MARCH 7
PSALMS: 7, 37,
67, 97, 127
PROVERBS: 7
OLD TESTAMENT: 2 SAMUEL 12:1 - 31
NEW TESTAMENT: JOHN 16:1 - 33
PSALMS: 7
A
shiggaion A of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning
Cush, a Benjamite.
1
O LORD my God, I take refuge in you;
save
and deliver me from all who pursue me,
2
or they will tear me like a lion
and
rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
3
O LORD my God, if I have done this
and
there is guilt on my hands--
4
if I have done evil to him who is at peace with me
or
without cause have robbed my foe--
5
then let my enemy pursue and overtake me;
let
him trample my life to the ground
and
make me sleep in the dust.
Selah
6
Arise, O LORD, in your anger;
rise
up against the rage of my enemies.
Awake,
my God; decree justice.
7
Let the assembled peoples gather around you.
Rule
over them from on high;
8
let the LORD judge the peoples.
Judge
me, O LORD, according to my righteousness,
according
to my integrity, O Most High.
9
O righteous God,
who
searches minds and hearts,
bring
to an end the violence of the wicked
and
make the righteous secure. [1]
10
My shield B is God Most High,
who
saves the upright in heart.
11
God is a righteous judge,
a
God who expresses his wrath every day.
12
If he does not relent,
he
C will sharpen his sword;
he
will bend and string his bow.
13
He has prepared his deadly weapons;
he
makes ready his flaming arrows.
14
He who is pregnant with evil
and
conceives trouble gives birth to disillusionment.
15
He who digs a hole and scoops it out
falls
into the pit he has made.
16
The trouble he causes recoils on himself;
his
violence comes down on his own head.
17
I will give thanks to the LORD because of his
righteousness
and
will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. [2]
PSALMS: 37
Of
David.
1
Do A not fret because of evil men
or
be envious of those who do wrong;
2
for like the grass they will soon wither,
like
green plants they will soon die away.
3
Trust in the LORD and do good;
dwell
in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4
Delight yourself in the LORD
and
he will give you the desires of your heart.
5
Commit your way to the LORD;
trust
in him and he will do this:
6
He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the
justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
7
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do
not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when
they carry out their wicked schemes.
8
Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do
not fret--it leads only to evil.
9
For evil men will be cut off,
but
those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
10
A little while, and the wicked will be no more;
though
you look for them, they will not be found.
11
But the meek will inherit the land
and
enjoy great peace. [3]
12
The wicked plot against the righteous
and
gnash their teeth at them;
13
but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for
he knows their day is coming.
14
The wicked draw the sword
and
bend the bow
to
bring down the poor and needy,
to
slay those whose ways are upright.
15
But their swords will pierce their own hearts,
and
their bows will be broken.
16
Better the little that the righteous have
than
the wealth of many wicked;
17
for the power of the wicked will be broken,
but
the LORD upholds the righteous.
18
The days of the blameless are known to the LORD,
and
their inheritance will endure forever.
19
In times of disaster they will not wither;
in
days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
20
But the wicked will perish:
The
LORD's enemies will be like the beauty of the fields,
they
will vanish--vanish like smoke.
21
The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but
the righteous give generously;
22
those the LORD blesses will inherit the land,
but
those he curses will be cut off.[4]
23
If the LORD delights in a man's way,
he
makes his steps firm;
24
though he stumble, he will not fall,
for
the LORD upholds him with his hand.
25
I was young and now I am old,
yet
I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or
their children begging bread.
26
They are always generous and lend freely;
their
children will be blessed.
27
Turn from evil and do good;
then
you will dwell in the land forever.
28
For the LORD loves the just
and
will not forsake his faithful ones.
They
will be protected forever,
but
the offspring of the wicked will be cut off;
29
the righteous will inherit the land
and
dwell in it forever.
30
The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom,
and
his tongue speaks what is just.
31
The law of his God is in his heart;
his
feet do not slip.
32
The wicked lie in wait for the righteous,
seeking
their very lives;
33
but the LORD will not leave them in their power
or
let them be condemned when brought to trial. [5]
34
Wait for the LORD
and
keep his way.
He
will exalt you to inherit the land;
when
the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
35
I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
flourishing
like a green tree in its native soil,
36
but he soon passed away and was no more;
though
I looked for him, he could not be found.
37
Consider the blameless, observe the upright;
there
is a future B for the man of peace.
38
But all sinners will be destroyed;
the
future C of the wicked will be cut off.
39
The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD;
he
is their stronghold in time of trouble.
40
The LORD helps them and delivers them;
he
delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because
they take refuge in him. [6]
PSALMS: 67
For
the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.
1
May God be gracious to us and bless us
and
make his face shine upon us,
Selah
2
that your ways may be known on earth,
your
salvation among all nations.
3
May the peoples praise you, O God;
may
all the peoples praise you.
4
May the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for
you rule the peoples justly
and
guide the nations of the earth.
Selah
5
May the peoples praise you, O God;
may
all the peoples praise you.
6
Then the land will yield its harvest,
and
God, our God, will bless us.
7
God will bless us,
and
all the ends of the earth will fear him. [7]
PSALMS: 97
1
The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad;
let
the distant shores rejoice.
2
Clouds and thick darkness surround him;
righteousness
and justice are the foundation of his throne.
3
Fire goes before him
and
consumes his foes on every side.
4
His lightning lights up the world;
the
earth sees and trembles.
5
The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,
before
the Lord of all the earth.
6
The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
and
all the peoples see his glory.
7
All who worship images are put to shame,
those
who boast in idols--
worship
him, all you gods!
8
Zion hears and rejoices
and
the villages of Judah are glad
because
of your judgments, O LORD.
9
For you, O LORD, are the Most High over all the earth;
you
are exalted far above all gods.
10
Let those who love the LORD hate evil,
for
he guards the lives of his faithful ones
and
delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
11
Light is shed upon the righteous
and
joy on the upright in heart.
12
Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous,
and
praise his holy name. [8]
PSALMS: 127
A
song of ascents. Of Solomon.
1
Unless the LORD builds the house,
its
builders labor in vain.
Unless
the LORD watches over the city,
the
watchmen stand guard in vain.
2
In vain you rise early
and
stay up late,
toiling
for food to eat--
for
he grants sleep to A those he loves.
3
Sons are a heritage from the LORD,
children
a reward from him.
4
Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are
sons born in one's youth.
5
Blessed is the man
whose
quiver is full of them.
They
will not be put to shame
when
they contend with their enemies in the gate. [9]
PROVERBS: 7
7
1 My son, keep my words
and
store up my commands within you.
2
Keep my commands and you will live;
guard
my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3
Bind them on your fingers;
write
them on the tablet of your heart.
4
Say to wisdom, "You
are my sister,"
and
call understanding your kinsman;
5
they will keep you from the adulteress,
from
the wayward wife with her seductive words.
6
At the window of my house
I
looked out through the lattice.
7
I saw among the simple,
I
noticed among the young men,
a
youth who lacked judgment.
8
He was going down the street near her corner,
walking
along in the direction of her house
9
at twilight, as the day was fading,
as
the dark of night set in.
10
Then out came a woman to meet him,
dressed
like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11
(She is loud and defiant,
her
feet never stay at home;
12
now in the street, now in the squares,
at
every corner she lurks.)
13
She took hold of him and kissed him
and
with a brazen face she said:
14
"I have fellowship offerings A at
home;
today
I fulfilled my vows.
15
So I came out to meet you; [10]
I
looked for you and have found you!
16
I have covered my bed
with
colored linens from Egypt.
17
I have perfumed my bed
with
myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
18
Come, let's drink deep of love till morning;
let's
enjoy ourselves with love!
19
My husband is not at home;
he
has gone on a long journey.
20
He took his purse filled with money
and
will not be home till full moon."
21
With persuasive words she led him astray;
she
seduced him with her smooth talk.
22
All at once he followed her
like
an ox going to the slaughter,
like
a deer B stepping into a noose C
23
till an arrow pierces his liver,
like
a bird darting into a snare,
little
knowing it will cost him his life.
24
Now then, my sons, listen to me;
pay
attention to what I say.
25
Do not let your heart turn to her ways
or
stray into her paths.
26
Many are the victims she has brought down;
her
slain are a mighty throng.
27
Her house is a highway to the grave, D
leading
down to the chambers of death. [11]
OLD TESTAMENT: 2 SAMUEL 12:1 - 31
12 1
The LORD sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he
said, "There were two men in a certain town, one
rich and the other poor. 2 The rich
man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, 3 but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he
had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared
his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter
to him.
4 "Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man
refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the
traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to
the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him."
5 David
burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, "As surely as the
LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die! 6 He must pay for
that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity."
7 Then
Nathan said to David, "You are the man! This is what the LORD, the God of
Israel, says: `I anointed you king over Israel, and I
delivered you from the hand of Saul. 8 I gave your master's house to
you, and your master's wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and
Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. 9 Why did you despise the word of the LORD by doing what is
evil in his eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his
wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. 10 Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your
house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be
your own.' [12] 11 "This is
what the LORD says: `Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity upon
you. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is
close to you, and he will lie with your wives in broad daylight.
12 You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight
before all Israel.' "
13 Then
David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD."
Nathan replied,
"The LORD has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. 14 But
because by doing this you have made the enemies of the LORD show utter
contempt, A the son born to you will die."
15 After
Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife had borne to
David, and he became ill. 16 David pleaded with God for the child.
He fasted and went into his house and spent the nights lying on the ground. 17
The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the
ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them.
18 On
the seventh day the child died. David's servants were afraid to tell him that
the child was dead, for they thought, "While the child was still living,
we spoke to David but he would not listen to us. How can we tell him the child
is dead? He may do something desperate."
19 David
noticed that his servants were whispering among themselves and he realized the
child was dead. "Is the child dead?" he asked.
"Yes," they
replied, "he is dead." [13]
20 Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed, put on
lotions and changed his clothes, he went into the house of the LORD and
worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they served him
food, and he ate.
21 His
servants asked him, "Why are you acting this way? While the child was
alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead, you get up and
eat!"
22 He
answered, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought,
`Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let the child live.' 23 But
now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go
to him, but he will not return to me."
24 Then
David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. She
gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. The LORD loved him; 25 and
because the LORD loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him
Jedidiah. B
26 Meanwhile
Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal citadel. 27
Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, "I have fought against
Rabbah and taken its water supply. 28 Now muster the rest of the
troops and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise I will take the city, and
it will be named after me."
29 So
David mustered the entire army and went to Rabbah, and attacked and captured
it. 30 He took the crown from the head of their king C--its
weight was a talent D of gold, and it was set with precious
stones--and it was placed on David's head. He took a great quantity of plunder
from the city 31 and brought out the people who were [14]
there, consigning them to labor with saws and with iron picks and axes, and he
made them work at brickmaking. E He did this to all the Ammonite
towns. Then David and his entire army returned to Jerusalem. [15]
NEW TESTAMENT: JOHN 16:1 - 33
16 1
"All this I have told
you so that you will not go astray. 2
They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, a time is coming when anyone
who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. 3 They will do such things because they have not known the
Father or me. 4 I have told you
this, so that when the time comes you will remember that I warned you. I did
not tell you this at first because I was with you.
5 "Now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me,
`Where are you going?' 6 Because I
have said these things, you are filled with grief. 7 But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am
going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go,
I will send him to you. 8 When he
comes, he will convict the world of guilt A in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; 10 in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the
Father, where you can see me no longer; 11 and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world
now stands condemned.
12 "I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you
into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears,
and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and
making it known to you. 15 All that
belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from
what is mine and make it known to you.
16 "In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a
little while you will see me."
17 Some
of his disciples said to one another, "What does he [16]
mean by saying, `In a little while you will see me
no more, and then after a little while you will see me,' and `Because I am going to the Father'?" 18 They
kept asking, "What does he mean by `a little
while'? We don't understand what he is saying."
19 Jesus
saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, "Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, `In a
little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will
see me'? 20 I tell you the truth,
you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your
grief will turn to joy. 21 A woman
giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby
is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into
the world. 22 So with you: Now is
your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one
will take away your joy. 23 In that
day you will no longer ask me anything. I tell you the truth, my Father will
give you whatever you ask in my name. 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask
and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.
25 "Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming
when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about
my Father. 26 In that day you will
ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. 27 No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me
and have believed that I came from God. 28 I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am
leaving the world and going back to the Father." [17]
29 Then Jesus' disciples said, "Now you are speaking clearly and
without figures of speech. 30 Now we can see that you know all
things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This
makes us believe that you came from God."
31 "You believe at last!" B Jesus
answered. 32 "But a time is coming, and has come, when you will
be scattered, each to his own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not
alone, for my Father is with me.
33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.
In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
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