DECEMBER
26
PSALMS: 26,
56, 86, 116, 146
PROVERBS: 26
OLD TESTAMENT: NUMBERS 25:17 - 26:51
NEW TESTAMENT: LUKE 2:36 - 52
PSALMS: 26
Of
David.
1
Vindicate me, O LORD,
for
I have led a blameless life;
I
have trusted in the LORD
without
wavering.
2
Test me, O LORD, and try me,
examine
my heart and my mind;
3
for your love is ever before me,
and
I walk continually in your truth.
4
I do not sit with deceitful men,
nor
do I consort with hypocrites;
5
I abhor the assembly of evildoers
and
refuse to sit with the wicked.
6
I wash my hands in innocence,
and
go about your altar, O LORD,
7
proclaiming aloud your praise
and
telling of all your wonderful deeds.
8
I love the house where you live, O LORD,
the
place where your glory dwells.
9
Do not take away my soul along with sinners,
my
life with bloodthirsty men,
10
in whose hands are wicked schemes,
whose
right hands are full of bribes.
11
But I lead a blameless life;
redeem
me and be merciful to me.
12 My
feet stand on level ground;
in
the great assembly I will praise the LORD. [1]
PSALMS: 56
For
the director of music. To the tune of "A Dove on Distant Oaks." Of
David.
A
miktam. A When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.
1
Be merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me;
all
day long they press their attack.
2
My slanderers pursue me all day long;
many
are attacking me in their pride.
3
When I am afraid,
I
will trust in you.
4
In God, whose word I praise,
in
God I trust; I will not be afraid.
What
can mortal man do to me?
5
All day long they twist my words;
they
are always plotting to harm me.
6
They conspire, they lurk,
they
watch my steps,
eager
to take my life.
7
On no account let them escape;
in
your anger, O God, bring down the nations.
8
Record my lament;
list
my tears on your scrollB--
are
they not in your record?
9
Then my enemies will turn back
when
I call for help.
By
this I will know that God is for me.
10
In God, whose word I praise,
in
the LORD, whose word I praise--
11
in God I trust; I will not be afraid.
What
can man do to me? [2]
12
I am under vows to you, O God;
I
will present my thank offerings to you.
13
For you have delivered meC from death
and
my feet from stumbling,
that
I may walk before God
in
the light of life. D [3]
PSALMS: 86
A
prayer of David.
1
Hear, O LORD, and answer me,
for
I am poor and needy.
2
Guard my life, for I am devoted to you.
You
are my God; save your servant
who
trusts in you.
3
Have mercy on me, O Lord,
for
I call to you all day long.
4
Bring joy to your servant,
for
to you, O Lord,
I
lift up my soul.
5
You are forgiving and good, O Lord,
abounding
in love to all who call to you.
6
Hear my prayer, O LORD;
listen
to my cry for mercy.
7
In the day of my trouble I will call to you,
for
you will answer me.
8
Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord;
no
deeds can compare with yours.
9
All the nations you have made
will
come and worship before you, O Lord;
they
will bring glory to your name.
10
For you are great and do marvelous deeds;
you
alone are God.[4]
11
Teach me your way, O LORD,
and
I will walk in your truth;
give
me an undivided heart,
that
I may fear your name.
12
I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart;
I
will glorify your name forever.
13
For great is your love toward me;
you
have delivered me from the depths of the grave. A
14
The arrogant are attacking me, O God;
a
band of ruthless men seeks my life--
men
without regard for you.
15
But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow
to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
16
Turn to me and have mercy on me;
grant
your strength to your servant
and
save the son of your maidservant.B
17
Give me a sign of your goodness,
that
my enemies may see it and be put to shame,
for
you, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me. [5]
PSALMS: 116
1
I love the LORD, for he heard my voice;
he
heard my cry for mercy.
2
Because he turned his ear to me,
I
will call on him as long as I live.
3
The cords of death entangled me,
the
anguish of the grave A came upon me;
I
was overcome by trouble and sorrow.
4
Then I called on the name of the LORD:
"O
LORD, save me!"
5
The LORD is gracious and righteous;
our
God is full of compassion.
6
The LORD protects the simplehearted;
when
I was in great need, he saved me.
7
Be at rest once more, O my soul,
for
the LORD has been good to you.
8
For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death,
my
eyes from tears,
my
feet from stumbling,
9
that I may walk before the LORD
in
the land of the living.
10
I believed; therefore B I said,
"I
am greatly afflicted."
11
And in my dismay I said,
"All
men are liars."
12
How can I repay the LORD
for
all his goodness to me?
13
I will lift up the cup of salvation
and
call on the name of the LORD.
14
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in
the presence of all his people. [6]
15
Precious in the sight of the LORD
is
the death of his saints.
16
O LORD, truly I am your servant;
I
am your servant, the son of your maidservant C;
you
have freed me from my chains.
17
I will sacrifice a thank offering to you
and
call on the name of the LORD.
18
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in
the presence of all his people,
19
in the courts of the house of the LORD--
in
your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise
the LORD. D [7]
PSALMS: 146
1
Praise the LORD.A
Praise
the LORD, O my soul.
2
I will praise the LORD all my life;
I
will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
3
Do not put your trust in princes,
in
mortal men, who cannot save.
4
When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;
on
that very day their plans come to nothing.
5
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose
hope is in the LORD his God,
6
the Maker of heaven and earth,
the
sea, and everything in them--
the
LORD, who remains faithful forever.
7
He upholds the cause of the oppressed
and
gives food to the hungry.
The
LORD sets prisoners free,
8
the LORD gives sight to the blind,
the
LORD lifts up those who are bowed down,
the
LORD loves the righteous.
9
The LORD watches over the alien
and
sustains the fatherless and the widow,
but
he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
10
The LORD reigns forever,
your
God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise
the LORD. [8]
PROVERBS: 26
26
1 Like snow in summer or
rain in harvest,
honor
is not fitting for a fool.
2
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an
undeserved curse does not come to rest.
3
A whip for the horse, a halter for the donkey,
and
a rod for the backs of fools!
4
Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or
you will be like him yourself.
5
Answer a fool according to his folly,
or
he will be wise in his own eyes.
6
Like cutting off one's feet or drinking violence
is
the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
7
Like a lame man's legs that hang limp
is
a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8
Like tying a stone in a sling
is
the giving of honor to a fool.
9
Like a thornbush in a drunkard's hand
is
a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10
Like an archer who wounds at random
is
he who hires a fool or any passer-by.
11
As a dog returns to its vomit,
so
a fool repeats his folly.
There
is more hope for a fool than for him.
13
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road,
a
fierce lion roaming the streets!"
14
As a door turns on its hinges,
so
a sluggard turns on his bed.
15
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he
is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than
seven men who answer discreetly.
17
Like one who seizes a dog by the ears
is
a passer-by who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18
Like a madman shooting
firebrands
or deadly arrows
19
is a man who deceives his neighbor
and
says, "I was only joking!"
20
Without wood a fire goes out;
without
gossip a quarrel dies down.
21
As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so
is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. [10]
22
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they
go down to a man's inmost parts.
23
Like a coating of glaze A over earthenware
are
fervent lips with an evil heart.
24
A malicious man disguises himself with his lips,
but
in his heart he harbors deceit.
25
Though his speech is charming, do not believe him,
for
seven abominations fill his heart.
26
His malice may be concealed by deception,
but
his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27
If a man digs a pit, he will fall into it;
if
a man rolls a stone, it will roll back on him.
28
A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and
a flattering mouth works ruin. [11]
OLD TESTAMENT: NUMBERS 25:17 - 26:51
17 "Treat the Midianites as enemies and kill them, 18 because they treated you as enemies when they deceived you
in the affair of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the daughter of a Midianite
leader, the woman who was killed when the plague came as a result of Peor."
26 1
After the plague the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar
son of Aaron, the priest,
2 "Take a census of the whole Israelite community by
families--all those twenty years old or more who are able to serve in the army
of Israel." 3 So on the plains
of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, A Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them and said, 4 "Take a census of the men twenty years old or more, as
the LORD commanded Moses."
These were the
Israelites who came out of Egypt:
5 The descendants of Reuben, the
firstborn son of Israel, were:
through Hanoch, the
Hanochite clan;
through Pallu, the
Palluite clan;
6 through
Hezron, the Hezronite clan;
through Carmi, the
Carmite clan. 7 These were the clans of Reuben; those numbered were
43,730.
8 The
son of Pallu was Eliab, 9 and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan
and Abiram. The same Dathan and Abiram were the community officials who
rebelled against Moses and Aaron and were among Korah's followers when they
rebelled against the LORD. 10 The earth opened its mouth and
swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured
the 250 men. And they served as a warning sign. 11 The line of
Korah, however, did not die out.
12 The
descendants of Simeon by their clans were:
through Nemuel, the
Nemuelite clan;
through Jamin, the
Jaminite clan;
through Jakin, the
Jakinite clan;
13 through
Zerah, the Zerahite clan;
through Shaul, the
Shaulite clan. 14 These were the clans of Simeon; there were 22,200
men.
15 The descendants of Gad by their
clans were: [12]
through Zephon, the
Zephonite clan;
through Haggi, the
Haggite clan;
through Shuni, the
Shunite clan;
16 through
Ozni, the Oznite clan;
through Eri, the Erite
clan;
17 through
Arodi, B the Arodite clan;
through Areli, the
Arelite clan. 18 These were the clans of Gad; those numbered were
40,500.
19 Er
and Onan were sons of Judah, but they died in Canaan. 20 The
descendants of Judah by their clans were:
through Shelah, the
Shelanite clan;
through Perez, the Perezite
clan;
through Zerah, the
Zerahite clan.
21 The
descendants of Perez were:
through Hezron, the
Hezronite clan;
through Hamul, the
Hamulite clan. 22 These were the clans of Judah; those numbered were
76,500.
23 The
descendants of Issachar by their clans were:
through Tola, the
Tolaite clan;
through Puah, the PuiteC
clan;
24 through
Jashub, the Jashubite clan;
through Shimron, the
Shimronite clan. 25 These were the clans of Issachar; those numbered
were 64,300.
26 The
descendants of Zebulun by their clans were:
through Sered, the
Seredite clan;
through Elon, the
Elonite clan;
through Jahleel, the
Jahleelite clan. 27 These were the clans of Zebulun; those numbered
were 60,500.
28 The descendants of Joseph by
their clans through Manasseh and Ephraim were:
29 The descendants of Manasseh:
through Makir, the
Makirite clan (Makir was the father of Gilead); [13]
through Gilead, the
Gileadite clan.
30 These
were the descendants of Gilead:
through Iezer, the
Iezerite clan;
through Helek, the
Helekite clan;
31 through
Asriel, the Asrielite clan;
through Shechem, the
Shechemite clan;
32 through
Shemida, the Shemidaite clan;
through Hepher, the
Hepherite clan.
33 (Zelophehad
son of Hepher had no sons; he had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah,
Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.) 34 These were the clans of
Manasseh; those numbered were 52,700.
35 These were the descendants of
Ephraim by their clans:
through Shuthelah, the
Shuthelahite clan;
through Beker, the
Bekerite clan;
through Tahan, the
Tahanite clan.
36 These
were the descendants of Shuthelah:
through Eran, the
Eranite clan. 37 These were the clans of Ephraim; those numbered
were 32,500.
These were the
descendants of Joseph by their clans.
38 The descendants of Benjamin by
their clans were:
through Bela, the
Belaite clan;
through Ashbel, the
Ashbelite clan;
through Ahiram, the
Ahiramite clan;
39 through
Shupham,D the Shuphamite clan;
through Hupham, the
Huphamite clan.
40 The
descendants of Bela through Ard and Naaman were:
through Ard, E
the Ardite clan; [14]
through Naaman, the
Naamite clan. 41These were the clans of Benjamin; those numbered
were 45,600.
42 These were the descendants of
Dan by their clans:
through Shuham, the
Shuhamite clan.
These were the clans of
Dan: 43 All of them were Shuhamite clans; and those numbered were
64,400.
44 The
descendants of Asher by their clans were:
through Imnah, the
Imnite clan;
through Ishvi, the
Ishvite clan;
through Beriah, the
Beriite clan;
45 and
through the descendants of Beriah:
through Heber, the
Heberite clan;
through Malkiel, the
Malkielite clan.
46 (Asher
had a daughter named Serah.) 47These were the clans of Asher; those
numbered were 53,400.
48 The
descendants of Naphtali by their clans were:
through Jahzeel, the
Jahzeelite clan;
through Guni, the Gunite
clan;
49 through
Jezer, the Jezerite clan;
through Shillem, the
Shillemite clan. 50 These were the clans of Naphtali; those numbered
were 45,400.
51 The total number of the men of
Israel was 601,730. [15]
NEW TESTAMENT: LUKE 2:36 - 52
36 There
was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher.
She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her
marriage, 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. E
She never left the temple but worshiped
night and day, fasting and praying. 38 Coming up to them at that
very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were
looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
39 When
Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they
returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.
40 And
the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of
God was upon him.
41 Every
year his parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. 42 When
he was twelve years old, they went up to the Feast, according to the custom. 43
After the Feast was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy
Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. 44 Thinking
he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking
for him among their relatives and friends. 45 When they did not find
him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. 46 After three
days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening
to them and asking them questions. 47 Everyone who heard him was
amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48 When his parents saw
him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, "Son, why have you
treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for
you."
49 "Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?" 50
But they did not understand what he was saying to them.
51 Then
he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother
treasured all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus grew in wisdom
and stature, and in favor with God and men.[16]
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