JULY
8
PSALMS: 8, 38, 68, 98, 128
PROVERBS: 8
OLD TESTAMENT: ISAIAH 51:1 - 53:12
NEW TESTAMENT: EPHESIANS 5:1 - 33
PSALMS: 8
For
the director of music. According to gittith. A A psalm of
David.
1
O LORD, our Lord,
how
majestic is your name in all the earth!
You
have set your glory
above
the heavens.
2
From the lips of children and infants
you
have ordained praise B
because
of your enemies,
to
silence the foe and the avenger.
3
When I consider your heavens,
the
work of your fingers,
the
moon and the stars,
which
you have set in place,
4
what is man that you are mindful of him,
the
son of man that you care for him?
5
You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings C
and
crowned him with glory and honor.
6
You made him ruler over the works of your hands;
you
put everything under his feet:
7
all flocks and herds,
and
the beasts of the field,
8
the birds of the air,
and
the fish of the sea,
all
that swim the paths of the seas. [1]
9
O LORD, our Lord,
how
majestic is your name in all the earth! [2]
PSALMS: 38
A
psalm of David. A petition.
1
O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger
or
discipline me in your wrath.
2
For your arrows have pierced me,
and
your hand has come down upon me.
3
Because of your wrath there is no health in my body;
my
bones have no soundness because of my sin.
4
My guilt has overwhelmed me
like
a burden too heavy to bear.
5
My wounds fester and are loathsome
because
of my sinful folly.
6
I am bowed down and brought very low;
all
day long I go about mourning.
7
My back is filled with searing pain;
there
is no health in my body.
8
I am feeble and utterly crushed;
I
groan in anguish of heart.
9
All my longings lie open before you, O Lord;
my
sighing is not hidden from you.
10
My heart pounds, my strength fails me;
even
the light has gone from my eyes.
11
My friends and companions avoid me because of my
wounds;
my
neighbors stay far away.
12
Those who seek my life set their traps,
those
who would harm me talk of my ruin;
all
day long they plot deception. [3]
13
I am like a deaf man, who cannot hear,
like
a mute, who cannot open his mouth;
14
I have become like a man who does not hear,
whose
mouth can offer no reply.
15
I wait for you, O LORD;
you
will answer, O Lord my God.
16
For I said, "Do not let them gloat
or
exalt themselves over me when my foot slips."
17
For I am about to fall,
and
my pain is ever with me.
18
I confess my iniquity;
I
am troubled by my sin.
19
Many are those who are my vigorous enemies;
those
who hate me without reason are numerous.
20
Those who repay my good with evil
slander
me when I pursue what is good.
21
O LORD, do not forsake me;
be
not far from me, O my God.
22
Come quickly to help me,
O
Lord my Savior. [4]
PSALMS: 68
For
the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
1
May God arise, may his enemies be scattered;
may
his foes flee before him.
2
As smoke is blown away by the wind,
may
you blow them away;
as
wax melts before the fire,
may
the wicked perish before God.
3
But may the righteous be glad
and
rejoice before God;
may
they be happy and joyful.
4
Sing to God, sing praise to his name,
extol
him who rides on the clouds A--
his
name is the LORD--
and
rejoice before him.
5
A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows,
is
God in his holy dwelling.
6
God sets the lonely in families, B
he
leads forth the prisoners with singing;
but
the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
7
When you went out before your people, O God,
when
you marched through the wasteland,
Selah
8
the earth shook,
the
heavens poured down rain,
before
God, the One of Sinai,
before
God, the God of Israel.
9
You gave abundant showers, O God;
you
refreshed your weary inheritance. [5]
10
Your people settled in it,
and
from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poor.
11
The Lord announced the word,
and
great was the company of those who proclaimed it:
12
"Kings and armies
flee in haste;
in the camps men divide the plunder.
Even
while you sleep among the campfires, C
the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
its feathers with shining gold."
14
When the Almighty D scattered the kings in
the land,
it
was like snow fallen on Zalmon.
15
The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains;
rugged
are the mountains of Bashan.
16
Why gaze in envy, O rugged mountains,
at
the mountain where God chooses to reign,
where
the LORD himself will dwell forever?
17
The chariots of God are tens of thousands
and
thousands of thousands;
the
Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.
18
When you ascended on high,
you
led captives in your train;
you
received gifts from men,
even
from E the rebellious--
that
you, F O LORD God, might dwell there.
19
Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,
who
daily bears our burdens.
Selah
20
Our God is a God who saves;
from
the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death.
[6]
21
Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies,
the
hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22
The Lord says, "I
will bring them from Bashan;
I will bring them from the depths of the sea,
23 that you may plunge your feet in the blood of your foes,
while the tongues of your dogs have their share."
24
Your procession has come into view, O God,
the
procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.
25
In front are the singers, after them the musicians;
with
them are the maidens playing tambourines.
26
Praise God in the great congregation;
praise
the LORD in the assembly of Israel.
27
There is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them,
there
the great throng of Judah's princes,
and
there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
28
Summon your power, O God G;
show
us your strength, O God, as you have done before.
29
Because of your temple at Jerusalem
kings
will bring you gifts.
30
Rebuke the beast among the reeds,
the
herd of bulls among the calves of the nations.
Humbled,
may it bring bars of silver.
Scatter
the nations who delight in war.
31
Envoys will come from Egypt;
Cush
H will submit herself to God.
32
Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth,
sing
praise to the Lord,
Selah
[7]
33
to him who rides the ancient skies above,
who
thunders with mighty voice.
34
Proclaim the power of God,
whose
majesty is over Israel,
whose
power is in the skies.
35
You are awesome, O God, in your sanctuary;
the
God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.
Praise
be to God! [8]
PSALMS: 98
A
psalm.
1
Sing to the LORD a new song,
for
he has done marvelous things;
his
right hand and his holy arm
have
worked salvation for him.
2
The LORD has made his salvation known
and
revealed his righteousness to the nations.
3
He has remembered his love
and
his faithfulness to the house of Israel;
all
the ends of the earth have seen
the
salvation of our God.
4
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth,
burst
into jubilant song with music;
5
make music to the LORD with the harp,
with
the harp and the sound of singing,
6
with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn--
shout
for joy before the LORD, the King.
7
Let the sea resound, and everything in it,
the
world, and all who live in it.
8
Let the rivers clap their hands,
let
the mountains sing together for joy;
9
let them sing before the LORD,
for
he comes to judge the earth.
He
will judge the world in righteousness
and
the peoples with equity. [9]
PSALMS: 128
A
song of ascents.
1
Blessed are all who fear the LORD,
who
walk in his ways.
2
You will eat the fruit of your labor;
blessings
and prosperity will be yours.
3
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within
your house;
your
sons will be like olive shoots
around
your table.
4
Thus is the man blessed
who
fears the LORD.
5
May the LORD bless you from Zion
all
the days of your life;
may
you see the prosperity of Jerusalem,
6
and may you live to see your children's children.
Peace
be upon Israel. [10]
PROVERBS: 8
8
1 Does not wisdom call
out?
Does
not understanding raise her voice?
2
On the heights along the way,
where
the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3
beside the gates leading into the city,
at
the entrances, she cries aloud:
4
"To you, O men, I
call out;
I raise my voice to all mankind.
5 You who
are simple, gain prudence;
you who are foolish, gain understanding.
6
Listen, for I have worthy things to say;
I open my lips to speak what is right.
7 My mouth
speaks what is true,
for my lips detest wickedness.
8 All the
words of my mouth are just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.
9 To the
discerning all of them are right;
they are faultless to those who have knowledge.
10 Choose my
instruction instead of silver,
knowledge rather than choice gold,
11 for wisdom
is more precious than rubies,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
12
"I, wisdom, dwell
together with prudence;
I possess knowledge and discretion.
13 To fear
the LORD is to hate evil;
I hate pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and perverse speech.
14 Counsel
and sound judgment are mine;
I have understanding and power.
15 By me
kings reign
and rulers make laws that are just;
and all nobles who rule on earth. A
17 I love
those who love me,
and those who seek me find me.
18 With me
are riches and honor,
enduring wealth and prosperity.
19
My fruit is better than fine gold;
what I yield surpasses choice silver.
20 I walk in
the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,
21 bestowing
wealth on those who love me
and making their treasuries full.
22
"The LORD brought me
forth as the first of his works, BC
before his deeds of old;
23 I was
appointed D from
eternity,
from the beginning, before the world began.
24 When there
were no oceans, I was given birth,
when there were no springs abounding with water;
25 before the
mountains were settled in place,
before the hills, I was given birth,
26 before he
made the earth or its fields
or any of the dust of the world.
27 I was
there when he set the heavens in place,
when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
28 when he
established the clouds above
and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
29 when he
gave the sea its boundary
so the waters would not overstep his command,
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
30 Then I was the craftsman at his side.
I was filled with delight day after day,
rejoicing always in his presence,
31 rejoicing in his whole world
and delighting in mankind. [12]
32
"Now then, my sons,
listen to me;
blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Listen to
my instruction and be wise;
do not ignore it.
34 Blessed is
the man who listens to me,
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway.
35 For
whoever finds me finds life
and receives favor from the LORD.
36 But
whoever fails to find me harms himself;
all who hate me love death." [13]
OLD TESTAMENT: ISAIAH 51:1 - 53:12
51 1
"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness
and who seek
the LORD:
Look to the
rock from which you were cut
and to the
quarry from which you were hewn;
2 look to Abraham, your father,
and to Sarah,
who gave you birth.
When I called
him he was but one,
and I blessed
him and made him many.
3 The LORD will surely comfort Zion
and will look
with compassion on all her ruins;
he will make
her deserts like Eden,
her
wastelands like the garden of the LORD.
Joy and
gladness will be found in her,
thanksgiving
and the sound of singing.
4 "Listen to me, my people;
hear me, my
nation:
The law will
go out from me;
my justice
will become a light to the nations.
5 My righteousness draws near speedily,
my salvation
is on the way,
and my arm
will bring justice to the nations.
The islands
will look to me
and wait in
hope for my arm.
6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
look at the
earth beneath;
the heavens
will vanish like smoke, [14]
the earth
will wear out like a garment
and its
inhabitants die like flies.
But my
salvation will last forever,
my
righteousness will never fail.
7 "Hear me, you who know what is right,
you people
who have my law in your hearts:
Do not fear
the reproach of men
or be
terrified by their insults.
8 For the moth will eat them up like a garment;
the worm will
devour them like wool.
But my
righteousness will last forever,
my salvation
through all generations."
9 Awake,
awake! Clothe yourself with strength,
O arm of the LORD;
awake, as in days gone
by,
as in generations of
old.
Was it not you who cut
Rahab to pieces,
who pierced that monster
through?
10 Was
it not you who dried up the sea,
the waters of the great
deep,
who made a road in the
depths of the sea [15]
so that the redeemed might
cross over?
11 The
ransomed of the LORD will return.
They will enter Zion
with singing;
everlasting joy will
crown their heads.
Gladness and joy will
overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing
will flee away.
12 "I, even I, am he who comforts you.
Who are you
that you fear mortal men,
the sons of
men, who are but grass,
13 that you forget the LORD your Maker,
who stretched
out the heavens
and laid the
foundations of the earth,
that you live
in constant terror every day
because of
the wrath of the oppressor,
who is bent
on destruction?
For where is
the wrath of the oppressor?
14 The cowering prisoners will soon be set free;
they will not
die in their dungeon,
nor will they
lack bread.
15 For I am the LORD your God,
who churns up
the sea so that its waves roar--
the LORD
Almighty is his name.
16 I have put my words in your mouth
and covered
you with the shadow of my hand--
I who set the
heavens in place, [16]
who laid the
foundations of the earth,
and who say
to Zion, `You are my people.'"
17 Awake,
awake!
Rise up, O Jerusalem,
you who have drunk from
the hand of the LORD
the cup of his wrath,
you who have drained to
its dregs
the goblet that makes
men stagger.
18 Of
all the sons she bore
there was none to guide
her;
of all the sons she
reared
there was none to take
her by the hand.
19 These
double calamities have come upon you--
who can comfort you?--
ruin and destruction,
famine and sword--
who can A
console you?
20Your
sons have fainted;
they lie at the head of every
street,
like antelope caught in
a net.
They are filled with the
wrath of the LORD
and the rebuke of your
God.
21 Therefore
hear this, you afflicted one,
made drunk, but not with
wine.
22 This
is what your Sovereign LORD says, [17]
your God, who defends
his people:
"See, I have taken out of your hand
the cup that
made you stagger;
from that
cup, the goblet of my wrath,
you will
never drink again.
23 I will put it into the hands of your tormentors,
who said to
you,
`Fall
prostrate that we may walk over you.'
And you made
your back like the ground,
like a street
to be walked over."
52 1
Awake, awake, O Zion,
clothe yourself with
strength.
Put on your garments of
splendor,
O Jerusalem, the holy
city.
The uncircumcised and
defiled
will not enter you
again.
2 Shake
off your dust;
rise up, sit enthroned,
O Jerusalem.
Free yourself from the
chains on your neck,
O captive Daughter of
Zion.
3 For
this is what the LORD says:
"You were sold for nothing,
and without
money you will be redeemed." [18]
4 For
this is what the Sovereign LORD says:
"At first my people went down to Egypt to live;
lately,
Assyria has oppressed them.
5 "And now what do I have here?" declares the LORD.
"For my
people have been taken away for nothing,
and those who
rule them mock, A"
declares the LORD.
"And all day long
my name is
constantly blasphemed.
6 Therefore my people will know my name;
therefore in
that day they will know
that it is I
who foretold it.
Yes, it is I."
7 How
beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of those
who bring good news,
who proclaim peace,
who bring good tidings,
who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
"Your God
reigns!"
8 Listen!
Your watchmen lift up their voices;
together they shout for
joy.
When the LORD returns to
Zion, [19]
they will see it with
their own eyes.
9 Burst
into songs of joy together,
you ruins of Jerusalem,
for the LORD has
comforted his people,
he has redeemed
Jerusalem.
10 The
LORD will lay bare his holy arm
in the sight of all the
nations,
and all the ends of the
earth will see
the salvation of our
God.
11 Depart,
depart, go out from there!
Touch no unclean thing!
Come out from it and be
pure,
you who carry the
vessels of the LORD.
12 But
you will not leave in haste
or go in flight;
for the LORD will go
before you,
the God of Israel will
be your rear guard.
13 See,
my servant will act wisely B;
he will be raised and
lifted up and highly exalted.
14 Just
as there were many who were appalled at him C--
his appearance was so
disfigured beyond that of any man
and his form marred
beyond human likeness--
15 so
will he sprinkle many nations, D
and kings will shut
their mouths because of him. [20]
For what they were not
told, they will see,
and what they have not
heard, they will understand.
53 1
Who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm
of the LORD been revealed?
2 He
grew up before him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of
dry ground.
He had no beauty or
majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his
appearance that we should desire him.
3 He
was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows, and
familiar with suffering.
Like one from whom men
hide their faces
he was despised, and we
esteemed him not.
4 Surely
he took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows,
yet we considered him
stricken by God,
smitten by him, and
afflicted.
5 But
he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our
iniquities;
the punishment that
brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are
healed. [21]
6 We
all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to
his own way;
and the LORD has laid on
him
the iniquity of us all.
7 He
was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his
mouth;
he was led like a lamb
to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before
her shearers is silent,
so he did not open his
mouth.
8 By
oppression A and judgment he was taken away.
And who can speak of his
descendants?
For he was cut off from
the land of the living;
for the transgression of
my people he was stricken. B
9 He
was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his
death,
though he had done no
violence,
nor was any deceit in
his mouth.
10 Yet
it was the LORD's will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the LORD
makesC his life a guilt offering,
he will see his
offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the LORD
will prosper in his hand.
11 After
the suffering of his soul,
he will see the light of
life D and be satisfied E;
by his knowledge F
my righteous servant will justify many, [22]
and he will bear their
iniquities.
12 Therefore
I will give him a portion among the great, G
and he will divide the
spoils with the strong, H
because he poured out
his life unto death,
and was numbered with
the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of
many,
and made intercession
for the transgressors. [23]
NEW TESTAMENT: EPHESIANS 5:1 - 33
5 1
Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved
children 2 and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave
himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
3 But
among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of
impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people. 4
Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are
out of place, but rather thanksgiving. 5 For of this you can be
sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person--such a man is an idolater--has any
inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. A 6 Let
no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath
comes on those who are disobedient. 7 Therefore do not be partners
with them.
8 For
you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of
light 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness,
righteousness and truth) 10 and find out what pleases the Lord. 11
Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather
expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to mention what the
disobedient do in secret. 13 But everything exposed by the light
becomes visible, 14 for it is light that makes everything visible.
This is why it is said:
"Wake up, O sleeper,
rise from
the dead,
and Christ
will shine on you."
15 Be
very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, 16 making
the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore
do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. 18 Do not
get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing
and make music in your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to
God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
21 Submit
to one another out of reverence for Christ.
22 Wives,
submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the
head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is
the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives
should submit to their husbands in everything.
25 Husbands,
love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26
to make her holy, cleansing B her by the washing with water
through the word,
27 and
to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any
other blemish, but holy and [24] 26 to make
her holy, cleansing B her by the washing with water through the
word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without
stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In
this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who
loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated his
own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church—30
for we are members of his body. 31 "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother
and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh." C
32 This is a profound mystery--but I am talking about Christ and the
church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he
loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. [25]
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[21] Excerpted from Compton's
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[22] Excerpted from Compton's
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[23] Excerpted from Compton's
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[24] Excerpted from Compton's
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