her ways

or stray into her paths.

26Many are the victims she has brought down;

her slain are a mighty throng.

27Her house is a highway to the grave,D

leading down to the chambers of death. [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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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Psalms and Proverbs: 7

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