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May 23 - Old & New Testament
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Psalms 9,11
Thanksgiving for God's Justice.
1 I will give thanks to the LORD with all (C1)my heart;
I will (C2)tell of all Your (F1)wonders.
2 I will rejoice and be (C1)jubilant in You;
I will (C2)sing praise to Your name, O (C3)Most High.
3 When my enemies turn back,
They stumble and (C1)perish before You.
4 For You have (C1)maintained (F1)my just cause;
You have sat on the throne (F2)(C2)judging righteously.
5 You have (C1)rebuked the nations, You have eliminated the wicked;
You have (C2)wiped out their name forever and ever.
6 (F1)The enemy has come to an end in everlasting ruins,
And You have uprooted the cities;
The very (C1)memory of them has perished.
7 But the (C1)LORD (F1)sits as King forever;
He has established His (C2)throne for judgment,
8 And He will (C1)judge the world in righteousness;
He will execute judgment for the peoples fairly.
9 (F1)The LORD will also be a (C1)stronghold for the oppressed,
A stronghold in times of trouble;
10 And (F1)those who (C1)know Your name will put their trust in You,
For You, LORD, have not (C2)abandoned those who seek You.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, who (C1)dwells in Zion;
(C2)Declare His deeds among the peoples.
12 For (C1)He who (F1)requires blood remembers them;
He does not forget (C2)the cry of the needy.
13 Be gracious to me, LORD;
See my oppression from those (C1)who hate me,
You who (C2)lift me up from the gates of death,
14 So that I may tell of (C1)all Your praises,
That in the gates of the daughter of Zion
I may (C2)rejoice in Your (F1)salvation.
15 The nations have sunk down (C1)into the pit which they have made;
In the (C2)net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
16 The LORD has (C1)made Himself known;
He has (C2)executed judgment.
A wicked one is ensnared in the work of his own hands. (F1)Higgaion Selah
17 The wicked will (F1)(C1)return to (F2)Sheol,
All the nations who (C2)forget God.
18 For the (C1)needy will not always be forgotten,
Nor the (C2)hope of the afflicted perish forever.
19 (C1)Arise, LORD, do not let mankind prevail;
Let the nations be (C2)judged before You.
20 Put them (C1)in fear, LORD;
Let the nations know that they are (C2)merely human. Selah
A Prayer for the Overthrow of the Wicked.
1 Why (C1)do You stand far away, LORD?
Why (C2)do You hide (F1)Yourself in times of trouble?
2 In (C1)arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the needy;
(F1)Let them be (C2)caught in the plots which they have devised.
3 For the wicked (C1)boasts of his (C2)soul's desire,
And (F1)the greedy person curses and (C3)shows disrespect to the LORD.
4 The wicked, (F1)in his haughtiness, (C1)does not seek Him.
(C2)There is no God in all his schemes.
5 His ways (C1)succeed at all times;
Yet Your judgments are on high, (C2)out of his sight;
As for all his enemies, he snorts at them.
6 He says to himself, "(C1)I will not be moved;
(F1)Throughout the generations (C2)I will not be in adversity."
7 His (C1)mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and (C2)oppression;
(C3)Under his tongue is harm and injustice.
8 He sits in the (C1)lurking places of the villages;
He (C2)kills the innocent in the secret places;
His eyes (F1)surreptitiously watch for the (F2)(C3)unfortunate.
9 He lurks in secret like (C1)a lion in his (F1)lair;
He (C2)lurks to catch (C3)the needy;
He catches the needy when he pulls him into his (C4)net.
10 Then he crushes the needy one, who cowers;
And (F1)unfortunate people fall by his mighty power.
11 He (C1)says to himself, "God has forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see it."
12 Arise, LORD; God, (C1)lift up Your hand.
(C2)Do not forget the humble.
13 Why has the wicked (C1)treated God disrespectfully?
He has said to himself, "(F1)You will not require an account."
14 You have seen it, for You have looked at (C1)harm and provocation to (F1)take it into Your hand.
The (F2)(C2)unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the (C3)helper of the orphan.
15 (C1)Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,
(F1)(C2)Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
16 The LORD is (C1)King forever and ever;
(C2)Nations have perished from His land.
17 LORD, You have heard the (C1)desire of the humble;
You will (C2)strengthen their heart, (C3)You will make Your ear attentive
18 To (F1)vindicate the (C1)orphan and the (C2)oppressed,
So that mankind, which is of the earth, will no longer cause (C3)terror.
The LORD, a Refuge and Defense.
1 In the LORD I (C1)take refuge;
How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your (C2)mountain?
2 "For, behold, the wicked (C1)bend the bow,
They have (F1)(C2)set their arrow on the string
To (C3)shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
3 "If the (C1)foundations are destroyed,
What can the righteous do?"
4 The LORD is in His (C1)holy temple; the (F1)LORD'S (C2)throne is in heaven;
His (C3)eyes see, His eyelids test the sons of mankind.
5 The LORD (C1)tests the righteous and (C2)the wicked,
And His soul hates one who loves violence.
6 He will (C1)rain (F1)coals of fire upon the wicked,
(C2)And brimstone and (C3)burning wind will be the portion of (C4)their cup.
7 For the LORD is (C1)righteous, (C2)He loves (F1)righteousness;
The upright will (C3)see His face.
John 8:1-27
Chapter 8
The Adulterous Woman
1 But Jesus went to (C1)the Mount of Olives.2 And early in the morning He came again into the temple area, and all the people were coming to Him; and (C1)He sat down and began teaching them.3 Now the scribes and the Pharisees (*)brought a woman caught in the act of adultery, and after placing her in the center of the courtyard,4 they (*)said to Him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in the very act of committing adultery.5 "Now in the Law, (C1)Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?"6 Now they were saying this to (C1)test Him, (C2)so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground.7 When they persisted in asking Him, (C1)He straightened up and said to them, "(C2)He who is without sin among you, let him be the (C3)first to throw a stone at her."8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.9 Now when they heard this, they began leaving, one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman where she was, in the center of the courtyard.10 And (C1)straightening up, Jesus said to her, "Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?"11 She said, "No one, (F1)Lord." And Jesus said, "(C1)I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on do not (C2)sin any longer."]]
Jesus Is the Light of the World
12 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "(C1)I am the Light of the world; (C2)the one who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life."13 So the Pharisees said to Him, "(C1)You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not (F1)true."14 Jesus answered and said to them, "(C1)Even if I am testifying about Myself, My testimony is (F1)true, because I know (C2)where I came from and where I am going; but (C3)you do not know where I come from or where I am going.15 "(C1)You judge (F1)according to the flesh; (C2)I am not judging anyone.16 "But even (C1)if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, but I and the Father who sent Me.17 "Even in (C1)your Law it has been written that the testimony of (C2)two people is (F1)true.18 "I am He who testifies about Myself, and (C1)the Father who sent Me testifies about Me."19 So they were saying to Him, "Where is Your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither Me nor My Father; (C1)if you knew Me, you would know My Father also."20 These words He spoke (F1)in (C1)the treasury, as (C2)He taught in the temple area; and no one arrested Him, because (C3)His hour had not yet come.
21 Then He said again to them, "I am going away, and (C1)you will look for Me, and (C2)will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot come."22 So (C1)the Jews were saying, "Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, '(C2)Where I am going, you cannot come'?"23 And He was saying to them, "(C1)You are from below, I am from above; (C2)you are of this world, (C3)I am not of this world.24 "Therefore I said to you that you (C1)will die in your sins; for unless you believe that (F1)(C2)I am, (C1)you will die in your sins."25 Then they were saying to Him, "Who are You?" Jesus said to them, "(F1)What have I even been saying to you from the beginning?26 "I have many things to say and to judge regarding you, but (C1)He who sent Me is true; and (C2)the things which I heard from Him, these I say to the world."27 They did not realize that He was speaking to them about the Father.<
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