Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
JUNE
30
PSALMS: 30,
60, 90, 120, 150
PROVERBS: 30
OLD
TESTAMENT: ISAIAH 30:12 - 33:9
NEW
TESTAMENT: GALATIANS 5:1 -
12
PSALMS: 30
A
psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple. A Of
David.
1
I
will exalt you, O LORD,
for
you lifted me out of the depths
and
did not let my enemies gloat over me.
2
O
LORD my God, I called to you for help
and
you healed me.
3
O
LORD, you brought me up from the grave B;
you
spared me from going down into the pit.
4
Sing
to the LORD, you saints of his;
praise
his holy name.
5
For
his anger lasts only a moment,
but
his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping
may remain for a night,
but
rejoicing comes in the morning.
6
When
I felt secure, I said,
"I
will never be shaken."
7
O
LORD, when you favored me,
you
made my mountain C stand firm;
but
when you hid your face,
I
was dismayed.
8
To
you, O LORD, I called;
to
the Lord I cried for mercy:
9
"What
gain is there in my destruction, D
in
my going down into the pit?
Will
the dust praise you?
Will
it proclaim your faithfulness? [1]
10
Hear,
O LORD, and be merciful to me;
O
LORD, be my help."
11
You
turned my wailing into dancing;
you
removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
12
that
my heart may sing to you and not be silent.
O
LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever. [2]
PSALMS: 60
For
the director of music. To the tune of "The Lily of the Covenant." A miktam
A of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim
B and Aram Zobah, C and when Joab returned and struck down
twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
1
You
have rejected us, O God, and burst forth upon us;
you
have been angry--now restore us!
2
You
have shaken the land and torn it open;
mend
its fractures, for it is quaking.
3
You
have shown your people desperate times;
you
have given us wine that makes us stagger.
4
But
for those who fear you, you have raised a banner
to
be unfurled against the bow.
Selah
5
Save
us and help us with your right hand,
that
those you love may be delivered.
6
God
has spoken from his sanctuary:
"In triumph I will parcel out
Shechem
and
measure off the Valley of Succoth.
7 Gilead
is mine, and Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim
is my helmet,
Judah
my scepter.
8 Moab
is my washbasin,
upon
Edom I toss my sandal;
over
Philistia I shout in triumph."
9
Who
will bring me to the fortified city?
Who
will lead me to Edom?
10
Is
it not you, O God, you who have rejected us
and
no longer go out with our armies?
11
Give
us aid against the enemy, [3]
for
the help of man is worthless.
12
With
God we will gain the victory,
and
he will trample down our enemies. [4]
PSALMS: 90
A
prayer of Moses the man of God.
1
Lord,
you have been our dwelling place
throughout
all generations.
2
Before
the mountains were born
or
you brought forth the earth and the world,
from
everlasting to everlasting you are God.
3
You
turn men back to dust,
saying,
"Return to dust, O sons of men."
4
For
a thousand years in your sight
are
like a day that has just gone by,
or
like a watch in the night.
5
You
sweep men away in the sleep of death;
they
are like the new grass of the morning--
6
though
in the morning it springs up new,
by
evening it is dry and withered.
7
We
are consumed by your anger
and
terrified by your indignation.
8
You
have set our iniquities before you,
our
secret sins in the light of your presence.
9
All
our days pass away under your wrath;
we
finish our years with a moan.
10
The
length of our days is seventy years--
or
eighty, if we have the strength;
yet
their span A is but trouble and sorrow,
for
they quickly pass, and we fly away.
11
Who
knows the power of your anger?
For
your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you.
12
Teach
us to number our days aright, [5]
PSALMS: 120
A
song of ascents.
1 I call on the LORD in my
distress,
and
he answers me.
2 Save me, O LORD, from
lying lips
and
from deceitful tongues.
3 What will he do to
you,
and
what more besides, O deceitful tongue?
4 He will punish you with
a warrior's sharp arrows,
with
burning coals of the broom tree.
5 Woe to me that I dwell
in Meshech,
that
I live among the tents of Kedar!
6 Too long have I
lived
among
those who hate peace.
7 I am a man of
peace;
but when I speak, they
are for war. [6]
PSALMS: 150
1
Praise
the LORD. A
Praise
God in his sanctuary;
praise
him in his mighty heavens.
2
Praise
him for his acts of power;
praise
him for his surpassing greatness.
3
Praise
him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise
him with the harp and lyre,
4
praise
him with tambourine and dancing,
praise
him with the strings and flute,
5
praise
him with the clash of cymbals,
praise
him with resounding cymbals.
6
Let
everything that has breath praise the LORD.
Praise
the LORD. [7]
PROVERBS:
30
30
1
The
sayings of Agur son of Jakeh--an oracle A:
This
man declared to Ithiel,
to
Ithiel and to Ucal: B
2
"I
am the most ignorant of men;
I
do not have a man's understanding.
3
I
have not learned wisdom,
nor
have I knowledge of the Holy One.
4
Who
has gone up to heaven and come down?
Who
has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands?
Who
has wrapped up the waters in his cloak?
Who
has established all the ends of the earth?
What
is his name, and the name of his son?
Tell
me if you know!
5
"Every word of God is
flawless;
he
is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6 Do
not add to his words,
or
he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
7
"Two
things I ask of you, O LORD;
do
not refuse me before I die:
8
Keep
falsehood and lies far from me;
give
me neither poverty nor riches,
but
give me only my daily bread.
9
Otherwise,
I may have too much and disown you
and
say, `Who is the LORD?'
Or
I may become poor and steal,
and
so dishonor the name of my God.
10
"Do not slander a servant to his
master,
11 "There
are those who curse their fathers
and
do not bless their mothers;
12 those
who are pure in their own eyes
and
yet are not cleansed of their filth;
13 those
whose eyes are ever so haughty,
whose
glances are so disdainful;
14 those
whose teeth are swords
and
whose jaws are set with knives
to
devour the poor from the earth,
the
needy from among mankind.
15
"The
leech has two daughters.
`Give!
Give!' they cry.
"There are three things that are never
satisfied,
four
that never say, `Enough!':
16 the
grave, C
the barren womb,
land,
which is never satisfied with water,
and
fire, which never says, `Enough!'
17
"The eye that mocks a father,
that
scorns obedience to a mother,
will
be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
will
be eaten by the vultures.
18
"There are three things that are too amazing for
me,
four
that I do not understand:
19 the
way of an eagle in the sky,
the
way of a snake on a rock,
20 the way of a ship on the high
seas,
and
the way of a man with a maiden.[9]
21 "Under
three things the earth trembles,
under
four it cannot bear up:
22 a
servant who becomes king,
a
fool who is full of food,
23 an
unloved woman who is married,
and
a maidservant who displaces her mistress.
24
"Four things on earth are
small,
yet
they are extremely wise:
25 Ants
are creatures of little strength,
yet
they store up their food in the summer;
26 coneys
D
are creatures of little power,
yet
they make their home in the crags;
27 locusts
have no king,
yet
they advance together in ranks;
28 a
lizard can be caught with the hand,
yet
it is found in kings' palaces.
29
"There are three things that are stately in their
stride,
four
that move with stately bearing:
30 a
lion, mighty among beasts,
who
retreats before nothing;
31 a
strutting rooster, a he-goat,
and
a king with his army around him.
E
32
"If you have played the fool and exalted
yourself,
or
if you have planned evil,
clap
your hand over your mouth!
[10]
OLD
TESTAMENT: ISAIAH 30:12 - 33:9
12
Therefore,
this is what the Holy One of Israel says:
"Because you have rejected this message,
relied
on oppression
and
depended on deceit,
13
this sin will become for you
like
a high wall, cracked and bulging,
that
collapses suddenly, in an instant.
14
It will break in pieces like pottery,
shattered
so mercilessly
that
among its pieces not a fragment will be found
for
taking coals from a hearth
or
scooping water out of a cistern."
15
This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says:
"In
repentance and rest is your salvation,
in
quietness and trust is your strength,
but
you would have none of it.
16
You said, `No, we will flee on horses.'
Therefore
you will flee!
You
said, `We will ride off on swift horses.'
Therefore
your pursuers will be swift!
17
A thousand will flee
at
the threat of one;
at
the threat of five
you
will all flee away,
till
you are left
like
a banner on a hill."
18
Yet
the LORD longs to be gracious to you;
he
rises to show you compassion.
For
the LORD is a God of justice.
Blessed
are all who wait for him!
19
O
people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he
will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you. 20
Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of
affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will
see them. 21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears
will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the
way; walk in it."
22
Then
you will defile your idols overlaid with silver and your images covered with
gold; you will throw them away like a menstrual cloth and say to them, "Away
with you!"
23
He
will also send you rain for the seed you sow in the ground, and the food that
comes from the land will be rich and plentiful. In that day your cattle will
graze in broad meadows. 24 The oxen and donkeys that work the soil
will eat fodder and mash, spread out with fork and shovel. 25 In the
day of great slaughter, when the towers fall, streams of water will flow on
every high mountain and every lofty hill. 26 The moon will shine like
the sun, and the sunlight will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven
full days, when the LORD binds up the bruises of his people and heals the wounds
he inflicted.
27
See,
the Name of the LORD comes from afar,
with
burning anger and dense clouds of smoke;
his
lips are full of wrath,
and
his tongue is a consuming fire.
28
His
breath is like a rushing torrent, [12]
rising
up to the neck.
He
shakes the nations in the sieve of destruction;
he
places in the jaws of the peoples
a
bit that leads them astray.
29
And
you will sing
as
on the night you celebrate a holy festival;
your
hearts will rejoice
as
when people go up with flutes
to
the mountain of the LORD,
to
the Rock of Israel.
30
The
LORD will cause men to hear his majestic voice
and
will make them see his arm coming down
with
raging anger and consuming fire,
with
cloudburst, thunderstorm and hail.
31
The
voice of the LORD will shatter Assyria;
with
his scepter he will strike them down.
32
Every
stroke the LORD lays on them
with
his punishing rod
will
be to the music of tambourines and harps,
as
he fights them in battle with the blows of his arm.
33
Topheth
has long been prepared;
it
has been made ready for the king.
Its
fire pit has been made deep and wide,
with
an abundance of fire and wood;
the
breath of the LORD,
like
a stream of burning sulfur, [13]
sets
it ablaze.
31
1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help,
who
rely on horses,
who
trust in the multitude of their chariots
and
in the great strength of their horsemen,
but
do not look to the Holy One of Israel,
or
seek help from the LORD.
2
Yet
he too is wise and can bring disaster;
he
does not take back his words.
He
will rise up against the house of the wicked,
against
those who help evildoers.
3
But
the Egyptians are men and not God;
their
horses are flesh and not spirit.
When
the LORD stretches out his hand,
he
who helps will stumble,
he
who is helped will fall;
both
will perish together.
4
This
is what the LORD says to me:
"As a lion growls,
a
great lion over his prey--
[14]
and
though a whole band of shepherds
is
called together against him,
he
is not frightened by their shouts
or
disturbed by their clamor--
so
the LORD Almighty will come down
to
do battle on Mount Zion and on its heights.
5
Like birds hovering overhead,
the
LORD Almighty will shield Jerusalem;
he
will shield it and deliver it,
he
will `pass over' it and will rescue it."
6
Return
to him you have so greatly revolted against, O Israelites. 7 For in
that day every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold your sinful
hands have made.
8
"Assyria will fall by a sword that is not of man;
a
sword, not of mortals, will devour them.
They
will flee before the sword
and
their young men will be put to forced labor.
9
Their stronghold will fall because of terror;
at
sight of the battle standard their commanders will panic,"
declares
the LORD,
whose
fire is in Zion,
whose
furnace is in Jerusalem. [15]
32
1
See, a king will reign in righteousness
and
rulers will rule with justice.
2
Each
man will be like a shelter from the wind
and
a refuge from the storm,
like
streams of water in the desert
and
the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.
3
Then
the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,
and
the ears of those who hear will listen.
4
The
mind of the rash will know and understand,
and
the stammering tongue will be fluent and clear.
5
No
longer will the fool be called noble
nor
the scoundrel be highly respected.
6
For
the fool speaks folly,
his
mind is busy with evil:
He
practices ungodliness
and
spreads error concerning the LORD;
the
hungry he leaves empty
and
from the thirsty he withholds water.
7
The
scoundrel's methods are wicked,
he
makes up evil schemes
to
destroy the poor with lies,
even
when the plea of the needy is just.
8
But
the noble man makes noble plans,
and
by noble deeds he stands.
9
You
women who are so complacent, [16]
rise
up and listen to me;
you
daughters who feel secure,
hear
what I have to say!
10
In
little more than a year
you
who feel secure will tremble;
the
grape harvest will fail,
and
the harvest of fruit will not come.
11
Tremble,
you complacent women;
shudder,
you daughters who feel secure!
Strip
off your clothes,
put
sackcloth around your waists.
12
Beat
your breasts for the pleasant fields,
for
the fruitful vines
13
and
for the land of my people,
a
land overgrown with thorns and briers--
yes,
mourn for all houses of merriment
and
for this city of revelry.
14
The
fortress will be abandoned,
the
noisy city deserted;
citadel
and watchtower will become a wasteland forever,
the
delight of donkeys, a pasture for flocks,
15
till
the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
and
the desert becomes a fertile field,
and
the fertile field seems like a forest.
16
Justice
will dwell in the desert
and
righteousness live in the fertile field. [17]
17
The
fruit of righteousness will be peace;
the
effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.
18
My
people will live in peaceful dwelling places,
in
secure homes,
in
undisturbed places of rest.
19
Though
hail flattens the forest
and
the city is leveled completely,
20
how
blessed you will be,
sowing
your seed by every stream,
and
letting your cattle and donkeys range free.
33
1
Woe to you, O destroyer,
you
who have not been destroyed!
Woe
to you, O traitor,
you
who have not been betrayed!
When
you stop destroying,
you
will be destroyed;
when
you stop betraying,
you
will be betrayed.
2
O
LORD, be gracious to us;
we
long for you.
Be
our strength every morning,
our
salvation in time of distress. [18]
3
At
the thunder of your voice, the peoples flee;
when
you rise up, the nations scatter.
4
Your
plunder, O nations, is harvested as by young locusts;
like
a swarm of locusts men pounce on it.
5
The
LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high;
he
will fill Zion with justice and righteousness.
6
He
will be the sure foundation for your times,
a
rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge;
the
fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure. A
7
Look,
their brave men cry aloud in the streets;
the
envoys of peace weep bitterly.
8
The
highways are deserted,
no
travelers are on the roads.
The
treaty is broken,
its
witnesses B are despised,
no
one is respected.
9
The
land mourns C and wastes away,
Lebanon
is ashamed and withers;
Sharon
is like the Arabah,
and
Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves. [19]
NEW
TESTAMENT: GALATIANS 5:1 -
12
5
1
It
is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let
yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
2
Mark
my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ
will be of no value to you at all. 3 Again I declare to every man who
lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. 4
You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ;
you have fallen away from grace. 5 But by faith we eagerly await
through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope. 6 For in
Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only
thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
7
You
were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth?
8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.
9 "A little yeast works through the
whole batch of dough." 10 I am confident in the Lord that you
will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion will pay the
penalty, whoever he may be. 11 Brothers, if I am still preaching
circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the
cross has been abolished. 12 As for those agitators, I wish they
would go the whole way and emasculate themselves! [20]
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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
