MAY
3
PSALMS:
3, 33, 63, 93,
123
PROVERBS: 3
OLD
TESTAMENT: 2 CHRONICLES 8:1 -
10:19
NEW
TESTAMENT: ROMANS:
8:9 - 25
PSALMS: 3, 33, 63, 93,
123
PROVERBS: 3
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 lift B 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.
31
Do
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: 2 CHRONICLES 8:1 -
10:19
8
1
At
the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built the temple of the LORD and
his own palace, 2 Solomon rebuilt the villages that Hiram
A had given him, and settled Israelites in them. 3 Solomon
then went to Hamath Zobah and captured it. 4 He also built up Tadmor
in the desert and all the store cities he had built in Hamath. 5 He
rebuilt Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon as fortified cities, with walls
and with gates and bars, 6 as well as Baalath and all his store
cities, and all the cities for his chariots and for his horses
B--whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and
throughout all the territory he ruled.
7
All
the people left from the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites
(these peoples were not Israelites), 8 that is, their descendants
remaining in the land, whom the Israelites had not destroyed--these Solomon
conscripted for his slave labor force, as it is to this day. 9 But
Solomon did not make slaves of the Israelites for his work; they were his
fighting men, commanders of his captains, and commanders of his chariots and
charioteers. 10 They were also King Solomon's chief officials--two
hundred and fifty officials supervising the men.
11
Solomon
brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the City of David to the palace he had built
for her, for he said, "My wife must not live in the palace of David king of
Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy."
12
On
the altar of the LORD that he had built in front of the portico, Solomon
sacrificed burnt offerings to the LORD, 13 according [10]
to the daily requirement for offerings commanded by Moses for Sabbaths, New
Moons and the three annual feasts--the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of
Weeks and the Feast of Tabernacles. 14 In keeping with the ordinance
of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their duties,
and the Levites to lead the praise and to assist the priests according to each
day's requirement. He also appointed the gatekeepers by divisions for the
various gates, because this was what David the man of God had ordered. 15
They did not deviate from the king's commands to the priests or to the
Levites in any matter, including that of the treasuries.
16
All
Solomon's work was carried out, from the day the foundation of the temple of the
LORD was laid until its completion. So the temple of the LORD was finished.
17
Then
Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the coast of Edom. 18 And
Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own officers, men who knew the sea. These,
with Solomon's men, sailed to Ophir and brought back four hundred and fifty
talentsC of gold, which they delivered to King
Solomon.
9
1
When
the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him
with hard questions. Arriving with a very great caravan--with camels carrying
spices, large quantities of gold, [11]
and precious stones--she came to Solomon and talked with him about all she had
on her mind. 2 Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too
hard for him to explain to her. 3 When the queen of Sheba saw the
wisdom of Solomon, as well as the palace he had built, 4 the food on
his table, the seating of his officials, the attending servants in their robes,
the cupbearers in their robes and the burnt offerings he made at A
the temple of the LORD, she was overwhelmed.
5
She
said to the king, "The report I heard in my own country about your achievements
and your wisdom is true. 6 But I did not believe what they said until
I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half the greatness of your
wisdom was told me; you have far exceeded the report I heard. 7 How
happy your men must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before
you and hear your wisdom! 8 Praise be to the LORD your God, who has
delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the LORD your
God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them
forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness."
9
Then
she gave the king 120 talents B of gold, large quantities of spices,
and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of
Sheba gave to King Solomon.
10
(The
men of Hiram and the men of Solomon brought gold from Ophir; they also brought
algumwoodC and precious stones. 11 The king used the
algumwood to make steps for the temple of the LORD and for the royal palace, and
to make harps and lyres for the [12]
musicians. Nothing like them had ever been seen in Judah.)
12
King
Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for; he gave her more
than she had brought to him. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her
own country.
13
The
weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents, D
14 not including the revenues brought in by merchants and traders.
Also all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land brought gold and
silver to Solomon.
15
King
Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred bekas
E of hammered gold went into each shield. 16 He also made
three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three hundred bekas
F of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the
Forest of Lebanon.
17
Then
the king made a great throne inlaid with ivory and overlaid with pure gold.
18
The
throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. On both sides
of the seat were armrests, with a lion standing beside each of them. 19
Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step.
Nothing like it had ever been made for any other kingdom. 20 All King
Solomon's goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the
Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of silver, because silver was
considered of little value in Solomon's day.
21
The
king had a fleet of trading ships G manned by Hiram's H
men. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and
apes and baboons. [13]
22 King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other
kings of the earth. 23 All the kings of the earth sought audience
with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart. 24 Year
after year, everyone who came brought a gift--articles of silver and gold, and
robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules.
25
Solomon
had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horses,
I which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
26 He ruled over all the kings from the River J to the
land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. 27 The king
made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as
sycamore-fig trees in the foothills. 28 Solomon's horses were
imported from Egypt K and from all other countries.
29
As
for the other events of Solomon's reign, from beginning to end, are they not
written in the records of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the
Shilonite and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
30 Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 31
Then he rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his
father. And Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king.
10 1 Rehoboam went to
Shechem, for all the Israelites had gone there to make him king. 2
When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard this (he was in Egypt, where he had fled
from King Solomon), he returned from Egypt. 3 So they sent for
Jeroboam, and he and all Israel went to Rehoboam and said to him: 4
"Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but now lighten the harsh labor and
the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you."
5 Rehoboam answered, "Come
back to me in three days." So the people went away.
6 Then King Rehoboam
consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. "How
would you advise me to answer these people?" he asked.
7 They replied, "If you
will be kind to these people and please them and give them a favorable answer,
they will always be your servants."
8 But Rehoboam rejected
the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with
him and were serving him. 9 He asked them, "What is your advice? How
should we answer these people who say to me, `Lighten the yoke your father put
on us'?"
10 The young men who had
grown up with him replied, "Tell the people who have said to you, `Your father
put a heavy yoke on us, but make our yoke lighter'--tell them, `My little finger
is thicker than my father's waist. 11 My father laid on you a heavy
yoke; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will
scourge [14]
you with scorpions.' "
12 Three days later
Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, as the king had said, "Come
back to me in three days." 13 The king answered them harshly.
Rejecting the advice of the elders, 14 he followed the advice of the
young men and said, "My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even
heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions."
15 So the king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events
was from God, to fulfill the word the LORD had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat
through Ahijah the Shilonite.
16 When all Israel saw that
the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king:
"What share do we have
in David,
what part in Jesse's
son?
To your tents, O Israel!
Look after your own
house, O David!"
So all the Israelites
went home. 17 But as for the Israelites who were living in the towns
of Judah, Rehoboam still ruled over them.
18 King Rehoboam sent out
Adoniram, A who was in charge of forced labor, but the Israelites
stoned him to death. King Rehoboam, however, managed to get into his chariot and
escape to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the
house of David to this day. [15]
NEW
TESTAMENT: ROMANS:
8:9 - 25
9
You,
however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the
Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he
does not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you, your body is
dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. 11
And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you,
he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies
through his Spirit, who lives in you.
12
Therefore,
brothers, we have an obligation--but it is not to the sinful nature, to live
according to it. 13 For if you live according to the sinful nature,
you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body,
you will live, 14 because those who are led by the Spirit of God are
sons of God. 15 For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a
slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. G And by
him we cry, "Abba, H Father." 16 The Spirit himself testifies
with our spirit that we are God's children. 17 Now if we are
children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we
share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
18
I
consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that
will be revealed in us. 19 The creation waits in eager expectation
for the sons of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected
to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected
it, in hope 21 that I the creation itself will be
liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into [16]
the glorious freedom of the children of God.
22
We
know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth
right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who
have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our
adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope
we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he
already has? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait
for it patiently. [17]
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