AUGUST
3
PSALMS: 3, 33,
63, 93, 123
PROVERBS: 3
OLD TESTAMENT: JEREMIAH 42:1 - 44:23
NEW TESTAMENT: 2 TIMOTHY 2:1 - 21
PSALMS: 3
A
psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.
1
O LORD, how many are my foes!
How
many rise up against me!
2
Many are saying of me,
"God
will not deliver him."
Selah
A
3
But you are a shield around me, O LORD;
you
bestow glory on me and lift B up my head.
4
To the LORD I cry aloud,
and
he answers me from his holy hill.
Selah
5
I lie down and sleep;
I
wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
6
I will not fear the tens of thousands
drawn
up against me on every side.
7
Arise, O LORD!
Deliver
me, O my God!
Strike
all my enemies on the jaw;
break
the teeth of the wicked.
8
From the LORD comes deliverance.
May
your blessing be on your people. Selah [1]
PSALMS: 33
1
Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous;
it
is fitting for the upright to praise him.
2
Praise the LORD with the harp;
make
music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3
Sing to him a new song;
play
skillfully, and shout for joy.
4
For the word of the LORD is right and true;
he
is faithful in all he does.
5
The LORD loves righteousness and justice;
the
earth is full of his unfailing love.
6
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made,
their
starry host by the breath of his mouth.
7
He gathers the waters of the sea into jars A;
he
puts the deep into storehouses.
8
Let all the earth fear the LORD;
let
all the people of the world revere him.
9
For he spoke, and it came to be;
he
commanded, and it stood firm.
10
The LORD foils the plans of the nations;
he
thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11
But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever,
the
purposes of his heart through all generations.
12
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
the
people he chose for his inheritance.
13
From heaven the LORD looks down
and
sees all mankind;
14
from his dwelling place he watches
all
who live on earth--
15
he who forms the hearts of all,
who
considers everything they do.
16
No king is saved by the size of his army;
no
warrior escapes by his great strength. [2]
17
A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite
all its great strength it cannot save.
18
But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him,
on
those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19
to deliver them from death
and
keep them alive in famine.
20
We wait in hope for the LORD;
he
is our help and our shield.
21
In him our hearts rejoice,
for
we trust in his holy name.
22
May 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.
1
O 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.
2
I have seen you in the sanctuary
and
beheld your power and your glory.
3 Because your love is
better than life,
my
lips will glorify you.
4
I will praise you as long as I live,
and
in your name I will lift up my hands.
5
My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of
foods;
with
singing lips my mouth will praise you.
6
On my bed I remember you;
I
think of you through the watches of the night.
7
Because you are my help,
I
sing in the shadow of your wings.
8
My soul clings to you;
your
right hand upholds me.
9
They who seek my life will be destroyed;
they
will go down to the depths of the earth.
10
They will be given over to the sword
and
become food for jackals. [4]
11
But 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
1
The 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.
2
Your throne was established long ago;
you
are from all eternity.
3
The seas have lifted up, O LORD,
the
seas have lifted up their voice;
the
seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
4
Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,
mightier
than the breakers of the sea--
the
LORD on high is mighty.
5
Your statutes stand firm;
holiness
adorns your house
for
endless days, O LORD. [6]
PSALMS: 123
A
song of ascents.
1
I lift up my eyes to you,
to
you whose throne is in heaven.
2
As 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.
3
Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us,
for
we have endured much contempt.
4
We have endured much ridicule from the proud,
much
contempt from the arrogant. [7]
PROVERBS: 3
3
1 My son, do not forget
my teaching,
but
keep my commands in your heart,
2
for they will prolong your life many years
and
bring you prosperity.
3
Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind
them around your neck,
write
them on the tablet of your heart.
4
Then you will win favor and a good name
in
the sight of God and man.
5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and
lean not on your own understanding;
6
in all your ways acknowledge him,
and
he will make your paths straight. A
7
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear
the LORD and shun evil.
8
This will bring health to your body
and
nourishment to your bones.
9
Honor the LORD with your wealth,
with
the firstfruits of all your crops;
10
then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
and
your vats will brim over with new wine.
11
My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline
and
do not resent his rebuke,
12
because the LORD disciplines those he loves,
as
a fatherB the son he delights in. [8]
13
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom,
the
man who gains understanding,
14
for she is more profitable than silver
and
yields better returns than gold.
15
She is more precious than rubies;
nothing
you desire can compare with her.
16
Long life is in her right hand;
in
her left hand are riches and honor.
17
Her ways are pleasant ways,
and
all her paths are peace.
18
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
those
who lay hold of her will be blessed.
19
By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations,
by
understanding he set the heavens in place;
20
by his knowledge the deeps were divided,
and
the clouds let drop the dew.
21
My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment,
do
not let them out of your sight;
22
they will be life for you,
an
ornament to grace your neck.
23
Then you will go on your way in safety,
and
your foot will not stumble;
24
when you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when
you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25
Have no fear of sudden disaster
or
of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26
for the LORD will be your confidence
and
will keep your foot from being snared.
27
Do not withhold good from those who deserve it,
when
it is in your power to act. [9]
28
Do not say to your neighbor,
"Come
back later; I'll give it tomorrow"--
when
you now have it with you.
29
Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
who
lives trustfully near you.
30
Do not accuse a man for no reason--
when
he has done you no harm.
31
Do not envy a violent man
or
choose any of his ways,
32
for the LORD detests a perverse man
but
takes the upright into his confidence.
33
The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked,
but
he blesses the home of the righteous.
34
He mocks proud mockers
but
gives grace to the humble.
35
The wise inherit honor,
but
fools he holds up to shame.
OLD TESTAMENT: JEREMIAH 42:1 - 44:23
42 1
Then all the army officers, including Johanan son of
Kareah and Jezaniah A son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the
least to the greatest approached 2 Jeremiah the prophet and said to
him, "Please hear our petition and pray to the LORD your God for this
entire remnant. For as you now see, though we were once many, now only a few
are left. 3 Pray that the LORD your God will tell us where we should
go and what we should do."
4 "I
have heard you," replied Jeremiah the prophet. "I will certainly pray
to the LORD your God as you have requested; I will tell you everything the LORD
says and will keep nothing back from you."
5 Then
they said to Jeremiah, "May the LORD be a true and faithful witness
against us if we do not act in accordance with everything the LORD your God
sends you to tell us.
6 Whether
it is favorable or unfavorable, we will obey the LORD our God, to whom we are
sending you, so that it will go well with us, for we will obey the LORD our
God."
7 Ten
days later the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah. 8 So he called
together Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with him and
all the people from the least to the greatest.
9 He said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you
sent me to present your petition, says:
10 `If you
stay in this land, I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you
and not uproot you, for I am grieved over the disaster I have inflicted on you.
11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear. Do not be
afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you and will save you and
deliver you from his hands. 12 I will
show you compassion so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to
your land.'
13 "However,
if you say, `We will not stay in this land,' and so disobey the LORD your God, 14
and if you say, `No, we will go and live in Egypt, where we will not see
war or hear the trumpet or be hungry for bread,' 15 then hear the
word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah. This is what
the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: `If you are determined to go to
Egypt and you do go to settle there, 16
then the sword you fear will overtake
you there, and the famine you dread will follow you into Egypt, and there you
will die. 17 Indeed, all who are determined to go to Egypt to settle
there will die by the sword, famine and plague; not one of them will survive or
escape the disaster I will bring on them.' 18 This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says:
`As my anger and wrath have been poured out on those
who lived in Jerusalem, so will my wrath be poured out on you when you go to
Egypt. You will be an object of cursing and horror, of condemnation and reproach;
you will never see this place again.'
19 "O remnant of Judah, the LORD has told you, `Do not go to
Egypt.' Be sure of this: I warn you today 20 that you made a fatal
mistake B when you sent me to the
LORD your God and said, `Pray to the LORD our God for us; tell us everything he
says and we will do it.' 21 I have told you today, but you still have not obeyed the
LORD your God in all he sent me to tell you. 22 So now, be sure
of this: You will die by the sword, famine [10] and plague in the place where you want to go to settle."
43 1
When Jeremiah finished telling the people all the
words of the LORD their God--everything the LORD had sent him to tell them—2
Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the arrogant
men said to Jeremiah, "You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to
say, `You must not go to Egypt to settle there.' 3 But Baruch son of
Neriah is inciting you against us to hand us over to the Babylonians, A
so they may kill us or carry us into exile to Babylon."
4 So
Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers and all the people disobeyed
the LORD's command to stay in the land of Judah. 5 Instead, Johanan
son of Kareah and all the army officers led away all the remnant of Judah who
had come back to live in the land of Judah from all the nations where they had
been scattered. 6 They also led away all the men, women and children
and the king's daughters whom Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had
left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet
and Baruch son of Neriah. 7 So they entered Egypt in disobedience to
the LORD and went as far as Tahpanhes.
8 In
Tahpanhes the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: 9 "While the Jews are watching, take some large stones with you
and bury them in clay in the brick pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh's palace
in Tahpanhes. 10 Then say to them, `This is what the LORD Almighty, the God
of Israel, says: I will send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and
I will set his throne over these stones I have buried here; he will spread his
royal canopy above them.
11 He will come
and attack Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to
those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword. 12 He B will set fire to the temples of the gods of Egypt; he will burn their
temples and take their gods captive. As a shepherd wraps his garment around
him, so will he wrap Egypt around himself and depart from there unscathed. 13 There in the
temple of the sun C in Egypt he
will demolish the sacred pillars and will burn down the temples of the gods of
Egypt.'"
44 1
This word came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews
living in Lower Egypt--in Migdol, Tahpanhes and MemphisA--and in
Upper EgyptB: 2 "This is
what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You saw the great disaster I
brought on Jerusalem and on all the towns of Judah. Today they lie deserted and
in ruins
3 because of the evil they have done. They
provoked me to anger by burning incense and by worshiping other gods that
neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew. 4 Again and
again I sent my servants the prophets, who said, `Do not do this [11] detestable thing that I hate!' 5 But they
did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their wickedness or
stop burning incense to other gods. 6 Therefore, my fierce anger was poured
out; it raged against the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem and made
them the desolate ruins they are today.
7 "Now this is what the LORD God Almighty, the God of
Israel, says: Why bring such great disaster on yourselves by cutting off from
Judah the men and women, the children and infants, and so leave yourselves
without a remnant? 8 Why provoke me to anger with what your hands have made,
burning incense to other gods in Egypt, where you have come to live? You will
destroy yourselves and make yourselves an object of cursing and reproach among
all the nations on earth. 9 Have you forgotten the wickedness committed by your
fathers and by the kings and queens of Judah and the wickedness committed by
you and your wives in the land of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem?
10 To this
day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed
my law and the decrees I set before you and your fathers.
11 "Therefore, this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of
Israel, says: I am determined to bring disaster on you and to destroy all Judah.
12 I will
take away the remnant of Judah who were determined to go to Egypt to settle there.
They will all perish in Egypt; they will fall by the sword or die from famine.
From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine. They will
become an object of cursing and horror, of condemnation and reproach. 13 I will punish those who
live in Egypt with the sword, famine and plague, as I punished Jerusalem. 14None
of the remnant of Judah who have gone to live in Egypt will escape or survive
to return to the land of Judah, to which they long to return and live; none
will return except a few fugitives."
15 Then
all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, along
with all the women who were present--a large assembly--and all the people
living in Lower and Upper Egypt, C said to Jeremiah, 16 "We
will not listen to the message you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD! 17
We will certainly do everything we said we would: We will burn incense to
the Queen of Heaven and will pour out drink offerings to her just as we and our
fathers, our kings and our officials did in the towns of Judah and in the
streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and were well off and
suffered no harm. 18 But ever since we stopped burning incense to
the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have had nothing
and have been perishing by sword and famine."
19 The
women added, "When we burned incense to the Queen of Heaven and poured out
drink offerings to her, did not our husbands know that we were making cakes
like her image and pouring out drink offerings to her?"
20 Then
Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him, 21
"Did not the LORD remember and think about the [12]
detestable thing that I hate!'
22 When
the LORD could no longer endure your wicked actions and the detestable things
you did, your land became an object of cursing and a desolate waste without
inhabitants, as it is today. 23 Because you have burned incense and
have sinned against the LORD and have not obeyed him or followed his law or his
decrees or his stipulations, this disaster has come upon you, as you now
see." [13]
NEW TESTAMENT: 2 TIMOTHY 2:1 - 21
2 1
You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in
Christ Jesus. 2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence
of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach
others. 3 Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ
Jesus. 4 No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian
affairs--he wants to please his commanding officer. 5 Similarly, if
anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor's crown unless he
competes according to the rules. 6 The hardworking farmer should be
the first to receive a share of the crops. 7 Reflect on what I am
saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this.
8 Remember
Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, 9
for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a
criminal. But God's word is not chained. 10 Therefore I endure
everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation
that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
11 Here
is a trustworthy saying:
If we died with him,
we will also live with
him;
12 if
we endure,
we will also reign with
him.
If we disown him,
he will also disown us;
13 if we are faithless,
he will remain faithful,
for he cannot disown
himself.
14 Keep
reminding them of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about
words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen. 15 Do
your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not
need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. 16 Avoid
godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more
ungodly. 17 Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are
Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18 who have wandered away from the truth.
They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the
faith of some. 19 Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm,
sealed with this inscription: "The Lord knows
those who are his," A and, "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from
wickedness."
20 In
a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood
and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for [14]
ignoble. 21 If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an
instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to
do any good work. [15]
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