Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
MARCH
10
PSALMS:
10, 40, 70, 100, 130
PROVERBS:
10
OLD
TESTAMENT:
2 SAMUEL 15:23 - 16:23
NEW
TESTAMENT:
JOHN 18:25 - 19:22
PSALMS:
10
1
Why,
A
O LORD, do you stand far off?
Why
do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
2
In
his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,
who
are caught in the schemes he devises.
3
He
boasts of the cravings of his heart;
he
blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
4
In
his pride the wicked does not seek him;
in
all his thoughts there is no room for God.
5
His
ways are always prosperous;
he
is haughty and your laws are far from him;
he
sneers at all his enemies.
6
He
says to himself, "Nothing will shake me;
I'll
always be happy and never have trouble."
7
His
mouth is full of curses and lies and threats;
trouble
and evil are under his tongue.
8
He
lies in wait near the villages;
from
ambush he murders the innocent,
watching
in secret for his victims.
9
He
lies in wait like a lion in cover;
he
lies in wait to catch the helpless;
he
catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
10
His
victims are crushed, they collapse;
they
fall under his strength.
11
He
says to himself, "God has forgotten;
he
covers his face and never sees." 1
12
Arise,
LORD! Lift up your hand, O God.
Do
not forget the helpless.
13
Why
does the wicked man revile God?
Why
does he say to himself,
"He
won't call me to account"?
14
But
you, O God, do see trouble and grief;
you
consider it to take it in hand.
The
victim commits himself to you;
you
are the helper of the fatherless.
15
Break
the arm of the wicked and evil man;
call
him to account for his wickedness
that
would not be found out.
16
The
LORD is King for ever and ever;
the
nations will perish from his land.
17
You
hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted;
you
encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
18
defending
the fatherless and the oppressed,
in
order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more. 2
PSALMS:
40
For
the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1
I
waited patiently for the LORD;
he
turned to me and heard my cry.
2
He
lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out
of the mud and mire;
he
set my feet on a rock
and
gave me a firm place to stand.
3
He
put a new song in my mouth,
a
hymn of praise to our God.
Many
will see and fear
and
put their trust in the LORD.
4
Blessed
is the man
who
makes the LORD his trust,
who
does not look to the proud,
to
those who turn aside to false gods. A
5
Many,
O LORD my God,
are
the wonders you have done.
The
things you planned for us
no
one can recount to you;
were
I to speak and tell of them,
they
would be too many to declare.
6
Sacrifice
and offering you did not desire,
but
my ears you have pierced BC;
burnt
offerings and sin offerings
you
did not require.
7
Then
I said, "Here I am, I have come--
8
I
desire to do your will, O my God;
your
law is within my heart."
9
I
proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;
I
do not seal my lips,
as
you know, O LORD.
10
I
do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
I
speak of your faithfulness and salvation.
I
do not conceal your love and your truth
from
the great assembly.
11
Do
not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD;
may
your love and your truth always protect me.
12
For
troubles without number surround me;
my
sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.
They
are more than the hairs of my head,
and
my heart fails within me.
13
Be
pleased, O LORD, to save me;
O
LORD, come quickly to help me.
14
May
all who seek to take my life
be
put to shame and confusion;
may
all who desire my ruin
be
turned back in disgrace.
15
May
those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!"
be
appalled at their own shame.
16
But
may all who seek you
rejoice
and be glad in you;
may
those who love your salvation always say,
"The
LORD be exalted!" 4
17
Yet
I am poor and needy;
may
the Lord think of me.
You
are my help and my deliverer;
O
my God, do not delay. 5
PSALMS:
70
For
the director of music. Of David. A petition.
1
Hasten,
O God, to save me;
O
LORD, come quickly to help me.
2
May
those who seek my life
be
put to shame and confusion;
may
all who desire my ruin
be
turned back in disgrace.
3
May
those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!"
turn
back because of their shame.
4
But
may all who seek you
rejoice
and be glad in you;
may
those who love your salvation always say,
"Let
God be exalted!"
5
Yet
I am poor and needy;
come
quickly to me, O God.
You
are my help and my deliverer;
O
LORD, do not delay. 6
PSALMS:
100
A
psalm. For giving thanks.
1
Shout
for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
2
Worship
the LORD with gladness;
come
before him with joyful songs.
3
Know
that the LORD is God.
It
is he who made us, and we are his A;
we
are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4
Enter
his gates with thanksgiving
and
his courts with praise;
give
thanks to him and praise his name.
5
For
the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his
faithfulness continues through all generations. 7
PSALMS:
130
A
song of ascents.
1
Out
of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;
2
O
Lord, hear my voice.
Let
your ears be attentive
to
my cry for mercy.
3
If
you, O LORD, kept a record of sins,
O
Lord, who could stand?
4
But
with you there is forgiveness;
therefore
you are feared.
5
I
wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
and
in his word I put my hope.
6
My
soul waits for the Lord
more
than watchmen wait for the morning,
more
than watchmen wait for the morning.
7
O
Israel, put your hope in the LORD,
for
with the LORD is unfailing love
and
with him is full redemption.
8
He
himself will redeem Israel
from
all their sins. 8
PROVERBS:
10
10
1
The
proverbs of Solomon:
A
wise son brings joy to his father,
but
a foolish son grief to his mother.
2
Ill-gotten
treasures are of no value,
but
righteousness delivers from death.
3
The
LORD does not let the righteous go hungry
but
he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
4
Lazy
hands make a man poor,
but
diligent hands bring wealth.
5
He
who gathers crops in summer is a wise son,
but
he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
6
Blessings
crown the head of the righteous,
but
violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. A
7
The
memory of the righteous will be a blessing,
but
the name of the wicked will rot.
8
The
wise in heart accept commands,
but
a chattering fool comes to ruin.
9
The
man of integrity walks securely,
but
he who takes crooked paths will be found out.
10
He
who winks maliciously causes grief,
and
a chattering fool comes to ruin.
11
The
mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but
violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. 9
12
Hatred
stirs up dissension,
but
love covers over all wrongs.
13
Wisdom
is found on the lips of the discerning,
but
a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
14
Wise
men store up knowledge,
but
the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
15
The
wealth of the rich is their fortified city,
but
poverty is the ruin of the poor.
16
The
wages of the righteous bring them life,
but
the income of the wicked brings them punishment.
17
He
who heeds discipline shows the way to life,
but
whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
18
He
who conceals his hatred has lying lips,
and
whoever spreads slander is a fool.
19
When
words are many, sin is not absent,
but
he who holds his tongue is wise.
20
The
tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but
the heart of the wicked is of little value.
21
The
lips of the righteous nourish many,
but
fools die for lack of judgment.
22
The
blessing of the LORD brings wealth,
and
he adds no trouble to it. 10
23
A
fool finds pleasure in evil conduct,
but
a man of understanding delights in wisdom.
24
What
the wicked dreads will overtake him;
what
the righteous desire will be granted.
25
When
the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
but
the righteous stand firm forever.
26
As
vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so
is a sluggard to those who send him.
27
The
fear of the LORD adds length to life,
but
the years of the wicked are cut short.
28
The
prospect of the righteous is joy,
but
the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
29
The
way of the LORD is a refuge for the righteous,
but
it is the ruin of those who do evil.
30
The
righteous will never be uprooted,
but
the wicked will not remain in the land.
31
The
mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but
a perverse tongue will be cut out.
32
The
lips of the righteous know what is fitting,
but
the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse. 11
OLD
TESTAMENT:
2 SAMUEL 15:23 - 16:23
23
The
whole countryside wept aloud as all the people passed by. The king
also crossed the Kidron Valley, and all the people moved on toward
the desert.
24
Zadok
was there, too, and all the Levites who were with him were carrying
the ark of the covenant of God. They set down the ark of God, and
Abiathar offered sacrifices C
until all the people had finished leaving the city.
25
Then
the king said to Zadok, "Take the ark of God back into the city.
If I find favor in the LORD's eyes, he will bring me back and let me
see it and his dwelling place again.
26
But
if he says, `I am not pleased with you,' then I am ready; let him do
to me whatever seems good to him."
27
The
king also said to Zadok the priest, "Aren't you a seer? Go back
to the city in peace, with your son Ahimaaz and Jonathan son of
Abiathar. You and Abiathar take your two sons with you. 28
I
will wait at the fords in the desert until word comes from you to
inform me." 29
So
Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem and stayed
there.
30
But
David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went; his head
was covered and he was barefoot. All the people with him covered
their heads too and were weeping as they went up. 31
Now
David had been told, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with
Absalom." So David prayed, "O LORD, turn Ahithophel's
counsel into foolishness."
32
When
David arrived at the summit, where people used to worship God, Hushai
the Arkite was there to meet him, his robe torn and dust on his head.
33
David
said to him, "If you go with me, 12
you will be a burden to me. 34
But
if you return to the city and say to Absalom, `I will be your
servant, O king; I was your father's servant in the past, but now I
will be your servant,' then you can help me by frustrating
Ahithophel's advice.
35
Won't
the priests Zadok and Abiathar be there with you? Tell them anything
you hear in the king's palace. 36
Their
two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are
there with them. Send them to me with anything you hear."
37
So
David's friend Hushai arrived at Jerusalem as Absalom was entering
the city.
16
1
When
David had gone a short distance beyond the summit, there was Ziba,
the steward of Mephibosheth, waiting to meet him. He had a string of
donkeys saddled and loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a
hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred cakes of figs and a skin of wine.
2
The
king asked Ziba, "Why have you brought these?"
Ziba
answered, "The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on,
the bread and fruit are for the men to eat, and the wine is to
refresh those who become exhausted in the desert."
3
The
king then asked, "Where is your master's grandson?"
Ziba
said to him, "He is staying in Jerusalem, because he thinks,
`Today the house of Israel will give me back my grandfather's
kingdom.'" 13
4
Then
the king said to Ziba, "All that belonged to Mephibosheth is now
yours."
"I
humbly bow," Ziba said. "May I find favor in your eyes, my
lord the king."
5
As
King David approached Bahurim, a man from the same clan as Saul's
family came out from there. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he
cursed as he came out. 6
He
pelted David and all the king's officials with stones, though all the
troops and the special guard were on David's right and left. 7
As
he cursed, Shimei said, "Get out, get out, you man of blood, you
scoundrel! 8
The
LORD has repaid you for all the blood you shed in the household of
Saul, in whose place you have reigned. The LORD has handed the
kingdom over to your son Absalom. You have come to ruin because you
are a man of blood!"
9
Then
Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, "Why should this dead
dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head."
10
But
the king said, "What do you and I have in common, you sons of
Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the LORD said to him, `Curse
David,' who can ask, `Why do you do this?' "
11
David
then said to Abishai and all his officials, "My son, who is of
my own flesh, is trying to take my life. How much more, then, this
Benjamite! Leave him alone; let him curse, for the LORD has told him
to. 12
It
may be that the LORD will see my distress and repay 14
me with good for the cursing I am receiving today."
13
So
David and his men continued along the road while Shimei was going
along the hillside opposite him, cursing as he went and throwing
stones at him and showering him with dirt. 14
The
king and all the people with him arrived at their destination
exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.
15
Meanwhile,
Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel
was with him. 16
Then
Hushai the Arkite, David's friend, went to Absalom and said to him,
"Long live the king! Long live the king!"
17
Absalom
asked Hushai, "Is this the love you show your friend? Why didn't
you go with your friend?"
18
Hushai
said to Absalom, "No, the one chosen by the LORD, by these
people, and by all the men of Israel--his I will be, and I will
remain with him. 19
Furthermore,
whom should I serve? Should I not serve the son? Just as I served
your father, so I will serve you."
20
Absalom
said to Ahithophel, "Give us your advice. What should we do?"
21
Ahithophel
answered, "Lie with your father's concubines whom he left to
take care of the palace. Then all Israel will hear that you have made
yourself a stench in your father's nostrils, and the hands of
everyone with you will be strengthened."
22
So
they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he lay with his
father's concubines in the sight of all Israel. 15
23
Now
in those days the advice Ahithophel gave was like that of one who
inquires of God. That was how both David and Absalom regarded all of
Ahithophel's advice. 16
NEW
TESTAMENT:
JOHN 18:25 - 19:22
25
As
Simon Peter stood warming himself, he was asked, "You are not
one of his disciples, are you?"
He
denied it, saying, "I am not."
26
One
of the high priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter
had cut off, challenged him, "Didn't I see you with him in the
olive grove?" 27
Again
Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow.
28
Then
the Jews led Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor.
By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness the
Jews did not enter the palace; they wanted to be able to eat the
Passover. 29
So
Pilate came out to them and asked, "What charges are you
bringing against this man?"
30
"If
he were not a criminal," they replied, "we would not have
handed him over to you."
31
Pilate
said, "Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law."
"But
we have no right to execute anyone," the Jews objected. 32
This
happened so that the words Jesus had spoken indicating the kind of
death he was going to die would be fulfilled.
33
Pilate
then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, "Are
you the king of the Jews?"
34
"Is
that your own idea,"
Jesus asked, "or
did others talk to you about me?"
35
"Am
I a Jew?" Pilate replied. "It was your people and your
chief priests who handed you over to me. What is it you have done?"
36
Jesus
said, "My
kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my 17servants
would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is
from another place."
37
"You
are a king, then!" said Pilate.
Jesus
answered, "You
are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born,
and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone
on the side of truth listens to me."
38
"What
is truth?" Pilate asked. With this he went out again to the Jews
and said, "I find no basis for a charge against him. 39
But
it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time
of the Passover. Do you want me to release `the king of the Jews'?"
40
They
shouted back, "No, not him! Give us Barabbas!" Now Barabbas
had taken part in a rebellion.
19
1
Then
Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2
The
soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head.
They clothed him in a purple robe 3
and
went up to him again and again, saying, "Hail, king of the
Jews!" And they struck him in the face.
4
Once
more Pilate came out and said to the Jews, "Look, I am bringing
him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge
against him." 5
When
Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe,
Pilate said to them, "Here is the man!"
6
As
soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted,
"Crucify! Crucify!" 18
But Pilate answered, "You take him and crucify him. As for me, I
find no basis for a charge against him."
7
The
Jews insisted, "We have a law, and according to that law he must
die, because he claimed to be the Son of God."
8
When
Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, 9
and
he went back inside the palace. "Where do you come from?"
he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. 10
"Do
you refuse to speak to me?" Pilate said. "Don't you realize
I have power either to free you or to crucify you?"
11
Jesus
answered, "You
would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above.
Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater
sin."
12
From
then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jews kept shouting,
"If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who
claims to be a king opposes Caesar."
13
When
Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge's
seat at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic is
Gabbatha). 14
It
was the day of Preparation of Passover Week, about the sixth hour.
"Here
is your king," Pilate said to the Jews.
15
But
they shouted, "Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!"
"Shall
I crucify your king?" Pilate asked.
"We
have no king but Caesar," the chief priests answered.
16
Finally
Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.
So
the soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17
Carrying
his own cross, 19he
went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called
Golgotha). 18
Here
they crucified him, and with him two others--one on each side and
Jesus in the middle.
19
Pilate
had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: JESUS OF
NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20
Many
of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified
was near the city, and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and
Greek. 21
The
chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, "Do not write
`The King of the Jews,' but that this man claimed to be king of the
Jews."
22
Pilate
answered, "What I have written, I have written." 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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