Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
JUNE
17
PSALMS: 17, 47, 77, 107,
137
PROVERBS: 16
OLD
TESTAMENT: SONG OF SONGS 1:1 -
4:16
NEW
TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 8:16 -
24
PSALMS: 17
A
prayer of David.
1
Hear,
O LORD, my righteous plea;
listen
to my cry.
Give
ear to my prayer--
it
does not rise from deceitful lips.
2
May
my vindication come from you;
may
your eyes see what is right.
3
Though
you probe my heart and examine me at night,
though
you test me, you will find nothing;
I
have resolved that my mouth will not sin.
4
As
for the deeds of men--
by
the word of your lips
I
have kept myself
from
the ways of the violent.
5
My
steps have held to your paths;
my
feet have not slipped.
6
I
call on you, O God, for you will answer me;
give
ear to me and hear my prayer.
7
Show
the wonder of your great love,
you
who save by your right hand
those
who take refuge in you from their foes.
8
Keep
me as the apple of your eye;
hide
me in the shadow of your wings
9
from
the wicked who assail me,
from
my mortal enemies who surround me. [1]
10
They
close up their callous hearts,
and
their mouths speak with arrogance.
11
They
have tracked me down, they now surround me,
with
eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
12
They
are like a lion hungry for prey,
like
a great lion crouching in cover.
13
Rise
up, O LORD, confront them, bring them down;
rescue
me from the wicked by your sword.
14
O
LORD, by your hand save me from such men,
from
men of this world whose reward is in this life.
You
still the hunger of those you cherish;
their
sons have plenty,
and
they store up wealth for their children.
15
And
I--in righteousness I will see your face;
when
I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing
your
likeness. [2]
PSALMS: 47
For
the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1
Clap
your hands, all you nations;
shout
to God with cries of joy.
2
How
awesome is the LORD Most High,
the
great King over all the earth!
3
He
subdued nations under us,
peoples
under our feet.
4
He
chose our inheritance for us,
the
pride of Jacob, whom he loved.
Selah
5
God
has ascended amid shouts of joy,
the
LORD amid the sounding of trumpets.
6
Sing
praises to God, sing praises;
sing
praises to our King, sing praises.
7
For
God is the King of all the earth;
sing
to him a psalm A of praise.
8
God
reigns over the nations;
God
is seated on his holy throne.
9
The
nobles of the nations assemble
as
the people of the God of Abraham,
for
the kings B of the earth belong to God;
he
is greatly exalted. [3]
PSALMS: 77
For
the director of music. For Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A psalm.
1
I
cried out to God for help;
I
cried out to God to hear me.
2
When
I was in distress, I sought the Lord;
at
night I stretched out untiring hands
and
my soul refused to be comforted.
3
I
remembered you, O God, and I groaned;
I
mused, and my spirit grew faint.
Selah
4
You
kept my eyes from closing;
I
was too troubled to speak.
5
I
thought about the former days,
the
years of long ago;
6
I
remembered my songs in the night.
My
heart mused and my spirit inquired:
7
"Will
the Lord reject forever?
Will
he never show his favor again?
8
Has
his unfailing love vanished forever?
Has
his promise failed for all time?
9
Has
God forgotten to be merciful?
Has
he in anger withheld his compassion?"
Selah
[4]
10
Then
I thought, "To this I will appeal:
the
years of the right hand of the Most High."
11
I
will remember the deeds of the LORD;
yes,
I will remember your miracles of long ago.
12
I
will meditate on all your works
and
consider all your mighty deeds.
13
Your
ways, O God, are holy.
What
god is so great as our God?
14
You
are the God who performs miracles;
you
display your power among the peoples.
15
With
your mighty arm you redeemed your people,
the
descendants of Jacob and Joseph.
Selah
16
The
waters saw you, O God,
the
waters saw you and writhed;
the
very depths were convulsed.
17
The
clouds poured down water,
the
skies resounded with thunder;
your
arrows flashed back and forth.
18
Your
thunder was heard in the whirlwind,
your
lightning lit up the world;
the
earth trembled and quaked.
19
Your
path led through the sea,
your
way through the mighty waters,
though
your footprints were not seen.
20
You
led your people like a flock
by
the hand of Moses and Aaron. [5]
PSALMS: 107
1
Give
thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his
love endures forever.
2
Let
the redeemed of the LORD say this--
those
he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3
those
he gathered from the lands,
from
east and west, from north and south. A
4
Some
wandered in desert wastelands,
finding
no way to a city where they could settle.
5
They
were hungry and thirsty,
and
their lives ebbed away.
6
Then
they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,
and
he delivered them from their distress.
7
He
led them by a straight way
to
a city where they could settle.
8
Let
them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love
and
his wonderful deeds for men,
9
for
he satisfies the thirsty
and
fills the hungry with good things.
10
Some
sat in darkness and the deepest gloom,
prisoners
suffering in iron chains,
11
for
they had rebelled against the words of God
and
despised the counsel of the Most High.
12
So
he subjected them to bitter labor;
they
stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13
Then
they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and
he saved them from their distress.
14
He
brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom
and
broke away their chains.
15
Let
them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love
and
his wonderful deeds for men,
16
for
he breaks down gates of bronze
and
cuts through bars of iron. [6]
17
Some
became fools through their rebellious ways
and
suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
18
They
loathed all food
and
drew near the gates of death.
19
Then
they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and
he saved them from their distress.
20
He
sent forth his word and healed them;
he
rescued them from the grave.
21
Let
them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love
and
his wonderful deeds for men.
22
Let
them sacrifice thank offerings
and
tell of his works with songs of joy.
23
Others
went out on the sea in ships;
they
were merchants on the mighty waters.
24
They
saw the works of the LORD,
his
wonderful deeds in the deep.
25
For
he spoke and stirred up a tempest
that
lifted high the waves.
26
They
mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;
in
their peril their courage melted away.
27
They
reeled and staggered like drunken men;
they
were at their wits' end.
28
Then
they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,
and
he brought them out of their distress.
29
He
stilled the storm to a whisper;
the
waves of the sea were hushed.
30
They
were glad when it grew calm,
and
he guided them to their desired haven.
31
Let
them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love
and
his wonderful deeds for men.
32
Let
them exalt him in the assembly of the people [7]
and
praise him in the council of the elders.
33
He
turned rivers into a desert,
flowing
springs into thirsty ground,
34
and
fruitful land into a salt waste,
because
of the wickedness of those who lived there.
35
He
turned the desert into pools of water
and
the parched ground into flowing springs;
36
there
he brought the hungry to live,
and
they founded a city where they could settle.
37
They
sowed fields and planted vineyards
that
yielded a fruitful harvest;
38
he
blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,
and
he did not let their herds diminish.
39
Then
their numbers decreased, and they were humbled
by
oppression, calamity and sorrow;
40
he
who pours contempt on nobles
made
them wander in a trackless waste.
41
But
he lifted the needy out of their affliction
and
increased their families like flocks.
42
The
upright see and rejoice,
but
all the wicked shut their mouths.
43
Whoever
is wise, let him heed these things
and
consider the great love of the LORD. [8]
PSALMS: 137
1
By
the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept
when
we remembered Zion.
2
There
on the poplars
we
hung our harps,
3
for
there our captors asked us for songs,
our
tormentors demanded songs of joy;
they
said, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"
4
How
can we sing the songs of the LORD
while
in a foreign land?
5
If
I forget you, O Jerusalem,
may
my right hand forget its skill.
6
May
my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth
if
I do not remember you,
if
I do not consider Jerusalem
my
highest joy.
7
Remember,
O LORD, what the Edomites did
on
the day Jerusalem fell.
"Tear
it down," they cried,
"tear
it down to its foundations!"
8
O
Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction,
happy
is he who repays you
for
what you have done to us--
9
he
who seizes your infants
and
dashes them against the rocks. [9]
PROVERBS: 17
17
1
Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
than
a house full of feasting, A with strife.
2
A
wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son,
and
will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
3
The
crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,
but
the LORD tests the heart.
4
A
wicked man listens to evil lips;
a
liar pays attention to a malicious tongue.
5
He
who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;
whoever
gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
6
Children's
children are a crown to the aged,
and
parents are the pride of their children.
7
Arrogant
B lips are unsuited to a fool--
how
much worse lying lips to a ruler!
8
A
bribe is a charm to the one who gives it;
wherever
he turns, he succeeds.
9
He
who covers over an offense promotes love,
but
whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
10
A
rebuke impresses a man of discernment
more
than a hundred lashes a fool.
11
An
evil man is bent only on rebellion;
a
merciless official will be sent against him. [10]
12
Better
to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than
a fool in his folly.
13
If
a man pays back evil for good,
evil
will never leave his house.
14
Starting
a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so
drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
15
Acquitting
the guilty and condemning the innocent--
the
LORD detests them both.
16
Of
what use is money in the hand of a fool,
since
he has no desire to get wisdom?
17
A
friend loves at all times,
and
a brother is born for adversity.
18
A
man lacking in judgment strikes hands in pledge
and
puts up security for his neighbor.
19
He
who loves a quarrel loves sin;
he
who builds a high gate invites destruction.
20
A
man of perverse heart does not prosper;
he
whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
21
To
have a fool for a son brings grief;
there
is no joy for the father of a fool. [11]
22
A
cheerful heart is good medicine,
but
a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23
A
wicked man accepts a bribe in secret
to
pervert the course of justice.
24
A
discerning man keeps wisdom in view,
but
a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
25
A
foolish son brings grief to his father
and
bitterness to the one who bore him.
26
It
is not good to punish an innocent man,
or
to flog officials for their integrity.
27
A
man of knowledge uses words with restraint,
and
a man of understanding is even-tempered.
28
Even
a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent,
and
discerning if he holds his tongue. [12]
OLD
TESTAMENT: SONG OF SONGS 1:1 -
4:16
1
1
Solomon's
Song of Songs.
2
Let
him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth--
for
your love is more delightful than wine.
3
Pleasing
is the fragrance of your perfumes;
your
name is like perfume poured out.
No
wonder the maidens love you!
4
Take
me away with you--let us hurry!
Let
the king bring me into his chambers.
We
rejoice and delight in you A;
we
will praise your love more than wine.
How
right they are to adore you!
5
Dark
am I, yet lovely,
O
daughters of Jerusalem,
dark
like the tents of Kedar,
like
the tent curtains of Solomon. B
6
Do
not stare at me because I am dark,
because
I am darkened by the sun.
My
mother's sons were angry with me
and
made me take care of the vineyards;
my
own vineyard I have neglected.
7
Tell
me, you whom I love, where you graze your flock
and
where you rest your sheep at midday. [13]
Why
should I be like a veiled woman
beside
the flocks of your friends?
8
If
you do not know, most beautiful of women,
follow
the tracks of the sheep
and
graze your young goats
by
the tents of the shepherds.
9
I
liken you, my darling, to a mare
harnessed
to one of the chariots of Pharaoh.
10
Your
cheeks are beautiful with earrings,
your
neck with strings of jewels.
11
We
will make you earrings of gold,
studded
with silver.
12
While
the king was at his table,
my
perfume spread its fragrance.
13
My
lover is to me a sachet of myrrh
resting
between my breasts.
14
My
lover is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
from
the vineyards of En Gedi.
15
How
beautiful you are, my darling!
Oh,
how beautiful!
Your
eyes are doves.
16
Oh,
how charming!
And
our bed is verdant.
17
The
beams of our house are cedars;
our
rafters are firs.
2
1
I am a rose A of Sharon,
a
lily of the valleys.
2
Like
a lily among thorns
is
my darling among the maidens.
3
Like
an apple tree among the trees of the forest
is
my lover among the young men.
I
delight to sit in his shade,
and
his fruit is sweet to my taste.
4
He
has taken me to the banquet hall,
and
his banner over me is love.
5
Strengthen
me with raisins,
refresh
me with apples,
for
I am faint with love.
6
His
left arm is under my head, [14]
How
handsome you are, my lover! [15]
and
his right arm embraces me.
7
Daughters
of Jerusalem, I charge you
by
the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do
not arouse or awaken love
until
it so desires.
8
Listen!
My lover!
Look!
Here he comes,
leaping
across the mountains,
bounding
over the hills.
9
My
lover is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Look!
There he stands behind our wall,
gazing
through the windows,
peering
through the lattice.
10
My
lover spoke and said to me,
"Arise,
my darling,
my
beautiful one, and come with me.
11
See!
The winter is past;
the
rains are over and gone.
12
Flowers
appear on the earth;
the
season of singing has come,
the
cooing of doves
is
heard in our land.
13
The
fig tree forms its early fruit;
the
blossoming vines spread their fragrance.
Arise,
come, my darling; [16]
my
beautiful one, come with me."
14
My
dove in the clefts of the rock,
in
the hiding places on the mountainside,
show
me your face,
let
me hear your voice;
for
your voice is sweet,
and
your face is lovely.
15
Catch
for us the foxes,
the
little foxes
that
ruin the vineyards,
our
vineyards that are in bloom.
16
My
lover is mine and I am his;
he
browses among the lilies.
17
Until
the day breaks
and
the shadows flee,
turn,
my lover,
and
be like a gazelle
or
like a young stag
on
the rugged hills. B
3
1
All night long on my bed
I
looked for the one my heart loves; [17]
I
looked for him but did not find him.
2
I
will get up now and go about the city,
through
its streets and squares;
I
will search for the one my heart loves.
So
I looked for him but did not find him.
3
The
watchmen found me
as
they made their rounds in the city.
"Have
you seen the one my heart loves?"
4
Scarcely
had I passed them
when
I found the one my heart loves.
I
held him and would not let him go
till
I had brought him to my mother's house,
to
the room of the one who conceived me.
5
Daughters
of Jerusalem, I charge you
by
the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do
not arouse or awaken love
until
it so desires.
6
Who
is this coming up from the desert
like
a column of smoke,
perfumed
with myrrh and incense
made
from all the spices of the merchant?
7
Look!
It is Solomon's carriage,
escorted
by sixty warriors, [18]
the
noblest of Israel,
8
all
of them wearing the sword,
all
experienced in battle,
each
with his sword at his side,
prepared
for the terrors of the night.
9
King
Solomon made for himself the carriage;
he
made it of wood from Lebanon.
10
Its
posts he made of silver,
its
base of gold.
Its
seat was upholstered with purple,
its
interior lovingly inlaid
by
A the daughters of Jerusalem.
11
Come
out, you daughters of Zion,
and
look at King Solomon wearing the crown,
the
crown with which his mother crowned him
on
the day of his wedding,
the
day his heart rejoiced.
4
1
How beautiful you are, my darling!
Oh,
how beautiful!
Your
eyes behind your veil are doves.
Your
hair is like a flock of goats [19]
descending
from Mount Gilead.
2
Your
teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn,
coming
up from the washing.
Each
has its twin;
not
one of them is alone.
3
Your
lips are like a scarlet ribbon;
your
mouth is lovely.
Your
temples behind your veil
are
like the halves of a pomegranate.
4
Your
neck is like the tower of David,
built
with elegance A;
on
it hang a thousand shields,
all
of them shields of warriors.
5
Your
two breasts are like two fawns,
like
twin fawns of a gazelle
that
browse among the lilies.
6
Until
the day breaks
and
the shadows flee,
I
will go to the mountain of myrrh
and
to the hill of incense.
7
All
beautiful you are, my darling;
there
is no flaw in you.
8
Come
with me from Lebanon, my bride,
come
with me from Lebanon.
Descend
from the crest of Amana, [20]
from
the top of Senir, the summit of Hermon,
from
the lions' dens
and
the mountain haunts of the leopards.
9
You
have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride;
you
have stolen my heart
with
one glance of your eyes,
with
one jewel of your necklace.
10
How
delightful is your love, my sister, my bride!
How
much more pleasing is your love than wine,
and
the fragrance of your perfume than any spice!
11
Your
lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride;
milk
and honey are under your tongue.
The
fragrance of your garments is like that of Lebanon.
12
You
are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride;
you
are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain.
13
Your
plants are an orchard of pomegranates
with
choice fruits,
with
henna and nard,
14
nard and saffron,
calamus
and cinnamon,
with
every kind of incense tree,
with
myrrh and aloes
and
all the finest spices.
15
You
are B a garden fountain,
a
well of flowing water
streaming
down from Lebanon. [21]
16
Awake,
north wind,
and
come, south wind!
Blow
on my garden,
that
its fragrance may spread abroad.
Let
my lover come into his garden
and
taste its choice fruits. [22]
NEW
TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 8:16 -
24
16
I
thank God, who put into the heart of Titus the same concern I have for you.
17 For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you
with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative. 18 And we are sending
along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his service to
the gospel. 19 What is more, he was chosen by the churches to
accompany us as we carry the offering, which we administer in order to honor the
Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help. 20 We want to avoid
any criticism of the way we administer this liberal gift. 21 For we
are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also
in the eyes of men.
22
In
addition, we are sending with them our brother who has often proved to us in
many ways that he is zealous, and now even more so because of his great
confidence in you. 23 As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow
worker among you; as for our brothers, they are representatives of the churches
and an honor to Christ. 24 Therefore show these men the proof of your
love and the reason for our pride in you, so that the churches can see it. [23]
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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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