Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Shabbat Shalom!
MAY
9
PSALMS: 9, 39, 69, 99,
129
PROVERBS: 9
OLD
TESTAMENT: 2 CHRONICLES 24:1 -
25:28
NEW
TESTAMENT: ROMANS 12:1 -
21
PSALMS:
9
ForA
the director of music. To the tune of "The Death of the Son." A psalm of
David.
1
I
will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart;
I
will tell of all your wonders.
2
I
will be glad and rejoice in you;
I
will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
3
My
enemies turn back;
they
stumble and perish before you.
4
For
you have upheld my right and my cause;
you
have sat on your throne, judging righteously.
5
You
have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked;
you
have blotted out their name for ever and ever.
6
Endless
ruin has overtaken the enemy,
you
have uprooted their cities;
even
the memory of them has perished.
7
The
LORD reigns forever;
he
has established his throne for judgment.
8
He
will judge the world in righteousness;
he
will govern the peoples with justice.
9
The
LORD is a refuge for the oppressed,
a
stronghold in times of trouble.
10
Those
who know your name will trust in you,
for
you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
11
Sing
praises to the LORD, enthroned in Zion;
proclaim
among the nations what he has done.
12
For
he who avenges blood remembers;
he
does not ignore the cry of the afflicted. [1]
13
O
LORD, see how my enemies persecute me!
Have
mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,
14
that
I may declare your praises
in
the gates of the Daughter of Zion
and
there rejoice in your salvation.
15
The
nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;
their
feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
16
The
LORD is known by his justice;
the
wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.
Higgaion.
B
Selah
17
The
wicked return to the grave, C
all
the nations that forget God.
18
But
the needy will not always be forgotten,
nor
the hope of the afflicted ever perish.
19
Arise,
O LORD, let not man triumph;
let
the nations be judged in your presence.
20
Strike
them with terror, O LORD;
let
the nations know they are but men.
PSALMS: 39
For
the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
1
I
said, "I will watch my ways
and
keep my tongue from sin;
I
will put a muzzle on my mouth
as
long as the wicked are in my presence."
2
But
when I was silent and still,
not
even saying anything good,
my
anguish increased.
3
My
heart grew hot within me,
and
as I meditated, the fire burned;
then
I spoke with my tongue:
4
"Show
me, O LORD, my life's end
and
the number of my days;
let
me know how fleeting is my life.
5
You
have made my days a mere handbreadth;
the
span of my years is as nothing before you.
Each
man's life is but a breath.
Selah
6
Man
is a mere phantom as he goes to and fro:
He
bustles about, but only in vain;
he
heaps up wealth, not knowing who will get it.
7
"But
now, Lord, what do I look for?
My
hope is in you.
8
Save
me from all my transgressions;
do
not make me the scorn of fools.
9
I
was silent; I would not open my mouth, [3]
for
you are the one who has done this.
10
Remove
your scourge from me;
I
am overcome by the blow of your hand.
11
You
rebuke and discipline men for their sin;
you
consume their wealth like a moth--
each
man is but a breath.
Selah
12
"Hear
my prayer, O LORD,
listen
to my cry for help;
be
not deaf to my weeping.
For
I dwell with you as an alien,
a
stranger, as all my fathers were.
13
Look
away from me, that I may rejoice again
before
I depart and am no more." [4]
PSALMS: 69
For
the director of music. To the tune of "Lilies." Of David.
1
Save
me, O God,
for
the waters have come up to my neck.
2
I
sink in the miry depths,
where
there is no foothold.
I
have come into the deep waters;
the
floods engulf me.
3
I
am worn out calling for help;
my
throat is parched.
My
eyes fail,
looking
for my God.
4
Those
who hate me without reason
outnumber
the hairs of my head;
many
are my enemies without cause,
those
who seek to destroy me.
I
am forced to restore
what
I did not steal.
5
You
know my folly, O God;
my
guilt is not hidden from you.
6
May
those who hope in you
not
be disgraced because of me,
O
Lord, the LORD Almighty;
may
those who seek you
not
be put to shame because of me,
O
God of Israel.
7
For
I endure scorn for your sake,
and
shame covers my face.
8
I
am a stranger to my brothers, [5]
an
alien to my own mother's sons;
9
for
zeal for your house consumes me,
and
the insults of those who insult you fall on me.
10
When
I weep and fast,
I
must endure scorn;
11
when
I put on sackcloth,
people
make sport of me.
12
Those
who sit at the gate mock me,
and
I am the song of the drunkards.
13
But
I pray to you, O LORD,
in
the time of your favor;
in
your great love, O God,
answer
me with your sure salvation.
14
Rescue
me from the mire,
do
not let me sink;
deliver
me from those who hate me,
from
the deep waters.
15
Do
not let the floodwaters engulf me
or
the depths swallow me up
or
the pit close its mouth over me.
16
Answer
me, O LORD, out of the goodness of your love;
in
your great mercy turn to me.
17
Do
not hide your face from your servant;
answer
me quickly, for I am in trouble.
18
Come
near and rescue me;
redeem
me because of my foes.
19
You
know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed;
all
my enemies are before you.
20
Scorn
has broken my heart [6]
and
has left me helpless;
I
looked for sympathy, but there was none,
for
comforters, but I found none.
21
They
put gall in my food
and
gave me vinegar for my thirst.
22
May
the table set before them become a snare;
may
it become retribution and A a trap.
23
May
their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
and
their backs be bent forever.
24
Pour
out your wrath on them;
let
your fierce anger overtake them.
25
May
their place be deserted;
let
there be no one to dwell in their tents.
26
For
they persecute those you wound
and
talk about the pain of those you hurt.
27
Charge
them with crime upon crime;
do
not let them share in your salvation.
28
May
they be blotted out of the book of life
and
not be listed with the righteous.
29
I
am in pain and distress;
may
your salvation, O God, protect me.
30
I
will praise God's name in song
and
glorify him with thanksgiving.
31
This
will please the LORD more than an ox,
more
than a bull with its horns and hoofs.
32
The
poor will see and be glad--
you
who seek God, may your hearts live!
33
The
LORD hears the needy
and
does not despise his captive people. [7]
34
Let
heaven and earth praise him,
the
seas and all that move in them,
35
for
God will save Zion
and
rebuild the cities of Judah.
Then
people will settle there and possess it;
36
the
children of his servants will inherit it,
and
those who love his name will dwell there. [8]
PSALMS: 99
1
The
LORD reigns,
let
the nations tremble;
he
sits enthroned between the cherubim,
let
the earth shake.
2
Great
is the LORD in Zion;
he
is exalted over all the nations.
3
Let
them praise your great and awesome name--
he
is holy.
4
The
King is mighty, he loves justice--
you
have established equity;
in
Jacob you have done
what
is just and right.
5
Exalt
the LORD our God
and
worship at his footstool;
he
is holy.
6
Moses
and Aaron were among his priests,
Samuel
was among those who called on his name;
they
called on the LORD
and
he answered them.
7
He
spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;
they
kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.
8
O
LORD our God,
you
answered them;
you
were to Israel A a forgiving God,
though
you punished their misdeeds. B
9
Exalt
the LORD our God
and
worship at his holy mountain,
for
the LORD our God is holy. [9]
PSALMS: 129
A
song of ascents.
1
They
have greatly oppressed me from my youth--
let
Israel say--
2
they
have greatly oppressed me from my youth,
but
they have not gained the victory over me.
3
Plowmen
have plowed my back
and
made their furrows long.
4
But
the LORD is righteous;
he
has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.
5
May
all who hate Zion
be
turned back in shame.
6
May
they be like grass on the roof,
which
withers before it can grow;
7
with
it the reaper cannot fill his hands,
nor
the one who gathers fill his arms.
8
May
those who pass by not say,
"The
blessing of the LORD be upon you;
we
bless you in the name of the LORD." [10]
PROVERBS: 9
9
1
Wisdom has built her house;
she
has hewn out its seven pillars.
2
She
has prepared her meat and mixed her wine;
she
has also set her table.
3
She
has sent out her maids, and she calls
from
the highest point of the city.
4
"Let all who are simple come in
here!"
she
says to those who lack judgment.
5
"Come, eat my food
and
drink the wine I have mixed.
6 Leave
your simple ways and you will live;
walk
in the way of understanding.
7
"Whoever corrects a mocker invites
insult;
whoever
rebukes a wicked man incurs abuse.
8 Do
not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you;
rebuke
a wise man and he will love you.
9 Instruct
a wise man and he will be wiser still;
teach
a righteous man and he will add to his learning.
10
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of
wisdom,
and
knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 For
through me your days will be many,
and
years will be added to your life.
12 If
you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;
if
you are a mocker, you alone will suffer."
13
The
woman Folly is loud;
she
is undisciplined and without knowledge.
14
She
sits at the door of her house,
on
a seat at the highest point of the city,
15
calling
out to those who pass by,
who
go straight on their way.
16
"Let all who are simple come in here!" [11]
she
says to those who lack judgment.
17
"Stolen water is sweet;
food
eaten in secret is delicious!"
18
But
little do they know that the dead are there,
that
her guests are in the depths of the grave. A [12]
OLD
TESTAMENT: 2 CHRONICLES 24:1 -
25:28
24
1
Joash
was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty
years. His mother's name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. 2 Joash
did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the years of Jehoiada the priest.
3 Jehoiada chose two wives for him, and he had sons and daughters.
4
Some
time later Joash decided to restore the temple of the LORD. 5 He
called together the priests and Levites and said to them, "Go to the towns of
Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the temple
of your God. Do it now." But the Levites did not act at once.
6
Therefore
the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest and said to him, "Why haven't you
required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by
Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the
Testimony?"
7
Now
the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the temple of God and had
used even its sacred objects for the Baals.
8
At
the king's command, a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the
temple of the LORD. 9 A proclamation was then issued in Judah and
Jerusalem that they should bring to the LORD the tax that Moses the servant of
God had required of Israel in the desert. 10 All the officials and
all the people brought their contributions gladly, dropping them into the chest
until it was full. 11 Whenever the chest was brought in by the
Levites to the king's officials and they saw that there was a large amount of
money, the royal secretary and the officer of the chief priest would come and
empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this [13]
regularly and collected a great amount of money. 12 The king and
Jehoiada gave it to the men who carried out the work required for the temple of
the LORD. They hired masons and carpenters to restore the LORD's temple, and
also workers in iron and bronze to repair the temple.
13
The
men in charge of the work were diligent, and the repairs progressed under them.
They rebuilt the temple of God according to its original design and reinforced
it.
14
When
they had finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada,
and with it were made articles for the LORD's temple: articles for the service
and for the burnt offerings, and also dishes and other objects of gold and
silver. As long as Jehoiada lived, burnt offerings were presented continually in
the temple of the LORD.
15
Now
Jehoiada was old and full of years, and he died at the age of a hundred and
thirty. 16 He was buried with the kings in the City of David, because
of the good he had done in Israel for God and his temple.
17
After
the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king,
and he listened to them. 18 They abandoned the temple of the LORD,
the God of their fathers, and worshiped Asherah poles and idols. Because of
their guilt, God's anger came upon Judah and Jerusalem. 19 Although
the LORD sent prophets to the people to bring them back to him, and though they
testified against them, they would not listen.
20
Then
the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood
before the people and said, "This is what God
[14] says: `Why do you disobey the LORD's commands? You will not
prosper. Because you have forsaken the LORD, he has forsaken you.'"
21
But
they plotted against him, and by order of the king they stoned him to death in
the courtyard of the LORD's temple. 22 King Joash did not remember
the kindness Zechariah's father Jehoiada had shown him but killed his son, who
said as he lay dying, "May the LORD see this and call you to account."
23
At
the turn of the year, A the army of Aram marched against Joash; it
invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the people. They sent
all the plunder to their king in Damascus. 24 Although the Aramean
army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hands a much
larger army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers,
judgment was executed on Joash. 25 When the Arameans withdrew, they
left Joash severely wounded. His officials conspired against him for murdering
the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in his bed. So he died and
was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
26
Those
who conspired against him were Zabad, B son of Shimeath an Ammonite
woman, and Jehozabad, son of Shimrith C a Moabite woman. 27
The account of his sons, the many prophecies about him, and the record of
the restoration of the temple of God are written in the annotations on the book
of the kings. And Amaziah his [15]son
succeeded him as king.
25
1
Amaziah
was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem
twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Jehoaddin A; she was from
Jerusalem. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not
wholeheartedly.
3
After
the kingdom was firmly in his control, he executed the officials who had
murdered his father the king. 4 Yet he did not put their sons to
death, but acted in accordance with what is written in the Law, in the Book of
Moses, where the LORD commanded: "Fathers shall not be
put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their fathers;
each is to die for his own sins." B
5
Amaziah
called the people of Judah together and assigned them according to their
families to commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds for all Judah and
Benjamin. He then mustered those twenty years old or more and found that there
were three hundred thousand men ready for military service, able to handle the
spear and shield. 6 He also hired a hundred thousand fighting men
from Israel for a hundred talents C of silver.
7
But
a man of God came to him and said, "O king, these
troops from Israel must not march with you, for the LORD is not with Israel--not
with any of the people of Ephraim. 8
Even if you go and fight courageously in battle, God will overthrow you before
the enemy, for God has the power to help or to overthrow."
9
Amaziah
asked the man of God, "But what about the hundred [16]
talents I paid for these Israelite troops?"
The
man of God replied, "The LORD can give you much more
than that."
10
So
Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them
home. They were furious with Judah and left for home in a great rage.
11
Amaziah
then marshaled his strength and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where he
killed ten thousand men of Seir. 12 The army of Judah also captured
ten thousand men alive, took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so
that all were dashed to pieces.
13
Meanwhile
the troops that Amaziah had sent back and had not allowed to take part in the
war raided Judean towns from Samaria to Beth Horon. They killed three thousand
people and carried off great quantities of plunder.
14
When
Amaziah returned from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the
people of Seir. He set them up as his own gods, bowed down to them and burned
sacrifices to them. 15 The anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah,
and he sent a prophet to him, who said, "Why do you
consult this people's gods, which could not save their own people from your
hand?"
16
While
he was still speaking, the king said to him, "Have we appointed you an adviser
to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?"
So
the prophet stopped but said, "I know that God has
determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to
my counsel." [17]
17 After Amaziah king of Judah consulted his advisers, he sent this
challenge to Jehoash D son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of
Israel: "Come, meet me face to face."
18
But
Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: "A thistle in Lebanon
sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, `Give your daughter to my son in
marriage.' Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle
underfoot. 19 You say to yourself that you have defeated Edom, and
now you are arrogant and proud. But stay at home! Why ask for trouble and cause
your own downfall and that of Judah also?"
20
Amaziah,
however, would not listen, for God so worked that he might hand them over to
Jehoash, because they sought the gods of Edom. 21 So Jehoash king of
Israel attacked. He and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth Shemesh
in Judah.
22
Judah
was routed by Israel, and every man fled to his home. 23 Jehoash king
of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah,
E at Beth Shemesh. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke
down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate--a section
about six hundred feet F long. 24 He took all the gold and
silver and all the articles found in the temple of God that had been in the care
of Obed-Edom, together with the palace treasures and the hostages, and returned
to Samaria.
25
Amaziah
son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash
son of Jehoahaz king of Israel. 26 As for the other events of
Amaziah's reign, from beginning to end, are they not written in the book of the
kings of Judah and Israel?
27 From the time that Amaziah
turned away from following the LORD, they [18]
conspired against him in Jerusalem and he fled to Lachish, but they sent men
after him to Lachish and killed him there. 28 He was brought back by
horse and was buried with his fathers in the City of Judah. [19]
NEW
TESTAMENT: ROMANS 12:1 -
21
12
1
Therefore,
I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living
sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual A act of
worship. 2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world,
but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test
and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.
3
For
by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more
highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in
accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. 4 Just as
each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the
same function, 5 so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each
member belongs to all the others. 6 We have different gifts,
according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it
in proportion to his B faith. 7 If it is serving, let him
serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; 8 if it is encouraging, let
him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give
generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing
mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
9
Love
must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be
devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving
the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in
prayer. 13 Share with God's people who are in need. Practice
hospitality.
14
Bless
those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with
those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. [20]
16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing
to associate with people of low position. C Do not be conceited.
17
Do
not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of
everybody. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at
peace with everyone.
19
Do
not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written:
"It is mine to avenge; I will repay,"
D says the Lord. 20 On the contrary:
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if
he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In
doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head."
E
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but
overcome evil with good. [21]
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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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