Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
JUNE
20
PSALMS: 20, 50, 80, 110,
140
PROVERBS: 20
OLD
TESTAMENT: ISAIAH 3:1 - 5:30
NEW
TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 11:1 -
15
PSALMS: 20
For
the director of music. A psalm of David.
1
May
the LORD answer you when you are in distress;
may
the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
2
May
he send you help from the sanctuary
and
grant you support from Zion.
3
May
he remember all your sacrifices
and
accept your burnt offerings.
Selah
4
May
he give you the desire of your heart
and
make all your plans succeed.
5
We
will shout for joy when you are victorious
and
will lift up our banners in the name of our God.
May
the LORD grant all your requests.
6
Now
I know that the LORD saves his anointed;
he
answers him from his holy heaven
with
the saving power of his right hand.
7
Some
trust in chariots and some in horses,
but
we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
8
They
are brought to their knees and fall,
but
we rise up and stand firm.
9
O
LORD, save the king!
Answer
A us when we call! [1]
PSALMS: 50
A
psalm of Asaph.
1
The
Mighty One, God, the LORD,
speaks
and summons the earth
from
the rising of the sun to the place where it sets.
2
From
Zion, perfect in beauty,
God
shines forth.
3
Our
God comes and will not be silent;
a
fire devours before him,
and
around him a tempest rages.
4
He
summons the heavens above,
and
the earth, that he may judge his people:
5
"Gather to me my consecrated
ones,
who
made a covenant with me by sacrifice."
6
And
the heavens proclaim his righteousness,
for
God himself is judge.
Selah
7
"Hear, O my people, and I will
speak,
O
Israel, and I will testify against you:
I
am God, your God.
8 I
do not rebuke you for your sacrifices
or
your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
9 I
have no need of a bull from your stall
or
of goats from your pens,
10 for
every animal of the forest is mine,
and
the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I
know every bird in the mountains,
and
the creatures of the field are mine.
12 If
I were hungry I would not tell you, [2]
for
the world is mine, and all that is in it.
13 Do
I eat the flesh of bulls
or
drink the blood of goats?
14 Sacrifice
thank offerings to God,
fulfill
your vows to the Most High,
15 and
call upon me in the day of trouble;
I
will deliver you, and you will honor me."
16
But
to the wicked, God says:
"What right have you to recite my
laws
or
take my covenant on your lips?
17 You
hate my instruction
and
cast my words behind you.
18 When
you see a thief, you join with him;
you
throw in your lot with adulterers.
19 You
use your mouth for evil
and
harness your tongue to deceit.
20 You
speak continually against your brother
and
slander your own mother's son.
21 These
things you have done and I kept silent;
you
thought I was altogether A
like you.
But
I will rebuke you
and
accuse you to your face.
22
"Consider this, you who forget
God,
or
I will tear you to pieces, with none to rescue:
23 He
who sacrifices thank offerings honors me,
and
he prepares the way
PSALMS: 80
For
the director of music. To the tune of "The Lilies of the Covenant." Of Asaph. A
psalm.
1
Hear
us, O Shepherd of Israel,
you
who lead Joseph like a flock;
you
who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
2
before
Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh.
Awaken
your might;
come
and save us.
3
Restore
us, O God;
make
your face shine upon us,
that
we may be saved.
4
O
LORD God Almighty,
how
long will your anger smolder
against
the prayers of your people?
5
You
have fed them with the bread of tears;
you
have made them drink tears by the bowlful.
6
You
have made us a source of contention to our neighbors,
and
our enemies mock us.
7
Restore
us, O God Almighty;
make
your face shine upon us,
that
we may be saved.
8
You
brought a vine out of Egypt;
you
drove out the nations and planted it.
9
You
cleared the ground for it,
and
it took root and filled the land.
10
The
mountains were covered with its shade,
the
mighty cedars with its branches. [4]
11
It
sent out its boughs to the Sea, A
its
shoots as far as the River. B
12
Why
have you broken down its walls
so
that all who pass by pick its grapes?
13
Boars
from the forest ravage it
and
the creatures of the field feed on it.
14
Return
to us, O God Almighty!
Look
down from heaven and see!
Watch
over this vine,
15
the
root your right hand has planted,
the
son C you have raised up for yourself.
16
Your
vine is cut down, it is burned with fire;
at
your rebuke your people perish.
17
Let
your hand rest on the man at your right hand,
the
son of man you have raised up for yourself.
18
Then
we will not turn away from you;
revive
us, and we will call on your name.
19
Restore
us, O LORD God Almighty;
make
your face shine upon us,
that
we may be saved. [5]
PSALMS: 110
Of
David. A psalm.
1
The
LORD says to my Lord:
"Sit at my right hand
until
I make your enemies
a
footstool for your feet."
2
The
LORD will extend your mighty scepter from Zion;
you
will rule in the midst of your enemies.
3
Your
troops will be willing
on
your day of battle.
Arrayed
in holy majesty,
from
the womb of the dawn
you
will receive the dew of your youth. A
4
The
LORD has sworn
and
will not change his mind:
"You are a priest forever,
in
the order of Melchizedek."
5
The
Lord is at your right hand;
he
will crush kings on the day of his wrath.
6
He
will judge the nations, heaping up the dead
and
crushing the rulers of the whole earth.
7
He
will drink from a brook beside the way B;
therefore
he will lift up his head. [6]
PSALMS: 140
For
the director of music. A psalm of David.
1
Rescue
me, O LORD, from evil men;
protect
me from men of violence,
2
who
devise evil plans in their hearts
and
stir up war every day.
3
They
make their tongues as sharp as a serpent's;
the
poison of vipers is on their lips.
Selah
4
Keep
me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked;
protect
me from men of violence
who
plan to trip my feet.
5
Proud
men have hidden a snare for me;
they
have spread out the cords of their net
and
have set traps for me along my path.
Selah
6
O
LORD, I say to you, "You are my God."
Hear,
O LORD, my cry for mercy.
7
O
Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer,
who
shields my head in the day of battle--
8
do
not grant the wicked their desires, O LORD;
do
not let their plans succeed,
or
they will become proud.
Selah
9
Let
the heads of those who surround me
be
covered with the trouble their lips have caused.
10
Let
burning coals fall upon them;
may
they be thrown into the fire,
into
miry pits, never to rise. [7]
11
Let
slanderers not be established in the land;
may
disaster hunt down men of violence.
12
I
know that the LORD secures justice for the poor
and
upholds the cause of the needy.
13
Surely
the righteous will praise your name
and
the upright will live before you. [8]
PROVERBS: 20
20
1
Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler;
whoever
is led astray by them is not wise.
2
A
king's wrath is like the roar of a lion;
he
who angers him forfeits his life.
3
It
is to a man's honor to avoid strife,
but
every fool is quick to quarrel.
4
A
sluggard does not plow in season;
so
at harvest time he looks but finds nothing.
5
The
purposes of a man's heart are deep waters,
but
a man of understanding draws them out.
6
Many
a man claims to have unfailing love,
but
a faithful man who can find?
7
The
righteous man leads a blameless life;
blessed
are his children after him.
8
When
a king sits on his throne to judge,
he
winnows out all evil with his eyes.
9
Who
can say, "I have kept my heart pure;
I
am clean and without sin"?
10
Differing
weights and differing measures--
the
LORD detests them both.
11
Even
a child is known by his actions,
by
whether his conduct is pure and right. [9]
12
Ears
that hear and eyes that see--
the
LORD has made them both.
13
Do
not love sleep or you will grow poor;
stay
awake and you will have food to spare.
14
"It's
no good, it's no good!" says the buyer;
then
off he goes and boasts about his purchase.
15
Gold
there is, and rubies in abundance,
but
lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.
16
Take
the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
hold
it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman.
17
Food
gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man,
but
he ends up with a mouth full of gravel.
18
Make
plans by seeking advice;
if
you wage war, obtain guidance.
19
A
gossip betrays a confidence;
so
avoid a man who talks too much.
20
If
a man curses his father or mother,
his
lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.
21
An
inheritance quickly gained at the beginning
will
not be blessed at the end.
22
Do
not say, "I'll pay you back for this wrong!"
Wait
for the LORD, and he will deliver you. [10]
23
The
LORD detests differing weights,
and
dishonest scales do not please him.
24
A
man's steps are directed by the LORD.
How
then can anyone understand his own way?
25
It
is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly
and
only later to consider his vows.
26
A
wise king winnows out the wicked;
he
drives the threshing wheel over them.
27
The
lamp of the LORD searches the spirit of a man
A;
it
searches out his inmost being.
28
Love
and faithfulness keep a king safe;
through
love his throne is made secure.
29
The
glory of young men is their strength,
gray
hair the splendor of the old.
30
Blows
and wounds cleanse away evil,
and
beatings purge the inmost being. [11]
OLD
TESTAMENT: ISAIAH 3:1 - 5:30
3
1
See now, the Lord,
the
LORD Almighty,
is
about to take from Jerusalem and Judah
both
supply and support:
all
supplies of food and all supplies of water,
2
the hero and warrior,
the
judge and prophet,
the
soothsayer and elder,
3
the
captain of fifty and man of rank,
the
counselor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter.
4
I
will make boys their officials;
mere
children will govern them.
5
People
will oppress each other--
man
against man, neighbor against neighbor.
The
young will rise up against the old,
the
base against the honorable.
6
A
man will seize one of his brothers
at
his father's home, and say,
"You
have a cloak, you be our leader;
take
charge of this heap of ruins!"
7
But
in that day he will cry out,
"I
have no remedy.
I
have no food or clothing in my house; [12]
do
not make me the leader of the people."
8
Jerusalem
staggers,
Judah
is falling;
their
words and deeds are against the LORD,
defying
his glorious presence.
9
The
look on their faces testifies against them;
they
parade their sin like Sodom;
they
do not hide it.
Woe
to them!
They
have brought disaster upon themselves.
10
Tell
the righteous it will be well with them,
for
they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
11
Woe
to the wicked! Disaster is upon them!
They
will be paid back for what their hands have done.
12
Youths
oppress my people,
women
rule over them.
O
my people, your guides lead you astray;
they
turn you from the path.
13
The
LORD takes his place in court;
he
rises to judge the people.
14
The
LORD enters into judgment
against
the elders and leaders of his people: [13]
"It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
the
plunder from the poor is in your houses.
15
What do you mean by crushing my people
and
grinding the faces of the poor?"
declares
the Lord, the LORD Almighty.
16
The
LORD says,
"The women of Zion are haughty,
walking
along with outstretched necks,
flirting
with their eyes,
tripping
along with mincing steps,
with
ornaments jingling on their ankles.
17
Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion;
the
LORD will make their scalps bald."
18
In
that day the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and
crescent necklaces, 19 the earrings and bracelets and veils, 20
the headdresses and ankle chains and sashes, the perfume bottles and
charms, 21 the signet rings and nose rings, 22 the fine
robes and the capes and cloaks, the purses 23 and mirrors, and the
linen garments and tiaras and shawls.
24
Instead
of fragrance there will be a stench;
instead
of a sash, a rope;
instead
of well-dressed hair, baldness; [14]
instead
of fine clothing, sackcloth;
instead
of beauty, branding.
25
Your
men will fall by the sword,
your
warriors in battle.
26
The
gates of Zion will lament and mourn;
destitute,
she will sit on the ground.
4
1
In that day seven women
will
take hold of one man
and
say, "We will eat our own food
and
provide our own clothes;
only
let us be called by your name.
Take
away our disgrace!"
2
In
that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of
the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel. 3
Those who are left in Zion, who remain in Jerusalem, will be called holy,
all who are recorded among the living in Jerusalem. 4 The Lord will
wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from
Jerusalem by a spirit A of judgment and a spirit B of
fire. 5 Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over
those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by
night; over all the glory will be a canopy. 6 It will be a shelter
and shade from the heat [15]
of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.
5
1
I will sing for the one I love
a
song about his vineyard:
My
loved one had a vineyard
on
a fertile hillside.
2
He
dug it up and cleared it of stones
and
planted it with the choicest vines.
He
built a watchtower in it
and
cut out a winepress as well.
Then
he looked for a crop of good grapes,
but
it yielded only bad fruit.
3
"Now you dwellers in Jerusalem and men of Judah,
judge
between me and my vineyard.
4
What
more could have been done for my vineyard
than
I have done for it?
When
I looked for good grapes,
why
did it yield only bad?
5
Now
I will tell you
what
I am going to do to my vineyard:
I
will take away its hedge,
and
it will be destroyed;
[16]
I
will break down its wall,
and
it will be trampled.
6
I
will make it a wasteland,
neither
pruned nor cultivated,
and
briers and thorns will grow there.
I
will command the clouds
not
to rain on it."
7
The
vineyard of the LORD Almighty
is
the house of Israel,
and
the men of Judah
are
the garden of his delight.
And
he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed;
for
righteousness, but heard cries of distress.
8
Woe
to you who add house to house
and
join field to field
till
no space is left
and
you live alone in the land.
9
The
LORD Almighty has declared in my hearing:
"Surely the great houses will become desolate,
the
fine mansions left without occupants.
10
A ten-acre A
vineyard will produce only a bath B
of wine,
a
homer C
of seed only an ephah D
of grain."
11
Woe
to those who rise early in the morning [17]
to run after their drinks,
who
stay up late at night
till
they are inflamed with wine.
12
They
have harps and lyres at their banquets,
tambourines
and flutes and wine,
but
they have no regard for the deeds of the LORD,
no
respect for the work of his hands.
13
Therefore
my people will go into exile
for
lack of understanding;
their
men of rank will die of hunger
and
their masses will be parched with thirst.
14
Therefore
the grave E enlarges its appetite
and
opens its mouth without limit;
into
it will descend their nobles and masses
with
all their brawlers and revelers.
15
So
man will be brought low
and
mankind humbled,
the
eyes of the arrogant humbled.
16
But
the LORD Almighty will be exalted by his justice,
and
the holy God will show himself holy by his righteousness.
17
Then
sheep will graze as in their own pasture;
lambs
will feed F among the ruins of the rich.
18
Woe
to those who draw sin along with cords of deceit,
and
wickedness as with cart ropes, [18]
19
to
those who say, "Let God hurry,
let
him hasten his work
so
we may see it.
Let
it approach,
let
the plan of the Holy One of Israel come,
so
we may know it."
20
Woe
to those who call evil good
and
good evil,
who
put darkness for light
and
light for darkness,
who
put bitter for sweet
and
sweet for bitter.
21
Woe
to those who are wise in their own eyes
and
clever in their own sight.
22
Woe
to those who are heroes at drinking wine
and
champions at mixing drinks,
23
who
acquit the guilty for a bribe,
but
deny justice to the innocent.
24
Therefore,
as tongues of fire lick up straw
and
as dry grass sinks down in the flames,
so
their roots will decay
and
their flowers blow away like dust;
for
they have rejected the law of the LORD Almighty [19]
and
spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel.
25
Therefore
the LORD's anger burns against his people;
his
hand is raised and he strikes them down.
The
mountains shake,
and
the dead bodies are like refuse in the streets.
Yet
for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his
hand is still upraised.
26
He
lifts up a banner for the distant nations,
he
whistles for those at the ends of the earth.
Here
they come,
swiftly
and speedily!
27
Not
one of them grows tired or stumbles,
not
one slumbers or sleeps;
not
a belt is loosened at the waist,
not
a sandal thong is broken.
28
Their
arrows are sharp,
all
their bows are strung;
their
horses' hoofs seem like flint,
their
chariot wheels like a whirlwind.
29
Their
roar is like that of the lion,
they
roar like young lions;
they
growl as they seize their prey
and
carry it off with no one to rescue.
30
In
that day they will roar over it
like
the roaring of the sea. [20]
And
if one looks at the land,
he
will see darkness and distress;
even
the light will be darkened by the clouds. [21]
NEW
TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 11:1 -
15
11
1
I
hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness; but you are already doing
that. 2 I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to
one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him.
3 But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's
cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure
devotion to Christ. 4 For if someone comes to you and preaches a
Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit
from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you
put up with it easily enough. 5 But I do not think I am in the least
inferior to those "super-apostles." 6 I may not be a trained speaker,
but I do have knowledge. We have made this perfectly clear to you in every way.
7
Was
it a sin for me to lower myself in order to elevate you by preaching the gospel
of God to you free of charge? 8 I robbed other churches by receiving
support from them so as to serve you. 9 And when I was with you and
needed something, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from
Macedonia supplied what I needed. I have kept myself from being a burden to you
in any way, and will continue to do so. 10 As surely as the truth of
Christ is in me, nobody in the regions of Achaia will stop this boasting of
mine. 11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do! 12
And I will keep on doing what I am doing in order to cut the ground from
under those who want an opportunity to be considered equal with us in the things
they boast about.
13
For
such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of
Christ. 14 And no wonder, for Satan [22]
himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not surprising,
then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be
what their actions deserve. [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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