Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
MARCH
11
PSALMS:
11, 41, 71, 101, 131
PROVERBS:
11
OLD
TESTAMENT:
2 SAMUEL 17:1 - 29
NEW
TESTAMENT:
JOHN 19:23 - 42
PSALMS:
11
For
the director of music. Of David.
1
In
the LORD I take refuge.
How
then can you say to me:
"Flee
like a bird to your mountain.
2
For
look, the wicked bend their bows;
they
set their arrows against the strings
to
shoot from the shadows
at
the upright in heart.
3
When
the foundations are being destroyed,
what
can the righteous do A?"
4
The
LORD is in his holy temple;
the
LORD is on his heavenly throne.
He
observes the sons of men;
his
eyes examine them.
5
The
LORD examines the righteous,
but
the wicked B
and those who love violence
his
soul hates.
6
On
the wicked he will rain
fiery
coals and burning sulfur;
a
scorching wind will be their lot.
7
For
the LORD is righteous,
he
loves justice;
upright
men will see his face. 1
PSALMS:
41
For
the director of music. A psalm of David.
1
Blessed
is he who has regard for the weak;
the
LORD delivers him in times of trouble.
2
The
LORD will protect him and preserve his life;
he
will bless him in the land
and
not surrender him to the desire of his foes.
3
The
LORD will sustain him on his sickbed
and
restore him from his bed of illness.
4
I
said, "O LORD, have mercy on me;
heal
me, for I have sinned against you."
5
My
enemies say of me in malice,
"When
will he die and his name perish?"
6
Whenever
one comes to see me,
he
speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;
then
he goes out and spreads it abroad.
7
All
my enemies whisper together against me;
they
imagine the worst for me, saying,
8
"A
vile disease has beset him;
he
will never get up from the place where he lies."
9
Even
my close friend, whom I trusted,
he
who shared my bread,
has
lifted up his heel against me. 2
10
But
you, O LORD, have mercy on me;
raise
me up, that I may repay them.
11
I
know that you are pleased with me,
for
my enemy does not triumph over me.
12
In
my integrity you uphold me
and
set me in your presence forever.
13
Praise
be to the LORD, the God of Israel,
from
everlasting to everlasting.
Amen
and Amen 3
PSALMS:
71
1
In
you, O LORD, I have taken refuge;
let
me never be put to shame.
2
Rescue
me and deliver me in your righteousness;
turn
your ear to me and save me.
3
Be
my rock of refuge,
to
which I can always go;
give
the command to save me,
for
you are my rock and my fortress.
4
Deliver
me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from
the grasp of evil and cruel men.
5
For
you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD,
my
confidence since my youth.
6
From
birth I have relied on you;
you
brought me forth from my mother's womb.
I
will ever praise you.
7
I
have become like a portent to many,
but
you are my strong refuge.
8
My
mouth is filled with your praise,
declaring
your splendor all day long.
9
Do
not cast me away when I am old;
do
not forsake me when my strength is gone.
10
For
my enemies speak against me;
those
who wait to kill me conspire together.
11
They
say, "God has forsaken him;
pursue
him and seize him,
for
no one will rescue him."
12
Be
not far from me, O God;
come
quickly, O my God, to help me.
13
May
my accusers perish in shame;
may
those who want to harm me
be
covered with scorn and disgrace. 4
14
But
as for me, I will always have hope;
I
will praise you more and more.
15
My
mouth will tell of your righteousness,
of
your salvation all day long,
though
I know not its measure.
16
I
will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign LORD;
I
will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.
17
Since
my youth, O God, you have taught me,
and
to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
18
Even
when I am old and gray,
do
not forsake me, O God,
till
I declare your power to the next generation,
your
might to all who are to come.
19
Your
righteousness reaches to the skies, O God,
you
who have done great things.
Who,
O God, is like you?
20
Though
you have made me see troubles, many and bitter,
you
will restore my life again;
from
the depths of the earth
you
will again bring me up.
21
You
will increase my honor
and
comfort me once again.
22
I
will praise you with the harp
for
your faithfulness, O my God;
I
will sing praise to you with the lyre,
O
Holy One of Israel.
23
My
lips will shout for joy
when
I sing praise to you--
I,
whom you have redeemed.
24
My
tongue will tell of your righteous acts 5
all
day long,
for
those who wanted to harm me
have
been put to shame and confusion. 6
PSALMS:
101
Of
David. A psalm.
1
I
will sing of your love and justice;
to
you, O LORD, I will sing praise.
2
I
will be careful to lead a blameless life--
when
will you come to me?
I
will walk in my house
with
blameless heart.
3
I
will set before my eyes
no
vile thing.
The
deeds of faithless men I hate;
they
will not cling to me.
4
Men
of perverse heart shall be far from me;
I
will have nothing to do with evil.
5
Whoever
slanders his neighbor in secret,
him
will I put to silence;
whoever
has haughty eyes and a proud heart,
him
will I not endure.
6
My
eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
that
they may dwell with me;
he
whose walk is blameless
will
minister to me. 7
7
No
one who practices deceit
will
dwell in my house;
no
one who speaks falsely
will
stand in my presence.
8
Every
morning I will put to silence
all
the wicked in the land;
I
will cut off every evildoer
from
the city of the LORD. 8
PSALMS:
131
A
song of ascents. Of David.
1
My
heart is not proud, O LORD,
my
eyes are not haughty;
I
do not concern myself with great matters
or
things too wonderful for me.
2
But
I have stilled and quieted my soul;
like
a weaned child with its mother,
like
a weaned child is my soul within me.
3
O
Israel, put your hope in the LORD
both
now and forevermore. 9
PROVERBS:
11
11
1
The LORD abhors dishonest scales,
but
accurate weights are his delight.
2
When
pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but
with humility comes wisdom.
3
The
integrity of the upright guides them,
but
the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
4
Wealth
is worthless in the day of wrath,
but
righteousness delivers from death.
5
The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them,
but
the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
6
The
righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but
the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
7
When
a wicked man dies, his hope perishes;
all
he expected from his power comes to nothing.
8
The
righteous man is rescued from trouble,
and
it comes on the wicked instead.
9
With
his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor,
but
through knowledge the righteous escape.
10
When
the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;
when
the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
11
Through
the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
but
by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed. 10
12
A
man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor,
but
a man of understanding holds his tongue.
13
A
gossip betrays a confidence,
but
a trustworthy man keeps a secret.
14
For
lack of guidance a nation falls,
but
many advisers make victory sure.
15
He
who puts up security for another will surely suffer,
but
whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.
16
A
kindhearted woman gains respect,
but
ruthless men gain only wealth.
17
A
kind man benefits himself,
but
a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
18
The
wicked man earns deceptive wages,
but
he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
19
The
truly righteous man attains life,
but
he who pursues evil goes to his death.
20
The
LORD detests men of perverse heart
but
he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
21
Be
sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
but
those who are righteous will go free.11
22
Like
a gold ring in a pig's snout
is
a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
23
The
desire of the righteous ends only in good,
but
the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
24
One
man gives freely, yet gains even more;
another
withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
25
A
generous man will prosper;
he
who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
26
People
curse the man who hoards grain,
but
blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.
27
He
who seeks good finds goodwill,
but
evil comes to him who searches for it.
28
Whoever
trusts in his riches will fall,
but
the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
29
He
who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind,
and
the fool will be servant to the wise.
30
The
fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and
he who wins souls is wise.
31
If
the righteous receive their due on earth,
how
much more the ungodly and the sinner! 12
OLD
TESTAMENT: 2 SAMUEL 17:1 - 29
17
1
Ahithophel
said to Absalom, "I would A
choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David. 2
I
would B
attack him while he is weary and weak. I would C
strike him with terror, and then all the people with him will flee. I
would D
strike down only the king 3
and
bring all the people back to you. The death of the man you seek will
mean the return of all; all the people will be unharmed." 4
This
plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.
5
But
Absalom said, "Summon also Hushai the Arkite, so we can hear
what he has to say."
6
When
Hushai came to him, Absalom said, "Ahithophel has given this
advice. Should we do what he says? If not, give us your opinion."
7
Hushai
replied to Absalom, "The advice Ahithophel has given is not good
this time.
8
You
know your father and his men; they are fighters, and as fierce as a
wild bear robbed of her cubs. Besides, your father is an experienced
fighter; he will not spend the night with the troops. 9
Even
now, he is hidden in a cave or some other place. If he should attack
your troops first, E
whoever hears about it will say, `There has been a slaughter among
the troops who follow Absalom.' 10
Then
even the bravest soldier, whose heart is like the heart of a lion,
will melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a
fighter and that those with him are brave.
11
"So
I advise you: Let all Israel, from Dan to Beersheba--as numerous as
the sand on the seashore--be gathered to you, with you yourself
leading them into battle. 12
Then
we will attack him 13
wherever he may be found, and we will fall on him as dew settles on
the ground. Neither he nor any of his men will be left alive. 13
If
he withdraws into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that
city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a piece
of it can be found."
14
Absalom
and all the men of Israel said, "The advice of Hushai the Arkite
is better than that of Ahithophel." For the LORD had determined
to frustrate the good advice of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster
on Absalom.
15
Hushai
told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, "Ahithophel has advised
Absalom and the elders of Israel to do such and such, but I have
advised them to do so and so. 16
Now
send a message immediately and tell David, `Do not spend the night at
the fords in the desert; cross over without fail, or the king and all
the people with him will be swallowed up.'"
17
Jonathan
and Ahimaaz were staying at En Rogel. A servant girl was to go and
inform them, and they were to go and tell King David, for they could
not risk being seen entering the city. 18
But
a young man saw them and told Absalom. So the two of them left
quickly and went to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in
his courtyard, and they climbed down into it. 19
His
wife took a covering and spread it out over the opening of the well
and scattered grain over it. No one knew anything about it.
20
When
Absalom's men came to the woman at the house, they asked, "Where
are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?"
The
woman answered them, "They crossed over the brook." F
14
The men searched but found no one, so they returned to Jerusalem.
21
After
the men had gone, the two climbed out of the well and went to inform
King David. They said to him, "Set out and cross the river at
once; Ahithophel has advised such and such against you." 22
So
David and all the people with him set out and crossed the Jordan. By
daybreak, no one was left who had not crossed the Jordan.
23
When
Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his
donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his house in
order and then hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his
father's tomb.
24
David
went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of
Israel.
25
Absalom
had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son
of a man named Jether, G
an Israelite H
who had married Abigail, I
the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab. 26
The
Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
27
When
David came to Mahanaim, Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the
Ammonites, and Makir son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the
Gileadite from Rogelim
28
brought
bedding and bowls and articles of pottery. They also brought wheat
and barley, flour and roasted grain, beans and lentils, J
29
honey
and curds, sheep, and cheese from cows' milk for David and his people
to eat. For they said, "The people have become hungry and tired
and thirsty in the desert." 15
NEW
TESTAMENT:
JOHN 19:23 - 42
23
When
the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them
into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment
remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to
bottom.
24
"Let's
not tear it," they said to one another. "Let's decide by
lot who will get it."
This
happened that the scripture might be fulfilled which said,
"They
divided my garments among them
and
cast lots for my clothing."
A
So
this is what the soldiers did.
25
Near
the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the
wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26
When
Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing
nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear
woman, here is your son,"
27
and
to the disciple, "Here
is your mother."
From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
28
Later,
knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would
be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I
am thirsty."
29
A
jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the
sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus' lips.
30
When
he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It
is finished."
With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. 16
31
Now
it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special
Sabbath. Because the Jews did not want the bodies left on the crosses
during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the
bodies taken down. 32
The
soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had
been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. 33
But
when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did
not break his legs. 34
Instead,
one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a
sudden flow of blood and water.
35
The
man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He
knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may
believe. 36
These
things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not
one of his bones will be broken,"
B
37
and,
as another scripture says, "They
will look on the one they have pierced."
C
38
Later,
Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph
was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jews.
With Pilate's permission, he came and took the body away. 39
He
was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus
at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about
seventy-five pounds. D
40
Taking
Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips
of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. 41
At
the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the
garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid.
42
Because
it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby,
they laid Jesus there. 17
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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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