Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
NOVEMBER 8
PSALMS: 8, 38, 68, 98, 128
PROVERBS: 8
OLD TESTAMENT: EXODUS 6:1 -
7:25
NEW TESTAMENT: MATTHEW 18:21 -
19:12
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;
5 make 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,
31rejoicing 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: EXODUS 6:1 -
7:25
6 1 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand
he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his
country."
2 God also said to Moses, "I am
the LORD. 3 I
appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, A but by my name the LORD
B I did not
make myself known to them. C 4 I also established my
covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they lived as aliens.
5 Moreover, I
have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and
I have remembered my covenant.
6" Therefore, say to the
Israelites: `I am the LORD, and I
will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from
being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with
mighty acts of judgment. 7 I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you
will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke
of the Egyptians. 8 And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give
to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am
the LORD.' "
9 Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him
because of their discouragement and cruel bondage.
10 Then the LORD said to Moses, 11 "Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the
Israelites go out of his country."
12 But Moses said to the LORD, "If the Israelites will not listen to me,
why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips D?"
13 Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and
Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he commanded them to bring the Israelites out of
Egypt.
14 These were the heads of their families E:
The sons of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel were Hanoch and Pallu,
Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
15 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul
the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
16 These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records:
Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
17 The sons of Gershon, by clans, were Libni and Shimei.
18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived
133 years.
19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.
These were the clans of Levi according to their records.
20Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and
Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg and Zicri. [14]
22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.
23 Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon,
and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the
Korahite clans.
25 Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she
bore him Phinehas.
These were the heads of the Levite families, clan by clan.
26 It was this same Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, "Bring the Israelites out of Egypt by their
divisions." 27 They were the ones who spoke to
Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt. It was the
same Moses and Aaron.
28 Now when the LORD spoke to Moses in Egypt, 29
he said to him, "I am the LORD. Tell
Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you."
30 But Moses said to the LORD, "Since I speak with faltering lips, why
would Pharaoh listen to me?"
7 1 Then the LORD said to Moses, "See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will
be your prophet. 2 You are to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is
to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country. 3 But I will harden
Pharaoh's heart, and though I multiply my miraculous signs and wonders in Egypt,
4 he will not
listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment
I will bring out my divisions, my people the Israelites. 5 And the Egyptians will
know that I am the LORD when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the
Israelites out of it."
6 Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD commanded them. 7 Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they
spoke to Pharaoh.
8 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 9 "When Pharaoh says to you, `Perform a miracle,'
then say to Aaron, `Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,' and it
will become a snake."
10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD
commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and
it became a snake. 11 Pharaoh then summoned wise men and
sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret
arts: 12 Each one threw down his staff and it became a
snake. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Yet
Pharaoh's heart became hard and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD
had said. [15]
14 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go.
15 Go to
Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the water. Wait on the bank of the Nile
to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.
16 Then say to
him, `The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people
go, so that they may worship me in the desert. But until now you have not
listened. 17
This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD: With the
staff that is in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will be
changed into blood. 18 The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink; the
Egyptians will not be able to drink its water.' "
19 The LORD said to Moses, "Tell
Aaron, `Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt--over
the streams and canals, over the ponds and all the reservoirs'--and they will
turn to blood. Blood will be everywhere in Egypt, even in the wooden buckets and
stone jars."
20 Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded. He raised his
staff in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials and struck the water of the
Nile, and all the water was changed into blood. 21 The
fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not
drink its water. Blood was everywhere in Egypt.
22 But the Egyptian magicians did the same things by their secret arts,
and Pharaoh's heart became hard; he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as
the LORD had said. 23 Instead, he turned and went into his
palace, and did not take even this to heart.
24 And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile to get drinking water,
because they could not drink the water of the river.
25 Seven days passed after the LORD struck the Nile. [16]
NEW TESTAMENT: MATTHEW 18:21 -
19:12
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I
forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?"
22 Jesus answered, "I tell you, not
seven times, but seventy-seven times. F
23 "Therefore, the kingdom of
heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
24 As he began
the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents G was brought to him.
25 Since he
was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children
and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
26 "The servant fell on his knees
before him. `Be patient with me,' he begged, `and I will pay back
everything.' 27 The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him
go.
28 "But when that servant went out,
he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. H He grabbed him and began
to choke him. `Pay back what you owe me!' he demanded.
29 "His fellow servant fell to his
knees and begged him, `Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.'
30 "But he refused. Instead, he
went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.
3 1When the other
servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told
their master everything that had happened.
32 "Then the master called the
servant in. `You wicked servant,' he said, `I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to.
33 Shouldn't you have
had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?' 34 In anger his master
turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he
owed.
35 "This is how my heavenly Father
will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your
heart."
19 1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went
into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan. 2
Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
3 Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for
a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?"
4 "Haven't you read," he
replied, "that at the beginning the Creator
`made them male and female,' A 5
and said, `For this reason a man will
leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become
one flesh' B? 6 So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore
what God has joined together, let man not separate."
7 "Why then," they asked, "did Moses command that a man give his wife a
certificate of divorce and send her away?" [17]
8 Jesus replied, "Moses permitted
you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way
from the beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital
unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery."
10 The disciples said to him, "If this is the situation between a
husband and wife, it is better not to marry."
11 Jesus replied, "Not everyone can
accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. 12 For some are eunuchs
because they were born that way; others were made that way by men; and others
have renounced marriage C because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should
accept it." [18]
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John 3:16-21 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, F that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.G 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." H
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