Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
AUGUST
15
PSALMS: 15, 45, 75, 105,
135
PROVERBS: 15
OLD
TESTAMENT: EZEKIEL 10:1 - 11:25
NEW
TESTAMENT: HEBREWS 6:1 -
20
PSALMS: 15
A
psalm of David.
1
LORD,
who may dwell in your sanctuary?
Who
may live on your holy hill?
2
He
whose walk is blameless
and
who does what is righteous,
who
speaks the truth from his heart
3
and
has no slander on his tongue,
who
does his neighbor no wrong
and
casts no slur on his fellowman,
4
who
despises a vile man
but
honors those who fear the LORD,
who
keeps his oath
even
when it hurts,
5
who
lends his money without usury
and
does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
He
who does these things
will
never be shaken. [1]
PSALMS: 45
For
the director of music. To the tune of "Lilies." Of the Sons of Korah. A
maskil. A A wedding song.
1
My
heart is stirred by a noble theme
as
I recite my verses for the king;
my
tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
2
You
are the most excellent of men
and
your lips have been anointed with grace,
since
God has blessed you forever.
3
Gird
your sword upon your side, O mighty one;
clothe
yourself with splendor and majesty.
4
In
your majesty ride forth victoriously
in
behalf of truth, humility and righteousness;
let
your right hand display awesome deeds.
5
Let
your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king's enemies;
let
the nations fall beneath your feet.
6
Your
throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;
a
scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
7
You
love righteousness and hate wickedness;
therefore
God, your God, has set you above your companions
by
anointing you with the oil of joy.
8
All
your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia;
from
palaces adorned with ivory
the
music of the strings makes you glad.
9
Daughters
of kings are among your honored women;
at
your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir.
10
Listen,
O daughter, consider and give ear:
Forget
your people and your father's house. [2]
11
The
king is enthralled by your beauty;
honor
him, for he is your lord.
12
The
Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift, B
men
of wealth will seek your favor.
13
All
glorious is the princess within her chamber;
her
gown is interwoven with gold.
14
In
embroidered garments she is led to the king;
her
virgin companions follow her
and
are brought to you.
15
They
are led in with joy and gladness;
they
enter the palace of the king.
16
Your
sons will take the place of your fathers;
you
will make them princes throughout the land.
17
I
will perpetuate your memory through all generations;
therefore
the nations will praise you for ever and ever. [3]
PSALMS: 75
For
the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A psalm of Asaph. A
song.
1
We
give thanks to you, O God,
we
give thanks, for your Name is near;
men
tell of your wonderful deeds.
2
You
say, "I choose the appointed
time;
it
is I who judge uprightly.
3 When
the earth and all its people quake,
it
is I who hold its pillars firm.
Selah
4
To
the arrogant I say, `Boast no more,'
and
to the wicked, `Do not lift up your horns.
5 Do
not lift your horns against heaven;
do
not speak with outstretched neck.'"
6
No
one from the east or the west
or
from the desert can exalt a man.
7
But
it is God who judges:
He
brings one down, he exalts another.
8
In
the hand of the LORD is a cup
full
of foaming wine mixed with spices;
he
pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth
drink
it down to its very dregs.
9
As
for me, I will declare this forever;
I
will sing praise to the God of Jacob.
10
I
will cut off the horns of all the wicked,
but
the horns of the righteous will be lifted up. [4]
PSALMS: 105
1
Give
thanks to the LORD, call on his name;
make
known among the nations what he has done.
2
Sing
to him, sing praise to him;
tell
of all his wonderful acts.
3
Glory
in his holy name;
let
the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4
Look
to the LORD and his strength;
seek
his face always.
5
Remember
the wonders he has done,
his
miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
6
O
descendants of Abraham his servant,
O
sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7
He
is the LORD our God;
his
judgments are in all the earth.
8
He
remembers his covenant forever,
the
word he commanded, for a thousand generations,
9
the
covenant he made with Abraham,
the
oath he swore to Isaac.
10
He
confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
to
Israel as an everlasting covenant:
11
"To you I will give the land of
Canaan
as
the portion you will inherit."
12
When
they were but few in number,
few
indeed, and strangers in it,
13
they
wandered from nation to nation,
from
one kingdom to another.
14
He
allowed no one to oppress them;
for
their sake he rebuked kings:
15
"Do not touch my anointed
ones;
do
my prophets no harm."
[5]
16
He
called down famine on the land
and
destroyed all their supplies of food;
17
and
he sent a man before them--
Joseph,
sold as a slave.
18
They
bruised his feet with shackles,
his
neck was put in irons,
19
till
what he foretold came to pass,
till
the word of the LORD proved him true.
20
The
king sent and released him,
the
ruler of peoples set him free.
21
He
made him master of his household,
ruler
over all he possessed,
22
to
instruct his princes as he pleased
and
teach his elders wisdom.
23
Then
Israel entered Egypt;
Jacob
lived as an alien in the land of Ham.
24
The
LORD made his people very fruitful;
he
made them too numerous for their foes,
25
whose
hearts he turned to hate his people,
to
conspire against his servants.
26
He
sent Moses his servant,
and
Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27
They
performed his miraculous signs among them,
his
wonders in the land of Ham.
28
He
sent darkness and made the land dark--
for
had they not rebelled against his words?
29
He
turned their waters into blood,
causing
their fish to die.
30
Their
land teemed with frogs,
which
went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
31
He
spoke, and there came swarms of flies,
and
gnats throughout their country.
32
He
turned their rain into hail,
with
lightning throughout their land; [6]
33
he
struck down their vines and fig trees
and
shattered the trees of their country.
34
He
spoke, and the locusts came,
grasshoppers
without number;
35
they
ate up every green thing in their land,
ate
up the produce of their soil.
36
Then
he struck down all the firstborn in their land,
the
firstfruits of all their manhood.
37
He
brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,
and
from among their tribes no one faltered.
38
Egypt
was glad when they left,
because
dread of Israel had fallen on them.
39
He
spread out a cloud as a covering,
and
a fire to give light at night.
40
They
asked, and he brought them quail
and
satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41
He
opened the rock, and water gushed out;
like
a river it flowed in the desert.
42
For
he remembered his holy promise
given
to his servant Abraham.
43
He
brought out his people with rejoicing,
his
chosen ones with shouts of joy;
44
he
gave them the lands of the nations,
and
they fell heir to what others had toiled for--
45
that
they might keep his precepts
and
observe his laws.
Praise
the LORD. A [7]
PSALMS: 135
1
Praise
the LORD. A
Praise
the name of the LORD;
praise
him, you servants of the LORD,
2
you
who minister in the house of the LORD,
in
the courts of the house of our God.
3
Praise
the LORD, for the LORD is good;
sing
praise to his name, for that is pleasant.
4
For
the LORD has chosen Jacob to be his own,
Israel
to be his treasured possession.
5
I
know that the LORD is great,
that
our Lord is greater than all gods.
6
The
LORD does whatever pleases him,
in
the heavens and on the earth,
in
the seas and all their depths.
7
He
makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
he
sends lightning with the rain
and
brings out the wind from his storehouses.
8
He
struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
the
firstborn of men and animals.
9
He
sent his signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt,
against
Pharaoh and all his servants.
10
He
struck down many nations
and
killed mighty kings--
11
Sihon
king of the Amorites,
Og
king of Bashan
and
all the kings of Canaan--
12
and
he gave their land as an inheritance,
an
inheritance to his people Israel. [8]
13
Your
name, O LORD, endures forever,
your
renown, O LORD, through all generations.
14
For
the LORD will vindicate his people
and
have compassion on his servants.
15
The
idols of the nations are silver and gold,
made
by the hands of men.
16
They
have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes,
but they cannot see;
17
they
have ears, but cannot hear,
nor
is there breath in their mouths.
18
Those
who make them will be like them,
and
so will all who trust in them.
19
O
house of Israel, praise the LORD;
O
house of Aaron, praise the LORD;
20
O
house of Levi, praise the LORD;
you
who fear him, praise the LORD.
21
Praise
be to the LORD from Zion,
to
him who dwells in Jerusalem.
Praise
the LORD. [9]
PROVERBS: 15
15
1
A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but
a harsh word stirs up anger.
2
The
tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
but
the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
3
The
eyes of the LORD are everywhere,
keeping
watch on the wicked and the good.
4
The
tongue that brings healing is a tree of life,
but
a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
5
A
fool spurns his father's discipline,
but
whoever heeds correction shows prudence.
6
The
house of the righteous contains great treasure,
but
the income of the wicked brings them trouble.
7
The
lips of the wise spread knowledge;
not
so the hearts of fools.
8
The
LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
but
the prayer of the upright pleases him.
9
The
LORD detests the way of the wicked
but
he loves those who pursue righteousness.
10
Stern
discipline awaits him who leaves the path;
he
who hates correction will die.
11
Death
and Destruction A lie open before the LORD--
how
much more the hearts of men! [10]
12
A
mocker resents correction;
he
will not consult the wise.
13
A
happy heart makes the face cheerful,
but
heartache crushes the spirit.
14
The
discerning heart seeks knowledge,
but
the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
15
All
the days of the oppressed are wretched,
but
the cheerful heart has a continual feast.
16
Better
a little with the fear of the LORD
than
great wealth with turmoil.
17
Better
a meal of vegetables where there is love
than
a fattened calf with hatred.
18
A
hot-tempered man stirs up dissension,
but
a patient man calms a quarrel.
19
The
way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,
but
the path of the upright is a highway.
20
A
wise son brings joy to his father,
but
a foolish man despises his mother.
21
Folly
delights a man who lacks judgment,
but
a man of understanding keeps a straight course.
22
Plans
fail for lack of counsel,
but
with many advisers they succeed. [11]
23
A
man finds joy in giving an apt reply--
and
how good is a timely word!
24
The
path of life leads upward for the wise
to
keep him from going down to the grave. B
25
The
LORD tears down the proud man's house
but
he keeps the widow's boundaries intact.
26
The
LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked,
but
those of the pure are pleasing to him.
27
A
greedy man brings trouble to his family,
but
he who hates bribes will live.
28
The
heart of the righteous weighs its answers,
but
the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
29
The
LORD is far from the wicked
but
he hears the prayer of the righteous.
30
A
cheerful look brings joy to the heart,
and
good news gives health to the bones.
31
He
who listens to a life-giving rebuke
will
be at home among the wise.
32
He
who ignores discipline despises himself,
but
whoever heeds correction gains understanding. [12]
33
The
fear of the LORD teaches a man wisdom, C
OLD
TESTAMENT: EZEKIEL 10:1 - 11:25
10
1
I
looked, and I saw the likeness of a throne of sapphire A above the
expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim. 2 The LORD said to
the man clothed in linen, "Go in among the wheels
beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim
and scatter them over the city." And as I watched, he went in.
3
Now
the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in,
and a cloud filled the inner court. 4 Then the glory of the LORD rose
from above the cherubim and moved to the threshold of the temple. The cloud
filled the temple, and the court was full of the radiance of the glory of the
LORD. 5 The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far
away as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty B when he
speaks.
6
When
the LORD commanded the man in linen, "Take
fire from among the wheels, from among the
cherubim," the man went in and stood beside a wheel. 7 Then
one of the cherubim reached out his hand to the fire that was among them. He
took up some of it and put it into the hands of the man in linen, who took it
and went out. 8 (Under the wings of the cherubim could be seen what
looked like the hands of a man.)
9
I
looked, and I saw beside the cherubim four wheels, one beside each of the
cherubim; the wheels sparkled like chrysolite. 10 As for their
appearance, the four of them looked alike; each was like a wheel intersecting a
wheel. 11 As they moved, they would go in any one of the four
directions the cherubim faced; the wheels did not turn about C as the
cherubim went. The cherubim went in whatever direction the head faced, without
turning as they went. 12 Their entire bodies, including their backs,
their hands and their wings, were completely full of eyes, as were their four
wheels. 13 I heard the wheels being called "the whirling wheels."
14 Each of the cherubim had four faces: One face was that of a
cherub, the second the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the
fourth the face of an eagle.
15
Then
the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the
Kebar River. 16 When the cherubim moved, the wheels beside them
moved; and when the cherubim spread their wings to rise from the ground, the
wheels did not leave their side. 17 When the cherubim stood still,
they also stood still; and when the cherubim rose, they rose with them, because
the spirit of the living creatures was in them.
18
Then
the glory of the LORD departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped
above the cherubim. 19 While I watched, the cherubim spread their
wings and rose from the ground, and as they went, the wheels went with them.
They stopped at the entrance to the east gate of the LORD's house, and the glory
of the God of Israel was above them.
20
These
were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the Kebar
River, and I realized that they were cherubim. 21 Each had four faces
and four wings, and under their wings was what looked like the hands of a man.
22 Their faces had the same appearance as those I had seen by the
Kebar River. Each one went straight ahead. [15]
11
1
Then
the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that
faces east. There at the entrance to the gate were twenty-five men, and I saw
among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the
people. 2 The LORD said to me, "Son of man,
these are the men who are plotting evil and giving wicked advice in this city.
3 They say, `Will it not soon be time to build houses?
A This city is a cooking pot, and we
are the meat.' 4 Therefore prophesy
against them; prophesy, son of man."
5
Then
the Spirit of the LORD came upon me, and he told me to say: "This is what the LORD says: That is what you are saying, O
house of Israel, but I know what is going through your mind. 6 You have killed many
people in this city and filled its streets with the dead.
7
"Therefore
this is what the Sovereign LORD says: The bodies you have thrown there are the
meat and this city is the pot, but I will drive you out of it. 8 You
fear the sword, and the sword is what I will bring against you, declares the
Sovereign LORD. 9 I
will drive you out of the city and hand you over to foreigners and inflict
punishment on you. 10 You
will fall by the sword, and I will execute judgment on you at the borders of
Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 11 This
city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be the meat in it; I will execute
judgment on you at the borders of Israel. 12 And
you will know that I am the LORD, for you have not followed my decrees or kept
my laws but have conformed to the standards of the nations around
you."
13
Now
as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and
cried out in a loud voice, "Ah, Sovereign LORD! Will you completely destroy the
remnant of Israel?"
14
The
word of the LORD came to me: 15 "Son of
man, your brothers--your brothers who are your blood relatives
B and the whole house of Israel--are
those of whom the people of Jerusalem have said, `They areC far away
from the LORD; this land was given to us as our possession.'
16 "Therefore
say: `This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Although I sent them far away among
the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I
have been a sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.'
17 "Therefore
say: `This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will gather you from the nations
and bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will
give you back the land of Israel again.'
18 "They
will return to it and remove all its vile images and detestable idols.
19 I
will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove
from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. 20 Then
they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my
people, and I will be their God. 21 But
as for those whose hearts are devoted to their vile images and detestable idols,
I will bring down on their own heads what they have done, declares the Sovereign
LORD."
22
Then
the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of
the God of Israel was above them. 23 The glory of the LORD went up
from within the city and stopped above the mountain east of it. 24
The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the exiles in
BabyloniaD in the vision given by the Spirit of God. [16]
Then
the vision I had seen went up from me, 25 and I told the exiles
everything the LORD had shown me. [17]
NEW
TESTAMENT: HEBREWS 6:1 -
20
6
1
Therefore
let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not
laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death,
A and of faith in God, 2 instruction about baptisms, the
laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3
And God permitting, we will do so.
4
It
is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the
heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted
the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, 6
if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because B
to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting
him to public disgrace.
7
Land
that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to
those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. 8 But land
that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed.
In the end it will be burned.
9
Even
though we speak like this, dear friends, we are confident of better things in
your case--things that accompany salvation. 10 God is not unjust; he
will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his
people and continue to help them. 11 We want each of you to show this
same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure. 12
We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith
and patience inherit what has been promised.
13
When
God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear
by, he swore by himself, 14 saying, "I will
surely bless you and give you many descendants." C 15
And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.
16
Men
swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and
puts an end to all argument. 17 Because God wanted to make the
unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised,
he confirmed it with an oath. 18 God did this so that, by two
unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled
to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged. 19
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters
the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus, who went
before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in
the order of Melchizedek. [18]
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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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