Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
SEPTEMBER
8
PSALMS:
8, 38, 68, 98, 128
PROVERBS:
8
OLD
TESTAMENT:
DANIEL 5:1 - 31
NEW
TESTAMENT:
2 PETER 2:1 - 22
PSALMS:
8
For
the director of music. According to gittith.
A
A psalm of David.
1
O
LORD, our Lord,
how
majestic is your name in all the earth!
You
have set your glory
above
the heavens.
2
From
the lips of children and infants
you
have ordained praise B
because
of your enemies,
to
silence the foe and the avenger.
3
When
I consider your heavens,
the
work of your fingers,
the
moon and the stars,
which
you have set in place,
4
what
is man that you are mindful of him,
the
son of man that you care for him?
5
You
made him a little lower than the heavenly beings C
and
crowned him with glory and honor.
6
You
made him ruler over the works of your hands;
you
put everything under his feet:
7
all
flocks and herds,
and
the beasts of the field,
8
the
birds of the air,
and
the fish of the sea,
all
that swim the paths of the seas. 1
9
O
LORD, our Lord,
how
majestic is your name in all the earth! 2
PSALMS:
38
A
psalm of David. A petition.
1
O
LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger
or
discipline me in your wrath.
2
For
your arrows have pierced me,
and
your hand has come down upon me.
3
Because
of your wrath there is no health in my body;
my
bones have no soundness because of my sin.
4
My
guilt has overwhelmed me
like
a burden too heavy to bear.
5
My
wounds fester and are loathsome
because
of my sinful folly.
6
I
am bowed down and brought very low;
all
day long I go about mourning.
7
My
back is filled with searing pain;
there
is no health in my body.
8
I
am feeble and utterly crushed;
I
groan in anguish of heart.
9
All
my longings lie open before you, O Lord;
my
sighing is not hidden from you.
10
My
heart pounds, my strength fails me;
even
the light has gone from my eyes.
11
My
friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;
my
neighbors stay far away.
12
Those
who seek my life set their traps,
those
who would harm me talk of my ruin;
all
day long they plot deception. 3
13
I
am like a deaf man, who cannot hear,
like
a mute, who cannot open his mouth;
14
I
have become like a man who does not hear,
whose
mouth can offer no reply.
15
I
wait for you, O LORD;
you
will answer, O Lord my God.
16
For
I said, "Do not let them gloat
or
exalt themselves over me when my foot slips."
17
For
I am about to fall,
and
my pain is ever with me.
18
I
confess my iniquity;
I
am troubled by my sin.
19
Many
are those who are my vigorous enemies;
those
who hate me without reason are numerous.
20
Those
who repay my good with evil
slander
me when I pursue what is good.
21
O
LORD, do not forsake me;
be
not far from me, O my God.
22
Come
quickly to help me,
O
Lord my Savior. 4
PSALMS:
68
For
the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
1
May
God arise, may his enemies be scattered;
may
his foes flee before him.
2
As
smoke is blown away by the wind,
may
you blow them away;
as
wax melts before the fire,
may
the wicked perish before God.
3
But
may the righteous be glad
and
rejoice before God;
may
they be happy and joyful.
4
Sing
to God, sing praise to his name,
extol
him who rides on the clouds A--
his
name is the LORD--
and
rejoice before him.
5
A
father to the fatherless, a defender of widows,
is
God in his holy dwelling.
6
God
sets the lonely in families, B
he
leads forth the prisoners with singing;
but
the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
7
When
you went out before your people, O God,
when
you marched through the wasteland,
Selah
8
the
earth shook,
the
heavens poured down rain,
before
God, the One of Sinai,
before
God, the God of Israel.
9
You
gave abundant showers, O God;
you
refreshed your weary inheritance. 5
10
Your
people settled in it,
and
from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poor.
11
The
Lord announced the word,
and
great was the company of those who proclaimed it:
12
"Kings
and armies flee in haste;
in
the camps men divide the plunder.
Even
while you sleep among the campfires,
C
the
wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
its
feathers with shining gold."
14
When
the Almighty D
scattered the kings in the land,
it
was like snow fallen on Zalmon.
15
The
mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains;
rugged
are the mountains of Bashan.
16
Why
gaze in envy, O rugged mountains,
at
the mountain where God chooses to reign,
where
the LORD himself will dwell forever?
17
The
chariots of God are tens of thousands
and
thousands of thousands;
the
Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.
18
When
you ascended on high,
you
led captives in your train;
you
received gifts from men,
even
from E
the rebellious--
that
you, F
O LORD God, might dwell there.
19
Praise
be to the Lord, to God our Savior,
who
daily bears our burdens.
Selah
20
Our
God is a God who saves;
from
the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death. 6
21
Surely
God will crush the heads of his enemies,
the
hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22
The
Lord says, "I
will bring them from Bashan;
I
will bring them from the depths of the sea,
23
that you may plunge your feet in the blood of your foes,
while
the tongues of your dogs have their share."
24
Your
procession has come into view, O God,
the
procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.
25
In
front are the singers, after them the musicians;
with
them are the maidens playing tambourines.
26
Praise
God in the great congregation;
praise
the LORD in the assembly of Israel.
27
There
is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them,
there
the great throng of Judah's princes,
and
there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
28
Summon
your power, O God G;
show
us your strength, O God, as you have done before.
29
Because
of your temple at Jerusalem
kings
will bring you gifts.
30
Rebuke
the beast among the reeds,
the
herd of bulls among the calves of the nations.
Humbled,
may it bring bars of silver.
Scatter
the nations who delight in war.
31
Envoys
will come from Egypt;
Cush
H
will submit herself to God.
32
Sing
to God, O kingdoms of the earth,
sing
praise to the Lord,
Selah
7
33
to
him who rides the ancient skies above,
who
thunders with mighty voice.
34
Proclaim
the power of God,
whose
majesty is over Israel,
whose
power is in the skies.
35
You
are awesome, O God, in your sanctuary;
the
God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.
Praise
be to God! 8
PSALMS:
98
A
psalm.
1
Sing
to the LORD a new song,
for
he has done marvelous things;
his
right hand and his holy arm
have
worked salvation for him.
2
The
LORD has made his salvation known
and
revealed his righteousness to the nations.
3
He
has remembered his love
and
his faithfulness to the house of Israel;
all
the ends of the earth have seen
the
salvation of our God.
4
Shout
for joy to the LORD, all the earth,
burst
into jubilant song with music;
5
make
music to the LORD with the harp,
with
the harp and the sound of singing,
6
with
trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn--
shout
for joy before the LORD, the King.
7
Let
the sea resound, and everything in it,
the
world, and all who live in it.
8
Let
the rivers clap their hands,
let
the mountains sing together for joy;
9
let
them sing before the LORD,
for
he comes to judge the earth.
He
will judge the world in righteousness
and
the peoples with equity. 9
PSALMS:
128
A
song of ascents.
1
Blessed
are all who fear the LORD,
who
walk in his ways.
2
You
will eat the fruit of your labor;
blessings
and prosperity will be yours.
3
Your
wife will be like a fruitful vine
within
your house;
your
sons will be like olive shoots
around
your table.
4
Thus
is the man blessed
who
fears the LORD.
5
May
the LORD bless you from Zion
all
the days of your life;
may
you see the prosperity of Jerusalem,
6
and
may you live to see your children's children.
Peace
be upon Israel. 10
PROVERBS:
8
8
1
Does not wisdom call out?
Does
not understanding raise her voice?
2
On
the heights along the way,
where
the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3
beside
the gates leading into the city,
at
the entrances, she cries aloud:
4
"To
you, O men, I call out;
I
raise my voice to all mankind.
5
You
who are simple, gain prudence;
you
who are foolish, gain understanding.
6
Listen,
for I have worthy things to say;
I
open my lips to speak what is right.
7
My
mouth speaks what is true,
for
my lips detest wickedness.
8
All
the words of my mouth are just;
none
of them is crooked or perverse.
9
To
the discerning all of them are right;
they
are faultless to those who have knowledge.
10
Choose
my instruction instead of silver,
knowledge
rather than choice gold,
11
for
wisdom is more precious than rubies,
and
nothing you desire can compare with her.
12
"I,
wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
I
possess knowledge and discretion.
13
To
fear the LORD is to hate evil;
I
hate pride and arrogance,
evil
behavior and perverse speech.
14
Counsel
and sound judgment are mine;
I
have understanding and power.
15
By
me kings reign
and
rulers make laws that are just;
and
all nobles who rule on earth. A
17
I
love those who love me,
and
those who seek me find me.
18
With
me are riches and honor,
enduring
wealth and prosperity.
19
My
fruit is better than fine gold;
what
I yield surpasses choice silver.
20
I
walk in the way of righteousness,
along
the paths of justice,
21
bestowing
wealth on those who love me
and
making their treasuries full.
22
"The
LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, BC
before
his deeds of old;
23
I
was appointed D
from eternity,
from
the beginning, before the world began.
24
When
there were no oceans, I was given birth,
when
there were no springs abounding with water;
25
before
the mountains were settled in place,
before
the hills, I was given birth,
26
before
he made the earth or its fields
or
any of the dust of the world.
27
I
was there when he set the heavens in place,
when
he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
28
when
he established the clouds above
and
fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
29
when
he gave the sea its boundary
so
the waters would not overstep his command,
and
when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
30
Then I was the craftsman at his side.
I
was filled with delight day after day,
rejoicing
always in his presence,
31rejoicing
in his whole world
and
delighting in mankind.
12
32
"Now
then, my sons, listen to me;
blessed
are those who keep my ways.
33
Listen
to my instruction and be wise;
do
not ignore it.
34
Blessed
is the man who listens to me,
watching
daily at my doors,
waiting
at my doorway.
35
For
whoever finds me finds life
and
receives favor from the LORD.
36
But
whoever fails to find me harms himself;
all
who hate me love death."
13
OLD
TESTAMENT:
DANIEL 5:1 - 31
5
1
King
Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and
drank wine with them. 2
While
Belshazzar was drinking his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold
and silver goblets that Nebuchadnezzar his fatherA
had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his
nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them. 3
So
they brought in the gold goblets that had been taken from the temple
of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives and his
concubines drank from them. 4
As
they drank the wine, they praised the gods of gold and silver, of
bronze, iron, wood and stone.
5
Suddenly
the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the
wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the
hand as it wrote. 6
His
face turned pale and he was so frightened that his knees knocked
together and his legs gave way.
7
The
king called out for the enchanters, astrologers B
and diviners to be brought and said to these wise men of Babylon,
"Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be
clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and
he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom."
8
Then
all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the writing
or tell the king what it meant. 9
So
King Belshazzar became even more terrified and his face grew more
pale. His nobles were baffled.
10
The
queen, C
hearing the voices of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet
hall. "O king, live forever!" she said. "Don't be
alarmed! Don't look so pale! 11
There
is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him.
In the time of your father he was found to have insight and
intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods. King Nebuchadnezzar
your father--your father the king, I say--appointed him chief of the
magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners. 12
This
man Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a
keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to
interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call
for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means."
13
So
Daniel was brought before the king, and the king said to him, "Are
you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?
14
I
have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you have
insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom.
15
The
wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing
and tell me what it means, but they could not explain it. 16
Now
I have heard that you are able to give interpretations and to solve
difficult problems. If you can read this writing and tell me what it
means, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed
around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the
kingdom."
17
Then
Daniel answered the king, "You may keep your gifts for yourself
and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the
writing for the king and tell him what it means.
18
"O
king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty
and greatness and glory and splendor. 19
Because
of the high position he gave him, all the peoples and nations and men
of every language dreaded and feared him. Those the king wanted to
put to death, he 14put
to death; those he wanted to spare, he spared; those he wanted to
promote, he promoted; and those he wanted to humble, he humbled. 20
But
when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride, he was
deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory. 21
He
was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived
with the wild donkeys and ate grass like cattle; and his body was
drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most
High God is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and sets over them
anyone he wishes.
22
"But
you his son, D
O Belshazzar, have not humbled yourself, though you knew all this. 23
Instead,
you have set yourself up against the Lord of heaven. You had the
goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your
wives and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods
of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see
or hear or understand. But you did not honor the God who holds in his
hand your life and all your ways. 24
Therefore
he sent the hand that wrote the inscription.
25
"This
is the inscription that was written:
MENE,
MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN
E
26
"This
is what these words mean:
Mene
F:
God
has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
27
Tekel
G:
You
have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.
28
Peres
H:
Your kingdom
is divided and given to the Medes and Persians."
29
Then
at Belshazzar's command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain
was placed around his neck, and he was proclaimed the third highest
ruler in the kingdom.
30
That
very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, I
was slain, 31
and
Darius the Mede took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two. 15
NEW
TESTAMENT:
2 PETER 2:1 - 22
2
1
But
there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will
be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive
heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing
swift destruction on themselves. 2
Many
will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into
disrepute. 3
In
their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have
made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and
their destruction has not been sleeping.
4
For
if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell,
A
putting them into gloomy dungeonsB
to be held for judgment; 5
if
he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its
ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and
seven others; 6
if
he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to
ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the
ungodly; 7
and
if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the filthy
lives of lawless men 8
(for
that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in
his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—9
if
this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials
and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment, while continuing
their punishment. C
10
This
is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the
sinful nature D
and despise authority.
Bold
and arrogant, these men are not afraid to slander celestial beings;
11yet
even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not
bring slanderous accusations against such beings in the presence of
the Lord. 12
But
these men blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like
brute beasts, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and
destroyed, and like beasts they too will perish.
13
They
will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. Their idea
of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and
blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you. E
14
With
eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce the
unstable; they are experts in greed--an accursed brood! 15
They
have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of
Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness. 16
But
he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey--a beast without
speech--who spoke with a man's voice and restrained the prophet's
madness.
17
These
men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest
darkness is reserved for them. 18
For
they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful
desires of sinful human nature, they entice people who are just
escaping from those who live in error. 19
They
promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of
depravity--for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. 20
If
they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they
are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. 21
It
would have been better for them not to have known the way of
righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on
the sacred command that was passed on to them. 22
Of
them the proverbs are true: "A
dog returns to 16
its
vomit,"
F
and, "A
sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud."
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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