THEINC-HIM DAILY BIBLE MEDITATION: Psalms and Proverbs 11

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Psalms and Proverbs 11

Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

PSALMS: 11, 41, 71, 101, 131

PROVERBS: 11

PSALMS: 11

For the director of music. Of David.

¹In the LORD I take refuge.

How then can you say to me:

"Flee like a bird to your mountain.

²For look, the wicked bend their bows;

they set their arrows against the strings

to shoot from the shadows

at the upright in heart.

³When the foundations are being destroyed,

what can the righteous do ^A?"

⁴The LORD is in his holy temple;

the LORD is on his heavenly throne.

He observes the sons of men;

his eyes examine them.

⁵The LORD examines the righteous,

but the wicked ^B and those who love violence

his soul hates.

⁶On the wicked he will rain

fiery coals and burning sulfur;

a scorching wind will be their lot.

⁷For the LORD is righteous,

he loves justice;

upright men will see his face. ^{^[1]}

PSALMS: 41

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹Blessed is he who has regard for the weak;

the LORD delivers him in times of trouble.

²The LORD will protect him and preserve his life;

he will bless him in the land

and not surrender him to the desire of his foes.

³The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed

and restore him from his bed of illness.

⁴I said, "O LORD, have mercy on me;

heal me, for I have sinned against you."

⁵My enemies say of me in malice,

"When will he die and his name perish?"

⁶Whenever one comes to see me,

he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;

then he goes out and spreads it abroad.

⁷All my enemies whisper together against me;

they imagine the worst for me, saying,

⁸"A vile disease has beset him;

he will never get up from the place where he lies."

⁹Even my close friend, whom I trusted,

he who shared my bread,

has lifted up his heel against me. ^{^[2]}

¹⁰But you, O LORD, have mercy on me;

raise me up, that I may repay them.

¹¹I know that you are pleased with me,

for my enemy does not triumph over me.

¹²In my integrity you uphold me

and set me in your presence forever.

¹³Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel,

from everlasting to everlasting.

Amen and Amen ^{^[3]}

PSALMS: 71

¹In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge;

let me never be put to shame.

²Rescue me and deliver me in your righteousness;

turn your ear to me and save me.

³Be my rock of refuge,

to which I can always go;

give the command to save me,

for you are my rock and my fortress.

⁴Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,

from the grasp of evil and cruel men.

⁵For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD,

my confidence since my youth.

⁶From birth I have relied on you;

you brought me forth from my mother's womb.

I will ever praise you.

⁷I have become like a portent to many,

but you are my strong refuge.

⁸My mouth is filled with your praise,

declaring your splendor all day long.

⁹Do not cast me away when I am old;

do not forsake me when my strength is gone.

¹⁰For my enemies speak against me;

those who wait to kill me conspire together.

¹¹They say, "God has forsaken him;

pursue him and seize him,

for no one will rescue him."

¹²Be not far from me, O God;

come quickly, O my God, to help me.

¹³May my accusers perish in shame;

may those who want to harm me

be covered with scorn and disgrace. ^{^[4]}

¹⁴But as for me, I will always have hope;

I will praise you more and more.

¹⁵My mouth will tell of your righteousness,

of your salvation all day long,

though I know not its measure.

¹⁶I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign LORD;

I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.

¹⁷Since my youth, O God, you have taught me,

and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.

¹⁸Even when I am old and gray,

do not forsake me, O God,

till I declare your power to the next generation,

your might to all who are to come.

¹⁹Your righteousness reaches to the skies, O God,

you who have done great things.

Who, O God, is like you?

²⁰Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter,

you will restore my life again;

from the depths of the earth

you will again bring me up.

²¹You will increase my honor

and comfort me once again.

²²I will praise you with the harp

for your faithfulness, O my God;

I will sing praise to you with the lyre,

O Holy One of Israel.

²³My lips will shout for joy

when I sing praise to you--

I, whom you have redeemed.

²⁴My tongue will tell of your righteous acts ^{^[5]}

all day long,

for those who wanted to harm me

have been put to shame and confusion. ^{^[6]}

PSALMS: 101

Of David. A psalm.

¹I will sing of your love and justice;

to you, O LORD, I will sing praise.

²I will be careful to lead a blameless life--

when will you come to me?

I will walk in my house

with blameless heart.

³I will set before my eyes

no vile thing.

The deeds of faithless men I hate;

they will not cling to me.

⁴Men of perverse heart shall be far from me;

I will have nothing to do with evil.

⁵Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret,

him will I put to silence;

whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart,

him will I not endure.

⁶My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,

that they may dwell with me;

he whose walk is blameless

will minister to me.^{^[7]}

⁷No one who practices deceit

will dwell in my house;

no one who speaks falsely

will stand in my presence.

⁸Every morning I will put to silence

all the wicked in the land;

I will cut off every evildoer

from the city of the LORD. ^{^[8]}

PSALMS: 131

A song of ascents. Of David.

¹My heart is not proud, O LORD,

my eyes are not haughty;

I do not concern myself with great matters

or things too wonderful for me.

²But I have stilled and quieted my soul;

like a weaned child with its mother,

like a weaned child is my soul within me.

³O Israel, put your hope in the LORD

both now and forevermore. ^{^[9]}

PROVERBS: 11

11 ¹ The LORD abhors dishonest scales,

but accurate weights are his delight.

²When pride comes, then comes disgrace,

but with humility comes wisdom.

³The integrity of the upright guides them,

but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

⁴Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath,

but righteousness delivers from death.

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them,

but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.

⁶The righteousness of the upright delivers them,

but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.

⁷When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes;

all he expected from his power comes to nothing.

⁸The righteous man is rescued from trouble,

and it comes on the wicked instead.

⁹With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor,

but through knowledge the righteous escape.

¹⁰When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;

when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

¹¹Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,

but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed. ^{^[10]}

¹²A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor,

but a man of understanding holds his tongue.

¹³A gossip betrays a confidence,

but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.

¹⁴For lack of guidance a nation falls,

but many advisers make victory sure.

¹⁵He who puts up security for another will surely suffer,

but whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.

¹⁶A kindhearted woman gains respect,

but ruthless men gain only wealth.

¹⁷A kind man benefits himself,

but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

¹⁸The wicked man earns deceptive wages,

but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

¹⁹The truly righteous man attains life,

but he who pursues evil goes to his death.

²⁰The LORD detests men of perverse heart

but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.

²¹Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,

but those who are righteous will go free. ^{^[11]}

²²Like a gold ring in a pig's snout

is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

²³The desire of the righteous ends only in good,

but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

²⁴One man gives freely, yet gains even more;

another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

²⁵A generous man will prosper;

he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

²⁶People curse the man who hoards grain,

but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.

²⁷He who seeks good finds goodwill,

but evil comes to him who searches for it.

²⁸Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,

but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.

²⁹He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind,

and the fool will be servant to the wise.

³⁰The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,

and he who wins souls is wise.

³¹If the righteous receive their due on earth,

how much more the ungodly and the sinner! ^{^[12]}

John 3:16-21 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, F that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.G 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." H

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Psalms and Proverbs 11

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