Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
JUNE
8
PSALMS:
8, 38, 68, 98, 128
PROVERBS:
8
OLD
TESTAMENT:
JOB 28:1 - 30:31
NEW
TESTAMENT:
2 CORINTHIANS 2:12 - 17
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:
JOB 28:1 - 30:31
28
1
"There is a mine for silver
and
a place where gold is refined.
2
Iron
is taken from the earth,
and
copper is smelted from ore.
3
Man
puts an end to the darkness;
he
searches the farthest recesses
for
ore in the blackest darkness.
4
Far
from where people dwell he cuts a shaft,
in
places forgotten by the foot of man;
far
from men he dangles and sways.
5
The
earth, from which food comes,
is
transformed below as by fire;
6
sapphires
A
come from its rocks,
and
its dust contains nuggets of gold.
7
No
bird of prey knows that hidden path,
no
falcon's eye has seen it.
8
Proud
beasts do not set foot on it,
and
no lion prowls there.
9
Man's
hand assaults the flinty rock
and
lays bare the roots of the mountains.
10
He
tunnels through the rock;
his
eyes see all its treasures.
11
He
searches
B
the sources of the rivers
and
brings hidden things to light.
12
"But
where can wisdom be found?
Where
does understanding dwell? 12
13
Man
does not comprehend its worth;
it
cannot be found in the land of the living.
14
The
deep says, `It is not in me';
the
sea says, `It is not with me.'
15
It
cannot be bought with the finest gold,
nor
can its price be weighed in silver.
16
It
cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir,
with
precious onyx or sapphires.
17
Neither
gold nor crystal can compare with it,
nor
can it be had for jewels of gold.
18
Coral
and jasper are not worthy of mention;
the
price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
19
The
topaz of Cush cannot compare with it;
it
cannot be bought with pure gold.
20
"Where
then does wisdom come from?
Where
does understanding dwell?
21
It
is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,
concealed
even from the birds of the air.
22
Destruction
C
and Death say,
`Only
a rumor of it has reached our ears.'
23
God
understands the way to it
and
he alone knows where it dwells,
24
for
he views the ends of the earth
and
sees everything under the heavens.
and
measured out the waters,
26
when
he made a decree for the rain
and
a path for the thunderstorm,
27
then
he looked at wisdom and appraised it;
he
confirmed it and tested it.
28
And
he said to man,
`The
fear of the Lord--that is wisdom,
and
to shun evil is understanding.'"
29
1
Job
continued his discourse:
2
"How
I long for the months gone by,
for
the days when God watched over me,
3
when
his lamp shone upon my head
and
by his light I walked through darkness!
4
Oh,
for the days when I was in my prime,
when
God's intimate friendship blessed my house,
5
when
the Almighty was still with me
and
my children were around me,
6
when
my path was drenched with cream
and
the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.
7
"When
I went to the gate of the city
and
took my seat in the public square,
and
the old men rose to their feet;
9
the
chief men refrained from speaking
and
covered their mouths with their hands;
10
the
voices of the nobles were hushed,
and
their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
11
Whoever
heard me spoke well of me,
and
those who saw me commended me,
12
because
I rescued the poor who cried for help,
and
the fatherless who had none to assist him.
13
The
man who was dying blessed me;
I
made the widow's heart sing.
14
I
put on righteousness as my clothing;
justice
was my robe and my turban.
15
I
was eyes to the blind
and
feet to the lame.
16
I
was a father to the needy;
I
took up the case of the stranger.
17
I
broke the fangs of the wicked
and
snatched the victims from their teeth.
18
"I
thought, `I will die in my own house,
my
days as numerous as the grains of sand.
19
My
roots will reach to the water,
and
the dew will lie all night on my branches. 15
20
My
glory will remain fresh in me,
the
bow ever new in my hand.'
21
"Men
listened to me expectantly,
waiting
in silence for my counsel.
22
After
I had spoken, they spoke no more;
my
words fell gently on their ears.
23
They
waited for me as for showers
and
drank in my words as the spring rain.
24
When
I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it;
the
light of my face was precious to them. A
25
I
chose the way for them and sat as their chief;
I
dwelt as a king among his troops;
I
was like one who comforts mourners.
30
1
"But
now they mock me,
men
younger than I,
whose
fathers I would have disdained
to
put with my sheep dogs.
2
Of
what use was the strength of their hands to me,
since
their vigor had gone from them?
3
Haggard
from want and hunger,
they
roamed A
the parched land
in
desolate wastelands at night.
and
their food B
was the root of the broom tree.
5
They
were banished from their fellow men,
shouted
at as if they were thieves.
6
They
were forced to live in the dry stream beds,
among
the rocks and in holes in the ground.
7
They
brayed among the bushes
and
huddled in the undergrowth.
8
A
base and nameless brood,
they
were driven out of the land.
9
"And
now their sons mock me in song;
I
have become a byword among them.
10
They
detest me and keep their distance;
they
do not hesitate to spit in my face.
11
Now
that God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me,
they
throw off restraint in my presence.
12
On
my right the tribe C
attacks;
they
lay snares for my feet,
they
build their siege ramps against me.
13
They
break up my road;
they
succeed in destroying me--
without
anyone's helping them. D
14
They
advance as through a gaping breach;
amid
the ruins they come rolling in.
15
Terrors
overwhelm me;
my
dignity is driven away as by the wind, 17
my
safety vanishes like a cloud.
16
"And
now my life ebbs away;
days
of suffering grip me.
17
Night
pierces my bones;
my
gnawing pains never rest.
18
In
his great power God becomes like clothing to me E;
he
binds me like the neck of my garment.
19
He
throws me into the mud,
and
I am reduced to dust and ashes.
20
"I
cry out to you, O God, but you do not answer;
I
stand up, but you merely look at me.
21
You
turn on me ruthlessly;
with
the might of your hand you attack me.
22
You
snatch me up and drive me before the wind;
you
toss me about in the storm.
23
I
know you will bring me down to death,
to
the place appointed for all the living.
24
"Surely
no one lays a hand on a broken man
when
he cries for help in his distress.
25
Have
I not wept for those in trouble?
Has
not my soul grieved for the poor?
26
Yet
when I hoped for good, evil came;
when
I looked for light, then came darkness. 18
27
The
churning inside me never stops;
days
of suffering confront me.
28
I
go about blackened, but not by the sun;
I
stand up in the assembly and cry for help.
29
I
have become a brother of jackals,
a
companion of owls.
30
My
skin grows black and peels;
my
body burns with fever.
31
My
harp is tuned to mourning,
and
my flute to the sound of wailing. 19
NEW
TESTAMENT:
2 CORINTHIANS 2:12 - 17
12
Now
when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and found that
the Lord had opened a door for me, 13
I
still had no peace of mind, because I did not find my brother Titus
there. So I said good-by to them and went on to Macedonia.
14
But
thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in
Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the
knowledge of him. 15
For
we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and
those who are perishing. 16
To
the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of
life. And who is equal to such a task? 17
Unlike
so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the
contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent
from God. 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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