JUNE
6
PSALMS: 6, 36,
66, 96, 126
PROVERBS: 6
OLD TESTAMENT: JOB 20:1 - 22:30
NEW TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 1:1 - 11
PSALMS: 6
For
the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith. A
A psalm of David.
1
O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger
or
discipline me in your wrath.
2
Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am faint;
O
LORD, heal me, for my bones are in agony.
3
My soul is in anguish.
How
long, O LORD, how long?
4
Turn, O LORD, and deliver me;
save
me because of your unfailing love.
5
No one remembers you when he is dead.
Who
praises you from the grave B?
6
I am worn out from groaning;
all
night long I flood my bed with weeping
and
drench my couch with tears.
7
My eyes grow weak with sorrow;
they
fail because of all my foes.
8
Away from me, all you who do evil,
for
the LORD has heard my weeping.
9
The LORD has heard my cry for mercy;
the
LORD accepts my prayer.
10
All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed;
they
will turn back in sudden disgrace. [1]
PSALMS: 36
For
the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD.
1
An oracle is within my heart
concerning
the sinfulness of the wicked: A
There
is no fear of God
before
his eyes.
2
For in his own eyes he flatters himself
too
much to detect or hate his sin.
3
The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful;
he
has ceased to be wise and to do good.
4
Even on his bed he plots evil;
he
commits himself to a sinful course
and
does not reject what is wrong.
5
Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens,
your
faithfulness to the skies.
6
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your
justice like the great deep.
O
LORD, you preserve both man and beast.
7
How priceless is your unfailing love!
Both
high and low among men
find
B refuge in the shadow of your wings.
8
They feast on the abundance of your house;
you
give them drink from your river of delights.
9
For with you is the fountain of life;
in
your light we see light.
10
Continue your love to those who know you,
your
righteousness to the upright in heart.
11
May the foot of the proud not come against me, [2]
nor
the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12
See how the evildoers lie fallen--
thrown
down, not able to rise! [3]
PSALMS: 66
For
the director of music. A song. A psalm.
1
Shout with joy to God, all the earth!
2
Sing the glory of his name;
make
his praise glorious!
3
Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds!
So
great is your power
that
your enemies cringe before you.
4
All the earth bows down to you;
they
sing praise to you,
they
sing praise to your name."
Selah
5
Come and see what God has done,
how
awesome his works in man's behalf!
6
He turned the sea into dry land,
they
passed through the waters on foot--
come,
let us rejoice in him.
7
He rules forever by his power,
his
eyes watch the nations--
let
not the rebellious rise up against him.
Selah
8
Praise our God, O peoples,
let
the sound of his praise be heard;
9
he has preserved our lives
and
kept our feet from slipping.
10For
you, O God, tested us;
you
refined us like silver.
11
You brought us into prison
and
laid burdens on our backs.
12
You let men ride over our heads; [4]
we
went through fire and water,
but
you brought us to a place of abundance.
13
I will come to your temple with burnt offerings
and
fulfill my vows to you--
14
vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke
when
I was in trouble.
15
I will sacrifice fat animals to you
and
an offering of rams;
I
will offer bulls and goats.
Selah
16
Come and listen, all you who fear God;
let
me tell you what he has done for me.
17
I cried out to him with my mouth;
his
praise was on my tongue.
18
If I had cherished sin in my heart,
the
Lord would not have listened;
19
but God has surely listened
and
heard my voice in prayer.
20
Praise be to God,
who
has not rejected my prayer
or
withheld his love from me! [5]
PSALMS: 96
1
Sing to the LORD a new song;
sing
to the LORD, all the earth.
2
Sing to the LORD, praise his name;
proclaim
his salvation day after day.
3
Declare his glory among the nations,
his
marvelous deeds among all peoples.
4
For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
he
is to be feared above all gods.
5
For all the gods of the nations are idols,
but
the LORD made the heavens.
6
Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength
and glory are in his sanctuary.
7
Ascribe to the LORD, O families of nations,
ascribe
to the LORD glory and strength.
8
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
bring
an offering and come into his courts.
9
Worship the LORD in the splendor of his A
holiness;
tremble
before him, all the earth.
10
Say among the nations, "The
LORD reigns."
The
world is firmly established, it cannot be moved;
he
will judge the peoples with equity.
11
Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;
let
the sea resound, and all that is in it;
12
let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them.
Then
all the trees of the forest will sing for joy;
13
they will sing before the LORD, for he comes,
he
comes to judge the earth.
He
will judge the world in righteousness
and
the peoples in his truth. [6]
PSALMS: 126
A
song of ascents.
1
When the LORD brought back the captives to A
Zion,
we
were like men who dreamed. B
2
Our mouths were filled with laughter,
our
tongues with songs of joy.
Then
it was said among the nations,
"The LORD has done great things for them."
3
The LORD has done great things for us,
and
we are filled with joy.
4
Restore our fortunes, C O LORD,
like
streams in the Negev.
5
Those who sow in tears
will
reap with songs of joy.
6
He who goes out weeping,
carrying
seed to sow,
will
return with songs of joy,
carrying
sheaves with him. [7]
PROVERBS: 6
6
1 My son, if you have put
up security for your neighbor,
if
you have struck hands in pledge for another,
2
if you have been trapped by what you said,
ensnared
by the words of your mouth,
3
then do this, my son, to free yourself,
since
you have fallen into your neighbor's hands:
Go
and humble yourself;
press
your plea with your neighbor!
4
Allow no sleep to your eyes,
no
slumber to your eyelids.
5
Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the
hunter,
like
a bird from the snare of the fowler.
6
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider
its ways and be wise!
7
It has no commander,
no
overseer or ruler,
8
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and
gathers its food at harvest.
9
How long will you lie there, you sluggard?
When
will you get up from your sleep?
10
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a
little folding of the hands to rest--
11
and poverty will come on you like a bandit
and
scarcity like an armed man. A
12
A scoundrel and villain,
who
goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13
who winks with his eye,
signals
with his feet
and
motions with his fingers,
14
who plots evil with deceit in his heart--
he
always stirs up dissension.
15
Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; [8]
he
will suddenly be destroyed--without remedy.
16
There are six things the LORD hates,
seven
that are detestable to him:
17
haughty eyes,
a
lying tongue,
hands
that shed innocent blood,
18
a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet
that are quick to rush into evil,
19
a false witness who pours out lies
and
a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.
20
My son, keep your father's commands
and
do not forsake your mother's teaching.
21
Bind them upon your heart forever;
fasten
them around your neck.
22
When you walk, they will guide you;
when
you sleep, they will watch over you;
when
you awake, they will speak to you.
23
For these commands are a lamp,
this
teaching is a light,
and
the corrections of discipline
are
the way to life,
24
keeping you from the immoral woman,
from
the smooth tongue of the wayward wife.
25
Do not lust in your heart after her beauty
or
let her captivate you with her eyes,
26
for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread,
and
the adulteress preys upon your very life.
27
Can a man scoop fire into his lap
without
his clothes being burned?
28
Can a man walk on hot coals
without
his feet being scorched?
29
So is he who sleeps with another man's wife; [9]
no
one who touches her will go unpunished.
30
Men do not despise a thief if he steals
to
satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
31
Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold,
though
it costs him all the wealth of his house.
32
But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment;
whoever
does so destroys himself.
33
Blows and disgrace are his lot,
and
his shame will never be wiped away;
34
for jealousy arouses a husband's fury,
and
he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
35
He will not accept any compensation;
he
will refuse the bribe, however great it is. [10]
OLD TESTAMENT: JOB 20:1 - 22:30
20 1
Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
2 "My
troubled thoughts prompt me to answer
because I am greatly
disturbed.
3 I
hear a rebuke that dishonors me,
and my understanding
inspires me to reply.
4 "Surely
you know how it has been from of old,
ever since man A
was placed on the earth,
5 that
the mirth of the wicked is brief,
the joy of the godless
lasts but a moment.
6 Though
his pride reaches to the heavens
and his head touches the
clouds,
7 he
will perish forever, like his own dung;
those who have seen him
will say, `Where is he?'
8 Like
a dream he flies away, no more to be found,
banished like a vision
of the night.
9 The
eye that saw him will not see him again;
his place will look on
him no more.
10 His
children must make amends to the poor;
his own hands must give
back his wealth.
11 The
youthful vigor that fills his bones
will lie with him in the
dust.
12 "Though
evil is sweet in his mouth
and he hides it under
his tongue,
13 though
he cannot bear to let it go [11]
and keeps it in his
mouth,
14 yet
his food will turn sour in his stomach;
it will become the venom
of serpents within him.
15 He
will spit out the riches he swallowed;
God will make his
stomach vomit them up.
16 He
will suck the poison of serpents;
the fangs of an adder
will kill him.
17 He
will not enjoy the streams,
the rivers flowing with
honey and cream.
18 What
he toiled for he must give back uneaten;
he will not enjoy the
profit from his trading.
19 For
he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute;
he has seized houses he
did not build.
20 "Surely
he will have no respite from his craving;
he cannot save himself
by his treasure.
21 Nothing
is left for him to devour;
his prosperity will not
endure.
22 In
the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him;
the full force of misery
will come upon him.
23 When
he has filled his belly,
God will vent his
burning anger against him
and rain down his blows
upon him.
24 Though
he flees from an iron weapon,
a bronze-tipped arrow
pierces him.
25 He
pulls it out of his back, [12]
the gleaming point out
of his liver.
Terrors will come over
him;
26 total
darkness lies in wait for his treasures.
A fire unfanned will
consume him
and devour what is left
in his tent.
27 The
heavens will expose his guilt;
the earth will rise up
against him.
28 A
flood will carry off his house,
rushing waters B
on the day of God's wrath.
29 Such
is the fate God allots the wicked,
the heritage appointed
for them by God."
21 1
Then Job replied:
2 "Listen
carefully to my words;
let this be the
consolation you give me.
3 Bear
with me while I speak,
and after I have spoken,
mock on.
4 "Is
my complaint directed to man?
Why should I not be
impatient?
5 Look
at me and be astonished;
clap your hand over your
mouth.
6 When
I think about this, I am terrified;
trembling seizes my
body. [13]
7 Why
do the wicked live on,
growing old and
increasing in power?
8 They
see their children established around them,
their offspring before
their eyes.
9 Their
homes are safe and free from fear;
the rod of God is not
upon them.
10 Their
bulls never fail to breed;
their cows calve and do
not miscarry.
11 They
send forth their children as a flock;
their little ones dance
about.
12 They
sing to the music of tambourine and harp;
they make merry to the
sound of the flute.
13 They
spend their years in prosperity
and go down to the grave
A in peace. B
14 Yet
they say to God, `Leave us alone!
We have no desire to
know your ways.
15 Who
is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
What would we gain by
praying to him?'
16 But
their prosperity is not in their own hands,
so I stand aloof from
the counsel of the wicked.
17 "Yet
how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out?
How often does calamity
come upon them,
the fate God allots in
his anger?
18 How
often are they like straw before the wind,
like chaff swept away by
a gale?
19 It
is said, `God stores up a man's punishment for his
sons.' [14]
Let him repay the man
himself, so that he will know it!
20 Let
his own eyes see his destruction;
let him drink of the
wrath of the Almighty. C
21 For
what does he care about the family he leaves behind
when his allotted months
come to an end?
22 "Can
anyone teach knowledge to God,
since he judges even the
highest?
23 One
man dies in full vigor,
completely secure and at
ease,
24 his
body D well nourished,
his bones rich with
marrow.
25 Another
man dies in bitterness of soul,
never having enjoyed
anything good.
26 Side
by side they lie in the dust,
and worms cover them
both.
27 "I
know full well what you are thinking,
the schemes by which you
would wrong me.
28 You
say, `Where now is the great man's house,
the tents where wicked
men lived?'
29 Have
you never questioned those who travel?
Have you paid no regard
to their accounts--
30 that
the evil man is spared from the day of calamity,
that he is delivered
from E the day of wrath?
31 Who
denounces his conduct to his face? [15]
Who repays him for what
he has done?
32 He
is carried to the grave,
and watch is kept over
his tomb.
33 The
soil in the valley is sweet to him;
all men follow after
him,
and a countless throng
goes F before him.
34 "So
how can you console me with your nonsense?
Nothing is left of your
answers but falsehood!"
22 1
Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2 "Can
a man be of benefit to God?
Can even a wise man
benefit him?
3 What
pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous?
What would he gain if
your ways were blameless?
4 "Is
it for your piety that he rebukes you
and brings charges
against you?
5 Is
not your wickedness great?
Are not your sins
endless?
6 You
demanded security from your brothers for no reason;
you stripped men of
their clothing, leaving them naked. [16]
7 You
gave no water to the weary
and you withheld food
from the hungry,
8 though
you were a powerful man, owning land--
an honored man, living
on it.
9 And
you sent widows away empty-handed
and broke the strength
of the fatherless.
10 That
is why snares are all around you,
why sudden peril
terrifies you,
11 why
it is so dark you cannot see,
and why a flood of water
covers you.
12 "Is
not God in the heights of heaven?
And see how lofty are
the highest stars!
13 Yet
you say, `What does God know?
Does he judge through
such darkness?
14 Thick
clouds veil him, so he does not see us
as he goes about in the
vaulted heavens.'
15 Will
you keep to the old path
that evil men have trod?
16 They
were carried off before their time,
their foundations washed
away by a flood.
17 They
said to God, `Leave us alone!
What can the Almighty do
to us?'
18 Yet
it was he who filled their houses with good things,
so I stand aloof from
the counsel of the wicked. [17]
19 "The
righteous see their ruin and rejoice;
the innocent mock them,
saying,
20 `Surely
our foes are destroyed,
and fire devours their
wealth.'
21 "Submit
to God and be at peace with him;
in this way prosperity
will come to you.
22 Accept
instruction from his mouth
and lay up his words in
your heart.
23 If
you return to the Almighty, you will be restored:
If you remove wickedness
far from your tent
24 and
assign your nuggets to the dust,
your gold of Ophir to
the rocks in the ravines,
25 then
the Almighty will be your gold,
the choicest silver for
you.
26 Surely
then you will find delight in the Almighty
and will lift up your
face to God.
27 You
will pray to him, and he will hear you,
and you will fulfill
your vows.
28 What
you decide on will be done,
and light will shine on
your ways.
29 When
men are brought low and you say, `Lift them up!'
then he will save the
downcast.
30 He
will deliver even one who is not innocent,
who will be delivered through
the cleanness of your hands." [18]
NEW TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 1:1 - 11
1 1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
and Timothy our brother,
To the church of God in
Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:
2 Grace
and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Praise
be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and
the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so
that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have
received from God. 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over
into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. 6 If
we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted,
it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same
sufferings we suffer.
7 And
our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our
sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.
8 We
do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in
the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to
endure, so that we despaired even of life. 9 Indeed, in our hearts
we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on
ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.
10 He
has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we
have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, 11 as you
help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our A behalf
for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many. [19]
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