MARCH
4
PSALMS: 4
PROVERBS: 4
OLD TESTAMENT: 2 SAMUEL 4:1 - 6:23
NEW TESTAMENT: JOHN 13:31 - 14:14
PSALMS: 4
For
the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.
1
Answer me when I call to you,
O
my righteous God.
Give
me relief from my distress;
be
merciful to me and hear my prayer.
2
How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame A?
How
long will you love delusions and seek false gods B?
Selah
3
Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for
himself;
the
LORD will hear when I call to him.
4
In your anger do not sin;
when
you are on your beds,
search
your hearts and be silent.
Selah
5
Offer right sacrifices
and
trust in the LORD.
6
Many are asking, "Who can show us any good?"
Let
the light of your face shine upon us, O LORD.
7
You have filled my heart with greater joy
than
when their grain and new wine abound.
8
I will lie down and sleep in peace,
for
you alone, O LORD,
make
me dwell in safety. [1]
PSALMS: 34
Of
David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and
he left.
1
I A will extol the LORD at all times;
his
praise will always be on my lips.
2
My soul will boast in the LORD;
let
the afflicted hear and rejoice.
3
Glorify the LORD with me;
let
us exalt his name together.
4
I sought the LORD, and he answered me;
he
delivered me from all my fears.
5
Those who look to him are radiant;
their
faces are never covered with shame.
6
This poor man called, and the LORD heard him;
he
saved him out of all his troubles.
7
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear
him,
and
he delivers them.
8
Taste and see that the LORD is good;
blessed
is the man who takes refuge in him.
9
Fear the LORD, you his saints,
for
those who fear him lack nothing.
10
The lions may grow weak and hungry,
but
those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
11
Come, my children, listen to me;
I
will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12
Whoever of you loves life
and
desires to see many good days, [2]
13
keep your tongue from evil
and
your lips from speaking lies.
14
Turn from evil and do good;
seek
peace and pursue it.
15
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous
and
his ears are attentive to their cry;
16
the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to
cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them;
he
delivers them from all their troubles.
18
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted
and
saves those who are crushed in spirit.
19
A righteous man may have many troubles,
but
the LORD delivers him from them all;
20
he protects all his bones,
not
one of them will be broken.
21
Evil will slay the wicked;
the
foes of the righteous will be condemned.
22
The LORD redeems his servants;
no
one will be condemned who takes refuge in him. [3]
PSALMS: 64
For
the director of music. A psalm of David.
1
Hear me, O God, as I voice my complaint;
protect
my life from the threat of the enemy.
2
Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
from
that noisy crowd of evildoers.
3
They sharpen their tongues like swords
and
aim their words like deadly arrows.
4
They shoot from ambush at the innocent man;
they
shoot at him suddenly, without fear.
5
They encourage each other in evil plans,
they
talk about hiding their snares;
they
say, "Who will see them A?"
6
They plot injustice and say,
"We
have devised a perfect plan!"
Surely
the mind and heart of man are cunning.
7
But God will shoot them with arrows;
suddenly
they will be struck down.
8
He will turn their own tongues against them
and
bring them to ruin;
all
who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
9
All mankind will fear;
they
will proclaim the works of God
and
ponder what he has done.
10
Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD
and
take refuge in him;
let
all the upright in heart praise him! [4]
PSALMS: 94
1
O LORD, the God who avenges,
O
God who avenges, shine forth.
2
Rise up, O Judge of the earth;
pay
back to the proud what they deserve.
3
How long will the wicked, O LORD,
how
long will the wicked be jubilant?
4
They pour out arrogant words;
all
the evildoers are full of boasting.
5
They crush your people, O LORD;
they
oppress your inheritance.
6
They slay the widow and the alien;
they
murder the fatherless.
7
They say, "The LORD does not see;
the
God of Jacob pays no heed."
8
Take heed, you senseless ones among the people;
you
fools, when will you become wise?
9
Does he who implanted the ear not hear?
Does
he who formed the eye not see?
10
Does he who disciplines nations not punish?
Does
he who teaches man lack knowledge?
11
The LORD knows the thoughts of man;
he
knows that they are futile.
12
Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD,
the
man you teach from your law;
13
you grant him relief from days of trouble,
till
a pit is dug for the wicked.
14
For the LORD will not reject his people;
he
will never forsake his inheritance.
15
Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,
and
all the upright in heart will follow it. [5]
16
Who will rise up for me against the wicked?
Who
will take a stand for me against evildoers?
17
Unless the LORD had given me help,
I
would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
18
When I said, "My foot is slipping,"
your
love, O LORD, supported me.
19
When anxiety was great within me,
your
consolation brought joy to my soul.
20
Can a corrupt throne be allied with you--
one
that brings on misery by its decrees?
21
They band together against the righteous
and
condemn the innocent to death.
22
But the LORD has become my fortress,
and
my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
23
He will repay them for their sins
and
destroy them for their wickedness;
the
LORD our God will destroy them. [6]
PSALMS: 124
A
song of ascents. Of David.
1
If the LORD had not been on our side--
let
Israel say--
2
if the LORD had not been on our side
when
men attacked us,
3
when their anger flared against us,
they
would have swallowed us alive;
4
the flood would have engulfed us,
the
torrent would have swept over us,
5
the raging waters
would
have swept us away.
6
Praise be to the LORD,
who
has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7
We have escaped like a bird
out
of the fowler's snare;
the
snare has been broken,
and
we have escaped.
8
Our help is in the name of the LORD,
the
Maker of heaven and earth. [7]
PROVERBS: 4
4
1 Listen, my sons, to a
father's instruction;
pay
attention and gain understanding.
2
I give you sound learning,
so
do not forsake my teaching.
3
When I was a boy in my father's house,
still
tender, and an only child of my mother,
4
he taught me and said,
"Lay hold of my words with all your heart;
keep my commands and you will live.
5
Get wisdom, get understanding;
do not forget my words or swerve from them.
6
Do not forsake wisdom, and she will
protect you;
love her, and she will watch over you.
7
Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom.
Though it cost all you have, A get understanding.
8
Esteem her, and she will exalt you;
embrace her, and she will honor you.
9
She will set a garland of grace on your
head
and present you with a crown of splendor."
10
Listen, my son, accept what I say,
and
the years of your life will be many.
11
I guide you in the way of wisdom
and
lead you along straight paths.
12
When you walk, your steps will not be hampered;
when
you run, you will not stumble.
13
Hold on to instruction, do not let it go;
guard
it well, for it is your life.
14
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
or
walk in the way of evil men.
15
Avoid it, do not travel on it;
turn
from it and go on your way.
16
For they cannot sleep till they do evil; [8]
they
are robbed of slumber till they make someone fall.
17
They eat the bread of wickedness
and
drink the wine of violence.
18
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of
dawn,
shining
ever brighter till the full light of day.
19
But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
they
do not know what makes them stumble.
20
My son, pay attention to what I say;
listen
closely to my words.
21
Do not let them out of your sight,
keep
them within your heart;
22
for they are life to those who find them
and
health to a man's whole body.
23
Above all else, guard your heart,
for
it is the wellspring of life.
24
Put away perversity from your mouth;
keep
corrupt talk far from your lips.
25
Let your eyes look straight ahead,
fix
your gaze directly before you.
26
Make level B paths for your feet
and
take only ways that are firm.
27
Do not swerve to the right or the left;
keep
your foot from evil. [9]
OLD TESTAMENT: 2 SAMUEL 4:1 - 6:23
4 1
When Ish-Bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died
in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel became alarmed. 2 Now
Saul's son had two men who were leaders of raiding bands. One was named Baanah
and the other Recab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite from the tribe of
Benjamin--Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,
3 because
the people of Beeroth fled to Gittaim and have lived there as aliens to this
day.
4 (Jonathan
son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the
news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and
fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became crippled. His name was
Mephibosheth.)
5 Now
Recab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out for the house of
Ish-Bosheth, and they arrived there in the heat of the day while he was taking
his noonday rest. 6 They went into the inner part of the house as if
to get some wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Recab and his
brother Baanah slipped away.
7 They
had gone into the house while he was lying on the bed in his bedroom. After they
stabbed and killed him, they cut off his head. Taking it with them, they
traveled all night by way of the Arabah. 8 They brought the head of
Ish-Bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, "Here is the head of
Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, your enemy, who tried to take your life. This day the
LORD has avenged my lord the king against Saul and his offspring."
9 David
answered Recab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite,
"As surely as the LORD lives, who has delivered me out of all trouble, 10
when a man told me, `Saul is [10]
dead,' and thought he was bringing good news, I seized him and put him to death
in Ziklag. That was the reward I gave him for his news! 11 How much
more--when wicked men have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his
own bed--should I not now demand his blood from your hand and rid the earth of
you!"
12 So
David gave an order to his men, and they killed them. They cut off their hands
and feet and hung the bodies by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of
Ish-Bosheth and buried it in Abner's tomb at Hebron.
5 1
All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and
said, "We are your own flesh and blood. 2 In the past, while
Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military
campaigns. And the LORD said to you, `You will
shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.'"
3 When
all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, the king made a
compact with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over
Israel.
4 David
was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years. 5 In
Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he
reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.
6 The
king and his men marched to Jerusalem to attack the [11]
Jebusites, who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, "You will not get
in here; even the blind and the lame can ward you off." They thought,
"David cannot get in here." 7 Nevertheless, David captured
the fortress of Zion, the City of David.
8On that day, David said,
"Anyone who conquers the Jebusites will have to use the water shaftA
to reach those `lame and blind' who are David's enemies. B "That
is why they say, "The `blind and lame' will not enter the palace."
9 David
then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He
built up the area around it, from the supporting terraces C inward. 10
And he became more and more powerful, because the LORD God Almighty was
with him.
11 Now
Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs and
carpenters and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David. 12 And
David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had
exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
13 After
he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more
sons and daughters were born to him. 14 These are the names of the
children born to him there: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
15 Ibhar,
Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16 Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet.
17 When
the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they went
up in full force to search for him, but David [12]
heard about it and went down to the stronghold. 18 Now the
Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim; 19 so
David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will
you hand them over to me?"
The LORD answered him,
"Go, for I
will surely hand the Philistines over to you."
20 So
David went to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, "As
waters break out, the LORD has broken out against my enemies before me."
So that place was called Baal Perazim. D 21 The
Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them
off.
22 Once
more the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim; 23 so
David inquired of the LORD, and he answered, "Do
not go straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of
the balsam trees. 24 As soon as you
hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly,
because that will mean the LORD has gone out in front of you to strike the
Philistine army." 25 So David did as the LORD commanded
him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon E to
Gezer. [13]
6 1
David again brought together out of Israel chosen men,
thirty thousand in all. 2 He and all his men set out from Baalah of
Judah A to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by
the Name, B the name of the LORD Almighty, who is enthroned between
the cherubim that are on the ark. 3 They set the ark of God on a new
cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah
and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart 4 with the ark
of God on it, C and Ahio was walking in front of it. 5 David
and the whole house of Israel were celebrating with all their might before the
LORD, with songs D and with harps, lyres, tambourines, sistrums and
cymbals.
6 When
they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of
the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled. 7 The LORD's anger burned
against Uzzah because of his irreverent act; therefore God struck him down and
he died there beside the ark of God.
8 Then
David was angry because the LORD's wrath had broken out against Uzzah, and to
this day that place is called Perez Uzzah. E
9 David
was afraid of the LORD that day and said, "How can the ark of the LORD
ever come to me?" 10 He was not willing to take the ark of the
LORD to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it aside to the
house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. 11 The ark of the LORD remained in
the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD blessed him
and his entire household.
12 Now
King David was told, "The LORD has blessed the household of Obed-Edom and
everything he has, because of the ark of God." So David went down and
brought up the ark of God from [14]
the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with rejoicing. 13 When
those who were carrying the ark of the LORD had taken six steps, he sacrificed
a bull and a fattened calf. 14 David, wearing a linen ephod, danced
before the LORD with all his might, 15 while he and the entire house
of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouts and the sound of trumpets.
16 As
the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul
watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before
the LORD, she despised him in her heart.
17 They
brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David
had pitched for it, and David sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship
offerings F before the LORD. 18 After he had finished
sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people
in the name of the LORD Almighty. 19 Then he gave a loaf of bread, a
cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each person in the whole crowd of
Israelites, both men and women. And all the people went to their homes.
20 When
David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to
meet him and said, "How the king of Israel has distinguished himself
today, disrobing in the sight of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar
fellow would!"
21 David
said to Michal, "It was before the LORD, who chose me rather than your
father or anyone from his house when he appointed me ruler over the LORD's
people Israel--I will celebrate before the LORD.
NEW TESTAMENT: JOHN 13:31 - 14:14
31 When
he was gone, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man
glorified and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, C God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him
at once.
33" My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You
will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am
going, you cannot come.
34" A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved
you, so you must love one another. 35
By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
36 Simon
Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?"
Jesus replied, "Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow
later."
37 Peter
asked, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for
you."
38 Then
Jesus answered, "Will you really lay down your
life for me? I tell you the truth, before the rooster crows, you will disown me
three times!
14 1
"Do not let your hearts
be troubled. Trust in God A; trust
also in me. 2 In my Father's house are
many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to
prepare a place for you. 3 And if I
go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me
that you also may be where I am. 4 You
know the way to the [17] place where I am going."
5 Thomas
said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know
the way?"
6 Jesus
answered, "I am the way and the truth and the
life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
7 If you really knew me, you would know B my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him."
8 Philip
said, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us."
9 Jesus
answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after
I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the
Father. How can you say, `Show us the Father'? 10 Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and that the
Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the
Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the
Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles
themselves. 12 I tell you the truth,
anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even
greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son
may bring glory to the Father.
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