JULY
15
PSALMS: 15,
45, 75, 105, 135
PROVERBS: 15
OLD TESTAMENT: JEREMIAH 2:31 - 4:18
NEW TESTAMENT: COLOSIANS 1:1 - 17
PSALMS: 15
A
psalm of David.
1
LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary?
Who
may live on your holy hill?
2
He whose walk is blameless
and
who does what is righteous,
who
speaks the truth from his heart
3
and has no slander on his tongue,
who
does his neighbor no wrong
and
casts no slur on his fellowman,
4
who despises a vile man
but
honors those who fear the LORD,
who
keeps his oath
even
when it hurts,
5
who lends his money without usury
and
does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
He
who does these things
will
never be shaken. [1]
PSALMS: 45
For
the director of music. To the tune of "Lilies." Of the Sons of Korah.
A maskil. A A wedding song.
1
My heart is stirred by a noble theme
as
I recite my verses for the king;
my
tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
2
You are the most excellent of men
and
your lips have been anointed with grace,
since
God has blessed you forever.
3
Gird your sword upon your side, O mighty one;
clothe
yourself with splendor and majesty.
4
In your majesty ride forth victoriously
in
behalf of truth, humility and righteousness;
let
your right hand display awesome deeds.
5
Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king's
enemies;
let
the nations fall beneath your feet.
6
Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;
a
scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
7
You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
therefore
God, your God, has set you above your companions
by
anointing you with the oil of joy.
8
All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and
cassia;
from
palaces adorned with ivory
the
music of the strings makes you glad.
9
Daughters of kings are among your honored women;
at
your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir.
10
Listen, O daughter, consider and give ear:
Forget
your people and your father's house. [2]
11
The king is enthralled by your beauty;
honor
him, for he is your lord.
12
The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift, B
men
of wealth will seek your favor.
13
All glorious is the princess within her chamber;
her
gown is interwoven with gold.
14
In embroidered garments she is led to the king;
her
virgin companions follow her
and
are brought to you.
15
They are led in with joy and gladness;
they
enter the palace of the king.
16
Your sons will take the place of your fathers;
you
will make them princes throughout the land.
17
I will perpetuate your memory through all generations;
therefore
the nations will praise you for ever and ever. [3]
PSALMS: 75
For
the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A psalm of
Asaph. A song.
1
We give thanks to you, O God,
we
give thanks, for your Name is near;
men
tell of your wonderful deeds.
2
You say, "I choose
the appointed time;
it is I who judge uprightly.
3 When the
earth and all its people quake,
it is I who hold its pillars firm.
Selah
4
To the arrogant I say, `Boast no more,'
and to the wicked, `Do not lift up your horns.
5 Do not
lift your horns against heaven;
do not speak with outstretched neck.'"
6
No one from the east or the west
or
from the desert can exalt a man.
7
But it is God who judges:
He
brings one down, he exalts another.
8
In the hand of the LORD is a cup
full
of foaming wine mixed with spices;
he
pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth
drink
it down to its very dregs.
9
As for me, I will declare this forever;
I
will sing praise to the God of Jacob.
10
I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,
but
the horns of the righteous will be lifted up. [4]
PSALMS: 105
1
Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name;
make
known among the nations what he has done.
2
Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell
of all his wonderful acts.
3
Glory in his holy name;
let
the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4
Look to the LORD and his strength;
seek
his face always.
5
Remember the wonders he has done,
his
miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
6
O descendants of Abraham his servant,
O
sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7
He is the LORD our God;
his
judgments are in all the earth.
8
He remembers his covenant forever,
the
word he commanded, for a thousand generations,
9
the covenant he made with Abraham,
the
oath he swore to Isaac.
10
He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
to
Israel as an everlasting covenant:
11
"To you I will give
the land of Canaan
as the portion you will inherit."
12
When they were but few in number,
few
indeed, and strangers in it,
13
they wandered from nation to nation,
from
one kingdom to another.
14
He allowed no one to oppress them;
for
their sake he rebuked kings:
15
"Do not touch my
anointed ones;
do my prophets no harm." [5]
16
He called down famine on the land
and
destroyed all their supplies of food;
17
and he sent a man before them--
Joseph,
sold as a slave.
18
They bruised his feet with shackles,
his
neck was put in irons,
19
till what he foretold came to pass,
till
the word of the LORD proved him true.
20
The king sent and released him,
the
ruler of peoples set him free.
21
He made him master of his household,
ruler
over all he possessed,
22
to instruct his princes as he pleased
and
teach his elders wisdom.
23
Then Israel entered Egypt;
Jacob
lived as an alien in the land of Ham.
24
The LORD made his people very fruitful;
he
made them too numerous for their foes,
2
5whose hearts he turned to hate his people,
to
conspire against his servants.
26
He sent Moses his servant,
and
Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27
They performed his miraculous signs among them,
his
wonders in the land of Ham.
28
He sent darkness and made the land dark--
for
had they not rebelled against his words?
29
He turned their waters into blood,
causing
their fish to die.
30
Their land teemed with frogs,
which
went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
31
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies,
and
gnats throughout their country.
32
He turned their rain into hail,
with
lightning throughout their land; [6]
33
he struck down their vines and fig trees
and
shattered the trees of their country.
34
He spoke, and the locusts came,
grasshoppers
without number;
35
they ate up every green thing in their land,
ate
up the produce of their soil.
36
Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land,
the
firstfruits of all their manhood.
37
He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,
and
from among their tribes no one faltered.
38
Egypt was glad when they left,
because
dread of Israel had fallen on them.
39
He spread out a cloud as a covering,
and
a fire to give light at night.
40
They asked, and he brought them quail
and
satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41
He opened the rock, and water gushed out;
like
a river it flowed in the desert.
42
For he remembered his holy promise
given
to his servant Abraham.
43
He brought out his people with rejoicing,
his
chosen ones with shouts of joy;
44
he gave them the lands of the nations,
and
they fell heir to what others had toiled for--
45
that they might keep his precepts
and
observe his laws.
Praise
the LORD. A [7]
PSALMS: 135
1
Praise the LORD. A
Praise
the name of the LORD;
praise
him, you servants of the LORD,
2
you who minister in the house of the LORD,
in
the courts of the house of our God.
3
Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;
sing
praise to his name, for that is pleasant.
4
For the LORD has chosen Jacob to be his own,
Israel
to be his treasured possession.
5
I know that the LORD is great,
that
our Lord is greater than all gods.
6
The LORD does whatever pleases him,
in
the heavens and on the earth,
in
the seas and all their depths.
7
He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
he
sends lightning with the rain
and
brings out the wind from his storehouses.
8
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
the
firstborn of men and animals.
9
He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, O
Egypt,
against
Pharaoh and all his servants.
10
He struck down many nations
and
killed mighty kings--
11
Sihon king of the Amorites,
Og
king of Bashan
and
all the kings of Canaan--
12
and he gave their land as an inheritance,
an
inheritance to his people Israel. [8]
13
Your name, O LORD, endures forever,
your
renown, O LORD, through all generations.
14
For the LORD will vindicate his people
and
have compassion on his servants.
15
The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
made
by the hands of men.
16
They have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes,
but they cannot see;
17
they have ears, but cannot hear,
nor
is there breath in their mouths.
18
Those who make them will be like them,
and
so will all who trust in them.
19
O house of Israel, praise the LORD;
O
house of Aaron, praise the LORD;
20
O house of Levi, praise the LORD;
you
who fear him, praise the LORD.
21
Praise be to the LORD from Zion,
to
him who dwells in Jerusalem.
Praise
the LORD. [9]
PROVERBS: 15
15
1 A gentle answer turns
away wrath,
but
a harsh word stirs up anger.
2
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
but
the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
3
The eyes of the LORD are everywhere,
keeping
watch on the wicked and the good.
4
The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life,
but
a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
5
A fool spurns his father's discipline,
but
whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
6
The house of the righteous contains great treasure,
but
the income of the wicked brings them trouble.
7
The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
not
so the hearts of fools.
8
The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
but
the prayer of the upright pleases him.
9
The LORD detests the way of the wicked
but
he loves those who pursue righteousness.
10
Stern discipline awaits him who leaves the path;
he
who hates correction will die.
11
Death and DestructionA lie open before the
LORD--
how
much more the hearts of men! [10]
12
A mocker resents correction;
he
will not consult the wise.
13
A happy heart makes the face cheerful,
but
heartache crushes the spirit.
14
The discerning heart seeks knowledge,
but
the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
15
All the days of the oppressed are wretched,
but
the cheerful heart has a continual feast.
16
Better a little with the fear of the LORD
than
great wealth with turmoil.
17
Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than
a fattened calf with hatred.
18
A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension,
but
a patient man calms a quarrel.
19
The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,
but
the path of the upright is a highway.
20
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but
a foolish man despises his mother.
21
Folly delights a man who lacks judgment,
but
a man of understanding keeps a straight course.
22
Plans fail for lack of counsel,
but
with many advisers they succeed. [11]
23
A man finds joy in giving an apt reply--
and
how good is a timely word!
24
The path of life leads upward for the wise
to
keep him from going down to the grave. B
25
The LORD tears down the proud man's house
but
he keeps the widow's boundaries intact.
26
The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked,
but
those of the pure are pleasing to him.
27
A greedy man brings trouble to his family,
but
he who hates bribes will live.
28
The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,
but
the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
29
The LORD is far from the wicked
but
he hears the prayer of the righteous.
30
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart,
and
good news gives health to the bones.
31
He who listens to a life-giving rebuke
will
be at home among the wise.
32
He who ignores discipline despises himself,
but
whoever heeds correction gains understanding. [12]
33
The fear of the LORD teaches a man wisdom, C
OLD TESTAMENT: JEREMIAH 2:31 - 4:18
31 "You of this generation, consider the word of the LORD:
"Have I
been a desert to Israel
or a land of
great darkness?
Why do my
people say, `We are free to roam;
we will come
to you no more'?
32 Does a maiden forget her jewelry,
a bride her
wedding ornaments?
Yet my people
have forgotten me,
days without
number.
33 How skilled you are at pursuing love!
Even the
worst of women can learn from your ways.
34 On your clothes men find
the lifeblood
of the innocent poor,
though you
did not catch them breaking in.
Yet in spite
of all this
35 you say, `I am innocent;
he is not
angry with me.'
But I will
pass judgment on you
because you say,
`I have not sinned.'
36 Why do you go about so much,
changing your
ways?
You will be
disappointed by Egypt
as you were
by Assyria.
37 You will also leave that place
with your
hands on your head,
for the LORD
has rejected those you trust; [15]
you will not
be helped by them.
3 1
"If a man divorces his wife
and she
leaves him and marries another man,
should he
return to her again?
Would not the
land be completely defiled?
But you have
lived as a prostitute with many lovers--
would you now
return to me?"
declares the LORD.
2 "Look up to the barren heights and see.
Is there any
place where you have not been ravished?
By the
roadside you sat waiting for lovers,
sat like a
nomad A in the
desert.
You have
defiled the land
with your
prostitution and wickedness.
3 Therefore the showers have been withheld,
and no spring
rains have fallen.
Yet you have
the brazen look of a prostitute;
you refuse to
blush with shame.
4 Have you not just called to me:
`My Father,
my friend from my youth, [16]
5 will you always be angry?
Will your
wrath continue forever?'
This is how
you talk,
but you do
all the evil you can."
6 During
the reign of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, "Have
you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and
under every spreading tree and has committed adultery there. 7 I thought that after she had done all this she would return
to me but she did not, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it. 8 I gave faithless Israel her certificate of divorce and sent
her away because of all her adulteries. Yet I saw that her unfaithful sister
Judah had no fear; she also went out and committed adultery. 9 Because Israel's immorality mattered so little to her, she
defiled the land and committed adultery with stone and wood. 10 In spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not
return to me with all her heart, but only in pretense," declares
the LORD.
11 The
LORD said to me, "Faithless Israel is more
righteous than unfaithful Judah.
12 Go, proclaim this message toward the north:
"`Return,
faithless Israel,' declares the LORD,
`I will frown
on you no longer,
for I am
merciful,' declares the LORD,
`I will not
be angry forever.
13 Only acknowledge your guilt--
you have
rebelled against the LORD your God,
you have
scattered your favors to foreign gods
under every
spreading tree,
and have not
obeyed me,'"
declares the LORD. [17]
14 "Return, faithless people," declares the LORD,
"for I am your husband. I will choose you--one
from a town and two from a clan--and bring you to Zion. 15 Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will
lead you with knowledge and understanding. 16 In those days, when your numbers have increased greatly in
the land," declares the LORD, "men
will no longer say, `The ark of the covenant of the LORD.' It will never enter
their minds or be remembered; it will not be missed, nor will another one be
made. 17 At that time they will call
Jerusalem The Throne of the LORD, and all nations will gather in Jerusalem to honor
the name of the LORD. No longer will they follow the stubbornness of their evil
hearts. 18 In those days the house
of Judah will join the house of Israel, and together they will come from a
northern land to the land I gave your forefathers as an inheritance.
19 "I myself said,
"`How
gladly would I treat you like sons
and give you
a desirable land,
the most
beautiful inheritance of any nation.'
I thought you
would call me `Father'
and not turn
away from following me.
20 But like a woman unfaithful to her husband,
so you have
been unfaithful to me, O house of Israel,"
declares the LORD.
21 A
cry is heard on the barren heights,
the weeping and pleading
of the people of Israel,
because they have
perverted their ways
and have forgotten the
LORD their God.
22 "Return, faithless people;
I will cure
you of backsliding."
"Yes, we will come to you, [18]
for you are
the LORD our God.
23 Surely the
idolatrous commotion on the hills
and mountains
is a deception;
surely in the
LORD our God
is the
salvation of Israel.
24 From our youth shameful gods have consumed
the fruits of
our fathers' labor--
their flocks
and herds,
their sons
and daughters.
25 Let us lie down in our shame,
and let our
disgrace cover us.
We have
sinned against the LORD our God,
both we and
our fathers;
from our
youth till this day
we have not
obeyed the LORD our God."
4 1
"If you will return, O Israel,
return to me,"
declares the LORD.
"If you put your detestable idols out of my sight
and no longer
go astray,
2 and if in a truthful, just and righteous way
you swear,
`As surely as the LORD lives,'
then the
nations will be blessed by him [19]
and in him
they will glory."
3 This
is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem:
"Break up your unplowed ground
and do not
sow among thorns.
4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD,
circumcise
your hearts,
you men of
Judah and people of Jerusalem,
or my wrath
will break out and burn like fire
because of
the evil you have done--
burn with no
one to quench it.
5 "Announce in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem and say:
`Sound the
trumpet throughout the land!'
Cry aloud and
say:
`Gather
together!
Let us flee
to the fortified cities!'
6 Raise the signal to go to Zion!
Flee for
safety without delay!
For I am
bringing disaster from the north,
even terrible
destruction."
7 A
lion has come out of his lair;
a destroyer of nations
has set out. [20]
He has left his place
to lay waste your land.
Your towns will lie in
ruins
without inhabitant.
8 So
put on sackcloth,
lament and wail,
for the fierce anger of
the LORD
has not turned away from
us.
9 "In that day," declares the LORD,
"the king and the officials will lose heart,
the priests
will be horrified,
and the
prophets will be appalled."
10 Then
I said, "Ah, Sovereign LORD, how completely you have deceived this people
and Jerusalem by saying, `You will have peace,' when the sword is at our
throats."
11 At
that time this people and Jerusalem will be told, "A scorching wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward my
people, but not to winnow or cleanse; 12 a wind too strong for that comes from me. A
Now I pronounce my judgments against them."
13 Look!
He advances like the clouds,
his chariots come like a
whirlwind,
his horses are swifter
than eagles.
Woe to us! We are
ruined!
14 O
Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved.
How long will you harbor
wicked thoughts?
15 A
voice is announcing from Dan, [21]
proclaiming disaster from
the hills of Ephraim.
16 "Tell this to the nations,
proclaim it
to Jerusalem:
`A besieging
army is coming from a distant land,
raising a war
cry against the cities of Judah.
17 They surround her like men guarding a field,
because she
has rebelled against me,'"
declares the LORD.
18 "Your own conduct and actions
have brought
this upon you.
This is your
punishment.
How bitter it
is!
How it
pierces to the heart!" [22]
NEW TESTAMENT: COLOSSIANS 1:1 - 17
1 1
Paul, an apostle
of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 To
the holy and faithful A brothers in Christ at Colosse:
Grace and peace to you
from God our Father. B
3 We
always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
4 because
we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all
the saints—5 the faith and love that spring from the hope that is
stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word
of truth, the gospel 6 that has come to you. All over the world this
gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since
the day you heard it and understood God's grace in all its truth.
7 You
learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister
of Christ on our C behalf,
8 and
who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
9 For
this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for
you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all
spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10 And we pray this in order
that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way:
bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11 being
strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may
have great endurance and patience, and joyfully 12 giving thanks to
the Father, who has qualified you D to share in the inheritance of
the saints in the kingdom of light. 13 For he has rescued us from
the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14
in whom we have redemption, E the forgiveness of sins.
15 He
is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For
by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and
invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were
created by him and for him.
17 He
is before all things, and in him all things hold together. [23]
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