DECEMBER
30
PSALMS: 30,
60, 90, 120, 150
PROVERBS: 30
OLD TESTAMENT: NUMBERS 32:1 - 33:39
NEW TESTAMENT: LUKE 4:31 - 5:11
PSALMS: 30
A
psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple. A Of David.
1
I will exalt you, O LORD,
for
you lifted me out of the depths
and
did not let my enemies gloat over me.
2
O LORD my God, I called to you for help
and
you healed me.
3
O LORD, you brought me up from the grave B;
you
spared me from going down into the pit.
4
Sing to the LORD, you saints of his;
praise
his holy name.
5
For his anger lasts only a moment,
but
his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping
may remain for a night,
but
rejoicing comes in the morning.
6
When I felt secure, I said,
"I
will never be shaken."
7
O LORD, when you favored me,
you
made my mountain C stand firm;
but
when you hid your face,
I
was dismayed.
8
To 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]
10
Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me;
O
LORD, be my help."
11
You turned my wailing into dancing;
you
removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
12
that 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 miktam
A of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim B
and Aram Zobah,C and when Joab returned and struck down twelve
thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
1
You have rejected us, O God, and burst forth upon us;
you
have been angry--now restore us!
2
You have shaken the land and torn it open;
mend
its fractures, for it is quaking.
3
You have shown your people desperate times;
you
have given us wine that makes us stagger.
4
But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner
to
be unfurled against the bow.
Selah
5
Save us and help us with your right hand,
that
those you love may be delivered.
6
God has spoken from his sanctuary:
"In triumph I will parcel out Shechem
and measure off the Valley of Succoth.
7 Gilead is
mine, and Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim is my helmet,
Judah my scepter.
8 Moab is my
washbasin,
upon Edom I toss my sandal;
over Philistia I shout in triumph."
9
Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who
will lead me to Edom?
10
Is it not you, O God, you who have rejected us
and
no longer go out with our armies?
11
Give us aid against the enemy, [3]
for
the help of man is worthless.
12
With God we will gain the victory,
and
he will trample down our enemies. [4]
PSALMS: 90
A
prayer of Moses the man of God.
1
Lord, you have been our dwelling place
throughout
all generations.
2
Before the mountains were born
or
you brought forth the earth and the world,
from
everlasting to everlasting you are God.
3
You turn men back to dust,
saying,
"Return to dust, O sons of men."
4
For a thousand years in your sight
are
like a day that has just gone by,
or
like a watch in the night.
5
You sweep men away in the sleep of death;
they
are like the new grass of the morning--
6
though in the morning it springs up new,
by
evening it is dry and withered.
7
We are consumed by your anger
and
terrified by your indignation.
8
You have set our iniquities before you,
our
secret sins in the light of your presence.
9
All our days pass away under your wrath;
we
finish our years with a moan.
10
The 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.
11
Who knows the power of your anger?
For
your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you.
12
Teach us to number our days aright, [5]
PSALMS: 120
A
song of ascents.
A
song of ascents.
1
I
call on the LORD in my distress,
and
he answers me.
2
Save
me, O LORD, from lying lips
and
from deceitful tongues.
3
What
will he do to you,
and
what more besides, O deceitful tongue?
4
He
will punish you with a warrior's sharp arrows,
with
burning coals of the broom tree.
5
Woe
to me that I dwell in Meshech,
that
I live among the tents of Kedar!
6
Too
long have I lived
among
those who hate peace.
7
I am
a man of peace;
but when I speak, they
are for war. [6]
PSALMS: 150
1
Praise the LORD. A
Praise
God in his sanctuary;
praise
him in his mighty heavens.
2
Praise him for his acts of power;
praise
him for his surpassing greatness.
3
Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise
him with the harp and lyre,
4
praise him with tambourine and dancing,
praise
him with the strings and flute,
5praise
him with the clash of cymbals,
praise
him with resounding cymbals.
6
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
Praise
the LORD. [7]
PROVERBS: 30
30
1 The sayings of Agur son
of Jakeh--an oracle A:
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.
3
I have not learned wisdom,
nor
have I knowledge of the Holy One.
4
Who 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.
6 Do 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:
8
Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
give
me neither poverty nor riches,
but
give me only my daily bread.
9
Otherwise, 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. [8]
11 "There
are those who curse their fathers
and do not bless their mothers;
12 those who
are pure in their own eyes
and yet are not cleansed of their filth;
13 those
whose eyes are ever so haughty,
whose glances are so disdainful;
14 those
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!':
16 the 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:
19 the way of
an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
20 the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a maiden.[9]
21 "Under
three things the earth trembles,
under four it cannot bear up:
22 a servant
who becomes king,
a fool who is full of food,
23 an unloved
woman who is married,
and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.
24
"Four things on earth
are small,
yet they are extremely wise:
25 Ants are
creatures of little strength,
yet they store up their food in the summer;
26 coneys D are creatures of little power,
yet they make their home in the crags;
27 locusts
have no king,
yet they advance together in ranks;
28 a 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:
30 a lion,
mighty among beasts,
who retreats before nothing;
31 a
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! [10]
OLD TESTAMENT: NUMBERS 32:1 - 33:39
32 1
The Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds
and flocks, saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for livestock.
2 So they came to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of
the community, and said, 3 "Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah,
Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon-- 4the land the LORD subdued
before the people of Israel--are suitable for livestock, and your servants have
livestock.
5 If
we have found favor in your eyes," they said, "let this land be given
to your servants as our possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan."
6 Moses
said to the Gadites and Reubenites, "Shall your countrymen go to war while
you sit here? 7Why do you discourage the Israelites from going over
into the land the LORD has given them? 8This is what your fathers
did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to look over the land. 9 After
they went up to the Valley of Eshcol and viewed the land, they discouraged the
Israelites from entering the land the LORD had given them. 10 The
LORD's anger was aroused that day and he swore this oath: 11 `Because they have not followed me wholeheartedly, not one
of the men twenty years old or more who came up out of Egypt will see the land
I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—12 not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and
Joshua son of Nun, for they followed the LORD wholeheartedly.' 13 The
LORD's anger burned against Israel and he made them wander in the desert forty
years, until the whole generation of those who had done evil in his sight was
gone.
14 "And
here you are, a brood of sinners, standing in the place of your fathers and
making the LORD even more angry with Israel. 15 If you turn away
from following him, he will again leave all this people in the desert, and you
will be the cause of their destruction."
16 Then
they came up to him and said, "We would like to build pens here for our
livestock and cities for our women and children. 17 But we are ready
to arm ourselves and go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them to
their place. Meanwhile our women and children will live in fortified cities,
for protection from the inhabitants of the land. 18 We will not
return to our homes until every Israelite has received his inheritance. 19
We will not receive any inheritance with them on the other side of the
Jordan, because our inheritance has come to us on the east side of the
Jordan."
20 Then
Moses said to them, "If you will do this--if you will arm yourselves
before the LORD for battle, 21 and if all of you will go armed over
the Jordan before the LORD until he has driven his enemies out before him—22
then when the land is subdued before the LORD, you may return and be free
from your obligation to the LORD and to Israel. And this land will be your
possession before the LORD.
23 "But
if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the LORD; and you may be sure
that your sin will find you out. 24 Build cities for your women and
children, and pens for your flocks, but do what you have promised."
25 The
Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, "We your
servants will do as our lord commands. 26 Our children and wives, our flocks and herds will remain
here in the cities of Gilead. 27 But
your servants, every man armed for battle, will cross over to fight before the
LORD, just as [11]
our lord says."
28 Then
Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and to
the family heads of the Israelite tribes. 29 He said to them,
"If the Gadites and Reubenites, every man armed for battle, cross over the
Jordan with you before the LORD, then when the land is subdued before you, give
them the land of Gilead as their possession. 30 But if they do not
cross over with you armed, they must accept their possession with you in
Canaan."
31 The
Gadites and Reubenites answered, "Your servants will do what the LORD has
said. 32 We will cross over before the LORD into Canaan armed, but
the property we inherit will be on this side of the Jordan."
33 Then
Moses gave to the Gadites, the Reubenites and the half-tribe of Manasseh son of
Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan--the
whole land with its cities and the territory around them.
34 The
Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, 35 Atroth Shophan, Jazer,
Jogbehah,
36 Beth
Nimrah and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and built pens for their flocks. 37
And the Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh and Kiriathaim, 38 as
well as Nebo and Baal Meon (these names were changed) and Sibmah. They gave
names to the cities they rebuilt.
39 The
descendants of Makir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it and drove out
the Amorites who were there. 40 So Moses gave Gilead to the
Makirites, the descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there.
41 Jair,
a descendant of Manasseh, captured their settlements and called them Havvoth
Jair. A 42 And Nobah captured Kenath and its surrounding
settlements and called it Nobah after himself.
33 1
Here are the stages in the journey of the Israelites
when they came out of Egypt by divisions under the leadership of Moses and
Aaron. 2 At the LORD's command Moses recorded the stages in their
journey. This is their journey by stages:
3 The
Israelites set out from Rameses on the fifteenth day of the first month, the
day after the Passover. They marched out boldly in full view of all the
Egyptians, 4 who were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had
struck down among them; for the LORD had brought judgment on their gods.
5 The
Israelites left Rameses and camped at Succoth.
6 They
left Succoth and camped at Etham, on the edge of the desert.
7 They
left Etham, turned back to Pi Hahiroth, to the east of Baal Zephon, and camped
near Migdol. [12]
8 They
left Pi Hahiroth A and passed through the sea into the desert, and
when they had traveled for three days in the Desert of Etham, they camped at
Marah.
9 They
left Marah and went to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm
trees, and they camped there.
10 They
left Elim and camped by the Red Sea. B
11 They
left the Red Sea and camped in the Desert of Sin.
12 They
left the Desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah.
13 They
left Dophkah and camped at Alush.
14 They
left Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to
drink.
15 They
left Rephidim and camped in the Desert of Sinai.
16 They
left the Desert of Sinai and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah.
17 They
left Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.
18 They
left Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.
19 They
left Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez.
20 They
left Rimmon Perez and camped at Libnah.
21 They
left Libnah and camped at Rissah.
22 They
left Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.
23 They
left Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.
24 They
left Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah.
25 They
left Haradah and camped at Makheloth.
26 They
left Makheloth and camped at Tahath.
27 They
left Tahath and camped at Terah.
28 They
left Terah and camped at Mithcah.
29 They
left Mithcah and camped at Hashmonah.
30 They
left Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.
31 They
left Moseroth and camped at Bene Jaakan.
32 They
left Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Haggidgad. [13]
33 They
left Hor Haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah.
34 They
left Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.
35 They
left Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber.
36 They
left Ezion Geber and camped at Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin.
37 They
left Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the border of Edom. 38 At
the LORD's command Aaron the priest went up Mount Hor, where he died on the
first day of the fifth month of the fortieth year after the Israelites came out
of Egypt. 39 Aaron was a hundred and twenty-three years old when he
died on Mount Hor. [14]
NEW TESTAMENT: LUKE 4:31 - 5:11
31 Then
he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath began to teach
the people. 32 They were amazed at his teaching, because his message
had authority.
33 In
the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an evil G
spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, 34 "Ha! What do
you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who
you are--the Holy One of God!"
35 "Be quiet!" Jesus said sternly. "Come out of him!" Then the demon threw the man
down before them all and came out without injuring him.
36 All
the people were amazed and said to each other, "What is this teaching?
With authority and power he gives orders to evil spirits and they come
out!" 37 And the news about him spread throughout the
surrounding area.
38 Jesus
left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon's mother-in-law was
suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. 39 So
he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and
began to wait on them.
40 When
the sun was setting, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of
sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them. 41 Moreover,
demons came out of many people, shouting, "You are the Son of God!"
But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was
the Christ. H
42 At
daybreak Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for him
and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him from leaving them. 43
But he said, "I must preach the good news
of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent."
44 And he kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea. I
5 1
One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of
Gennesaret,A with the people crowding around him and listening to
the word of God, 2 he saw at the water's edge two boats, left there
by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of
the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from
shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.
4 When
he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put
out into deep water, and let down B
the nets for a catch."
5 Simon
answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught
anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets."
6 When
they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began
to break. 7 So they signaled their partners in the other boat to
come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began
to sink. [15]
8 When
Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me,
Lord; I am a sinful man!" 9 For he and all his companions were
astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10 and so were James
and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon's partners.
Then Jesus said to
Simon, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will
catch men." 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore,
left everything and followed him. [16]
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