DECEMBER
6
PSALMS: 6, 36,
66, 96, 126
PROVERBS: 6
OLD TESTAMENT: LEVITICUS 16:29 - 18:30
NEW TESTAMENT: MARK 7:24 - 8:10
PSALMS: 6
For
the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith. A
A psalm of David.
1
O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger
or
discipline me in your wrath.
2
Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am faint;
O
LORD, heal me, for my bones are in agony.
3
My soul is in anguish.
How
long, O LORD, how long?
4
Turn, O LORD, and deliver me;
save
me because of your unfailing love.
5
No one remembers you when he is dead.
Who
praises you from the grave B?
6
I am worn out from groaning;
all
night long I flood my bed with weeping
and
drench my couch with tears.
7
My eyes grow weak with sorrow;
they
fail because of all my foes.
8
Away from me, all you who do evil,
for
the LORD has heard my weeping.
9
The LORD has heard my cry for mercy;
the
LORD accepts my prayer.
10
All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed;
they
will turn back in sudden disgrace. [1]
PSALMS: 36
For
the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD.
1
An oracle is within my heart
concerning
the sinfulness of the wicked: A
There
is no fear of God
before
his eyes.
2
For in his own eyes he flatters himself
too
much to detect or hate his sin.
3
The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful;
he
has ceased to be wise and to do good.
4
Even on his bed he plots evil;
he
commits himself to a sinful course
and
does not reject what is wrong.
5
Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens,
your
faithfulness to the skies.
6
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your
justice like the great deep.
O
LORD, you preserve both man and beast.
7
How priceless is your unfailing love!
Both
high and low among men
findB
refuge in the shadow of your wings.
8
They feast on the abundance of your house;
you
give them drink from your river of delights.
9
For with you is the fountain of life;
in
your light we see light.
10
Continue your love to those who know you,
your
righteousness to the upright in heart.
11
May the foot of the proud not come against me, [2]
nor
the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12
See how the evildoers lie fallen--
thrown
down, not able to rise! [3]
PSALMS: 66
For
the director of music. A song. A psalm.
1
Shout with joy to God, all the earth!
2
Sing the glory of his name;
make
his praise glorious!
3
Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds!
So
great is your power
that
your enemies cringe before you.
4
All the earth bows down to you;
they
sing praise to you,
they
sing praise to your name."
Selah
5
Come and see what God has done,
how
awesome his works in man's behalf!
6
He turned the sea into dry land,
they
passed through the waters on foot--
come,
let us rejoice in him.
7
He rules forever by his power,
his
eyes watch the nations--
let
not the rebellious rise up against him.
Selah
8
Praise our God, O peoples,
let
the sound of his praise be heard;
9
he has preserved our lives
and
kept our feet from slipping.
10For
you, O God, tested us;
you
refined us like silver.
11
You brought us into prison
and
laid burdens on our backs.
12
You let men ride over our heads; [4]
we
went through fire and water,
but
you brought us to a place of abundance.
13
I will come to your temple with burnt offerings
and
fulfill my vows to you--
14
vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke
when
I was in trouble.
15
I will sacrifice fat animals to you
and
an offering of rams;
I
will offer bulls and goats.
Selah
16
Come and listen, all you who fear God;
let
me tell you what he has done for me.
17
I cried out to him with my mouth;
his
praise was on my tongue.
18
If I had cherished sin in my heart,
the
Lord would not have listened;
19
but God has surely listened
and
heard my voice in prayer.
20
Praise be to God,
who
has not rejected my prayer
or
withheld his love from me! [5]
PSALMS: 96
1
Sing to the LORD a new song;
sing
to the LORD, all the earth.
2
Sing to the LORD, praise his name;
proclaim
his salvation day after day.
3
Declare his glory among the nations,
his
marvelous deeds among all peoples.
4
For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
he
is to be feared above all gods.
5
For all the gods of the nations are idols,
but
the LORD made the heavens.
6
Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength
and glory are in his sanctuary.
7
Ascribe to the LORD, O families of nations,
ascribe
to the LORD glory and strength.
8
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
bring
an offering and come into his courts.
9
Worship the LORD in the splendor of his A
holiness;
tremble
before him, all the earth.
10
Say among the nations, "The
LORD reigns."
The
world is firmly established, it cannot be moved;
he
will judge the peoples with equity.
11
Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;
let
the sea resound, and all that is in it;
12
let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them.
Then
all the trees of the forest will sing for joy;
13
they will sing before the LORD, for he comes,
he
comes to judge the earth.
He
will judge the world in righteousness
and
the peoples in his truth. [6]
PSALMS: 126
A
song of ascents.
1
When the LORD brought back the captives to A
Zion,
we
were like men who dreamed. B
2
Our mouths were filled with laughter,
our
tongues with songs of joy.
Then
it was said among the nations,
"The LORD has done great things for them."
3
The LORD has done great things for us,
and
we are filled with joy.
4
Restore our fortunes, C O LORD,
like
streams in the Negev.
5
Those who sow in tears
will
reap with songs of joy.
6
He who goes out weeping,
carrying
seed to sow,
will
return with songs of joy,
carrying
sheaves with him. [7]
PROVERBS: 6
6
1 My son, if you have put
up security for your neighbor,
if
you have struck hands in pledge for another,
2
if you have been trapped by what you said,
ensnared
by the words of your mouth,
3
then do this, my son, to free yourself,
since
you have fallen into your neighbor's hands:
Go
and humble yourself;
press
your plea with your neighbor!
4
Allow no sleep to your eyes,
no
slumber to your eyelids.
5
Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the
hunter,
like
a bird from the snare of the fowler.
6
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider
its ways and be wise!
7
It has no commander,
no
overseer or ruler,
8
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and
gathers its food at harvest.
9
How long will you lie there, you sluggard?
When
will you get up from your sleep?
10
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a
little folding of the hands to rest--
11
and poverty will come on you like a bandit
and
scarcity like an armed man. A
12
A scoundrel and villain,
who
goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13
who winks with his eye,
signals
with his feet
and
motions with his fingers,
14
who plots evil with deceit in his heart--
he
always stirs up dissension.
15
Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; [8]
he
will suddenly be destroyed--without remedy.
16
There are six things the LORD hates,
seven
that are detestable to him:
17
haughty eyes,
a
lying tongue,
hands
that shed innocent blood,
18
a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet
that are quick to rush into evil,
19
a false witness who pours out lies
and
a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.
20
My son, keep your father's commands
and
do not forsake your mother's teaching.
21
Bind them upon your heart forever;
fasten
them around your neck.
22
When you walk, they will guide you;
when
you sleep, they will watch over you;
when
you awake, they will speak to you.
23
For these commands are a lamp,
this
teaching is a light,
and
the corrections of discipline
are
the way to life,
24
keeping you from the immoral woman,
from
the smooth tongue of the wayward wife.
25
Do not lust in your heart after her beauty
or
let her captivate you with her eyes,
26
for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread,
and
the adulteress preys upon your very life.
27
Can a man scoop fire into his lap
without
his clothes being burned?
28
Can a man walk on hot coals
without
his feet being scorched?
29
So is he who sleeps with another man's wife; [9]
no
one who touches her will go unpunished.
30
Men do not despise a thief if he steals
to
satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
31
Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold,
though
it costs him all the wealth of his house.
32
But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment;
whoever
does so destroys himself.
33
Blows and disgrace are his lot,
and
his shame will never be wiped away;
34
for jealousy arouses a husband's fury,
and
he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
35
He will not accept any compensation;
he
will refuse the bribe, however great it is. [10]
OLD TESTAMENT: LEVITICUS 16:29 - 18:30
29 "This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day
of the seventh month you must deny yourselves B and not do any work--whether native-born or an alien living
among you—30 because on this day atonement will be made for you, to
cleanse you. Then, before the LORD, you will be clean from all your sins. 31 It is a sabbath of
rest, and you must deny yourselves; it is a lasting ordinance. 32 The priest who is
anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest is to make
atonement. He is to put on the sacred linen garments 33 and make atonement
for the Most Holy Place, for the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and for the
priests and all the people of the community.
34 "This is
to be a lasting ordinance for you: Atonement is to be made once a year for all
the sins of the Israelites."
And it was done, as the
LORD commanded Moses.
17 1
The LORD said to Moses, 2 "Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and
say to them: `This is what the LORD has commanded: 3 Any Israelite who
sacrifices an ox,A a lamb or a goat
in the camp or outside of it 4 instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of
Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD in front of the tabernacle of
the LORD--that man shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; he has shed blood
and must be cut off from his people. 5 This is so the Israelites will bring to the LORD the
sacrifices they are now making in the open fields. They must bring them to the
priest, that is, to the LORD, at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and
sacrifice them as fellowship offerings.B 6 The priest is to sprinkle the blood against the altar of the
LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as an aroma
pleasing to the LORD. 7 They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the
goat idols C to whom they prostitute themselves. This is to be a
lasting ordinance for them and for the generations to come.'
8 "Say to them: `Any Israelite or any
alien living among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice 9 and does not
bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the
LORD--that man must be cut off from his people.
10 "`Any
Israelite or any alien living among them who eats any blood--I will set my face
against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from his people. 11 For the life
of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for
yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one's life. 12 Therefore I
say to the Israelites, "None of you may eat blood, nor may an alien living
among you eat blood."
13 "`Any
Israelite or any alien living among you who hunts any animal or bird that may
be eaten must drain out the blood and cover it with earth, 14 because the
life of every creature is its blood. That is why I have said to the Israelites,
"You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every
creature is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off." [11]
15 "`Anyone,
whether native-born or alien, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild
animals must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be ceremonially
unclean till evening; then he will be clean. 16 But if he
does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, he will be held responsible.'"
18 1
The LORD said to Moses, 2 "Speak to the Israelites and say to them: `I am the LORD your
God. 3 You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live,
and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you.
Do not follow their practices. 4 You must obey my laws and be careful to follow my decrees. I
am the LORD your God. 5 Keep my decrees and laws, for the man who obeys them will
live by them. I am the LORD.
6 "`No one is to approach any close
relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.
7 "`Do not dishonor your father by
having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have
relations with her.
8 "`Do not have sexual relations with
your father's wife; that would dishonor your father.
9 "`Do not have sexual relations with
your sister, either your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether
she was born in the same home or elsewhere.
10 "`Do not
have sexual relations with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter;
that would dishonor you.
11 "`Do not
have sexual relations with the daughter of your father's wife, born to your
father; she is your sister.
12 "`Do not
have sexual relations with your father's sister; she is your father's close
relative.
13"
`Do not have sexual relations with your mother's
sister, because she is your mother's close relative.
14 "`Do not dishonor your father's brother by approaching his wife to
have sexual relations; she is your aunt.
15 "`Do not
have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son's wife; do not
have relations with her.
16 "`Do not
have sexual relations with your brother's wife; that would dishonor your
brother.
17 "`Do not
have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sexual
relations with either her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter; they are
her close relatives. That is wickedness.
18 "`Do not take your wife's sister as a rival wife and have sexual
relations with her while your wife is living.
19 "`Do not
approach a woman to have sexual relations during the uncleanness of her monthly
period.
21 "`Do not give any of your children to be sacrificedA
to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
22 "`Do not
lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable.
23 "`Do not
have sexual relations with an animal and defile yourself with it. A woman must
not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a
perversion.
24 "`Do not
defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the nations that I
am going to drive out before you became defiled. 25 Even the land
was defiled; so I punished it for its sin, and the land vomited out its
inhabitants. 26 But you must keep my decrees and my laws. The native-born and the
aliens living among you must not do any of these detestable things, 27 for all these
things were done by the people who lived in the land before you, and the land
became defiled. 28 And if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it vomited out the
nations that were before you.
29 "`Everyone
who does any of these detestable things--such persons must be cut off from their
people.
30 Keep my
requirements and do not follow any of the detestable customs that were
practiced before you came and do not defile yourselves with them. I am the LORD
your God.'"[13]
NEW TESTAMENT: MARK 7:24 - 8:10
24 Jesus
left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre.G He entered a
house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence
secret. 25 In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose
little daughter was possessed by an evil H spirit came and fell at
his feet. 26 The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She
begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
27"First let the children eat all they want," he
told her, "for it is not right to take the
children's bread and toss it to their dogs."
28 "Yes,
Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs under the table eat the
children's crumbs."
29 Then
he told her, "For such a reply, you may go; the
demon has left your daughter."
30 She
went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.
31 Then
Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of
Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.I 32 There
some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they
begged him to place his hand on the man.
33 After
he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man's
ears. Then he spit and touched the man's tongue. 34 He looked up to
heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, "Ephphatha!"
(which means, "Be opened!"). 35 At
this, the man's ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak
plainly.
36 Jesus
commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept
talking about it.
37 People
were overwhelmed with amazement. "He has done
everything well," they said. "He even
makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."
8 1
During those days another large crowd gathered. Since
they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, 2 "I have compassion for these people; they have already been
with me three days and have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them home
hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long
distance."
4 His
disciples answered, "But where in this remote place can anyone get enough
bread to feed them?"
5 "How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked.
"Seven," they
replied.
6 He
told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves
and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before
the people, and they did so. 7 They had a few small fish as well; he
gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them. 8 The
people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven
basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 9 About four
thousand men were present. And having sent them away, 10 he got into
the boat with his disciples and went to the region of [14]Dalmanutha.
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