Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Shabbat Shalom!
SEPTEMBER
12
PSALMS: 12, 42, 72, 102,
132
PROVERBS: 12
OLD
TESTAMENT: DANIEL 9:1 - 11:1
NEW
TESTAMENT: 1 JOHN 2:1 - 17
PSALMS: 12
For
the director of music. According to sheminith. A A psalm of
David.
1
Help,
LORD, for the godly are no more;
the
faithful have vanished from among men.
2
Everyone
lies to his neighbor;
their
flattering lips speak with deception.
3
May
the LORD cut off all flattering lips
and
every boastful tongue
4
that
says, "We will triumph with our tongues;
we
own our lips B--who is our master?"
5
"Because of the oppression of the
weak
and
the groaning of the needy,
I
will now arise,"
says the LORD.
"I will protect them from those who malign
them."
6
And
the words of the LORD are flawless,
like
silver refined in a furnace of clay,
purified
seven times.
7
O
LORD, you will keep us safe
and
protect us from such people forever.
8
The
wicked freely strut about
when
what is vile is honored among men. [1]
PSALMS: 42
For
A the director of music. A maskil B of the Sons of
Korah.
1
As
the deer pants for streams of water,
so
my soul pants for you, O God.
2
My
soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When
can I go and meet with God?
3
My
tears have been my food
day
and night,
while
men say to me all day long,
"Where
is your God?"
4
These
things I remember
as
I pour out my soul:
how
I used to go with the multitude,
leading
the procession to the house of God,
with
shouts of joy and thanksgiving
among
the festive throng.
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 6 my God.
My
C soul is downcast within me;
therefore
I will remember you
from
the land of the Jordan,
the
heights of Hermon--from Mount Mizar.
7
Deep
calls to deep
in
the roar of your waterfalls;
all
your waves and breakers
have
swept over me.
8
By
day the LORD directs his love,
at
night his song is with me--
a
prayer to the God of my life.
9
I
say to God my Rock,
"Why
have you forgotten me?
Why
must I go about mourning,
oppressed
by the enemy?"
10
My
bones suffer mortal agony
as
my foes taunt me,
saying
to me all day long,
"Where
is your God?"
11
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: 72
Of
Solomon.
1
Endow
the king with your justice, O God,
the
royal son with your righteousness.
2
He
will A judge your people in righteousness,
your
afflicted ones with justice.
3
The
mountains will bring prosperity to the people,
the
hills the fruit of righteousness.
4
He
will defend the afflicted among the people
and
save the children of the needy;
he
will crush the oppressor.
5
He
will endure B as long as the sun,
as
long as the moon, through all generations.
6
He
will be like rain falling on a mown field,
like
showers watering the earth.
7
In
his days the righteous will flourish;
prosperity
will abound till the moon is no more.
8
He
will rule from sea to sea
and
from the River C to the ends of the earth.
D
9
The
desert tribes will bow before him
and
his enemies will lick the dust.
10
The
kings of Tarshish and of distant shores
will
bring tribute to him;
the
kings of Sheba and Seba
will
present him gifts.
11
All
kings will bow down to him
and
all nations will serve him. [3]
Of
Solomon.
12 For he will deliver the
needy who cry out,
the
afflicted who have no one to help.
13 He will take pity on the
weak and the needy
and
save the needy from death.
14 He will rescue them from
oppression and violence,
for
precious is their blood in his sight.
15 Long may he
live!
May
gold from Sheba be given him.
May
people ever pray for him
and
bless him all day long.
16 Let grain abound
throughout the land;
on
the tops of the hills may it sway.
Let
its fruit flourish like Lebanon;
let
it thrive like the grass of the field.
17 May his name endure
forever;
may
it continue as long as the sun.
All
nations will be blessed through him,
and
they will call him blessed. [4]
18 Praise be to the LORD
God, the God of Israel,
who
alone does marvelous deeds.
19 Praise be to his
glorious name forever;
may
the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen
and Amen.
20 This concludes the
prayers of David son of Jesse. [5]
PSALMS: 102
A
prayer of an afflicted man. When he is faint and pours out his lament before the
LORD.
1
Hear
my prayer, O LORD;
let
my cry for help come to you.
2
Do
not hide your face from me
when
I am in distress.
Turn
your ear to me;
when
I call, answer me quickly.
3
For
my days vanish like smoke;
my
bones burn like glowing embers.
4
My
heart is blighted and withered like grass;
I
forget to eat my food.
5
Because
of my loud groaning
I
am reduced to skin and bones.
6
I
am like a desert owl,
like
an owl among the ruins.
7
I
lie awake; I have become
like
a bird alone on a roof.
8
All
day long my enemies taunt me;
those
who rail against me use my name as a curse.
9
For
I eat ashes as my food
and
mingle my drink with tears
10
because
of your great wrath,
for
you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
11
My
days are like the evening shadow;
I
wither away like grass. [6]
12
But
you, O LORD, sit enthroned forever;
your
renown endures through all generations.
13
You
will arise and have compassion on Zion,
for
it is time to show favor to her;
the
appointed time has come.
14
For
her stones are dear to your servants;
her
very dust moves them to pity.
15
The
nations will fear the name of the LORD,
all
the kings of the earth will revere your glory.
16
For
the LORD will rebuild Zion
and
appear in his glory.
17
He
will respond to the prayer of the destitute;
he
will not despise their plea.
18
Let
this be written for a future generation,
that
a people not yet created may praise the LORD:
19
"The LORD looked down from his sanctuary on
high,
from
heaven he viewed the earth,
20
to
hear the groans of the prisoners
and
release those condemned to death."
21
So
the name of the LORD will be declared in Zion
and
his praise in Jerusalem
22
when
the peoples and the kingdoms
assemble
to worship the LORD.
23
In
the course of my life A he broke my strength;
he
cut short my days.
24
So
I said:
"Do
not take me away, O my God, in the midst of my days;
your
years go on through all generations.
25
In
the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,
and
the heavens are the work of your hands.[7]
26
They
will perish, but you remain;
they
will all wear out like a garment.
Like
clothing you will change them
and
they will be discarded.
27
But
you remain the same,
and
your years will never end.
28
The
children of your servants will live in your presence;
their
descendants will be established before you." [8]
PSALMS: 132
A
song of ascents.
1
O
LORD, remember David
and
all the hardships he endured.
2
He
swore an oath to the LORD
and
made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3
"I
will not enter my house
or
go to my bed--
4
I
will allow no sleep to my eyes,
no
slumber to my eyelids,
5
till
I find a place for the LORD,
a
dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."
6
We
heard it in Ephrathah,
we
came upon it in the fields of Jaar
A:B
7
"Let
us go to his dwelling place;
let
us worship at his footstool--
8
arise,
O LORD, and come to your resting place,
you
and the ark of your might.
9
May
your priests be clothed with righteousness;
may
your saints sing for joy."
10
For
the sake of David your servant,
do
not reject your anointed one. [9]
11
The
LORD swore an oath to David,
a
sure oath that he will not revoke:
"One of your own descendants
I
will place on your throne--
12
if
your sons keep my covenant
and
the statutes I teach them,
then
their sons will sit
on
your throne for ever and ever."
13
For
the LORD has chosen Zion,
he
has desired it for his dwelling:
14
"This is my resting place for ever and
ever;
here
I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it--
15 I
will bless her with abundant provisions;
her
poor will I satisfy with food.
16 I
will clothe her priests with salvation,
and
her saints will ever sing for joy.
17
"Here I will make a horn C grow for David
and
set up a lamp for my anointed one.
18 I
will clothe his enemies with shame,
but
the crown on his head will be resplendent."
[10]
PROVERBS: 12
12
1
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but
he who hates correction is stupid.
2
A
good man obtains favor from the LORD,
but
the LORD condemns a crafty man.
3
A
man cannot be established through wickedness,
but
the righteous cannot be uprooted.
4
A
wife of noble character is her husband's crown,
but
a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
5
The
plans of the righteous are just,
but
the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
6
The
words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
but
the speech of the upright rescues them.
7
Wicked
men are overthrown and are no more,
but
the house of the righteous stands firm.
8
A
man is praised according to his wisdom,
but
men with warped minds are despised.
9
Better
to be a nobody and yet have a servant
than
pretend to be somebody and have no food.
10
A
righteous man cares for the needs of his animal,
but
the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
11
He
who works his land will have abundant food,
but
he who chases fantasies lacks judgment. [11]
12
The
wicked desire the plunder of evil men,
but
the root of the righteous flourishes.
13
An
evil man is trapped by his sinful talk,
but
a righteous man escapes trouble.
14
From
the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things
as
surely as the work of his hands rewards him.
15
The
way of a fool seems right to him,
but
a wise man listens to advice.
16A
fool shows his annoyance at once,
but
a prudent man overlooks an insult.
17
A
truthful witness gives honest testimony,
but
a false witness tells lies.
18
Reckless
words pierce like a sword,
but
the tongue of the wise brings healing.
19
Truthful
lips endure forever,
but
a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
20
There
is deceit in the hearts of those who plot evil,
but
joy for those who promote peace.
21
No
harm befalls the righteous,
but
the wicked have their fill of trouble. [12]
22
The
LORD detests lying lips,
but
he delights in men who are truthful.
23
A
prudent man keeps his knowledge to himself,
but
the heart of fools blurts out folly.
24
Diligent
hands will rule,
but
laziness ends in slave labor.
25
An
anxious heart weighs a man down,
but
a kind word cheers him up.
26
A
righteous man is cautious in friendship, A
but
the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27
The
lazy man does not roast B his game,
but
the diligent man prizes his possessions.
28
In
the way of righteousness there is life;
along
that path is immortality. [13]
OLD
TESTAMENT: DANIEL 9:1 - 11:1
9
1
In
the first year of Darius son of Xerxes A (a Mede by descent), who was
made ruler over the Babylonian B kingdom—2 in the first
year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the
word of the LORD given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem
would last seventy years. 3 So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded
with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.
4
I
prayed to the LORD my God and confessed:
"O
Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with all who
love him and obey his commands, 5 we have sinned and done wrong. We
have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and
laws. 6 We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke
in your name to our kings, our princes and our fathers, and to all the people of
the land.
7
"Lord,
you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame--the men of Judah and
people of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries
where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you. 8 O
LORD, we and our kings, our princes and our fathers are covered with shame
because we have sinned against you.
9
The
Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against
him; 10 we have not obeyed the LORD our God or kept the laws he gave
us through his servants the prophets. 11 All Israel has transgressed
your law and turned away, refusing to obey you.
"Therefore
the curses and sworn judgments written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God,
have been poured out on us, because we have sinned against you. 12
You have fulfilled the words spoken against us and against our rulers by
bringing upon us great disaster. Under the whole heaven nothing has ever been
done like what has been done to Jerusalem. 13 Just as it is written
in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought
the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our sins and giving attention to
your truth. 14 The LORD did not hesitate to bring the disaster upon
us, for the LORD our God is righteous in everything he does; yet we have not
obeyed him.
15
"Now,
O Lord our God, who brought your people out of Egypt with a mighty hand and who
made for yourself a name that endures to this day, we have sinned, we have done
wrong. 16 O Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away
your anger and your wrath from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins
and the iniquities of our fathers have made Jerusalem and your people an object
of scorn to all those around us.
17
"Now,
our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, O Lord,
look with favor on your desolate sanctuary.
18
Give
ear, O God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that
bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but
because of your great mercy. 19 O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O
Lord, hear and act! For your sake, O my God, do not delay, because your city and
your people bear your Name." [14]
20
While
I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel
and making my request to the LORD my God for his holy hill—21 while I
was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to
me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice. 22 He
instructed me and said to me, "Daniel, I have now come
to give you insight and understanding.
23 As
soon as you began to pray, an answer was given, which I have come to tell you,
for you are highly esteemed. Therefore, consider the message and understand the
vision:
24
"Seventy `sevens' C are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish
D transgression, to put an end to
sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up
vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy. E
25
"Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree
F to restore and rebuild Jerusalem
until the Anointed One, G the ruler,
comes, there will be seven `sevens,' and sixty-two `sevens.' It will be rebuilt
with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble.
26 After
the sixty-two `sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and will have
nothing.
H The people of the ruler who will come
will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War
will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed.
27 He will
confirm a covenant with many for one `seven.' I In the middle of the `seven' J he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing
of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the
end that is decreed is poured out on him. K"
L
10
1
In
the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a revelation was given to Daniel (who
was called Belteshazzar). Its message was true and it concerned a great war.
A The understanding of the message came to him in a vision.
2
At
that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. 3 I ate no choice food;
no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three
weeks were over.
4
On
the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the
great river, the Tigris, 5 I looked up and there before me was a man
dressed in linen, with a belt of the finest gold around his waist. 6
His body was like chrysolite, his face like lightning, his eyes like
flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his
voice like the sound of a multitude.
7
I,
Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; the men with me did not see it, but
such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves. 8 So
I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left, my face
turned deathly pale and I was helpless. 9 Then I heard him speaking,
and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.
10
A
hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. 11 He
said, "Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider
carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, for I have now
been sent to you." And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling. [15]
12
Then
he continued, "Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the
first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself
before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to
them. 13 But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one
days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was
detained there with the king of Persia. 14
Now I have come to explain to you what
will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to
come."
15
While
he was saying this to me, I bowed with my face toward the ground and was
speechless. 16 Then one who looked like a man B touched my
lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing
before me, "I am overcome with anguish because of the vision, my lord, and I am
helpless. 17 How can I, your servant, talk with you, my lord? My
strength is gone and I can hardly breathe."
18
Again
the one who looked like a man touched me and gave me strength. 19
"Do not be afraid, O man highly esteemed," he
said. "Peace! Be strong now; be strong."
When
he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, "Speak, my lord, since you have
given me strength."
20
So
he said, "Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I
will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of
Greece will come; 21 but first I will tell you what is written in the Book of
Truth. (No one supports me against them except Michael, your
prince.
NEW
TESTAMENT: 1 JOHN 2:1 - 17
2
1
My
dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does
sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense--Jesus Christ, the
Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not
only for ours but also for A the sins of the whole world.
3
We
know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. 4 The man
who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the
truth is not in him. 5 But if anyone obeys his word, God's love
B is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him:
6 Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.
7
Dear
friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had
since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard. 8
Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and you,
because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining.
9
Anyone
who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness.
10
Whoever
loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him C
to make him stumble. 11 But whoever hates his brother is in the
darkness and walks around in the darkness; he does not know where he is going,
because the darkness has blinded him.
12
I
write to you, dear children,
because
your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.
13
I
write to you, fathers,
because
you have known him who is from the beginning.
I
write to you, young men,
because
you have overcome the evil one.
I
write to you, dear children,
because
you have known the Father.
14
I
write to you, fathers,
because
you have known him who is from the beginning.
I
write to you, young men,
because
you are strong, [17]
and
the word of God lives in you,
and
you have overcome the evil one.
15
Do
not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love
of the Father is not in him. 16 For everything in the world--the
cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and
does--comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and
its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. [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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