Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
JULY
10
PSALMS: 10,
40, 70, 100, 130
PROVERBS: 10
OLD
TESTAMENT: ISAIAH 57:15 -
59:21
NEW
TESTAMENT: PHILLIPIANS 1:1 -
26
PSALMS: 10
1
Why,
A O LORD, do you stand far off?
Why
do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
2
In
his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,
who
are caught in the schemes he devises.
3
He
boasts of the cravings of his heart;
he
blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
4
In
his pride the wicked does not seek him;
in
all his thoughts there is no room for God.
5
His
ways are always prosperous;
he
is haughty and your laws are far from him;
he
sneers at all his enemies.
6
He
says to himself, "Nothing will shake me;
I'll
always be happy and never have trouble."
7
His
mouth is full of curses and lies and threats;
trouble
and evil are under his tongue.
8
He
lies in wait near the villages;
from
ambush he murders the innocent,
watching
in secret for his victims.
9
He
lies in wait like a lion in cover;
he
lies in wait to catch the helpless;
he
catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
10
His
victims are crushed, they collapse;
they
fall under his strength.
11
He
says to himself, "God has forgotten;
he
covers his face and never sees." [1]
12
Arise,
LORD! Lift up your hand, O God.
Do
not forget the helpless.
13
Why
does the wicked man revile God?
Why
does he say to himself,
"He
won't call me to account"?
14
But
you, O God, do see trouble and grief;
you
consider it to take it in hand.
The
victim commits himself to you;
you
are the helper of the fatherless.
15
Break
the arm of the wicked and evil man;
call
him to account for his wickedness
that
would not be found out.
16
The
LORD is King for ever and ever;
the
nations will perish from his land.
17
You
hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted;
you
encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
18
defending
the fatherless and the oppressed,
in
order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more. [2]
PSALMS: 40
For
the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1
I
waited patiently for the LORD;
he
turned to me and heard my cry.
2
He
lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out
of the mud and mire;
he
set my feet on a rock
and
gave me a firm place to stand.
3
He
put a new song in my mouth,
a
hymn of praise to our God.
Many
will see and fear
and
put their trust in the LORD.
4
Blessed
is the man
who
makes the LORD his trust,
who
does not look to the proud,
to
those who turn aside to false gods. A
5
Many,
O LORD my God,
are
the wonders you have done.
The
things you planned for us
no
one can recount to you;
were
I to speak and tell of them,
they
would be too many to declare.
6
Sacrifice
and offering you did not desire,
but
my ears you have pierced BC;
burnt
offerings and sin offerings
you
did not require.
7
Then
I said, "Here I am, I have come--
it
is written about me in the scroll. D [3]
8
I
desire to do your will, O my God;
your
law is within my heart."
9
I
proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;
I
do not seal my lips,
as
you know, O LORD.
10
I
do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
I
speak of your faithfulness and salvation.
I
do not conceal your love and your truth
from
the great assembly.
11
Do
not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD;
may
your love and your truth always protect me.
12
For
troubles without number surround me;
my
sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.
They
are more than the hairs of my head,
and
my heart fails within me.
13
Be
pleased, O LORD, to save me;
O
LORD, come quickly to help me.
14
May
all who seek to take my life
be
put to shame and confusion;
may
all who desire my ruin
be
turned back in disgrace.
15
May
those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!"
be
appalled at their own shame.
16
But
may all who seek you
rejoice
and be glad in you;
may
those who love your salvation always say,
"The
LORD be exalted!" [4]
17
Yet
I am poor and needy;
may
the Lord think of me.
You
are my help and my deliverer;
O
my God, do not delay. [5]
PSALMS: 70
For
the director of music. Of David. A petition.
1
Hasten,
O God, to save me;
O
LORD, come quickly to help me.
2
May
those who seek my life
be
put to shame and confusion;
may
all who desire my ruin
be
turned back in disgrace.
3
May
those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!"
turn
back because of their shame.
4
But
may all who seek you
rejoice
and be glad in you;
may
those who love your salvation always say,
"Let
God be exalted!"
5
Yet
I am poor and needy;
come
quickly to me, O God.
You
are my help and my deliverer;
O
LORD, do not delay. [6]
PSALMS: 100
A
psalm. For giving thanks.
1
Shout
for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
2
Worship
the LORD with gladness;
come
before him with joyful songs.
3
Know
that the LORD is God.
It
is he who made us, and we are his A;
we
are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4
Enter
his gates with thanksgiving
and
his courts with praise;
give
thanks to him and praise his name.
5
For
the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his
faithfulness continues through all generations. [7]
PSALMS: 130
A
song of ascents.
1
Out
of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;
2
O
Lord, hear my voice.
Let
your ears be attentive
to
my cry for mercy.
3
If
you, O LORD, kept a record of sins,
O
Lord, who could stand?
4
But
with you there is forgiveness;
therefore
you are feared.
5
I
wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
and
in his word I put my hope.
6
My
soul waits for the Lord
more
than watchmen wait for the morning,
more
than watchmen wait for the morning.
7
O
Israel, put your hope in the LORD,
for
with the LORD is unfailing love
and
with him is full redemption.
8
He
himself will redeem Israel
from
all their sins. [8]
PROVERBS: 10
10
1
The
proverbs of Solomon:
A
wise son brings joy to his father,
but
a foolish son grief to his mother.
2
Ill-gotten
treasures are of no value,
but
righteousness delivers from death.
3
The
LORD does not let the righteous go hungry
but
he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
4
Lazy
hands make a man poor,
but
diligent hands bring wealth.
5
He
who gathers crops in summer is a wise son,
but
he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
6
Blessings
crown the head of the righteous,
but
violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. A
7
The
memory of the righteous will be a blessing,
but
the name of the wicked will rot.
8
The
wise in heart accept commands,
but
a chattering fool comes to ruin.
9
The
man of integrity walks securely,
but
he who takes crooked paths will be found out.
10
He
who winks maliciously causes grief,
and
a chattering fool comes to ruin.
11
The
mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but
violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. [9]
12
Hatred
stirs up dissension,
but
love covers over all wrongs.
13
Wisdom
is found on the lips of the discerning,
but
a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
14
Wise
men store up knowledge,
but
the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
15
The
wealth of the rich is their fortified city,
but
poverty is the ruin of the poor.
16
The
wages of the righteous bring them life,
but
the income of the wicked brings them punishment.
17
He
who heeds discipline shows the way to life,
but
whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
18
He
who conceals his hatred has lying lips,
and
whoever spreads slander is a fool.
19
When
words are many, sin is not absent,
but
he who holds his tongue is wise.
20
The
tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but
the heart of the wicked is of little value.
21
The
lips of the righteous nourish many,
but
fools die for lack of judgment.
22
The
blessing of the LORD brings wealth,
and
he adds no trouble to it. [10]
23
A
fool finds pleasure in evil conduct,
but
a man of understanding delights in wisdom.
24
What
the wicked dreads will overtake him;
what
the righteous desire will be granted.
25
When
the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
but
the righteous stand firm forever.
26
As
vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so
is a sluggard to those who send him.
27
The
fear of the LORD adds length to life,
but
the years of the wicked are cut short.
28
The
prospect of the righteous is joy,
but
the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
29
The
way of the LORD is a refuge for the righteous,
but
it is the ruin of those who do evil.
30
The
righteous will never be uprooted,
but
the wicked will not remain in the land.
31
The
mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but
a perverse tongue will be cut out.
32
The
lips of the righteous know what is fitting,
but
the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse. [11]
OLD
TESTAMENT: ISAIAH 57:15 - 59:21
15
For
this is what the high and lofty One says--
he
who lives forever, whose name is holy:
"I live in a high and holy place,
but
also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit,
to
revive the spirit of the lowly
and
to revive the heart of the contrite.
16
I will not accuse forever,
nor
will I always be angry,
for
then the spirit of man would grow faint before me--
the
breath of man that I have created.
17
I was enraged by his sinful greed;
I
punished him, and hid my face in anger,
yet
he kept on in his willful ways.
18
I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;
I
will guide him and restore comfort to him,
19
creating praise on the lips of the mourners in Israel.
Peace,
peace, to those far and near,"
says
the LORD. "And I will heal them."
20
But
the wicked are like the tossing sea,
which
cannot rest,
whose
waves cast up mire and mud.
21
"There is no peace," says my God, "for the wicked."
58
1
"Shout it aloud, do not hold back.
Declare
to my people their rebellion
and
to the house of Jacob their sins.
2
For day after day they seek me out;
they
seem eager to know my ways,
as
if they were a nation that does what is right
and
has not forsaken the commands of its God.
They
ask me for just decisions
and
seem eager for God to come near them.
3
`Why have we fasted,' they say,
`and
you have not seen it?
Why
have we humbled ourselves,
and
you have not noticed?'
"Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please
and
exploit all your workers.
4
Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife,
and
in striking each other with wicked fists.
You
cannot fast as you do today
and
expect your voice to be heard on high.
5
Is this the kind of fast I have chosen,
only
a day for a man to humble himself?
Is
it only for bowing one's head like a reed
and
for lying on sackcloth and ashes?
Is
that what you call a fast,
6
"Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to
loose the chains of injustice
and
untie the cords of the yoke,
to
set the oppressed free
and
break every yoke?
7
Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and
to provide the poor wanderer with shelter--
when
you see the naked, to clothe him,
and
not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
8
Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and
your healing will quickly appear;
then
your righteousness A
will go before you,
and
the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
9
Then
you will call, and the LORD will answer;
you
will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.
"If
you do away with the yoke of oppression,
with
the pointing finger and malicious talk,
10
and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
and
satisfy the needs of the oppressed,
then
your light will rise in the darkness,
and
your night will become like the noonday.
11
The LORD will guide you always;
he
will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
and
will strengthen your frame.
You
will be like a well-watered garden,
12
Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins
and
will raise up the age-old foundations;
you
will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,
Restorer
of Streets with Dwellings.
13
"If
you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath
and
from doing as you please on my holy day,
if
you call the Sabbath a delight
and
the LORD's holy day honorable,
and
if you honor it by not going your own way
and
not doing as you please or speaking idle words,
14
then you will find your joy in the LORD,
and
I will cause you to ride on the heights of the land
and
to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob."
The
mouth of the LORD has spoken.
59
1
Surely the arm of the LORD is not too
short to save,
nor
his ear too dull to hear.
2
But
your iniquities have separated
you
from your God;
your
sins have hidden his face from you,
so
that he will not hear.
3
For
your hands are stained with blood,
your
fingers with guilt.
Yand
your tongue mutters wicked things.
4
No
one calls for justice;
no
one pleads his case with integrity.
They
rely on empty arguments and speak lies;
they
conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
5
They
hatch the eggs of vipers
and
spin a spider's web.
Whoever
eats their eggs will die,
and
when one is broken, an adder is hatched.
6
Their
cobwebs are useless for clothing;
they
cannot cover themselves with what they make.
Their
deeds are evil deeds,
and
acts of violence are in their hands.
7
Their
feet rush into sin;
they
are swift to shed innocent blood.
Their
thoughts are evil thoughts;
ruin
and destruction mark their ways.
8
The
way of peace they do not know;
there
is no justice in their paths.
They
have turned them into crooked roads;
no
one who walks in them will know peace.
9
So
justice is far from us,
and
righteousness does not reach us.
We
look for light, but all is darkness;
for
brightness, but we walk in deep shadows. [15]
our
lips have spoken lies, [16]
10
Like
the blind we grope along the wall,
feeling
our way like men without eyes.
At
midday we stumble as if it were twilight;
among
the strong, we are like the dead.
11
We
all growl like bears;
we
moan mournfully like doves.
We
look for justice, but find none;
for
deliverance, but it is far away.
12
For
our offenses are many in your sight,
and
our sins testify against us.
Our
offenses are ever with us,
and
we acknowledge our iniquities:
13
rebellion
and treachery against the LORD,
turning
our backs on our God,
fomenting
oppression and revolt,
uttering
lies our hearts have conceived.
14
So
justice is driven back,
and
righteousness stands at a distance;
truth
has stumbled in the streets,
honesty
cannot enter.
15
Truth
is nowhere to be found,
and
whoever shuns evil becomes a prey.
The
LORD looked and was displeased
that
there was no justice. [17]
16
He
saw that there was no one,
he
was appalled that there was no one to intervene;
so
his own arm worked salvation for him,
and
his own righteousness sustained him.
17
He
put on righteousness as his breastplate,
and
the helmet of salvation on his head;
he
put on the garments of vengeance
and
wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.
18
According
to what they have done,
so
will he repay
wrath
to his enemies
and
retribution to his foes;
he
will repay the islands their due.
19
From
the west, men will fear the name of the LORD,
and
from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory.
For
he will come like a pent-up flood
that
the breath of the LORD drives along. A
20
"The Redeemer will come to Zion,
to
those in Jacob who repent of their sins,"
declares
the LORD.
21
"As for me, this is my covenant with them," says the
LORD. "My Spirit, who is on you, and my words that I
have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of
your children, or from the mouths of their descendants from this time on and
forever," says the LORD. [18]
NEW
TESTAMENT: PHILIPIANS 1:1 -
26
1
1
Paul
and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,
To
all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers
A and deacons:
2
Grace
and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3
I
thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all
of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the
gospel from the first day until now,
6
being
confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to
completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
7
It
is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart;
for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you
share in God's grace with me. 8 God can testify how I long for all of
you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
9
And
this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and
depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best
and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, 11 filled with
the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ--to the glory and
praise of God.
12
Now
I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to
advance the gospel. 13 As a result, it has become clear throughout
the whole palace guard B and to everyone else that I am in chains for
Christ. 14 Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the Lord
have been encouraged to speak the word of God more courageously and fearlessly.
15
It
is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of
goodwill. 16 The latter do so in love, knowing that I am put here for
the defense of the gospel.
17
The
former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they
can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. C 18 But
what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from
false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.
Yes,
and I will continue to rejoice, 19 for I know that through your
prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to
me will turn out for my deliverance. D 20 I eagerly expect
and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so
that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by
death. 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22
If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me.
Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! 23 I am torn between the two:
I desire to depart [19]
and be with Christ, which is better by far; 24 but it is more
necessary for you that I remain in the body. 25 Convinced of this, I
know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress
and joy in the faith, 26 so that through my being with you again your
joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on account of me. [20]
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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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