MARCH
8
PSALMS: 8, 38,
68, 98, 128
PROVERBS: 8
OLD TESTAMENT: 2 SAMUEL 13:1 - 39
NEW TESTAMENT: JOHN 17:1 - 26
PSALMS: 8
For
the director of music. According to gittith. A A psalm of
David.
1
O LORD, our Lord,
how
majestic is your name in all the earth!
You
have set your glory
above
the heavens.
2
From the lips of children and infants
you
have ordained praise B
because
of your enemies,
to
silence the foe and the avenger.
3
When I consider your heavens,
the
work of your fingers,
the
moon and the stars,
which
you have set in place,
4
what is man that you are mindful of him,
the
son of man that you care for him?
5
You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings C
and
crowned him with glory and honor.
6
You made him ruler over the works of your hands;
you
put everything under his feet:
7
all flocks and herds,
and
the beasts of the field,
8
the birds of the air,
and
the fish of the sea,
all
that swim the paths of the seas. [1]
9
O LORD, our Lord,
how
majestic is your name in all the earth! [2]
PSALMS: 38
A
psalm of David. A petition.
1
O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger
or
discipline me in your wrath.
2
For your arrows have pierced me,
and
your hand has come down upon me.
3
Because of your wrath there is no health in my body;
my
bones have no soundness because of my sin.
4
My guilt has overwhelmed me
like
a burden too heavy to bear.
5
My wounds fester and are loathsome
because
of my sinful folly.
6
I am bowed down and brought very low;
all
day long I go about mourning.
7
My back is filled with searing pain;
there
is no health in my body.
8
I am feeble and utterly crushed;
I
groan in anguish of heart.
9
All my longings lie open before you, O Lord;
my
sighing is not hidden from you.
10
My heart pounds, my strength fails me;
even
the light has gone from my eyes.
11
My friends and companions avoid me because of my
wounds;
my
neighbors stay far away.
12
Those who seek my life set their traps,
those
who would harm me talk of my ruin;
all
day long they plot deception. [3]
13
I am like a deaf man, who cannot hear,
like
a mute, who cannot open his mouth;
14
I have become like a man who does not hear,
whose
mouth can offer no reply.
15
I wait for you, O LORD;
you
will answer, O Lord my God.
16
For I said, "Do not let them gloat
or
exalt themselves over me when my foot slips."
17
For I am about to fall,
and
my pain is ever with me.
18
I confess my iniquity;
I
am troubled by my sin.
19
Many are those who are my vigorous enemies;
those
who hate me without reason are numerous.
20
Those who repay my good with evil
slander
me when I pursue what is good.
21
O LORD, do not forsake me;
be
not far from me, O my God.
22
Come quickly to help me,
O
Lord my Savior. [4]
PSALMS: 68
For
the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
1
May God arise, may his enemies be scattered;
may
his foes flee before him.
2
As smoke is blown away by the wind,
may
you blow them away;
as
wax melts before the fire,
may
the wicked perish before God.
3
But may the righteous be glad
and
rejoice before God;
may
they be happy and joyful.
4
Sing to God, sing praise to his name,
extol
him who rides on the clouds A--
his
name is the LORD--
and
rejoice before him.
5
A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows,
is
God in his holy dwelling.
6
God sets the lonely in families, B
he
leads forth the prisoners with singing;
but
the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
7
When you went out before your people, O God,
when
you marched through the wasteland,
Selah
8
the earth shook,
the
heavens poured down rain,
before
God, the One of Sinai,
before
God, the God of Israel.
9
You gave abundant showers, O God;
you
refreshed your weary inheritance. [5]
10
Your people settled in it,
and
from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poor.
11
The Lord announced the word,
and
great was the company of those who proclaimed it:
12
"Kings and armies
flee in haste;
in the camps men divide the plunder.
Even
while you sleep among the campfires, C
the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
its feathers with shining gold."
14
When the Almighty D scattered the kings in
the land,
it
was like snow fallen on Zalmon.
15
The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains;
rugged
are the mountains of Bashan.
16
Why gaze in envy, O rugged mountains,
at
the mountain where God chooses to reign,
where
the LORD himself will dwell forever?
17
The chariots of God are tens of thousands
and
thousands of thousands;
the
Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.
18
When you ascended on high,
you
led captives in your train;
you
received gifts from men,
even
from E the rebellious--
that
you, F O LORD God, might dwell there.
19
Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,
who
daily bears our burdens.
Selah
20
Our God is a God who saves;
from
the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death.
[6]
21
Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies,
the
hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22
The Lord says, "I
will bring them from Bashan;
I will bring them from the depths of the sea,
23 that you may plunge your feet in the blood of your foes,
while the tongues of your dogs have their share."
24
Your procession has come into view, O God,
the
procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.
25
In front are the singers, after them the musicians;
with
them are the maidens playing tambourines.
26
Praise God in the great congregation;
praise
the LORD in the assembly of Israel.
27
There is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them,
there
the great throng of Judah's princes,
and
there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
28
Summon your power, O God G;
show
us your strength, O God, as you have done before.
29
Because of your temple at Jerusalem
kings
will bring you gifts.
30
Rebuke the beast among the reeds,
the
herd of bulls among the calves of the nations.
Humbled,
may it bring bars of silver.
Scatter
the nations who delight in war.
31
Envoys will come from Egypt;
Cush
H will submit herself to God.
32
Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth,
sing
praise to the Lord,
Selah
[7]
33
to him who rides the ancient skies above,
who
thunders with mighty voice.
34
Proclaim the power of God,
whose
majesty is over Israel,
whose
power is in the skies.
35
You are awesome, O God, in your sanctuary;
the
God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.
Praise
be to God! [8]
PSALMS: 98
A
psalm.
1
Sing to the LORD a new song,
for
he has done marvelous things;
his
right hand and his holy arm
have
worked salvation for him.
2
The LORD has made his salvation known
and
revealed his righteousness to the nations.
3
He has remembered his love
and
his faithfulness to the house of Israel;
all
the ends of the earth have seen
the
salvation of our God.
4
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth,
burst
into jubilant song with music;
5make
music to the LORD with the harp,
with
the harp and the sound of singing,
6
with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn--
shout
for joy before the LORD, the King.
7
Let the sea resound, and everything in it,
the
world, and all who live in it.
8
Let the rivers clap their hands,
let
the mountains sing together for joy;
9
let them sing before the LORD,
for
he comes to judge the earth.
He
will judge the world in righteousness
and
the peoples with equity. [9]
PSALMS: 128
A
song of ascents.
1
Blessed are all who fear the LORD,
who
walk in his ways.
2
You will eat the fruit of your labor;
blessings
and prosperity will be yours.
3
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within
your house;
your
sons will be like olive shoots
around
your table.
4
Thus is the man blessed
who
fears the LORD.
5
May the LORD bless you from Zion
all
the days of your life;
may
you see the prosperity of Jerusalem,
6
and may you live to see your children's children.
Peace
be upon Israel. [10]
PROVERBS: 8
8
1 Does not wisdom call
out?
Does
not understanding raise her voice?
2
On the heights along the way,
where
the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3
beside the gates leading into the city,
at
the entrances, she cries aloud:
4
"To you, O men, I
call out;
I raise my voice to all mankind.
5 You who
are simple, gain prudence;
you who are foolish, gain understanding.
6
Listen, for I have worthy things to say;
I open my lips to speak what is right.
7 My mouth
speaks what is true,
for my lips detest wickedness.
8 All the
words of my mouth are just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.
9 To the
discerning all of them are right;
they are faultless to those who have knowledge.
10 Choose my
instruction instead of silver,
knowledge rather than choice gold,
11 for wisdom
is more precious than rubies,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.
12
"I, wisdom, dwell
together with prudence;
I possess knowledge and discretion.
13 To fear
the LORD is to hate evil;
I hate pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and perverse speech.
14 Counsel
and sound judgment are mine;
I have understanding and power.
15 By me
kings reign
and rulers make laws that are just;
and all nobles who rule on earth. A
17 I love
those who love me,
and those who seek me find me.
18 With me
are riches and honor,
enduring wealth and prosperity.
19
My fruit is better than fine gold;
what I yield surpasses choice silver.
20 I walk in
the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,
21 bestowing
wealth on those who love me
and making their treasuries full.
22
"The LORD brought me
forth as the first of his works, BC
before his deeds of old;
23 I was
appointed D from
eternity,
from the beginning, before the world began.
24 When there
were no oceans, I was given birth,
when there were no springs abounding with water;
25 before the
mountains were settled in place,
before the hills, I was given birth,
26 before he
made the earth or its fields
or any of the dust of the world.
27 I was
there when he set the heavens in place,
when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
28 when he established
the clouds above
and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
29 when he
gave the sea its boundary
so the waters would not overstep his command,
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
30 Then I was the craftsman at his side.
I was filled with delight day after day,
rejoicing always in his presence,
31 rejoicing in his whole world
and delighting in mankind. [12]
32
"Now then, my sons,
listen to me;
blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Listen to
my instruction and be wise;
do not ignore it.
34 Blessed is
the man who listens to me,
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway.
35 For
whoever finds me finds life
and receives favor from the LORD.
36 But
whoever fails to find me harms himself;
all who hate me love death." [13]
OLD TESTAMENT: 2 SAMUEL 13:1 - 39
13 1
In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love
with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David.
2 Amnon
became frustrated to the point of illness on account of his sister Tamar, for
she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her.
3 Now
Amnon had a friend named Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother. Jonadab was a
very shrewd man. 4 He asked Amnon, "Why do you, the king's son,
look so haggard morning after morning? Won't you tell me?"
Amnon said to him,
"I'm in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister."
5 "Go
to bed and pretend to be ill," Jonadab said. "When your father comes
to see you, say to him, `I would like my sister Tamar to come and give me
something to eat. Let her prepare the food in my sight so I may watch her and
then eat it from her hand.' "
6 So
Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. When the king came to see him, Amnon
said to him, "I would like my sister Tamar to come and make some special
bread in my sight, so I may eat from her hand."
7 David
sent word to Tamar at the palace: "Go to the house of your brother Amnon
and prepare some food for him." 8 So Tamar went to the house of
her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made
the bread in his sight and baked it. 9 Then she took the pan and
served him the bread, but he refused to eat.
"Send everyone out
of here," Amnon said. So everyone left him. 10 Then Amnon said
to Tamar, "Bring the food here into my bedroom [14]
so I may eat from your hand." And Tamar took the bread she had prepared
and brought it to her brother Amnon in his bedroom. 11 But when she
took it to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me, my
sister."
12 "Don't,
my brother!" she said to him. "Don't force me. Such a thing should
not be done in Israel! Don't do this wicked thing. 13 What about me?
Where could I get rid of my disgrace? And what about you? You would be like one
of the wicked fools in Israel. Please speak to the king; he will not keep me
from being married to you." 14 But he refused to listen to her,
and since he was stronger than she, he raped her.
15 Then
Amnon hated her with intense hatred. In fact, he hated her more than he had
loved her. Amnon said to her, "Get up and get out!"
16 "No!"
she said to him. "Sending me away would be a greater wrong than what you
have already done to me."
But he refused to listen
to her. 17 He called his personal servant and said, "Get this
woman out of here and bolt the door after her." 18 So his servant
put her out and bolted the door after her. She was wearing a richly ornamented A
robe, for this was the kind of garment the virgin daughters of the king wore. 19
Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the ornamented B robe she
was wearing. She put her hand on her head and went away, weeping aloud as she
went.
20 Her
brother Absalom said to her, "Has that Amnon, your brother, been with you?
Be quiet now, my sister; he is your brother. Don't take this thing to
heart." And Tamar lived in her brother [15]
Absalom's house, a desolate woman.
21 When
King David heard all this, he was furious. 22 Absalom never said a
word to Amnon, either good or bad; he hated Amnon because he had disgraced his
sister Tamar.
23 Two
years later, when Absalom's sheepshearers were at Baal Hazor near the border of
Ephraim, he invited all the king's sons to come there. 24 Absalom
went to the king and said, "Your servant has had shearers come. Will the
king and his officials please join me?"
25 "No,
my son," the king replied. "All of us should not go; we would only be
a burden to you." Although Absalom urged him, he still refused to go, but
gave him his blessing.
26 Then
Absalom said, "If not, please let my brother Amnon come with us."
The king asked him,
"Why should he go with you?" 27 But Absalom urged him, so
he sent with him Amnon and the rest of the king's sons.
28 Absalom
ordered his men, "Listen! When Amnon is in high spirits from drinking wine
and I say to you, `Strike Amnon down,' then kill him. Don't be afraid. Have not
I given you this order? Be strong and brave."
29 So
Absalom's men did to Amnon what Absalom had ordered. Then all the king's sons
got up, mounted their mules and fled.
30 While
they were on their way, the report came to David: "Absalom has struck down
all the king's sons; not one of them is [16]
left." 31 The king stood up, tore his clothes and lay down on
the ground; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
32 But
Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother, said, "My lord should not think
that they killed all the princes; only Amnon is dead. This has been Absalom's
expressed intention ever since the day Amnon raped his sister Tamar. 33 My
lord the king should not be concerned about the report that all the king's sons
are dead. Only Amnon is dead."
34 Meanwhile,
Absalom had fled.
Now the man standing
watch looked up and saw many people on the road west of him, coming down the
side of the hill. The watchman went and told the king, "I see men in the
direction of Horonaim, on the side of the hill." C
35 Jonadab
said to the king, "See, the king's sons are here; it has happened just as
your servant said."
36 As
he finished speaking, the king's sons came in, wailing loudly. The king, too,
and all his servants wept very bitterly.
37 Absalom
fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But King David
mourned for his son every day.
38 After
Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he stayed there three years. 39 And
the spirit of the king D longed to go to Absalom, for he was
consoled concerning Amnon's death. [17]
NEW TESTAMENT: JOHN 17:1 - 26
17 1
After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and
prayed:
"Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son
may glorify you. 2 For you granted
him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you
have given him. 3 Now this is
eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom
you have sent. 4 I have brought you
glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory
I had with you before the world began.
6" I have revealed you A to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were
yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. 7 Now they know that everything you have given me comes from
you. 8 For I gave them the words you
gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you,
and they believed that you sent me. 9
I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given
me, for they are yours. 10 All I
have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them.
11 I will remain in the world no
longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father,
protect them by the power of your name--the name you gave me--so that they may
be one as we are one. 12 While I was
with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None
has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be
fulfilled.
13 "I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am
still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within [18] them. 14 I have
given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the
world any more than I am of the world. 15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but
that you protect them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. 17 Sanctify B them
by the truth; your word is truth. 18
As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. 19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly
sanctified.
20 "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who
will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me
and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you
have sent me. 22 I have given them
the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: 23 I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete
unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you
have loved me.
24 "Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I
am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me
before the creation of the world.
25 "Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know
you, and they know that you have sent me. 26 I have made you known to them, and will continue to make
you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I
myself may be in them." [19]
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