Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
MARCH
30
PSALMS:
30, 60 90, 120, 150
PROVERBS:
30
OLD
TESTAMENT:
1 KINGS 20:1 - 21:29
NEW
TESTAMENT:
ACTS 12:24 - 13:15
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?
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.
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,
5praise
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,
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,
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,
OLD
TESTAMENT:
1 KINGS 20:1 - 21:29
20
1
Now
Ben-Hadad king of Aram mustered his entire army. Accompanied by
thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he went up and
besieged Samaria and attacked it. 2
He
sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, saying, "This
is what Ben-Hadad says: 3
`Your
silver and gold are mine, and the best of your wives and children are
mine.'"
4
The
king of Israel answered, "Just as you say, my lord the king. I
and all I have are yours."
5
The
messengers came again and said, "This is what Ben-Hadad says: `I
sent to demand your silver and gold, your wives and your children. 6
But
about this time tomorrow I am going to send my officials to search
your palace and the houses of your officials. They will seize
everything you value and carry it away.' "
7
The
king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said to them,
"See how this man is looking for trouble! When he sent for my
wives and my children, my silver and my gold, I did not refuse him."
8
The
elders and the people all answered, "Don't listen to him or
agree to his demands."
9
So
he replied to Ben-Hadad's messengers, "Tell my lord the king,
`Your servant will do all you demanded the first time, but this
demand I cannot meet.' " They left and took the answer back to
Ben-Hadad.
10
Then
Ben-Hadad sent another message to Ahab: "May the gods deal with
me, be it ever so severely, if enough dust remains in Samaria to give
each of my men a handful."
11
The
king of Israel answered, "Tell him: `One who puts on his 11
armor should not boast like one who takes it off.'“
12
Ben-Hadad
heard this message while he and the kings were drinking in their
tents, A
and he ordered his men: "Prepare to attack." So they
prepared to attack the city.
13
Meanwhile
a prophet came to Ahab king of Israel and announced, "This
is what the LORD says:
`Do
you see this vast army?
I will give it into your hand today, and then you will know that I am
the LORD.'
"
14
"But
who will do this?" asked Ahab.
The
prophet replied, "This
is what the LORD says:
`The
young officers of the provincial commanders will do it.'
"
"And
who will start the battle?" he asked.
The
prophet answered, "You will."
15
So
Ahab summoned the young officers of the provincial commanders, 232
men. Then he assembled the rest of the Israelites, 7,000 in all. 16
They
set out at noon while Ben-Hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were
in their tents getting drunk. 17
The
young officers of the provincial commanders went out first.
Now
Ben-Hadad had dispatched scouts, who reported, "Men are
advancing from Samaria."
18
He
said, "If they have come out for peace, take them alive; if they
have come out for war, take them alive."
19
The
young officers of the provincial commanders marched out of the city
with the army behind them 20
and
each one struck down his opponent. At that, the Arameans fled, with
the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-Hadad king of Aram escaped on
horseback with 12some
of his horsemen. 21
The
king of Israel advanced and overpowered the horses and chariots and
inflicted heavy losses on the Arameans.
22
Afterward,
the prophet came to the king of Israel and said, "Strengthen
your position and see what must be done,
because
next spring the king of Aram will attack you again."
23
Meanwhile,
the officials of the king of Aram advised him, "Their gods are
gods of the hills. That is why they were too strong for us. But if we
fight them on the plains, surely we will be stronger than they. 24
Do
this: Remove all the kings from their commands and replace them with
other officers. 25
You
must also raise an army like the one you lost--horse for horse and
chariot for chariot--so we can fight Israel on the plains. Then
surely we will be stronger than they." He agreed with them and
acted accordingly.
26
The
next spring Ben-Hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to Aphek to
fight against Israel. 27
When
the Israelites were also mustered and given provisions, they marched
out to meet them. The Israelites camped opposite them like two small
flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the countryside.
28
The
man of God came up and told the king of Israel, "This
is what the LORD says:
`Because
the Arameans think the LORD is a god of the hills and not a god of
the valleys, I will deliver this vast army into your hands, and you
will know that I am the LORD.'"
29
For
seven days they camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day
the battle was joined. The Israelites inflicted a hundred thousand
casualties on the Aramean foot soldiers in one day. 30
The
13
rest of them escaped to the city of Aphek, where the wall collapsed
on twenty-seven thousand of them. And Ben-Hadad fled to the city and
hid in an inner room.
31
His
officials said to him, "Look, we have heard that the kings of
the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go to the king of Israel
with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps
he will spare your life."
32
Wearing
sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went
to the king of Israel and said, "Your servant Ben-Hadad says:
`Please let me live.' "
The
king answered, "Is he still alive? He is my brother."
33
The
men took this as a good sign and were quick to pick up his word.
"Yes, your brother Ben-Hadad!" they said.
"Go
and get him," the king said. When Ben-Hadad came out, Ahab had
him come up into his chariot.
34
"I
will return the cities my father took from your father,"
Ben-Hadad offered. "You may set up your own market areas in
Damascus, as my father did in Samaria."
Ahab
said, "On the basis of a treaty I will set you free." So he
made a treaty with him, and let him go.
35
By
the word of the LORD one of the sons of the prophets said to his
companion, "Strike me with your weapon," but the man
refused.
36
So
the prophet said, "Because
you have not obeyed the LORD,
as
soon
37
the
prophet found another man and said, "Strike
me,
please."
So the man struck him and wounded him. 38
Then
the prophet went and stood by the road waiting for the king. He
disguised himself with his headband down over his eyes. 39
As
the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, "Your
servant went into the thick of the battle, and someone came to me
with a captive and said,
`Guard
this man.
If
he is missing,
it
will be your life for his life, or you must pay a talent
B
of
silver.'
40
While
your servant was busy here and there,
the
man disappeared."
"That
is your sentence," the king of Israel said. "You have
pronounced it yourself."
41
Then
the prophet quickly removed the headband from his eyes, and the king
of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets. 42
He
said to the king, "This
is what the LORD says:
`You
have set free a man I had determined should die.
C
Therefore it is your life for his life, your people for his people.'"
43
Sullen
and angry, the king of Israel went to his palace in Samaria.
21
1
Some
time later there was an incident involving a vineyard belonging to
Naboth the Jezreelite. The vineyard was in Jezreel, close to the
palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
2
Ahab
said to Naboth, "Let me have your vineyard to use for a
vegetable garden, since it is close to my palace. In exchange I will
give you a better vineyard or, if you prefer, I will pay you whatever
it is worth." 14
as you leave me a lion will kill you." And after the man went
away, a lion found him and killed him. 15
3
But
Naboth replied, "The LORD forbid that I should give you the
inheritance of my fathers."
4
So
Ahab went home, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had
said, "I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers."
He lay on his bed sulking and refused to eat.
5
His
wife Jezebel came in and asked him, "Why are you so sullen? Why
won't you eat?"
6
He
answered her, "Because I said to Naboth the Jezreelite, `Sell me
your vineyard; or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in
its place.' But he said, `I will not give you my vineyard.'"
7
Jezebel
his wife said, "Is this how you act as king over Israel? Get up
and eat! Cheer up. I'll get you the vineyard of Naboth the
Jezreelite."
8
So
she wrote letters in Ahab's name, placed his seal on them, and sent
them to the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth's city with him. 9
In
those letters she wrote:
"Proclaim
a day of fasting and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the
people. 10But
seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify that he has
cursed both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to
death."
11
So
the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth's city did as Jezebel
directed in the letters she had written to them. 12
They
proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the 16
people. 13
Then
two scoundrels came and sat opposite him and brought charges against
Naboth before the people, saying, "Naboth has cursed both God
and the king." So they took him outside the city and stoned him
to death.
14
Then
they sent word to Jezebel: "Naboth has been stoned and is dead."
15
As
soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said
to Ahab, "Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth
the Jezreelite that he refused to sell you. He is no longer alive,
but dead." 16
When
Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take
possession of Naboth's vineyard.
17
Then
the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite: 18
"Go
down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who rules in Samaria.
He is now in Naboth's vineyard, where he has gone to take possession
of it.
19
Say to him,
`This
is what the LORD says:
Have
you not murdered a man and seized his property?'
Then
say to him,
`This
is what the LORD says: In the place where dogs licked up Naboth's
blood, dogs will lick up your blood--yes, yours!'”
20
Ahab
said to Elijah, "So you have found me, my enemy!"
"I
have found you,"
he answered, "because
you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD.
21`I
am going to bring disaster on you.
I
will consume your descendants and cut off from Ahab every last male
in Israel--slave or free.
22
I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and that of
Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked me to anger and have
caused Israel to sin.'
23
"And
also concerning Jezebel the LORD says:
`Dogs
will
17
devour Jezebel by the wall of A
Jezreel.'
24
"Dogs
will eat those belonging to Ahab who die in the city, and the birds
of the air will feed on those who die in the country."
25
(There
was never a man like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of
the LORD, urged on by Jezebel his wife. 26
He
behaved in the vilest manner by going after idols, like the Amorites
the LORD drove out before Israel.)
27
When
Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and
fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went around meekly.
28
Then
the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite: 29
"Have
you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me?
Because
he has humbled himself, I will not bring this disaster in his day,
but I will bring it on his house in the days of his son."
18
NEW
TESTAMENT:
ACTS 12:24 - 13:15
24
But
the word of God continued to increase and spread.
25
When
Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission, they returned from A
Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.
13
1
In
the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas,
Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought
up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. 2
While
they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set
apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called
them."
3
So
after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and
sent them off.
4
The
two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to
Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. 5
When
they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the
Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper.
6
They
traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There
they met a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, 7
who
was an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an
intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear
the word of God. 8
But
Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them
and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.
9
Then
Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked
straight at Elymas and said, 10
"You
are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right!
You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery.
Will
you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?
11
Now the
19
hand of the Lord is against you.
You
are going to be blind, and for a time you will be unable to see the
light of the sun."
Immediately
mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone
to lead him by the hand. 12
When
the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed
at the teaching about the Lord.
13
From
Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where
John left them to return to Jerusalem. 14
From
Perga they went on to Pisidian Antioch. On the Sabbath they entered
the synagogue and sat down. 15
After
the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue rulers sent
word to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have a message of
encouragement for the people, please speak." 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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