Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
JULY
21
PSALMS: 20,
50, 80, 110, 140
PROVERBS: 20
OLD
TESTAMENT: JEREMIAH 14:11 - 16:15
NEW
TESTAMENT: 1 THESSALONIANS 2:9 -
3:13
PSALMS: 21
For
the director of music. A psalm of David.
1
O
LORD, the king rejoices in your strength.
How
great is his joy in the victories you give!
2
You
have granted him the desire of his heart
and
have not withheld the request of his lips.
Selah
3
You
welcomed him with rich blessings
and
placed a crown of pure gold on his head.
4
He
asked you for life, and you gave it to him--
length
of days, for ever and ever.
5
Through
the victories you gave, his glory is great;
you
have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.
6
Surely
you have granted him eternal blessings
and
made him glad with the joy of your presence.
7
For
the king trusts in the LORD;
through
the unfailing love of the Most High
he
will not be shaken.
8
Your
hand will lay hold on all your enemies;
your
right hand will seize your foes.
9
At
the time of your appearing
you
will make them like a fiery furnace.
In
his wrath the LORD will swallow them up,
and
his fire will consume them.
10
You
will destroy their descendants from the earth,
their
posterity from mankind.
11
Though
they plot evil against you
and
devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed;
12
for
you will make them turn their backs
when
you aim at them with drawn bow. [1]
13
Be
exalted, O LORD, in your strength;
we
will sing and praise your might. [2]
PSALMS: 51
For
the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him
after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.
1
Have
mercy on me, O God,
according
to your unfailing love;
according
to your great compassion
blot
out my transgressions.
2
Wash
away all my iniquity
and
cleanse me from my sin.
3
For
I know my transgressions,
and
my sin is always before me.
4
Against
you, you only, have I sinned
and
done what is evil in your sight,
so
that you are proved right when you speak
and
justified when you judge.
5
Surely
I was sinful at birth,
sinful
from the time my mother conceived me.
6
Surely
you desire truth in the inner parts A;
you
teach B me wisdom in the inmost place.
7
Cleanse
me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash
me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8
Let
me hear joy and gladness;
let
the bones you have crushed rejoice.
9
Hide
your face from my sins
and
blot out all my iniquity. [3]
10
Create
in me a pure heart, O God,
and
renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11
Do
not cast me from your presence
or
take your Holy Spirit from me.
12
Restore
to me the joy of your salvation
and
grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
13
Then
I will teach transgressors your ways,
and
sinners will turn back to you.
14
Save
me from bloodguilt, O God,
the
God who saves me,
and
my tongue will sing of your righteousness.
15
O
Lord, open my lips,
and
my mouth will declare your praise.
16
You
do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you
do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17
The
sacrifices of God are C a broken spirit;
a
broken and contrite heart,
O
God, you will not despise.
18
In
your good pleasure make Zion prosper;
build
up the walls of Jerusalem.
19
Then
there will be righteous sacrifices,
whole
burnt offerings to delight you;
then
bulls will be offered on your altar. [4]
PSALMS:
81
For
the director of music. According to gittith. A Of
Asaph.
1
Sing
for joy to God our strength;
shout
aloud to the God of Jacob!
2
Begin
the music, strike the tambourine,
play
the melodious harp and lyre.
3
Sound
the ram's horn at the New Moon,
and
when the moon is full, on the day of our Feast;
4
this
is a decree for Israel,
an
ordinance of the God of Jacob.
5
He
established it as a statute for Joseph
when
he went out against Egypt,
where
we heard a language we did not understand. B
6
He
says, "I removed the burden from their
shoulders;
their
hands were set free from the basket.
7
In
your distress you called and I rescued you,
I
answered you out of a thundercloud;
I
tested you at the waters of Meribah.
Selah
8
"Hear, O my people, and I will warn
you--
if
you would but listen to me, O Israel!
9 You
shall have no foreign god among you;
you
shall not bow down to an alien god.
10 I
am the LORD your God,
who
brought you up out of Egypt.
Open
wide your mouth and I will fill it.
[5]
11
"But my people would not listen to
me;
Israel
would not submit to me.
12 So
I gave them over to their stubborn hearts
to
follow their own devices.
13
"If my people would but listen to
me,
if
Israel would follow my ways,
14 how
quickly would I subdue their enemies
and
turn my hand against their foes!
15 Those
who hate the LORD would cringe before him,
and
their punishment would last forever.
16 But
you would be fed with the finest of wheat;
with
honey from the rock I would satisfy you."
[6]
PSALMS: 111
1
Praise
A the LORD. B
I
will extol the LORD with all my heart
in
the council of the upright and in the assembly.
2
Great
are the works of the LORD;
they
are pondered by all who delight in them.
3
Glorious
and majestic are his deeds,
and
his righteousness endures forever.
4
He
has caused his wonders to be remembered;
the
LORD is gracious and compassionate.
5
He
provides food for those who fear him;
he
remembers his covenant forever.
6
He
has shown his people the power of his works,
giving
them the lands of other nations.
7
The
works of his hands are faithful and just;
all
his precepts are trustworthy.
8
They
are steadfast for ever and ever,
done
in faithfulness and uprightness.
9
He
provided redemption for his people;
he
ordained his covenant forever--
holy
and awesome is his name.
10
The
fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;
all
who follow his precepts have good understanding.
To
him belongs eternal praise. [7]
PSALMS: 141
A
psalm of David.
1
O
LORD, I call to you; come quickly to me.
Hear
my voice when I call to you.
2
May
my prayer be set before you like incense;
may
the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.
3
Set
a guard over my mouth, O LORD;
keep
watch over the door of my lips.
4
Let
not my heart be drawn to what is evil,
to
take part in wicked deeds
with
men who are evildoers;
let
me not eat of their delicacies.
5
Let
a righteous man A strike me--it is a kindness;
let
him rebuke me--it is oil on my head.
My
head will not refuse it.
Yet
my prayer is ever against the deeds of evildoers;
6
their
rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs,
and
the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.
7
They
will say, "As one plows and breaks up the earth,
so
our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave.
B"
8
But
my eyes are fixed on you, O Sovereign LORD;
in
you I take refuge--do not give me over to death.
9
Keep
me from the snares they have laid for me,
from
the traps set by evildoers.
10
Let
the wicked fall into their own nets,
while
I pass by in safety. [8]
PROVERBS: 21
21
1
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD;
he
directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases.
2
All
a man's ways seem right to him,
but
the LORD weighs the heart.
3
To
do what is right and just
is
more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4
Haughty
eyes and a proud heart,
the
lamp of the wicked, are sin!
5
The
plans of the diligent lead to profit
as
surely as haste leads to poverty.
6
A
fortune made by a lying tongue
is
a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare. A
7
The
violence of the wicked will drag them away,
for
they refuse to do what is right.
8
The
way of the guilty is devious,
but
the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9
Better
to live on a corner of the roof
than
share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
10
The
wicked man craves evil;
his
neighbor gets no mercy from him. [9]
11
When
a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom;
when
a wise man is instructed, he gets knowledge.
12
The
Righteous One B takes note of the house of the
wicked
and
brings the wicked to ruin.
13
If
a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor,
he
too will cry out and not be answered.
14
A
gift given in secret soothes anger,
and
a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
15
When
justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous
but
terror to evildoers.
16
A
man who strays from the path of understanding
comes
to rest in the company of the dead.
17
He
who loves pleasure will become poor;
whoever
loves wine and oil will never be rich.
18
The
wicked become a ransom for the righteous,
and
the unfaithful for the upright.
19
Better
to live in a desert
than
with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife.
20
In
the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil,
but
a foolish man devours all he has.
21
He
who pursues righteousness and love
finds
life, prosperity C and honor. [10]
22
A
wise man attacks the city of the mighty
and
pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
23
He
who guards his mouth and his tongue
keeps
himself from calamity.
24
The
proud and arrogant man--"Mocker" is his name;
he
behaves with overweening pride.
25
The
sluggard's craving will be the death of him,
because
his hands refuse to work.
26
All
day long he craves for more,
but
the righteous give without sparing.
27
The
sacrifice of the wicked is detestable--
how
much more so when brought with evil intent!
28
A
false witness will perish,
and
whoever listens to him will be destroyed forever.
D
29
A
wicked man puts up a bold front,
but
an upright man gives thought to his ways.
30
There
is no wisdom, no insight, no plan
that
can succeed against the LORD.
31
The
horse is made ready for the day of battle,
but
victory rests with the LORD. [11]
OLD
TESTAMENT: JEREMIAH 14:11 - 16:15
11
Then
the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for the well-being
of this people.
12
Although they fast, I will not listen to their cry; though they offer burnt
offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will destroy
them with the sword, famine and plague."
13
But
I said, "Ah, Sovereign LORD, the prophets keep telling them, `You will not see
the sword or suffer famine. Indeed, I will give you lasting peace in this
place.' "
14
Then
the LORD said to me, "The prophets are prophesying
lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They
are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatries
A and the delusions of their own
minds. 15 Therefore, this is what
the LORD says about the prophets who are prophesying in my name: I did not send
them, yet they are saying, `No sword or famine will touch this land.' Those same
prophets will perish by sword and famine. 16 And the people they are prophesying to will be thrown out
into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and sword. There will be no
one to bury them or their wives, their sons or their daughters. I will pour out
on them the calamity they deserve.
17
"Speak this word to them:
"`Let
my eyes overflow with tears
night
and day without ceasing;
for
my virgin daughter--my people--
has
suffered a grievous wound,
a
crushing blow.
18
If I go into the country,
I
see those slain by the sword;
if
I go into the city,
I
see the ravages of famine.
Both
prophet and priest
have
gone to a land they know not.'"
19
Have
you rejected Judah completely?
Do
you despise Zion? [12]
Why
have you afflicted us
so
that we cannot be healed?
We
hoped for peace
but
no good has come,
for
a time of healing
but
there is only terror.
20
O
LORD, we acknowledge our wickedness
and
the guilt of our fathers;
we
have indeed sinned against you.
21
For
the sake of your name do not despise us;
do
not dishonor your glorious throne.
Remember
your covenant with us
and
do not break it.
22
Do
any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain?
Do
the skies themselves send down showers?
No,
it is you, O LORD our God.
Therefore
our hope is in you,
for
you are the one who does all this.
15
1
Then
the LORD said to me: "Even if Moses and Samuel were to
stand before me, my heart would not go out to this people. Send them away from
my presence! Let them go!
2
And if they ask you, `Where shall we go?' tell them, `This is what the LORD
says:
"`Those
destined for death, to death;
those
for starvation, to starvation;
those
for captivity, to captivity.'
3
"I will send four kinds of destroyers against them,"
declares the LORD, "the sword to kill and the dogs to
drag away and the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth to devour and
destroy. 4 I will make them
abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of
Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.
5
"Who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem?
Who
will mourn for you?
Who
will stop to ask how you are?
6
You have rejected me," declares the LORD.
"You
keep on backsliding.
So
I will lay hands on you and destroy you;
I
can no longer show compassion.
7
I will winnow them with a winnowing fork
at
the city gates of the land.
I
will bring bereavement and destruction on my people,
for
they have not changed their ways.
8
I will make their widows more numerous
than
the sand of the sea.
At
midday I will bring a destroyer
against
the mothers of their young men;
suddenly
I will bring down on them
anguish
and terror.
9
The mother of seven will grow faint
and
breathe her last.
she
will be disgraced and humiliated.
I
will put the survivors to the sword
before
their enemies,"
declares
the LORD.
10
Alas,
my mother, that you gave me birth,
a
man with whom the whole land strives and contends!
I
have neither lent nor borrowed,
yet
everyone curses me.
11
The
LORD said,
"Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose;
surely
I will make your enemies plead with you
in
times of disaster and times of distress.
12
"Can a man break iron--
iron
from the north--or bronze?
13
Your wealth and your treasures
I
will give as plunder, without charge,
because
of all your sins
throughout
your country.
14
I will enslave you to your enemies
in
A
a land you do not know,
for
my anger will kindle a fire
that
will burn against you."
15
You
understand, O LORD; [15]
remember
me and care for me.
Avenge
me on my persecutors.
You
are long-suffering--do not take me away;
think
of how I suffer reproach for your sake.
16
When
your words came, I ate them;
they
were my joy and my heart's delight,
for
I bear your name,
O
LORD God Almighty.
17
I
never sat in the company of revelers,
never
made merry with them;
I
sat alone because your hand was on me
and
you had filled me with indignation.
18Why
is my pain unending
and
my wound grievous and incurable?
Will
you be to me like a deceptive brook,
like
a spring that fails?
19
Therefore
this is what the LORD says:
"If you repent, I will restore you
that
you may serve me;
if
you utter worthy, not worthless, words,
you
will be my spokesman.
Let
this people turn to you,
but
you must not turn to them.
a
fortified wall of bronze;
they
will fight against you
but
will not overcome you,
for
I am with you
to
rescue and save you,"
declares
the LORD.
21
"I will save you from the hands of the wicked
and
redeem you from the grasp of the cruel."
16
1
Then
the word of the LORD came to me: 2 "You
must not marry and have sons or daughters in this place." 3
For this is what the LORD says about the sons and daughters born in this
land and about the women who are their mothers and the men who are their
fathers: 4 "They will die of deadly
diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will be like refuse lying on
the ground. They will perish by sword and famine, and their dead bodies will
become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth."
5
For
this is what the LORD says: "Do not enter a house
where there is a funeral meal; do not go to mourn or show sympathy, because I
have withdrawn my blessing, my love and my pity from this people,"
declares the LORD. 6 "Both high and low
will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, and no one will cut
himself or shave his head for them. 7 No one will offer food to comfort those who mourn for the
dead--not even for a father or a mother--nor will anyone give them a drink to
console them.
8
"And do not enter a house where there is feasting and sit
down to eat and drink. 9For this is what the LORD Almighty, the God
of Israel, says: Before your eyes and in your days I will bring an end to the
sounds of joy and gladness and to the voices of bride and bridegroom in this
place.
10
"When you tell these people all this and they ask you, `Why
has the LORD decreed such a great disaster against us? What wrong have we done?
What sin have we committed against the LORD our God?' 11 then say to them, `It is because your fathers forsook
me,' declares the LORD, `and followed other
gods and served and worshiped them. They forsook me and did not keep my law.
12 But you have behaved more
wickedly than your fathers. See how each of you is following the stubbornness of
his evil heart instead of obeying me. 13 So I will throw you out of this [17]land
into a land neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you will serve
other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor.'
14
"However, the days are coming," declares the LORD,
"when men will no longer say, `As surely as the LORD
lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,' 15 but they will say, `As surely as the LORD lives, who
brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and out of all the
countries where he had banished them.' For I will restore them to the land I
gave their forefathers. [18]
NEW
TESTAMENT: 1 THESSALONIANS 2:9 -
3:13
9
Surely
you remember, brothers, our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in order
not to be a burden to anyone while we preached the gospel of God to you.
10
You
are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous and blameless we were among
you who believed. 11 For you know that we dealt with each of you as a
father deals with his own children, 12 encouraging, comforting and
urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and
glory.
13
And
we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which
you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually
is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe. 14 For you,
brothers, became imitators of God's churches in Judea, which are in Christ
Jesus: You suffered from your own countrymen the same things those churches
suffered from the Jews, 15 who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets
and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to all men 16
in their effort to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may
be saved. In this way they always heap up their sins to the limit. The wrath of
God has come upon them at last. A
17
But,
brothers, when we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in
thought), out of our intense longing we made every effort to see you. 18
For we wanted to come to you--certainly I, Paul, did, again and again--but
Satan stopped us. 19 For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in
which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not
you? 20 Indeed, you are our glory and joy.
3
1
So
when we could stand it no longer, we thought it best to be left by ourselves in
Athens. 2 We sent Timothy, who is our brother and God's fellow worker
A in spreading the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you
in your faith, 3 so that no one would be unsettled by these trials.
You know quite well that we were destined for them. 4 In fact, when
we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned
out that way, as you well know. 5 For this reason, when I could stand
it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way
the tempter might have tempted you and our efforts might have been useless.
6
But
Timothy has just now come to us from you and has brought good news about your
faith and love. He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and
that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you. 7
Therefore, brothers, in all our distress and persecution we were
encouraged about you because of your faith. 8 For now we really live,
since you are standing firm in the Lord. 9 How can we thank God
enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God
because of you? 10 Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may
[19]
see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith.
11
Now
may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come
to you. 12 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each
other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 13 May he
strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of
our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones. [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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