Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
SEPTEMBER
22
PSALMS:
22, 52, 82, 112, 142
PROVERBS:
22
OLD
TESTAMENT:
AMOS 7:1 - 9:14
NEW
TESTAMENT:
REVELATION 3:7 - 22
PSALMS:
22
For
the director of music. To the tune of "The Doe of the Morning."
A psalm of David.
1
My
God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why
are you so far from saving me,
so
far from the words of my groaning?
2
O
my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by
night, and am not silent.
3
Yet
you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you
are the praise of Israel. A
4
In
you our fathers put their trust;
they
trusted and you delivered them.
5
They
cried to you and were saved;
in
you they trusted and were not disappointed.
6
But
I am a worm and not a man,
scorned
by men and despised by the people.
7
All
who see me mock me;
they
hurl insults, shaking their heads:
8
"He
trusts in the LORD;
let
the LORD rescue him.
Let
him deliver him,
since
he delights in him."
9
Yet
you brought me out of the womb;
you
made me trust in you
even
at my mother's breast.
10
From
birth I was cast upon you;
from
my mother's womb you have been my God. 1
11
Do
not be far from me,
for
trouble is near
and
there is no one to help.
12
Many
bulls surround me;
strong
bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13
Roaring
lions tearing their prey
open
their mouths wide against me.
14
I
am poured out like water,
and
all my bones are out of joint.
My
heart has turned to wax;
it
has melted away within me.
15
My
strength is dried up like a potsherd,
and
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
you
lay me B
in the dust of death.
16
Dogs
have surrounded me;
a
band of evil men has encircled me,
they
have pierced C
my hands and my feet.
17
I
can count all my bones;
people
stare and gloat over me.
18
They
divide my garments among them
and
cast lots for my clothing.
19
But
you, O LORD, be not far off;
O
my Strength, come quickly to help me.
20
Deliver
my life from the sword,
my
precious life from the power of the dogs.
21
Rescue
me from the mouth of the lions;
save
D
me from the horns of the wild oxen.
22
I
will declare your name to my brothers;
in
the congregation I will praise you.
23
You
who fear the LORD, praise him!
All
you descendants of Jacob, honor him! 2
Revere
him, all you descendants of Israel!
24
For
he has not despised or disdained
the
suffering of the afflicted one;
he
has not hidden his face from him
but
has listened to his cry for help.
25
From
you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;
before
those who fear you E
will I fulfill my vows.
26
The
poor will eat and be satisfied;
they
who seek the LORD will praise him--
may
your hearts live forever!
27
All
the ends of the earth
will
remember and turn to the LORD,
and
all the families of the nations
will
bow down before him,
28
for
dominion belongs to the LORD
and
he rules over the nations.
29
All
the rich of the earth will feast and worship;
all
who go down to the dust will kneel before him--
those
who cannot keep themselves alive.
30
Posterity
will serve him;
future
generations will be told about the Lord.
31
They
will proclaim his righteousness
to
a people yet unborn--
for
he has done it. 3
PSALMS:
52
For
the director of music. A maskil
A
of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: "David
has gone to the house of Ahimelech."
1
Why
do you boast of evil, you mighty man?
Why
do you boast all day long,
you
who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2
Your
tongue plots destruction;
it
is like a sharpened razor,
you
who practice deceit.
3
You
love evil rather than good,
falsehood
rather than speaking the truth.
Selah
4
You
love every harmful word,
O
you deceitful tongue!
5
Surely
God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
He
will snatch you up and tear you from your tent;
he
will uproot you from the land of the living.
Selah
6
The
righteous will see and fear;
they
will laugh at him, saying,
7
"Here
now is the man
who
did not make God his stronghold
but
trusted in his great wealth
and
grew strong by destroying others!"
8
But
I am like an olive tree
flourishing
in the house of God;
I
trust in God's unfailing love
for
ever and ever.
9
I
will praise you forever for what you have done; 4
in
your name I will hope, for your name is good.
I
will praise you in the presence of your saints. 5
PSALMS:
82
A
psalm of Asaph.
1
God
presides in the great assembly;
he
gives judgment among the "gods":
2
"How
long will you A
defend the unjust
and
show partiality to the wicked?
Selah
3
Defend
the cause of the weak and fatherless;
maintain
the rights of the poor and oppressed.
4
Rescue
the weak and needy;
deliver
them from the hand of the wicked.
5
"They
know nothing, they understand nothing.
They
walk about in darkness;
all
the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6
"I
said, `You are "gods";
you
are all sons of the Most High.'
7
But
you will die like mere men;
you
will fall like every other ruler."
8
Rise
up, O God, judge the earth,
for
all the nations are your inheritance.
6
PSALMS:
112
1
Praise
A
the LORD. B
Blessed
is the man who fears the LORD,
who
finds great delight in his commands.
2
His
children will be mighty in the land;
the
generation of the upright will be blessed.
3
Wealth
and riches are in his house,
and
his righteousness endures forever.
4
Even
in darkness light dawns for the upright,
for
the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. C
5
Good
will come to him who is generous and lends freely,
who
conducts his affairs with justice.
6
Surely
he will never be shaken;
a
righteous man will be remembered forever.
7
He
will have no fear of bad news;
his
heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
8
His
heart is secure, he will have no fear;
in
the end he will look in triumph on his foes.
9
He
has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor,
his
righteousness endures forever;
his
horn D
will be lifted high in honor.
10
The
wicked man will see and be vexed,
he
will gnash his teeth and waste away;
the
longings of the wicked will come to nothing. 7
PSALMS:
142
A
maskil
A
of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer.
1
I
cry aloud to the LORD;
I
lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy.
2
I
pour out my complaint before him;
before
him I tell my trouble.
3
When
my spirit grows faint within me,
it
is you who know my way.
In
the path where I walk
men
have hidden a snare for me.
4
Look
to my right and see;
no
one is concerned for me.
I
have no refuge;
no
one cares for my life.
5
I
cry to you, O LORD;
I
say, "You are my refuge,
my
portion in the land of the living."
6
Listen
to my cry,
for
I am in desperate need;
rescue
me from those who pursue me,
for
they are too strong for me.
7
Set
me free from my prison,
that
I may praise your name.
Then
the righteous will gather about me
because
of your goodness to me. 8
PROVERBS:
22
22
1
A good name is more desirable than great riches;
to
be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
2
Rich
and poor have this in common:
The
LORD is the Maker of them all.
3
A
prudent man sees danger and takes refuge,
but
the simple keep going and suffer for it.
4
Humility
and the fear of the LORD
bring
wealth and honor and life.
5
In
the paths of the wicked lie thorns and snares,
but
he who guards his soul stays far from them.
6
Train
A
a child in the way he should go,
and
when he is old he will not turn from it.
7
The
rich rule over the poor,
and
the borrower is servant to the lender.
8
He
who sows wickedness reaps trouble,
and
the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9
A
generous man will himself be blessed,
for
he shares his food with the poor.
10
Drive
out the mocker, and out goes strife;
quarrels
and insults are ended.
11
He
who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious
will
have the king for his friend. 9
12
The
eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge,
but
he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13
The
sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!"
or,
"I will be murdered in the streets!"
14
The
mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit;
he
who is under the LORD's wrath will fall into it.
15
Folly
is bound up in the heart of a child,
but
the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
16
He
who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and
he who gives gifts to the rich--both come to poverty.
17
Pay
attention and listen to the sayings of the wise;
apply
your heart to what I teach,
18
for
it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart
and
have all of them ready on your lips.
19
So
that your trust may be in the LORD,
I
teach you today, even you.
20
Have
I not written thirty B
sayings for you,
sayings
of counsel and knowledge,
21
teaching
you true and reliable words,
so
that you can give sound answers
to
him who sent you?
22
Do
not exploit the poor because they are poor
and
do not crush the needy in court,
23
for
the LORD will take up their case
and
will plunder those who plunder them. 10
24
Do
not make friends with a hot-tempered man,
do
not associate with one easily angered,
25
or
you may learn his ways
and
get yourself ensnared.
26
Do
not be a man who strikes hands in pledge
or
puts up security for debts;
27
if
you lack the means to pay,
your
very bed will be snatched from under you.
28
Do
not move an ancient boundary stone
set
up by your forefathers.
29
Do
you see a man skilled in his work?
He
will serve before kings;
he
will not serve before obscure men. 11
OLD
TESTAMENT:
AMOS 7:1 - 9:14
7
1
This
is what the Sovereign LORD showed me: He was preparing swarms of
locusts after the king's share had been harvested and just as the
second crop was coming up.
2
When
they had stripped the land clean, I cried out, "Sovereign LORD,
forgive! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!"
3
So
the LORD relented.
"This
will not happen,"
the LORD said.
4
This
is what the Sovereign LORD showed me: The Sovereign LORD was calling
for judgment by fire; it dried up the great deep and devoured the
land. 5
Then
I cried out, "Sovereign LORD, I beg you, stop! How can Jacob
survive? He is so small!"
6
So
the LORD relented.
"This
will not happen either,"
the Sovereign LORD said.
7
This
is what he showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall that had been
built true to plumb, with a plumb line in his hand. 8
And
the LORD asked me, "What
do you see, Amos?"
"A
plumb line," I replied.
Then
the Lord said, "Look,
I am setting a plumb line among my people Israel; I will spare them
no longer.
9
"The
high places of Isaac will be destroyed
and
the sanctuaries of Israel will be ruined;
with
my sword I will rise against the house of Jeroboam."
10
Then
Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent a message to Jeroboam king of
Israel: "Amos is raising a conspiracy against you in the very
heart of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words. 11
For
this is what Amos is saying:
"`Jeroboam
will die by the sword,
and
Israel will surely go into exile,
away
from their native land.'" 12
12
Then
Amaziah said to Amos, "Get out, you seer! Go back to the land of
Judah. Earn your bread there and do your prophesying there. 13
Don't
prophesy anymore at Bethel, because this is the king's sanctuary and
the temple of the kingdom."
14
Amos
answered Amaziah, "I was neither a prophet nor a prophet's son,
but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees. 15
But
the LORD took me from tending the flock and said to me, `Go,
prophesy to my people Israel.' 16
Now
then, hear the word of the LORD. You say,
"`Do
not prophesy against Israel,
and
stop preaching against the house of Isaac.'
17"Therefore
this is what the LORD says:
"`Your
wife will become a prostitute in the city,
and
your sons and daughters will fall by the sword.
Your
land will be measured and divided up,
and
you yourself will die in a pagan A
country.
And
Israel will certainly go into exile,
away
from their native land.'"
8
1
This
is what the Sovereign LORD showed me: a basket of ripe fruit. 2"What
do you see, Amos?"
he asked.
"A
basket of ripe fruit," I answered.
Then
the LORD said to me, "The
time is ripe for my people Israel; I will spare them no longer.
3
"In
that day," declares the Sovereign LORD, "the songs in the
temple will turn to wailing.
A
Many, many bodies--flung everywhere! Silence!"
this,
you who trample the needy
and
do away with the poor of the land, 13
5
saying,
"When
will the New Moon be over
that
we may sell grain,
and
the Sabbath be ended
that
we may market wheat?"--
skimping
the measure,
boosting
the price
and
cheating with dishonest scales,
6
buying
the poor with silver
and
the needy for a pair of sandals,
selling
even the sweepings with the wheat.
7
The
LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: "I
will never forget anything they have done.
8
"Will
not the land tremble for this,
and
all who live in it mourn?
The
whole land will rise like the Nile;
it
will be stirred up and then sink
like
the river of Egypt.
9
"In
that day,"
declares the Sovereign LORD,
"I
will make the sun go down at noon
and
darken the earth in broad daylight.
and
all your singing into weeping.
I
will make all of you wear sackcloth
and
shave your heads.
I
will make that time like mourning for an only son
and
the end of it like a bitter day.
11
"The
days are coming,"
declares the Sovereign LORD,
"when
I will send a famine through the land--
not
a famine of food or a thirst for water,
but
a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.
12
Men
will stagger from sea to sea
and
wander from north to east,
searching
for the word of the LORD,
but
they will not find it.
13
"In
that day
"the
lovely young women and strong young men
will
faint because of thirst.
14
They
who swear by the shame B
of Samaria,
or
say, `As surely as your god lives, O Dan,'
or,
`As surely as the god C
of Beersheba lives'--
they
will fall,
never
to rise again."
15
9
1
I
saw the Lord standing by the altar, and he said:
"Strike
the tops of the pillars
so
that the thresholds shake.
Bring
them down on the heads of all the people;
those
who are left I will kill with the sword.
Not
one will get away,
none
will escape.
2
Though
they dig down to the depths of the grave,
A
from
there my hand will take them.
Though
they climb up to the heavens,
from
there I will bring them down.
3
Though
they hide themselves on the top of Carmel,
there
I will hunt them down and seize them.
Though
they hide from me at the bottom of the sea,
there
I will command the serpent to bite them.
4
Though
they are driven into exile by their enemies,
there
I will command the sword to slay them.
I
will fix my eyes upon them
for
evil and not for good."
5
The
Lord, the LORD Almighty,
he
who touches the earth and it melts,
and
all who live in it mourn--
the
whole land rises like the Nile, 16
then
sinks like the river of Egypt--
6
he
who builds his lofty palace B
in the heavens
and
sets its foundation C
on the earth,
who
calls for the waters of the sea
and
pours them out over the face of the land--
the
LORD is his name.
7
"Are
not you Israelites
the
same to me as the Cushites D?"
declares
the LORD.
"Did
I not bring Israel up from Egypt,
the
Philistines from CaphtorE
and
the Arameans from Kir?
8
"Surely
the eyes of the Sovereign LORD
are
on the sinful kingdom.
I
will destroy it
from
the face of the earth--
yet
I will not totally destroy
the
house of Jacob,"
declares
the LORD.
9
"For
I will give the command,
and
I will shake the house of Israel
among
all the nations
as
grain is shaken in a sieve,
and
not a pebble will reach the ground.
17
10
All
the sinners among my people
will
die by the sword,
all
those who say,
`Disaster
will not overtake or meet us.'
11
"In
that day I will restore
David's
fallen tent.
I
will repair its broken places,
restore
its ruins,
and
build it as it used to be,
12
so
that they may possess the remnant of Edom
and
all the nations that bear my name,
F"
declares
the LORD, who will do these things.
13
"The
days are coming,"
declares the LORD,
"when
the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman
and
the planter by the one treading grapes.
New
wine will drip from the mountains
and
flow from all the hills.
14
I
will bring back my exiled G
people Israel;
they
will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them.
They
will plant vineyards and drink their wine;
they
will make gardens and eat their fruit.
15
I
will plant Israel in their own land,
never
again to be uprooted
from
the land I have given them,"
18
says
the LORD your God. 19
NEW
TESTAMENT:
REVELATION 3:7 - 22
7
"To
the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:
These
are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of
David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can
open.
8
I
know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no
one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept
my word and have not denied my name.
9
I
will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be
Jews though they are not, but are liars--I will make them come and
fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.
10
Since
you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you
from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to
test those who live on the earth.
11
I
am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take
your crown.
12
Him
who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never
again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and
the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming
down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new
name.
13
He
who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
14
"To
the angel of the church in Laodicea write:
These
are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler
of God's creation.
15
I
know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were
either one or the other!
16
So,
because you are lukewarm--neither hot nor cold--I am about to spit
you out of my mouth.
17
You
say, `I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But
you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and
naked.
18
I
counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can
become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your
shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.
19
Those
whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent.
20
Here
I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and
opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.
21
To
him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,
just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne.
22
He
who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."
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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