JUNE
11
PSALMS: 11,
41, 71, 101, 131
PROVERBS: 11
OLD TESTAMENT: JOB 37:1 - 39:30
NEW TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 4:13 - 5:10
PSALMS: 11
For
the director of music. Of David.
1
In the LORD I take refuge.
How
then can you say to me:
"Flee like a bird to your mountain.
2 For look,
the wicked bend their bows;
they set their arrows against the strings
to shoot from the shadows
at the upright in heart.
3 When the
foundations are being destroyed,
what can the righteous do A?"
4
The LORD is in his holy temple;
the
LORD is on his heavenly throne.
He
observes the sons of men;
his
eyes examine them.
5
The LORD examines the righteous,
but
the wicked B and those who love violence
his
soul hates.
6
On the wicked he will rain
fiery
coals and burning sulfur;
a
scorching wind will be their lot.
7
For the LORD is righteous,
he
loves justice;
upright
men will see his face. [1]
PSALMS: 41
For
the director of music. A psalm of David.
1
Blessed is he who has regard for the weak;
the
LORD delivers him in times of trouble.
2
The LORD will protect him and preserve his life;
he
will bless him in the land
and
not surrender him to the desire of his foes.
3
The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed
and
restore him from his bed of illness.
4
I said, "O LORD, have mercy on me;
heal
me, for I have sinned against you."
5
My enemies say of me in malice,
"When
will he die and his name perish?"
6
Whenever one comes to see me,
he
speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;
then
he goes out and spreads it abroad.
7
All my enemies whisper together against me;
they
imagine the worst for me, saying,
8
"A vile disease has beset him;
he
will never get up from the place where he lies."
9
Even my close friend, whom I trusted,
he
who shared my bread,
has
lifted up his heel against me. [2]
10
But you, O LORD, have mercy on me;
raise
me up, that I may repay them.
11
I know that you are pleased with me,
for
my enemy does not triumph over me.
12
In my integrity you uphold me
and
set me in your presence forever.
13
Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel,
from
everlasting to everlasting.
Amen
and Amen [3]
PSALMS: 71
1
In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge;
let
me never be put to shame.
2
Rescue me and deliver me in your righteousness;
turn
your ear to me and save me.
3
Be my rock of refuge,
to
which I can always go;
give
the command to save me,
for
you are my rock and my fortress.
4
Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from
the grasp of evil and cruel men.
5
For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD,
my
confidence since my youth.
6
From birth I have relied on you;
you
brought me forth from my mother's womb.
I
will ever praise you.
7
I have become like a portent to many,
but
you are my strong refuge.
8
My mouth is filled with your praise,
declaring
your splendor all day long.
9
Do not cast me away when I am old;
do
not forsake me when my strength is gone.
10
For my enemies speak against me;
those
who wait to kill me conspire together.
11
They say, "God has forsaken him;
pursue
him and seize him,
for
no one will rescue him."
12
Be not far from me, O God;
come
quickly, O my God, to help me.
13
May my accusers perish in shame;
may
those who want to harm me
be
covered with scorn and disgrace. [4]
14
But as for me, I will always have hope;
I
will praise you more and more.
15
My mouth will tell of your righteousness,
of
your salvation all day long,
though
I know not its measure.
16
I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign
LORD;
I
will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.
17
Since my youth, O God, you have taught me,
and
to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
18
Even when I am old and gray,
do
not forsake me, O God,
till
I declare your power to the next generation,
your
might to all who are to come.
19
Your righteousness reaches to the skies, O God,
you
who have done great things.
Who,
O God, is like you?
20
Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter,
you
will restore my life again;
from
the depths of the earth
you
will again bring me up.
21
You will increase my honor
and
comfort me once again.
22
I will praise you with the harp
for
your faithfulness, O my God;
I
will sing praise to you with the lyre,
O
Holy One of Israel.
23
My lips will shout for joy
when
I sing praise to you--
I,
whom you have redeemed.
24
My tongue will tell of your righteous acts [5]
all
day long,
for
those who wanted to harm me
have
been put to shame and confusion. [6]
PSALMS: 101
Of
David. A psalm.
1
I will sing of your love and justice;
to
you, O LORD, I will sing praise.
2
I will be careful to lead a blameless life--
when
will you come to me?
I
will walk in my house
with
blameless heart.
3
I will set before my eyes
no
vile thing.
The
deeds of faithless men I hate;
they
will not cling to me.
4
Men of perverse heart shall be far from me;
I
will have nothing to do with evil.
5
Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret,
him
will I put to silence;
whoever
has haughty eyes and a proud heart,
him
will I not endure.
6
My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
that
they may dwell with me;
he
whose walk is blameless
will
minister to me.[7]
7
No one who practices deceit
will
dwell in my house;
no
one who speaks falsely
will
stand in my presence.
8
Every morning I will put to silence
all
the wicked in the land;
I
will cut off every evildoer
from
the city of the LORD. [8]
PSALMS: 131
A
song of ascents. Of David.
1
My heart is not proud, O LORD,
my
eyes are not haughty;
I
do not concern myself with great matters
or
things too wonderful for me.
2
But I have stilled and quieted my soul;
like
a weaned child with its mother,
like
a weaned child is my soul within me.
3
O Israel, put your hope in the LORD
both
now and forevermore. [9]
PROVERBS: 11
11
1 The LORD abhors
dishonest scales,
but
accurate weights are his delight.
2
When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but
with humility comes wisdom.
3
The integrity of the upright guides them,
but
the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
4
Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath,
but
righteousness delivers from death.
5
The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them,
but
the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
6
The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but
the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
7
When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes;
all
he expected from his power comes to nothing.
8
The righteous man is rescued from trouble,
and
it comes on the wicked instead.
9
With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor,
but
through knowledge the righteous escape.
10
When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;
when
the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
11
Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
but
by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.[10]
12
A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor,
but
a man of understanding holds his tongue.
13
A gossip betrays a confidence,
but
a trustworthy man keeps a secret.
14
For lack of guidance a nation falls,
but
many advisers make victory sure.
15
He who puts up security for another will surely
suffer,
but
whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.
16
A kindhearted woman gains respect,
but
ruthless men gain only wealth.
17
A kind man benefits himself,
but
a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
18
The wicked man earns deceptive wages,
but
he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
19
The truly righteous man attains life,
but
he who pursues evil goes to his death.
20
The LORD detests men of perverse heart
but
he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
21
Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
but
those who are righteous will go free.[11]
22
Like a gold ring in a pig's snout
is
a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
23
The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
but
the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
24
One man gives freely, yet gains even more;
another
withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
25
A generous man will prosper;
he
who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
26
People curse the man who hoards grain,
but
blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.
27
He who seeks good finds goodwill,
but
evil comes to him who searches for it.
28
Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,
but
the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
29
He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only
wind,
and
the fool will be servant to the wise.
30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and
he who wins souls is wise.
31
If the righteous receive their due on earth,
how
much more the ungodly and the sinner! [12]
OLD TESTAMENT: JOB 37:1 - 39:30
37 1
"At this my heart pounds
and leaps from its
place.
2 Listen!
Listen to the roar of his voice,
to the rumbling that
comes from his mouth.
3 He
unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven
and sends it to the ends
of the earth.
4 After
that comes the sound of his roar;
he thunders with his
majestic voice.
When his voice resounds,
he holds nothing back.
5 God's
voice thunders in marvelous ways;
he does great things
beyond our understanding.
6 He
says to the snow, `Fall on the earth,'
and to the rain shower,
`Be a mighty downpour.'
7 So
that all men he has made may know his work,
he stops every man from
his labor. A
8 The
animals take cover;
they remain in their
dens.
9 The
tempest comes out from its chamber,
the cold from the
driving winds.
10 The
breath of God produces ice,
and the broad waters
become frozen.
11 He
loads the clouds with moisture;
he scatters his
lightning through them.
12 At
his direction they swirl around [13]
over the face of the
whole earth
to do whatever he commands
them.
13 He
brings the clouds to punish men,
or to water his earth B
and show his love.
14 "Listen
to this, Job;
stop and consider God's
wonders.
15 Do
you know how God controls the clouds
and makes his lightning
flash?
16 Do
you know how the clouds hang poised,
those wonders of him who
is perfect in knowledge?
17 You
who swelter in your clothes
when the land lies
hushed under the south wind,
18 can
you join him in spreading out the skies,
hard as a mirror of cast
bronze?
19 "Tell
us what we should say to him;
we cannot draw up our
case because of our darkness.
20 Should
he be told that I want to speak?
Would any man ask to be
swallowed up?
21 Now
no one can look at the sun,
bright as it is in the
skies
after the wind has swept
them clean.
22 Out
of the north he comes in golden splendor;
God comes in awesome
majesty.
23 The
Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; [14]
in his justice and great
righteousness, he does not oppress.
24 Therefore,
men revere him,
for does he not have
regard for all the wise in heart? C"
38 1
Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm. He said:
2 "Who is this that darkens my counsel
with words
without knowledge?
3 Brace yourself like a man;
I will
question you,
and you shall
answer me.
4 "Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation?
Tell me, if
you understand.
5 Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!
Who stretched
a measuring line across it?
6 On what were its footings set,
or who laid its
cornerstone--
7 while the morning stars sang together
and all the
angels A shouted for
joy?
when it burst
forth from the womb,
9 when I made the clouds its garment
and wrapped
it in thick darkness,
10 when I fixed limits for it
and set its
doors and bars in place,
11 when I said, `This far you may come and no farther;
here is where
your proud waves halt'?
12 "Have you ever given orders to the morning,
or shown the
dawn its place,
13 that it might take the earth by the edges
and shake the
wicked out of it?
14 The earth takes shape like clay under a seal;
its features
stand out like those of a garment.
15 The wicked are denied their light,
and their
upraised arm is broken.
16 "Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea
or walked in
the recesses of the deep?
17 Have the gates of death been shown to you?
Have you seen
the gates of the shadow of deathB?
18 Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth?
Tell me, if
you know all this.
19 "What is the way to the abode of light?
And where
does darkness reside? [16]
20 Can you take them to their places?
Do you know
the paths to their dwellings?
21 Surely you know, for you were already born!
You have
lived so many years!
22 "Have you entered the storehouses of the snow
or seen the
storehouses of the hail,
23 which I reserve for times of trouble,
for days of
war and battle?
24 What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed,
or the place
where the east winds are scattered over the earth?
25 Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain,
and a path
for the thunderstorm,
26 to water a land where no man lives,
a desert with
no one in it,
27 to satisfy a desolate wasteland
and make it
sprout with grass?
28 Does the rain have a father?
Who fathers
the drops of dew?
29 From whose womb comes the ice?
Who gives
birth to the frost from the heavens
30 when the waters become hard as stone,
when the
surface of the deep is frozen? [17]
31 "Can you bind the beautiful C Pleiades?
Can you loose
the cords of Orion?
32 Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons D
or lead out
the Bear E with its
cubs?
33 Do you know the laws of the heavens?
Can you set
up God's F dominion
over the earth?
34 "Can you raise your voice to the clouds
and cover
yourself with a flood of water?
35 Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?
Do they
report to you, `Here we are'?
36 Who endowed the heart G with wisdom
or gave
understanding to the mind H?
37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?
Who can tip
over the water jars of the heavens
38 when the dust becomes hard
and the clods
of earth stick together?
39 "Do you hunt the prey for the lioness
and satisfy
the hunger of the lions
40 when they crouch in their dens
or lie in
wait in a thicket?
41 Who provides food for the raven
when its
young cry out to God
and wander
about for lack of food? [18]
39 1
"Do you know when the mountain goats give birth?
Do you watch
when the doe bears her fawn?
2 Do you count the months till they bear?
Do you know
the time they give birth?
3 They crouch down and bring forth their young;
their labor
pains are ended.
4 Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds;
they leave
and do not return.
5 "Who let the wild donkey go free?
Who untied
his ropes?
6 I gave him the wasteland as his home,
the salt
flats as his habitat.
7 He laughs at the commotion in the town;
he does not
hear a driver's shout.
8 He ranges the hills for his pasture
and searches
for any green thing.
9 "Will the wild ox consent to serve you?
Will he stay
by your manger at night?
10 Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness?
Will he till
the valleys behind you?
11 Will you rely on him for his great strength?
Will you
leave your heavy work to him?
and gather it
to your threshing floor?
13 "The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully,
but they
cannot compare with the pinions and feathers of the stork.
14 She lays her eggs on the ground
and lets them
warm in the sand,
15 unmindful that a foot may crush them,
that some
wild animal may trample them.
16 She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers;
she cares not
that her labor was in vain,
17 for God did not endow her with wisdom
or give her a
share of good sense.
18 Yet when she spreads her feathers to run,
she laughs at
horse and rider.
19 "Do you give the horse his strength
or clothe his
neck with a flowing mane?
20 Do you make him leap like a locust,
striking
terror with his proud snorting?
21 He paws fiercely, rejoicing in his strength,
and charges
into the fray.
22 He laughs at fear, afraid of nothing;
he does not
shy away from the sword.
23 The quiver rattles against his side,
along with
the flashing spear and lance.
he cannot
stand still when the trumpet sounds.
25 At the blast of the trumpet he snorts, `Aha!'
He catches
the scent of battle from afar,
the shout of
commanders and the battle cry.
26 "Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom
and spread
his wings toward the south?
27 Does the eagle soar at your command
and build his
nest on high?
28 He dwells on a cliff and stays there at night;
a rocky crag
is his stronghold.
29 From there he seeks out his food;
his eyes
detect it from afar.
30 His young ones feast on blood,
and where the
slain are, there is he." [21]
NEW TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 4:13 - 5:10
13 It
is written: "I believed; therefore I have spoken."
B With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore
speak, 14 because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus
from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in his
presence. 15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is
reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory
of God.
16 Therefore
we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are
being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles
are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So
we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is
temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
5 1
Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is
destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built
by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our
heavenly dwelling, 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found
naked. 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened,
because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly
dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now
it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as
a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
6 Therefore
we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we
are away from the Lord. 7 We live by faith, not by sight. 8 We
are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home
with the Lord. 9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether we
are at home in the body or away from it.
10 For
we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may
receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or
bad. [22]
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