MARCH
3
PSALMS: 3, 33,
63, 93, 123
PROVERBS: 3
OLD TESTAMENT: 2 SAMUEL 2:12 - 3:39
NEW TESTAMENT: JOHN 13:1 - 30
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 SAMUEL 2:12 - 3:39
12 Abner
son of Ner, together with the men of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, left Mahanaim and
went to Gibeon. 13 Joab son of Zeruiah and David's men went out and
met them at the pool of Gibeon. One group sat down on one side of the pool and
one group on the other side.
14 Then
Abner said to Joab, "Let's have some of the young men get up and fight
hand to hand in front of us."
"All right, let
them do it," Joab said.
15 So
they stood up and were counted off--twelve men for Benjamin and Ish-Bosheth son
of Saul, and twelve for David. 16 Then each man grabbed his opponent
by the head and thrust his dagger into his opponent's side, and they fell down
together. So that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim. B
17 The
battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated
by David's men.
18 The
three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was as
fleet-footed as a wild gazelle. 19 He chased Abner, turning neither
to the right nor to the left as he pursued him. 20 Abner looked
behind him and asked, "Is that you, Asahel?"
"It is," he
answered.
21 Then
Abner said to him, "Turn aside to the right or to the left; take on one of
the young men and strip him of his weapons." But Asahel would not stop
chasing him.
22 Again
Abner warned Asahel, "Stop chasing me! Why should I strike you down? How
could I look your brother Joab in the face?"
23 But
Asahel refused to give up the pursuit; so Abner thrust the [10]
butt of his spear into Asahel's stomach, and the spear came out through his
back. He fell there and died on the spot. And every man stopped when he came to
the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
24But
Joab and Abishai pursued Abner, and as the sun was setting, they came to the
hill of Ammah, near Giah on the way to the wasteland of Gibeon. 25 Then
the men of Benjamin rallied behind Abner. They formed themselves into a group
and took their stand on top of a hill.
26 Abner
called out to Joab, "Must the sword devour forever? Don't you realize that
this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop
pursuing their brothers?"
27 Joab
answered, "As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would
have continued the pursuit of their brothers until morning. C"
28 So
Joab blew the trumpet, and all the men came to a halt; they no longer pursued
Israel, nor did they fight anymore.
29 All
that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the
Jordan, continued through the whole Bithron D and came to Mahanaim.
30 Then Joab returned from
pursuing Abner and assembled all his men. Besides Asahel, nineteen of David's
men were found missing.
31 But David's men had
killed three hundred and sixty Benjamites who were with Abner.
32 They
took Asahel and buried him in his father's tomb at Bethlehem. Then Joab and his
men marched all night and arrived at Hebron by daybreak. [11]
3 1
The war between the house of Saul and the house of
David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of
Saul grew weaker and weaker.
2 Sons
were born to David in Hebron:
His firstborn was Amnon
the son of Ahinoam of Jezreel;
3 his
second, Kileab the son of Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel;
the third, Absalom the
son of Maacah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
4 the
fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
the fifth, Shephatiah
the son of Abital;
5 and
the sixth, Ithream the son of David's wife Eglah.
These were born to David
in Hebron.
6 During
the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had been
strengthening his own position in the house of Saul.
7 Now
Saul had had a concubine named Rizpah daughter of Aiah. And Ish-Bosheth said to
Abner, "Why did you sleep with my father's concubine?"
8 Abner
was very angry because of what Ish-Bosheth said and he answered, "Am I a
dog's head--on Judah's side? This very day I am loyal to the house of your
father Saul and to his family and friends. I haven't handed you over to David.
Yet now you accuse me of an offense involving this woman! 9 May God
deal with Abner, be it ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD
promised [12]
him on oath 10 and transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and
establish David's throne over Israel and Judah from Dan to Beersheba." 11I
sh-Bosheth did not dare to say another word to Abner, because he was afraid of
him.
12 Then
Abner sent messengers on his behalf to say to David, "Whose land is it?
Make an agreement with me, and I will help you bring all Israel over to
you."
13 "Good,"
said David. "I will make an agreement with you. But I demand one thing of
you: Do not come into my presence unless you bring Michal daughter of Saul when
you come to see me." 14 Then David sent messengers to
Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, demanding, "Give me my wife Michal, whom I
betrothed to myself for the price of a hundred Philistine foreskins."
15 So
Ish-Bosheth gave orders and had her taken away from her husband Paltiel son of
Laish. 16 Her husband, however, went with her, weeping behind her
all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, "Go back home!" So he
went back.
17 Abner
conferred with the elders of Israel and said, "For some time you have
wanted to make David your king. 18 Now do it! For the LORD promised
David, `By my servant David I
will rescue my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and from the hand
of all their enemies.'"
19 Abner
also spoke to the Benjamites in person. Then he went to Hebron to tell David
everything that Israel and the whole house of Benjamin wanted to do. 20 When
Abner, who had twenty men with him, came to David at Hebron, David prepared a
feast for him and [13]
his men. 21 Then Abner said to David, "Let me go at once and
assemble all Israel for my lord the king, so that they may make a compact with
you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires." So David
sent Abner away, and he went in peace.
22 Just
then David's men and Joab returned from a raid and brought with them a great
deal of plunder. But Abner was no longer with David in Hebron, because David
had sent him away, and he had gone in peace. 23 When Joab and all
the soldiers with him arrived, he was told that Abner son of Ner had come to
the king and that the king had sent him away and that he had gone in peace.
24 So
Joab went to the king and said, "What have you done? Look, Abner came to
you. Why did you let him go? Now he is gone! 25 You know Abner son
of Ner; he came to deceive you and observe your movements and find out
everything you are doing."
26 Joab
then left David and sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from
the well of Sirah. But David did not know it.
27 Now
when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the gateway, as though
to speak with him privately. And there, to avenge the blood of his brother
Asahel, Joab stabbed him in the stomach, and he died.
28 Later,
when David heard about this, he said, "I and my kingdom are forever
innocent before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner. 29 May
his blood fall upon the head of Joab and upon all his father's house! May
Joab's house never be without someone who has a running sore or leprosyA
or who leans on a crutch or who falls by the sword or who lacks food." [14]
30 (Joab
and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother
Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
31 Then
David said to Joab and all the people with him, "Tear your clothes and put
on sackcloth and walk in mourning in front of Abner." King David himself
walked behind the bier. 32 They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king
wept aloud at Abner's tomb. All the people wept also.
33 The
king sang this lament for Abner:
"Should Abner have
died as the lawless die?
34 Your
hands were not bound,
your feet were not
fettered.
You fell as one falls
before wicked men."
And all the people wept
over him again.
35 Then
they all came and urged David to eat something while it was still day; but
David took an oath, saying, "May God deal with me, be it ever so severely,
if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!"
36 All
the people took note and were pleased; indeed, everything the king did pleased
them. 37 So on that day all the people and all Israel knew that the
king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner.
38 Then
the king said to his men, "Do you not realize that a prince and a great
man has fallen in Israel this day? 39 And today, though I am the
anointed king, I am weak, and these sons of Zeruiah are too strong for me. May
the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil deeds!" [15]
NEW TESTAMENT: JOHN 13:1 - 30
13 1
It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that
the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having
loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his
love. A
2 The
evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas
Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that the
Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and
was returning to God; 4 so he got up from the meal, took off his
outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist.
5 After
that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet,
drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
6 He
came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my
feet?"
7 Jesus
replied, "You do not realize now what I am doing,
but later you will understand."
8 "No,"
said Peter, "you shall never wash my feet."
Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no part with me."
9 "Then,
Lord," Simon Peter replied, "not just my feet but my hands and my
head as well!"
10 Jesus
answered, "A person who has had a bath needs only
to wash his feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every
one of you." 11 For he knew who was going to betray him,
and that was why he said not every one was clean.
12 When
he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes [16]and
returned to his place. "Do you understand what I
have done for you?" he asked them. 13 "You call me `Teacher' and `Lord,' and rightly so, for
that is what I am. 14 Now that I,
your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's
feet. 15 I have set you an example
that you should do as I have done for you. 16 I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his
master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you
do them.
18 "I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen.
But this is to fulfill the scripture: `He who shares my bread has lifted up his
heel against me.' B
19 "I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does
happen you will believe that I am He. 20 I tell you the truth, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and
whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me."
21 After
he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, "I tell you the truth, one of you is going to betray me."
22 His
disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23
One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. 24
Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, "Ask him which one
he means."
25 Leaning
back against Jesus, he asked him, "Lord, who is it?"
26 Jesus
answered, "It is the one to whom I will give this
piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish." Then, dipping
the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, son of Simon. 27 As
soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. [17]"What you are about to do, do quickly," Jesus
told him, 28 but no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this
to him. 29 Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus
was telling him to buy what was needed for the Feast, or to give something to
the poor. 30 As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And
it was night. [18]
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