Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
DECEMBER
12
PSALMS: 12,
42, 72, 102, 132
PROVERBS: 12
OLD
TESTAMENT:
LEVITICUS 27:14 - NUMBERS 1:1 - 54
NEW
TESTAMENT: MARK 11:1 - 26
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.
MyC
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]
11The
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--
12if
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:
LEVITICUS 27:14-NUMBERS 1:1-1:54
14
"`If a man dedicates his house as something holy to the LORD,
the priest will judge its quality as good or bad. Whatever value the priest then
sets, so it will remain. 15 If the
man who dedicates his house redeems it, he must add a fifth to its value, and
the house will again become his.
16
"`If a man dedicates to the LORD part of his family land, its value is to be set
according to the amount of seed required for it--fifty shekels of silver to a
homer I
of barley seed. 17
If he dedicates his field during the Year of Jubilee, the value that has been
set remains. 18
But if he dedicates his field after the Jubilee, the priest will determine the
value according to the number of years that remain until the next Year of
Jubilee, and its set value will be reduced. 19
If the man who dedicates the field wishes to redeem it, he must add a fifth to
its value, and the field will again become his. 20
If, however, he does not redeem the field, or if he has sold it to someone else,
it can never be redeemed. 21
When the field is released in the Jubilee, it will become holy, like a field
devoted to the LORD; it will become the property of the priests.
J
22
"`If a man dedicates to the LORD a field he has bought, which is not part of his
family land, 23
the priest will determine its value up to the Year of Jubilee, and the man must
pay its value on that day as something holy to the LORD. 24
In the Year of Jubilee the field will revert to the person from whom he bought
it, the one whose land it was.
25
Every value is to be set according to the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the
shekel.
26
"`No one, however, may dedicate the firstborn of an animal, since the firstborn
already belongs to the LORD; whether an ox K
or a sheep, it is the LORD's. 27
If it is one of the unclean animals, he may buy it back at its set value, adding
a fifth of the value to it. If he does not redeem it, it is to be sold at its
set value.
28
"`But nothing that a man owns and devotes L
to the LORD--whether man or animal or family land--may be sold or redeemed;
everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD.
29
"`No person devoted to destruction M
may be ransomed; he must be put to death.
30
"`A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from
the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD. 31
If a man redeems any of his tithe, he must add a fifth of the value to it.
32
The entire tithe of the herd and flock--every tenth animal that passes under the
shepherd's rod--will be holy to the LORD. 33
He must not pick out the good from the bad or make any substitution. If he does
make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute become holy and cannot
be redeemed.'"
34
These
are the commands the LORD gave Moses on Mount Sinai for the Israelites.[14]
Numbers: 1 1
The
LORD spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting in the Desert of Sinai on the first
day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites came out of
Egypt. He said: 2 "Take a census of the
whole Israelite community by their clans and families, listing every man by
name, one by one. 3 You and Aaron
are to number by their divisions all the men in Israel twenty years old or more
who are able to serve in the army. 4
One man from each tribe, each the head of his family, is to help you.
5 These are the names of the men who
are to assist you:
from
Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
6
from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
7
from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
8
from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;
9
from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;
10
from the sons of Joseph:
from
Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;
from
Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
11
from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;
12
from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
13
from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;
14
from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;
15
from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan."
16
These
were the men appointed from the community, the leaders of their ancestral
tribes. They were the heads of the clans of Israel.
17
Moses
and Aaron took these men whose names had been given, 18 and they
called the whole community together on the first day of the second month. The
people indicated their ancestry by their clans and families, and the men twenty
years old or more were listed by name, one by one, 19 as the LORD
commanded Moses. And so he counted them in the Desert of Sinai:
20
From
the descendants of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel:
All
the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed
by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families.
21 The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.
22
From
the descendants of Simeon: [15]
All
the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were counted
and listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and
families.
23
The
number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.
24 From the descendants of Gad:
All
the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed
by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 25 The
number from the tribe of Gad was 45,650.
26 From the descendants of Judah:
All
the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed
by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 27 The
number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600.
28
From
the descendants of Issachar:
All
the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed
by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 29 The
number from the tribe of Issachar was 54,400.
30
From
the descendants of Zebulun:
All
the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed
by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 31 The
number from the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.
32
From
the sons of Joseph:
From
the descendants of Ephraim:
All
the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed
by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 33 The
number from the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500. 34 From the descendants
of Manasseh:
All
the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed
by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 35 The
number from the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.
36
From
the descendants of Benjamin:
All
the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed
by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 37 The
number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.
38
From
the descendants of Dan: [16]
All
the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed
by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 39 The
number from the tribe of Dan was 62,700.
40 From the descendants of Asher:
All
the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed
by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 41 The
number from the tribe of Asher was 41,500.
42
From
the descendants of Naphtali:
All
the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed
by name, according to the records of their clans and families. 43 The
number from the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400.
44
These
were the men counted by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each
one representing his family. 45 All the Israelites twenty years old
or more who were able to serve in Israel's army were counted according to their
families. 46 The total number was 603,550.
47The
families of the tribe of Levi, however, were not counted along with the others.
48
The
LORD had said to Moses: 49 "You must not
count the tribe of Levi or include them in the census of the other Israelites.
50 Instead, appoint the Levites to
be in charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony--over all its furnishings and
everything belonging to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its
furnishings; they are to take care of it and encamp around it.
51 Whenever the tabernacle is to
move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be set
up, the Levites shall do it. Anyone else who goes near it shall be put to death.
52 The Israelites are to set up
their tents by divisions, each man in his own camp under his own standard.
53 The Levites, however, are to set
up their tents around the tabernacle of the Testimony so that wrath will not
fall on the Israelite community. The Levites are to be responsible for the care
of the tabernacle of the Testimony."
54
The
Israelites did all this just as the LORD commanded Moses. [17]
NEW
TESTAMENT: MARK 11:1 - 26
11
1
As
they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of
Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2 saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it,
you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and
bring it here. 3 If anyone asks you,
`Why are you doing this?' tell him, `The Lord needs it and will send it back
here shortly.' "
4
They
went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied
it,
5
some
people standing there asked, "What are you doing, untying that colt?" 6
They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go.
7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it,
he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while
others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Those who went
ahead and those who followed shouted,
"Hosanna!
A"
"Blessed
is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" B
10
"Blessed
is the coming kingdom of our father David!"
"Hosanna
in the highest!"
11
Jesus
entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. He looked around at everything, but
since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
12
The
next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 Seeing in
the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When
he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for
figs. 14 Then he said to the tree, "May no
one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard him say it.
15
On
reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple area and began driving out those
who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money
changers and the benches of those selling doves, 16 and would not
allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. 17 And
as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written:
[18]
"`My
house will be called
a
house of prayer for all nations' C?
But
you have made it `a den of robbers.' D"
18
The
chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way
to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his
teaching.
19
When
evening came, they E went out of the city.
20
In
the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.
21
Peter
remembered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has
withered!"
22
"Have F faith in
God," Jesus answered. 23 "I tell you
the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, `Go, throw yourself into the sea,'
and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it
will be done for him. 24 Therefore I
tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and
it will be yours. 25 And when you
stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your
Father in heaven may forgive you your sins. G" [19]
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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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