Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
SEPTEMBER
21
PSALMS: 21,
51, 81, 111, 141
PROVERBS: 21
OLD
TESTAMENT: AMOS 4:1 - 6:14
NEW
TESTAMENT: REVELATION 2:18 -
3:6
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: AMOS 4:1 - 6:14
4
1
Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria,
you
women who oppress the poor and crush the needy
and
say to your husbands, "Bring us some drinks!"
2
The
Sovereign LORD has sworn by his holiness:
"The time will surely come
when
you will be taken away with hooks,
the
last of you with fishhooks.
3 You
will each go straight out
through
breaks in the wall,
and
you will be cast out toward Harmon,
A"
declares
the LORD.
4
"Go to Bethel and sin;
go
to Gilgal and sin yet more.
Bring
your sacrifices every morning,
your
tithes every three years.
B
5
Burn
leavened bread as a thank offering
and
brag about your freewill offerings--
boast
about them, you Israelites,
for
this is what you love to do,"
declares
the Sovereign LORD.
6
"I gave you empty stomachs C in every city
and
lack of bread in every town,
yet
you have not returned to me,"
declares
the LORD.
7
"I also withheld rain from you [12]
when
the harvest was still three months away.
I
sent rain on one town,
but
withheld it from another.
One
field had rain;
another
had none and dried up.
8
People
staggered from town to town for water
but
did not get enough to drink,
yet
you have not returned to me,"
declares
the LORD.
9
"Many times I struck your gardens and vineyards,
I
struck them with blight and mildew.
Locusts
devoured your fig and olive trees,
yet
you have not returned to me,"
declares
the LORD.
10
"I sent plagues among you
as
I did to Egypt.
I
killed your young men with the sword,
along
with your captured horses.
I
filled your nostrils with the stench of your camps,
yet
you have not returned to me,"
declares
the LORD.
11
"I overthrew some of you
You
were like a burning stick snatched from the fire,
yet
you have not returned to me,"
declares
the LORD.
12
"Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel,
and
because I will do this to you,
prepare
to meet your God, O Israel."
13
He
who forms the mountains,
creates
the wind,
and
reveals his thoughts to man,
he
who turns dawn to darkness,
and
treads the high places of the earth--
the
LORD God Almighty is his name.
5
1
Hear
this word, O house of Israel, this lament I take up concerning you:
2
"Fallen is Virgin Israel,
never
to rise again,
deserted
in her own land,
with
no one to lift her up."
3
This
is what the Sovereign LORD says: [14]
"The city that marches out a thousand strong for Israel
will
have only a hundred left;
the
town that marches out a hundred strong
will
have only ten left."
4
This
is what the LORD says to the house of Israel:
"Seek me and live;
5
do not seek Bethel,
do
not go to Gilgal,
do
not journey to Beersheba.
For
Gilgal will surely go into exile,
and
Bethel will be reduced to nothing.
A"
6
Seek
the LORD and live,
or
he will sweep through the house of Joseph like a fire;
it
will devour,
and
Bethel will have no one to quench it.
7
You
who turn justice into bitterness
and
cast righteousness to the ground
8
(he
who made the Pleiades and Orion,
who
turns blackness into dawn
and
darkens day into night,
who
calls for the waters of the sea
and
pours them out over the face of the land--
the
LORD is his name--
9
he
flashes destruction on the stronghold [15]
and
brings the fortified city to ruin),
10you
hate the one who reproves in court
and
despise him who tells the truth.
11
You
trample on the poor
and
force him to give you grain.
Therefore,
though you have built stone mansions,
you
will not live in them;
though
you have planted lush vineyards,
you
will not drink their wine.
12
For
I know how many are your offenses
and
how great your sins.
You oppress the righteous and take bribes
and
you deprive the poor of justice in the courts.
13
Therefore
the prudent man keeps quiet in such times,
for
the times are evil.
14
Seek
good, not evil,
that
you may live.
Then
the LORD God Almighty will be with you,
just
as you say he is.
15
Hate
evil, love good;
maintain
justice in the courts.
Perhaps
the LORD God Almighty will have mercy
on
the remnant of Joseph. [16]
16
Therefore
this is what the Lord, the LORD God Almighty, says:
"There will be wailing in all the streets
and
cries of anguish in every public square.
The
farmers will be summoned to weep
and
the mourners to wail.
17
There
will be wailing in all the vineyards,
for
I will pass through your midst,"
says
the LORD.
18
Woe
to you who long
for
the day of the LORD!
Why
do you long for the day of the LORD?
That
day will be darkness, not light.
19
It
will be as though a man fled from a lion
only
to meet a bear,
as
though he entered his house
and
rested his hand on the wall
only
to have a snake bite him.
20
Will
not the day of the LORD be darkness, not light--
pitch-dark,
without a ray of brightness?
21
"I hate, I despise your religious feasts;
I
cannot stand your assemblies.
I
will not accept them.
Though
you bring choice fellowship offerings,
B
I
will have no regard for them.
23 Away
with the noise of your songs!
I
will not listen to the music of your harps.
24
But
let justice roll on like a river,
righteousness
like a never-failing stream!
25
"Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings
forty
years in the desert, O house of Israel?
26
You
have lifted up the shrine of your king,
the
pedestal of your idols,
the
star of your god C--
which
you made for yourselves.
27 Therefore
I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,"
says
the LORD, whose name is God Almighty.
6
1
Woe to you who are complacent in Zion,
and
to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria,
you
notable men of the foremost nation,
to
whom the people of Israel come! [18]
2
Go
to Calneh and look at it;
go
from there to great Hamath,
and
then go down to Gath in Philistia.
Are
they better off than your two kingdoms?
Is
their land larger than yours?
3
You
put off the evil day
and
bring near a reign of terror.
4
You
lie on beds inlaid with ivory
and
lounge on your couches.
You
dine on choice lambs
and
fattened calves.
5
You
strum away on your harps like David
and
improvise on musical instruments.
6
You
drink wine by the bowlful
and
use the finest lotions,
but
you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
7Therefore
you will be among the first to go into exile;
your
feasting and lounging will end.
8
The
Sovereign LORD has sworn by himself--the LORD God Almighty declares:
"I abhor the pride of Jacob
and
detest his fortresses;
I
will deliver up the city
and
everything in it."
[19]
"I abhor the pride of Jacob
and
detest his fortresses;
I
will deliver up the city
and
everything in it."
9
If
ten men are left in one house, they too will die. 10 And if a
relative who is to burn the bodies comes to carry them out of the house and asks
anyone still hiding there, "Is anyone with you?" and he says, "No," then he will
say, "Hush! We must not mention the name of the LORD."
11
For
the LORD has given the command,
and
he will smash the great house into pieces
and
the small house into bits.
12
Do
horses run on the rocky crags?
Does
one plow there with oxen?
But
you have turned justice into poison
and
the fruit of righteousness into bitterness--
13
you
who rejoice in the conquest of Lo Debar A
and
say, "Did we not take Karnaim B by our own strength?"
14
For
the LORD God Almighty declares,
"I will stir up a nation against you, O house of Israel,
that
will oppress you all the way
NEW
TESTAMENT: REVELATION 2:18 -
3:6
18
"To the angel of the church in Thyatira write:
These
are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet
are like burnished bronze.
19 I know your deeds, your love and
faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you
did at first.
20
Nevertheless,
I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a
prophetess. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and
the eating of food sacrificed to idols.
21 I have given her time to repent of
her immorality, but she is unwilling. 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make
those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her
ways. 23 I will strike her
children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts
and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
24
Now
I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and
have not learned Satan's so-called deep secrets (I will not impose any other
burden on you):
25 Only hold on to what you have until I
come.
26
To
him who overcomes and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the
nations--
27
`He will rule them with an iron scepter;
he
will dash them to pieces like pottery'
B--
just
as I have received authority from my Father.
28 I will also give him the morning
star. 29 He who has an ear, let
him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
3
1
"To the angel A of the church in Sardis write:
These
are the words of him who holds the seven spirits
B of God and the seven stars. I know
your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.
2 Wake up! Strengthen what remains and
is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my
God. 3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard;
obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and
you will not know at what time I will come to you. [21]
4
Yet
you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will
walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy.
5 He who overcomes will, like them, be
dressed in white. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will
acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels. 6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to
the churches. [22]
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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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