MARCH 12
PSALMS: 12, 42,
72, 102, 132
PROVERBS: 12
OLD TESTAMENT: 2 SAMUEL 18:1 - 19:10
NEW TESTAMENT: JOHN 20:1 - 31
PSALMS: 12
For
the director of music. According to sheminith. A A psalm of
David.
1
Help, LORD, for the godly are no more;
the
faithful have vanished from among men.
2
Everyone lies to his neighbor;
their
flattering lips speak with deception.
3
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips
and
every boastful tongue
4
that says, "We will triumph with our tongues;
we
own our lips B--who is our master?"
5
"Because of the
oppression of the weak
and the groaning of the needy,
I will now arise," says the LORD.
"I will protect them from those who malign them."
6
And the words of the LORD are flawless,
like
silver refined in a furnace of clay,
purified
seven times.
7
O LORD, you will keep us safe
and
protect us from such people forever.
8
The wicked freely strut about
when
what is vile is honored among men. [1]
PSALMS: 42
For
A the director of music. A maskil B of the Sons of
Korah.
1
As the deer pants for streams of water,
so
my soul pants for you, O God.
2
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When
can I go and meet with God?
3
My tears have been my food
day
and night,
while
men say to me all day long,
"Where
is your God?"
4
These things I remember
as
I pour out my soul:
how
I used to go with the multitude,
leading
the procession to the house of God,
with
shouts of joy and thanksgiving
among
the festive throng.
5
Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why
so disturbed within me?
Put
your hope in God,
for
I will yet praise him,
my
Savior and 6 my God.
My
C soul is downcast within me;
therefore
I will remember you
from
the land of the Jordan,
the
heights of Hermon--from Mount Mizar.
7
Deep calls to deep
in
the roar of your waterfalls;
all
your waves and breakers
have
swept over me.
8
By day the LORD directs his love,
at
night his song is with me--
a
prayer to the God of my life.
9
I say to God my Rock,
"Why
have you forgotten me?
Why
must I go about mourning,
oppressed
by the enemy?"
10
My bones suffer mortal agony
as
my foes taunt me,
saying
to me all day long,
"Where
is your God?"
11
Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why
so disturbed within me?
Put
your hope in God,
for
I will yet praise him,
my
Savior and my God. [2]
PSALMS: 72
Of
Solomon.
1
Endow the king with your justice, O God,
the
royal son with your righteousness.
2
He will A judge your people in
righteousness,
your
afflicted ones with justice.
3
The mountains will bring prosperity to the people,
the
hills the fruit of righteousness.
4
He will defend the afflicted among the people
and
save the children of the needy;
he
will crush the oppressor.
5
He will endure B as long as the sun,
as
long as the moon, through all generations.
6
He will be like rain falling on a mown field,
like
showers watering the earth.
7
In his days the righteous will flourish;
prosperity
will abound till the moon is no more.
8
He will rule from sea to sea
and
from the River C to the ends of the earth. D
9
The desert tribes will bow before him
and
his enemies will lick the dust.
10
The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores
will
bring tribute to him;
the
kings of Sheba and Seba
will
present him gifts.
11
All kings will bow down to him
and
all nations will serve him. [3]
Of
Solomon.
12
For
he will deliver the needy who cry out,
the
afflicted who have no one to help.
13
He
will take pity on the weak and the needy
and
save the needy from death.
14
He
will rescue them from oppression and violence,
for
precious is their blood in his sight.
15
Long
may he live!
May
gold from Sheba be given him.
May
people ever pray for him
and
bless him all day long.
16
Let
grain abound throughout the land;
on
the tops of the hills may it sway.
Let
its fruit flourish like Lebanon;
let
it thrive like the grass of the field.
17
May
his name endure forever;
may
it continue as long as the sun.
All
nations will be blessed through him,
and
they will call him blessed. [4]
18
Praise
be to the LORD God, the God of Israel,
who
alone does marvelous deeds.
19
Praise
be to his glorious name forever;
may
the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen
and Amen.
20 This concludes the
prayers of David son of Jesse. [5]
PSALMS: 102
A
prayer of an afflicted man. When he is faint and pours out his lament before
the LORD.
1
Hear my prayer, O LORD;
let
my cry for help come to you.
2
Do not hide your face from me
when
I am in distress.
Turn
your ear to me;
when
I call, answer me quickly.
3
For my days vanish like smoke;
my
bones burn like glowing embers.
4
My heart is blighted and withered like grass;
I
forget to eat my food.
5
Because of my loud groaning
I
am reduced to skin and bones.
6
I am like a desert owl,
like
an owl among the ruins.
7
I lie awake; I have become
like
a bird alone on a roof.
8
All day long my enemies taunt me;
those
who rail against me use my name as a curse.
9
For I eat ashes as my food
and
mingle my drink with tears
10
because of your great wrath,
for
you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
11
My days are like the evening shadow;
I
wither away like grass. [6]
12
But you, O LORD, sit enthroned forever;
your
renown endures through all generations.
13
You will arise and have compassion on Zion,
for
it is time to show favor to her;
the
appointed time has come.
14
For her stones are dear to your servants;
her
very dust moves them to pity.
15
The nations will fear the name of the LORD,
all
the kings of the earth will revere your glory.
16
For the LORD will rebuild Zion
and
appear in his glory.
17
He will respond to the prayer of the destitute;
he
will not despise their plea.
18
Let this be written for a future generation,
that
a people not yet created may praise the LORD:
19
"The
LORD looked down from his sanctuary on high,
from heaven he viewed the earth,
20
to hear the groans
of the prisoners
and release those condemned to death."
21
So the name of the LORD will be declared in Zion
and
his praise in Jerusalem
22
when the peoples and the kingdoms
assemble
to worship the LORD.
23
In the course of my life A he broke my
strength;
he
cut short my days.
24
So I said:
"Do
not take me away, O my God, in the midst of my days;
your
years go on through all generations.
25
In the beginning you laid the foundations of the
earth,
and
the heavens are the work of your hands.[7]
26
They will perish, but you remain;
they
will all wear out like a garment.
Like
clothing you will change them
and
they will be discarded.
27
But you remain the same,
and
your years will never end.
28
The children of your servants will live in your
presence;
their
descendants will be established before you." [8]
PSALMS: 132
A
song of ascents.
1
O LORD, remember David
and
all the hardships he endured.
2
He swore an oath to the LORD
and
made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3
"I will not enter my house
or
go to my bed--
4
I will allow no sleep to my eyes,
no
slumber to my eyelids,
5
till I find a place for the LORD,
a
dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."
6
We heard it in Ephrathah,
we
came upon it in the fields of Jaar A:B
7
"Let us go to his dwelling place;
let
us worship at his footstool--
8
arise, O LORD, and come to your resting place,
you
and the ark of your might.
9
May your priests be clothed with righteousness;
may
your saints sing for joy."
10
For the sake of David your servant,
do
not reject your anointed one. [9]
11
The LORD swore an oath to David,
a
sure oath that he will not revoke:
"One of your own descendants
I will place on your throne--
12
if your sons keep my covenant
and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
on your throne for ever and ever."
13
For the LORD has chosen Zion,
he
has desired it for his dwelling:
14
"This is my resting
place for ever and ever;
here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it--
15 I will
bless her with abundant provisions;
her poor will I satisfy with food.
16 I will
clothe her priests with salvation,
and her saints will ever sing for joy.
17 "Here I will make a horn C grow for David
and set up a lamp for my anointed one.
18 I will
clothe his enemies with shame,
but the crown on his head will be resplendent."
[10]
PROVERBS: 12
12
1 Whoever loves
discipline loves knowledge,
but
he who hates correction is stupid.
2
A good man obtains favor from the LORD,
but
the LORD condemns a crafty man.
3
A man cannot be established through wickedness,
but
the righteous cannot be uprooted.
4
A wife of noble character is her husband's crown,
but
a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
5
The plans of the righteous are just,
but
the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
6
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
but
the speech of the upright rescues them.
7
Wicked men are overthrown and are no more,
but
the house of the righteous stands firm.
8
A man is praised according to his wisdom,
but
men with warped minds are despised.
9
Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
than
pretend to be somebody and have no food.
10
A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal,
but
the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
11
He who works his land will have abundant food,
but
he who chases fantasies lacks judgment. [11]
12
The wicked desire the plunder of evil men,
but
the root of the righteous flourishes.
13
An evil man is trapped by his sinful talk,
but
a righteous man escapes trouble.
14
From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good
things
as
surely as the work of his hands rewards him.
15
The way of a fool seems right to him,
but
a wise man listens to advice.
16
A fool shows his annoyance at once,
but
a prudent man overlooks an insult.
17
A truthful witness gives honest testimony,
but
a false witness tells lies.
18
Reckless words pierce like a sword,
but
the tongue of the wise brings healing.
19
Truthful lips endure forever,
but
a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
20
There is deceit in the hearts of those who plot evil,
but
joy for those who promote peace.
21
No harm befalls the righteous,
but
the wicked have their fill of trouble. [12]
22
The LORD detests lying lips,
but
he delights in men who are truthful.
23
A prudent man keeps his knowledge to himself,
but
the heart of fools blurts out folly.
24
Diligent hands will rule,
but
laziness ends in slave labor.
25
An anxious heart weighs a man down,
but
a kind word cheers him up.
26
A righteous man is cautious in friendship, A
but
the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27
The lazy man does not roast B his game,
but
the diligent man prizes his possessions.
28
In the way of righteousness there is life;
along
that path is immortality. [13]
OLD TESTAMENT: 2 SAMUEL 18:1 - 19:10
18 1
David mustered the men who were with him and appointed
over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2 David
sent the troops out--a third under the command of Joab, a third under Joab's
brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. The king
told the troops, "I myself will surely march out with you."
3 But
the men said, "You must not go out; if we are forced to flee, they won't
care about us. Even if half of us die, they won't care; but you are worth ten
thousand of us. A It would be better now for you to give us support
from the city."
4 The
king answered, "I will do whatever seems best to you."
So the king stood beside
the gate while all the men marched out in units of hundreds and of thousands. 5
The king commanded Joab, Abishai and Ittai, "Be gentle with the
young man Absalom for my sake." And all the troops heard the king giving
orders concerning Absalom to each of the commanders.
6 The
army marched into the field to fight Israel, and the battle took place in the
forest of Ephraim. 7 There the army of Israel was defeated by
David's men, and the casualties that day were great--twenty thousand men. 8
The battle spread out over the whole countryside, and the forest claimed
more lives that day than the sword.
9 Now
Absalom happened to meet David's men. He was riding his mule, and as the mule
went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom's head got caught in the
tree. He was left hanging in midair, while the mule he was riding kept on
going.
10 When
one of the men saw this, he told Joab, "I just saw [14]
Absalom hanging in an oak tree."
11 Joab
said to the man who had told him this, "What! You saw him? Why didn't you
strike him to the ground right there? Then I would have had to give you ten
shekels B of silver and a warrior's belt."
12 But
the man replied, "Even if a thousand shekels C were weighed out
into my hands, I would not lift my hand against the king's son. In our hearing
the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, `Protect the young man Absalom
for my sake. D' 13 And if I had put my life in jeopardy E--and
nothing is hidden from the king--you would have kept your distance from
me."
14 Joab
said, "I'm not going to wait like this for you." So he took three
javelins in his hand and plunged them into Absalom's heart while Absalom was
still alive in the oak tree. 15 And ten of Joab's armor-bearers
surrounded Absalom, struck him and killed him.
16 Then
Joab sounded the trumpet, and the troops stopped pursuing Israel, for Joab
halted them. 17 They took Absalom, threw him into a big pit in the
forest and piled up a large heap of rocks over him. Meanwhile, all the
Israelites fled to their homes.
18 During
his lifetime Absalom had taken a pillar and erected it in the King's Valley as
a monument to himself, for he thought, "I have no son to carry on the
memory of my name." He named the pillar after himself, and it is called
Absalom's Monument to this day.
19 Now
Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, "Let me run and take the news to the king that
the LORD has delivered him from the hand of [15]
his enemies."
20 "You
are not the one to take the news today," Joab told him. "You may take
the news another time, but you must not do so today, because the king's son is
dead."
21 Then
Joab said to a Cushite, "Go, tell the king what you have seen." The
Cushite bowed down before Joab and ran off.
22 Ahimaaz
son of Zadok again said to Joab, "Come what may, please let me run behind
the Cushite."
But Joab replied,
"My son, why do you want to go? You don't have any news that will bring you
a reward."
23 He
said, "Come what may, I want to run."
So Joab said,
"Run!" Then Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain F and outran
the Cushite.
24 While
David was sitting between the inner and outer gates, the watchman went up to
the roof of the gateway by the wall. As he looked out, he saw a man running
alone.
25 The
watchman called out to the king and reported it.
The king said, "If
he is alone, he must have good news." And the man came closer and closer.
26 Then
the watchman saw another man running, and he called down to the gatekeeper,
"Look, another man running alone!"
The king said, "He
must be bringing good news, too."
27 The
watchman said, "It seems to me that the first one runs like Ahimaaz son of
Zadok."
"He's a good
man," the king said. "He comes with good news."
28 Then
Ahimaaz called out to the king, "All is well!" He bowed [16]down
before the king with his face to the ground and said, "Praise be to the
LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who lifted their hands against my
lord the king."
29 The
king asked, "Is the young man Absalom safe?"
Ahimaaz answered,
"I saw great confusion just as Joab was about to send the king's servant
and me, your servant, but I don't know what it was."
30 The
king said, "Stand aside and wait here." So he stepped aside and stood
there.
31 Then
the Cushite arrived and said, "My lord the king, hear the good news! The
LORD has delivered you today from all who rose up against you."
32 The
king asked the Cushite, "Is the young man Absalom safe?"
The Cushite replied,
"May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up to harm you be
like that young man."
33 The
king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went,
he said: "O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died
instead of you--O Absalom, my son, my son!"
19 1
Joab was told, "The king is weeping and mourning
for Absalom." 2 And for the whole army the victory that day was
turned into mourning, because on that day the troops heard it said, "The
king is grieving for his son." 3 The men stole into the city
that day as men steal in who are ashamed when they flee from battle. 4 The
king [17]covered
his face and cried aloud, "O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my
son!"
5 Then
Joab went into the house to the king and said, "Today you have humiliated
all your men, who have just saved your life and the lives of your sons and
daughters and the lives of your wives and concubines.
6 You
love those who hate you and hate those who love you. You have made it clear
today that the commanders and their men mean nothing to you. I see that you
would be pleased if Absalom were alive today and all of us were dead. 7 Now
go out and encourage your men. I swear by the LORD that if you don't go out,
not a man will be left with you by nightfall. This will be worse for you than
all the calamities that have come upon you from your youth till now."
8 So
the king got up and took his seat in the gateway. When the men were told,
"The king is sitting in the gateway," they all came before him.
Meanwhile, the
Israelites had fled to their homes. 9 Throughout the tribes of
Israel, the people were all arguing with each other, saying, "The king
delivered us from the hand of our enemies; he is the one who rescued us from
the hand of the Philistines. But now he has fled the country because of
Absalom; 10 and Absalom, whom we anointed to rule over us, has died
in battle. So why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?" [18]
NEW TESTAMENT: JOHN 20:1 - 31
20 1
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still
dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed
from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the
other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord
out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!"
3 So
Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4 Both were
running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5
He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not
go in.
6 Then
Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the
strips of linen lying there, 7 as well as the burial cloth that had
been around Jesus' head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the
linen. 8 Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first,
also went inside. He saw and believed. 9 (They still did not
understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)
10 Then
the disciples went back to their homes, 11 but Mary stood outside
the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and
saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and
the other at the foot.
13 They
asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?"
"They have taken my
Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put
him." 14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing
there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.
15 "Woman," he said, "why
are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?"
Thinking he was the
gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried [19]him
away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him."
16 Jesus
said to her, "Mary."
She turned toward him
and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher).
17 Jesus
said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet
returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, `I am
returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.' "
18 Mary
Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the
Lord!" And she told them that he had said these things to her.
19 On
the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together,
with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and
said, "Peace be with you!" 20 After
he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed
when they saw the Lord.
21 Again
Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has
sent me, I am sending you." 22 And
with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you
do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."
24 Now
Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when
Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, "We have seen
the Lord!"
But he said to them,
"Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put
my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not
believe it." [20]
26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas
was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them
and said, "Peace be with you!" 27
Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger
here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting
and believe."
28 Thomas
said to him, "My Lord and my God!"
29 Then
Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you
have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
30 Jesus
did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not
recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may A
believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may
have life in his name. [21]
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