Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
DECEMBER
30
PSALMS:
30, 60, 90, 120, 150
PROVERBS:
30
OLD
TESTAMENT:
NUMBERS 32:1 - 33:39
NEW
TESTAMENT:
LUKE 4:31 - 5:11
PSALMS:
30
A
psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple. A
Of David.
1
I
will exalt you, O LORD,
for
you lifted me out of the depths
and
did not let my enemies gloat over me.
2
O
LORD my God, I called to you for help
and
you healed me.
3
O
LORD, you brought me up from the grave B;
you
spared me from going down into the pit.
4
Sing
to the LORD, you saints of his;
praise
his holy name.
5
For
his anger lasts only a moment,
but
his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping
may remain for a night,
but
rejoicing comes in the morning.
6
When
I felt secure, I said,
"I
will never be shaken."
7
O
LORD, when you favored me,
you
made my mountain C
stand firm;
but
when you hid your face,
I
was dismayed.
8
To
you, O LORD, I called;
to
the Lord I cried for mercy:
9
"What
gain is there in my destruction, D
in
my going down into the pit?
Will
the dust praise you?
Will
it proclaim your faithfulness? 1
10
Hear,
O LORD, and be merciful to me;
O
LORD, be my help."
11
You
turned my wailing into dancing;
you
removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
12
that
my heart may sing to you and not be silent.
O
LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever. 2
PSALMS:
60
For
the director of music. To the tune of "The Lily of the
Covenant." A miktam
A
of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim B
and Aram Zobah, C
and when Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in
the Valley of Salt.
1
You
have rejected us, O God, and burst forth upon us;
you
have been angry--now restore us!
2
You
have shaken the land and torn it open;
mend
its fractures, for it is quaking.
3
You
have shown your people desperate times;
you
have given us wine that makes us stagger.
4
But
for those who fear you, you have raised a banner
to
be unfurled against the bow.
Selah
5
Save
us and help us with your right hand,
that
those you love may be delivered.
6
God
has spoken from his sanctuary:
"In
triumph I will parcel out Shechem
and
measure off the Valley of Succoth.
7
Gilead
is mine, and Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim
is my helmet,
Judah
my scepter.
8
Moab
is my washbasin,
upon
Edom I toss my sandal;
over
Philistia I shout in triumph."
9
Who
will bring me to the fortified city?
Who
will lead me to Edom?
10
Is
it not you, O God, you who have rejected us
and
no longer go out with our armies?
11
Give
us aid against the enemy, 3
for
the help of man is worthless.
12
With
God we will gain the victory,
and
he will trample down our enemies. 4
PSALMS:
90
A
prayer of Moses the man of God.
1
Lord,
you have been our dwelling place
throughout
all generations.
2
Before
the mountains were born
or
you brought forth the earth and the world,
from
everlasting to everlasting you are God.
3
You
turn men back to dust,
saying,
"Return to dust, O sons of men."
4
For
a thousand years in your sight
are
like a day that has just gone by,
or
like a watch in the night.
5
You
sweep men away in the sleep of death;
they
are like the new grass of the morning--
6
though
in the morning it springs up new,
by
evening it is dry and withered.
7
We
are consumed by your anger
and
terrified by your indignation.
8
You
have set our iniquities before you,
our
secret sins in the light of your presence.
9
All
our days pass away under your wrath;
we
finish our years with a moan.
10
The
length of our days is seventy years--
or
eighty, if we have the strength;
yet
their span A
is but trouble and sorrow,
for
they quickly pass, and we fly away.
11
Who
knows the power of your anger?
For
your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you.
12
Teach
us to number our days aright, 5
PSALMS:
120
A
song of ascents.
1
I
call on the LORD in my distress,
and
he answers me.
2
Save
me, O LORD, from lying lips
and
from deceitful tongues.
3
What
will he do to you,
and
what more besides, O deceitful tongue?
4
He
will punish you with a warrior's sharp arrows,
with
burning coals of the broom tree.
5
Woe
to me that I dwell in Meshech,
that
I live among the tents of Kedar!
6
Too
long have I lived
among
those who hate peace.
7
I
am a man of peace;
but
when I speak, they are for war. 6
PSALMS:
150
1
Praise
the LORD. A
Praise
God in his sanctuary;
praise
him in his mighty heavens.
2
Praise
him for his acts of power;
praise
him for his surpassing greatness.
3
Praise
him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise
him with the harp and lyre,
4
praise
him with tambourine and dancing,
praise
him with the strings and flute,
5
praise
him with the clash of cymbals,
praise
him with resounding cymbals.
6
Let
everything that has breath praise the LORD.
Praise
the LORD. 7
PROVERBS:
30
30
1
The
sayings of Agur son of Jakeh--an oracle A:
This
man declared to Ithiel,
to
Ithiel and to Ucal: B
2
"I
am the most ignorant of men;
I
do not have a man's understanding.
3
I
have not learned wisdom,
nor
have I knowledge of the Holy One.
4
Who
has gone up to heaven and come down?
Who
has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands?
Who
has wrapped up the waters in his cloak?
Who
has established all the ends of the earth?
What
is his name, and the name of his son?
Tell
me if you know!
5
"Every
word of God is flawless;
he
is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6
Do
not add to his words,
or
he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
7
"Two
things I ask of you, O LORD;
do
not refuse me before I die:
8
Keep
falsehood and lies far from me;
give
me neither poverty nor riches,
but
give me only my daily bread.
9
Otherwise,
I may have too much and disown you
and
say, `Who is the LORD?'
Or
I may become poor and steal,
and
so dishonor the name of my God.
10
"Do
not slander a servant to his master,
or
he will curse you, and you will pay for it. 8
11
"There
are those who curse their fathers
and
do not bless their mothers;
12
those
who are pure in their own eyes
and
yet are not cleansed of their filth;
13
those
whose eyes are ever so haughty,
whose
glances are so disdainful;
14
those
whose teeth are swords
and
whose jaws are set with knives
to
devour the poor from the earth,
the
needy from among mankind.
15
"The
leech has two daughters.
`Give!
Give!' they cry.
"There
are three things that are never satisfied,
four
that never say, `Enough!':
16
the
grave, C
the barren womb,
land,
which is never satisfied with water,
and
fire, which never says, `Enough!'
17
"The
eye that mocks a father,
that
scorns obedience to a mother,
will
be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
will
be eaten by the vultures.
18
"There
are three things that are too amazing for me,
four
that I do not understand:
19
the
way of an eagle in the sky,
the
way of a snake on a rock,
20
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and
the way of a man with a maiden.9
21
"Under
three things the earth trembles,
under
four it cannot bear up:
22
a
servant who becomes king,
a
fool who is full of food,
23
an
unloved woman who is married,
and
a maidservant who displaces her mistress.
24
"Four
things on earth are small,
yet
they are extremely wise:
25
Ants
are creatures of little strength,
yet
they store up their food in the summer;
26
coneys
D
are creatures of little power,
yet
they make their home in the crags;
27
locusts
have no king,
yet
they advance together in ranks;
28
a
lizard can be caught with the hand,
yet
it is found in kings' palaces.
29
"There
are three things that are stately in their stride,
four
that move with stately bearing:
30
a
lion, mighty among beasts,
who
retreats before nothing;
31
a
strutting rooster, a he-goat,
and
a king with his army around him.
E
32
"If
you have played the fool and exalted yourself,
or
if you have planned evil,
clap
your hand over your mouth!
10
OLD
TESTAMENT:
NUMBERS 32:1 - 33:39
32
1
The
Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, saw that
the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for livestock. 2
So
they came to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the
community, and said, 3
"Ataroth,
Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon—4
the
land the LORD subdued before the people of Israel--are suitable for
livestock, and your servants have livestock. 5
If
we have found favor in your eyes," they said, "let this
land be given to your servants as our possession. Do not make us
cross the Jordan."
6
Moses
said to the Gadites and Reubenites, "Shall your countrymen go to
war while you sit here? 7
Why
do you discourage the Israelites from going over into the land the
LORD has given them? 8
This
is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to look
over the land. 9
After
they went up to the Valley of Eshcol and viewed the land, they
discouraged the Israelites from entering the land the LORD had given
them. 10
The
LORD's anger was aroused that day and he swore this oath: 11
`Because
they have not followed me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty
years old or more who came up out of Egypt will see the land I
promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—12
not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of
Nun, for they followed the LORD wholeheartedly.'
13
The
LORD's anger burned against Israel and he made them wander in the
desert forty years, until the whole generation of those who had done
evil in his sight was gone.
14
"And
here you are, a brood of sinners, standing in the place of your
fathers and making the LORD even more angry with Israel. 15
If
you turn away from following him, he will again leave all this people
in the desert, and you will be the cause of their destruction."
16
Then
they came up to him and said, "We would like to build pens here
for our livestock and cities for our women and children. 17
But
we are ready to arm ourselves and go ahead of the Israelites until we
have brought them to their place. Meanwhile our women and children
will live in fortified cities, for protection from the inhabitants of
the land. 18
We
will not return to our homes until every Israelite has received his
inheritance. 19
We
will not receive any inheritance with them on the other side of the
Jordan, because our inheritance has come to us on the east side of
the Jordan."
20
Then
Moses said to them, "If you will do this--if you will arm
yourselves before the LORD for battle, 21
and
if all of you will go armed over the Jordan before the LORD until he
has driven his enemies out before him—22
then
when the land is subdued before the LORD, you may return and be free
from your obligation to the LORD and to Israel. And this land will be
your possession before the LORD.
23
"But
if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the LORD; and you
may be sure that your sin will find you out. 24
Build
cities for your women and children, and pens for your flocks, but do
what you have promised."
25
The
Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, "We
your servants will do as our lord commands.
26
Our
children and wives, our flocks and herds will remain here in the
cities of Gilead.
27
But
your servants, every man armed for battle, will cross over to fight
before the LORD, just as
11
our
lord says."
28
Then
Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of
Nun and to the family heads of the Israelite tribes. 29
He
said to them, "If the Gadites and Reubenites, every man armed
for battle, cross over the Jordan with you before the LORD, then when
the land is subdued before you, give them the land of Gilead as their
possession. 30
But
if they do not cross over with you armed, they must accept their
possession with you in Canaan."
31
The
Gadites and Reubenites answered, "Your servants will do what the
LORD has said.
32
We
will cross over before the LORD into Canaan armed, but the property
we inherit will be on this side of the Jordan."
33
Then
Moses gave to the Gadites, the Reubenites and the half-tribe of
Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and
the kingdom of Og king of Bashan--the whole land with its cities and
the territory around them.
34
The
Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, 35
Atroth
Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
36
Beth
Nimrah and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and built pens for their
flocks. 37
And
the Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh and Kiriathaim, 38
as
well as Nebo and Baal Meon (these names were changed) and Sibmah.
They gave names to the cities they rebuilt.
39
The
descendants of Makir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it and
drove out the Amorites who were there. 40
So
Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites, the descendants of Manasseh, and
they settled there. 41
Jair,
a descendant of Manasseh, captured their settlements and called them
Havvoth Jair. A
42
And
Nobah captured Kenath and its surrounding settlements and called it
Nobah after himself.
33
1
Here
are the stages in the journey of the Israelites when they came out of
Egypt by divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. 2
At
the LORD's command Moses recorded the stages in their journey. This
is their journey by stages:
3
The
Israelites set out from Rameses on the fifteenth day of the first
month, the day after the Passover. They marched out boldly in full
view of all the Egyptians, 4
who
were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had struck down among
them; for the LORD had brought judgment on their gods.
5
The
Israelites left Rameses and camped at Succoth.
6
They
left Succoth and camped at Etham, on the edge of the desert.
7
They
left Etham, turned back to Pi Hahiroth, to the east of Baal Zephon,
and camped near Migdol. 12
8
They
left Pi Hahiroth A
and passed through the sea into the desert, and when they had
traveled for three days in the Desert of Etham, they camped at Marah.
9
They
left Marah and went to Elim, where there were twelve springs and
seventy palm trees, and they camped there.
10
They
left Elim and camped by the Red Sea. B
11
They
left the Red Sea and camped in the Desert of Sin.
12
They
left the Desert of Sin and camped at Dophkah.
13
They
left Dophkah and camped at Alush.
14
They
left Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the
people to drink.
15
They
left Rephidim and camped in the Desert of Sinai.
16
They
left the Desert of Sinai and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah.
17
They
left Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth.
18
They
left Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.
19
They
left Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez.
20
They
left Rimmon Perez and camped at Libnah.
21
They
left Libnah and camped at Rissah.
22
They
left Rissah and camped at Kehelathah.
23
They
left Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher.
24
They
left Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah.
25
They
left Haradah and camped at Makheloth.
26
They
left Makheloth and camped at Tahath.
27
They
left Tahath and camped at Terah.
28
They
left Terah and camped at Mithcah.
29
They
left Mithcah and camped at Hashmonah.
30
They
left Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.
31
They
left Moseroth and camped at Bene Jaakan.
32
They
left Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Haggidgad. 13
33
They
left Hor Haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah.
34
They
left Jotbathah and camped at Abronah.
35
They
left Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber.
36
They
left Ezion Geber and camped at Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin.
37
They
left Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the border of Edom. 38
At
the LORD's command Aaron the priest went up Mount Hor, where he died
on the first day of the fifth month of the fortieth year after the
Israelites came out of Egypt. 39
Aaron
was a hundred and twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor. 14
NEW
TESTAMENT:
LUKE 4:31 - 5:11
31
Then
he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath
began to teach the people. 32
They
were amazed at his teaching, because his message had authority.
33
In
the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an evil G
spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, 34
"Ha!
What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy
us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!"
35
"Be
quiet!"
Jesus said sternly. "Come
out of him!"
Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out
without injuring him.
36
All
the people were amazed and said to each other, "What is this
teaching? With authority and power he gives orders to evil spirits
and they come out!" 37
And
the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area.
38
Jesus
left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon's
mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus
to help her. 39
So
he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up
at once and began to wait on them.
40
When
the sun was setting, the people brought to Jesus all who had various
kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them.
41
Moreover,
demons came out of many people, shouting, "You are the Son of
God!" But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak,
because they knew he was the Christ. H
42
At
daybreak Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking
for him and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him
from leaving them. 43
But
he said, "I
must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns
also, because that is why I was sent."
44
And
he kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea. I
5
1
One
day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, A
with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God,
2
he
saw at the water's edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who
were washing their nets. 3
He
got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him
to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the
people from the boat.
4
When
he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put
out into deep water, and let down B
the nets for a catch."
5
Simon
answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't
caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets."
6
When
they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their
nets began to break. 7
So
they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them,
and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
15
8
When
Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away
from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!" 9
For
he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they
had taken, 10
and
so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon's partners.
Then
Jesus said to Simon, "Don't
be afraid; from now on you will catch men."
11
So
they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed
him. 16
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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
