MAY
2
PSALMS: 2, 32,
62, 92, 122
PROVERBS: 2
OLD TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 6:12 - 8:10
NEW TESTAMENT: ROMANS 7:14 - 8:8
PSALMS: 2
1
Why do the nations conspire A
and
the peoples plot in vain?
2
The kings of the earth take their stand
and
the rulers gather together
against
the LORD
and
against his Anointed One. B
3
"Let us break their chains," they say,
"and
throw off their fetters."
4
The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the
Lord scoffs at them.
5
Then he rebukes them in his anger
and
terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
6
"I have installed my
King C
on Zion, my holy hill."
7
I will proclaim the decree of the LORD:
He
said to me, "You are my Son D;
today I have become your Father. E
8
Ask of me,
and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.
9
You will rule them with an iron scepter
F;
you will dash them to pieces like pottery."
10
Therefore, you kings, be wise;
be
warned, you rulers of the earth.
11
Serve the LORD with fear
and
rejoice with trembling.
12
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry
and
you be destroyed in your way,
for
his wrath can flare up in a moment.
Blessed
are all who take refuge in him. [1]
PSALMS: 32
Of
David. A maskil. A
1
Blessed is he
whose
transgressions are forgiven,
whose
sins are covered.
2
Blessed is the man
whose
sin the LORD does not count against him
and
in whose spirit is no deceit.
3
When I kept silent,
my
bones wasted away
through
my groaning all day long.
4
For day and night
your
hand was heavy upon me;
my
strength was sapped
as
in the heat of summer.
Selah
5
Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and
did not cover up my iniquity.
I
said, "I will confess
my
transgressions to the LORD"--
and
you forgave
the
guilt of my sin.
Selah
6
Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you
while
you may be found;
surely
when the mighty waters rise,
they
will not reach him.
7
You are my hiding place; [2]
you
will protect me from trouble
and
surround me with songs of deliverance.
Selah
8
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you
should go;
I
will counsel you and watch over you.
9
Do not be like the horse or the mule,
which
have no understanding
but
must be controlled by bit and bridle
or
they will not come to you.
10
Many are the woes of the wicked,
but
the LORD's unfailing love
surrounds
the man who trusts in him.
11
Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous;
sing,
all you who are upright in heart! [3]
PSALMS: 62
For
the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
1
My soul finds rest in God alone;
my
salvation comes from him.
2
He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he
is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
3
How long will you assault a man?
Would
all of you throw him down--
this
leaning wall, this tottering fence?
4
They fully intend to topple him
from
his lofty place;
they
take delight in lies.
With
their mouths they bless,
but
in their hearts they curse.
Selah
5
Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my
hope comes from him.
6
He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he
is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
7
My salvation and my honor depend on God A;
he
is my mighty rock, my refuge.
8
Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour
out your hearts to him,
for
God is our refuge.
Selah
9
Lowborn men are but a breath, [4]
the
highborn are but a lie;
if
weighed on a balance, they are nothing;
together
they are only a breath.
10
Do not trust in extortion
or
take pride in stolen goods;
though
your riches increase,
do
not set your heart on them.
11
One thing God has spoken,
two
things have I heard:
that
you, O God, are strong,
12
and that you, O Lord, are loving.
Surely
you will reward each person
according
to what he has done. [5]
PSALMS: 92
A
psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.
1
It is good to praise the LORD
and
make music to your name, O Most High,
2
to proclaim your love in the morning
and
your faithfulness at night,
3
to the music of the ten-stringed lyre
and
the melody of the harp.
4
For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD;
I
sing for joy at the works of your hands.
5
How great are your works, O LORD,
how
profound your thoughts!
6
The senseless man does not know,
fools
do not understand,
7
that though the wicked spring up like grass
and
all evildoers flourish,
they
will be forever destroyed.
8
But you, O LORD, are exalted forever.
9
For surely your enemies, O LORD,
surely
your enemies will perish;
all
evildoers will be scattered.
10
You have exalted my horn A like that of a
wild ox;
fine
oils have been poured upon me.
11
My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
my
ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.
12
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
they
will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
13
planted in the house of the LORD, [6]
they will flourish in the courts of our God.
14
They will still bear fruit in old age,
they
will stay fresh and green,
15
proclaiming, "The LORD is upright;
he
is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him." [7]
PSALMS: 122
A
song of ascents. Of David.
1
I rejoiced with those who said to me,
"Let us go to the house of the LORD."
2
Our feet are standing
in
your gates, O Jerusalem.
3
Jerusalem is built like a city
that
is closely compacted together.
4
That is where the tribes go up,
the
tribes of the LORD,
to
praise the name of the LORD
according
to the statute given to Israel.
5
There the thrones for judgment stand,
the
thrones of the house of David.
6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
"May those who love you be secure.
7 May there
be peace within your walls
and security within your citadels."
8 For the sake of my brothers and friends,
I will say, "Peace be within you."
9
For the sake of the house of the LORD our God,
I
will seek your prosperity. [8]
PROVERBS: 2
2
1 My son, if you accept
my words
and
store up my commands within you,
2
turning your ear to wisdom
and
applying your heart to understanding,
3
and if you call out for insight
and
cry aloud for understanding,
4
and if you look for it as for silver
and
search for it as for hidden treasure,
5
then you will understand the fear of the LORD
and
find the knowledge of God.
6
For the LORD gives wisdom,
and
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7
He holds victory in store for the upright,
he
is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8
for he guards the course of the just
and
protects the way of his faithful ones.
9
Then you will understand what is right and just
and
fair--every good path.
10
For wisdom will enter your heart,
and
knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11
Discretion will protect you,
and
understanding will guard you.
12
Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men,
from
men whose words are perverse,
13
who leave the straight paths
to
walk in dark ways,
14
who delight in doing wrong
and
rejoice in the perverseness of evil,
15
whose paths are crooked
and
who are devious in their ways.
16
It will save you also from the adulteress,
from
the wayward wife with her seductive words [9]
17
who has left the partner of her youth
and
ignored the covenant she made before God. A
18
For her house leads down to death
and
her paths to the spirits of the dead.
19None
who go to her return
or
attain the paths of life.
20
Thus you will walk in the ways of good men
and
keep to the paths of the righteous.
21
For the upright will live in the land,
and
the blameless will remain in it;
22
but the wicked will be cut off from the land,
and
the unfaithful will be torn from it. [10]
OLD TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 6:12 - 8:10
12 We
are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from
us. 13 As a fair exchange--I speak as to my children--open wide your
hearts also.
14 Do
not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and
wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 15
What harmony is there between Christ and Belial B? What does a
believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement is
there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living
God. As God has said: "I will live with them and
walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people."
C
17 "Therefore come out from them
and be
separate,
says the
Lord.
Touch no
unclean thing,
and I will
receive you." D
18 "I will be a Father to you,
and you will
be my sons and daughters,
says the Lord
Almighty." E
7 1
Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us
purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting
holiness out of reverence for God. [11]
2 Make
room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one,
we have exploited no one. 3 I do not say this to condemn you; I have
said before that you have such a place in our hearts that we would live or die
with you. 4 I have great confidence in you; I take great pride in
you. I am greatly encouraged; in all our troubles my joy knows no bounds.
5 For
when we came into Macedonia, this body of ours had no rest, but we were
harassed at every turn--conflicts on the outside, fears within. 6 But
God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, 7 and
not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us
about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so
that my joy was greater than ever.
8 Even
if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret
it--I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while—9 yet
now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led
you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not
harmed in any way by us. 10 Godly sorrow brings repentance that
leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. 11
See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what
eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what
concern, what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved
yourselves to be innocent in this matter. [12]
12 So
even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did the wrong
or of the injured party, but rather that before God you could see for
yourselves how devoted to us you are. 13 By all this we are
encouraged.
In addition to our own
encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus was, because
his spirit has been refreshed by all of you. 14 I had boasted to him
about you, and you have not embarrassed me. But just as everything we said to
you was true, so our boasting about you to Titus has proved to be true as well.
15 And his affection for you is all the greater when he remembers
that you were all obedient, receiving him with fear and trembling. 16 I
am glad I can have complete confidence in you.
8 1
And now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace
that God has given the Macedonian churches.
2 Out
of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty
welled up in rich generosity.
3 For
I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their
ability. Entirely on their own,
4 they
urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the
saints. 5 And they did not do as we expected, but they gave
themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will. 6 So
we urged Titus, since he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to
completion this act of grace on your part.
7 But
just as [13]
you excel in everything--in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete
earnestness and in your love for us A--see that you also excel in
this grace of giving.
8 I
am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by
comparing it with the earnestness of others. 9 For you know the
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he
became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
10 And
here is my advice about what is best for you in this matter: Last year you were
the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so. [14]
NEW TESTAMENT: ROMANS 7:14 - 8:8
14 We
know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15
I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but
what I hate I do.
16 And
if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17 As
it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18 I
know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. C
For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For
what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do--this
I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no
longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
21 So
I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22
For in my inner being I delight in God's law; 23 but I see
another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my
mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. 24
What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? 25
Thanks be to God--through Jesus Christ our Lord!
So then, I myself in my
mind am a slave to God's law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of
sin.
8 1
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who
are in Christ Jesus, A
2 because
through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of
sin and death. 3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was
weakened by the sinful nature, B God did by sending his own Son in the
likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. C And so he condemned
sin in sinful man, D 4 in order [15]
that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not
live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.
5 Those
who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that
nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their
minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind of sinful man E
is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; 7 the
sinful mind F is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law,
nor can it do so. 8 Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot
please God. [16]
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