Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
OCTOBER
12
PSALMS:
12, 42, 72, 102, 132
PROVERBS:
12
OLD
TESTAMENT:
GENESIS 1:1 - 2:25
NEW
TESTAMENT:
MATTHEW 1:1 - 2:12
PSALMS:
12
For
the director of music. According to sheminith.
A
A psalm of David.
1
Help,
LORD, for the godly are no more;
the
faithful have vanished from among men.
2
Everyone
lies to his neighbor;
their
flattering lips speak with deception.
3
May
the LORD cut off all flattering lips
and
every boastful tongue
4
that
says, "We will triumph with our tongues;
we
own our lips B--who
is our master?"
5
"Because
of the oppression of the weak
and
the groaning of the needy,
I
will now arise,"
says the LORD.
"I
will protect them from those who malign them."
6
And
the words of the LORD are flawless,
like
silver refined in a furnace of clay,
purified
seven times.
7
O
LORD, you will keep us safe
and
protect us from such people forever.
8
The
wicked freely strut about
when
what is vile is honored among men. 1
PSALMS:
42
For
A
the director of music. A maskil
B
of the Sons of Korah.
1
As
the deer pants for streams of water,
so
my soul pants for you, O God.
2
My
soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When
can I go and meet with God?
3
My
tears have been my food
day
and night,
while
men say to me all day long,
"Where
is your God?"
4
These
things I remember
as
I pour out my soul:
how
I used to go with the multitude,
leading
the procession to the house of God,
with
shouts of joy and thanksgiving
among
the festive throng.
5
Why
are you downcast, O my soul?
Why
so disturbed within me?
Put
your hope in God,
for
I will yet praise him,
my
Savior and 6
my
God.
My
C
soul is downcast within me;
therefore
I will remember you
from
the land of the Jordan,
the
heights of Hermon--from Mount Mizar.
7
Deep
calls to deep
in
the roar of your waterfalls;
all
your waves and breakers
have
swept over me.
8
By
day the LORD directs his love,
at
night his song is with me--
a
prayer to the God of my life.
9
I
say to God my Rock,
"Why
have you forgotten me?
Why
must I go about mourning,
oppressed
by the enemy?"
10
My
bones suffer mortal agony
as
my foes taunt me,
saying
to me all day long,
"Where
is your God?"
11
Why
are you downcast, O my soul?
Why
so disturbed within me?
Put
your hope in God,
for
I will yet praise him,
my
Savior and my God. 2
PSALMS:
72
Of
Solomon.
1
Endow
the king with your justice, O God,
the
royal son with your righteousness.
2
He
will A
judge your people in righteousness,
your
afflicted ones with justice.
3
The
mountains will bring prosperity to the people,
the
hills the fruit of righteousness.
4
He
will defend the afflicted among the people
and
save the children of the needy;
he
will crush the oppressor.
5
He
will endure B
as long as the sun,
as
long as the moon, through all generations.
6
He
will be like rain falling on a mown field,
like
showers watering the earth.
7
In
his days the righteous will flourish;
prosperity
will abound till the moon is no more.
8
He
will rule from sea to sea
and
from the River C
to the ends of the earth. D
9
The
desert tribes will bow before him
and
his enemies will lick the dust.
10
The
kings of Tarshish and of distant shores
will
bring tribute to him;
the
kings of Sheba and Seba
will
present him gifts.
11
All
kings will bow down to him
and
all nations will serve him. 3
Of
Solomon.
12
For
he will deliver the needy who cry out,
the
afflicted who have no one to help.
13
He
will take pity on the weak and the needy
and
save the needy from death.
14
He
will rescue them from oppression and violence,
for
precious is their blood in his sight.
15
Long
may he live!
May
gold from Sheba be given him.
May
people ever pray for him
and
bless him all day long.
16
Let
grain abound throughout the land;
on
the tops of the hills may it sway.
Let
its fruit flourish like Lebanon;
let
it thrive like the grass of the field.
17
May
his name endure forever;
may
it continue as long as the sun.
All
nations will be blessed through him,
and
they will call him blessed. 4
18
Praise
be to the LORD God, the God of Israel,
who
alone does marvelous deeds.
19
Praise
be to his glorious name forever;
may
the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen
and Amen.
20
This
concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse. 5
PSALMS:
102
A
prayer of an afflicted man. When he is faint and pours out his lament
before the LORD.
1
Hear
my prayer, O LORD;
let
my cry for help come to you.
2
Do
not hide your face from me
when
I am in distress.
Turn
your ear to me;
when
I call, answer me quickly.
3
For
my days vanish like smoke;
my
bones burn like glowing embers.
4
My
heart is blighted and withered like grass;
I
forget to eat my food.
5
Because
of my loud groaning
I
am reduced to skin and bones.
6
I
am like a desert owl,
like
an owl among the ruins.
7
I
lie awake; I have become
like
a bird alone on a roof.
8
All
day long my enemies taunt me;
those
who rail against me use my name as a curse.
9
For
I eat ashes as my food
and
mingle my drink with tears
10
because
of your great wrath,
for
you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
11
My
days are like the evening shadow;
I
wither away like grass. 6
12
But
you, O LORD, sit enthroned forever;
your
renown endures through all generations.
13
You
will arise and have compassion on Zion,
for
it is time to show favor to her;
the
appointed time has come.
14
For
her stones are dear to your servants;
her
very dust moves them to pity.
15
The
nations will fear the name of the LORD,
all
the kings of the earth will revere your glory.
16
For
the LORD will rebuild Zion
and
appear in his glory.
17
He
will respond to the prayer of the destitute;
he
will not despise their plea.
18
Let
this be written for a future generation,
that
a people not yet created may praise the LORD:
19
"The
LORD looked down from his sanctuary on high,
from
heaven he viewed the earth,
20
to
hear the groans of the prisoners
and
release those condemned to death."
21
So
the name of the LORD will be declared in Zion
and
his praise in Jerusalem
22
when
the peoples and the kingdoms
assemble
to worship the LORD.
23
In
the course of my life A
he broke my strength;
he
cut short my days.
24
So
I said:
"Do
not take me away, O my God, in the midst of my days;
your
years go on through all generations.
25
In
the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,
and
the heavens are the work of your hands.7
26
They
will perish, but you remain;
they
will all wear out like a garment.
Like
clothing you will change them
and
they will be discarded.
27
But
you remain the same,
and
your years will never end.
28
The
children of your servants will live in your presence;
their
descendants will be established before you." 8
PSALMS:
132
A
song of ascents.
1
O
LORD, remember David
and
all the hardships he endured.
2
He
swore an oath to the LORD
and
made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3
"I
will not enter my house
or
go to my bed--
4
I
will allow no sleep to my eyes,
no
slumber to my eyelids,
5
till
I find a place for the LORD,
a
dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."
6
We
heard it in Ephrathah,
we
came upon it in the fields of Jaar A:B
7
"Let
us go to his dwelling place;
let
us worship at his footstool--
8
arise,
O LORD, and come to your resting place,
you
and the ark of your might.
9
May
your priests be clothed with righteousness;
may
your saints sing for joy."
10
For
the sake of David your servant,
do
not reject your anointed one.9
11
The
LORD swore an oath to David,
a
sure oath that he will not revoke:
"One
of your own descendants
I
will place on your throne--
12
if
your sons keep my covenant
and
the statutes I teach them,
then
their sons will sit
on
your throne for ever and ever."
13
For
the LORD has chosen Zion,
he
has desired it for his dwelling:
14
"This
is my resting place for ever and ever;
here
I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it--
15
I
will bless her with abundant provisions;
her
poor will I satisfy with food.
16
I
will clothe her priests with salvation,
and
her saints will ever sing for joy.
17
"Here
I will make a horn C
grow for David
and
set up a lamp for my anointed one.
18
I
will clothe his enemies with shame,
but
the crown on his head will be resplendent."
10
PROVERBS:
12
12
1
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but
he who hates correction is stupid.
2
A
good man obtains favor from the LORD,
but
the LORD condemns a crafty man.
3
A
man cannot be established through wickedness,
but
the righteous cannot be uprooted.
4
A
wife of noble character is her husband's crown,
but
a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
5
The
plans of the righteous are just,
but
the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
6
The
words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
but
the speech of the upright rescues them.
7
Wicked
men are overthrown and are no more,
but
the house of the righteous stands firm.
8
A
man is praised according to his wisdom,
but
men with warped minds are despised.
9
Better
to be a nobody and yet have a servant
than
pretend to be somebody and have no food.
10
A
righteous man cares for the needs of his animal,
but
the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
11
He
who works his land will have abundant food,
but
he who chases fantasies lacks judgment. 11
12
The
wicked desire the plunder of evil men,
but
the root of the righteous flourishes.
13
An
evil man is trapped by his sinful talk,
but
a righteous man escapes trouble.
14
From
the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things
as
surely as the work of his hands rewards him.
15
The
way of a fool seems right to him,
but
a wise man listens to advice.
16
A
fool shows his annoyance at once,
but
a prudent man overlooks an insult.
17
A
truthful witness gives honest testimony,
but
a false witness tells lies.
18
Reckless
words pierce like a sword,
but
the tongue of the wise brings healing.
19
Truthful
lips endure forever,
but
a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
20
There
is deceit in the hearts of those who plot evil,
but
joy for those who promote peace.
21
No
harm befalls the righteous,
but
the wicked have their fill of trouble. 12
22
The
LORD detests lying lips,
but
he delights in men who are truthful.
23
A
prudent man keeps his knowledge to himself,
but
the heart of fools blurts out folly.
24
Diligent
hands will rule,
but
laziness ends in slave labor.
25
An
anxious heart weighs a man down,
but
a kind word cheers him up.
26
A
righteous man is cautious in friendship, A
but
the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27
The
lazy man does not roast B
his game,
but
the diligent man prizes his possessions.
28
In
the way of righteousness there is life;
along
that path is immortality. 13
OLD
TESTAMENT:
GENESIS 1:1 - 2:25
1
1
In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2
Now
the earth was A
formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and
the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3
And
God said, "Let
there be light,"
and there was light. 4
God
saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the
darkness. 5
God
called the light "day,"
and the darkness he called "night."
And there was evening, and there was morning--the first day.
6
And
God said, "Let
there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."
7
So
God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from
the water above it. And it was so. 8
God
called the expanse "sky."
And there was evening, and there was morning--the second day.
9
And
God said, "Let
the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground
appear."
And it was so. 10
God
called the dry ground "land,"
and the gathered waters he called "seas."
And God saw that it was good.
11
Then
God said, "Let
the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the
land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various
kinds."
And it was so.
12
The
land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their
kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their
kinds. And God saw that it was good.
13
And
there was evening, and there was morning--the third day.
14
And
God said, "Let
there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from
the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and
years,
15
and
let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the
earth."
And it was so. 16
God
made two great lights--the greater light to govern the day and the
lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17
God
set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, 18
to
govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness.
And God saw that it was good. 19
And
there was evening, and there was morning--the fourth day.
20
And
God said, "Let
the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the
earth across the expanse of the sky."
21
So
God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and
moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds,
and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was
good. 22
God
blessed them and said, "Be
fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and
let the birds increase on the earth."
23
And
there was evening, and there was morning--the fifth day.
24
And
God said, "Let
the land produce living creatures according to their kinds:
livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals,
each according to its kind."
And it was so. 25
God
made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock
according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the
ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
26
Then
God said, "Let
us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the
fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over
all the earth,
B
and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
14
27
So
God created man in his own image,
in
the image of God he created him;
male
and female he created them.
28
God
blessed them and said to them, "Be
fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule
over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every
living creature that moves on the ground."
29
Then
God said, "I
give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and
every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for
food.
30
And
to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all
the creatures that move on the ground--everything that has the breath
of life in it--I give every green plant for food."
And it was so.
31
God
saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was
evening, and there was morning--the sixth day.
2
1
Thus
the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
2
By
the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on
the seventh day he rested A
from all his work. 3
And
God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested
from all the work of creating that he had done.
4
This
is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created.
When
the LORD God made the earth and the heavens—5
and
no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth B
and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the LORD God had not
sent rain on the earth C
and there was no man to work the ground, 6
but
streams D
came up from the earth 15
and watered the whole surface of the ground—7
the
LORD God formed the man E
from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath
of life, and the man became a living being.
8
Now
the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he
put the man he had formed. 9
And
the LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground--trees
that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the
garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil.
10
A
river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was
separated into four headwaters. 11
The
name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of
Havilah, where there is gold. 12
(The
gold of that land is good; aromatic resin F
and onyx are also there.) 13
The
name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire
land of Cush. G
14
The
name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of
Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
15
The
LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it
and take care of it. 16
And
the LORD God commanded the man, "You
are free to eat from any tree in the garden;
17
but
you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for
when you eat of it you will surely die."
18
The
LORD God said, "It is
not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for
him."
19
Now
the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field
and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what
he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature,
that was its name. 20
So
the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all
the beasts of the field.
But
for Adam H
no suitable helper was found. 21
So
the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he
was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs I
and closed up the place with flesh. 22
Then
the LORD God made a woman from the rib J
he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
23
The
man said,
"This
is now bone of my bones
and
flesh of my flesh;
she
shall be called `woman,'
K
for
she was taken out of man."
16
24
For
this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to
his wife, and they will become one flesh.
25
The
man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. 17
NEW
TESTAMENT:
MATTHEW 1:1 - 2:12
1
1
A
record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of
Abraham:
2
Abraham
was the father of Isaac,
Isaac
the father of Jacob,
Jacob
the father of Judah and his brothers,
3
Judah
the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez
the father of Hezron,
Hezron
the father of Ram,
4
Ram
the father of Amminadab,
Amminadab
the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon
the father of Salmon,
5
Salmon
the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
Boaz
the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
Obed
the father of Jesse,
6
and
Jesse the father of King David.
David
was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife,
7
Solomon
the father of Rehoboam,
Rehoboam
the father of Abijah,
Abijah
the father of Asa,
8
Asa
the father of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat
the father of Jehoram,
Jehoram
the father of Uzziah, 18
9
Uzziah
the father of Jotham,
Jotham
the father of Ahaz,
Ahaz
the father of Hezekiah,
10
Hezekiah
the father of Manasseh,
Manasseh
the father of Amon,
Amon
the father of Josiah,
11
and
Josiah the father of Jeconiah A
and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12
After
the exile to Babylon:
Jeconiah
was the father of Shealtiel,
Shealtiel
the father of Zerubbabel,
13
Zerubbabel
the father of Abiud,
Abiud
the father of Eliakim,
Eliakim
the father of Azor,
14
Azor
the father of Zadok,
Zadok
the father of Akim,
Akim
the father of Eliud,
15
Eliud
the father of Eleazar,
Eleazar
the father of Matthan,
Matthan
the father of Jacob,
16
and
Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born
Jesus, who is called Christ.
17
Thus
there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David,
fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the
exile to the Christ. B
19
18
This
is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was
pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she
was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19
Because
Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her
to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
20
But
after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in
a dream and said, "Joseph son
of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because
what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
21
She
will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,
C
because
he will save his people from their sins."
22
All
this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the
prophet: 23
"The
virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will
call him Immanuel"
D--which
means, "God
with us."
24
When
Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him
and took Mary home as his wife. 25
But
he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave
him the name Jesus.
2
1
After
Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod,
Magi A
from the east came to Jerusalem 2
and
asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We
saw his star in the east B
and have come to worship him."
3
When
King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4
When
he had called together all the people's chief priests and 20
teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ C
was to be born. 5
"In
Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the
prophet has written:
6
"`But
you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are
by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for
out of you will come a ruler
who
will be the shepherd of my people Israel.'
D"
7
Then
Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time
the star had appeared. 8
He
sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search
for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too
may go and worship him."
9
After
they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they
had seen in the east E
went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child
was.
10
When
they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11
On
coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and
they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures
and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. 12
And
having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned
to their country by another route.
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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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