JUNE
8
PSALMS: 8, 38,
68, 98, 128
PROVERBS: 8
OLD TESTAMENT: JOB 28:1 - 30:31
NEW TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 2:12 - 17
PSALMS: 8
For
the director of music. According to gittith. A A psalm of
David.
1
O LORD, our Lord,
how
majestic is your name in all the earth!
You
have set your glory
above
the heavens.
2
From the lips of children and infants
you
have ordained praise B
because
of your enemies,
to
silence the foe and the avenger.
3
When I consider your heavens,
the
work of your fingers,
the
moon and the stars,
which
you have set in place,
4
what is man that you are mindful of him,
the
son of man that you care for him?
5
You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings C
and
crowned him with glory and honor.
6
You made him ruler over the works of your hands;
you
put everything under his feet:
7
all flocks and herds,
and
the beasts of the field,
8
the birds of the air,
and
the fish of the sea,
all
that swim the paths of the seas. [1]
9
O LORD, our Lord,
how
majestic is your name in all the earth! [2]
PSALMS: 38
A
psalm of David. A petition.
1
O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger
or
discipline me in your wrath.
2
For your arrows have pierced me,
and
your hand has come down upon me.
3
Because of your wrath there is no health in my body;
my
bones have no soundness because of my sin.
4
My guilt has overwhelmed me
like
a burden too heavy to bear.
5
My wounds fester and are loathsome
because
of my sinful folly.
6
I am bowed down and brought very low;
all
day long I go about mourning.
7
My back is filled with searing pain;
there
is no health in my body.
8
I am feeble and utterly crushed;
I
groan in anguish of heart.
9
All my longings lie open before you, O Lord;
my
sighing is not hidden from you.
10
My heart pounds, my strength fails me;
even
the light has gone from my eyes.
11
My friends and companions avoid me because of my
wounds;
my
neighbors stay far away.
12
Those who seek my life set their traps,
those
who would harm me talk of my ruin;
all
day long they plot deception. [3]
13
I am like a deaf man, who cannot hear,
like
a mute, who cannot open his mouth;
14
I have become like a man who does not hear,
whose
mouth can offer no reply.
15
I wait for you, O LORD;
you
will answer, O Lord my God.
16
For I said, "Do not let them gloat
or
exalt themselves over me when my foot slips."
17
For I am about to fall,
and
my pain is ever with me.
18
I confess my iniquity;
I
am troubled by my sin.
19
Many are those who are my vigorous enemies;
those
who hate me without reason are numerous.
20
Those who repay my good with evil
slander
me when I pursue what is good.
21
O LORD, do not forsake me;
be
not far from me, O my God.
22
Come quickly to help me,
O
Lord my Savior. [4]
PSALMS: 68
For
the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
1
May God arise, may his enemies be scattered;
may
his foes flee before him.
2
As smoke is blown away by the wind,
may
you blow them away;
as
wax melts before the fire,
may
the wicked perish before God.
3
But may the righteous be glad
and
rejoice before God;
may
they be happy and joyful.
4
Sing to God, sing praise to his name,
extol
him who rides on the clouds A--
his
name is the LORD--
and
rejoice before him.
5
A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows,
is
God in his holy dwelling.
6
God sets the lonely in families, B
he
leads forth the prisoners with singing;
but
the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
7
When you went out before your people, O God,
when
you marched through the wasteland,
Selah
8
the earth shook,
the
heavens poured down rain,
before
God, the One of Sinai,
before
God, the God of Israel.
9
You gave abundant showers, O God;
you
refreshed your weary inheritance. [5]
10
Your people settled in it,
and
from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poor.
11
The Lord announced the word,
and
great was the company of those who proclaimed it:
12
"Kings and armies
flee in haste;
in the camps men divide the plunder.
Even
while you sleep among the campfires, C
the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
its feathers with shining gold."
14
When the Almighty D scattered the kings in
the land,
it
was like snow fallen on Zalmon.
15
The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains;
rugged
are the mountains of Bashan.
16
Why gaze in envy, O rugged mountains,
at
the mountain where God chooses to reign,
where
the LORD himself will dwell forever?
17
The chariots of God are tens of thousands
and
thousands of thousands;
the
Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.
18
When you ascended on high,
you
led captives in your train;
you
received gifts from men,
even
from E the rebellious--
that
you, F O LORD God, might dwell there.
19
Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,
who
daily bears our burdens.
Selah
20
Our God is a God who saves;
from
the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death.
[6]
21
Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies,
the
hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22
The Lord says, "I
will bring them from Bashan;
I will bring them from the depths of the sea,
23 that you may plunge your feet in the blood of your foes,
while the tongues of your dogs have their share."
24
Your procession has come into view, O God,
the
procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.
25
In front are the singers, after them the musicians;
with
them are the maidens playing tambourines.
26
Praise God in the great congregation;
praise
the LORD in the assembly of Israel.
27
There is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them,
there
the great throng of Judah's princes,
and
there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
28
Summon your power, O God G;
show
us your strength, O God, as you have done before.
29
Because of your temple at Jerusalem
kings
will bring you gifts.
30
Rebuke the beast among the reeds,
the
herd of bulls among the calves of the nations.
Humbled,
may it bring bars of silver.
Scatter
the nations who delight in war.
31
Envoys will come from Egypt;
Cush
H will submit herself to God.
32
Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth,
sing
praise to the Lord,
Selah
[7]
33
to him who rides the ancient skies above,
who
thunders with mighty voice.
34
Proclaim the power of God,
whose
majesty is over Israel,
whose
power is in the skies.
35
You are awesome, O God, in your sanctuary;
the
God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.
Praise
be to God! [8]
PSALMS: 98
A
psalm.
1
Sing to the LORD a new song,
for
he has done marvelous things;
his
right hand and his holy arm
have
worked salvation for him.
2
The LORD has made his salvation known
and
revealed his righteousness to the nations.
3
He has remembered his love
and
his faithfulness to the house of Israel;
all
the ends of the earth have seen
the
salvation of our God.
4
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth,
burst
into jubilant song with music;
5
make music to the LORD with the harp,
with
the harp and the sound of singing,
6
with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn--
shout
for joy before the LORD, the King.
7
Let the sea resound, and everything in it,
the
world, and all who live in it.
8
Let the rivers clap their hands,
let
the mountains sing together for joy;
9
let them sing before the LORD,
for
he comes to judge the earth.
He
will judge the world in righteousness
and
the peoples with equity. [9]
PSALMS: 128
A
song of ascents.
1
Blessed are all who fear the LORD,
who
walk in his ways.
2
You will eat the fruit of your labor;
blessings
and prosperity will be yours.
3
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within
your house;
your
sons will be like olive shoots
around
your table.
4
Thus is the man blessed
who
fears the LORD.
5
May the LORD bless you from Zion
all
the days of your life;
may
you see the prosperity of Jerusalem,
6
and may you live to see your children's children.
Peace
be upon Israel. [10]
PROVERBS: 8
8
1 Does not wisdom call
out?
Does
not understanding raise her voice?
2
On the heights along the way,
where
the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3
beside the gates leading into the city,
at
the entrances, she cries aloud:
4
"To you, O men, I
call out;
I raise my voice to all mankind.
5 You who
are simple, gain prudence;
you who are foolish, gain understanding.
6
Listen, for I have worthy things to say;
I open my lips to speak what is right.
7 My mouth
speaks what is true,
for my lips detest wickedness.
8 All the
words of my mouth are just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.
9 To the
discerning all of them are right;
they are faultless to those who have knowledge.
10 Choose my
instruction instead of silver,
knowledge rather than choice gold,
11 for wisdom
is more precious than rubies,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
12
"I, wisdom, dwell
together with prudence;
I possess knowledge and discretion.
13 To fear
the LORD is to hate evil;
I hate pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and perverse speech.
14 Counsel
and sound judgment are mine;
I have understanding and power.
15 By me
kings reign
and rulers make laws that are just;
16 by me
princes govern, [11]
and all nobles who rule on earth. A
17 I love
those who love me,
and those who seek me find me.
18 With me
are riches and honor,
enduring wealth and prosperity.
19
My fruit is better than fine gold;
what I yield surpasses choice silver.
20 I walk in
the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,
21 bestowing
wealth on those who love me
and making their treasuries full.
22
"The LORD brought me
forth as the first of his works, BC
before his deeds of old;
23 I was
appointed D from
eternity,
from the beginning, before the world began.
24 When there
were no oceans, I was given birth,
when there were no springs abounding with water;
25 before the
mountains were settled in place,
before the hills, I was given birth,
26 before he
made the earth or its fields
or any of the dust of the world.
27 I was
there when he set the heavens in place,
when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
28 when he established
the clouds above
and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
29 when he
gave the sea its boundary
so the waters would not overstep his command,
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
30 Then I was the craftsman at his side.
I was filled with delight day after day,
rejoicing always in his presence,
31 rejoicing in his whole world
and delighting in mankind. [12]
32
"Now then, my sons,
listen to me;
blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Listen to
my instruction and be wise;
do not ignore it.
34 Blessed is
the man who listens to me,
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway.
35 For
whoever finds me finds life
and receives favor from the LORD.
36 But
whoever fails to find me harms himself;
all who hate me love death." [13]
OLD TESTAMENT: JOB 28:1 - 30:31
28 1
"There is a mine for silver
and a place where gold
is refined.
2 Iron
is taken from the earth,
and copper is smelted
from ore.
3 Man
puts an end to the darkness;
he searches the farthest
recesses
for ore in the blackest
darkness.
4 Far
from where people dwell he cuts a shaft,
in places forgotten by
the foot of man;
far from men he dangles
and sways.
5 The
earth, from which food comes,
is transformed below as
by fire;
6 sapphires
A come from its rocks,
and its dust contains
nuggets of gold.
7 No
bird of prey knows that hidden path,
no falcon's eye has seen
it.
8 Proud
beasts do not set foot on it,
and no lion prowls
there.
9 Man's
hand assaults the flinty rock
and lays bare the roots
of the mountains.
10 He
tunnels through the rock;
his eyes see all its
treasures.
11 He
searchesB the sources of the rivers
and brings hidden things
to light.
12 "But
where can wisdom be found?
Where does understanding
dwell? [14]
13 Man
does not comprehend its worth;
it cannot be found in
the land of the living.
14 The
deep says, `It is not in me';
the sea says, `It is not
with me.'
15 It
cannot be bought with the finest gold,
nor can its price be
weighed in silver.
16 It
cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir,
with precious onyx or
sapphires.
17 Neither
gold nor crystal can compare with it,
nor can it be had for
jewels of gold.
18 Coral
and jasper are not worthy of mention;
the price of wisdom is
beyond rubies.
19 The
topaz of Cush cannot compare with it;
it cannot be bought with
pure gold.
20 "Where
then does wisdom come from?
Where does understanding
dwell?
21 It
is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,
concealed even from the
birds of the air.
22 Destruction
C and Death say,
`Only a rumor of it has
reached our ears.'
23 God
understands the way to it
and he alone knows where
it dwells,
24 for
he views the ends of the earth
and sees everything
under the heavens.
25 When
he established the force of the wind [15]
and measured out the
waters,
26 when
he made a decree for the rain
and a path for the
thunderstorm,
27 then
he looked at wisdom and appraised it;
he confirmed it and
tested it.
28 And
he said to man,
`The fear of the Lord--that is wisdom,
and to
shun evil is understanding.'"
29 1
Job continued his discourse:
2 "How
I long for the months gone by,
for the days when God
watched over me,
3 when
his lamp shone upon my head
and by his light I
walked through darkness!
4 Oh,
for the days when I was in my prime,
when God's intimate
friendship blessed my house,
5 when
the Almighty was still with me
and my children were
around me,
6 when
my path was drenched with cream
and the rock poured out
for me streams of olive oil.
7 "When
I went to the gate of the city
and took my seat in the
public square,
8 the
young men saw me and stepped aside [16]
and the old men rose to
their feet;
9 the
chief men refrained from speaking
and covered their mouths
with their hands;
10 the
voices of the nobles were hushed,
and their tongues stuck
to the roof of their mouths.
11 Whoever
heard me spoke well of me,
and those who saw me
commended me,
12 because
I rescued the poor who cried for help,
and the fatherless who
had none to assist him.
13 The
man who was dying blessed me;
I made the widow's heart
sing.
14 I
put on righteousness as my clothing;
justice was my robe and
my turban.
15 I
was eyes to the blind
and feet to the lame.
16 I
was a father to the needy;
I took up the case of
the stranger.
17 I
broke the fangs of the wicked
and snatched the victims
from their teeth.
18 "I
thought, `I will die in my own house,
my days as numerous as
the grains of sand.
19 My
roots will reach to the water,
and the dew will lie all
night on my branches. [17]
20 My
glory will remain fresh in me,
the bow ever new in my
hand.'
21 "Men
listened to me expectantly,
waiting in silence for
my counsel.
22 After
I had spoken, they spoke no more;
my words fell gently on
their ears.
23 They
waited for me as for showers
and drank in my words as
the spring rain.
24 When
I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it;
the light of my face was
precious to them. A
25 I
chose the way for them and sat as their chief;
I dwelt as a king among
his troops;
I was like one who
comforts mourners.
30 1
"But now they mock me,
men younger than I,
whose fathers I would
have disdained
to put with my sheep
dogs.
2 Of
what use was the strength of their hands to me,
since their vigor had
gone from them?
3 Haggard
from want and hunger,
they roamed A
the parched land
in desolate wastelands
at night.
4 In
the brush they gathered salt herbs, [18]
and their food B
was the root of the broom tree.
5 They
were banished from their fellow men,
shouted at as if they
were thieves.
6 They
were forced to live in the dry stream beds,
among the rocks and in
holes in the ground.
7 They
brayed among the bushes
and huddled in the
undergrowth.
8 A
base and nameless brood,
they were driven out of
the land.
9 "And
now their sons mock me in song;
I have become a byword
among them.
10 They
detest me and keep their distance;
they do not hesitate to
spit in my face.
11 Now
that God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me,
they throw off restraint
in my presence.
12 On
my right the tribe C attacks;
they lay snares for my
feet,
they build their siege
ramps against me.
13 They
break up my road;
they succeed in
destroying me--
without anyone's helping
them. D
14 They
advance as through a gaping breach;
amid the ruins they come
rolling in.
15 Terrors
overwhelm me;
my dignity is driven
away as by the wind, [19]
my safety vanishes like
a cloud.
16 "And
now my life ebbs away;
days of suffering grip
me.
17 Night
pierces my bones;
my gnawing pains never
rest.
18 In
his great power God becomes like clothing to me E;
he binds me like the
neck of my garment.
19 He
throws me into the mud,
and I am reduced to dust
and ashes.
20 "I
cry out to you, O God, but you do not answer;
I stand up, but you
merely look at me.
21 You
turn on me ruthlessly;
with the might of your
hand you attack me.
22 You
snatch me up and drive me before the wind;
you toss me about in the
storm.
23 I
know you will bring me down to death,
to the place appointed
for all the living.
24 "Surely
no one lays a hand on a broken man
when he cries for help
in his distress.
25 Have
I not wept for those in trouble?
Has not my soul grieved
for the poor?
26 Yet
when I hoped for good, evil came;
when I looked for light,
then came darkness. [20]
27 The
churning inside me never stops;
days of suffering
confront me.
28 I
go about blackened, but not by the sun;
I stand up in the
assembly and cry for help.
29 I
have become a brother of jackals,
a companion of owls.
30 My
skin grows black and peels;
my body burns with
fever.
31 My
harp is tuned to mourning,
and my flute to the
sound of wailing. [21]
NEW TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 2:12 - 17
12 Now
when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and found that the Lord had
opened a door for me, 13 I still had no peace of mind, because I did
not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-by to them and went on to
Macedonia.
14 But
thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and
through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. 15 For
we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who
are perishing. 16 To the one we are the smell of death; to the
other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task? 17 Unlike
so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in
Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God. [22]
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