Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Shabbat Shalom!
JUNE
13
PSALMS:
13, 43, 73, 103,
133
PROVERBS: 13
OLD
TESTAMENT: ECCLESIASTES 1:1 -
3:22
NEW
TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 6:1 -
13
PSALMS: 13
For
the director of music. A psalm of David.
1
How
long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever?
How
long will you hide your face from me?
2
How
long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and
every day have sorrow in my heart?
How
long will my enemy triumph over me?
3
Look
on me and answer, O LORD my God.
Give
light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death;
4
my
enemy will say, "I have overcome him,"
and
my foes will rejoice when I fall.
5
But
I trust in your unfailing love;
my
heart rejoices in your salvation.
6
I
will sing to the LORD,
for
he has been good to me. [1]
PSALMS: 43
1
Vindicate
A me, O God,
and
plead my cause against an ungodly nation;
rescue
me from deceitful and wicked men.
2
You
are God my stronghold.
Why
have you rejected me?
Why
must I go about mourning,
oppressed
by the enemy?
3
Send
forth your light and your truth,
let
them guide me;
let
them bring me to your holy mountain,
to
the place where you dwell.
4
Then
will I go to the altar of God,
to
God, my joy and my delight.
I
will praise you with the harp,
O
God, my God.
5
Why
are you downcast, O my soul?
Why
so disturbed within me?
Put
your hope in God,
for
I will yet praise him,
my
Savior and my God. [2]
PSALMS: 73
A
psalm of Asaph.
1
Surely
God is good to Israel,
to
those who are pure in heart.
2
But
as for me, my feet had almost slipped;
I
had nearly lost my foothold.
3
For
I envied the arrogant
when
I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4
They
have no struggles;
their
bodies are healthy and strong. A
5
They
are free from the burdens common to man;
they
are not plagued by human ills.
6
Therefore
pride is their necklace;
they
clothe themselves with violence.
7
From
their callous hearts comes iniquity B;
the
evil conceits of their minds know no limits.
8
They
scoff, and speak with malice;
in
their arrogance they threaten oppression.
9
Their
mouths lay claim to heaven,
and
their tongues take possession of the earth.
10
Therefore
their people turn to them
and
drink up waters in abundance. C
11
They
say, "How can God know?
Does
the Most High have knowledge?"
12
This
is what the wicked are like--
always
carefree, they increase in wealth. [3]
A
psalm of Asaph.
13
Surely
in vain have I kept my heart pure;
in
vain have I washed my hands in innocence.
14
All
day long I have been plagued;
I
have been punished every morning.
15
If
I had said, "I will speak thus,"
I
would have betrayed your children.
16
When
I tried to understand all this,
it
was oppressive to me
17
till
I entered the sanctuary of God;
then
I understood their final destiny.
18
Surely
you place them on slippery ground;
you
cast them down to ruin.
19
How
suddenly are they destroyed,
completely
swept away by terrors!
20
As
a dream when one awakes,
so
when you arise, O Lord,
you
will despise them as fantasies.
21
When
my heart was grieved
and
my spirit embittered,
22
I
was senseless and ignorant;
I
was a brute beast before you.
23
Yet
I am always with you;
you
hold me by my right hand.
24
You
guide me with your counsel,
and
afterward you will take me into glory.
25
Whom
have I in heaven but you?
And
earth has nothing I desire besides you.
26
My
flesh and my heart may fail,
but
God is the strength of my heart
and
my portion forever. [4]
27
Those
who are far from you will perish;
you
destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
28
But
as for me, it is good to be near God.
I
have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge;
I
will tell of all your deeds. [5]
PSALMS: 103
Of
David.
1
Praise
the LORD, O my soul;
all
my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2
Praise
the LORD, O my soul,
and
forget not all his benefits--
3
who
forgives all your sins
and
heals all your diseases,
4
who
redeems your life from the pit
and
crowns you with love and compassion,
5
who
satisfies your desires with good things
so
that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6
The
LORD works righteousness
and
justice for all the oppressed.
7
He
made known his ways to Moses,
his
deeds to the people of Israel:
8
The
LORD is compassionate and gracious,
slow
to anger, abounding in love.
9
He
will not always accuse,
nor
will he harbor his anger forever;
10
he
does not treat us as our sins deserve
or
repay us according to our iniquities.
11
For
as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so
great is his love for those who fear him;
12
as
far as the east is from the west,
so
far has he removed our transgressions from us.
13
As
a father has compassion on his children,
so
the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
14
for
he knows how we are formed, [6]
he
remembers that we are dust.
15
As
for man, his days are like grass,
he
flourishes like a flower of the field;
16
the
wind blows over it and it is gone,
and
its place remembers it no more.
17
But
from everlasting to everlasting
the
LORD's love is with those who fear him,
and
his righteousness with their children's children--
18
with
those who keep his covenant
and
remember to obey his precepts.
19
The
LORD has established his throne in heaven,
and
his kingdom rules over all.
20
Praise
the LORD, you his angels,
you
mighty ones who do his bidding,
who
obey his word.
21
Praise
the LORD, all his heavenly hosts,
you
his servants who do his will.
22
Praise
the LORD, all his works
everywhere
in his dominion.
Praise
the LORD, O my soul. [7]
PSALMS: 133
A
song of ascents. Of David.
1
How
good and pleasant it is
when
brothers live together in unity!
2
It
is like precious oil poured on the head,
running
down on the beard,
running
down on Aaron's beard,
down
upon the collar of his robes.
3
It
is as if the dew of Hermon
were
falling on Mount Zion.
For
there the LORD bestows his blessing,
even
life forevermore. [8]
PROVERBS: 13
13
1
A wise son heeds his father's instruction,
but
a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
2
From
the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things,
but
the unfaithful have a craving for violence.
3
He
who guards his lips guards his life,
but
he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.
4
The
sluggard craves and gets nothing,
but
the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
5
The
righteous hate what is false,
but
the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
6
Righteousness
guards the man of integrity,
but
wickedness overthrows the sinner.
7
One
man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;
another
pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
8
A
man's riches may ransom his life,
but
a poor man hears no threat.
9
The
light of the righteous shines brightly,
but
the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
10
Pride
only breeds quarrels,
but
wisdom is found in those who take advice.
11
Dishonest
money dwindles away,
but
he who gathers money little by little makes it grow. [9]
12
Hope
deferred makes the heart sick,
but
a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
13
He
who scorns instruction will pay for it,
but
he who respects a command is rewarded.
14
The
teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
turning
a man from the snares of death.
15
Good
understanding wins favor,
but
the way of the unfaithful is hard. A
16
Every
prudent man acts out of knowledge,
but
a fool exposes his folly.
17
A
wicked messenger falls into trouble,
but
a trustworthy envoy brings healing.
18
He
who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame,
but
whoever heeds correction is honored.
19
A
longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
but
fools detest turning from evil.
20
He
who walks with the wise grows wise,
but
a companion of fools suffers harm.
21
Misfortune
pursues the sinner,
but
prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
22
A
good man leaves an inheritance for his children's
children,
but
a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous. [10]
23
A
poor man's field may produce abundant food,
but
injustice sweeps it away.
24
He
who spares the rod hates his son,
but
he who loves him is careful to discipline him.
25
The
righteous eat to their hearts' content,
but
the stomach of the wicked goes hungry. [11]
OLD
TESTAMENT: ECCLESIASTES 1:1 -
3:22
1
1
The
words of the Teacher, A son of David, king in Jerusalem:
2
"Meaningless! Meaningless!"
says
the Teacher.
"Utterly meaningless!
Everything
is meaningless."
3
What
does man gain from all his labor
at
which he toils under the sun?
4
Generations
come and generations go,
but
the earth remains forever.
5
The
sun rises and the sun sets,
and
hurries back to where it rises.
6
The
wind blows to the south
and
turns to the north;
round
and round it goes,
ever
returning on its course.
7
All
streams flow into the sea,
yet
the sea is never full.
To
the place the streams come from,
there
they return again.
8
All
things are wearisome,
more
than one can say.
The
eye never has enough of seeing,
nor
the ear its fill of hearing.
9
What
has been will be again,
what
has been done will be done again; [12]
there
is nothing new under the sun.
10
Is
there anything of which one can say,
"Look!
This is something new"?
It
was here already, long ago;
it
was here before our time.
11
There
is no remembrance of men of old,
and
even those who are yet to come
will
not be remembered
by
those who follow.
12
I,
the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 I devoted myself
to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy
burden God has laid on men! 14 I have seen all the things that are
done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
15
What
is twisted cannot be straightened;
what
is lacking cannot be counted.
16
I
thought to myself, "Look, I have grown and increased in wisdom more than anyone
who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and
knowledge." 17 Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom,
and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after
the wind.
18
For
with much wisdom comes much sorrow;
the
more knowledge, the more grief. [13]
2
1
I
thought in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what
is good." But that also proved to be meaningless. 2 "Laughter," I
said, "is foolish. And what does pleasure accomplish?" 3 I tried
cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly--my mind still guiding me with
wisdom. I wanted to see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during
the few days of their lives.
4
I
undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards.
5 I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in
them. 6 I made reservoirs to water groves of flourishing trees.
7 I bought male and female slaves and had other slaves who were born
in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before
me. 8 I amassed silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings
and provinces. I acquired men and women singers, and a harem A as
well--the delights of the heart of man. 9 I became greater by far
than anyone in Jerusalem before me. In all this my wisdom stayed with me.
10
I
denied myself nothing my eyes desired;
I
refused my heart no pleasure.
My
heart took delight in all my work,
and
this was the reward for all my labor.
11
Yet
when I surveyed all that my hands had done
and
what I had toiled to achieve,
everything
was meaningless, a chasing after the wind;
nothing
was gained under the sun. [14]
12
Then
I turned my thoughts to consider wisdom,
and
also madness and folly.
What
more can the king's successor do
than
what has already been done?
13
I
saw that wisdom is better than folly,
just
as light is better than darkness.
14
The
wise man has eyes in his head,
while
the fool walks in the darkness;
but
I came to realize
that
the same fate overtakes them both.
15
Then
I thought in my heart,
"The
fate of the fool will overtake me also.
What
then do I gain by being wise?"
I
said in my heart,
"This
too is meaningless."
16
For
the wise man, like the fool, will not be long remembered;
in
days to come both will be forgotten.
Like
the fool, the wise man too must die!
17
So
I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me.
All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. 18 I hated all
the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one
who comes after me. 19 And who knows whether he will be a wise man or
a fool? Yet he will have control over all the work into which I have poured my
effort and skill under the sun. This too is meaningless. 20 So my
heart began to despair [15]over
all my toilsome labor under the sun. 21 For a man may do his work
with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then he must leave all he owns to someone
who has not worked for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.
22
What
does a man get for all the toil and anxious striving with which he labors under
the sun? 23 All his days his work is pain and grief; even at night
his mind does not rest. This too is meaningless.
24
A
man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his
work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, 25 for without him,
who can eat or find enjoyment? 26 To the man who pleases him, God
gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of
gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This
too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
3
1
There is a time for everything,
and
a season for every activity under heaven:
2
a time to be born and a time to die,
a
time to plant and a time to uproot,
3
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a
time to tear down and a time to build, [16]
4
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a
time to mourn and a time to dance,
5
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a
time to embrace and a time to refrain,
6
a time to search and a time to give up,
a
time to keep and a time to throw away,
7
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a
time to be silent and a time to speak,
8
a time to love and a time to hate,
a
time for war and a time for peace.
9
What
does the worker gain from his toil? 10 I have seen the burden God has
laid on men. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has
also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done
from beginning to end. 12 I know that there is nothing better for men
than to be happy and do good while they live. 13 That everyone may
eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil--this is the gift of God.
14 I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can
be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere
him.
15
Whatever
is has already been,
and
what will be has been before;
and
God will call the past to account. A
16
And
I saw something else under the sun: [17]
In
the place of judgment--wickedness was there,
in
the place of justice--wickedness was there.
17
I
thought in my heart,
"God
will bring to judgment
both
the righteous and the wicked,
for
there will be a time for every activity,
a
time for every deed."
18
I
also thought, "As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are
like the animals. 19 Man's fate is like that of the animals; the same
fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath
B; man has no advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless.
20 All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all
return. 21 Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the
spirit of the animal C goes down into the earth?"
22
So
I saw that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because
that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him? [18]
NEW
TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 6:1 -
13
6
1
As
God's fellow workers we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain. 2
For he says,
"In the time of my favor I heard you,
and
in the day of salvation I helped you."
A
I
tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.
3
We
put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be
discredited. 4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in
every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; 5
in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and
hunger; 6 in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the
Holy Spirit and in sincere love; 7 in truthful speech and in the
power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
8 through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine,
yet regarded as impostors;
9
known,
yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed;
10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich;
having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
11
We
have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you.
12 We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are
withholding yours from us.
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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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