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May 30 - Old & New Testament
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Psalms 31,35
A Psalm of Complaint and of Praise.
1 (C1)In You, LORD, I have taken refuge;
Let me never (C2)be (F1)put to shame;
(C3)In Your righteousness rescue me.
2 (C1)Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly;
Be a (C2)rock of (F1)strength for me,
A (F2)stronghold to save me.
3 For You are my rock and (C1)my fortress;
For the (C2)sake of Your name You will lead me and guide me.
4 You will (C1)pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me,
For You are my (C2)strength.
5 (C1)Into Your hand I entrust my spirit;
You have (C2)redeemed me, LORD, (C3)God of (F1)truth.
6 I hate those who (C1)devote themselves to worthless (F1)idols,
But I (C2)trust in the LORD.
7 I will (C1)rejoice and be glad in Your faithfulness,
Because You have (C2)seen my misery;
You have known the troubles of my soul,
8 And You have not (C1)handed me over to the enemy;
You have set my feet in a large place.
9 Be gracious to me, LORD, for (C1)I am in distress;
My (C2)eye is wasted away from grief, (C3)my soul and my body too.
10 For my life is spent with (C1)sorrow
And my years with sighing;
My (C2)strength has failed because of my guilt,
And (C3)my (F1)body has wasted away.
11 Because of all my adversaries, I have become a (C1)disgrace,
Especially to my (C2)neighbors,
And an object of dread to my acquaintances;
Those who see me in the street flee from me.
12 I am (C1)forgotten like a dead person, out of mind;
I am like a broken vessel.
13 For I have heard the (F1)(C1)slander of many,
(C2)Terror is on every side;
While they (C3)took counsel together against me,
They (C4)schemed to take away my life.
14 But as for me, I trust in You, LORD,
I say, "(C1)You are my God."
15 My (C1)times are in Your hand;
(C2)Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me.
16 Make Your (C1)face shine upon Your servant;
(C2)Save me in Your faithfulness.
17 Let me not be (C1)put to shame, LORD, for I call upon You;
Let the (C2)wicked be put to shame, let them (C3)be silent in (F1)Sheol.
18 Let the (C1)lying lips be speechless,
Which (C2)speak arrogantly against the righteous
With pride and contempt.
19 How great is Your (C1)goodness,
Which You have stored up for those who fear You,
Which You have performed for those who (C2)take refuge in You,
(C3)Before the sons of mankind!
20 You hide them in the (C1)secret place of Your presence from the (C2)conspiracies of mankind;
You keep them secretly in a (F1)shelter from the (C3)strife of tongues.
21 (C1)Blessed be the LORD,
For He has shown His (C2)marvelous faithfulness to me in a besieged (C3)city.
22 As for me, (C1)I said in my alarm,
"I am (C2)cut off from Your eyes";
Nevertheless You (C3)heard the sound of my pleadings
When I called to You for help.
23 Love the LORD, all (C1)His godly ones!
The LORD (C2)watches over the faithful
But fully (C3)repays the one who acts arrogantly.
24 (C1)Be strong and let your heart take courage,
All you who wait for the LORD.
Blessedness of Forgiveness and of Trust in God.
1 (C1)How blessed is he whose wrongdoing is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered!
2 How blessed is a person whose guilt the LORD (C1)does not take into account,
And in whose spirit there is (C2)no deceit!
3 When (C1)I kept silent about my sin, (C2)my (F1)body wasted away
Through my (F2)(C3)groaning all day long.
4 For day and night (C1)Your hand was heavy upon me;
My (F1)(C2)vitality failed as with the dry heat of summer. Selah
5 I (C1)acknowledged my sin to You,
And I (C2)did not hide my guilt;
I said, "(C3)I will confess my wrongdoings to the LORD";
And You (C4)forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
6 Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You (F1)(C1)in a time when You may be found;
Certainly (C2)in a flood of great waters, they will not reach him.
7 You are (C1)my hiding place; You (C2)keep me from trouble;
You surround me with (F1)(C3)songs of deliverance. Selah
8 I will (C1)instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go;
I will advise you (C2)with My eye upon you.
9 Do not be (C1)like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.
10 The (C1)sorrows of the wicked are many,
But (C2)the one who trusts in the LORD, goodness will surround him.
11 Be (C1)glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous ones;
And shout for joy, all you who are (C2)upright in heart.
Praise to the Creator and Protector.
1 (C1)Sing for joy in the LORD, you righteous ones;
Praise is (C2)becoming to the upright.
2 Give thanks to the LORD with the (C1)lyre;
Sing praises to Him with a (C2)harp of ten strings.
3 Sing to Him a (C1)new song;
Play skillfully with (C2)a shout of joy.
4 For the word of the LORD (C1)is right,
And all His work is done (C2)in faithfulness.
5 He (C1)loves righteousness and justice;
The (C2)earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
6 By the (C1)word of the LORD the heavens were made,
And (C2)by the breath of His mouth (C3)all their (F1)lights.
7 He gathers the (C1)waters of the sea together (F1)as a heap;
He puts the depths in storehouses.
8 Let (C1)all the earth fear the LORD;
Let all the inhabitants of the world (C2)stand in awe of Him.
9 For (C1)He spoke, and it was done;
He commanded, and it (F1)stood firm.
10 The LORD (C1)nullifies the plan of nations;
He frustrates the plans of peoples.
11 The (C1)plan of the LORD stands forever,
The (C2)plans of His heart from generation to generation.
12 Blessed is the (C1)nation whose God is the LORD,
The people He has (C2)chosen for His own inheritance.
13 The LORD (C1)looks from heaven;
He (C2)sees all the sons of mankind;
14 From (C1)His dwelling place He looks out
On all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 He who (C1)fashions (F1)the hearts of them all,
He who (C2)understands all their works.
16 (C1)The king is not saved by a mighty army;
A warrior is not rescued by great strength.
17 A (C1)horse is a false hope for victory;
Nor does it rescue anyone by its great strength.
18 Behold, (C1)the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him,
On those who (C2)wait for His faithfulness,
19 To (C1)rescue their soul from death
And to keep them alive (C2)in famine.
20 Our soul (C1)waits for the LORD;
He is our (C2)help and our shield.
21 For our (C1)heart rejoices in Him,
Because we trust in His holy name.
22 Let Your favor, LORD, be upon us,
Just as we have waited for You.
The LORD, a Provider and the One Who Rescues Me.
1 I will (C1)bless the LORD at all times;
His (C2)praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul will (C1)make its boast in the LORD;
The (C2)humble will hear it and rejoice.
3 (C1)Exalt the LORD with me,
And let's (C2)exalt His name together.
4 I (C1)sought the LORD and He answered me,
And (C2)rescued me from all my fears.
5 They (C1)looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will (C2)never be ashamed.
6 This wretched man cried out, and (C1)the LORD heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The (C1)angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.
8 (C1)Taste and see that the LORD is good;
How (C2)blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
9 Fear the LORD, you (C1)His saints;
For to those who fear Him there is (C2)no lack of anything.
10 The young lions do without and suffer hunger;
But they who seek the LORD will (C1)not lack any good thing.
11 (C1)Come, you children, listen to me;
(C2)I will teach you (C3)the fear of the LORD.
12 (C1)Who is the person who desires life
And loves length of days, that he may (C2)see good?
13 Keep (C1)your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking (C2)deceit.
14 (C1)Turn from evil and do good;
Seek peace and (C2)pursue it.
15 The (C1)eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous,
And His ears are toward their cry for help.
16 The (C1)face of the LORD is against evildoers,
To (C2)eliminate the memory of them from the earth.
17 The righteous (C1)cry out, and the LORD hears
And rescues them from all their troubles.
18 The LORD (C1)is near to the (C2)brokenhearted
And saves those who are (F1)(C3)crushed in spirit.
19 (C1)The (C2)afflictions of the righteous are many,
But the LORD (C3)rescues him from them all.
20 He protects all his bones,
(C1)Not one of them is broken.
21 (C1)Evil will bring death to the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will suffer for their guilt.
22 The LORD (C1)redeems the souls of His servants,
And none of those who (C2)take refuge in Him will suffer for their guilt.
Prayer for Rescue from Enemies.
1 Contend, LORD, with those who (C1)contend with me;
Fight against those who (C2)fight against me.
2 Take hold of (F1)(C1)buckler and shield
And rise up as (C2)my help.
3 Draw also the spear and (F1)the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me;
Say to my soul, "I am (C1)your salvation."
4 Let those be (C1)ashamed and dishonored who seek my (F1)life;
Let those be (C2)turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.
5 Let them be (C1)like chaff before the wind,
With the angel of the LORD driving them on.
6 Let their way be dark and (C1)slippery,
With the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
7 For (C1)they (C2)hid their net for me without cause;
Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.
8 Let (C1)destruction come upon him when he is unaware,
And (C2)let the net which he hid catch him;
Let him fall into that very (C3)destruction.
9 So my soul shall (C1)rejoice in the LORD;
It shall (C2)rejoice in His salvation.
10 All my (C1)bones will say, "LORD, (C2)who is like You,
Who rescues the afflicted from one (C3)who is too strong for him,
And (C4)the afflicted and the poor from one who robs him?"
11 (C1)Malicious witnesses rise up;
They ask me things that I do not know.
12 They (C1)repay me evil for good,
To the bereavement of my soul.
13 But as for me, (C1)when they were sick, my (C2)clothing was sackcloth;
I (C3)humbled my soul with fasting,
But my (C4)prayer kept returning to (F1)me.
14 I went about as though it were my friend or brother;
I (C1)bowed down (F1)in mourning, like one who mourns for a mother.
15 But (C1)at my (F1)stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together;
The (F2)(C2)afflicted people whom I did not know gathered together against me,
They (F3)(C3)slandered me without ceasing.
16 Like godless jesters at a feast,
They (C1)gnashed at me with their teeth.
17 Lord, (C1)how long will You look on?
Rescue my soul (C2)from their ravages,
My (C3)only life from the lions.
18 I will (C1)give You thanks in the great congregation;
I will (C2)praise You among a mighty people.
19 (C1)Do not let those who are wrongfully (C2)my enemies rejoice over me;
Nor let those (C3)who hate me for no reason (F1)(C4)wink maliciously.
20 For they do not speak peace,
But they devise (C1)deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
21 They (C1)opened their mouth wide against me;
They said, "(C2)Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen it!"
22 (C1)You have seen it, LORD, (C2)do not keep silent;
Lord, (C3)do not be far from me.
23 (C1)Stir Yourself, and awake to my right
And to my cause, my God and my Lord.
24 (C1)Judge me, LORD my God, according to Your righteousness,
And (C2)do not let them rejoice over me.
25 Do not let them say in their heart, "(C1)Aha, our desire!"
Do not let them say, "We have (C2)swallowed him up!"
26 May (C1)those be ashamed and altogether humiliated who rejoice at my distress;
May those who (C2)exalt themselves over me be (C3)clothed with shame and dishonor.
27 May those (C1)shout for joy and rejoice, who take delight in (C2)my vindication;
And (C3)may they say continually, "The LORD be exalted,
Who (C4)delights in the prosperity of His servant."
28 And (C1)my tongue shall proclaim Your righteousness
And Your praise all day long.
John 11:30-57
Chapter 11
30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but (C1)was still at the place where Martha met Him.31 (C1)Then the Jews who were with her in the house and were (C2)consoling her, when they saw that Mary had gotten up quickly and left, they followed her, thinking that she was going to the tomb to weep there.32 So when Mary came to the place where Jesus was, she saw Him and fell at His feet, saying to Him, "(C1)Lord, (C2)if You had been here, my brother would not have died."33 Therefore when Jesus saw her weeping, and (C1)the Jews who came with her also weeping, He (C2)was deeply moved in spirit and (F1)(C3)was troubled,34 and He said, "Where have you laid him?" They (*)said to Him, "Lord, come and see."35 Jesus (C1)wept.36 So (C1)the Jews were saying, "See how He (C2)loved him!"37 But some of them said, "Could this Man, who (C1)opened the eyes of the man who was blind, not have also (F1)kept this man from dying?"
38 So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, (*)came to the tomb. Now it was a (C1)cave, and a stone was lying against it.39 Jesus (*)said, "Remove the stone." Martha, the sister of the deceased, (*)said to Him, "Lord, by this time (F1)there will be a stench, for he has been dead (C1)four days."40 Jesus (*)said to her, "(C1)Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?"41 So they removed the (C1)stone. And Jesus (C2)raised His eyes, and said, "(C3)Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.42 "But I knew that You always hear Me; nevertheless, (C1)because of the (F1)people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that (C2)You sent Me."43 And when He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"44 Out came the man who had died, (C1)bound hand and foot with wrappings, and (C2)his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus (*)said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go."
45 (C1)Therefore many of the Jews (C2)who came to Mary, and (C3)saw what He had done, believed in Him.46 But some of them went to the (C1)Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done.
Conspiracy to Kill Jesus
47 Therefore (C1)the chief priests and the Pharisees (C2)convened a (C3)council meeting, and they were saying, "What are we (F1)doing in regard to the fact that this Man is performing many (F2)(C4)signs?48 "If we let Him go on like this, all the people will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take over both our (F1)(C1)place and our nation."49 But one of them, (C1)Caiaphas, (C2)who was high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all,50 nor are you taking into account that (C1)it is in your best interest that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish instead."51 Now he did not say this (F1)on his own, but (C1)as he was high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation;52 and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also (C1)gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.53 So from that day on they (C1)planned together to kill Him.
54 Therefore Jesus (C1)no longer continued to walk publicly among the Jews, but went away from there to the region near the wilderness, into a city called (C2)Ephraim; and there He stayed with the disciples.
55 Now (C1)the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem from the country prior to the Passover, (C2)in order to (F1)purify themselves.56 So they (C1)were looking for Jesus, and saying to one another as they stood in the temple area, "What do you think; that He will not come to the feast at all?"57 Now (C1)the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he was to report it, so that they might arrest Him.
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