Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
JUNE
11
PSALMS: 11, 41, 71, 101,
131
PROVERBS: 11
OLD
TESTAMENT: JOB 37:1 - 39:30
NEW
TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 4:13 -
5:10
PSALMS: 11
For
the director of music. Of David.
1
In
the LORD I take refuge.
How
then can you say to me:
"Flee like a bird to your
mountain.
2 For
look, the wicked bend their bows;
they
set their arrows against the strings
to
shoot from the shadows
at
the upright in heart.
3 When
the foundations are being destroyed,
what
can the righteous do A?"
4
The
LORD is in his holy temple;
the
LORD is on his heavenly throne.
He
observes the sons of men;
his
eyes examine them.
5
The
LORD examines the righteous,
but
the wicked B and those who love violence
his
soul hates.
6
On
the wicked he will rain
fiery
coals and burning sulfur;
a
scorching wind will be their lot.
7
For
the LORD is righteous,
he
loves justice;
upright
men will see his face. [1]
PSALMS: 41
For
the director of music. A psalm of David.
1
Blessed
is he who has regard for the weak;
the
LORD delivers him in times of trouble.
2
The
LORD will protect him and preserve his life;
he
will bless him in the land
and
not surrender him to the desire of his foes.
3
The
LORD will sustain him on his sickbed
and
restore him from his bed of illness.
4
I
said, "O LORD, have mercy on me;
heal
me, for I have sinned against you."
5
My
enemies say of me in malice,
"When
will he die and his name perish?"
6
Whenever
one comes to see me,
he
speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;
then
he goes out and spreads it abroad.
7
All
my enemies whisper together against me;
they
imagine the worst for me, saying,
8
"A
vile disease has beset him;
he
will never get up from the place where he lies."
9
Even
my close friend, whom I trusted,
he
who shared my bread,
has
lifted up his heel against me. [2]
10
But
you, O LORD, have mercy on me;
raise
me up, that I may repay them.
11
I
know that you are pleased with me,
for
my enemy does not triumph over me.
12
In
my integrity you uphold me
and
set me in your presence forever.
13
Praise
be to the LORD, the God of Israel,
from
everlasting to everlasting.
Amen
and Amen [3]
PSALMS: 71
1
In
you, O LORD, I have taken refuge;
let
me never be put to shame.
2
Rescue
me and deliver me in your righteousness;
turn
your ear to me and save me.
3
Be
my rock of refuge,
to
which I can always go;
give
the command to save me,
for
you are my rock and my fortress.
4
Deliver
me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from
the grasp of evil and cruel men.
5
For
you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD,
my
confidence since my youth.
6
From
birth I have relied on you;
you
brought me forth from my mother's womb.
I
will ever praise you.
7
I
have become like a portent to many,
but
you are my strong refuge.
8
My
mouth is filled with your praise,
declaring
your splendor all day long.
9
Do
not cast me away when I am old;
do
not forsake me when my strength is gone.
10
For
my enemies speak against me;
those
who wait to kill me conspire together.
11
They
say, "God has forsaken him;
pursue
him and seize him,
for
no one will rescue him."
12
Be
not far from me, O God;
come
quickly, O my God, to help me.
13
May
my accusers perish in shame;
may
those who want to harm me
be
covered with scorn and disgrace. [4]
14
But
as for me, I will always have hope;
I
will praise you more and more.
15
My
mouth will tell of your righteousness,
of
your salvation all day long,
though
I know not its measure.
16
I
will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign LORD;
I
will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.
17
Since
my youth, O God, you have taught me,
and
to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
18
Even
when I am old and gray,
do
not forsake me, O God,
till
I declare your power to the next generation,
your
might to all who are to come.
19
Your
righteousness reaches to the skies, O God,
you
who have done great things.
Who,
O God, is like you?
20
Though
you have made me see troubles, many and bitter,
you
will restore my life again;
from
the depths of the earth
you
will again bring me up.
21
You
will increase my honor
and
comfort me once again.
22
I
will praise you with the harp
for
your faithfulness, O my God;
I
will sing praise to you with the lyre,
O
Holy One of Israel.
23
My
lips will shout for joy
when
I sing praise to you--
I,
whom you have redeemed.
24
My
tongue will tell of your righteous acts [5]
all
day long,
for
those who wanted to harm me
have
been put to shame and confusion. [6]
PSALMS: 101
Of
David. A psalm.
1
I
will sing of your love and justice;
to
you, O LORD, I will sing praise.
2
I
will be careful to lead a blameless life--
when
will you come to me?
I
will walk in my house
with
blameless heart.
3
I
will set before my eyes
no
vile thing.
The
deeds of faithless men I hate;
they
will not cling to me.
4
Men
of perverse heart shall be far from me;
I
will have nothing to do with evil.
5
Whoever
slanders his neighbor in secret,
him
will I put to silence;
whoever
has haughty eyes and a proud heart,
him
will I not endure.
6
My
eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
that
they may dwell with me;
he
whose walk is blameless
will
minister to me.[7]
7
No
one who practices deceit
will
dwell in my house;
no
one who speaks falsely
will
stand in my presence.
8
Every
morning I will put to silence
all
the wicked in the land;
I
will cut off every evildoer
from
the city of the LORD. [8]
PSALMS: 131
A
song of ascents. Of David.
1
My
heart is not proud, O LORD,
my
eyes are not haughty;
I
do not concern myself with great matters
or
things too wonderful for me.
2
But
I have stilled and quieted my soul;
like
a weaned child with its mother,
like
a weaned child is my soul within me.
3
O
Israel, put your hope in the LORD
both
now and forevermore. [9]
PROVERBS: 11
11
1
The LORD abhors dishonest scales,
but
accurate weights are his delight.
2
When
pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but
with humility comes wisdom.
3
The
integrity of the upright guides them,
but
the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
4
Wealth
is worthless in the day of wrath,
but
righteousness delivers from death.
5
The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for
them,
but
the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
6
The
righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but
the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
7
When
a wicked man dies, his hope perishes;
all
he expected from his power comes to nothing.
8
The
righteous man is rescued from trouble,
and
it comes on the wicked instead.
9
With
his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor,
but
through knowledge the righteous escape.
10
When
the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;
when
the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
11
Through
the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
but
by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.[10]
12
A
man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor,
but
a man of understanding holds his tongue.
13
A
gossip betrays a confidence,
but
a trustworthy man keeps a secret.
14
For
lack of guidance a nation falls,
but
many advisers make victory sure.
15
He
who puts up security for another will surely suffer,
but
whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.
16
A
kindhearted woman gains respect,
but
ruthless men gain only wealth.
17
A
kind man benefits himself,
but
a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
18
The
wicked man earns deceptive wages,
but
he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
19
The
truly righteous man attains life,
but
he who pursues evil goes to his death.
20
The
LORD detests men of perverse heart
but
he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
21
Be
sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
but
those who are righteous will go free.[11]
22
Like
a gold ring in a pig's snout
is
a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
23
The
desire of the righteous ends only in good,
but
the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
24
One
man gives freely, yet gains even more;
another
withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
25
A
generous man will prosper;
he
who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
26
People
curse the man who hoards grain,
but
blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.
27
He
who seeks good finds goodwill,
but
evil comes to him who searches for it.
28
Whoever
trusts in his riches will fall,
but
the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
29
He
who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind,
and
the fool will be servant to the wise.
30
The
fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and
he who wins souls is wise.
31
If
the righteous receive their due on earth,
how
much more the ungodly and the sinner! [12]
OLD
TESTAMENT: JOB 37:1 - 39:30
37
1
"At this my heart pounds
and
leaps from its place.
2
Listen!
Listen to the roar of his voice,
to
the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
3
He
unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven
and
sends it to the ends of the earth.
4
After
that comes the sound of his roar;
he
thunders with his majestic voice.
When
his voice resounds,
he
holds nothing back.
5
God's
voice thunders in marvelous ways;
he
does great things beyond our understanding.
6
He
says to the snow, `Fall on the earth,'
and
to the rain shower, `Be a mighty downpour.'
7
So
that all men he has made may know his work,
he
stops every man from his labor. A
8
The
animals take cover;
they
remain in their dens.
9
The
tempest comes out from its chamber,
the
cold from the driving winds.
10
The
breath of God produces ice,
and
the broad waters become frozen.
11
He
loads the clouds with moisture;
he
scatters his lightning through them.
12
At
his direction they swirl around [13]
over
the face of the whole earth
to
do whatever he commands them.
13
He
brings the clouds to punish men,
or
to water his earth B and show his love.
14
"Listen to this, Job;
stop
and consider God's wonders.
15
Do
you know how God controls the clouds
and
makes his lightning flash?
16
Do
you know how the clouds hang poised,
those
wonders of him who is perfect in knowledge?
17
You
who swelter in your clothes
when
the land lies hushed under the south wind,
18
can
you join him in spreading out the skies,
hard
as a mirror of cast bronze?
19
"Tell us what we should say to him;
we
cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
20
Should
he be told that I want to speak?
Would
any man ask to be swallowed up?
21
Now
no one can look at the sun,
bright
as it is in the skies
after
the wind has swept them clean.
22
Out
of the north he comes in golden splendor;
God
comes in awesome majesty.
in
his justice and great righteousness,
he does not oppress.
24
Therefore,
men revere him,
for
does he not have regard for all the wise in heart?
C"
38
1
Then
the LORD answered Job out of the storm. He said:
2
"Who is this that darkens my counsel
with
words without knowledge?
3
Brace yourself like a man;
I
will question you,
and
you shall answer me.
4
"Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation?
Tell
me, if you understand.
5
Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!
Who
stretched a measuring line across it?
6
On what were its footings set,
or
who laid its cornerstone--
7
while the morning stars sang together
and
all the angels A
shouted for joy?
when
it burst forth from the womb,
9
when I made the clouds its garment
and
wrapped it in thick darkness,
10
when I fixed limits for it
and
set its doors and bars in place,
11
when I said, `This far you may come and no farther;
here
is where your proud waves halt'?
12
"Have you ever given orders to the morning,
or
shown the dawn its place,
13
that it might take the earth by the edges
and
shake the wicked out of it?
14
The earth takes shape like clay under a seal;
its
features stand out like those of a garment.
15
The wicked are denied their light,
and
their upraised arm is broken.
16
"Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea
or
walked in the recesses of the deep?
17
Have the gates of death been shown to you?
Have
you seen the gates of the shadow of death B?
18
Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth?
Tell
me, if you know all this.
19
"What is the way to the abode of light?
20
Can you take them to their places?
Do
you know the paths to their dwellings?
21
Surely you know, for you were already born!
You
have lived so many years!
22
"Have you entered the storehouses of the snow
or
seen the storehouses of the hail,
23
which I reserve for times of trouble,
for
days of war and battle?
24
What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed,
or
the place where the east winds are scattered over the earth?
25
Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain,
and
a path for the thunderstorm,
26
to water a land where no man lives,
a
desert with no one in it,
27
to satisfy a desolate wasteland
and
make it sprout with grass?
28
Does the rain have a father?
Who
fathers the drops of dew?
29
From whose womb comes the ice?
Who
gives birth to the frost from the heavens
30
when the waters become hard as stone,
31
"Can you bind the beautiful C Pleiades?
Can
you loose the cords of Orion?
32
Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons D
or
lead out the Bear E
with its cubs?
33
Do you know the laws of the heavens?
Can
you set up God's F
dominion over the earth?
34
"Can you raise your voice to the clouds
and
cover yourself with a flood of water?
35
Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?
Do
they report to you, `Here we are'?
36
Who endowed the heart G
with wisdom
or
gave understanding to the mind H?
37
Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?
Who
can tip over the water jars of the heavens
38
when
the dust becomes hard
and
the clods of earth stick together?
39
"Do you hunt the prey for the lioness
and
satisfy the hunger of the lions
40
when they crouch in their dens
or
lie in wait in a thicket?
41
Who provides food for the raven
when
its young cry out to God
39
1
"Do you know when the mountain goats give birth?
Do
you watch when the doe bears her fawn?
2
Do you count the months till they bear?
Do
you know the time they give birth?
3
They crouch down and bring forth their young;
their
labor pains are ended.
4
Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds;
they
leave and do not return.
5
"Who let the wild donkey go free?
Who
untied his ropes?
6
I gave him the wasteland as his home,
the
salt flats as his habitat.
7
He laughs at the commotion in the town;
he
does not hear a driver's shout.
8
He ranges the hills for his pasture
and
searches for any green thing.
9
"Will the wild ox consent to serve you?
Will
he stay by your manger at night?
10
Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness?
Will
he till the valleys behind you?
11
Will you rely on him for his great strength?
Will
you leave your heavy work to him?
and
gather it to your threshing floor?
13
"The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully,
but
they cannot compare with the pinions and feathers of the stork.
14
She lays her eggs on the ground
and
lets them warm in the sand,
15
unmindful that a foot may crush them,
that
some wild animal may trample them.
16
She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers;
she
cares not that her labor was in vain,
17
for God did not endow her with wisdom
or
give her a share of good sense.
18
Yet when she spreads her feathers to run,
she
laughs at horse and rider.
19
"Do you give the horse his strength
or
clothe his neck with a flowing mane?
20
Do you make him leap like a locust,
striking
terror with his proud snorting?
21
He paws fiercely, rejoicing in his strength,
and
charges into the fray.
22
He laughs at fear, afraid of nothing;
he
does not shy away from the sword.
23
The quiver rattles against his side,
along
with the flashing spear and lance.
he
cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.
25
At the blast of the trumpet he snorts, `Aha!'
He
catches the scent of battle from afar,
the
shout of commanders and the battle cry.
26
"Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom
and
spread his wings toward the south?
27
Does the eagle soar at your command
and
build his nest on high?
28
He dwells on a cliff and stays there at night;
a
rocky crag is his stronghold.
29
From there he seeks out his food;
his
eyes detect it from afar.
30
His young ones feast on blood,
and
where the slain are, there is he."
[21]
NEW
TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 4:13 -
5:10
13
It
is written: "I believed; therefore I have
spoken." B With that same spirit of faith we also believe and
therefore speak, 14 because we know that the one who raised the Lord
Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in his
presence. 15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is
reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of
God.
16
Therefore
we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are
being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are
achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So
we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is
temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
5
1
Now
we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building
from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2
Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4
For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do
not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that
what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now it is God who has
made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit,
guaranteeing what is to come.
6
Therefore
we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we
are away from the Lord. 7 We live by faith, not by sight. 8
We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at
home with the Lord. 9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether
we are at home in the body or away from it.
10
For
we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive
what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. [22]
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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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