MAY
26
PSALMS: 26, 56, 86, 116, 146
PROVERBS: 26
OLD TESTAMENT: NEHEMIAH 9:22 - 10:39
NEW TESTAMENT: 1 CORINTHIANS 9:19 - 10:13
PSALMS: 26
Of
David.
1
Vindicate me, O LORD,
for
I have led a blameless life;
I
have trusted in the LORD
without
wavering.
2
Test me, O LORD, and try me,
examine
my heart and my mind;
3
for your love is ever before me,
and
I walk continually in your truth.
4
I do not sit with deceitful men,
nor
do I consort with hypocrites;
5
I abhor the assembly of evildoers
and
refuse to sit with the wicked.
6
I wash my hands in innocence,
and
go about your altar, O LORD,
7
proclaiming aloud your praise
and
telling of all your wonderful deeds.
8
I love the house where you live, O LORD,
the
place where your glory dwells.
9
Do not take away my soul along with sinners,
my
life with bloodthirsty men,
10
in whose hands are wicked schemes,
whose
right hands are full of bribes.
11
But I lead a blameless life;
redeem
me and be merciful to me.
12 My
feet stand on level ground;
in
the great assembly I will praise the LORD. [1]
PSALMS: 56
For
the director of music. To the tune of "A Dove on Distant Oaks." Of
David. A miktam. A When the Philistines had seized him in
Gath.
1
Be merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me;
all
day long they press their attack.
2
My slanderers pursue me all day long;
many
are attacking me in their pride.
3
When I am afraid,
I
will trust in you.
4
In God, whose word I praise,
in
God I trust; I will not be afraid.
What
can mortal man do to me?
5
All day long they twist my words;
they
are always plotting to harm me.
6
They conspire, they lurk,
they
watch my steps,
eager
to take my life.
7
On no account let them escape;
in
your anger, O God, bring down the nations.
8
Record my lament;
list
my tears on your scroll B--
are
they not in your record?
9
Then my enemies will turn back
when
I call for help.
By
this I will know that God is for me.
10
In God, whose word I praise,
in
the LORD, whose word I praise--
11
in God I trust; I will not be afraid.
What
can man do to me? [2]
12
I am under vows to you, O God;
I
will present my thank offerings to you.
13
For you have delivered me C from death
and
my feet from stumbling,
that
I may walk before God
in
the light of life. D [3]
PSALMS: 86
A
prayer of David.
1
Hear, O LORD, and answer me,
for
I am poor and needy.
2
Guard my life, for I am devoted to you.
You
are my God; save your servant
who
trusts in you.
3
Have mercy on me, O Lord,
for
I call to you all day long.
4
Bring joy to your servant,
for
to you, O Lord,
I
lift up my soul.
5
You are forgiving and good, O Lord,
abounding
in love to all who call to you.
6
Hear my prayer, O LORD;
listen
to my cry for mercy.
7
In the day of my trouble I will call to you,
for
you will answer me.
8
Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord;
no
deeds can compare with yours.
9
All the nations you have made
will
come and worship before you, O Lord;
they
will bring glory to your name.
10
For you are great and do marvelous deeds;
you
alone are God.[4]
11
Teach me your way, O LORD,
and
I will walk in your truth;
give
me an undivided heart,
that
I may fear your name.
12
I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart;
I
will glorify your name forever.
13
For great is your love toward me;
you
have delivered me from the depths of the grave. A
14
The arrogant are attacking me, O God;
a
band of ruthless men seeks my life--
men
without regard for you.
15
But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow
to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
16
Turn to me and have mercy on me;
grant
your strength to your servant
and
save the son of your maidservant. B
17
Give me a sign of your goodness,
that
my enemies may see it and be put to shame,
for
you, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me. [5]
PSALMS: 116
1
I love the LORD, for he heard my voice;
he
heard my cry for mercy.
2
Because he turned his ear to me,
I
will call on him as long as I live.
3
The cords of death entangled me,
the
anguish of the grave A came upon me;
I
was overcome by trouble and sorrow.
4
Then I called on the name of the LORD:
"O
LORD, save me!"
5
The LORD is gracious and righteous;
our
God is full of compassion.
6
The LORD protects the simplehearted;
when
I was in great need, he saved me.
7
Be at rest once more, O my soul,
for
the LORD has been good to you.
8
For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death,
my
eyes from tears,
my
feet from stumbling,
9
that I may walk before the LORD
in
the land of the living.
10
I believed; thereforeB I said,
"I
am greatly afflicted."
11
And in my dismay I said,
"All
men are liars."
12
How can I repay the LORD
for
all his goodness to me?
13
I will lift up the cup of salvation
and
call on the name of the LORD.
14
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in
the presence of all his people. [6]
15
Precious in the sight of the LORD
is
the death of his saints.
16
O LORD, truly I am your servant;
I
am your servant, the son of your maidservant C;
you
have freed me from my chains.
17
I will sacrifice a thank offering to you
and
call on the name of the LORD.
18
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in
the presence of all his people,
19
in the courts of the house of the LORD--
in
your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise
the LORD. D [7]
PSALMS: 146
1
Praise the LORD. A
Praise
the LORD, O my soul.
2
I will praise the LORD all my life;
I
will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
3
Do not put your trust in princes,
in
mortal men, who cannot save.
4
When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;
on
that very day their plans come to nothing.
5
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose
hope is in the LORD his God,
6
the Maker of heaven and earth,
the
sea, and everything in them--
the
LORD, who remains faithful forever.
7
He upholds the cause of the oppressed
and
gives food to the hungry.
The
LORD sets prisoners free,
8
the LORD gives sight to the blind,
the
LORD lifts up those who are bowed down,
the
LORD loves the righteous.
9
The LORD watches over the alien
and
sustains the fatherless and the widow,
but
he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
10
The LORD reigns forever,
your
God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise
the LORD. [8]
PROVERBS: 26
26
1 Like snow in summer or
rain in harvest,
honor
is not fitting for a fool.
2
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an
undeserved curse does not come to rest.
3
A whip for the horse, a halter for the donkey,
and
a rod for the backs of fools!
4
Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or
you will be like him yourself.
5
Answer a fool according to his folly,
or
he will be wise in his own eyes.
6
Like cutting off one's feet or drinking violence
is
the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
7
Like a lame man's legs that hang limp
is
a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8
Like tying a stone in a sling
is
the giving of honor to a fool.
9
Like a thornbush in a drunkard's hand
is
a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10
Like an archer who wounds at random
is
he who hires a fool or any passer-by.
11
As a dog returns to its vomit,
so
a fool repeats his folly.
There
is more hope for a fool than for him.
13
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road,
a
fierce lion roaming the streets!"
14
As a door turns on its hinges,
so
a sluggard turns on his bed.
15
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he
is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than
seven men who answer discreetly.
17
Like one who seizes a dog by the ears
is
a passer-by who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18
Like a madman shooting
firebrands
or deadly arrows
19
is a man who deceives his neighbor
and
says, "I was only joking!"
20
Without wood a fire goes out;
without
gossip a quarrel dies down.
21
As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so
is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. [10]
22
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they
go down to a man's inmost parts.
23
Like a coating of glaze A over earthenware
are
fervent lips with an evil heart.
24
A malicious man disguises himself with his lips,
but
in his heart he harbors deceit.
25
Though his speech is charming, do not believe him,
for
seven abominations fill his heart.
26
His malice may be concealed by deception,
but
his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27
If a man digs a pit, he will fall into it;
if
a man rolls a stone, it will roll back on him.
28
A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and
a flattering mouth works ruin. [11]
OLD TESTAMENT: NEHEMIAH 9:22 - 10:39
22 "You
gave them kingdoms and nations, allotting to them even the remotest frontiers.
They took over the country of Sihon C king of Heshbon and the
country of Og king of Bashan. 23 You made their sons as numerous as
the stars in the sky, and you brought them into the land that you told their
fathers to enter and possess. 24 Their sons went in and took
possession of the land. You subdued before them the Canaanites, who lived in
the land; you handed the Canaanites over to them, along with their kings and
the peoples of the land, to deal with them as they pleased. 25 They
captured fortified cities and fertile land; they took possession of houses
filled with all kinds of good things, wells already dug, vineyards, olive
groves and fruit trees in abundance. They ate to the full and were
well-nourished; they reveled in your great goodness.
26 "But
they were disobedient and rebelled against you; they put your law behind their
backs. They killed your prophets, who had admonished them in order to turn them
back to you; they committed awful blasphemies. 27 So you handed them
over to their enemies, who oppressed them. But when they were oppressed they
cried out to you. From heaven you heard them, and in your great compassion you
gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the hand of their enemies.
28 "But
as soon as they were at rest, they again did what was evil in your sight. Then
you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies so that they ruled over them.
And when they cried out to you again, you heard from heaven, and in your
compassion you delivered them time after time.
29 "You
warned them to return to your law, but they became arrogant and disobeyed your
commands. They sinned against your ordinances, by which a man will live if he
obeys them. Stubbornly they turned their backs on you, became stiff-necked and
refused to listen. 30 For many years you were patient with them. By
your Spirit you admonished them through your prophets. Yet they paid no
attention, so you handed them over to the neighboring peoples. 31 But
in your great mercy you did not put an end to them or abandon them, for you are
a gracious and merciful God.
32 "Now
therefore, O our God, the great, mighty and awesome God, who keeps his covenant
of love, do not let all this hardship seem trifling in your eyes--the hardship
that has come upon us, upon our kings and leaders, upon our priests and
prophets, upon our fathers and all your people, from the days of the kings of
Assyria until today. 33 In all that has happened to us, you have
been just; you have acted faithfully, while we did wrong. 34 Our
kings, our leaders, our priests and our fathers did not follow your law; they
did not pay attention to your commands or the warnings you gave them. 35 Even
while they were in their kingdom, enjoying your great goodness to them in the
spacious and fertile land you gave them, they did not serve you or turn from
their evil ways.
36 "But
see, we are slaves today, slaves in the land you gave our forefathers so they
could eat its fruit and the other good things it produces. 37 Because
of our sins, its abundant harvest goes to the kings you have placed over us.
They rule over our bodies and our cattle as they please. We are in great
distress.
38 "In
view of all this, we are making a binding agreement, putting it in writing, and
our leaders, our Levites and our priests are affixing their [12]
seals to it."
10 1
Those who sealed it were:
Nehemiah the governor,
the son of Hacaliah.
Zedekiah, 2 Seraiah,
Azariah, Jeremiah,
3 Pashhur,
Amariah, Malkijah,
4 Hattush,
Shebaniah, Malluch,
5 Harim,
Meremoth, Obadiah,
6 Daniel,
Ginnethon, Baruch,
7 Meshullam,
Abijah, Mijamin,
8 Maaziah,
Bilgai and Shemaiah.
These were the priests.
9 The Levites:
Jeshua son of Azaniah,
Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
10 and
their associates: Shebaniah,
Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah,
Hanan,
11 Mica,
Rehob, Hashabiah,
12 Zaccur,
Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13 Hodiah,
Bani and Beninu.
14 The
leaders of the people:
Parosh, Pahath-Moab,
Elam, Zattu, Bani,
15 Bunni,
Azgad, Bebai, [13]
16 Adonijah,
Bigvai, Adin,
17 Ater,
Hezekiah, Azzur,
18 Hodiah,
Hashum, Bezai,
19 Hariph,
Anathoth, Nebai,
20 Magpiash,
Meshullam, Hezir,
21 Meshezabel,
Zadok, Jaddua,
22 Pelatiah,
Hanan, Anaiah,
23 Hoshea,
Hananiah, Hasshub,
24 Hallohesh,
Pilha, Shobek,
25 Rehum,
Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
26 Ahiah,
Hanan, Anan,
27 Malluch,
Harim and Baanah.
28 "The
rest of the people--priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants and
all who separated themselves from the neighboring peoples for the sake of the
Law of God, together with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are
able to understand—29 all these now join their brothers the nobles,
and bind themselves with a curse and an oath to follow the Law of God given
through Moses the servant of God and to obey carefully all the commands,
regulations and decrees of the LORD our Lord.
30 "We
promise not to give our daughters in marriage to the peoples around us or take
their daughters for our sons.
31 "When
the neighboring peoples bring merchandise or grain to sell on the Sabbath, we
will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day. Every seventh year we
will forgo working the land and will cancel all debts.
32 "We
assume the responsibility for carrying out the commands to give a third of a
shekel A each year for the service of the house of our God: 33 for
the bread set out on the table; for the regular grain offerings and burnt
offerings; for the offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moon festivals and appointed
feasts; for the holy offerings; for sin offerings to make atonement for Israel;
and for all the duties of the house of our God. [14]
34 "We--the
priests, the Levites and the people--have cast lots to determine when each of
our families is to bring to the house of our God at set times each year a
contribution of wood to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written
in the Law.
35 "We
also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the LORD each year the
firstfruits of our crops and of every fruit tree.
36 "As
it is also written in the Law, we will bring the firstborn of our sons and of
our cattle, of our herds and of our flocks to the house of our God, to the
priests ministering there.
37 "Moreover,
we will bring to the storerooms of the house of our God, to the priests, the
first of our ground meal, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees
and of our new wine and oil. And we will bring a tithe of our crops to the
Levites, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all the towns where we
work. 38 A priest descended from Aaron is to accompany the Levites
when they receive the tithes, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of the
tithes up to the house of our God, to the storerooms of the treasury. 39 The
people of Israel, including the Levites, are to bring their contributions of
grain, new wine and oil to the storerooms where the articles for the sanctuary
are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers and the singers
stay.
"We will not
neglect the house of our God." [15]
NEW TESTAMENT: 1 CORINTHIANS 9:19 - 10:13
19 Though
I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as
many as possible. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the
Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself
am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. 21 To those
not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free
from God's law but am under Christ's law), so as to win those not having the
law. 22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become
all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I
do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
24 Do
you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?
Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in
the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not
last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore
I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating
the air. 27 No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I
have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
10 1
For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact,
brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they all
passed through the sea. 2 They were all baptized into Moses in the
cloud and in the sea. 3 They all ate the same spiritual food 4 and
drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that
accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless, God was
not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered over the desert.
6 Now
these things occurred as examples A to keep us from setting our
hearts on evil things as they did. 7 Do not be idolaters, as some of
them were; as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink and got
up to indulge in pagan revelry." B 8 We should not
commit sexual immorality, as some of them did--and in one day twenty-three
thousand of them died. 9 We should not test the Lord, as some of
them did--and were killed by snakes. 10 And do not grumble, as some
of them did--and were killed by the destroying angel.
11 These
things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us,
on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
12 So,
if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! 13 No
temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he
will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted,
he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. [16]
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