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May 31 - Old & New Testament
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Psalms 36,37,38
Wickedness of Humanity and Goodness of God.
1 (F1)Wrongdoing speaks to the ungodly within (F2)his heart;
There is (C1)no fear of God before his eyes.
2 For it (C1)flatters him in his own eyes
Concerning the discovery of his wrongful deed and the hatred of it.
3 The (C1)words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;
He has (C2)ceased to (F1)be wise and to do good.
4 He (C1)plans wickedness on his bed;
He sets himself on a (C2)path that is not good;
He (C3)does not reject evil.
5 Your (C1)mercy, LORD, (F1)extends to the heavens,
Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
6 Your (C1)righteousness is like the (F1)mountains of God;
Your (C2)judgments are like the great deep.
LORD, You (F2)(C3)protect mankind and animals.
7 How (C1)precious is Your mercy, God!
And the sons of mankind (C2)take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
8 They (C1)drink their fill of the (F1)abundance of Your house;
And You allow them to drink from the (C2)river of Your delights.
9 For the (C1)fountain of life is with You;
In Your light we see light.
10 Prolong Your mercy to (C1)those who know You,
And Your (C2)righteousness to the upright of heart.
11 May the foot of pride not come upon me,
And may the hand of the wicked not drive me away.
12 Those who do injustice have fallen there;
They have been thrust down and (C1)cannot rise.
Security of Those Who Trust in the LORD, and Insecurity of the Wicked.
1 (C1)Do not get upset because of evildoers,
Do not be (C2)envious of wrongdoers.
2 For they will (C1)wither quickly like the grass,
And (C2)decay like the green plants.
3 (C1)Trust in the LORD and do good;
(C2)Live in the land and (F1)(C3)cultivate faithfulness.
4 (C1)Delight yourself in the LORD;
And He will (C2)give you the desires of your heart.
5 (C1)Commit your way to the LORD,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
6 He will bring out (C1)your righteousness as the light,
And your judgment (C2)as the noonday.
7 (F1)Rest in the LORD and (C1)wait (F2)patiently for Him;
(C2)Do not get upset because of one who is (C3)successful in his way,
Because of the person who carries out wicked schemes.
8 Cease from anger and (C1)abandon wrath;
Do not get upset; it leads only to evildoing.
9 For (C1)evildoers will be eliminated,
But those who wait for the LORD, they will (C2)inherit the land.
10 Yet (C1)a little while and the wicked person will be no more;
And you will look carefully for (C2)his place and he will not be there.
11 But (C1)the humble will inherit the land
And will delight themselves in (C2)abundant prosperity.
12 The wicked (C1)plots against the righteous,
And (C2)gnashes at him with his teeth.
13 The Lord (C1)laughs at him,
For He sees that (C2)his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn the sword and (C1)bent their bow
To take down the (C2)afflicted and the needy,
To (C3)kill off those who are upright in conduct.
15 Their sword will enter their own heart,
And their (C1)bows will be broken.
16 (C1)Better is the little of the righteous
Than the abundance of many wicked.
17 For the (C1)arms of the wicked will be broken,
But the LORD (C2)sustains the righteous.
18 The LORD (C1)knows the days of the (F1)blameless,
And their (C2)inheritance will be forever.
19 They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,
And (C1)in the days of famine they will have plenty.
20 But the (C1)wicked will perish;
And the enemies of the LORD will be like the (F1)glory of the pastures,
They vanish—(C2)like smoke they vanish away.
21 The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous (C1)is gracious and gives.
22 For (C1)those blessed by Him will (C2)inherit the land,
But those (C3)cursed by Him will be eliminated.
23 (C1)The steps of a man are established by the LORD,
And He (C2)delights in his way.
24 When (C1)he falls, he will not be hurled down,
Because (C2)the LORD is the One (F1)who holds his hand.
25 I have been young and now I am old,
Yet (C1)I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or (C2)his (F1)descendants begging for bread.
26 All day long (C1)he is gracious and lends,
And (C2)his (F1)descendants are a blessing.
27 (C1)Turn from evil and do good,
So that you will dwell (C2)forever.
28 For the LORD (C1)loves (F1)justice
And (C2)does not abandon His godly ones;
They are (C3)protected forever,
But the (F2)(C4)descendants of the wicked will be eliminated.
29 The righteous will (C1)inherit the land
And (C2)dwell in it forever.
30 The mouth of the righteous (C1)utters wisdom,
And his tongue (C2)speaks justice.
31 The (C1)Law of his God is in his heart;
His (C2)steps do not slip.
32 The (C1)wicked spies upon the righteous
And (C2)seeks to kill him.
33 The LORD will (C1)not leave him in his hand
Or (C2)let him be condemned when he is judged.
34 (C1)Wait for the LORD and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
When the (C2)wicked are eliminated, you will see it.
35 I have (C1)seen a wicked, violent person
Spreading himself like a (C2)luxuriant (F1)tree in its native soil.
36 Then he passed away, and behold, he (C1)was no more;
I searched for him, but he could not be found.
37 Observe the (F1)(C1)blameless person, and look at the (C2)upright;
For the person of peace will have (C3)a future.
38 But wrongdoers will altogether be (C1)destroyed;
The future of the wicked will be (C2)eliminated.
39 But the (C1)salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
He is their strength (C2)in time of trouble.
40 (C1)The LORD helps them and rescues them;
He (C2)rescues them from the wicked and saves them,
Because they (C3)take refuge in Him.
Prayer of a Suffering Penitent.
1 LORD, (C1)do not rebuke me in Your wrath,
And do not punish me in Your burning anger.
2 For Your (C1)arrows have sunk deep into me,
And (C2)Your hand has pressed down on me.
3 There is (C1)no healthy part in my flesh (C2)because of Your indignation;
There is no health (C3)in my bones because of my sin.
4 For my (C1)guilty deeds have gone over my head;
Like a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
5 My (F1)wounds grow foul and fester
Because of (C1)my foolishness.
6 I am bent over and (C1)greatly bowed down;
I (C2)go in mourning all day long.
7 For my (F1)sides are filled with (C1)burning,
And there is (C2)no healthy part in my flesh.
8 I feel (C1)faint and (F1)badly crushed;
I (F2)(C2)groan because of the (F3)agitation of my heart.
9 Lord, all (C1)my desire is (F1)before You;
And my (C2)sighing is not hidden from You.
10 My heart throbs, (C1)my strength fails me;
And the (C2)light of my eyes, even (F1)that (F2)has gone from me.
11 My (F1)(C1)loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;
And my kinsmen (C2)stand far away.
12 Those who (C1)seek my life (C2)lay snares for me;
And those who (C3)seek to injure me have (F1)threatened destruction,
And they (C4)plot deception all day long.
13 But I, like a person who is deaf, do not hear;
And I am like a (C1)person who cannot speak, who does not open his mouth.
14 Yes, I am like a person who does not hear,
And in whose mouth are no arguments.
15 For (C1)I wait for You, LORD;
You (C2)will answer, Lord my God.
16 For I said, "May they not rejoice over me,
Who, when my foot slips, (C1)would exalt themselves over me."
17 For I am (C1)ready to fall,
And (C2)my (F1)sorrow is continually before me.
18 For I (C1)admit my guilt;
I am full of (C2)anxiety because of my sin.
19 But my (C1)enemies are vigorous and (F1)strong,
And those who wrongfully (C2)hate me are many.
20 And those who (C1)repay evil for good,
They (C2)become my enemies, because I follow what is good.
21 Do not abandon me, LORD;
My God, (C1)do not be far from me!
22 (C1)Hurry to help me,
Lord, (C2)my salvation!
John 12:1-26
Chapter 12
Mary Anoints Jesus
1 (C1)Therefore, six days before (C2)the Passover, Jesus came to (C3)Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.2 So they made Him a dinner there, and (C1)Martha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.3 (C1)Mary then took a (F1)pound of very expensive (C2)perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.4 But (C1)Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, the one who intended to (F1)betray Him, (*)said,5 "Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred (F1)denarii and the proceeds given to poor people?"6 Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he (C1)kept the money box, he used to (F1)steal from (C2)what was put into it.7 Therefore Jesus said, "Leave her alone, so that she may keep it (F1)for (C1)the day of My burial.8 "(C1)For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me."
9 The (C1)large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not on account of Jesus only, but so that they might also see Lazarus, (C2)whom He raised from the dead.10 But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also,11 because (C1)on account of him (C2)many of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.
The Triumphal Entry
12 On the next day, when (C1)the large crowd that had come to (C2)the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,13 they took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began shouting, "(C1)Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, indeed, the (C2)King of Israel!"14 Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:15 "(C1)DO NOT FEAR, DAUGHTER OF ZION; BEHOLD, YOUR KING IS COMING, SEATED ON A DONKEY'S COLT."16 (C1)These things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus (C2)was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things for Him.17 So (C1)the (F1)people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify about Him.18 (C1)For this reason also the (F1)people went to meet Him, (C2)because they heard that He had performed this (F2)sign.19 So the Pharisees said (F1)to one another, "You see that you are not accomplishing anything; look, the world has gone after Him!"
Greeks Seek Jesus
20 Now there were some (C1)Greeks among those who were going up to worship at (C2)the feast;21 these people then came to (C1)Philip, who was from (C2)Bethsaida of Galilee, and were making a request of him, saying, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."22 Philip (*)came and (*)told (C1)Andrew; then Andrew and Philip (*)came and (*)told Jesus.23 But Jesus (*)answered them by saying, "(C1)The hour has come for the Son of Man to (C2)be glorified.24 "Truly, truly I say to you, (C1)unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.25 "(C1)The one who loves his (F1)life loses it, and the one who (C2)hates his (F1)life in this world will keep it (F2)to eternal life.26 "If anyone (F1)serves Me, he must follow Me; and (C1)where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone (F1)serves Me, the Father will (C2)honor him.<
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