Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
DECEMBER
26
PSALMS: 26,
56, 86, 116, 146
PROVERBS: 26
OLD
TESTAMENT: NUMBERS 25:17 - 26:51
NEW
TESTAMENT: LUKE 2:36 - 52
PSALMS: 26
Of
David.
1
Vindicate
me, O LORD,
for
I have led a blameless life;
I
have trusted in the LORD
without
wavering.
2
Test
me, O LORD, and try me,
examine
my heart and my mind;
3
for
your love is ever before me,
and
I walk continually in your truth.
4
I
do not sit with deceitful men,
nor
do I consort with hypocrites;
5
I
abhor the assembly of evildoers
and
refuse to sit with the wicked.
6
I
wash my hands in innocence,
and
go about your altar, O LORD,
7
proclaiming
aloud your praise
and
telling of all your wonderful deeds.
8
I
love the house where you live, O LORD,
the
place where your glory dwells.
9
Do
not take away my soul along with sinners,
my
life with bloodthirsty men,
10
in
whose hands are wicked schemes,
whose
right hands are full of bribes.
11
But
I lead a blameless life;
redeem
me and be merciful to me.
12
My
feet stand on level ground;
in
the great assembly I will praise the LORD. [1]
PSALMS: 56
For
the director of music. To the tune of "A Dove on Distant Oaks." Of David. A
miktam. A When the Philistines had seized him in
Gath.
1
Be
merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me;
all
day long they press their attack.
2
My
slanderers pursue me all day long;
many
are attacking me in their pride.
3
When
I am afraid,
I
will trust in you.
4
In
God, whose word I praise,
in
God I trust; I will not be afraid.
What
can mortal man do to me?
5
All
day long they twist my words;
they
are always plotting to harm me.
6
They
conspire, they lurk,
they
watch my steps,
eager
to take my life.
7
On
no account let them escape;
in
your anger, O God, bring down the nations.
8
Record
my lament;
list
my tears on your scroll B--
are
they not in your record?
9
Then
my enemies will turn back
when
I call for help.
By
this I will know that God is for me.
10
In
God, whose word I praise,
in
the LORD, whose word I praise--
11
in
God I trust; I will not be afraid.
What
can man do to me? [2]
12
I
am under vows to you, O God;
I
will present my thank offerings to you.
13
For
you have delivered me C from death
and
my feet from stumbling,
that
I may walk before God
in
the light of life. D [3]
PSALMS: 86
A
prayer of David.
1
Hear,
O LORD, and answer me,
for
I am poor and needy.
2
Guard
my life, for I am devoted to you.
You
are my God; save your servant
who
trusts in you.
3
Have
mercy on me, O Lord,
for
I call to you all day long.
4
Bring
joy to your servant,
for
to you, O Lord,
I
lift up my soul.
5
You
are forgiving and good, O Lord,
abounding
in love to all who call to you.
6
Hear
my prayer, O LORD;
listen
to my cry for mercy.
7
In
the day of my trouble I will call to you,
for
you will answer me.
8
Among
the gods there is none like you, O Lord;
no
deeds can compare with yours.
9
All
the nations you have made
will
come and worship before you, O Lord;
they
will bring glory to your name.
10
For
you are great and do marvelous deeds;
you
alone are God. [4]
11
Teach
me your way, O LORD,
and
I will walk in your truth;
give
me an undivided heart,
that
I may fear your name.
12
I
will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart;
I
will glorify your name forever.
13
For
great is your love toward me;
you
have delivered me from the depths of the grave.
A
14
The
arrogant are attacking me, O God;
a
band of ruthless men seeks my life--
men
without regard for you.
15
But
you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow
to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
16
Turn
to me and have mercy on me;
grant
your strength to your servant
and
save the son of your maidservant. B
17
Give
me a sign of your goodness,
that
my enemies may see it and be put to shame,
for
you, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me. [5]
PSALMS: 116
1
I
love the LORD, for he heard my voice;
he
heard my cry for mercy.
2
Because
he turned his ear to me,
I
will call on him as long as I live.
3
The
cords of death entangled me,
the
anguish of the grave A came upon me;
I
was overcome by trouble and sorrow.
4
Then
I called on the name of the LORD:
"O
LORD, save me!"
5
The
LORD is gracious and righteous;
our
God is full of compassion.
6
The
LORD protects the simplehearted;
when
I was in great need, he saved me.
7
Be
at rest once more, O my soul,
for
the LORD has been good to you.
8
For
you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death,
my
eyes from tears,
my
feet from stumbling,
9
that
I may walk before the LORD
in
the land of the living.
10
I
believed; therefore B I said,
"I
am greatly afflicted."
11
And
in my dismay I said,
"All
men are liars."
12
How
can I repay the LORD
for
all his goodness to me?
13
I
will lift up the cup of salvation
and
call on the name of the LORD.
14
I
will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in
the presence of all his people. [6]
15
Precious
in the sight of the LORD
is
the death of his saints.
16
O
LORD, truly I am your servant;
I
am your servant, the son of your maidservant C;
you
have freed me from my chains.
17
I
will sacrifice a thank offering to you
and
call on the name of the LORD.
18
I
will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in
the presence of all his people,
19
in
the courts of the house of the LORD--
in
your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise
the LORD. D [7]
PSALMS: 146
1
Praise
the LORD. A
Praise
the LORD, O my soul.
2
I
will praise the LORD all my life;
I
will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
3
Do
not put your trust in princes,
in
mortal men, who cannot save.
4
When
their spirit departs, they return to the ground;
on
that very day their plans come to nothing.
5
Blessed
is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose
hope is in the LORD his God,
6the
Maker of heaven and earth,
the
sea, and everything in them--
the
LORD, who remains faithful forever.
7
He
upholds the cause of the oppressed
and
gives food to the hungry.
The
LORD sets prisoners free,
8
the
LORD gives sight to the blind,
the
LORD lifts up those who are bowed down,
the
LORD loves the righteous.
9
The
LORD watches over the alien
and
sustains the fatherless and the widow,
but
he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
10
The
LORD reigns forever,
your
God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise
the LORD. [8]
PROVERBS:
26
26
1
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
honor
is not fitting for a fool.
2
Like
a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an
undeserved curse does not come to rest.
3
A
whip for the horse, a halter for the donkey,
and
a rod for the backs of fools!
4
Do
not answer a fool according to his folly,
or
you will be like him yourself.
5
Answer
a fool according to his folly,
or
he will be wise in his own eyes.
6
Like
cutting off one's feet or drinking violence
is
the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
7
Like
a lame man's legs that hang limp
is
a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8
Like
tying a stone in a sling
is
the giving of honor to a fool.
9
Like
a thornbush in a drunkard's hand
is
a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10
Like
an archer who wounds at random
is
he who hires a fool or any passer-by.
11
As
a dog returns to its vomit,
so
a fool repeats his folly.
There
is more hope for a fool than for him.
13
The
sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road,
a
fierce lion roaming the streets!"
14
As
a door turns on its hinges,
so
a sluggard turns on his bed.
15
The
sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he
is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16
The
sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than
seven men who answer discreetly.
17
Like
one who seizes a dog by the ears
is
a passer-by who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18
Like
a madman shooting
firebrands
or deadly arrows
19
is
a man who deceives his neighbor
and
says, "I was only joking!"
20
Without
wood a fire goes out;
without
gossip a quarrel dies down.
21
As
charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so
is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. [10]
22
The
words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they
go down to a man's inmost parts.
23
Like
a coating of glaze A over earthenware
are
fervent lips with an evil heart.
24
A
malicious man disguises himself with his lips,
but
in his heart he harbors deceit.
25
Though
his speech is charming, do not believe him,
for
seven abominations fill his heart.
26
His
malice may be concealed by deception,
but
his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27
If
a man digs a pit, he will fall into it;
if
a man rolls a stone, it will roll back on him.
28
A
lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and
a flattering mouth works ruin. [11]
OLD
TESTAMENT: NUMBERS 25:17 - 26:51
17
"Treat the Midianites as enemies and kill them,
18 because they treated you as
enemies when they deceived you in the affair of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the
daughter of a Midianite leader, the woman who was killed when the plague came as
a result of Peor."
26
1
After
the plague the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest,
2
"Take a census of the whole Israelite community by
families--all those twenty years old or more who are able to serve in the army
of Israel." 3 So on the plains of
Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, A Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them and said,
4 "Take a census of the men twenty
years old or more, as the LORD commanded Moses."
These
were the Israelites who came out of Egypt:
5 The descendants of Reuben, the
firstborn son of Israel, were:
through
Hanoch, the Hanochite clan;
through
Pallu, the Palluite clan;
6
through
Hezron, the Hezronite clan;
through
Carmi, the Carmite clan. 7 These were the clans of Reuben; those
numbered were 43,730.
8
The
son of Pallu was Eliab, 9 and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan
and Abiram. The same Dathan and Abiram were the community officials who rebelled
against Moses and Aaron and were among Korah's followers when they rebelled
against the LORD. 10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them
along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250 men. And
they served as a warning sign. 11 The line of Korah, however, did not
die out.
12
The
descendants of Simeon by their clans were:
through
Nemuel, the Nemuelite clan;
through
Jamin, the Jaminite clan;
through
Jakin, the Jakinite clan;
13
through
Zerah, the Zerahite clan;
through
Shaul, the Shaulite clan. 14 These were the clans of Simeon; there
were 22,200 men.
15
The
descendants of Gad by their clans were: [12]
through
Zephon, the Zephonite clan;
through
Haggi, the Haggite clan;
through
Shuni, the Shunite clan;
16
through
Ozni, the Oznite clan;
through
Eri, the Erite clan;
17
through
Arodi, B the Arodite clan;
through
Areli, the Arelite clan. 18 These were the clans of Gad; those
numbered were 40,500.
19
Er
and Onan were sons of Judah, but they died in Canaan. 20 The
descendants of Judah by their clans were:
through
Shelah, the Shelanite clan;
through
Perez, the Perezite clan;
through
Zerah, the Zerahite clan.
21
The
descendants of Perez were:
through
Hezron, the Hezronite clan;
through
Hamul, the Hamulite clan. 22 These were the clans of Judah; those
numbered were 76,500.
23
The
descendants of Issachar by their clans were:
through
Tola, the Tolaite clan;
through
Puah, the Puite C clan;
24
through
Jashub, the Jashubite clan;
through
Shimron, the Shimronite clan. 25 These were the clans of Issachar;
those numbered were 64,300.
26
The
descendants of Zebulun by their clans were:
through
Sered, the Seredite clan;
through
Elon, the Elonite clan;
through
Jahleel, the Jahleelite clan. 27 These were the clans of Zebulun;
those numbered were 60,500.
28
The
descendants of Joseph by their clans through Manasseh and Ephraim were:
29
The
descendants of Manasseh:
through
Makir, the Makirite clan (Makir was the father of Gilead); [13]
through
Gilead, the Gileadite clan.
30
These
were the descendants of Gilead:
through
Iezer, the Iezerite clan;
through
Helek, the Helekite clan;
31
through
Asriel, the Asrielite clan;
through
Shechem, the Shechemite clan;
32
through
Shemida, the Shemidaite clan;
through
Hepher, the Hepherite clan.
33
(Zelophehad
son of Hepher had no sons; he had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah,
Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.) 34 These were the clans of Manasseh;
those numbered were 52,700.
35
These
were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans:
through
Shuthelah, the Shuthelahite clan;
through
Beker, the Bekerite clan;
through
Tahan, the Tahanite clan.
36
These
were the descendants of Shuthelah:
through
Eran, the Eranite clan. 37 These were the clans of Ephraim; those
numbered were 32,500.
These
were the descendants of Joseph by their clans.
38
The
descendants of Benjamin by their clans were:
through
Bela, the Belaite clan;
through
Ashbel, the Ashbelite clan;
through
Ahiram, the Ahiramite clan;
39
through
Shupham, D the Shuphamite clan;
through
Hupham, the Huphamite clan.
40
The
descendants of Bela through Ard and Naaman were:
through
Ard, E the Ardite clan; [14]
through
Naaman, the Naamite clan. 41These were the clans of Benjamin; those
numbered were 45,600.
42
These
were the descendants of Dan by their clans:
through
Shuham, the Shuhamite clan.
These
were the clans of Dan: 43 All of them were Shuhamite clans; and those
numbered were 64,400.
44
The
descendants of Asher by their clans were:
through
Imnah, the Imnite clan;
through
Ishvi, the Ishvite clan;
through
Beriah, the Beriite clan;
45
and
through the descendants of Beriah:
through
Heber, the Heberite clan;
through
Malkiel, the Malkielite clan.
46
(Asher
had a daughter named Serah.) 47These were the clans of Asher; those
numbered were 53,400.
48
The
descendants of Naphtali by their clans were:
through
Jahzeel, the Jahzeelite clan;
through
Guni, the Gunite clan;
49
through
Jezer, the Jezerite clan;
through
Shillem, the Shillemite clan. 50 These were the clans of Naphtali;
those numbered were 45,400.
51
The
total number of the men of Israel was 601,730. [15]
NEW
TESTAMENT: LUKE 2:36 - 52
36
There
was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She
was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,
37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. E She never left the temple but worshiped night
and day, fasting and praying. 38 Coming up to them at that very
moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking
forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
39
When
Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they
returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. 40 And the child
grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon
him.
41
Every
year his parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. 42
When he was twelve years old, they went up to the Feast, according to the
custom. 43 After the Feast was over, while his parents were returning
home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it.
44 Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then
they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. 45 When
they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. 46
After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the
teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 Everyone
who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48
When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him,
"Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously
searching for you."
49
"Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?"
50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them.
51
Then
he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother
treasured all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus grew in wisdom
and stature, and in favor with God and men. [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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