JANUARY
26
PSALMS: 26, 56, 86, 116, 146
PROVERBS: 26
OLD TESTAMENT: JOSHUA 15:1 - 63
NEW TESTAMENT: LUKE 18:18 - 43
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; therefore B 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: JOSHUA 15:1 - 63
15 1
The allotment for the tribe of Judah, clan by clan,
extended down to the territory of Edom, to the Desert of Zin in the extreme
south.
2 Their
southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Salt Sea, A
3 crossed
south of Scorpion B Pass, continued on to Zin and went over to the
south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around
to Karka. 4 It then passed along to Azmon and joined the Wadi of
Egypt, ending at the sea. This is their C southern boundary.
5 The
eastern boundary is the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.
The northern boundary
started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,
6 went
up to Beth Hoglah and continued north of Beth Arabah to the Stone of Bohan son
of Reuben. 7 The boundary then went up to Debir from the Valley of
Achor and turned north to Gilgal, which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the
gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh and came out at En Rogel.
8 Then
it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusite
city (that is, Jerusalem). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of
the Hinnom Valley at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim. 9 From
the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah,
came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah (that is,
Kiriath Jearim). 10 Then it curved westward from Baalah to Mount
Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon),
continued down to Beth Shemesh and crossed to Timnah. 11 It went to
the northern slope of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, passed [12]
along to Mount Baalah and reached Jabneel. The boundary ended at the sea.
12 The
western boundary is the coastline of the Great Sea. D
These are the boundaries
around the people of Judah by their clans.
13 In
accordance with the LORD's command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb son of
Jephunneh a portion in Judah--Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the
forefather of Anak.) 14 From Hebron Caleb drove out the three
Anakites--Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai--descendants of Anak. 15 From
there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath
Sepher). 16 And Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Acsah in
marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher." 17 Othniel
son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him
in marriage.
18 One
day when she came to Othniel, she urged him E to ask her father for
a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What can I do for
you?"
19 She
replied, "Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the
Negev, give me also springs of water." So Caleb gave her the upper and
lower springs.
20 This
is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, clan by clan:
21 The southernmost towns of the
tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the boundary of Edom were:
Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, 22
Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, 23 Kedesh, [13]
Hazor, Ithnan,
24 Ziph,
Telem, Bealoth, 25 Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor), 26
Amam, Shema, Moladah, 27 Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet, 28
Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, 29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem, 30
Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, 31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, 32
Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon--a total of twenty-nine towns and their
villages.
33 In
the western foothills:
Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, 34
Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, 35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh,
Azekah,
36 Shaaraim,
Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim) F--fourteen towns and their
villages.
37 Zenan,
Hadashah, Migdal Gad, 38 Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, 39 Lachish,
Bozkath, Eglon, 40 Cabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish, 41 Gederoth,
Beth Dagon, Naamah and Makkedah--sixteen towns and their villages.
42 Libnah,
Ether, Ashan, 43Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, 44Keilah, Aczib
and Mareshah--nine towns and their villages.
45 Ekron,
with its surrounding settlements and villages; 46 west of Ekron, all
that were in the vicinity of Ashdod, together with their villages; 47 Ashdod,
its surrounding settlements and villages; and Gaza, its settlements and
villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.
48 In the hill country:
Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, 49
Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir), 50 Anab, Eshtemoh,
Anim, 51Goshen, Holon and Giloh--eleven towns and their villages.
52 Arab,
Dumah, Eshan, 53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, 54 Humtah,
Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) and Zior--nine towns and [14]
their villages.
55 Maon,
Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, 56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, 57 Kain,
Gibeah and Timnah--ten towns and their villages.
58 Halhul,
Beth Zur, Gedor, 59 Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon--six towns and
their villages.
60 Kiriath
Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah--two towns and their villages.
61 In
the desert:
Beth Arabah, Middin,
Secacah, 62 Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi--six towns and
their villages.
63 Judah
could not dislodge the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the
Jebusites live there with the people of Judah.[15]
NEW TESTAMENT: LUKE 18:18 - 43
18 A
certain ruler asked him, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal
life?"
19 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good--except God alone.
20 You know the
commandments: `Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give
false testimony, honor your father and mother.' B"
21 "All
these I have kept since I was a boy," he said.
22 When
Jesus heard this, he said to him, "You still lack
one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have
treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
23 When
he heard this, he became very sad, because he was a man of great wealth.
24 Jesus
looked at him and said, "How hard it is for the
rich to enter the kingdom of God! 25
Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a
rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
26 Those
who heard this asked, "Who then can be saved?"
27 Jesus
replied, "What is impossible with men is possible
with God."
28 Peter
said to him, "We have left all we had to follow you!"
29 "I tell you the truth," Jesus said to them,
"no one who has left home or wife or brothers or
parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God 30 will fail to receive many times as much in this age and, in
the age to come, eternal life."
31 Jesus
took the Twelve aside and told them, "We are
going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the
Son of Man will be fulfilled. 32 He
will be handed over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him, spit on
him, flog him and [16] kill him. 33 On
the third day he will rise again."
34 The
disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and
they did not know what he was talking about.
35 As
Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.
36 When
he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. 37 They
told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by."
38 He
called out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
39 Those
who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the
more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
40 Jesus
stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus
asked him, 41 "What do you want me to
do for you?"
"Lord, I want to
see," he replied.
42 Jesus
said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has
healed you." 43 Immediately he received his sight and
followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised
God. [17]
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