Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
SEPTEMBER
5
PSALMS: 5,
35, 65, 95, 125
PROVERBS: 5
OLD
TESTAMENT: DANIEL 1:1 - 2:23
NEW
TESTAMENT: 1 PETER 3:8 -
4:6
PSALMS:
5
For
the director of music. For flutes. A psalm of David.
1
Give
ear to my words, O LORD,
consider
my sighing.
2
Listen
to my cry for help,
my
King and my God,
for
to you I pray.
3
In
the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice;
in
the morning I lay my requests before you
and
wait in expectation.
4
You
are not a God who takes pleasure in evil;
with
you the wicked cannot dwell.
5
The
arrogant cannot stand in your presence;
you
hate all who do wrong.
6
You
destroy those who tell lies;
bloodthirsty
and deceitful men
the
LORD abhors.
7
But
I, by your great mercy,
will
come into your house;
in
reverence will I bow down
toward
your holy temple.
8
Lead
me, O LORD, in your righteousness
because
of my enemies--
make
straight your way before me. [1]
9
Not
a word from their mouth can be trusted;
their
heart is filled with destruction.
Their
throat is an open grave;
with
their tongue they speak deceit.
10
Declare
them guilty, O God!
Let
their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish
them for their many sins,
for
they have rebelled against you.
11
But
let all who take refuge in you be glad;
let
them ever sing for joy.
Spread
your protection over them,
that
those who love your name may rejoice in you.
12
For
surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous;
you
surround them with your favor as with a shield. [2]
PSALMS: 35
Of
David.
1
Contend,
O LORD, with those who contend with me;
fight
against those who fight against me.
2
Take
up shield and buckler;
arise
and come to my aid.
3
Brandish
spear and javelin A
against
those who pursue me.
Say
to my soul,
"I am your salvation."
4
May
those who seek my life
be
disgraced and put to shame;
may
those who plot my ruin
be
turned back in dismay.
5
May
they be like chaff before the wind,
with
the angel of the LORD driving them away;
6
may
their path be dark and slippery,
with
the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
7
Since
they hid their net for me without cause
and
without cause dug a pit for me,
8
may
ruin overtake them by surprise--
may
the net they hid entangle them,
may
they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
9
Then
my soul will rejoice in the LORD
and
delight in his salvation.
10
My
whole being will exclaim,
"Who
is like you, O LORD?
You
rescue the poor from those too strong for them,
the
poor and needy from those who rob them." [3]
11
Ruthless
witnesses come forward;
they
question me on things I know nothing about.
12
They
repay me evil for good
and
leave my soul forlorn.
13
Yet
when they were ill, I put on sackcloth
and
humbled myself with fasting.
When
my prayers returned to me unanswered,
14
I
went about mourning
as
though for my friend or brother.
I
bowed my head in grief
as
though weeping for my mother.
15
But
when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
attackers
gathered against me when I was unaware.
They
slandered me without ceasing.
16
Like
the ungodly they maliciously mocked B;
they
gnashed their teeth at me.
17
O
Lord, how long will you look on?
Rescue
my life from their ravages,
my
precious life from these lions.
18
I
will give you thanks in the great assembly;
among
throngs of people I will praise you.
19
Let
not those gloat over me
who
are my enemies without cause;
let
not those who hate me without reason
maliciously
wink the eye.
20
They
do not speak peaceably,
but
devise false accusations
against
those who live quietly in the land.
21
They
gape at me and say, "Aha! Aha!
With
our own eyes we have seen it." [4]
22
O
LORD, you have seen this; be not silent.
Do
not be far from me, O Lord.
23
Awake,
and rise to my defense!
Contend
for me, my God and Lord.
24
Vindicate
me in your righteousness, O LORD my God;
do
not let them gloat over me.
25
Do
not let them think, "Aha, just what we wanted!"
or
say, "We have swallowed him up."
26
May
all who gloat over my distress
be
put to shame and confusion;
may
all who exalt themselves over me
be
clothed with shame and disgrace.
27
May
those who delight in my vindication
shout
for joy and gladness;
may
they always say, "The LORD be exalted,
who
delights in the well-being of his servant."
28
My
tongue will speak of your righteousness
and
of your praises all day long. [5]
PSALMS: 65
For
the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.
1
Praise
awaits A you, O God, in Zion;
to
you our vows will be fulfilled.
2
O
you who hear prayer,
to
you all men will come.
3
When
we were overwhelmed by sins,
you
forgave B our transgressions.
4
Blessed
are those you choose
and
bring near to live in your courts!
We
are filled with the good things of your house,
of
your holy temple.
5
You
answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness,
O
God our Savior,
the
hope of all the ends of the earth
and
of the farthest seas,
6
who
formed the mountains by your power,
having
armed yourself with strength,
7
who
stilled the roaring of the seas,
the
roaring of their waves,
and
the turmoil of the nations.
8
Those
living far away fear your wonders;
where
morning dawns and evening fades
you
call forth songs of joy.
9
You
care for the land and water it;
you
enrich it abundantly.
The
streams of God are filled with water
to
provide the people with grain, [6]
for
so you have ordained it. C
10
You
drench its furrows
and
level its ridges;
you
soften it with showers
and
bless its crops.
11
You
crown the year with your bounty,
and
your carts overflow with abundance.
12
The
grasslands of the desert overflow;
the
hills are clothed with gladness.
13
The
meadows are covered with flocks
and
the valleys are mantled with grain;
they
shout for joy and sing. [7]
PSALMS: 95
1
Come,
let us sing for joy to the LORD;
let
us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
2
Let
us come before him with thanksgiving
and
extol him with music and song.
3
For
the LORD is the great God,
the
great King above all gods.
4
In
his hand are the depths of the earth,
and
the mountain peaks belong to him.
5
The
sea is his, for he made it,
and
his hands formed the dry land.
6
Come,
let us bow down in worship,
let
us kneel before the LORD our Maker;
7
for
he is our God
and
we are the people of his pasture,
the
flock under his care.
Today,
if you hear his voice,
8
do
not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, A
as
you did that day at Massah B in the desert,
9
where
your fathers tested and tried me,
though
they had seen what I did.
10
For
forty years I was angry with that generation;
I
said, "They are a people whose hearts go
astray,
and
they have not known my ways."
11
So
I declared on oath in my anger,
"They shall never enter my rest." [8]
PSALMS: 125
A
song of ascents.
1
Those
who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion,
which
cannot be shaken but endures forever.
2
As
the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so
the LORD surrounds his people
both
now and forevermore.
3
The
scepter of the wicked will not remain
over
the land allotted to the righteous,
for
then the righteous might use
their
hands to do evil.
4
Do
good, O LORD, to those who are good,
to
those who are upright in heart.
5
But
those who turn to crooked ways
the
LORD will banish with the evildoers.
Peace
be upon Israel. [9]
PROVERBS: 5
5
1
My son, pay attention to my wisdom,
listen
well to my words of insight,
2
that
you may maintain discretion
and
your lips may preserve knowledge.
3
For
the lips of an adulteress drip honey,
and
her speech is smoother than oil;
4
but
in the end she is bitter as gall,
sharp
as a double-edged sword.
5
Her
feet go down to death;
her
steps lead straight to the grave. A
6
She
gives no thought to the way of life;
her
paths are crooked, but she knows it not.
7
Now
then, my sons, listen to me;
do
not turn aside from what I say.
8
Keep
to a path far from her,
do
not go near the door of her house,
9
lest
you give your best strength to others
and
your years to one who is cruel,
10
lest
strangers feast on your wealth
and
your toil enrich another man's house.
11
At
the end of your life you will groan,
when
your flesh and body are spent.
12
You
will say, "How I hated discipline!
How
my heart spurned correction!
13
I
would not obey my teachers
or
listen to my instructors.
14
I
have come to the brink of utter ruin
in
the midst of the whole assembly."
15
Drink
water from your own cistern,
running
water from your own well.
16
Should
your springs overflow in the streets,
your
streams of water in the public squares?
17
Let
them be yours alone, [10]
never
to be shared with strangers.
18
May
your fountain be blessed,
and
may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19
A
loving doe, a graceful deer--
may
her breasts satisfy you always,
may
you ever be captivated by her love.
20
Why
be captivated, my son, by an adulteress?
Why
embrace the bosom of another man's wife?
21
For
a man's ways are in full view of the LORD,
and
he examines all his paths.
22
The
evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him;
the
cords of his sin hold him fast.
23
He
will die for lack of discipline,
led
astray by his own great folly. [11]
OLD
TESTAMENT: DANIEL 1:1 - 2:23
1
1
In
the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord delivered
Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the
temple of God. These he carried off to the temple of his god in Babylonia
A and put in the treasure house of his god.
3
Then
the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring in some of the
Israelites from the royal family and the nobility—4 young men without
any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well
informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king's palace. He
was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians. B
5 The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the
king's table. They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were
to enter the king's service.
6
Among
these were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. 7
The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar;
to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
8
But
Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked
the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. 9
Now God had caused the official to show favor and sympathy to Daniel,
10 but the official told Daniel, "I am afraid of my lord the king,
who has assigned your C food and drink. Why should he see you looking
worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head
because of you."
11Daniel
then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel,
Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 12 "Please test your servants for ten
days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13
Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal
food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see." 14 So
he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.
15
At
the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of
the young men who ate the royal food. 16 So the guard took away their
choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.
17
To
these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of
literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all
kinds.
18
At
the end of the time set by the king to bring them in, the chief official
presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 19 The king talked with them, and
he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered
the king's service. 20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding
about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all
the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.
21
And
Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.
2
1
In
the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his mind was troubled
and he could not sleep. 2 So the king summoned the [12]magicians,
enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers A to tell him what he had
dreamed. When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to
them, "I have had a dream that troubles me and I want to know what it means.
B"
4Then
the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, C "O king, live
forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it."
5
The
king replied to the astrologers, "This is what I have firmly decided: If you do
not tell me what my dream was and interpret it, I will have you cut into pieces
and your houses turned into piles of rubble. 6 But if you tell me the
dream and explain it, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great
honor. So tell me the dream and interpret it for me."
7
Once
more they replied, "Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will
interpret it."
8
Then
the king answered, "I am certain that you are trying to gain time, because you
realize that this is what I have firmly decided: 9 If you do not tell
me the dream, there is just one penalty for you. You have conspired to tell me
misleading and wicked things, hoping the situation will change. So then, tell me
the dream, and I will know that you can interpret it for me."
10
The
astrologers answered the king, "There is not a man on earth who can do what the
king asks! No king, however great and mighty, has ever asked such a thing of any
magician or enchanter or astrologer. 11 What the king asks is too
difficult. No one can reveal it to the king except the gods, and they do not
live among men."
12
This
made the king so angry and furious that he ordered the execution of all the wise
men of Babylon. 13 So the decree was issued to put the wise men to
death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to
death.
14
When
Arioch, the commander of the king's guard, had gone out to put to death the wise
men of Babylon, Daniel spoke to him with wisdom and tact. 15 He asked
the king's officer, "Why did the king issue such a harsh decree?" Arioch then
explained the matter to Daniel. 16 At this, Daniel went in to the
king and asked for time, so that he might interpret the dream for him.
17
Then
Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah,
Mishael and Azariah. 18 He urged them to plead for mercy from the God
of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be
executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 19 During the
night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the
God of heaven 20 and said:
"Praise
be to the name of God for ever and ever; [13]
wisdom and power are his.
21
He
changes times and seasons;
he
sets up kings and deposes them.
He
gives wisdom to the wise
and
knowledge to the discerning.
22
He
reveals deep and hidden things;
he
knows what lies in darkness,
and
light dwells with him.
23
I
thank and praise you, O God of my fathers:
You
have given me wisdom and power,
you
have made known to me what we asked of you,
you
have made known to us the dream of the king." [14]
NEW
TESTAMENT: 1 PETER 3:8 -
4:6
8
Finally,
all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers,
be compassionate and humble. 9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult
with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may
inherit a blessing. 10 For,
"Whoever would love life
and
see good days
must
keep his tongue from evil
and
his lips from deceitful speech.
11 He
must turn from evil and do good;
he
must seek peace and pursue it.
12
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and
his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but
the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."
A
13
Who
is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you
should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do
not fear what they fear B; do not be
frightened." C 15 But in your hearts set apart
Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to
give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and
respect, 16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak
maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their
slander. 17 It is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for doing
good than for doing evil. 18 For Christ died for sins once for all,
the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in
the body but made alive by the Spirit, 19 through whom D
also he went and preached to the spirits in prison 20 who disobeyed
long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being
built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, 21
and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also--not the removal
of dirt from the body but the pledge E of a good conscience toward
God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has
gone into heaven and is at God's right hand--with angels, authorities and powers
in submission to him.
4
1
Therefore,
since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude,
because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin. 2 As a
result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires,
but rather for the will of God.
3
For
you have spent enough [15]time
in the past doing what pagans choose to do--living in debauchery, lust,
drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry. 4 They think
it strange that you do not plunge with them into the same flood of dissipation,
and they heap abuse on you. 5 But they will have to give account to
him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. 6 For this is the
reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they
might be judged according to men in regard to the body, but live according to
God in regard to the spirit. [16]
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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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