Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
NOVEMBER
12
PSALMS:
12, 42, 72, 102, 132
PROVERBS:
12
OLD
TESTAMENT:
EXODUS 13:17 - 15:18
NEW
TESTAMENT:
MATTHEW 21:23 - 46
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.
16A
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:
EXODUS 13:17 - 15:18
17
When
Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through
the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, "If
they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt."
18
So
God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea. A
The Israelites went up out of Egypt armed for battle.
19
Moses
took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of
Israel swear an oath. He had said, "God will surely come to your
aid, and then you must carry my bones up with you from this place."
B
20
After
leaving Succoth they camped at Etham on the edge of the desert. 21
By
day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on
their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so
that they could travel by day or night. 22
Neither
the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its
place in front of the people.
14
1
Then
the LORD said to Moses, 2
"Tell
the Israelites to turn back and encamp near Pi Hahiroth, between
Migdol and the sea.
They
are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal Zephon.
3
Pharaoh will think, `The Israelites are wandering around the land in
confusion, hemmed in by the desert.'
4
And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will pursue them.
But I will gain glory for myself through Pharaoh and all his army,
and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD."
So the Israelites did this.
5
When
the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his
officials changed their minds about them and said, "What have we
done? We have let the Israelites go and have lost their services!"
6
So
he had his chariot made ready and took his army with him. 7
He
took six hundred of the best chariots, along with all the other
chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them. 8
The
LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, so that he pursued
the Israelites, who were marching out boldly. 9
The
Egyptians--all Pharaoh's horses and chariots, horsemen A
and troops--pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped
by the sea near Pi Hahiroth, opposite Baal Zephon.
10
As
Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the
Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to
the LORD. 11
They
said to Moses, "Was it because there were no graves in Egypt
that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by
bringing us out of Egypt? 12
Didn't
we say to you in Egypt, `Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians'?
It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die
in the desert!"
13
Moses
answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will
see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you
see today you will never see again. 14
The
LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still." 14
15
Then
the LORD said to Moses, "Why
are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. 16
Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the
water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. 17
I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in
after them. And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army,
through his chariots and his horsemen. 18
The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I gain glory through
Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen."
19
Then
the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel's army,
withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in
front and stood behind them, 20
coming
between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the
cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side;
so neither went near the other all night long.
21
Then
Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the
LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into
dry land. The waters were divided, 22
and
the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of
water on their right and on their left.
23
The
Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh's horses and chariots and
horsemen followed them into the sea. 24
During
the last watch of the night the LORD looked down from the pillar of
fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion.
25
He
made the wheels of their chariots come off B
so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, "Let's
get away from the Israelites! The LORD is fighting for them against
Egypt."
26
Then
the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch
out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the
Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen."
27
Moses
stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went
back to its place. The Egyptians were fleeing toward C
it, and the LORD swept them into the sea. 28
The
water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen--the entire
army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not
one of them survived.
29
But
the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of
water on their right and on their left. 30
That
day the LORD saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel
saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore. 31
And
when the Israelites saw the great power the LORD displayed against
the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him
and in Moses his servant.
"I
will sing to the LORD,
for
he is highly exalted.
The
horse and its rider
he
has hurled into the sea.
2
The
LORD is my strength and my song;
he
has become my salvation.
He
is my God, and I will praise him,
my
father's God, and I will exalt him.
3
The
LORD is a warrior;
the
LORD is his name.
4
Pharaoh's
chariots and his army
he
has hurled into the sea.
The
best of Pharaoh's officers
are
drowned in the Red Sea. A
5
The
deep waters have covered them;
they
sank to the depths like a stone.
6
"Your
right hand, O LORD,
was
majestic in power.
Your
right hand, O LORD,
shattered
the enemy.
7
In
the greatness of your majesty
you
threw down those who opposed you.
You
unleashed your burning anger;
it
consumed them like stubble.
8
By
the blast of your nostrils 16
the
waters piled up.
The
surging waters stood firm like a wall;
the
deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.
9
"The
enemy boasted,
`I
will pursue, I will overtake them.
I
will divide the spoils;
I
will gorge myself on them.
I
will draw my sword
and
my hand will destroy them.'
10
But
you blew with your breath,
and
the sea covered them.
They
sank like lead
in
the mighty waters.
11
"Who
among the gods is like you, O LORD?
Who
is like you--
majestic
in holiness,
awesome
in glory,
working
wonders?
12
You
stretched out your right hand
and
the earth swallowed them.
13
"In
your unfailing love you will lead
the
people you have redeemed.
In
your strength you will guide them 17
to
your holy dwelling.
14
The
nations will hear and tremble;
anguish
will grip the people of Philistia.
15
The
chiefs of Edom will be terrified,
the
leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling,
the
people B
of Canaan will melt away;
16
terror
and dread will fall upon them.
By
the power of your arm
they
will be as still as a stone--
until
your people pass by, O LORD,
until
the people you bought C
pass by.
17
You
will bring them in and plant them
on
the mountain of your inheritance--
the
place, O LORD, you made for your dwelling,
the
sanctuary, O Lord, your hands established.
18
The
LORD will reign
for
ever and ever." 18
NEW
TESTAMENT:
MATTHEW 21:23 - 46
23
Jesus
entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief
priests and the elders of the people came to him. "By what
authority are you doing these things?" they asked. "And who
gave you this authority?"
24
Jesus
replied, "I
will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by
what authority I am doing these things.
25
John's baptism--where did it come from?
Was it from heaven, or from men?"
They
discussed it among themselves and said, "If we say, `From
heaven,' he will ask, `Then why didn't you believe him?' 26
But
if we say, `From men'--we are afraid of the people, for they all hold
that John was a prophet."
27
So
they answered Jesus, "We don't know."
Then
he said, "Neither
will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
28
"What
do you think?
There was a man who had two sons.
He
went to the first and said,
`Son,
go and work today in the vineyard.'
29
"`I
will not,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
30
"Then
the father went to the other son and said the same thing.
He
answered,
`I
will, sir,'
but he did not go.
31
"Which
of the two did what his father wanted?"
"The
first," they answered.
Jesus
said to them, "I
tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are
entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.
32
For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you
did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did.
And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
33
"Listen
to another parable:
There was a landowner who planted a vineyard.
He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a
watchtower.
Then
he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey.
34
When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants
to collect his fruit.
35
"The
tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and
stoned a third.
36
Then
he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the
tenants treated them the same way.
37
Last of all, he sent his son to them.
`They
will respect my son,'
he said.
38
"But
when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other,
`This
is the heir.
Come, let's kill him and take his inheritance.'
39
So
they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40
"Therefore,
when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those
tenants?"
41
"He
will bring those wretches to a wretched end," they replied, "and
he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his
share of the crop at harvest time."
"`The
stone the builders rejected
has
become the capstone H;
the
Lord has done this,
and
it is marvelous in our eyes'
I?
43
"Therefore
I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and
given to a people who will produce its fruit.
44
He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom
it falls will be crushed."
J
45
When
the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus' parables, they knew
he was talking about them. 46
They
looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd
because the people held that he was a prophet. 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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