Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
SEPTEMBER
27
PSALMS: 27,
57, 87, 117, 147
PROVERBS: 27
OLD
TESTAMENT: NAHUM 1:1 - 3:19
NEW
TESTAMENT: ROMANS 8:1 - 13
Psalms
27
Of
David.
1
The
LORD is my light and my salvation--
whom
shall I fear?
The
LORD is the stronghold of my life--
of
whom shall I be afraid?
2
When
evil men advance against me
to
devour my flesh, A
when
my enemies and my foes attack me,
they
will stumble and fall.
3
Though
an army besiege me,
my
heart will not fear;
though
war break out against me,
even
then will I be confident.
4
One
thing I ask of the LORD,
this
is what I seek:
that
I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all
the days of my life,
to
gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
and
to seek him in his temple.
5
For
in the day of trouble
he
will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he
will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
and
set me high upon a rock.
6
Then
my head will be exalted
above
the enemies who surround me;
at
his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy;
I
will sing and make music to the LORD. [1]
7
Hear
my voice when I call, O LORD;
be
merciful to me and answer me.
8
My
heart says of you, "Seek his B face!"
Your
face, LORD, I will seek.
9
Do
not hide your face from me,
do
not turn your servant away in anger;
you
have been my helper.
Do
not reject me or forsake me,
O
God my Savior.
10
Though
my father and mother forsake me,
the
LORD will receive me.
11
Teach
me your way, O LORD;
lead
me in a straight path
because
of my oppressors.
12
Do
not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for
false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing
out violence.
13
I
am still confident of this:
I
will see the goodness of the LORD
in
the land of the living.
14
Wait
for the LORD;
be
strong and take heart
and
wait for the LORD.
PSALMS: 57
1
Have
mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me,
for
in you my soul takes refuge.
I
will take refuge in the shadow of your wings
until
the disaster has passed.
2
I
cry out to God Most High,
to
God, who fulfills his purpose for me.
3
He
sends from heaven and saves me,
rebuking
those who hotly pursue me;
Selah
God
sends his love and his faithfulness.
4
I
am in the midst of lions;
I
lie among ravenous beasts--
men
whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose
tongues are sharp swords.
5
Be
exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let
your glory be over all the earth.
6
They
spread a net for my feet--
I
was bowed down in distress.
They
dug a pit in my path--
but
they have fallen into it themselves.
Selah [2]
7
My
heart is steadfast, O God,
my
heart is steadfast;
I
will sing and make music.
8
Awake,
my soul!
Awake,
harp and lyre!
I
will awaken the dawn.
9
I
will praise you, O Lord, among the nations;
I
will sing of you among the peoples.
10
For
great is your love, reaching to the heavens;
your
faithfulness reaches to the skies.
11
Be
exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let
your glory be over all the earth. [3]
PSALMS: 87
Of
the Sons of Korah. A psalm. A song.
1
He
has set his foundation on the holy mountain;
2
the
LORD loves the gates of Zion
more
than all the dwellings of Jacob.
3
Glorious
things are said of you,
O
city of God:
Selah
4
"I will record Rahab A and Babylon
among
those who acknowledge me--
Philistia
too, and Tyre, along with Cush B--
and
will say, `This C
one was born in Zion.'"
5
Indeed,
of Zion it will be said,
"This one and that one were born in
her,
and
the Most High himself will establish her."
6
The
LORD will write in the register of the peoples:
"This one was born in Zion."
Selah
7
As
they make music they will sing,
"All my fountains are in you." [4]
PSALMS: 117
1
Praise
the LORD, all you nations;
extol
him, all you peoples.
2
For
great is his love toward us,
and
the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
Praise
the LORD. A [5]
PSALMS: 147
1
Praise
the LORD. A
How
good it is to sing praises to our God,
how
pleasant and fitting to praise him!
2
The
LORD builds up Jerusalem;
he
gathers the exiles of Israel.
3
He
heals the brokenhearted
and
binds up their wounds.
4
He
determines the number of the stars
and
calls them each by name.
5
Great
is our Lord and mighty in power;
his
understanding has no limit.
6
The
LORD sustains the humble
but
casts the wicked to the ground.
7
Sing
to the LORD with thanksgiving;
make
music to our God on the harp.
8
He
covers the sky with clouds;
he
supplies the earth with rain
and
makes grass grow on the hills.
9
He
provides food for the cattle
and
for the young ravens when they call.
10
His
pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,
nor
his delight in the legs of a man;
11
the
LORD delights in those who fear him,
who
put their hope in his unfailing love. [6]
12
Extol
the LORD, O Jerusalem;
praise
your God, O Zion,
13
for
he strengthens the bars of your gates
and
blesses your people within you.
14
He
grants peace to your borders
and
satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
15
He
sends his command to the earth;
his
word runs swiftly.
16
He
spreads the snow like wool
and
scatters the frost like ashes.
17
He
hurls down his hail like pebbles.
Who
can withstand his icy blast?
18
He
sends his word and melts them;
he
stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.
19
He
has revealed his word to Jacob,
his
laws and decrees to Israel.
20
He
has done this for no other nation;
they
do not know his laws.
Praise
the LORD. [7]
PROVERBS: 27
27
1
Do not boast about tomorrow,
for
you do not know what a day may bring forth.
2
Let
another praise you, and not your own mouth;
someone
else, and not your own lips.
3
Stone
is heavy and sand a burden,
but
provocation by a fool is heavier than both.
4
Anger
is cruel and fury overwhelming,
but
who can stand before jealousy?
5
Better
is open rebuke
than
hidden love.
6
Wounds
from a friend can be trusted,
but
an enemy multiplies kisses.
7
He
who is full loathes honey,
but
to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
8
Like
a bird that strays from its nest
is
a man who strays from his home.
9
Perfume
and incense bring joy to the heart,
and
the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest
counsel.
10
Do
not forsake your friend and the friend of your father,
and
do not go to your brother's house when disaster strikes
you--
better
a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
11
Be
wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart;
then
I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt. [8]
12
The
prudent see danger and take refuge,
but
the simple keep going and suffer for it.
13
Take
the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
hold
it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman.
14
If
a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning,
it
will be taken as a curse.
15
A
quarrelsome wife is like
a
constant dripping on a rainy day;
16
restraining
her is like restraining the wind
or
grasping oil with the hand.
17
As
iron sharpens iron,
so
one man sharpens another.
18
He
who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and
he who looks after his master will be honored.
19
As
water reflects a face,
so
a man's heart reflects the man.
20
Death
and Destruction A are never satisfied,
and
neither are the eyes of man.
21
The
crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,
but
man is tested by the praise he receives.
22
Though
you grind a fool in a mortar,
grinding
him like grain with a pestle,
you
will not remove his folly from him. [9]
23
Be
sure you know the condition of your flocks,
give
careful attention to your herds;
24
for
riches do not endure forever,
and
a crown is not secure for all generations.
25
When
the hay is removed and new growth appears
and
the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26
the
lambs will provide you with clothing,
and
the goats with the price of a field.
27
You
will have plenty of goats' milk
to
feed you and your family
and
to nourish your servant girls. [10]
OLD
TESTAMENT: NAHUM 1:1 - 3:19
1
1
An
oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2
The
LORD is a jealous and avenging God;
the
LORD takes vengeance and is filled with wrath.
The
LORD takes vengeance on his foes
and
maintains his wrath against his enemies.
3
The
LORD is slow to anger and great in power;
the
LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished.
His
way is in the whirlwind and the storm,
and
clouds are the dust of his feet.
4
He
rebukes the sea and dries it up;
he
makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan
and Carmel wither
and
the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
5
The
mountains quake before him
and
the hills melt away.
The
earth trembles at his presence,
the
world and all who live in it.
6
Who
can withstand his indignation?
Who
can endure his fierce anger?
His
wrath is poured out like fire;
the
rocks are shattered before him.
7
The
LORD is good,
a
refuge in times of trouble. [11]
He
cares for those who trust in him,
8
but with an overwhelming flood
he
will make an end of Nineveh;
he
will pursue his foes into darkness.
9
Whatever
they plot against the LORD
he
A will bring to an end;
trouble
will not come a second time.
10
They
will be entangled among thorns
and
drunk from their wine;
they
will be consumed like dry stubble. B
11
From
you, O Nineveh, has one come forth
who
plots evil against the LORD
and
counsels wickedness.
12
This
is what the LORD says:
"Although they have allies and are numerous,
they
will be cut off and pass away.
Although
I have afflicted you, O Judah,
I
will afflict you no more.
13 Now
I will break their yoke from your neck
and
tear your shackles away."
14
The
LORD has given a command concerning you, Nineveh:
"You will have no descendants to bear your name. [12]
I
will destroy the carved images and cast idols
that
are in the temple of your gods.
I
will prepare your grave,
for
you are vile."
15
Look,
there on the mountains,
the
feet of one who brings good news,
who
proclaims peace!
Celebrate
your festivals, O Judah,
and
fulfill your vows.
No
more will the wicked invade you;
they
will be completely destroyed.
2
1
An attacker advances against you, Nineveh.
Guard
the fortress,
watch
the road,
brace
yourselves,
marshal
all your strength!
2
The
LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob
like
the splendor of Israel,
though
destroyers have laid them waste
and
have ruined their vines. [13]
3
The
shields of his soldiers are red;
the
warriors are clad in scarlet.
The
metal on the chariots flashes
on
the day they are made ready;
the
spears of pine are brandished. A
4
The
chariots storm through the streets,
rushing
back and forth through the squares.
They
look like flaming torches;
they
dart about like lightning.
5
He
summons his picked troops,
yet
they stumble on their way.
They
dash to the city wall;
the
protective shield is put in place.
6
The
river gates are thrown open
and
the palace collapses.
7
It
is decreed B that the city
be
exiled and carried away.
Its
slave girls moan like doves
and
beat upon their breasts.
8
Nineveh
is like a pool,
and
its water is draining away.
"Stop!
Stop!" they cry,
but
no one turns back. [14]
9
Plunder
the silver!
Plunder
the gold!
The
supply is endless,
the
wealth from all its treasures!
10
She
is pillaged, plundered, stripped!
Hearts
melt, knees give way,
bodies
tremble, every face grows pale.
11
Where
now is the lions' den,
the
place where they fed their young,
where
the lion and lioness went,
and
the cubs, with nothing to fear?
12
The
lion killed enough for his cubs
and
strangled the prey for his mate,
filling
his lairs with the kill
and
his dens with the prey.
13
"I am against you,"
declares
the LORD Almighty.
"I will burn up your chariots in smoke,
and
the sword will devour your young lions.
I
will leave you no prey on the earth.
The
voices of your messengers
will
no longer be heard."
[15]
3
1
Woe to the city of blood,
full
of lies,
full
of plunder,
never
without victims!
2
The
crack of whips,
the
clatter of wheels,
galloping
horses
and
jolting chariots!
3
Charging
cavalry,
flashing
swords
and
glittering spears!
Many
casualties,
piles
of dead,
bodies
without number,
people
stumbling over the corpses--
4
all
because of the wanton lust of a harlot,
alluring,
the mistress of sorceries,
who
enslaved nations by her prostitution
and
peoples by her witchcraft.
5
"I am against you," declares the LORD Almighty.
"I will lift your skirts over your face.
I
will show the nations your nakedness
and
the kingdoms your shame.
6 I
will pelt you with filth,
I
will treat you with contempt
and
make you a spectacle.
[16]
7
All
who see you will flee from you and say,
`Nineveh
is in ruins--who will mourn for her?'
Where
can I find anyone to comfort you?"
8
Are
you better than Thebes, A
situated
on the Nile,
with
water around her?
The
river was her defense,
the
waters her wall.
9
Cush
B and Egypt were her boundless strength;
Put
and Libya were among her allies.
10
Yet
she was taken captive
and
went into exile.
Her
infants were dashed to pieces
at
the head of every street.
Lots
were cast for her nobles,
and
all her great men were put in chains.
11
You
too will become drunk;
you
will go into hiding
and
seek refuge from the enemy.
12
All
your fortresses are like fig trees
with
their first ripe fruit;
when
they are shaken, [17]
the
figs fall into the mouth of the eater.
13
Look
at your troops--
they
are all women!
The
gates of your land
are
wide open to your enemies;
fire
has consumed their bars.
14
Draw
water for the siege,
strengthen
your defenses!
Work
the clay,
tread
the mortar,
repair
the brickwork!
15
There
the fire will devour you;
the
sword will cut you down
and,
like grasshoppers, consume you.
Multiply
like grasshoppers,
multiply
like locusts!
16
You
have increased the number of your merchants
till
they are more than the stars of the sky,
but
like locusts they strip the land
and
then fly away.
17
Your
guards are like locusts,
your
officials like swarms of locusts
that
settle in the walls on a cold day--
but
when the sun appears they fly away,
and
no one knows where. [18]
18
O
king of Assyria, your shepherds C slumber;
your
nobles lie down to rest.
Your
people are scattered on the mountains
with
no one to gather them.
19
Nothing
can heal your wound;
your
injury is fatal.
Everyone
who hears the news about you
claps
his hands at your fall,
for
who has not felt
your
endless cruelty? [19]
NEW
TESTAMENT: ROMANS 8:1 - 13
8
1
When
he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
2
And
I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven
trumpets.
3
Another
angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much
incense to offer, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before
the throne. 4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of
the saints, went up before God from the angel's hand. 5 Then the
angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the
earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an
earthquake.
6
Then
the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
7
The
first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood,
and it was hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a
third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
8
The
second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all
ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, 9
a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships
were destroyed.
10
The
third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell
from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water—11
the name of the star is Wormwood. A A third of the waters
turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.
12
The
fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of
the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark. A third
of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.
13
As
I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice:
"Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts
about to be sounded by the other three angels!" [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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