JULY
19
PSALMS: 19,
49, 79, 109, 139
PROVERBS: 19
OLD TESTAMENT: JEREMIAH 10:1 - 11:23
NEW TESTAMENT: COLOSSIANS 3:18 - 4:18
PSALMS: 19
For
the director of music. A psalm of David.
1
The heavens declare the glory of God;
the
skies proclaim the work of his hands.
2
Day after day they pour forth speech;
night
after night they display knowledge.
3
There is no speech or language
where
their voice is not heard. A
4
Their voice B goes out into all the earth,
their
words to the ends of the world.
In
the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun,
5
which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his
pavilion,
like
a champion rejoicing to run his course.
6
It rises at one end of the heavens
and
makes its circuit to the other;
nothing
is hidden from its heat.
7
The law of the LORD is perfect,
reviving
the soul.
The
statutes of the LORD are trustworthy,
making
wise the simple.
8
The precepts of the LORD are right,
giving
joy to the heart.
The
commands of the LORD are radiant,
giving
light to the eyes.
9
The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring
forever.
The
ordinances of the LORD are sure
and
altogether righteous. [1]
10
They are more precious than gold,
than
much pure gold;
they
are sweeter than honey,
than
honey from the comb.
11
By them is your servant warned;
in
keeping them there is great reward.
12
Who can discern his errors?
Forgive
my hidden faults.
13
Keep your servant also from willful sins;
may
they not rule over me.
Then
will I be blameless,
innocent
of great transgression.
14
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my
heart
be
pleasing in your sight,
O
LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. [2]
PSALMS: 49
For
the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1
Hear this, all you peoples;
listen,
all who live in this world,
2
both low and high,
rich
and poor alike:
3
My mouth will speak words of wisdom;
the
utterance from my heart will give understanding.
4
I will turn my ear to a proverb;
with
the harp I will expound my riddle:
5
Why should I fear when evil days come,
when
wicked deceivers surround me--
6
those who trust in their wealth
and
boast of their great riches?
7
No man can redeem the life of another
or
give to God a ransom for him--
8
the ransom for a life is costly,
no
payment is ever enough--
9
that he should live on forever
and
not see decay.
10
For all can see that wise men die;
the
foolish and the senseless alike perish
and
leave their wealth to others.
11
Their tombs will remain their houses A
forever,
their
dwellings for endless generations,
though
they had B named lands after themselves. [3]
12
But man, despite his riches, does not endure;
he
is C like the beasts that perish.
13
This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,
and
of their followers, who approve their sayings.
Selah
14
Like sheep they are destined for the grave, D
and
death will feed on them.
The
upright will rule over them in the morning;
their
forms will decay in the grave, E
far
from their princely mansions.
15
But God will redeem my life F from the
grave;
he
will surely take me to himself.
Selah
16
Do not be overawed when a man grows rich,
when
the splendor of his house increases;
17
for he will take nothing with him when he dies,
his
splendor will not descend with him.
18
Though while he lived he counted himself blessed--
and
men praise you when you prosper--
19
he will join the generation of his fathers,
who
will never see the light of life.
20
A man who has riches without understanding
is
like the beasts that perish. [4]
PSALMS: 79
A
psalm of Asaph.
1
O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance;
they
have defiled your holy temple,
they
have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
2
They have given the dead bodies of your servants
as
food to the birds of the air,
the
flesh of your saints to the beasts of the earth.
3
They have poured out blood like water
all
around Jerusalem,
and
there is no one to bury the dead.
4
We are objects of reproach to our neighbors,
of
scorn and derision to those around us.
5
How long, O LORD? Will you be angry forever?
How
long will your jealousy burn like fire?
6
Pour out your wrath on the nations
that
do not acknowledge you,
on
the kingdoms
that
do not call on your name;
7
for they have devoured Jacob
and
destroyed his homeland.
8
Do not hold against us the sins of the fathers;
may
your mercy come quickly to meet us,
for
we are in desperate need.
9
Help us, O God our Savior,
for
the glory of your name;
deliver
us and forgive our sins
for
your name's sake.
10
Why should the nations say,
"Where
is their God?" [5]
Before
our eyes, make known among the nations
that
you avenge the outpoured blood of your servants.
11
May the groans of the prisoners come before you;
by
the strength of your arm
preserve
those condemned to die.
12
Pay back into the laps of our neighbors seven times
the
reproach they have hurled at you, O Lord.
13
Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,
will
praise you forever;
from
generation to generation
we
will recount your praise. [6]
PSALMS: 109
For
the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1
O God, whom I praise,
do
not remain silent,
2
for wicked and deceitful men
have
opened their mouths against me;
they
have spoken against me with lying tongues.
3
With words of hatred they surround me;
they
attack me without cause.
4
In return for my friendship they accuse me,
but
I am a man of prayer.
5
They repay me evil for good,
and
hatred for my friendship.
6
Appoint A an evil man B to
oppose him;
let
an accuser C stand at his right hand.
7
When he is tried, let him be found guilty,
and
may his prayers condemn him.
8
May his days be few;
may
another take his place of leadership.
9
May his children be fatherless
and
his wife a widow.
10
May his children be wandering beggars;
may
they be driven D from their ruined homes.
11
May a creditor seize all he has;
may
strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.
12
May no one extend kindness to him
or
take pity on his fatherless children.
13
May his descendants be cut off, [7]
their
names blotted out from the next generation.
14
May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before
the LORD;
may
the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
15
May their sins always remain before the LORD,
that
he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
16
For he never thought of doing a kindness,
but
hounded to death the poor
and
the needy and the brokenhearted.
17
He loved to pronounce a curse--
may
it E come on him;
he
found no pleasure in blessing--
may
it be F far from him.
18
He wore cursing as his garment;
it
entered into his body like water,
into
his bones like oil.
19
May it be like a cloak wrapped about him,
like
a belt tied forever around him.
20
May this be the LORD's payment to my accusers,
to
those who speak evil of me.
21
But you, O Sovereign LORD,
deal
well with me for your name's sake;
out
of the goodness of your love, deliver me.
22
For I am poor and needy,
and
my heart is wounded within me.
23
I fade away like an evening shadow;
I
am shaken off like a locust.
24
My knees give way from fasting;
my
body is thin and gaunt.
25
I am an object of scorn to my accusers;
when
they see me, they shake their heads. [8]
26
Help me, O LORD my God;
save
me in accordance with your love.
27
Let them know that it is your hand,
that
you, O LORD, have done it.
28
They may curse, but you will bless;
when
they attack they will be put to shame,
but
your servant will rejoice.
29
My accusers will be clothed with disgrace
and
wrapped in shame as in a cloak.
30
With my mouth I will greatly extol the LORD;
in
the great throng I will praise him.
31
For he stands at the right hand of the needy one,
to
save his life from those who condemn him. [9]
PSALMS: 139
For
the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1
O LORD, you have searched me
and
you know me.
2
You know when I sit and when I rise;
you
perceive my thoughts from afar.
3
You discern my going out and my lying down;
you
are familiar with all my ways.
4
Before a word is on my tongue
you
know it completely, O LORD.
5
You hem me in--behind and before;
you
have laid your hand upon me.
6
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too
lofty for me to attain.
7
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where
can I flee from your presence?
8
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if
I make my bed in the depths, A you are there.
9
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if
I settle on the far side of the sea,
10
even there your hand will guide me,
your
right hand will hold me fast.
11
If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me
and
the light become night around me,"
12
even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the
night will shine like the day,
for
darkness is as light to you. [10]
13
For you created my inmost being;
you
knit me together in my mother's womb.
14
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully
made;
your
works are wonderful,
I
know that full well.
15
My frame was not hidden from you
when
I was made in the secret place.
When
I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
16
your eyes saw my unformed body.
All
the days ordained for me
were
written in your book
before
one of them came to be.
17
How precious to B me are your thoughts, O
God!
How
vast is the sum of them!
18
Were I to count them,
they
would outnumber the grains of sand.
When
I awake,
I
am still with you.
19
If only you would slay the wicked, O God!
Away
from me, you bloodthirsty men!
20
They speak of you with evil intent;
your
adversaries misuse your name.
21
Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD,
and
abhor those who rise up against you?
22
I have nothing but hatred for them;
I
count them my enemies.
23
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test
me and know my anxious thoughts.
24
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and
lead me in the way everlasting. [11]
PROVERBS: 19
19
1 Better a poor man whose
walk is blameless
than
a fool whose lips are perverse.
2
It is not good to have zeal without knowledge,
nor
to be hasty and miss the way.
3
A man's own folly ruins his life,
yet
his heart rages against the LORD.
4
Wealth brings many friends,
but
a poor man's friend deserts him.
5
A false witness will not go unpunished,
and
he who pours out lies will not go free.
6
Many curry favor with a ruler,
and
everyone is the friend of a man who gives gifts.
7
A poor man is shunned by all his relatives--
how
much more do his friends avoid him!
Though
he pursues them with pleading,
they
are nowhere to be found. A
8
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
he
who cherishes understanding prospers.
9
A false witness will not go unpunished,
and
he who pours out lies will perish.
10
It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury--
how
much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
11
A man's wisdom gives him patience;
it
is to his glory to overlook an offense. [12]
12
A king's rage is like the roar of a lion,
but
his favor is like dew on the grass.
13
A foolish son is his father's ruin,
and
a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
14
Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,
but
a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15
Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and
the shiftless man goes hungry.
16
He who obeys instructions guards his life,
but
he who is contemptuous of his ways will die.
17
He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD,
and
he will reward him for what he has done.
18
Discipline your son, for in that there is hope;
do
not be a willing party to his death.
19
A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty;
if
you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
20
Listen to advice and accept instruction,
and
in the end you will be wise.
21
Many are the plans in a man's heart,
but
it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.
22
What a man desires is unfailing love B;
better
to be poor than a liar. [13]
23
The fear of the LORD leads to life:
Then
one rests content, untouched by trouble.
24
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he
will not even bring it back to his mouth!
25
Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
rebuke
a discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
26
He who robs his father and drives out his mother
is
a son who brings shame and disgrace.
27
Stop listening to instruction, my son,
and
you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28
A corrupt witness mocks at justice,
and
the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
29
Penalties are prepared for mockers,
and
beatings for the backs of fools. [14]
OLD TESTAMENT: JEREMIAH 10:1 - 11:23
10 1
Hear what the LORD says to you, O house of Israel.
2 This is what the LORD says:
"Do not learn the ways of the nations
or be
terrified by signs in the sky,
though the
nations are terrified by them.
3 For the customs of the peoples are worthless;
they cut a
tree out of the forest,
and a
craftsman shapes it with his chisel.
4 They adorn it with silver and gold;
they fasten
it with hammer and nails
so it will
not totter.
5 Like a scarecrow in a melon patch,
their idols
cannot speak;
they must be
carried
because they
cannot walk.
Do not fear
them;
they can do
no harm
nor can they
do any good."
6 No
one is like you, O LORD;
you are great,
and your name is mighty
in power.
7 Who
should not revere you,
O King of the nations?
This is your due.
Among all the wise men
of the nations [15]
and in all their
kingdoms,
there is no one like
you.
8 They
are all senseless and foolish;
they are taught by
worthless wooden idols.
9 Hammered
silver is brought from Tarshish
and gold from Uphaz.
What the craftsman and
goldsmith have made
is then dressed in blue
and purple--
all made by skilled
workers.
10 But
the LORD is the true God;
he is the living God,
the eternal King.
When he is angry, the
earth trembles;
the nations cannot
endure his wrath.
11 "Tell
them this: `These gods, who did not make the heavens
and the earth, will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.'"
A
12 But
God made the earth by his power;
he founded the world by
his wisdom
and stretched out the
heavens by his understanding.
13 When
he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar;
he makes clouds rise
from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning with
the rain
and brings out the wind
from his storehouses.
14 Everyone
is senseless and without knowledge;
every goldsmith is
shamed by his idols.
His images are a fraud; [16]
they have no breath in
them.
15 They
are worthless, the objects of mockery;
when their judgment
comes, they will perish.
16 He
who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these,
for he is the Maker of
all things,
including Israel, the
tribe of his inheritance--
the LORD Almighty is his
name.
17 Gather
up your belongings to leave the land,
you who live under
siege.
18 For
this is what the LORD says:
"At this time I will hurl out
those who
live in this land;
I will bring
distress on them
so that they
may be captured."
19 Woe
to me because of my injury!
My wound is incurable!
Yet I said to myself,
"This is my
sickness, and I must endure it."
20 My
tent is destroyed;
all its ropes are
snapped.
My sons are gone from me
and are no more;
no one is left now to
pitch my tent [17]
or to set up my shelter.
21 The
shepherds are senseless
and do not inquire of
the LORD;
so they do not prosper
and all their flock is
scattered.
22 Listen!
The report is coming--
a great commotion from
the land of the north!
It will make the towns
of Judah desolate,
a haunt of jackals.
23 I
know, O LORD, that a man's life is not his own;
it is not for man to
direct his steps.
24 Correct
me, LORD, but only with justice--
not in your anger,
lest you reduce me to
nothing.
25 Pour
out your wrath on the nations
that do not acknowledge
you,
on the peoples who do
not call on your name.
For they have devoured
Jacob;
they have devoured him
completely
and destroyed his
homeland.
11 1
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: 2
"Listen to the terms of this covenant and
tell them to the people of Judah and to those who live in Jerusalem.
3 Tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: `Cursed
is the man who does not obey the terms of this covenant—4 the terms I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of
Egypt, out of the iron-smelting furnace.' I said, `Obey me and do everything I
command you, and you will be my people, and I will be your God.
5 Then I will fulfill the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give [18]them a land flowing with
milk and honey'--the land you possess today."
I answered, "Amen,
LORD."
6 The
LORD said to me, "Proclaim all these words in the
towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: `Listen to the terms of this
covenant and follow them. 7 From the
time I brought your forefathers up from Egypt until today, I warned them again
and again, saying, "Obey me." 8 But they did not listen or pay attention; instead, they
followed the stubbornness of their evil hearts. So I brought on them all the
curses of the covenant I had commanded them to follow but that they did not
keep.'"
9 Then
the LORD said to me, "There is a conspiracy among
the people of Judah and those who live in Jerusalem. 10 They have returned to the sins of their forefathers, who
refused to listen to my words. They have followed other gods to serve them.
Both the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made
with their forefathers. 11 Therefore
this is what the LORD says: `I will bring on them a disaster they cannot
escape. Although they cry out to me, I will not listen to them. 12 The towns of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will go and
cry out to the gods to whom they burn incense, but they will not help them at
all when disaster strikes. 13 You
have as many gods as you have towns, O Judah; and the altars you have set up to
burn incense to that shameful god Baal are as many as the streets of
Jerusalem.'
14 "Do not pray for this people nor offer any plea or petition for
them, because I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their
distress.
15 "What is my beloved doing in my temple
as she works
out her evil schemes with many?
Can consecrated
meat avert your punishment?
When you
engage in your wickedness,
then you
rejoice. A"
16 The
LORD called you a thriving olive tree
with fruit beautiful in
form. [19]
But with the roar of a mighty storm
he will set it on fire,
and its branches will be
broken.
17 The LORD Almighty, who
planted you, has decreed disaster for you, because the house of Israel and the
house of Judah have done evil and provoked me to anger by burning incense to
Baal.
18 Because
the LORD revealed their plot to me, I knew it, for at that time he showed me
what they were doing. 19 I had been like a gentle lamb led to the
slaughter; I did not realize that they had plotted against me, saying,
"Let us destroy the
tree and its fruit;
let us cut him off from
the land of the living,
that his name be
remembered no more."
20 But,
O LORD Almighty, you who judge righteously
and test the heart and
mind,
let me see your
vengeance upon them,
for to you I have
committed my cause.
21 "Therefore this is what the LORD says about the men of
Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, `Do not prophesy in the name of
the LORD or you will die by our hands'—22 therefore this is what the LORD Almighty says: `I will
punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by
famine. 23 Not even a remnant will
be left to them, because I will bring disaster on the men of Anathoth in the
year of their punishment.'" [20]
NEW TESTAMENT: COLOSSIANS 3:18 - 4:18
18 Wives,
submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19 Husbands,
love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
20 Children,
obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
21 Fathers,
do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
22 Slaves,
obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is
on you and to win their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for
the Lord.
23 Whatever
you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, 24
since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a
reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. 25 Anyone who does
wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
4 1
Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and
fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
2 Devote
yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3 And pray for
us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the
mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4 Pray that I may
proclaim it clearly, as I should. 5 Be wise in the way you act
toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 6 Let your
conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know
how to answer everyone.
7 Tychicus
will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister
and fellow servant in the Lord. 8 I am sending him to you for the
express purpose that you may know about our A circumstances and that
he may encourage your hearts. 9 He is coming with Onesimus, our
faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will tell you everything
that is happening here.
10 My
fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you his greetings, as does Mark, the cousin
of Barnabas. (You have received instructions about him; if he comes to you,
welcome him.) 11 Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings.
These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and
they have proved a comfort to me.
12 Epaphras,
who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always
wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God,
mature and fully assured. 13 I vouch for him that he is working hard
for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis. 14 Our dear friend
Luke, the doctor, and Demas send greetings. 15 Give my greetings to
the brothers at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house.
16 After
this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read in the church of the
Laodiceans and that you in turn read the letter from [21]Laodicea.
17 Tell
Archippus: "See to it that you complete the work you have received in the
Lord."
18 I,
Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with
you. [22]
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[22] Excerpted from Compton's
Interactive Bible NIV. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 SoftKey Multimedia
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