MAY
10
PSALMS: 10, 40, 70, 100,
130
PROVERBS: 10
OLD
TESTAMENT: 2 CHRONICLES 26:1 - 28:
27
NEW
TESTAMENT: ROMANS 13:1 -
14
PSALMS: 10
1
Why,
A O LORD, do you stand far off?
Why
do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
2
In
his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,
who
are caught in the schemes he devises.
3
He
boasts of the cravings of his heart;
he
blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
4
In
his pride the wicked does not seek him;
in
all his thoughts there is no room for God.
5
His
ways are always prosperous;
he
is haughty and your laws are far from him;
he
sneers at all his enemies.
6
He
says to himself, "Nothing will shake me;
I'll
always be happy and never have trouble."
7
His
mouth is full of curses and lies and threats;
trouble
and evil are under his tongue.
8
He
lies in wait near the villages;
from
ambush he murders the innocent,
watching
in secret for his victims.
9
He
lies in wait like a lion in cover;
he
lies in wait to catch the helpless;
he
catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
10
His
victims are crushed, they collapse;
they
fall under his strength.
11
He
says to himself, "God has forgotten;
he
covers his face and never sees." [1]
12
Arise,
LORD! Lift up your hand, O God.
Do
not forget the helpless.
13
Why
does the wicked man revile God?
Why
does he say to himself,
"He
won't call me to account"?
14
But
you, O God, do see trouble and grief;
you
consider it to take it in hand.
The
victim commits himself to you;
you
are the helper of the fatherless.
15
Break
the arm of the wicked and evil man;
call
him to account for his wickedness
that
would not be found out.
16
The
LORD is King for ever and ever;
the
nations will perish from his land.
17
You
hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted;
you
encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
18
defending
the fatherless and the oppressed,
in
order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more. [2]
PSALMS: 40
For
the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1
I
waited patiently for the LORD;
he
turned to me and heard my cry.
2
He
lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out
of the mud and mire;
he
set my feet on a rock
and
gave me a firm place to stand.
3
He
put a new song in my mouth,
a
hymn of praise to our God.
Many
will see and fear
and
put their trust in the LORD.
4
Blessed
is the man
who
makes the LORD his trust,
who
does not look to the proud,
to
those who turn aside to false gods. A
5
Many,
O LORD my God,
are
the wonders you have done.
The
things you planned for us
no
one can recount to you;
were
I to speak and tell of them,
they
would be too many to declare.
6
Sacrifice
and offering you did not desire,
but
my ears you have pierced BC;
burnt
offerings and sin offerings
you
did not require.
7
Then
I said, "Here I am, I have come--
it
is written about me in the scroll. D [3]
8
I
desire to do your will, O my God;
your
law is within my heart."
9
I
proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;
I
do not seal my lips,
as
you know, O LORD.
10
I
do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
I
speak of your faithfulness and salvation.
I
do not conceal your love and your truth
from
the great assembly.
11
Do
not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD;
may
your love and your truth always protect me.
12
For
troubles without number surround me;
my
sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.
They
are more than the hairs of my head,
and
my heart fails within me.
13
Be
pleased, O LORD, to save me;
O
LORD, come quickly to help me.
14
May
all who seek to take my life
be
put to shame and confusion;
may
all who desire my ruin
be
turned back in disgrace.
15
May
those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!"
be
appalled at their own shame.
16
But
may all who seek you
rejoice
and be glad in you;
may
those who love your salvation always say,
"The
LORD be exalted!" [4]
17
Yet
I am poor and needy;
may
the Lord think of me.
You
are my help and my deliverer;
O
my God, do not delay. [5]
PSALMS: 70
For
the director of music. Of David. A petition.
1
Hasten,
O God, to save me;
O
LORD, come quickly to help me.
2
May
those who seek my life
be
put to shame and confusion;
may
all who desire my ruin
be
turned back in disgrace.
3
May
those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!"
turn
back because of their shame.
4
But
may all who seek you
rejoice
and be glad in you;
may
those who love your salvation always say,
"Let
God be exalted!"
5
Yet
I am poor and needy;
come
quickly to me, O God.
You
are my help and my deliverer;
O
LORD, do not delay. [6]
PSALMS: 100
A
psalm. For giving thanks.
1
Shout
for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
2
Worship
the LORD with gladness;
come
before him with joyful songs.
3
Know
that the LORD is God.
It
is he who made us, and we are his A;
we
are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4
Enter
his gates with thanksgiving
and
his courts with praise;
give
thanks to him and praise his name.
5
For
the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his
faithfulness continues through all generations. [7]
PSALMS: 130
A
song of ascents.
1
Out
of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;
2
O
Lord, hear my voice.
Let
your ears be attentive
to
my cry for mercy.
3
If
you, O LORD, kept a record of sins,
O
Lord, who could stand?
4
But
with you there is forgiveness;
therefore
you are feared.
5
I
wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
and
in his word I put my hope.
6
My
soul waits for the Lord
more
than watchmen wait for the morning,
more
than watchmen wait for the morning.
7
O
Israel, put your hope in the LORD,
for
with the LORD is unfailing love
and
with him is full redemption.
8
He
himself will redeem Israel
from
all their sins. [8]
PROVERBS: 10
10
1
The
proverbs of Solomon:
A
wise son brings joy to his father,
but
a foolish son grief to his mother.
2
Ill-gotten
treasures are of no value,
but
righteousness delivers from death.
3
The
LORD does not let the righteous go hungry
but
he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
4
Lazy
hands make a man poor,
but
diligent hands bring wealth.
5
He
who gathers crops in summer is a wise son,
but
he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
6
Blessings
crown the head of the righteous,
but
violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. A
7
The
memory of the righteous will be a blessing,
but
the name of the wicked will rot.
8
The
wise in heart accept commands,
but
a chattering fool comes to ruin.
9
The
man of integrity walks securely,
but
he who takes crooked paths will be found out.
10
He
who winks maliciously causes grief,
and
a chattering fool comes to ruin.
11
The
mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but
violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. [9]
12
Hatred
stirs up dissension,
but
love covers over all wrongs.
13
Wisdom
is found on the lips of the discerning,
but
a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
14
Wise
men store up knowledge,
but
the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
15
The
wealth of the rich is their fortified city,
but
poverty is the ruin of the poor.
16
The
wages of the righteous bring them life,
but
the income of the wicked brings them punishment.
17
He
who heeds discipline shows the way to life,
but
whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
18
He
who conceals his hatred has lying lips,
and
whoever spreads slander is a fool.
19
When
words are many, sin is not absent,
but
he who holds his tongue is wise.
20
The
tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but
the heart of the wicked is of little value.
21
The
lips of the righteous nourish many,
but
fools die for lack of judgment.
22
The
blessing of the LORD brings wealth,
and
he adds no trouble to it. [10]
23
A
fool finds pleasure in evil conduct,
but
a man of understanding delights in wisdom.
24
What
the wicked dreads will overtake him;
what
the righteous desire will be granted.
25
When
the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
but
the righteous stand firm forever.
26
As
vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so
is a sluggard to those who send him.
27
The
fear of the LORD adds length to life,
but
the years of the wicked are cut short.
28
The
prospect of the righteous is joy,
but
the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
29
The
way of the LORD is a refuge for the righteous,
but
it is the ruin of those who do evil.
30
The
righteous will never be uprooted,
but
the wicked will not remain in the land.
31
The
mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but
a perverse tongue will be cut out.
32
The
lips of the righteous know what is fitting,
but
the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse. [11]
OLD
TESTAMENT: 2 CHRONICLES 26:1 - 28:
27
26
1
Then
all the people of Judah took Uzziah, A who was sixteen years old, and
made him king in place of his father Amaziah. 2 He was the one who
rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after Amaziah rested with his fathers.
3
Uzziah
was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two
years. His mother's name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem. 4 He
did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
5 He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in
the fear B of God. As long as he sought the LORD, God gave him
success.
6
He
went to war against the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh and
Ashdod. He then rebuilt towns near Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines.
7 God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabs who
lived in Gur Baal and against the Meunites. 8 The Ammonites brought
tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, because he
had become very powerful.
9
Uzziah
built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate and at the
angle of the wall, and he fortified them. 10 He also built towers in
the desert and dug many cisterns, because he had much livestock in the foothills
and in the plain. He had people working his fields and vineyards in the hills
and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
11
Uzziah
had a well-trained army, ready to go out by divisions according to their numbers
as mustered by Jeiel the secretary and Maaseiah the officer under the direction
of Hananiah, one of the royal officials. 12 The total number of
family leaders over the fighting men was 2,600. 13 Under their
command was an army of 307,500 men trained for war, a powerful force to support
the king against his enemies. 14 Uzziah provided shields, spears,
helmets, coats of armor, bows and slingstones for the entire army. 15
In Jerusalem he made machines designed by skillful men for use on the
towers and on the corner defenses to shoot arrows and hurl large stones. His
fame spread far and wide, for he was greatly helped until he became powerful.
16
But
after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful
to the LORD his God, and entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the
altar of incense. 17 Azariah the priest with eighty other courageous
priests of the LORD followed him in. 18 They confronted him and said,
"It is not right for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD. That is for the
priests, the descendants of Aaron, who have been consecrated to burn incense.
Leave the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful; and you will not be honored
by the LORD God."
19
Uzziah,
who had a censer in his hand ready to burn incense, became angry. While he was
raging at the priests in their presence before the incense altar in the LORD's
temple, leprosy C broke out on his forehead. 20 When
Azariah the chief priest and all the other priests looked at him, they saw that
he had leprosy on his forehead, so they hurried him out. Indeed, he himself was
eager to leave, because the LORD had afflicted him.
21
King
Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in a separate house
D --leprous, and excluded from the temple of the LORD. Jotham [12]
his son had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
22
The
other events of Uzziah's reign, from beginning to end, are recorded by the
prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. 23 Uzziah rested with his fathers and was
buried near them in a field for burial that belonged to the kings, for people
said, "He had leprosy." And Jotham his son succeeded him as
king.
27
1
Jotham
was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem
sixteen years. His mother's name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok. 2 He
did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done,
but unlike him he did not enter the temple of the LORD. The people, however,
continued their corrupt practices. 3 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of
the temple of the LORD and did extensive work on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
4 He built towns in the Judean hills and forts and towers in the
wooded areas.
5
Jotham
made war on the king of the Ammonites and conquered them. That year the
Ammonites paid him a hundred talentsA of silver, ten thousand cors
B of wheat and ten thousand cors of barley. The Ammonites brought him
the same amount also in the second and third years.
6
Jotham
grew powerful because he walked steadfastly before the LORD his God.
7
The
other events in Jotham's reign, including all his wars and the other things he
did, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. 8 He
was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem
sixteen years. 9 Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried in the
City of David. And Ahaz his son succeeded him as king.
28
1
Ahaz
was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen
years. Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the
LORD. 2 He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and also made
cast idols for worshiping the Baals. 3 He burned sacrifices in the
Valley of Ben Hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, following the
detestable ways of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the high places, on the
hilltops and under every spreading tree.
5
Therefore
the LORD his God handed him over to the king of Aram. The Arameans defeated him
and took many of his people as prisoners and brought them to Damascus.
He
was also given into the hands of the king of Israel, who inflicted heavy
casualties on him. 6 In one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed a
hundred and twenty thousand soldiers in Judah--because Judah had forsaken the
LORD, the God of their fathers. 7 Zicri, an Ephraimite warrior, [13]
killed Maaseiah the king's son, Azrikam the officer in charge of the palace, and
Elkanah, second to the king. 8 The Israelites took captive from their
kinsmen two hundred thousand wives, sons and daughters. They also took a great
deal of plunder, which they carried back to Samaria.
9
But
a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there, and he went out to meet the army
when it returned to Samaria. He said to them, "Because
the LORD, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, he gave them into your
hand. But you have slaughtered them in a rage that reaches to heaven.
10 And now you intend to make the
men and women of Judah and Jerusalem your slaves. But aren't you also guilty of
sins against the LORD your God? 11
Now listen to me! Send back your fellow countrymen you have taken as prisoners,
for the LORD's fierce anger rests on you."
12
Then
some of the leaders in Ephraim--Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berekiah son of
Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai--confronted
those who were arriving from the war. 13 "You must not bring those
prisoners here," they said, "or we will be guilty before the LORD. Do you intend
to add to our sin and guilt? For our guilt is already great, and his fierce
anger rests on Israel."
14
So
the soldiers gave up the prisoners and plunder in the presence of the officials
and all the assembly. 15 The men designated by name took the
prisoners, and from the plunder they clothed all who were naked. They provided
them with clothes and sandals, food and drink, and healing balm. All those who
were weak they put on donkeys. So they took them back to their fellow countrymen
at Jericho, the City of Palms, and returned to Samaria.
16
At
that time King Ahaz sent to the king A of Assyria for help. 17
The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away prisoners,
18 while the Philistines had raided towns in the foothills and in the
Negev of Judah. They captured and occupied Beth Shemesh, Aijalon and Gederoth,
as well as Soco, Timnah and Gimzo, with their surrounding villages. 19
The LORD had humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, B
for he had promoted wickedness in Judah and had been most unfaithful to the
LORD.
20
Tiglath-Pileser
C king of Assyria came to him, but he gave him trouble instead of
help. 21 Ahaz took some of the things from the temple of the LORD and
from the royal palace and from the princes and presented them to the king of
Assyria, but that did not help him.
22
In
his time of trouble King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD. 23
He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus, who had defeated him; for
he thought, "Since the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will
sacrifice to them so they will help me." But they were his downfall and the
downfall of all Israel.
24
Ahaz
gathered together the furnishings from the temple of God and took them away.
D He shut the doors of the LORD's temple and set up altars at every
street corner in Jerusalem. 25 In every town in Judah he built high
places to burn sacrifices to other gods and provoked the LORD, [14]
the God of his fathers, to anger.
26
The
other events of his reign and all his ways, from beginning to end, are written
in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 27 Ahaz rested with his
fathers and was buried in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not placed in the
tombs of the kings of Israel. And Hezekiah his son succeeded him as king. [15]
NEW
TESTAMENT: ROMANS 13:1 -
14
13
1
Everyone
must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority
except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been
established by God. 2 Consequently, he who rebels against the
authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will
bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers hold no terror for those
who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of
the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you.
4
For
he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does
not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring
punishment on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit
to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of
conscience.
6
This
is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give
their full time to governing. 7 Give everyone what you owe him: If
you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if
honor, then honor.
8
Let
no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for
he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments,
"Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not
steal," "Do not covet," A and
whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself." B 10
Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of
the law.
11
And
do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up
from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first
believed.
12
The
night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of
darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us behave decently, as
in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and
debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. 14 Rather, clothe
yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the
desires of the sinful nature. C [16]
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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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