JUNE
29
PSALMS: 29,
59, 89, 119, 149
PROVERBS: 29
OLD TESTAMENT: ISAIAH 28:14 - 30:11
NEW TESTAMENT: GALATIANS 3:23 - 4:31
PSALMS: 29
A
psalm of David.
1
Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones,
ascribe
to the LORD glory and strength.
2
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
worship
the LORD in the splendor of his A holiness.
3
The voice of the LORD is over the waters;
the
God of glory thunders,
the
LORD thunders over the mighty waters.
4
The voice of the LORD is powerful;
the
voice of the LORD is majestic.
5
The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars;
the
LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
6
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
Sirion
B like a young wild ox.
7
The voice of the LORD strikes
with
flashes of lightning.
8
The voice of the LORD shakes the desert;
the
LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
9
The voice of the LORD twists the oaks C
and
strips the forests bare.
And
in his temple all cry, "Glory!"
10
The LORD sits D enthroned over the flood;
the
LORD is enthroned as King forever.
11
The LORD gives strength to his people;
the
LORD blesses his people with peace. [1]
PSALMS: 59
For
the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." Of David. A miktam.
A When Saul had sent men to watch David's house in order to kill
him.
1
Deliver me from my enemies, O God;
protect
me from those who rise up against me.
2
Deliver me from evildoers
and
save me from bloodthirsty men.
3
See how they lie in wait for me!
Fierce
men conspire against me
for
no offense or sin of mine, O LORD.
4
I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me.
Arise
to help me; look on my plight!
5O
LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel,
rouse
yourself to punish all the nations;
show
no mercy to wicked traitors.
Selah
6
They return at evening,
snarling
like dogs,
and
prowl about the city.
7
See what they spew from their mouths--
they
spew out swords from their lips,
and
they say, "Who can hear us?"
8
But you, O LORD, laugh at them;
you
scoff at all those nations.
9
O my Strength, I watch for you;
you,
O God, are my fortress, 10 my loving God. [2]
God
will go before me
and
will let me gloat over those who slander me.
11
But do not kill them, O Lord our shield, B
or
my people will forget.
In
your might make them wander about,
and
bring them down.
12
For the sins of their mouths,
for
the words of their lips,
let
them be caught in their pride.
For
the curses and lies they utter,
13
consume them in wrath,
consume
them till they are no more.
Then
it will be known to the ends of the earth
that
God rules over Jacob. Selah
14
They return at evening,
snarling
like dogs,
and
prowl about the city.
15
They wander about for food
and
howl if not satisfied.
16
But I will sing of your strength,
in
the morning I will sing of your love;
for
you are my fortress,
my
refuge in times of trouble.
17
O my Strength, I sing praise to you;
you,
O God, are my fortress, my loving God. [3]
PSALMS: 89
A
maskil A of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1
I will sing of the LORD's great love forever;
with
my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations.
2
I will declare that your love stands firm forever,
that
you established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
3
You said, "I have
made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David my servant,
4 `I will
establish your line forever
and make your throne firm through all generations.'"
Selah
5
The heavens praise your wonders, O LORD,
your
faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.
6
For who in the skies above can compare with the LORD?
Who
is like the LORD among the heavenly beings?
7
In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared;
he
is more awesome than all who surround him.
8
O LORD God Almighty, who is like you?
You
are mighty, O LORD, and your faithfulness surrounds you.
9
You rule over the surging sea;
when
its waves mount up, you still them.
10
You crushed Rahab like one of the slain;
with
your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
11
The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth;
you
founded the world and all that is in it.
12
You created the north and the south;
Tabor
and Hermon sing for joy at your name.
13
Your arm is endued with power;
your
hand is strong, your right hand exalted. [4]
14
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your
throne;
love
and faithfulness go before you.
15
Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
who
walk in the light of your presence, O LORD.
16
They rejoice in your name all day long;
they
exult in your righteousness.
17
For you are their glory and strength,
and
by your favor you exalt our horn. B
18
Indeed, our shield C belongs to the LORD,
our
king to the Holy One of Israel.
19
Once you spoke in a vision,
to
your faithful people you said:
"I have bestowed strength on a warrior;
I have exalted a young man from among the people.
20 I have
found David my servant;
with my sacred oil I have anointed him.
21 My hand
will sustain him;
surely my arm will strengthen him.
22 No enemy
will subject him to tribute;
no wicked man will oppress him.
23 I will
crush his foes before him
and strike down his adversaries.
24 My
faithful love will be with him,
and through my name his horn D will be exalted.
25 I will set
his hand over the sea,
his right hand over the rivers.
26 He will
call out to me, `You are my Father,
my God, the Rock my Savior.'
27 I will
also appoint him my firstborn,
the most exalted of the kings of the earth.
28 I will
maintain my love to him forever,
and my covenant with him will never fail.
his throne as long as the heavens endure.
30
"If his sons forsake
my law
and do not follow my statutes,
31
if they violate my decrees
and fail to keep my commands,
32 I will
punish their sin with the rod,
their iniquity with flogging;
33 but I will
not take my love from him,
nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
34 I will not
violate my covenant
or alter what my lips have uttered.
35 Once for
all, I have sworn by my holiness--
and I will not lie to David--
36 that his
line will continue forever
and his throne endure before me like the sun;
37 it will be
established forever like the moon,
the faithful witness in the sky."
Selah
38
But you have rejected, you have spurned,
you
have been very angry with your anointed one.
39
You have renounced the covenant with your servant
and
have defiled his crown in the dust.
40
You have broken through all his walls
and
reduced his strongholds to ruins.
41
All who pass by have plundered him;
he
has become the scorn of his neighbors.
42
You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
you
have made all his enemies rejoice.
43
You have turned back the edge of his sword
and
have not supported him in battle. [6]
44
You have put an end to his splendor
and
cast his throne to the ground.
45
You have cut short the days of his youth;
you
have covered him with a mantle of shame.
Selah
46
How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever?
How
long will your wrath burn like fire?
47
Remember how fleeting is my life.
For
what futility you have created all men!
48
What man can live and not see death,
or
save himself from the power of the grave E?
Selah
49
O Lord, where is your former great love,
which
in your faithfulness you swore to David?
50
Remember, Lord, how your servant hasF been
mocked,
how
I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
51
the taunts with which your enemies have mocked, O
LORD,
with
which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.
52
Praise be to the LORD forever!
Amen
and Amen. [7]
PSALMS: 119
Aleph
1
Blessed A are they whose ways are
blameless,
who
walk according to the law of the LORD.
2
Blessed are they who keep his statutes
and
seek him with all their heart.
3
They do nothing wrong;
they
walk in his ways.
4
You have laid down precepts
that
are to be fully obeyed.
5
Oh, that my ways were steadfast
in
obeying your decrees!
6
Then I would not be put to shame
when
I consider all your commands.
7
I will praise you with an upright heart
as
I learn your righteous laws.
8
I will obey your decrees;
do
not utterly forsake me.
Beth
9
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By
living according to your word.
10
I seek you with all my heart;
do
not let me stray from your commands.
11
I have hidden your word in my heart
that
I might not sin against you.
12
Praise be to you, O LORD;
teach
me your decrees.
13
With my lips I recount
all
the laws that come from your mouth.
14
I rejoice in following your statutes [8]
as
one rejoices in great riches.
15
I meditate on your precepts
and
consider your ways.
16
I delight in your decrees;
I
will not neglect your word.
Gimel
17
Do good to your servant, and I will live;
I
will obey your word.
18
Open my eyes that I may see
wonderful
things in your law.
19
I am a stranger on earth;
do
not hide your commands from me.
20
My soul is consumed with longing
for
your laws at all times.
21
You rebuke the arrogant, who are cursed
and
who stray from your commands.
22
Remove from me scorn and contempt,
for
I keep your statutes.
23
Though rulers sit together and slander me,
your
servant will meditate on your decrees.
24
Your statutes are my delight;
they
are my counselors.
Daleth
25
I am laid low in the dust;
preserve
my life according to your word.
26
I recounted my ways and you answered me;
teach
me your decrees.
27
Let me understand the teaching of your precepts;
then
I will meditate on your wonders.
28
My soul is weary with sorrow; [9]
strengthen
me according to your word.
29
Keep me from deceitful ways;
be
gracious to me through your law.
30
I have chosen the way of truth;
I
have set my heart on your laws.
31
I hold fast to your statutes, O LORD;
do
not let me be put to shame.
32
I run in the path of your commands,
for
you have set my heart free.
He
33
Teach me, O LORD, to follow your decrees;
then
I will keep them to the end.
34
Give me understanding, and I will keep your law
and
obey it with all my heart.
35
Direct me in the path of your commands,
for
there I find delight.
36
Turn my heart toward your statutes
and
not toward selfish gain.
37
Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
preserve
my life according to your word. B
38
Fulfill your promise to your servant,
so
that you may be feared.
39
Take away the disgrace I dread,
for
your laws are good.
40
How I long for your precepts!
Preserve
my life in your righteousness.
Waw
[10]
41
May your unfailing love come to me, O LORD,
your
salvation according to your promise;
42
then I will answer the one who taunts me,
for
I trust in your word.
43
Do not snatch the word of truth from my mouth,
for
I have put my hope in your laws.
44
I will always obey your law,
for
ever and ever.
45
I will walk about in freedom,
for
I have sought out your precepts.
46
I will speak of your statutes before kings
and
will not be put to shame,
47
for I delight in your commands
because
I love them.
48
I lift up my hands to C your commands,
which I love,
and
I meditate on your decrees.
Zayin
49
Remember your word to your servant,
for
you have given me hope.
50
My comfort in my suffering is this:
Your
promise preserves my life.
51
The arrogant mock me without restraint,
but
I do not turn from your law.
52
I remember your ancient laws, O LORD,
and
I find comfort in them.
53
Indignation grips me because of the wicked,
who
have forsaken your law.
54
Your decrees are the theme of my song
wherever
I lodge. [11]
55
In the night I remember your name, O LORD,
and
I will keep your law.
56
This has been my practice:
I
obey your precepts.
Heth
57
You are my portion, O LORD;
I
have promised to obey your words.
58
I have sought your face with all my heart;
be
gracious to me according to your promise.
59
I have considered my ways
and
have turned my steps to your statutes.
60
I will hasten and not delay
to
obey your commands.
61
Though the wicked bind me with ropes,
I
will not forget your law.
62
At midnight I rise to give you thanks
for
your righteous laws.
63
I am a friend to all who fear you,
to
all who follow your precepts.
64
The earth is filled with your love, O LORD;
teach
me your decrees.
Teth
65
Do good to your servant
according
to your word, O LORD.
66
Teach me knowledge and good judgment,
for
I believe in your commands.
67
Before I was afflicted I went astray,
but
now I obey your word.
68
You are good, and what you do is good;
teach
me your decrees.
69
Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, [12]
I
keep your precepts with all my heart.
70
Their hearts are callous and unfeeling,
but
I delight in your law.
71
It was good for me to be afflicted
so
that I might learn your decrees.
72
The law from your mouth is more precious to me
than
thousands of pieces of silver and gold.
Yodh
73
Your hands made me and formed me;
give
me understanding to learn your commands.
74
May those who fear you rejoice when they see me,
for
I have put my hope in your word.
75
I know, O LORD, that your laws are righteous,
and
in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76
May your unfailing love be my comfort,
according
to your promise to your servant.
77
Let your compassion come to me that I may live,
for
your law is my delight.
78
May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me
without cause;
but
I will meditate on your precepts.
79
May those who fear you turn to me,
those
who understand your statutes.
80
May my heart be blameless toward your decrees,
that
I may not be put to shame.
Kaph
81
My soul faints with longing for your salvation,
but
I have put my hope in your word.
82
My eyes fail, looking for your promise;
I
say, "When will you comfort me?" [13]
83
Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke,
I
do not forget your decrees.
84
How long must your servant wait?
When
will you punish my persecutors?
85
The arrogant dig pitfalls for me,
contrary
to your law.
86
All your commands are trustworthy;
help
me, for men persecute me without cause.
87
They almost wiped me from the earth,
but
I have not forsaken your precepts.
88
Preserve my life according to your love,
and
I will obey the statutes of your mouth.
Lamedh
89
Your word, O LORD, is eternal;
it
stands firm in the heavens.
90
Your faithfulness continues through all generations;
you
established the earth, and it endures.
91
Your laws endure to this day,
for
all things serve you.
92
If your law had not been my delight,
I
would have perished in my affliction.
93
I will never forget your precepts,
for
by them you have preserved my life.
94
Save me, for I am yours;
I
have sought out your precepts.
95
The wicked are waiting to destroy me,
but
I will ponder your statutes.
96
To all perfection I see a limit;
but
your commands are boundless. [14]
Mem
97
Oh, how I love your law!
I
meditate on it all day long.
98
Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,
for
they are ever with me.
99
I have more insight than all my teachers,
for
I meditate on your statutes.
100
I have more understanding than the elders,
for
I obey your precepts.
101
I have kept my feet from every evil path
so
that I might obey your word.
102
I have not departed from your laws,
for
you yourself have taught me.
103
How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter
than honey to my mouth!
104
I gain understanding from your precepts;
therefore
I hate every wrong path.
Nun
105
Your word is a lamp to my feet
and
a light for my path.
106
I have taken an oath and confirmed it,
that
I will follow your righteous laws.
107
I have suffered much;
preserve
my life, O LORD, according to your word.
108
Accept, O LORD, the willing praise of my mouth,
and
teach me your laws.
109
Though I constantly take my life in my hands,
I
will not forget your law.
110
The wicked have set a snare for me,
but
I have not strayed from your precepts. [15]
111
Your statutes are my heritage forever;
they
are the joy of my heart.
112
My heart is set on keeping your decrees
to
the very end.
Samekh
113
I hate double-minded men,
but
I love your law.
114
You are my refuge and my shield;
I
have put my hope in your word.
115
Away from me, you evildoers,
that
I may keep the commands of my God!
116
Sustain me according to your promise, and I will live;
do
not let my hopes be dashed.
117
Uphold me, and I will be delivered;
I
will always have regard for your decrees.
118
You reject all who stray from your decrees,
for
their deceitfulness is in vain.
119
All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross;
therefore
I love your statutes.
120
My flesh trembles in fear of you;
I
stand in awe of your laws.
Ayin
121
I have done what is righteous and just;
do
not leave me to my oppressors.
122
Ensure your servant's well-being;
let
not the arrogant oppress me.
123
My eyes fail, looking for your salvation,
looking
for your righteous promise.
124
Deal with your servant according to your love
and
teach me your decrees. [16]
125
I am your servant; give me discernment
that
I may understand your statutes.
126
It is time for you to act, O LORD;
your
law is being broken.
127
Because I love your commands
more
than gold, more than pure gold,
128
and because I consider all your precepts right,
I
hate every wrong path.
Pe
129
Your statutes are wonderful;
therefore
I obey them.
130
The unfolding of your words gives light;
it
gives understanding to the simple.
131
I open my mouth and pant,
longing
for your commands.
132
Turn to me and have mercy on me,
as
you always do to those who love your name.
133
Direct my footsteps according to your word;
let
no sin rule over me.
134
Redeem me from the oppression of men,
that
I may obey your precepts.
135
Make your face shine upon your servant
and
teach me your decrees.
136
Streams of tears flow from my eyes,
for
your law is not obeyed.
Tsadhe
137
Righteous are you, O LORD,
and
your laws are right.
138
The statutes you have laid down are righteous;
they
are fully trustworthy. [17]
139
My zeal wears me out,
for
my enemies ignore your words.
140
Your promises have been thoroughly tested,
and
your servant loves them.
141
Though I am lowly and despised,
I
do not forget your precepts.
142
Your righteousness is everlasting
and
your law is true.
143
Trouble and distress have come upon me,
but
your commands are my delight.
144
Your statutes are forever right;
give
me understanding that I may live.
Qoph
145
I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD,
and
I will obey your decrees.
146
I call out to you; save me
and
I will keep your statutes.
147
I rise before dawn and cry for help;
I
have put my hope in your word.
148
My eyes stay open through the watches of the night,
that
I may meditate on your promises.
149
Hear my voice in accordance with your love;
preserve
my life, O LORD, according to your laws.
150
Those who devise wicked schemes are near,
but
they are far from your law.
151
Yet you are near, O LORD,
and
all your commands are true.
152
Long ago I learned from your statutes
that
you established them to last forever. [18]
Resh
153
Look upon my suffering and deliver me,
for
I have not forgotten your law.
154
Defend my cause and redeem me;
preserve
my life according to your promise.
155
Salvation is far from the wicked,
for
they do not seek out your decrees.
156
Your compassion is great, O LORD;
preserve
my life according to your laws.
157
Many are the foes who persecute me,
but
I have not turned from your statutes.
158
I look on the faithless with loathing,
for
they do not obey your word.
159
See how I love your precepts;
preserve
my life, O LORD, according to your love.
160
All your words are true;
all
your righteous laws are eternal.
Sin
and Shin
161
Rulers persecute me without cause,
but
my heart trembles at your word.
162
I rejoice in your promise
like
one who finds great spoil.
163
I hate and abhor falsehood
but
I love your law.
164
Seven times a day I praise you
for
your righteous laws.
165
Great peace have they who love your law,
and
nothing can make them stumble.
166
I wait for your salvation, O LORD,
and
I follow your commands.
167
I obey your statutes, [19]
for
I love them greatly.
168
I obey your precepts and your statutes,
for
all my ways are known to you.
Taw
169
May my cry come before you, O LORD;
give
me understanding according to your word.
170
May my supplication come before you;
deliver
me according to your promise.
171
May my lips overflow with praise,
for
you teach me your decrees.
172
May my tongue sing of your word,
for
all your commands are righteous.
173
May your hand be ready to help me,
for
I have chosen your precepts.
174
I long for your salvation, O LORD,
and
your law is my delight.
175
Let me live that I may praise you,
and
may your laws sustain me.
176
I have strayed like a lost sheep.
Seek
your servant,
for
I have not forgotten your commands. [20]
PSALMS: 149
1
Praise the LORD. A
Sing
to the LORD a new song,
his
praise in the assembly of the saints.
2
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
let
the people of Zion be glad in their King.
3
Let them praise his name with dancing
and
make music to him with tambourine and harp.
4
For the LORD takes delight in his people;
he
crowns the humble with salvation.
5
Let the saints rejoice in this honor
and
sing for joy on their beds.
6
May the praise of God be in their mouths
and
a double-edged sword in their hands,
7
to inflict vengeance on the nations
and
punishment on the peoples,
8
to bind their kings with fetters,
their
nobles with shackles of iron,
9
to carry out the sentence written against them.
This
is the glory of all his saints.
Praise
the LORD. [21]
PROVERBS: 29
29
1 A man who remains
stiff-necked after many rebukes
will
suddenly be destroyed--without remedy.
2
When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice;
when
the wicked rule, the people groan.
3
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
but
a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
4
By justice a king gives a country stability,
but
one who is greedy for bribes tears it down.
5
Whoever flatters his neighbor
is
spreading a net for his feet.
6
An evil man is snared by his own sin,
but
a righteous one can sing and be glad.
7
The righteous care about justice for the poor,
but
the wicked have no such concern.
8
Mockers stir up a city,
but
wise men turn away anger.
9
If a wise man goes to court with a fool,
the
fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
10
Bloodthirsty men hate a man of integrity
and
seek to kill the upright. [22]
11
A fool gives full vent to his anger,
but
a wise man keeps himself under control.
12
If a ruler listens to lies,
all
his officials become wicked.
13
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:
The
LORD gives sight to the eyes of both.
14
If a king judges the poor with fairness,
his
throne will always be secure.
15
The rod of correction imparts wisdom,
but
a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
16
When the wicked thrive, so does sin,
but
the righteous will see their downfall.
17
Discipline your son, and he will give you peace;
he
will bring delight to your soul.
18
Where there is no revelation, the people cast off
restraint;
but
blessed is he who keeps the law.
19
A servant cannot be corrected by mere words;
though
he understands, he will not respond.
20
Do you see a man who speaks in haste?
There
is more hope for a fool than for him.
21
If a man pampers his servant from youth,
he
will bring grief A in the end. [23]
22
An angry man stirs up dissension,
and
a hot-tempered one commits many sins.
23
A man's pride brings him low,
but
a man of lowly spirit gains honor.
24
The accomplice of a thief is his own enemy;
he
is put under oath and dare not testify.
25
Fear of man will prove to be a snare,
but
whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.
26
Many seek an audience with a ruler,
but
it is from the LORD that man gets justice.
27
The righteous detest the dishonest;
the
wicked detest the upright. [24]
OLD TESTAMENT: ISAIAH 28:14 - 30:11
14 Therefore hear the word of the LORD, you scoffers
who rule this
people in Jerusalem.
15 You boast, "We have entered into a covenant with death,
with the
grave B we have made
an agreement.
When an
overwhelming scourge sweeps by,
it cannot
touch us,
for we have
made a lie our refuge
and falsehood
C our hiding
place."
16 So
this is what the Sovereign LORD says:
"See, I lay a stone in Zion,
a tested
stone,
a precious
cornerstone for a sure foundation;
the one who
trusts will never be dismayed.
17 I will make justice the measuring line
and
righteousness the plumb line;
hail will
sweep away your refuge, the lie,
and water
will overflow your hiding place.
18 Your covenant with death will be annulled;
your
agreement with the grave will not stand.
When the
overwhelming scourge sweeps by,
you will be
beaten down by it.
19 As often as it comes it will carry you away;
morning after
morning, by day and by night,
it will sweep
through." [25]
The understanding of
this message
will bring sheer terror.
20 The
bed is too short to stretch out on,
the blanket too narrow
to wrap around you.
21 The
LORD will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim,
he will rouse himself as
in the Valley of Gibeon--
to do his work, his
strange work,
and perform his task,
his alien task.
22 Now
stop your mocking,
or your chains will
become heavier;
the Lord, the LORD
Almighty, has told me
of the destruction
decreed against the whole land.
23 Listen
and hear my voice;
pay attention and hear
what I say.
24 When
a farmer plows for planting, does he plow continually?
Does he keep on breaking
up and harrowing the soil?
25 When
he has leveled the surface,
does he not sow caraway
and scatter cummin?
Does he not plant wheat
in its place, D
barley in its plot, E
and spelt in its field?
26 His
God instructs him
and teaches him the
right way. [26]
27 Caraway
is not threshed with a sledge,
nor is a cartwheel
rolled over cummin;
caraway is beaten out
with a rod,
and cummin with a stick.
28 Grain
must be ground to make bread;
so one does not go on
threshing it forever.
Though he drives the
wheels of his threshing cart over it,
his horses do not grind
it.
29 All
this also comes from the LORD Almighty,
wonderful in counsel and
magnificent in wisdom.
29 1
Woe to you, Ariel, Ariel,
the city where David
settled!
Add year to year
and let your cycle of
festivals go on.
2 Yet
I will besiege Ariel;
she will mourn and
lament,
she will be to me like
an altar hearth. A
3 I
will encamp against you all around;
I will encircle you with
towers
and set up my siege
works against you.
4 Brought
low, you will speak from the ground;
your speech will mumble
out of the dust.
Your voice will come
ghostlike from the earth; [27]
out of the dust your
speech will whisper.
5 But
your many enemies will become like fine dust,
the ruthless hordes like
blown chaff.
Suddenly, in an instant,
6
the LORD Almighty will come
with thunder and
earthquake and great noise,
with windstorm and
tempest and flames of a devouring fire.
7 Then
the hordes of all the nations that fight against Ariel,
that attack her and her
fortress and besiege her,
will be as it is with a
dream,
with a vision in the
night--
8 as
when a hungry man dreams that he is eating,
but he awakens, and his
hunger remains;
as when a thirsty man
dreams that he is drinking,
but he awakens faint,
with his thirst unquenched.
So will it be with the
hordes of all the nations
that fight against Mount
Zion.
9 Be
stunned and amazed,
blind yourselves and be
sightless;
be drunk, but not from
wine,
stagger, but not from
beer.
10 The
LORD has brought over you a deep sleep:
He has sealed your eyes
(the prophets);
he has covered your
heads (the seers). [28]
11 For
you this whole vision is nothing but words sealed in a scroll. And if you give
the scroll to someone who can read, and say to him, "Read this,
please," he will answer, "I can't; it is sealed." 12 Or
if you give the scroll to someone who cannot read, and say, "Read this,
please," he will answer, "I don't know how to read."
13 The
Lord says:
"These people come near to me with their mouth
and honor me
with their lips,
but their
hearts are far from me.
Their worship
of me
is made up
only of rules taught by men. B
14 Therefore once more I will astound these people
with wonder
upon wonder;
the wisdom of
the wise will perish,
the
intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
15 Woe to those who go to great depths
to hide their
plans from the LORD,
who do their
work in darkness and think,
"Who
sees us? Who will know?"
16 You turn things upside down,
as if the
potter were thought to be like the clay!
Shall what is
formed say to him who formed it,
"He did
not make me"? [29]
Can the pot
say of the potter,
"He
knows nothing"?
17 In
a very short time, will not Lebanon be turned into a fertile field
and the fertile field
seem like a forest?
18 In
that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll,
and out of gloom and
darkness
the eyes of the blind
will see.
19 Once
more the humble will rejoice in the LORD;
the needy will rejoice
in the Holy One of Israel.
20 The
ruthless will vanish,
the mockers will
disappear,
and all who have an eye
for evil will be cut down--
21 those
who with a word make a man out to be guilty,
who ensnare the defender
in court
and with false testimony
deprive the innocent of justice.
22 Therefore
this is what the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, says to the house of Jacob:
"No longer will Jacob be ashamed;
no longer
will their faces grow pale.
23 When they see among them their children,
the work of
my hands,
they will
keep my name holy;
they will
acknowledge the holiness of the Holy One of Jacob,
and will
stand in awe of the God of Israel. [30]
24 Those who are wayward in spirit will gain understanding;
those who
complain will accept instruction."
30 1
"Woe to the obstinate children,"
declares the LORD,
"to those who carry out plans that are not mine,
forming an
alliance, but not by my Spirit,
heaping sin
upon sin;
2 who go down to Egypt
without
consulting me;
who look for
help to Pharaoh's protection,
to Egypt's
shade for refuge.
3 But Pharaoh's protection will be to your shame,
Egypt's shade
will bring you disgrace.
4 Though they have officials in Zoan
and their
envoys have arrived in Hanes,
5 everyone will be put to shame
because of a
people useless to them,
who bring
neither help nor advantage,
but only
shame and disgrace."
6 An oracle concerning the animals of the Negev:
Through a
land of hardship and distress, [31]
of lions and
lionesses,
of adders and
darting snakes,
the envoys
carry their riches on donkeys' backs,
their
treasures on the humps of camels,
to that
unprofitable nation,
7 to Egypt, whose help is utterly useless.
Therefore I call
her
Rahab the
Do-Nothing.
8 Go now, write it on a tablet for them,
inscribe it
on a scroll,
that for the
days to come
it may be an
everlasting witness.
9 These are rebellious people, deceitful children,
children
unwilling to listen to the LORD's instruction.
10 They say to
the seers,
"See no
more visions!"
and to the prophets,
"Give us no more visions of what is right!
Tell us
pleasant things,
prophesy
illusions.
11 Leave this way,
get off this
path,
and stop
confronting us
with the Holy
One of Israel!" [32]
NEW TESTAMENT: GALATIANS 3:23 - 4:31
23 Before
this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith
should be revealed. 24 So the law was put in charge to lead us to
Christ H that we might be justified by faith. 25 Now that
faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law.
26 You
are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, 27 for all of you
who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There
is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one
in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's
seed, and heirs according to the promise.
4 1
What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a
child, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. 2
He is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father.
3 So also, when we were children, we were in slavery under the basic
principles of the world. 4 But when the time had fully come, God
sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, 5 to redeem those
under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. 6 Because
you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who
calls out, "Abba, A Father."
7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son,
God has made you also an heir.
8 Formerly,
when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
9 But now that you know God--or rather are known by God--how is it
that you are turning back to those weak and miserable principles? Do you wish
to be enslaved by them all over again? 10 You are observing special
days and months and seasons and years! 11 I fear for you, that
somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.
12 I
plead with you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done
me no wrong. 13 As you know, it was because of an illness that I
first preached the gospel to you. 14 Even though my illness was a
trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead, you
welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus himself. 15
What has happened to all your joy? I can testify that, if you could have
done so, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me. 16 Have
I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
17 Those
people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to
alienate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them. 18 It is
fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always and not
just when I am with you.
19 My
dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is
formed in you, 20 how I wish I could be with you now and change my
tone, because I am perplexed about you!
21 Tell
me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says? 22
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and
the other by the free woman. 23 His son by the slave woman was born
in the ordinary way; but his son by the free woman [33]
was born as the result of a promise.
24 These
things may be taken figuratively, for the women represent two covenants. One
covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is
Hagar.
25 Now
Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of
Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. 26 But the
Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother. 27 For it is
written:
"Be glad, O barren woman,
who bears
no children;
break
forth and cry aloud,
you who
have no labor pains;
because
more are the children of the desolate woman
than of
her who has a husband." B
28 Now
you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. 29At that time
the son born in the ordinary way persecuted the son born by the power of the
Spirit. It is the same now. 30 But what does the Scripture say?
"Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman's son will
never share in the inheritance with the free woman's son." C
31 Therefore,
brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman. [34]
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