APRIL
30
PSALMS:
30, 60, 90, 120, 150
PROVERBS:
30
OLD
TESTAMENT: 2 CORINTHIANS 1:1 - 3:18
NEW
TESTAMENT: ROMANS 6:1 - 23
PSALMS:
30
1 I
will extol you, LORD, for you have raised me up,
And
have not made my foes to rejoice over me.
2 LORD
my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.
3 LORD,
you have brought up my soul from She'ol.
You
have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4 Sing
praise to the LORD, you holy ones of his.
Give
thanks to his holy name.
5 For
his anger is but for a moment;
His
favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping
may stay for the night,
But
joy comes in the morning.
6 As
for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."
7 You,
LORD, when you favored me, made my mountain to stand strong.
But
when you hid your face, I was troubled.
8 I
cried to you, LORD.
To
the LORD I made supplication:
9 "What
profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit?
Shall
the dust praise you?
Shall
it declare your truth?
10 Hear,
LORD, and have mercy on me. LORD, be my helper."
11 You
have turned my mourning into dancing for me.
You
have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,
12 To
the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent.
LORD
my God, I will give thanks to you forever.
PSALMS:
60
1 God,
you have rejected us.
You
have broken us down.
You
have been angry.
Restore
us to you, again.
2 You
have made the land tremble.
You
have torn it.
Mend
its fractures,
For
it quakes.
3
You
have shown your people hard things.
You
have made us drink the wine that makes us stagger.
4 You
have given a banner to those who fear you,
That
it may be displayed because of the truth.
Selah.
5 So
that your beloved may be delivered,
Save
with your right hand, and answer us.
6 God
has spoken from his sanctuary:
"I
will triumph.
I
will divide Shekhem,
And
measure out the valley of Sukkot.
7 Gil`ad
is mine, and Menashsheh is mine.
Efrayim
also is the defense of my head.
Yehudah
is my scepter.
8 Mo'av
is my wash basin.
I
will throw my shoe on Edom.
I
shout in triumph over Peleshet."
9 Who
will bring me into the strong city?
Who
has led me to Edom?
10 Haven't
you, God, rejected us?
You
don't go out with our armies, God.
11 Give
us help against the adversary,
For
the help of man is vain.
12 Through
God we shall do valiantly,
For
it is he who will tread down our adversaries.
PSALMS:
90
1 Lord,
you have been our dwelling place In all generations.
2
Before
the mountains were brought forth,
Or
ever you had formed the eretz and the world,
Even
from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
3 You
turn man to destruction, saying,
"Return,
you children of men."
4 For
a thousand years in your sight
Are
but as yesterday when it is past,
As
a watch in the night.
5 You
sweep them away as they sleep.
In
the morning they sprout like new grass.
6 In
the morning it sprouts and springs up.
By
evening, it is withered and dry.
7 For
we are consumed in your anger.
We
are troubled in your wrath.
8 You
have set our iniquities before you,
Our
secret sins in the light of your presence.
9 For
all our days have passed away in your wrath.
We
bring our years to an end as a sigh.
10 The
days of our years are seventy,
Or
even by reason of strength eighty years;
Yet
their pride is but labor and sorrow,
For
it passes quickly, and we fly away.
11 Who
knows the power of your anger,
Your
wrath according to the fear that is due to you?
12 So
teach us to number our days,
That
we may gain a heart of wisdom.
13 Relent,
LORD! How long?
Have
compassion on your servants.
14 Satisfy
us in the morning with your loving kindness,
That
we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
15 Make
us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
For
as many years as we have seen evil.
16 Let
your work appear to your servants;
Your
glory to their children.
17 Let
the favor of the Lord our God be on us;
Establish
the work of our hands for us;
Yes,
establish the work of our hands.
PSALMS:
120
1 The
LORD says to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,
Until
I make your enemies your footstool for your feet."
2 The
LORD will send forth the rod of your strength out of Tziyon.
Rule
in the midst of your enemies.
3 Your
people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power,
In
holy array.
Out
of the womb of the morning,
you
have the dew of your youth.
4 The
LORD has sworn, and will not change his mind:
"You
are a Kohen forever in the order of Malki-Tzedek."
5 The
Lord is at your right hand.
He
will crush kings in the day of his wrath.
6 He
will judge among the nations.
He
will heap up dead bodies.
He
will crush the ruler of the whole eretz.
7 He
will drink of the brook in the way;
Therefore
will he lift up his head.
PSALMS:
150
1 Deliver
me, LORD, from the evil man.
Preserve
me from the violent man;
2 Those
who devise mischief in their hearts.
They
continually gather themselves together for war.
3 They
have sharpened their tongues like a serpent.
Viper's
poison is under their lips. Selah.
4 LORD,
keep me from the hands of the wicked.
Preserve
me from the violent men:
Who
have determined to trip my feet.
5 The
proud have hidden a snare for me,
They
have spread the cords of a net by the path.
They
have set traps for me. Selah.
6 I
said to the LORD, "You are my God."
Listen
to the cry of my petitions, LORD.
7 LORD,
the Lord, the strength of my yeshu`ah,
You
have covered my head in the day of battle.
8 LORD,
don't grant the desires of the wicked.
Don't
let their evil plans succeed,
or
they will become proud.
Selah.
9 As
for the head of those who surround me,
Let
the mischief of their own lips cover them.
10 Let
burning coals fall on them.
Let
them be thrown into the fire,
Into
miry pits, from where they never rise.
11 An
evil speaker won't be established in the eretz.
Evil
will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
12 I
know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
And
justice for the needy.
13 Surely
the righteous will give thanks to your name.
The
upright will dwell in your presence.
PROVERBS:
30
1 The
words of Agur the son of Yakeh, the oracle:
The
man says to 'Iti'el, To 'Iti'el and Ucal:
2 "Surely
I am the most ignorant man,
And
don't have a man's understanding.
3 I
have not learned wisdom,
Neither
do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.
4 Who
has ascended up into heaven, and descended?
Who
has gathered the wind in his fists?
Who
has bound the waters in his garment?
Who
has established all the ends of the eretz? ‘
What
is his name, and what is his son's name, if you know?
5 "Every
word of God is flawless.
He
is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6 Don't
you add to his words,
Lest
he reprove you, and you be found a liar.
7 "Two
things I have asked of you;
Don't
deny me before I die:
8 Remove
far from me falsehood and lies.
Give
me neither poverty nor riches.
Feed
me with the food that is needful for me;
9 Lest
I be full, deny you, and say,
'Who
is the LORD?'
Or
lest I be poor, and steal,
And
so dishonor the name of my God.
10 "Don't
slander a servant to his master,
Lest
he curse you, and you be held guilty.
11 There
is a generation that curses their father,
And
doesn't bless their mother.
12 There
is a generation that is pure in their own eyes,
Yet
are not washed from their filthiness.
13 There
is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes!
Their
eyelids are lifted up.
14 There
is a generation whose teeth are like swords,
And
their jaws like knives,
To
devour the poor from the eretz,
and
the needy from among men.
15 "The
leach has two daughters:
'Give,
give.'
"There
are three things that are never satisfied;
Four
that don't say, 'Enough:'
16 She'ol,
the barren womb;
The
eretz that is not satisfied with water;
The
fire that doesn't say, 'Enough;'
17 And
the eye that mocks at his father,
And
scorns obedience to his mother:
The
ravens of the valley shall pick it out,
The
young eagles shall eat it.
18 "There
are three things which are too amazing for me,
Four
which I don't understand:
19 The
way of an eagle in the air;
The
way of a serpent on a rock;
The
way of a ship in the midst of the sea;
And
the way of a man with a maiden.
20 So
is the way of an adulterous woman:
She
eats and wipes her mouth,
And
says, 'I have done nothing wrong.'
21 "For
three things the eretz tremble,
And
under four, it can't bear up:
22 For
a servant when he is king;
A
fool when he is filled with food;
23 For
an unloved woman when she is married;
And
a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.
24 "There
are four things which are little on the eretz,
But
they are exceeding wise:
25 The
ants are not a strong people,
Yet
they provide their food in the summer;
26 The
conies are but a feeble folk,
Yet
make they their houses in the rocks;
27 The
locusts have no king,
Yet
they advance in ranks;
28 You
can catch a lizard with your hands,
Yet
she is in kings' palaces.
29 "There
are three things which are stately in their march,
Four
which are stately in going:
30
The
lion, which is mightiest among animals,
And
doesn't turn away for any;
31 The
greyhound, the male goat also;
And
the king against whom there is no rising up.
32 "If
you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself,
Or
if you have thought evil,
Put
your hand over your mouth.
33 For
as the churning of milk brings forth butter,
And
the wringing of the nose brings forth blood;
So
the forcing of wrath brings forth strife."
OLD
TESTAMENT:
2 CORINTHIANS 1:1 - 3:18
1:1 Sha'ul,
an apostle of Messiah Yeshua through the will of God, and Timothy
our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all
the holy ones who are in the whole of Achaia: 2 Grace
to you and shalom from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the
Messiah. 3 Blessed
be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, the Father of
mercies and God of all comfort; 4 who
comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort
those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we
ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For
as the sufferings of Messiah abound to us, even so our comfort also
abounds through Messiah. 6 But
if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are
comforted, it is for your comfort, which works in the patient
enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer. 7 Our
hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of
the sufferings, so also are you of the comfort. 8 For
we don't desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our
affliction which happened to us in Asia, that we were weighed down
exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of
life. 9 Yes,
we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that
we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the
dead, 10 who
delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver; on whom we
have set our hope that he will also still deliver us; 11 you
also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for
the gift bestowed on us by means of many, thanks may be given by
many persons on your behalf. 12 For
our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in
holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the
grace of God we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly
toward you. 13 For
we write no other things to you, than what you read or even
acknowledge, and I hope you will acknowledge to the end; 14 as
also you acknowledged us in part, that we are your boasting, even as
you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Yeshua. 15 In
this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you
might have a second benefit; 16 and
by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to
you, and to be sent forward by you on my journey to Yehudah. 17
When
I therefore was thus determined, did I show fickleness? Or the
things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that
with me there should be the "Yes, yes" and the "No,
no?" 18 But
as God is faithful, our word toward you was not "Yes and
no."19 For
the Son of God, Yeshua the Messiah, who was preached among you by
us, by me, Sila, and Timothy, was not "Yes and no," but in
him is "Yes."20 For
however many are the promises of God, in him is the "Yes."
Therefore also through him is the "Amein," to the glory of
God through us. 21 Now
he who establishes us with you in Messiah, and anointed us, is
God; 22 who
also sealed us, and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our
hearts. 23 But
I call God for a witness to my soul, that I didn't come to Corinth
to spare you. 24 Not
that we have lordship over your faith, but are fellow workers with
you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.
2:1 But
I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in
sorrow. 2 For
if I make you sorry, then who will make me glad but he who is made
sorry by me? 3 And
I wrote this very thing to you, so that, when I came, I wouldn't
have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence
in you all, that my joy is of you all. 4 For
out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many
tears, not that you should be made sorry, but that you might know
the love that I have so abundantly for you. 5 But
if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow, not to me, but in
part (that I not press too heavily) to you all. 6 Sufficient
to such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the
many; 7 so
that on the contrary you should rather forgive him and comfort him,
lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his
excessive sorrow. 8 Therefore
I beg you to confirm your love toward him. 9 For
to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you,
whether you are obedient in all things. 10 Now
I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have
forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the
presence of Messiah, 11 that
no advantage may be gained over us by Hasatan; for we are not
ignorant of his schemes. 12 Now
when I came to Troas for the Good News of Messiah, and when a door
was opened to me in the Lord, 13 I
had no relief for my spirit, because I didn't find Titus, my
brother, but taking my leave of them, I went forth into
Macedonia. 14 But
thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Messiah, and
reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.
15 For
we are a sweet aroma of Messiah to God, in those who are saved, and
in those who perish; 16 to
the one a stench from death to death; to the other a sweet aroma
from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? 17 For
we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of
sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Messiah.
3:1 Are
we beginning again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as do some,
letters of commendation to you or from you? 2 You
are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all
men; 3 being
revealed that you are a letter of Messiah, ministered by us, written
not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets
of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh. 4 Such
confidence we have through Messiah toward God; 5 not
that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from
ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God; 6 who
also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant; not of the
letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit
gives life.
7
But if the service of death, written engraved on stones, came with
glory, so that the children of Yisra'el could not look steadfastly
on the face of Moshe for the glory of his face; which was passing
away: 8 won't
service of the Spirit be with much more glory? 9 For
if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of
righteousness exceeds much more in glory. 10
For
most assuredly that which has been made glorious has not been made
glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that
surpasses. 11 For
if that which passes away was with glory, much more that which
remains is in glory. 12 Having
therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech, 13 and
not as Moshe, who put a veil on his face, that the children of
Yisra'el wouldn't look steadfastly on the end of that which was
passing away. 14 But
their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of
the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Messiah it passes
away. 15 But
to this day, when Moshe is read, a veil lies on their heart. 16 But
whenever one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17
Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is,
there is liberty. 18 But
we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the
Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even
as from the Lord, the Spirit.
NEW
TESTAMENT:
ROMANS 6:1 - 23
6:1 What
shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2 May
it never be! We who died to sin, how could we live in it any
longer?
3 Or
don't you know that all we who were immersed into Messiah Yeshua
were immersed into his death?
4
We
were buried therefore with him through immersion to death, that just
like Messiah was raised from the dead through the glory of the
Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
5 For
if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we
will also be part of his resurrection;
6 knowing
this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin
might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to
sin.
7 For
he who has died has been freed from sin.
8 But
if we died with Messiah, we believe that we will also live with
him;
9 knowing
that Messiah, being raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no
more has dominion over him!
10 For
the death that he died, he died to sin one time; but the life that
he lives, he lives to God.
11 Thus
also consider yourselves also to be dead to sin, but alive to God in
Messiah Yeshua our Lord.
12 Therefore
don't let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in
its lusts.
13 Neither
present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but
present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and your members
as instruments of righteousness to God.
14 For
sin will not have dominion over you. For you are not under law, but
under grace.
15 What
then? Shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace?
May it never be!
16 Don't
you know that to whom you present yourselves as servants to
obedience, his servants you are whom you obey; whether of sin to
death, or of obedience to righteousness?
17 But
thanks be to God, that, whereas you were servants of sin, you became
obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto you were
delivered.
18
Being
made free from sin, you became servants of righteousness.
19 I
speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh, for as
you presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to
wickedness upon wickedness, even so now present your members as
servants to righteousness for sanctification.
20 For
when you were servants of sin, you were free in regard to
righteousness.
21
What
fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are
now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
22 But
now, being made free from sin, and having become servants of God,
you have your fruit of sanctification, and the result of eternal
life.
23 For
the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life
in Messiah Yeshua our Lord.
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
