FEBRUARY
8
PSALMS: 8, 38,
68, 98, 128
PROVERBS: 8
OLD TESTAMENT: JUDGES 11:1 - 12:15
NEW TESTAMENT: JOHN 1:1 - 28
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;
CushH
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;
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: JUDGES 11:1 - 12:15
11 1
Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His
father was Gilead; his mother was a prostitute.
2 Gilead's
wife also bore him sons, and when they were grown up, they drove Jephthah away.
"You are not going to get any inheritance in our family," they said,
"because you are the son of another woman." 3 So Jephthah
fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where a group of
adventurers gathered around him and followed him.
4 Some
time later, when the Ammonites made war on Israel, 5 the elders of
Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob. 6 "Come,"
they said, "be our commander, so we can fight the Ammonites."
7 Jephthah
said to them, "Didn't you hate me and drive me from my father's house? Why
do you come to me now, when you're in trouble?"
8 The
elders of Gilead said to him, "Nevertheless, we are turning to you now;
come with us to fight the Ammonites, and you will be our head over all who live
in Gilead."
9 Jephthah
answered, "Suppose you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD
gives them to me--will I really be your head?"
10 The
elders of Gilead replied, "The LORD is our witness; we will certainly do
as you say." 11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and
the people made him head and commander over them. And he repeated all his words
before the LORD in Mizpah.
12 Then
Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king with the [14]
question: "What do you have against us that you have attacked our
country?"
13 The
king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah's messengers, "When Israel came up
out of Egypt, they took away my land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, all the way
to the Jordan. Now give it back peaceably."
14 Jephthah
sent back messengers to the Ammonite king, 15 saying:
"This is what
Jephthah says: Israel did not take the land of Moab or the land of the
Ammonites. 16 But when they came up out of Egypt, Israel went
through the desert to the Red Sea A and on to Kadesh. 17 Then
Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, `Give us permission to go
through your country,' but the king of Edom would not listen. They sent also to
the king of Moab, and he refused. So Israel stayed at Kadesh.
18 "Next
they traveled through the desert, skirted the lands of Edom and Moab, passed
along the eastern side of the country of Moab, and camped on the other side of
the Arnon. They did not enter the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was its
border.
19 "Then
Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and
said to him, `Let us pass through your country to our own place.' 20 Sihon,
however, did not trust Israel B to pass through his territory. He
mustered all his men and encamped at Jahaz and fought with Israel.
21 "Then
the LORD, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his men into Israel's hands,
and they defeated them. Israel took over all the [15]
land of the Amorites who lived in that country, 22 capturing all of
it from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the desert to the Jordan.
23 "Now
since the LORD, the God of Israel, has driven the Amorites out before his
people Israel, what right have you to take it over? 24 Will you not
take what your god Chemosh gives you? Likewise, whatever the LORD our God has
given us, we will possess. 25 Are you better than Balak son of
Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever quarrel with Israel or fight with them? 26
For three hundred years Israel occupied Heshbon, Aroer, the surrounding
settlements and all the towns along the Arnon. Why didn't you retake them
during that time?
27 I
have not wronged you, but you are doing me wrong by waging war against me. Let
the LORD, the Judge, C decide the dispute this day between the
Israelites and the Ammonites."
28 The
king of Ammon, however, paid no attention to the message Jephthah sent him.
29 Then
the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah. He crossed Gilead and Manasseh,
passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the
Ammonites. 30 And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD: "If you give
the Ammonites into my hands, 31 whatever comes out of the door of my
house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites will be the
LORD's, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering."
32 Then
Jephthah went over to fight the Ammonites, and the LORD gave them into his
hands. 33 He devastated twenty towns from Aroer to the vicinity of
Minnith, as far as Abel Keramim. Thus Israel subdued Ammon. [16]
34 When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, who should come out
to meet him but his daughter, dancing to the sound of tambourines! She was an
only child. Except for her he had neither son nor daughter.
35 When
he saw her, he tore his clothes and cried, "Oh! My daughter! You have made
me miserable and wretched, because I have made a vow to the LORD that I cannot
break."
36 "My
father," she replied, "you have given your word to the LORD. Do to me
just as you promised, now that the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the
Ammonites.
37 But
grant me this one request," she said. "Give me two months to roam the
hills and weep with my friends, because I will never marry."
38 "You
may go," he said. And he let her go for two months. She and the girls went
into the hills and wept because she would never marry. 39 After the
two months, she returned to her father and he did to her as he had vowed. And
she was a virgin.
From this comes the
Israelite custom 40 that each year the young women of Israel go out
for four days to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.
12 1
The men of Ephraim called out their forces, crossed
over to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you go to fight the
Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We're going to burn down your
house over your head." [17]
2 Jephthah answered, "I and my people were engaged in a great
struggle with the Ammonites, and although I called, you didn't save me out of
their hands. 3 When I saw that you wouldn't help, I took my life in
my hands and crossed over to fight the Ammonites, and the LORD gave me the
victory over them. Now why have you come up today to fight me?"
4 Jephthah
then called together the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. The
Gileadites struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, "You
Gileadites are renegades from Ephraim and Manasseh." 5 The
Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a
survivor of Ephraim said, "Let me cross over," the men of Gilead
asked him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he replied, "No," 6
they said, "All right, say `Shibboleth.' " If he said,
"Sibboleth," because he could not pronounce the word correctly, they
seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. Forty-two thousand
Ephraimites were killed at that time.
7 Jephthah
led A Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was
buried in a town in Gilead.
8 After
him, Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel. 9 He had thirty sons and thirty
daughters. He gave his daughters away in marriage to those outside his clan,
and for his sons he brought in thirty young women as wives from outside his
clan. Ibzan led Israel seven years. 10 Then Ibzan died, and was
buried in Bethlehem.
11 After
him, Elon the Zebulunite led Israel ten years. 12 Then Elon died,
and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
13 After
him, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, led Israel. 14 He [18]
had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel
eight years. 15 Then Abdon son of Hillel died, and was buried at
Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites. [19]
NEW TESTAMENT: JOHN 1:1 - 28
1 1
In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He
was with God in the beginning.
3 Through
him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4
In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The light
shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood A it.
6 There
came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. 7 He came as a
witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might
believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness
to the light. 9 The true light that gives light to every man was
coming into the world. B
10 He
was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not
recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did
not receive him. 12 Yet to all who received him, to those who
believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—13 children
born not of natural descent, C nor of human decision or a husband's
will, but born of God.
14 The
Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the
glory of the One and Only, D who came from the Father, full of grace
and truth.
15 John
testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, "This was he of whom I
said, `He who comes after me
has surpassed me because he was before me.'" 16 From the
fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. 17 For
the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. [20]
18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, EF
who is at the Father's side, has made him known.
19Now
this was John's testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites
to ask him who he was. 20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed
freely, "I am not the Christ. G"
21 They
asked him, "Then who are you? Are you Elijah?"
He said, "I am
not."
"Are you the
Prophet?"
He answered,
"No."
22 Finally
they said, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent
us. What do you say about yourself?"
23 John
replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, "I am the voice of one calling in the desert, `Make straight
the way for the Lord.'" H
24 Now
some Pharisees who had been sent 25 questioned him, "Why then
do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
26 "I
baptize with I water," John replied, "but among you stands
one you do not know. 27 He is the one who comes after me, the thongs
of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie."
28 This
all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was
baptizing. [21]
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