Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
NOVEMBER
4
PSALMS: 4,
34, 64, 94, 124
PROVERBS: 4
OLD
TESTAMENT: GENESIS 48:1 - 49:33
NEW
TESTAMENT: MATTHEW 15:29 -
16:12
PSALMS:
4
For
the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of
David.
1
Answer
me when I call to you,
O
my righteous God.
Give
me relief from my distress;
be
merciful to me and hear my prayer.
2
How
long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame
A?
How
long will you love delusions and seek false gods
B?
Selah
3
Know
that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself;
the
LORD will hear when I call to him.
4
In
your anger do not sin;
when
you are on your beds,
search
your hearts and be silent.
Selah
5
Offer
right sacrifices
and
trust in the LORD.
6
Many
are asking, "Who can show us any good?"
Let
the light of your face shine upon us, O LORD.
7
You
have filled my heart with greater joy
than
when their grain and new wine abound.
8
I
will lie down and sleep in peace,
for
you alone, O LORD,
make
me dwell in safety. [1]
PSALMS: 34
Of
David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and
he left.
1
I
A will extol the LORD at all times;
his
praise will always be on my lips.
2
My
soul will boast in the LORD;
let
the afflicted hear and rejoice.
3
Glorify
the LORD with me;
let
us exalt his name together.
4
I
sought the LORD, and he answered me;
he
delivered me from all my fears.
5
Those
who look to him are radiant;
their
faces are never covered with shame.
6
This
poor man called, and the LORD heard him;
he
saved him out of all his troubles.
7
The
angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,
and
he delivers them.
8
Taste
and see that the LORD is good;
blessed
is the man who takes refuge in him.
9
Fear
the LORD, you his saints,
for
those who fear him lack nothing.
10
The
lions may grow weak and hungry,
but
those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
11
Come,
my children, listen to me;
I
will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12
Whoever
of you loves life
and
desires to see many good days, [2]
13
keep
your tongue from evil
and
your lips from speaking lies.
14
Turn
from evil and do good;
seek
peace and pursue it.
15
The
eyes of the LORD are on the righteous
and
his ears are attentive to their cry;
16
the
face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to
cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17
The
righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them;
he
delivers them from all their troubles.
18
The
LORD is close to the brokenhearted
and
saves those who are crushed in spirit.
19
A
righteous man may have many troubles,
but
the LORD delivers him from them all;
20
he
protects all his bones,
not
one of them will be broken.
21
Evil
will slay the wicked;
the
foes of the righteous will be condemned.
22
The
LORD redeems his servants;
no
one will be condemned who takes refuge in him. [3]
PSALMS: 64
For
the director of music. A psalm of David.
1
Hear
me, O God, as I voice my complaint;
protect
my life from the threat of the enemy.
2
Hide
me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
from
that noisy crowd of evildoers.
3
They
sharpen their tongues like swords
and
aim their words like deadly arrows.
4
They
shoot from ambush at the innocent man;
they
shoot at him suddenly, without fear.
5
They
encourage each other in evil plans,
they
talk about hiding their snares;
they
say, "Who will see them A?"
6
They
plot injustice and say,
"We
have devised a perfect plan!"
Surely
the mind and heart of man are cunning.
7
But
God will shoot them with arrows;
suddenly
they will be struck down.
8
He
will turn their own tongues against them
and
bring them to ruin;
all
who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
9
All
mankind will fear;
they
will proclaim the works of God
and
ponder what he has done.
10
Let
the righteous rejoice in the LORD
and
take refuge in him;
let
all the upright in heart praise him![4]
PSALMS: 94
1
O
LORD, the God who avenges,
O
God who avenges, shine forth.
2
Rise
up, O Judge of the earth;
pay
back to the proud what they deserve.
3
How
long will the wicked, O LORD,
how
long will the wicked be jubilant?
4
They
pour out arrogant words;
all
the evildoers are full of boasting.
5
They
crush your people, O LORD;
they
oppress your inheritance.
6
They
slay the widow and the alien;
they
murder the fatherless.
7
They
say, "The LORD does not see;
the
God of Jacob pays no heed."
8
Take
heed, you senseless ones among the people;
you
fools, when will you become wise?
9
Does
he who implanted the ear not hear?
Does
he who formed the eye not see?
10
Does
he who disciplines nations not punish?
Does
he who teaches man lack knowledge?
11
The
LORD knows the thoughts of man;
he
knows that they are futile.
12
Blessed
is the man you discipline, O LORD,
the
man you teach from your law;
13
you
grant him relief from days of trouble,
till
a pit is dug for the wicked.
14
For
the LORD will not reject his people;
he
will never forsake his inheritance.
15
Judgment
will again be founded on righteousness,
and
all the upright in heart will follow it.[5]
16
Who
will rise up for me against the wicked?
Who
will take a stand for me against evildoers?
17
Unless
the LORD had given me help,
I
would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
18
When
I said, "My foot is slipping,"
your
love, O LORD, supported me.
19
When
anxiety was great within me,
your
consolation brought joy to my soul.
20
Can
a corrupt throne be allied with you--
one
that brings on misery by its decrees?
21
They
band together against the righteous
and
condemn the innocent to death.
22
But
the LORD has become my fortress,
and
my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
23
He
will repay them for their sins
and
destroy them for their wickedness;
the
LORD our God will destroy them. [6]
PSALMS: 124
A
song of ascents. Of David.
1
If
the LORD had not been on our side--
let
Israel say--
2
if
the LORD had not been on our side
when
men attacked us,
3
when
their anger flared against us,
they
would have swallowed us alive;
4
the
flood would have engulfed us,
the
torrent would have swept over us,
5
the
raging waters
would
have swept us away.
6
Praise
be to the LORD,
who
has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7
We
have escaped like a bird
out
of the fowler's snare;
the
snare has been broken,
and
we have escaped.
8
Our
help is in the name of the LORD,
the
Maker of heaven and earth. [7]
PROVERBS: 4
4
1
Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction;
pay
attention and gain understanding.
2
I
give you sound learning,
so
do not forsake my teaching.
3
When
I was a boy in my father's house,
still
tender, and an only child of my mother,
4
he
taught me and said,
"Lay
hold of my words with all your heart;
keep
my commands and you will live.
5
Get
wisdom, get understanding;
do
not forget my words or swerve from them.
6
Do
not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;
love
her, and she will watch over you.
7
Wisdom
is supreme; therefore get wisdom.
Though
it cost all you have, A get understanding.
8
Esteem
her, and she will exalt you;
embrace
her, and she will honor you.
9
She
will set a garland of grace on your head
and
present you with a crown of splendor."
10
Listen,
my son, accept what I say,
and
the years of your life will be many.
11
I
guide you in the way of wisdom
and
lead you along straight paths.
12
When
you walk, your steps will not be hampered;
when
you run, you will not stumble.
13
Hold
on to instruction, do not let it go;
guard
it well, for it is your life.
14
Do
not set foot on the path of the wicked
or
walk in the way of evil men.
15
Avoid
it, do not travel on it;
turn
from it and go on your way.
16
For
they cannot sleep till they do evil; [8]
they
are robbed of slumber till they make someone fall.
17
They
eat the bread of wickedness
and
drink the wine of violence.
18
The
path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,
shining
ever brighter till the full light of day.
19
But
the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
they
do not know what makes them stumble.
20
My
son, pay attention to what I say;
listen
closely to my words.
21
Do
not let them out of your sight,
keep
them within your heart;
22
for
they are life to those who find them
and
health to a man's whole body.
23
Above
all else, guard your heart,
for
it is the wellspring of life.
24
Put
away perversity from your mouth;
keep
corrupt talk far from your lips.
25
Let
your eyes look straight ahead,
fix
your gaze directly before you.
26
Make
level B paths for your feet
and
take only ways that are firm.
27
Do
not swerve to the right or the left;
keep
your foot from evil. [9]
OLD
TESTAMENT: GENESIS 48:1 - 49:33
48
1
Some
time later Joseph was told, "Your father is ill." So he took his two sons
Manasseh and Ephraim along with him. 2 When Jacob was told, "Your son
Joseph has come to you," Israel rallied his strength and sat up on the bed.
3
Jacob
said to Joseph, "God Almighty A appeared to me at Luz in the land of
Canaan, and there he blessed me 4 and said to me, `I am going to make you fruitful and will increase your
numbers. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land as an
everlasting possession to your descendants after you.'
5
"Now
then, your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here will be
reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon
are mine. 6 Any children born to you after them will be yours; in the
territory they inherit they will be reckoned under the names of their brothers.
7 As I was returning from Paddan, B to my sorrow Rachel
died in the land of Canaan while we were still on the way, a little distance
from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath" (that is,
Bethlehem).
8
When
Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, "Who are these?"
9
"They
are the sons God has given me here," Joseph said to his father.
Then
Israel said, "Bring them to me so I may bless them."
10
Now
Israel's eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly see. So
Joseph brought his sons close to him, and his father kissed them and embraced
them.
11
Israel
said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face again, and now God has
allowed me to see your children too."
12
Then
Joseph removed them from Israel's knees and bowed down with his face to the
ground. 13 And Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right toward
Israel's left hand and Manasseh on his left toward Israel's right hand, and
brought them close to him.
14
But
Israel reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim's head, though he was
the younger, and crossing his arms, he put his left hand on Manasseh's head,
even though Manasseh was the firstborn.
15
Then
he blessed Joseph and said,
"May
the God before whom my fathers
Abraham
and Isaac walked,
the
God who has been my shepherd
all
my life to this day, 16 the Angel who has delivered me from all harm
--may
he bless these boys. [10]
May
they be called by my name
and
the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,
and
may they increase greatly
upon
the earth."
17
When
Joseph saw his father placing his right hand on Ephraim's head he was
displeased; so he took hold of his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head
to Manasseh's head. 18 Joseph said to him, "No, my father, this one
is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head."
19
But
his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. He too will become a
people, and he too will become great. Nevertheless, his younger brother will be
greater than he, and his descendants will become a group of nations." 20
He blessed them that day and said,
"In
your C name will Israel pronounce this blessing:
`May
God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.'"
So
he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.
21
Then
Israel said to Joseph, "I am about to die, but God will be with you D
and take you E back to the land of your F fathers. 22
And to you, as one who is over your brothers, I give the ridge of land
G I took from the Amorites with my sword and my
bow."
49
1
Then
Jacob called for his sons and said: "Gather around so I can tell you what will
happen to you in days to come. 2 "Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob;
listen
to your father Israel.
3 "Reuben, you are my firstborn,
my
might, the first sign of my strength,
excelling
in honor, excelling in power. 4 Turbulent as the waters, you will no
longer excel,
for
you went up onto your father's bed,
onto
my couch and defiled it.
5 "Simeon and Levi are brothers--
their
swords A are weapons of violence. [11]
6
Let
me not enter their council,
let
me not join their assembly,
for
they have killed men in their anger
and
hamstrung oxen as they pleased. 7 Cursed be their anger, so fierce,
and
their fury, so cruel!
I
will scatter them in Jacob
and
disperse them in Israel.
8
"Judah,
B your brothers will praise you;
your
hand will be on the neck of your enemies;
your
father's sons will bow down to you. 9 You are a lion's cub, O Judah;
you
return from the prey, my son.
Like
a lion he crouches and lies down,
like
a lioness--who dares to rouse him? 10 The scepter will not depart
from Judah,
nor
the ruler's staff from between his feet,
until
he comes to whom it belongs C
and
the obedience of the nations is his. 11 He will tether his donkey to
a vine,
his
colt to the choicest branch;
he
will wash his garments in wine,
his
robes in the blood of grapes. 12 His eyes will be darker than wine,
his
teeth whiter than milk. D
13 "Zebulun will live by the
seashore
and
become a haven for ships;
his
border will extend toward Sidon.
14 "Issachar is a rawboned
E donkey
lying
down between two saddlebags. F 15 When he sees how good is
his resting place
and
how pleasant is his land, [12]
he
will bend his shoulder to the burden
and
submit to forced labor.
16"
Dan G will provide justice for his people
as
one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan will be a serpent by the
roadside,
a
viper along the path,
that
bites the horse's heels
so
that its rider tumbles backward.
18 "I look for your deliverance, O
LORD.
19 "Gad H will be
attacked by a band of raiders,
but
he will attack them at their heels.
20 "Asher's food will be rich;
he
will provide delicacies fit for a king.
21 "Naphtali is a doe set free
that
bears beautiful fawns. I
22
"Joseph
is a fruitful vine,
a
fruitful vine near a spring,
whose
branches climb over a wall. J 23 With bitterness archers
attacked him;
they
shot at him with hostility. 24 But his bow remained steady,
his
strong arms stayed K limber,
because
of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,
because
of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, 25 because of your father's God,
who helps you,
because
of the Almighty, L who blesses you
with
blessings of the heavens above,
blessings
of the deep that lies below,
blessings
of the breast and womb. 26 Your father's blessings are greater
than
the blessings of the ancient mountains, [13]
than
M the bounty of the age-old hills.
Let
all these rest on the head of Joseph,
on
the brow of the prince among N his brothers.
27 "Benjamin is a ravenous wolf;
in
the morning he devours the prey,
in
the evening he divides the plunder."
28
All
these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to
them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him.
29
Then
he gave them these instructions: "I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury
me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30
the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, which Abraham
bought as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite, along with the field. 31
There Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried, there Isaac and his wife
Rebekah were buried, and there I buried Leah. 32 The field and the
cave in it were bought from the Hittites. O"
33
When
Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the
bed, breathed his last and was gathered to his people. [14]
NEW
TESTAMENT: MATTHEW 15:29 -
16:12
29
Jesus
left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside
and sat down. 30 Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the
blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he
healed them. 31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute
speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And
they praised the God of Israel.
32
Jesus
called his disciples to him and said, "I have
compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have
nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on
the way."
33
His
disciples answered, "Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to
feed such a crowd?"
34
"How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked.
"Seven,"
they replied, "and a few small fish."
35
He
told the crowd to sit down on the ground. 36 Then he took the seven
loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them
to the disciples, and they in turn to the people. 37 They all ate and
were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken
pieces that were left over. 38 The number of those who ate was four
thousand, besides women and children. 39 After Jesus had sent the
crowd away, he got into the boat and went to the vicinity of
Magadan.
16
1
The
Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them
a sign from heaven.
2
He
replied, A "When evening comes, you say,
`It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,' 3 and in the morning, `Today it will be stormy, for the sky
is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but
you cannot interpret the signs of the times. 4 A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a miraculous
sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah." Jesus then
left them and went away.
5
When
they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread. 6
"Be careful," Jesus said to them. "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and
Sadducees."
7
They
discussed this among themselves and said, "It is because we didn't bring any
bread."
8
Aware
of their discussion, Jesus asked, "You of little
faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread?
9 Do you still not understand? Don't
you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you
gathered? 10 Or the seven loaves for
the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
11 How is it you don't understand
that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the
yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees." 12 Then they understood
that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but
against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. [15]
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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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