Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
MARCH
7
PSALMS:
7, 37, 67, 97, 127
PROVERBS:
7
OLD
TESTAMENT:
2 SAMUEL 12:1 - 31
NEW
TESTAMENT:
JOHN 16:1 - 33
PSALMS:
7
A
shiggaion
A
of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush, a Benjamite.
1
O
LORD my God, I take refuge in you;
save
and deliver me from all who pursue me,
2
or
they will tear me like a lion
and
rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
3
O
LORD my God, if I have done this
and
there is guilt on my hands--
4
if
I have done evil to him who is at peace with me
or
without cause have robbed my foe--
5
then
let my enemy pursue and overtake me;
let
him trample my life to the ground
and
make me sleep in the dust.
Selah
6
Arise,
O LORD, in your anger;
rise
up against the rage of my enemies.
Awake,
my God; decree justice.
7
Let
the assembled peoples gather around you.
Rule
over them from on high;
8
let
the LORD judge the peoples.
Judge
me, O LORD, according to my righteousness,
according
to my integrity, O Most High.
9
O
righteous God,
who
searches minds and hearts,
bring
to an end the violence of the wicked
and
make the righteous secure. 1
10
My
shield B
is God Most High,
who
saves the upright in heart.
11
God
is a righteous judge,
a
God who expresses his wrath every day.
12
If
he does not relent,
he
C
will sharpen his sword;
he
will bend and string his bow.
13
He
has prepared his deadly weapons;
he
makes ready his flaming arrows.
14
He
who is pregnant with evil
and
conceives trouble gives birth to disillusionment.
15
He
who digs a hole and scoops it out
falls
into the pit he has made.
16
The
trouble he causes recoils on himself;
his
violence comes down on his own head.
17
I
will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness
and
will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. 2
PSALMS:
37
Of
David.
1
Do
A
not fret because of evil men
or
be envious of those who do wrong;
2
for
like the grass they will soon wither,
like
green plants they will soon die away.
3
Trust
in the LORD and do good;
dwell
in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4
Delight
yourself in the LORD
and
he will give you the desires of your heart.
5
Commit
your way to the LORD;
trust
in him and he will do this:
6
He
will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the
justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
7
Be
still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do
not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when
they carry out their wicked schemes.
8
Refrain
from anger and turn from wrath;
do
not fret--it leads only to evil.
9
For
evil men will be cut off,
but
those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
10
A
little while, and the wicked will be no more;
though
you look for them, they will not be found.
11
But
the meek will inherit the land
and
enjoy great peace. 3
12
The
wicked plot against the righteous
and
gnash their teeth at them;
13
but
the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for
he knows their day is coming.
14
The
wicked draw the sword
and
bend the bow
to
bring down the poor and needy,
to
slay those whose ways are upright.
15
But
their swords will pierce their own hearts,
and
their bows will be broken.
16
Better
the little that the righteous have
than
the wealth of many wicked;
17
for
the power of the wicked will be broken,
but
the LORD upholds the righteous.
18
The
days of the blameless are known to the LORD,
and
their inheritance will endure forever.
19
In
times of disaster they will not wither;
in
days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
20
But
the wicked will perish:
The
LORD's enemies will be like the beauty of the fields,
they
will vanish--vanish like smoke.
21
The
wicked borrow and do not repay,
but
the righteous give generously;
22
those
the LORD blesses will inherit the land,
but
those he curses will be cut off. 4
23
If
the LORD delights in a man's way,
he
makes his steps firm;
24
though
he stumble, he will not fall,
for
the LORD upholds him with his hand.
25
I
was young and now I am old,
yet
I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or
their children begging bread.
26
They
are always generous and lend freely;
their
children will be blessed.
27
Turn
from evil and do good;
then
you will dwell in the land forever.
28
For
the LORD loves the just
and
will not forsake his faithful ones.
They
will be protected forever,
but
the offspring of the wicked will be cut off;
29
the
righteous will inherit the land
and
dwell in it forever.
30
The
mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom,
and
his tongue speaks what is just.
31
The
law of his God is in his heart;
his
feet do not slip.
32
The
wicked lie in wait for the righteous,
seeking
their very lives;
33
but
the LORD will not leave them in their power
or
let them be condemned when brought to trial. 5
34
Wait
for the LORD
and
keep his way.
He
will exalt you to inherit the land;
when
the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
35
I
have seen a wicked and ruthless man
flourishing
like a green tree in its native soil,
36
but
he soon passed away and was no more;
though
I looked for him, he could not be found.
37
Consider
the blameless, observe the upright;
there
is a future B
for the man of peace.
38
But
all sinners will be destroyed;
the
future C
of the wicked will be cut off.
39
The
salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD;
he
is their stronghold in time of trouble.
40
The
LORD helps them and delivers them;
he
delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because
they take refuge in him. 6
PSALMS:
67
For
the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.
1
May
God be gracious to us and bless us
and
make his face shine upon us,
Selah
2
that
your ways may be known on earth,
your
salvation among all nations.
3
May
the peoples praise you, O God;
may
all the peoples praise you.
4
May
the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for
you rule the peoples justly
and
guide the nations of the earth.
Selah
5
May
the peoples praise you, O God;
may
all the peoples praise you.
6
Then
the land will yield its harvest,
and
God, our God, will bless us.
7
God
will bless us,
and
all the ends of the earth will fear him. 7
PSALMS:
97
1
The
LORD reigns, let the earth be glad;
let
the distant shores rejoice.
2
Clouds
and thick darkness surround him;
righteousness
and justice are the foundation of his throne.
3
Fire
goes before him
and
consumes his foes on every side.
4
His
lightning lights up the world;
the
earth sees and trembles.
5
The
mountains melt like wax before the LORD,
before
the Lord of all the earth.
6
The
heavens proclaim his righteousness,
and
all the peoples see his glory.
7
All
who worship images are put to shame,
those
who boast in idols--
worship
him, all you gods!
8
Zion
hears and rejoices
and
the villages of Judah are glad
because
of your judgments, O LORD.
9
For
you, O LORD, are the Most High over all the earth;
you
are exalted far above all gods.
10
Let
those who love the LORD hate evil,
for
he guards the lives of his faithful ones
and
delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
11
Light
is shed upon the righteous
and
joy on the upright in heart.
12
Rejoice
in the LORD, you who are righteous,
and
praise his holy name. 8
PSALMS:
127
A
song of ascents. Of Solomon.
1
Unless
the LORD builds the house,
its
builders labor in vain.
Unless
the LORD watches over the city,
the
watchmen stand guard in vain.
2
In
vain you rise early
and
stay up late,
toiling
for food to eat--
for
he grants sleep to A
those he loves.
3
Sons
are a heritage from the LORD,
children
a reward from him.
4
Like
arrows in the hands of a warrior
are
sons born in one's youth.
5
Blessed
is the man
whose
quiver is full of them.
They
will not be put to shame
when
they contend with their enemies in the gate. 9
PROVERBS:
7
7
1
My son, keep my words
and
store up my commands within you.
2
Keep
my commands and you will live;
guard
my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3
Bind
them on your fingers;
write
them on the tablet of your heart.
4
Say
to wisdom, "You
are my sister,"
and
call understanding your kinsman;
5
they
will keep you from the adulteress,
from
the wayward wife with her seductive words.
6
At
the window of my house
I
looked out through the lattice.
7
I
saw among the simple,
I
noticed among the young men,
a
youth who lacked judgment.
8
He
was going down the street near her corner,
walking
along in the direction of her house
9
at
twilight, as the day was fading,
as
the dark of night set in.
10
Then
out came a woman to meet him,
dressed
like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11
(She
is loud and defiant,
her
feet never stay at home;
12
now
in the street, now in the squares,
at
every corner she lurks.)
13
She
took hold of him and kissed him
and
with a brazen face she said:
14
"I
have fellowship offerings A
at home;
today
I fulfilled my vows.
I
looked for you and have found you!
16
I
have covered my bed
with
colored linens from Egypt.
17
I
have perfumed my bed
with
myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
18
Come,
let's drink deep of love till morning;
let's
enjoy ourselves with love!
19
My
husband is not at home;
he
has gone on a long journey.
20
He
took his purse filled with money
and
will not be home till full moon."
21
With
persuasive words she led him astray;
she
seduced him with her smooth talk.
22
All
at once he followed her
like
an ox going to the slaughter,
like
a deer B
stepping into a noose C
23
till an arrow pierces his liver,
like
a bird darting into a snare,
little
knowing it will cost him his life.
24
Now
then, my sons, listen to me;
pay
attention to what I say.
25
Do
not let your heart turn to her ways
or
stray into her paths.
26
Many
are the victims she has brought down;
her
slain are a mighty throng.
27
Her
house is a highway to the grave, D
leading
down to the chambers of death. 11
OLD
TESTAMENT:
2 SAMUEL 12:1 - 31
12
1
The
LORD sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, "There
were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor.
2
The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle,
3
but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had
bought.
He
raised it, and it grew up with him and his children.
It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms.
It was like a daughter to him.
4
"Now
a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from
taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the
traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that
belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to
him."
5
David
burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, "As surely
as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die! 6
He
must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing
and had no pity."
7
Then
Nathan said to David, "You are the man! This is what the LORD,
the God of Israel, says: `I
anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of
Saul.
8
I
gave your master's house to you, and your master's wives into your
arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah.
And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even
more. 9
Why did you despise the word of the LORD by doing what is evil in his
eyes?
You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to
be your own.
You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. 10
Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because
you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your
own.'
12
11
"This
is what the LORD says:
`Out
of your own household I am going to bring calamity upon you. Before
your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is
close to you, and he will lie with your wives in broad daylight.
12
You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight
before all Israel.'
"
13
Then
David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD."
Nathan
replied, "The LORD has taken away your sin. You are not going to
die.
14
But
because by doing this you have made the enemies of the LORD show
utter contempt, A
the son born to you will die."
15
After
Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife had
borne to David, and he became ill. 16
David
pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and went into his house and
spent the nights lying on the ground. 17
The
elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the
ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them.
18
On
the seventh day the child died. David's servants were afraid to tell
him that the child was dead, for they thought, "While the child
was still living, we spoke to David but he would not listen to us.
How can we tell him the child is dead? He may do something
desperate."
19
David
noticed that his servants were whispering among themselves and he
realized the child was dead. "Is the child dead?" he asked.
"Yes,"
they replied, "he is dead." 13
20
Then
David got up from the ground. After he had washed, put on lotions and
changed his clothes, he went into the house of the LORD and
worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they
served him food, and he ate.
21
His
servants asked him, "Why are you acting this way? While the
child was alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead,
you get up and eat!"
22
He
answered, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I
thought, `Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let the child
live.' 23
But
now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I
will go to him, but he will not return to me."
24
Then
David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with
her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. The LORD
loved him;
25
and
because the LORD loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet
to name him Jedidiah. B
26
Meanwhile
Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal
citadel. 27
Joab
then sent messengers to David, saying, "I have fought against
Rabbah and taken its water supply. 28
Now
muster the rest of the troops and besiege the city and capture it.
Otherwise I will take the city, and it will be named after me."
29
So
David mustered the entire army and went to Rabbah, and attacked and
captured it. 30
He
took the crown from the head of their king C--its
weight was a talent D
of gold, and it was set with precious stones--and it was placed on
David's head. He took a great quantity of plunder from the city 31
and
brought out the people who were 14
there, consigning them to labor with saws and with iron picks and
axes, and he made them work at brickmaking. E
He did this to all the Ammonite towns. Then David and his entire army
returned to Jerusalem. 15
NEW
TESTAMENT:
JOHN 16:1 - 33
16
1
"All
this I have told you so that you will not go astray. 2
They will put you out of the synagogue;
in fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is
offering a service to God.
3
They will do such things because they have not known the Father or
me.
4
I have told you this, so that when the time comes you will remember
that I warned you. I did not tell you this at first because I was
with you.
5
"Now
I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me,
`Where
are you going?'
6
Because I have said these things, you are filled with grief. 7
But I tell you the truth:
It is for your good that I am going away.
Unless
I go away, the Counselor will not come to you;
but if I go, I will send him to you.
8
When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt A
in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:
9
in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me;
10
in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where
you can see me no longer;
11
and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world now
stands condemned.
12
"I
have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear.
13
But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all
truth.
He will not speak on his own;
he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to
come.
14
He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it
known to you.
15
All that belongs to the Father is mine.
That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it
known to you.
16
"In
a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while
you will see me."
17
Some
of his disciples said to one another, "What does he 16
mean by saying, `In
a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while
you will see me,'
and `Because
I am going to the Father'?"
18
They
kept asking, "What does he mean by `a
little while'?
We don't understand what he is saying."
19
Jesus
saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, "Are
you asking one another what I meant when I said,
`In
a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while
you will see me'?
20
I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world
rejoices.
You
will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. 21
A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come;
but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy
that a child is born into the world.
22
So with you:
Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will
rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
23
In that day you will no longer ask me anything.
I
tell you the truth, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my
name.
24
Until now you have not asked for anything in my name.
Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.
25
"Though
I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no
longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my
Father.
26
In that day you will ask in my name.
I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
27
No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have
believed that I came from God.
28
I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the
world and going back to the Father."
17
29 Then
Jesus' disciples said, "Now you are speaking clearly and without
figures of speech. 30
Now
we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to
have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came
from God."
31
"You
believe at last!"
B
Jesus answered. 32
"But
a time is coming, and has come, when you will be scattered, each to
his own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my
Father is with me.
33
"I
have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this
world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the
world."
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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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