JUNE
28
PSALMS: 28,
58, 88, 118, 148
PROVERBS: 28
OLD TESTAMENT: ISAIAH 25:1 - 28:13
NEW TESTAMENT: GALATIANS 3:10 - 22
PSALMS: 28
Of
David.
1
To you I call, O LORD my Rock;
do
not turn a deaf ear to me.
For
if you remain silent,
I
will be like those who have gone down to the pit.
2
Hear my cry for mercy
as
I call to you for help,
as
I lift up my hands
toward
your Most Holy Place.
3
Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with
those who do evil,
who
speak cordially with their neighbors
but
harbor malice in their hearts.
4
Repay them for their deeds
and
for their evil work;
repay
them for what their hands have done
and
bring back upon them what they deserve.
5
Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD
and
what his hands have done,
he
will tear them down
and
never build them up again.
6
Praise be to the LORD,
for
he has heard my cry for mercy.
7
The LORD is my strength and my shield;
my
heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
My
heart leaps for joy
and
I will give thanks to him in song. [1]
8
The LORD is the strength of his people,
a
fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
9
Save your people and bless your inheritance;
be
their shepherd and carry them forever. [2]
PSALMS: 58
For
the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." Of David. A miktam.
A
1
Do you rulers indeed speak justly?
Do
you judge uprightly among men?
2
No, in your heart you devise injustice,
and
your hands mete out violence on the earth.
3
Even from birth the wicked go astray;
from
the womb they are wayward and speak lies.
4
Their venom is like the venom of a snake,
like
that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
5
that will not heed the tune of the charmer,
however
skillful the enchanter may be.
6
Break the teeth in their mouths, O God;
tear
out, O LORD, the fangs of the lions!
7
Let them vanish like water that flows away;
when
they draw the bow, let their arrows be blunted.
8
Like a slug melting away as it moves along,
like
a stillborn child, may they not see the sun.
9
Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns--
whether
they be green or dry--the wicked will be swept away. B
10
The righteous will be glad when they are avenged,
when
they bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11
Then men will say,
"Surely
the righteous still are rewarded;
surely
there is a God who judges the earth." [3]
PSALMS: 88
A
song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath
leannoth. A A maskil B of Heman the Ezrahite.
1
O LORD, the God who saves me,
day
and night I cry out before you.
2
May my prayer come before you;
turn
your ear to my cry.
3
For my soul is full of trouble
and
my life draws near the grave. C
4
I am counted among those who go down to the pit;
I
am like a man without strength.
5
I am set apart with the dead,
like
the slain who lie in the grave,
whom
you remember no more,
who
are cut off from your care.
6
You have put me in the lowest pit,
in
the darkest depths.
7
Your wrath lies heavily upon me;
you
have overwhelmed me with all your waves.
Selah
8
You have taken from me my closest friends
and
have made me repulsive to them.
I
am confined and cannot escape;
9
my eyes are dim with grief.
I
call to you, O LORD, every day;
I
spread out my hands to you.
10
Do you show your wonders to the dead? [4]
Do
those who are dead rise up and praise you?
Selah
11
Is your love declared in the grave,
your
faithfulness in Destruction D?
12
Are your wonders known in the place of darkness,
or
your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?
13
But I cry to you for help, O LORD;
in
the morning my prayer comes before you.
14
Why, O LORD, do you reject me
and
hide your face from me?
15
From my youth I have been afflicted and close to
death;
I
have suffered your terrors and am in despair.
16
Your wrath has swept over me;
your
terrors have destroyed me.
17
All day long they surround me like a flood;
they
have completely engulfed me.
18
You have taken my companions and loved ones from me;
the
darkness is my closest friend. [5]
PSALMS: 118
1
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his
love endures forever.
2
Let Israel say:
"His love endures forever."
3
Let the house of Aaron say:
"His love endures forever."
4
Let those who fear the LORD say:
"His love endures forever."
5
In my anguish I cried to the LORD,
and
he answered by setting me free.
6
The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid.
What
can man do to me?
7
The LORD is with me; he is my helper.
I
will look in triumph on my enemies.
8
It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than
to trust in man.
9
It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than
to trust in princes.
10
All the nations surrounded me,
but
in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
11
They surrounded me on every side,
but
in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
12
They swarmed around me like bees,
but
they died out as quickly as burning thorns;
in
the name of the LORD I cut them off.
13
I was pushed back and about to fall,
but
the LORD helped me.
14
The LORD is my strength and my song;
he
has become my salvation. [6]
15
Shouts of joy and victory
resound
in the tents of the righteous:
"The
LORD's right hand has done mighty things!
16
The LORD's right hand is lifted high;
the
LORD's right hand has done mighty things!"
17
I will not die but live,
and
will proclaim what the LORD has done.
18
The LORD has chastened me severely,
but
he has not given me over to death.
19
Open for me the gates of righteousness;
I
will enter and give thanks to the LORD.
20
This is the gate of the LORD
through
which the righteous may enter.
21
I will give you thanks, for you answered me;
you
have become my salvation.
22
The stone the builders rejected
has
become the capstone;
23
the LORD has done this,
and
it is marvelous in our eyes.
24
This is the day the LORD has made;
let
us rejoice and be glad in it.
25
O LORD, save us;
O
LORD, grant us success.
26
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.
From
the house of the LORD we bless you. A
27
The LORD is God,
and
he has made his light shine upon us.
With
boughs in hand, join in the festal procession
up
B to the horns of the altar. [7]
28
You are my God, and I will give you thanks;
you
are my God, and I will exalt you.
29
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his
love endures forever. [8]
PSALMS: 148
1
Praise the LORD. A
Praise
the LORD from the heavens,
praise
him in the heights above.
2
Praise him, all his angels,
praise
him, all his heavenly hosts.
3
Praise him, sun and moon,
praise
him, all you shining stars.
4
Praise him, you highest heavens
and
you waters above the skies.
5
Let them praise the name of the LORD,
for
he commanded and they were created.
6
He set them in place for ever and ever;
he
gave a decree that will never pass away.
7
Praise the LORD from the earth,
you
great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
8
lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
stormy
winds that do his bidding,
9
you mountains and all hills,
fruit
trees and all cedars,
10
wild animals and all cattle,
small
creatures and flying birds,
11kings
of the earth and all nations,
you
princes and all rulers on earth,
12
young men and maidens,
old
men and children.
13
Let them praise the name of the LORD,
for
his name alone is exalted;
his
splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
14
He has raised up for his people a horn, B
the
praise of all his saints,
of
Israel, the people close to his heart. [9]
Praise
the LORD. [10]
PROVERBS: 28
28
1 The wicked man flees
though no one pursues,
but
the righteous are as bold as a lion.
2
When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,
but
a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
3
A ruler A who oppresses the poor
is
like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
4
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
but
those who keep the law resist them.
5
Evil men do not understand justice,
but
those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
6
Better a poor man whose walk is blameless
than
a rich man whose ways are perverse.
7
He who keeps the law is a discerning son,
but
a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
8
He who increases his wealth by exorbitant interest
amasses
it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
9
If anyone turns a deaf ear to the law,
even
his prayers are detestable.
10
He who leads the upright along an evil path
will
fall into his own trap,
but
the blameless will receive a good inheritance.
11
A rich man may be wise in his own eyes,
but
a poor man who has discernment sees through him. [11]
12
When the righteous triumph, there is great elation;
but
when the wicked rise to power, men go into hiding.
13
He who conceals his sins does not prosper,
but
whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
14
Blessed is the man who always fears the LORD,
but
he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
15
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
is
a wicked man ruling over a helpless people.
16
A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment,
but
he who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long life.
17
A man tormented by the guilt of murder
will
be a fugitive till death;
let
no one support him.
18
He whose walk is blameless is kept safe,
but
he whose ways are perverse will suddenly fall.
19
He who works his land will have abundant food,
but
the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
20
A faithful man will be richly blessed,
but
one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
21
To show partiality is not good--
yet
a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
22
A stingy man is eager to get rich
and
is unaware that poverty awaits him. [12]
23
He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor
than
he who has a flattering tongue.
24
He who robs his father or mother
and
says, "It's not wrong"--
he
is partner to him who destroys.
25
A greedy man stirs up dissension,
but
he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
26
He who trusts in himself is a fool,
but
he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
27
He who gives to the poor will lack nothing,
but
he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.
28
When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;
but
when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.[13]
OLD TESTAMENT: ISAIAH 25:1 - 28:13
25 1
O LORD, you are my God;
I will exalt you and
praise your name,
for in perfect
faithfulness
you have done marvelous
things,
things planned long ago.
2 You
have made the city a heap of rubble,
the fortified town a
ruin,
the foreigners' stronghold
a city no more;
it will never be
rebuilt.
3 Therefore
strong peoples will honor you;
cities of ruthless
nations will revere you.
4 You
have been a refuge for the poor,
a refuge for the needy
in his distress,
a shelter from the storm
and a shade from the
heat.
For the breath of the
ruthless
is like a storm driving
against a wall
5
and like the heat of the desert.
You silence the uproar
of foreigners;
as heat is reduced by
the shadow of a cloud,
so the song of the
ruthless is stilled.
6 On
this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare
a feast of rich food for
all peoples,
a banquet of aged wine--
[14]
the best of meats and
the finest of wines.
7 On
this mountain he will destroy
the shroud that enfolds
all peoples,
the sheet that covers
all nations;
8
he will swallow up death forever.
The Sovereign LORD will
wipe away the tears
from all faces;
he will remove the
disgrace of his people
from all the earth.
The LORD has spoken.
9 In
that day they will say,
"Surely this is our
God;
we trusted in him, and
he saved us.
This is the LORD, we
trusted in him;
let us rejoice and be
glad in his salvation."
10 The
hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain;
but Moab will be
trampled under him
as straw is trampled
down in the manure.
11 They
will spread out their hands in it,
as a swimmer spreads out
his hands to swim.
God will bring down
their pride
despite the cleverness A
of their hands.
12 He
will bring down your high fortified walls
and lay them low;
he will bring them down
to the ground, [15]
to the very dust.
26 1
In that day this song will be sung in the land of
Judah:
We have a strong city;
God makes salvation
its walls and ramparts.
2 Open
the gates
that the righteous
nation may enter,
the nation that keeps
faith.
3 You
will keep in perfect peace
him whose mind is
steadfast,
because he trusts in
you.
4 Trust
in the LORD forever,
for the LORD, the LORD,
is the Rock eternal.
5 He
humbles those who dwell on high,
he lays the lofty city
low;
he levels it to the
ground
and casts it down to the
dust.
6 Feet
trample it down--
the feet of the
oppressed,
the footsteps of the
poor. [16]
7 The
path of the righteous is level;
O upright One, you make
the way of the righteous smooth.
8 Yes,
LORD, walking in the way of your laws, A
we wait for you;
your name and renown
are the desire of our
hearts.
9 My
soul yearns for you in the night;
in the morning my spirit
longs for you.
When your judgments come
upon the earth,
the people of the world
learn righteousness.
10 Though
grace is shown to the wicked,
they do not learn
righteousness;
even in a land of
uprightness they go on doing evil
and regard not the
majesty of the LORD.
11 O
LORD, your hand is lifted high,
but they do not see it.
Let them see your zeal
for your people and be put to shame;
let the fire reserved
for your enemies consume them.
12 LORD,
you establish peace for us;
all that we have
accomplished you have done for us.
13 O
LORD, our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us,
but your name alone do
we honor.
14 They
are now dead, they live no more;
those departed spirits
do not rise.
You punished them and
brought them to ruin; [17]
you wiped out all memory
of them.
15 You
have enlarged the nation, O LORD;
you have enlarged the
nation.
You have gained glory
for yourself;
you have extended all
the borders of the land.
16 LORD,
they came to you in their distress;
when you disciplined
them,
they could barely
whisper a prayer. B
17 As
a woman with child and about to give birth
writhes and cries out in
her pain,
so were we in your
presence, O LORD.
18 We
were with child, we writhed in pain,
but we gave birth to
wind.
We have not brought
salvation to the earth;
we have not given birth
to people of the world.
19 But
your dead will live;
their bodies will rise.
You who dwell in the
dust,
wake up and shout for
joy.
Your dew is like the dew
of the morning;
the earth will give
birth to her dead.
20 Go,
my people, enter your rooms
and shut the doors
behind you; [18]
hide yourselves for a
little while
until his wrath has
passed by.
21 See,
the LORD is coming out of his dwelling
to punish the people of
the earth for their sins.
The earth will disclose
the blood shed upon her;
she will conceal her
slain no longer.
27 1
In that day,
the LORD will punish
with his sword,
his fierce, great and
powerful sword,
Leviathan the gliding
serpent,
Leviathan the coiling
serpent;
he will slay the monster
of the sea.
2 In
that day--
"Sing about a
fruitful vineyard:
3
I, the LORD, watch over it;
I water it continually.
I guard it day and night
so that no one may harm
it.
4
I am not angry.
If only there were
briers and thorns confronting me!
I would march against
them in battle;
I would set them all on
fire. [19]
5 Or
else let them come to me for refuge;
let them make peace with
me,
yes, let them make peace
with me."
6 In
days to come Jacob will take root,
Israel will bud and
blossom
and fill all the world
with fruit.
7 Has
the LORD struck her
as he struck down those
who struck her?
Has she been killed
as those were killed who
killed her?
8 By
warfare A and exile you contend with her--
with his fierce blast he
drives her out,
as on a day the east
wind blows.
9 By
this, then, will Jacob's guilt be atoned for,
and this will be the
full fruitage of the removal of his sin:
When he makes all the
altar stones
to be like chalk stones
crushed to pieces,
no Asherah poles B
or incense altars
will be left standing.
10 The
fortified city stands desolate,
an abandoned settlement,
forsaken like the desert;
there the calves graze,
there they lie down;
they strip its branches
bare. [20]
11 When
its twigs are dry, they are broken off
and women come and make
fires with them.
For this is a people
without understanding;
so their Maker has no
compassion on them,
and their Creator shows
them no favor.
12 In
that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates C to the
Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered up one by one. 13 And
in that day a great trumpet will sound. Those who were perishing in Assyria and
those who were exiled in Egypt will come and worship the LORD on the holy
mountain in Jerusalem.
28 1
Woe to that wreath, the pride of Ephraim's drunkards,
to the fading flower,
his glorious beauty,
set on the head of a
fertile valley--
to that city, the pride
of those laid low by wine!
2 See,
the Lord has one who is powerful and strong.
Like a hailstorm and a
destructive wind,
like a driving rain and
a flooding downpour,
he will throw it
forcefully to the ground.
3 That
wreath, the pride of Ephraim's drunkards,
will be trampled
underfoot.
4 That
fading flower, his glorious beauty,
set on the head of a
fertile valley,
will be like a fig ripe
before harvest--
as soon as someone sees
it and takes it in his hand, [21]
he swallows it.
5 In
that day the LORD Almighty
will be a glorious
crown,
a beautiful wreath
for the remnant of his
people.
6 He
will be a spirit of justice
to him who sits in
judgment,
a source of strength
to those who turn back
the battle at the gate.
7 And
these also stagger from wine
and reel from beer:
Priests and prophets
stagger from beer
and are befuddled with
wine;
they reel from beer,
they stagger when seeing
visions,
they stumble when
rendering decisions.
8 All
the tables are covered with vomit
and there is not a spot
without filth.
9 "Who is it he is trying to teach?
To whom is
he explaining his message?
To
children weaned from their milk,
to those
just taken from the breast?
Do and do,
do and do,
rule on
rule, rule on rule A;
a little
here, a little there."
11 Very
well then, with foreign lips and strange tongues
God will speak to this
people,
12 to
whom he said,
"This is the resting place, let the weary rest";
and, "This is the place of repose"--
but they would not
listen.
13 So
then, the word of the LORD to them will become:
Do and do,
do and do,
rule on
rule, rule on rule;
a little
here, a little there--
so that
they will go and fall backward,
be injured
and snared and captured. [23]
NEW TESTAMENT: GALATIANS 3:10 - 22
10 All
who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything
written in the Book of the Law." C
11 Clearly
no one is justified before God by the law, because, "The righteous will live by faith." D
12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by them."
E 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by
becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed
is everyone who is hung on a tree." F 14 He
redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the
Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of
the Spirit.
15 Brothers,
let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add
to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. 16
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does
not say "and to seeds," meaning many people, but "and to your seed," G meaning one
person, who is Christ. 17 What I mean is this: The law, introduced
430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God
and thus do away with the promise. 18 For if the inheritance depends
on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God in his grace gave
it to Abraham through a promise.
19 What,
then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of transgressions until
the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was put into effect
through angels by a mediator. 20 A mediator, however, does not
represent just one party; but God is one.
21 Is
the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a
law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly
have come by the law. 22 But the Scripture declares that the whole
world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through
faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe. [24]
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