Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
JUNE
1
PSALMS: 1,
31, 61, 91, 121
PROVERBS: 1
OLD
TESTAMENT: JOB 1:1 -
3:26
NEW
TESTAMENT: 1 CORINTHIANS 14:1 -
17
PSALMS:
1
1
Blessed
is the man
who
does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or
stand in the way of sinners
or
sit in the seat of mockers.
2
But
his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and
on his law he meditates day and night.
3
He
is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which
yields its fruit in season
and
whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever
he does prospers.
4
Not
so the wicked!
They
are like chaff
that
the wind blows away.
5
Therefore
the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor
sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6
For
the LORD watches over the way of the righteous,
but
the way of the wicked will perish. [1]
PSALMS: 31
For
the director of music. A psalm of David.
1
In
you, O LORD, I have taken refuge;
let
me never be put to shame;
deliver
me in your righteousness.
2
Turn
your ear to me,
come
quickly to my rescue;
be
my rock of refuge,
a
strong fortress to save me.
3
Since
you are my rock and my fortress,
for
the sake of your name lead and guide me.
4
Free
me from the trap that is set for me,
for
you are my refuge.
5
Into
your hands I commit my spirit;
redeem
me, O LORD, the God of truth.
6
I
hate those who cling to worthless idols;
I
trust in the LORD.
7
I
will be glad and rejoice in your love,
for
you saw my affliction
and
knew the anguish of my soul.
8
You
have not handed me over to the enemy
but
have set my feet in a spacious place.
9
Be
merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress;
my
eyes grow weak with sorrow,
my
soul and my body with grief.
10
My
life is consumed by anguish
and
my years by groaning;
my
strength fails because of my affliction, A
and
my bones grow weak. [2]
11
Because
of all my enemies,
I
am the utter contempt of my neighbors;
I
am a dread to my friends--
those
who see me on the street flee from me.
12
I
am forgotten by them as though I were dead;
I
have become like broken pottery.
13
For
I hear the slander of many;
there
is terror on every side;
they
conspire against me
and
plot to take my life.
14
But
I trust in you, O LORD;
I
say, "You are my God."
15
My
times are in your hands;
deliver
me from my enemies
and
from those who pursue me.
16
Let
your face shine on your servant;
save
me in your unfailing love.
17
Let
me not be put to shame, O LORD,
for
I have cried out to you;
but
let the wicked be put to shame
and
lie silent in the grave. B
18
Let
their lying lips be silenced,
for
with pride and contempt
they
speak arrogantly against the righteous.
19
How
great is your goodness,
which
you have stored up for those who fear you,
which
you bestow in the sight of men
on
those who take refuge in you.
20
In
the shelter of your presence you hide them
from
the intrigues of men;
in
your dwelling you keep them safe [3]
from
accusing tongues.
21
Praise
be to the LORD,
for
he showed his wonderful love to me
when
I was in a besieged city.
22
In
my alarm I said,
"I
am cut off from your sight!"
Yet
you heard my cry for mercy
when
I called to you for help.
23
Love
the LORD, all his saints!
The
LORD preserves the faithful,
but
the proud he pays back in full.
24
Be
strong and take heart,
all
you who hope in the LORD. [4]
PSALMS: 61
For
the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of
David.
1
Hear
my cry, O God;
listen
to my prayer.
2
From
the ends of the earth I call to you,
I
call as my heart grows faint;
lead
me to the rock that is higher than I.
3
For
you have been my refuge,
a
strong tower against the foe.
4
I
long to dwell in your tent forever
and
take refuge in the shelter of your wings.
Selah
5
For
you have heard my vows, O God;
you
have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
6
Increase
the days of the king's life,
his
years for many generations.
7
May
he be enthroned in God's presence forever;
appoint
your love and faithfulness to protect him.
8
Then
will I ever sing praise to your name
and
fulfill my vows day after day. [5]
PSALMS: 91
1
He
who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will
rest in the shadow of the Almighty. A
2
I
will say B of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my
fortress,
my
God, in whom I trust."
3
Surely
he will save you from the fowler's snare
and
from the deadly pestilence.
4
He
will cover you with his feathers,
and
under his wings you will find refuge;
his
faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5
You
will not fear the terror of night,
nor
the arrow that flies by day,
6
nor
the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor
the plague that destroys at midday.
7
A
thousand may fall at your side,
ten
thousand at your right hand,
but
it will not come near you.
8
You
will only observe with your eyes
and
see the punishment of the wicked.
9
If
you make the Most High your dwelling--
even
the LORD, who is my refuge--
10
then
no harm will befall you,
no
disaster will come near your tent.
11
For
he will command his angels concerning you
to
guard you in all your ways;
12
they
will lift you up in their hands,
so
that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13
You
will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you
will trample the great lion and the serpent. [6]
14
"Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him;
I
will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He
will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I
will be with him in trouble,
I
will deliver him and honor him.
16
With long life will I satisfy him
and
show him my salvation."
[7]
PSALMS: 121
A
song of ascents.
1
I
lift up my eyes to the hills--
where
does my help come from?
2
My
help comes from the LORD,
the
Maker of heaven and earth.
3
He
will not let your foot slip--
he
who watches over you will not slumber;
4
indeed,
he who watches over Israel
will
neither slumber nor sleep.
5
The
LORD watches over you--
the
LORD is your shade at your right hand;
6
the
sun will not harm you by day,
nor
the moon by night.
7
The
LORD will keep you from all harm--
he
will watch over your life;
8
the
LORD will watch over your coming and going
both
now and forevermore. [8]
PROVERBS: 1
1
1
The
proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
2
for
attaining wisdom and discipline;
for
understanding words of insight;
3
for
acquiring a disciplined and prudent life,
doing
what is right and just and fair;
4
for
giving prudence to the simple,
knowledge
and discretion to the young--
5
let
the wise listen and add to their learning,
and
let the discerning get guidance--
6
for
understanding proverbs and parables,
the
sayings and riddles of the wise.
7
The
fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,
but
foolsA despise wisdom and discipline.
8
Listen,
my son, to your father's instruction
and
do not forsake your mother's teaching.
9
They
will be a garland to grace your head
and
a chain to adorn your neck.
10
My
son, if sinners entice you,
do
not give in to them.
11
If
they say, "Come along with us;
let's
lie in wait for someone's blood,
let's
waylay some harmless soul;
12
let's
swallow them alive, like the grave, B [9]
and
whole, like those who go down to the pit;
13
we
will get all sorts of valuable things
and
fill our houses with plunder;
14
throw
in your lot with us,
and
we will share a common purse"--
15
my
son, do not go along with them,
do
not set foot on their paths;
16
for
their feet rush into sin,
they
are swift to shed blood.
17
How
useless to spread a net
in
full view of all the birds!
18
These
men lie in wait for their own blood;
they
waylay only themselves!
19
Such
is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
it
takes away the lives of those who get it.
20
Wisdom
calls aloud in the street,
she
raises her voice in the public squares;
21
at
the head of the noisy streets C she cries out,
in
the gateways of the city she makes her speech:
22
"How
long will you simple ones D love your simple
ways?
How
long will mockers delight in mockery
and
fools hate knowledge?
23
If
you had responded to my rebuke,
I
would have poured out my heart to you
and
made my thoughts known to you.
24
But
since you rejected me when I called
and
no one gave heed when I stretched out my hand,
2
5since
you ignored all my advice
and
would not accept my rebuke,
26
I
in turn will laugh at your disaster; [10]
I
will mock when calamity overtakes you--
27
when
calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when
disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
when
distress and trouble overwhelm you.
28
"Then they will call to me but I will not
answer;
they
will look for me but will not find me.
29
Since they hated knowledge
and
did not choose to fear the LORD,
30
since they would not accept my advice
and
spurned my rebuke,
31
they will eat the fruit of their ways
and
be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
32
For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
and
the complacency of fools will destroy them;
33
but whoever listens to me will live in safety
and
be at ease, without fear of harm."
[11]
OLD
TESTAMENT: JOB 1:1 - 3:26
1
1
In
the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and
upright; he feared God and shunned evil. 2 He had seven sons and
three daughters, 3 and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand
camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys, and had a large
number of servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.
4
His
sons used to take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite
their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 When a period of
feasting had run its course, Job would send and have them purified. Early in the
morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, "Perhaps
my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." This was Job's regular
custom.
6
One
day the angels A came to present themselves before the LORD, and
Satan B also came with them. 7 The LORD said to Satan,
"Where have you come from?"
Satan
answered the LORD, "From roaming through the earth and going back and forth in
it."
8
Then
the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my
servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a
man who fears God and shuns evil."
9
"Does
Job fear God for nothing?" Satan replied. 10 "Have you not put a
hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the
work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.
11 But stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he
will surely curse you to your face."
12
The
LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, everything he
has is in your hands, but on the man himself do not lay a finger."
Then
Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
13
One
day when Job's sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest
brother's house, 14 a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were
plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, 15 and the Sabeans
attacked and carried them off. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the
only one who has escaped to tell you!"
16
While
he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, "The fire of God fell
from the sky and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who
has escaped to tell you!"
17
While
he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, "The Chaldeans formed
three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and carried them off. They
put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell
you!"
18
While
he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, "Your sons and
daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother's house, 19
when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four
corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they [12]
are dead, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!"
20
At
this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the
ground in worship 21 and said:
"Naked
I came from my mother's womb,
and
naked I will depart. C
The
LORD gave and the LORD has taken away;
may
the name of the LORD be praised."
22
In
all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.
2
1
On
another day the angels A came to present themselves before the LORD,
and Satan also came with them to present himself before him. 2 And
the LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come
from?"
Satan
answered the LORD, "From roaming through the earth and going back and forth in
it."
3
Then
the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my
servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a
man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though
you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason."
4
"Skin
for skin!" Satan replied. "A man will give all he has for his own life. 5
But stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will
surely curse you to your face."
6
The
LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, he is in your
hands; but you must spare his life."
7
So
Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and afflicted Job with painful
sores from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. 8 Then Job
took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the
ashes.
9
His
wife said to him, "Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and
die!"
10
He
replied, "You are talking like a foolish B woman. Shall we accept
good from God, and not trouble?"
In
all this, Job did not sin in what he said. [13]
11
When
Job's three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the
Naamathite, heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out
from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and
comfort him. 12 When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly
recognize him; they began to weep aloud, and they tore their robes and sprinkled
dust on their heads.
13
Then
they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a
word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was.
3
1
After
this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. 2 He
said:
3
"May
the day of my birth perish,
and
the night it was said, `A boy is born!'
4
That
day--may it turn to darkness;
may
God above not care about it;
may
no light shine upon it.
5
May
darkness and deep shadow A claim it once more;
may
a cloud settle over it;
may
blackness overwhelm its light.
6
That
night--may thick darkness seize it;
may
it not be included among the days of the year
nor
be entered in any of the months.
7
May
that night be barren;
may
no shout of joy be heard in it.
8
May
those who curse days B curse that day,
those
who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
9
May
its morning stars become dark;
may
it wait for daylight in vain [14]
and
not see the first rays of dawn,
10
for
it did not shut the doors of the womb on me
to
hide trouble from my eyes.
11
"Why
did I not perish at birth,
and
die as I came from the womb?
12
Why
were there knees to receive me
and
breasts that I might be nursed?
13
For
now I would be lying down in peace;
I
would be asleep and at rest
14
with
kings and counselors of the earth,
who
built for themselves places now lying in ruins,
15
with
rulers who had gold,
who
filled their houses with silver.
16
Or
why was I not hidden in the ground like a stillborn child,
like
an infant who never saw the light of day?
17
There
the wicked cease from turmoil,
and
there the weary are at rest.
18
Captives
also enjoy their ease;
they
no longer hear the slave driver's shout.
19
The
small and the great are there,
and
the slave is freed from his master.
20
"Why
is light given to those in misery,
and
life to the bitter of soul,
21
to
those who long for death that does not come, [15]
who
search for it more than for hidden treasure,
22
who
are filled with gladness
and
rejoice when they reach the grave?
23
Why
is life given to a man
whose
way is hidden,
whom
God has hedged in?
24
For
sighing comes to me instead of food;
my
groans pour out like water.
25
What
I feared has come upon me;
what
I dreaded has happened to me.
26
I
have no peace, no quietness;
I
have no rest, but only turmoil." [16]
NEW
TESTAMENT: 1 CORINTHIANS 14:1 -
17
14
1
Follow
the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of
prophecy. 2 For anyone who speaks in a tongue A does not
speak to men but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries
with his spirit. B 3 But everyone who prophesies speaks to
men for their strengthening, encouragement and comfort.
4
He
who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the
church.
5
I
would like every one of you to speak in tongues, C but I would rather
have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues,
D unless he interprets, so that the church may be edified.
6
Now,
brothers, if I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will I be to you,
unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of
instruction?
7
Even
in the case of lifeless things that make sounds, such as the flute or harp, how
will anyone know what tune is being played unless there is a distinction in the
notes?
8
Again,
if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle?
9 So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your
tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into
the air. 10 Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the
world, yet none of them is without meaning. 11 If then I do not grasp
the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he
is a foreigner to me. 12 So it is with you. Since you are eager to
have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church.
13
For
this reason anyone who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret what
he says. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind
is unfruitful.
15
So
what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind;
I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind. 16 If
you are praising God with your spirit, how can one who finds himself among those
who do not understand E say "Amen" to your thanksgiving, since he
does not know what you are saying? 17 You may be giving thanks well
enough, but the other man is not edified. [17]
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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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