the Fifth Week after Easter
Click here to join the effort!
Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
May 21 - Old & New Testament
nas
Psalms 4,5,6
Evening Prayer of Trust in God.
1 (C1)Answer me when (C2)I call, God (F1)of my righteousness!
You have (F2)(C3)relieved me in my distress;
Be (C4)gracious to me and (C5)hear my prayer.
2 You sons of man, how long will (C1)my (F1)honor be treated as (C2)an insult?
How long will you love (C3)what is worthless and strive for a (C4)lie? Selah
3 But know that the LORD has (F1)(C1)set apart the (C2)godly person for Himself;
The LORD (C3)hears when I call to Him.
4 (F1)(C1)Tremble, (F2)(C2)and do not sin;
(F3)(C3)Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah
5 Offer (F1)the (C1)sacrifices of righteousness,
And (C2)trust in the LORD.
6 Many are saying, "(C1)Who will show us anything good?"
(C2)Lift up the light of Your face upon us, LORD!
7 You have put (C1)joy in my heart,
More than when their grain and new wine are abundant.
8 In peace I will (F1)both (C1)lie down and sleep,
For You alone, LORD, have me (C2)dwell in safety.
Prayer for Protection from the Wicked.
1 (C1)Listen to my words, LORD,
Consider my (C2)sighing.
2 Listen to (C1)the sound of my cry for help, (C2)my King and my God,
For to You I pray.
3 In the morning, LORD, (F1)You will hear my voice;
In the (C1)morning I will present my (F2)prayer to You and be on the (C2)watch.
4 For You are not a God (C1)who takes pleasure in wickedness;
(C2)No evil can dwell with You.
5 The (C1)boastful will not (C2)stand before Your eyes;
You (C3)hate all who do injustice.
6 You (C1)destroy those who speak lies;
The LORD loathes (C2)the person of bloodshed and deceit.
7 But as for me, (C1)by Your abundant graciousness I will enter Your house,
(F1)At Your holy temple I will (C2)bow in (C3)reverence for You.
8 LORD, (C1)lead me (C2)in Your righteousness (C3)because of my enemies;
Make Your way (F1)straight before me.
9 For there is (C1)nothing (F1)trustworthy in (F2)their mouth;
Their (C2)inward part is destruction itself.
Their (C3)throat is an open grave;
They (F3)flatter with their tongue.
10 Make them pay, God;
(C1)Have them fall by their own schemes!
(C2)Scatter them in the multitude of their wrongdoings,
For they are (C3)rebellious against You.
11 But (C1)rejoice, all who (C2)take refuge in You,
Sing for joy forever!
And (F1)may You (C3)shelter them,
That those who (C4)love Your name may rejoice in You.
12 For You (C1)bless the righteous person, LORD,
You (C2)surround him with favor as with a shield.
Prayer for Mercy in Time of Trouble.
1 LORD, (C1)do not rebuke me in Your anger,
Nor discipline me in Your wrath.
2 Be gracious to me, LORD, for I am (C1)frail;
(C2)Heal me, LORD, for (C3)my bones are horrified.
3 And my (C1)soul is greatly horrified;
But You, LORD—(C2)how long?
4 Return, LORD, (C1)rescue my (F1)soul;
Save me because of Your mercy.
5 For (C1)there is no (F1)mention of You in death;
In (F2)Sheol, who will praise You?
6 I am (C1)weary with my sighing;
Every night I make my bed swim,
I flood my couch with (C2)my tears.
7 My (C1)eye has wasted away with grief;
It has grown old because of all my enemies.
8 (C1)Leave me, all you who practice injustice,
For the LORD (C2)has heard the sound of my weeping.
9 The LORD (C1)has heard my pleading,
The LORD (C2)receives my prayer.
10 All my enemies will (C1)be put to shame and greatly horrified;
They shall (F1)turn back, they will (C2)suddenly be put to shame.
John 7:1-27
Chapter 7
Jesus Teaches at the Feast
1 After these things Jesus (C1)was walking in Galilee, for He was unwilling to walk in Judea because (C2)the Jews (C3)were seeking to kill Him.2 Now the feast of the Jews, (C1)the Feast of Booths, was near.3 So His (C1)brothers said to Him, "Move on from here and go into Judea, so that Your (C2)disciples also may see Your works which You are doing.4 "For no one does anything in secret (F1)when he himself is striving to be known publicly. If You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world."5 For not even His (C1)brothers believed in Him.6 So Jesus (*)said to them, "(C1)My time is not yet here, but your time is always ready.7 "(C1)The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify about it, that (C2)its deeds are evil.8 "Go up to the feast yourselves; I am not going up to this feast, because (C1)My time has not yet fully arrived."9 Now having said these things to them, He stayed in Galilee.
10 But when His (C1)brothers had gone up to the feast, then He Himself also went up, not publicly, but as though in secret.11 (C1)So the Jews (C2)were looking for Him at the feast and saying, "Where is He?"12 And there was a great deal of talk about Him in secret among the crowds: (C1)some were saying, "He is a good man"; others were saying, "No, on the contrary, He is misleading the people."13 However, no one was speaking openly about Him, for (C1)fear of (F1)the Jews.
14 But when it was now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple area, and began to (C1)teach.15 (C1)The Jews then were astonished, saying, "How has this Man (C2)become learned, not having been educated?"16 So Jesus answered them and said, "(C1)My teaching is not My own, but His who sent Me.17 "(C1)If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is of God, or I am speaking from Myself.18 "The one who speaks from himself (C1)seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
19 "(C1)Did Moses not give you the Law, and yet none of you carries out the Law? Why are you (C2)seeking to kill Me?"20 The crowd answered, "(C1)You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill You?"21 Jesus answered them, "I did (C1)one (F1)deed, and you all are astonished.22 "For this reason (C1)Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from (C2)the fathers), and even on a Sabbath you circumcise a man.23 "(C1)If a man receives circumcision on a Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry at Me because I made an entire man well on a Sabbath?24 "Do not (C1)judge by the outward appearance, but judge (F1)with righteous judgment."
25 So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, "Is this Man not the one whom they are seeking to kill?26 "And yet look, He is speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to Him. (C1)The rulers do not really know that this is the (F1)Christ, do they?27 "However, (C1)we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from."<
Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995,2020 by The Lockman Foundation
