Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
MAY
23
PSALMS:
23, 53, 83, 113, 143
PROVERBS:
23
OLD
TESTAMENT:
NEHEMIAH 3:15 - 4:13
NEW
TESTAMENT:
1 CORINTHIANS 7:25 - 40
PSALMS:
24
Of
David. A psalm.
1
The
earth is the LORD's, and everything in it,
the
world, and all who live in it;
2
for
he founded it upon the seas
and
established it upon the waters.
3
Who
may ascend the hill of the LORD?
Who
may stand in his holy place?
4
He
who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who
does not lift up his soul to an idol
or
swear by what is false. A
5
He
will receive blessing from the LORD
and
vindication from God his Savior.
6
Such
is the generation of those who seek him,
who
seek your face, O God of Jacob. B
Selah
7
Lift
up your heads, O you gates;
be
lifted up, you ancient doors,
that
the King of glory may come in.
8
Who
is this King of glory?
The
LORD strong and mighty,
the
LORD mighty in battle.
9
Lift
up your heads, O you gates;
lift
them up, you ancient doors,
that
the King of glory may come in.
10
Who
is he, this King of glory?
The
LORD Almighty--
he
is the King of glory. 1
PSALMS:
54
For
the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil
A
of David. When the Ziphites had gone to Saul and said, "Is not
David hiding among us?"
1
Save
me, O God, by your name;
vindicate
me by your might.
2
Hear
my prayer, O God;
listen
to the words of my mouth.
3
Strangers
are attacking me;
ruthless
men seek my life--
men
without regard for God.
Selah
4
Surely
God is my help;
the
Lord is the one who sustains me.
5
Let
evil recoil on those who slander me;
in
your faithfulness destroy them.
6
I
will sacrifice a freewill offering to you;
I
will praise your name, O LORD,
for
it is good.
7
For
he has delivered me from all my troubles,
and
my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes. 3
PSALMS:
84
For
the director of music. According to gittith.
A
Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1
How
lovely is your dwelling place,
O
LORD Almighty!
2
My
soul yearns, even faints,
for
the courts of the LORD;
my
heart and my flesh cry out
for
the living God.
3
Even
the sparrow has found a home,
and
the swallow a nest for herself,
where
she may have her young--
a
place near your altar,
O
LORD Almighty, my King and my God.
4
Blessed
are those who dwell in your house;
they
are ever praising you.
Selah
5
Blessed
are those whose strength is in you,
who
have set their hearts on pilgrimage.
6
As
they pass through the Valley of Baca,
they
make it a place of springs;
the
autumn rains also cover it with pools. B
7
They
go from strength to strength,
till
each appears before God in Zion.
8
Hear
my prayer, O LORD God Almighty;
listen
to me, O God of Jacob.
Selah
9
Look
upon our shield, C
O God;
look
with favor on your anointed one. 4
10
Better
is one day in your courts
than
a thousand elsewhere;
I
would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than
dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11
For
the LORD God is a sun and shield;
the
LORD bestows favor and honor;
no
good thing does he withhold
from
those whose walk is blameless.
12
O
LORD Almighty,
blessed
is the man who trusts in you. 5
PSALMS:
114
1
When
Israel came out of Egypt,
the
house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
2
Judah
became God's sanctuary,
Israel
his dominion.
3
The
sea looked and fled,
the
Jordan turned back;
4
the
mountains skipped like rams,
the
hills like lambs.
5
Why
was it, O sea, that you fled,
O
Jordan, that you turned back,
6
you
mountains, that you skipped like rams,
you
hills, like lambs?
7
Tremble,
O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
at
the presence of the God of Jacob,
8
who
turned the rock into a pool,
the
hard rock into springs of water. 6
PSALMS:
144
Of
David.
1
Praise
be to the LORD my Rock,
who
trains my hands for war,
my
fingers for battle.
2
He
is my loving God and my fortress,
my
stronghold and my deliverer,
my
shield, in whom I take refuge,
who
subdues peoples A
under me.
3
O
LORD, what is man that you care for him,
the
son of man that you think of him?
4
Man
is like a breath;
his
days are like a fleeting shadow.
5
Part
your heavens, O LORD, and come down;
touch
the mountains, so that they smoke.
6
Send
forth lightning and scatter the enemies;
shoot
your arrows and rout them.
7
Reach
down your hand from on high;
deliver
me and rescue me
from
the mighty waters,
from
the hands of foreigners
8
whose
mouths are full of lies,
whose
right hands are deceitful.
9
I
will sing a new song to you, O God;
on
the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you,
10
to
the One who gives victory to kings,
who
delivers his servant David from the deadly sword. 7
11
Deliver
me and rescue me
from
the hands of foreigners
whose
mouths are full of lies,
whose
right hands are deceitful.
12
Then
our sons in their youth
will
be like well-nurtured plants,
and
our daughters will be like pillars
carved
to adorn a palace.
13
Our
barns will be filled
with
every kind of provision.
Our
sheep will increase by thousands,
by
tens of thousands in our fields;
14
our
oxen will draw heavy loads. B
There
will be no breaching of walls,
no
going into captivity,
no
cry of distress in our streets.
15
Blessed
are the people of whom this is true;
blessed
are the people whose God is the LORD. 8
PROVERBS:
24
24
1
Do not envy wicked men,
do
not desire their company;
2
for
their hearts plot violence,
and
their lips talk about making trouble.
3
By
wisdom a house is built,
and
through understanding it is established;
4
through
knowledge its rooms are filled
with
rare and beautiful treasures.
5
A
wise man has great power,
and
a man of knowledge increases strength;
6
for
waging war you need guidance,
and
for victory many advisers.
7
Wisdom
is too high for a fool;
in
the assembly at the gate he has nothing to say.
8
He
who plots evil
will
be known as a schemer.
9
The
schemes of folly are sin,
and
men detest a mocker.
10
If
you falter in times of trouble,
how
small is your strength!
11
Rescue
those being led away to death;
hold
back those staggering toward slaughter.
12
If
you say, "But we knew nothing about this,"
does
not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does
not he who guards your life know it?
Will
he not repay each person according to what he has done? 9
13
Eat
honey, my son, for it is good;
honey
from the comb is sweet to your taste.
14
Know
also that wisdom is sweet to your soul;
if
you find it, there is a future hope for you,
and
your hope will not be cut off.
15
Do
not lie in wait like an outlaw against a righteous man's house,
do
not raid his dwelling place;
16
for
though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again,
but
the wicked are brought down by calamity.
17
Do
not gloat when your enemy falls;
when
he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice,
18
or
the LORD will see and disapprove
and
turn his wrath away from him.
19
Do
not fret because of evil men
or
be envious of the wicked,
20
for
the evil man has no future hope,
and
the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
21
Fear
the LORD and the king, my son,
and
do not join with the rebellious,
22
for
those two will send sudden destruction upon them,
and
who knows what calamities they can bring?
23
These
also are sayings of the wise:
To
show partiality in judging is not good:
24
Whoever
says to the guilty, "You are innocent"--
peoples
will curse him and nations denounce him.
25
But
it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and
rich blessing will come upon them. 10
26
An
honest answer
is
like a kiss on the lips.
27
Finish
your outdoor work
and
get your fields ready;
after
that, build your house.
28
Do
not testify against your neighbor without cause,
or
use your lips to deceive.
29
Do
not say, "I'll do to him as he has done to me;
I'll
pay that man back for what he did."
30
I
went past the field of the sluggard,
past
the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment;
31
thorns
had come up everywhere,
the
ground was covered with weeds,
and
the stone wall was in ruins.
32
I
applied my heart to what I observed
and
learned a lesson from what I saw:
33
A
little sleep, a little slumber,
a
little folding of the hands to rest--
34
and
poverty will come on you like a bandit
OLD
TESTAMENT:
NEHEMIAH 3:15 - 4:13
15
The
Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-Hozeh, ruler of the
district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofing it over and putting its
doors and bolts and bars in place. He also repaired the wall of the
Pool of Siloam, E
by the King's Garden, as far as the steps going down from the City of
David. 16
Beyond
him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth Zur,
made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs F
of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Heroes.
17
Next
to him, the repairs were made by the Levites under Rehum son of Bani.
Beside him, Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, carried
out repairs for his district.
18
Next
to him, the repairs were made by their countrymen under Binnui G
son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah. 19
Next
to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another
section, from a point facing the ascent to the armory as far as the
angle. 20
Next
to him, Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from
the angle to the entrance of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
21
Next
to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another
section, from the entrance of Eliashib's house to the end of it.
22
The
repairs next to him were made by the priests from the surrounding
region.
23
Beyond
them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house; and
next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made
repairs beside his house.
24
Next
to him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from
Azariah's house to the angle and the corner, 25
and
Palal son of Uzai worked opposite the angle and the tower projecting
from the upper palace near the court of the guard. Next to him,
Pedaiah son of Parosh 26
and
the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs up to a
point opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting
tower. 27
Next
to them, the men of Tekoa repaired another section, from the great
projecting tower to the wall of Ophel.
28
Above
the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs, each in front of his own
house.
29
Next
to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house. Next to
him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the guard at the East Gate, made
repairs. 30
Next
to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of
Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of
Berekiah made repairs opposite his living quarters. 31
Next
to him, Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the
house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the
Inspection Gate, and as far as the room above the corner; 32
and
between the room above the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths
and merchants made repairs.
4
1
When
Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and
was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews, 2
and
in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said,
"What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall?
Will they offer 12
sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back
to life from those heaps of rubble--burned as they are?"
3
Tobiah
the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, "What they are
building--if even a fox climbed up on it, he would break down their
wall of stones!"
4
Hear
us, O our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their
own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity. 5
Do
not cover up their guilt or blot out their sins from your sight, for
they have thrown insults in the face ofA
the builders.
6
So
we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the
people worked with all their heart.
7
But
when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the men of
Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem's walls had gone ahead and
that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry. 8
They
all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up
trouble against it. 9
But
we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this
threat.
10
Meanwhile,
the people in Judah said, "The strength of the laborers is
giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the
wall."
11
Also
our enemies said, "Before they know it or see us, we will be
right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the
work."
12
Then
the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times over,
"Wherever you turn, they will attack us."
13
Therefore
I stationed some of the people behind the lowest points of the wall
at the exposed places, posting them by families, with their swords,
spears and bows. 14
After
I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the
officials and the rest of the people, "Don't be afraid of them.
Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your
brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes."
15
When
our enemies heard that we were aware of their plot and that God had
frustrated it, we all returned to the wall, each to his own work. 13
NEW
TESTAMENT:
1 CORINTHIANS 7:25 - 40
25
Now
about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment
as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy. 26
Because
of the present crisis, I think that it is good for you to remain as
you are. 27
Are
you married? Do not seek a divorce. Are you unmarried? Do not look
for a wife. 28
But
if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she
has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this
life, and I want to spare you this.
29
What
I mean, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who
have wives should live as if they had none; 30
those
who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were
not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep;
31
those
who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For
this world in its present form is passing away.
32
I
would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned
about the Lord's affairs--how he can please the Lord. 33
But
a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world--how he
can please his wife—34
and
his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned
about the Lord's affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in
both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the
affairs of this world--how she can please her husband. 35
I
am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you
may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.
36
If
anyone thinks he is acting improperly toward the virgin he is engaged
to, and if she is getting along in years and he feels he ought to
marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get
married. 37
But
the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no
compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his
mind not to marry the virgin--this man also does the right thing.
38
So
then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry
her does even better. B
39
A
woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband
dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to
the Lord. 40
In
my judgment, she is happier if she stays as she is--and I think that
I too have the Spirit of God. 14
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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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