JUNE
3
PSALMS: 3, 33,
63, 93, 123
PROVERBS: 3
OLD TESTAMENT: JOB 8:1 - 11:20
NEW TESTAMENT: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1 - 28
PSALMS: 3
A
psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.
1
O LORD, how many are my foes!
How
many rise up against me!
2
Many are saying of me,
"God
will not deliver him."
Selah
A
3
But you are a shield around me, O LORD;
you
bestow glory on me and liftB up my head.
4
To the LORD I cry aloud,
and
he answers me from his holy hill.
Selah
5
I lie down and sleep;
I
wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
6
I will not fear the tens of thousands
drawn
up against me on every side.
7
Arise, O LORD!
Deliver
me, O my God!
Strike
all my enemies on the jaw;
break
the teeth of the wicked.
8
From the LORD comes deliverance.
May
your blessing be on your people.
Selah
[1]
PSALMS: 33
1
Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous;
it
is fitting for the upright to praise him.
2
Praise the LORD with the harp;
make
music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3
Sing to him a new song;
play
skillfully, and shout for joy.
4
For the word of the LORD is right and true;
he
is faithful in all he does.
5
The LORD loves righteousness and justice;
the
earth is full of his unfailing love.
6
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made,
their
starry host by the breath of his mouth.
7
He gathers the waters of the sea into jars A;
he
puts the deep into storehouses.
8
Let all the earth fear the LORD;
let
all the people of the world revere him.
9
For he spoke, and it came to be;
he
commanded, and it stood firm.
10
The LORD foils the plans of the nations;
he
thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11
But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever,
the
purposes of his heart through all generations.
12
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
the
people he chose for his inheritance.
13
From heaven the LORD looks down
and
sees all mankind;
14
from his dwelling place he watches
all
who live on earth--
15
he who forms the hearts of all,
who
considers everything they do.
16
No king is saved by the size of his army;
no
warrior escapes by his great strength. [2]
17
A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite
all its great strength it cannot save.
18
But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him,
on
those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19
to deliver them from death
and
keep them alive in famine.
20
We wait in hope for the LORD;
he
is our help and our shield.
21
In him our hearts rejoice,
for
we trust in his holy name.
22
May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD,
even
as we put our hope in you. [3]
PSALMS: 63
A
psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.
1
O God, you are my God,
earnestly
I seek you;
my
soul thirsts for you,
my
body longs for you,
in
a dry and weary land
where
there is no water.
2
I have seen you in the sanctuary
and
beheld your power and your glory.
3
Because your love is better than life,
my
lips will glorify you.
4
I will praise you as long as I live,
and
in your name I will lift up my hands.
5
My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of
foods;
with
singing lips my mouth will praise you.
6
On my bed I remember you;
I
think of you through the watches of the night.
7
Because you are my help,
I
sing in the shadow of your wings.
8
My soul clings to you;
your
right hand upholds me.
9
They who seek my life will be destroyed;
they
will go down to the depths of the earth.
10
They will be given over to the sword
and
become food for jackals. [4]
11
But the king will rejoice in God;
all
who swear by God's name will praise him,
while
the mouths of liars will be silenced. [5]
PSALMS: 93
1
The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty;
the
LORD is robed in majesty
and
is armed with strength.
The
world is firmly established;
it
cannot be moved.
2
Your throne was established long ago;
you
are from all eternity.
3
The seas have lifted up, O LORD,
the
seas have lifted up their voice;
the
seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
4
Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,
mightier
than the breakers of the sea--
the
LORD on high is mighty.
5
Your statutes stand firm;
holiness
adorns your house
for
endless days, O LORD. [6]
PSALMS: 123
A
song of ascents.
1
I lift up my eyes to you,
to
you whose throne is in heaven.
2
As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their
master,
as
the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress,
so
our eyes look to the LORD our God,
till
he shows us his mercy.
3
Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us,
for
we have endured much contempt.
4
We have endured much ridicule from the proud,
much
contempt from the arrogant. [7]
PROVERBS: 3
3
1 My son, do not forget
my teaching,
but
keep my commands in your heart,
2
for they will prolong your life many years
and
bring you prosperity.
3
Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind
them around your neck,
write
them on the tablet of your heart.
4
Then you will win favor and a good name
in
the sight of God and man.
5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and
lean not on your own understanding;
6
in all your ways acknowledge him,
and
he will make your paths straight. A
7
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear
the LORD and shun evil.
8
This will bring health to your body
and
nourishment to your bones.
9
Honor the LORD with your wealth,
with
the firstfruits of all your crops;
10
then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
and
your vats will brim over with new wine.
11
My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline
and
do not resent his rebuke,
12
because the LORD disciplines those he loves,
as
a father B the son he delights in. [8]
13
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom,
the
man who gains understanding,
14
for she is more profitable than silver
and
yields better returns than gold.
15
She is more precious than rubies;
nothing
you desire can compare with her.
16
Long life is in her right hand;
in
her left hand are riches and honor.
17
Her ways are pleasant ways,
and
all her paths are peace.
18
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
those
who lay hold of her will be blessed.
19
By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations,
by
understanding he set the heavens in place;
20
by his knowledge the deeps were divided,
and
the clouds let drop the dew.
21
My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment,
do
not let them out of your sight;
22
they will be life for you,
an
ornament to grace your neck.
23
Then you will go on your way in safety,
and
your foot will not stumble;
24
when you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when
you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25
Have no fear of sudden disaster
or
of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26
for the LORD will be your confidence
and
will keep your foot from being snared.
27
Do not withhold good from those who deserve it,
when
it is in your power to act. [9]
28
Do not say to your neighbor,
"Come
back later; I'll give it tomorrow"--
when
you now have it with you.
29
Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
who
lives trustfully near you.
30
Do not accuse a man for no reason--
when
he has done you no harm.
31Do
not envy a violent man
or
choose any of his ways,
32
for the LORD detests a perverse man
but
takes the upright into his confidence.
33
The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked,
but
he blesses the home of the righteous.
34
He mocks proud mockers
but
gives grace to the humble.
35
The wise inherit honor,
but
fools he holds up to shame.
OLD TESTAMENT: JOB 8:1 - 11:20
8 1
Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2 "How
long will you say such things?
Your words are a
blustering wind.
3 Does
God pervert justice?
Does the Almighty
pervert what is right?
4 When
your children sinned against him,
he gave them over to the
penalty of their sin.
5 But
if you will look to God
and plead with the
Almighty,
6 if
you are pure and upright,
even now he will rouse
himself on your behalf
and restore you to your
rightful place.
7 Your
beginnings will seem humble,
so prosperous will your
future be.
8 "Ask
the former generations
and find out what their
fathers learned,
9 for
we were born only yesterday and know nothing,
and our days on earth
are but a shadow.
10 Will
they not instruct you and tell you?
Will they not bring
forth words from their understanding?
11 Can
papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh?
Can reeds thrive without
water?
12 While
still growing and uncut,
they wither more quickly
than grass. [10]
13 Such
is the destiny of all who forget God;
so perishes the hope of
the godless.
14 What
he trusts in is fragile A;
what he relies on is a
spider's web.
15 He
leans on his web, but it gives way;
he clings to it, but it
does not hold.
16 He
is like a well-watered plant in the sunshine,
spreading its shoots
over the garden;
17 it
entwines its roots around a pile of rocks
and looks for a place
among the stones.
18 But
when it is torn from its spot,
that place disowns it
and says, `I never saw you.'
19 Surely
its life withers away,
and B from
the soil other plants grow.
20 "Surely
God does not reject a blameless man
or strengthen the hands
of evildoers.
21 He
will yet fill your mouth with laughter
and your lips with
shouts of joy.
22 Your
enemies will be clothed in shame,
and the tents of the
wicked will be no more."
9 1
Then Job replied:
2 "Indeed,
I know that this is true. [11]
But how can a mortal be
righteous before God?
3 Though
one wished to dispute with him,
he could not answer him
one time out of a thousand.
4 His
wisdom is profound, his power is vast.
Who has resisted him and
come out unscathed?
5 He
moves mountains without their knowing it
and overturns them in
his anger.
6 He
shakes the earth from its place
and makes its pillars
tremble.
7 He
speaks to the sun and it does not shine;
he seals off the light
of the stars.
8 He
alone stretches out the heavens
and treads on the waves
of the sea.
9 He
is the Maker of the Bear and Orion,
the Pleiades and the
constellations of the south.
10 He
performs wonders that cannot be fathomed,
miracles that cannot be
counted.
11 When
he passes me, I cannot see him;
when he goes by, I
cannot perceive him.
12 If
he snatches away, who can stop him?
Who can say to him,
`What are you doing?'
13 God
does not restrain his anger;
even the cohorts of
Rahab cowered at his feet. [12]
14 "How
then can I dispute with him?
How can I find words to
argue with him?
15 Though
I were innocent, I could not answer him;
I could only plead with
my Judge for mercy.
16 Even
if I summoned him and he responded,
I do not believe he
would give me a hearing.
17 He
would crush me with a storm
and multiply my wounds
for no reason.
18 He
would not let me regain my breath
but would overwhelm me
with misery.
19 If
it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!
And if it is a matter of
justice, who will summon him A?
20 Even
if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me;
if I were blameless, it
would pronounce me guilty.
21 "Although
I am blameless,
I have no concern for
myself;
I despise my own life.
22 It
is all the same; that is why I say,
`He destroys both the
blameless and the wicked.'
23 When
a scourge brings sudden death,
he mocks the despair of
the innocent.
24 When
a land falls into the hands of the wicked,
he blindfolds its
judges.
If it is not he, then
who is it? [13]
25 "My
days are swifter than a runner;
they fly away without a
glimpse of joy.
26 They
skim past like boats of papyrus,
like eagles swooping
down on their prey.
27 If
I say, `I will forget my complaint,
I will change my
expression, and smile,'
28 I
still dread all my sufferings,
for I know you will not
hold me innocent.
29 Since
I am already found guilty,
why should I struggle in
vain?
30 Even
if I washed myself with soap B
and my hands with
washing soda,
31 you
would plunge me into a slime pit
so that even my clothes
would detest me.
32 "He
is not a man like me that I might answer him,
that we might confront
each other in court.
33 If
only there were someone to arbitrate between us,
to lay his hand upon us
both,
34 someone
to remove God's rod from me,
so that his terror would
frighten me no more.
35 Then
I would speak up without fear of him,
but as it now stands
with me, I cannot. [14]
10 1
“I loathe my
very life;
therefore I will give
free rein to my complaint
and speak out in the
bitterness of my soul.
2 I
will say to God: Do not condemn me,
but tell me what charges
you have against me.
3 Does
it please you to oppress me,
to spurn the work of
your hands,
while you smile on the
schemes of the wicked?
4 Do
you have eyes of flesh?
Do you see as a mortal
sees?
5 Are
your days like those of a mortal
or your years like those
of a man,
6 that
you must search out my faults
and probe after my sin--
7 though
you know that I am not guilty
and that no one can
rescue me from your hand?
8 "Your
hands shaped me and made me.
Will you now turn and
destroy me?
9 Remember
that you molded me like clay.
Will you now turn me to
dust again?
10 Did
you not pour me out like milk
and curdle me like
cheese,
11 clothe
me with skin and flesh [15]
and knit me together
with bones and sinews?
12 You
gave me life and showed me kindness,
and in your providence
watched over my spirit.
13 "But
this is what you concealed in your heart,
and I know that this was
in your mind:
14 If
I sinned, you would be watching me
and would not let my
offense go unpunished.
15 If
I am guilty--woe to me!
Even if I am innocent, I
cannot lift my head,
for I am full of shame
and drowned in A
my affliction.
16 If
I hold my head high, you stalk me like a lion
and again display your
awesome power against me.
17 You
bring new witnesses against me
and increase your anger
toward me;
your forces come against
me wave upon wave.
18 "Why
then did you bring me out of the womb?
I wish I had died before
any eye saw me.
19 If
only I had never come into being,
or had been carried
straight from the womb to the grave!
20 Are
not my few days almost over?
Turn away from me so I
can have a moment's joy
21 before
I go to the place of no return,
to the land of gloom and
deep shadow, B [16]
22 to
the land of deepest night,
of deep shadow and
disorder,
where even the light is
like darkness."
11 1
Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
2 "Are
all these words to go unanswered?
Is this talker to be
vindicated?
3 Will
your idle talk reduce men to silence?
Will no one rebuke you
when you mock?
4 You
say to God, `My beliefs are flawless
and I am pure in your
sight.'
5 Oh,
how I wish that God would speak,
that he would open his
lips against you
6 and
disclose to you the secrets of wisdom,
for true wisdom has two
sides.
Know this: God has even
forgotten some of your sin.
7 "Can
you fathom the mysteries of God?
Can you probe the limits
of the Almighty?
8 They
are higher than the heavens--what can you do?
They are deeper than the
depths of the grave A--what can you know?
9 Their
measure is longer than the earth
and wider than the sea. [17]
10 "If
he comes along and confines you in prison
and convenes a court,
who can oppose him?
11 Surely
he recognizes deceitful men;
and when he sees evil,
does he not take note?
12 But
a witless man can no more become wise
than a wild donkey's
colt can be born a man. B
13 "Yet
if you devote your heart to him
and stretch out your
hands to him,
14 if
you put away the sin that is in your hand
and allow no evil to
dwell in your tent,
15 then
you will lift up your face without shame;
you will stand firm and
without fear.
16 You
will surely forget your trouble,
recalling it only as
waters gone by.
17 Life
will be brighter than noonday,
and darkness will become
like morning.
18 You
will be secure, because there is hope;
you will look about you
and take your rest in safety.
19 You
will lie down, with no one to make you afraid,
and many will court your
favor.
20 But
the eyes of the wicked will fail,
and escape will elude
them;
their hope will become a
dying gasp." [18]
NEW TESTAMENT: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1 - 28
15 1
Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I
preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2
By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached
to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
3 For
what I received I passed on to you as of first importance A: that
Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was
buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Peter, B
and then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five
hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though
some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all
the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one
abnormally born.
9 For
I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle,
because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I
am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder
than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 11 Whether,
then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.
12 But
if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of
you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 If there is no
resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.
14 And
if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15
More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we
have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not
raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are
not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17 And if Christ
has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
18 Then
those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. 19 If only for
this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.
20 But
Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have
fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through a man, the
resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam
all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in his own
turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. 24
Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after
he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. 25 For he must
reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last
enemy to be destroyed is death. 27 For he "has put everything
under his feet." C Now when it says that "everything"
has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who
put everything under Christ. 28 When he has done this, then the Son
himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God
may be all in all. [19]
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