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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
June 1 - Old & New Testament
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Psalms 39,40,41
Psalm 39
The Fleeting Nature of Life
For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.
1 I said, "I will guard my ways
so that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth with a muzzle
as long as the wicked are in my presence."(a)
2 I was speechless and quiet;
I kept silent, even from speaking good,
and my pain intensified.(b)
3 My heart grew hot within me;
as I mused, a fire burned.(c)
I spoke with my tongue:
4 "
Lord
, reveal to me the end of my life
and the number of my days.
Let me know how short-lived I am.(d)
5 You, indeed, have made my days short in length,
and my life span as nothing in Your sight.
Yes, every mortal man is only a vapor.(e)
6 "Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.(f)
7 Now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in You.(g)
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions;
do not make me the taunt of fools.(h)
9 I am speechless; I do not open my mouth
because of what You have done.(i)
10 Remove Your torment from me;
I fade away because of the force of Your hand.(j)
11 You discipline a man with punishment for sin,
consuming like a moth what is precious to him;(k)
every man is only a vapor.(l)
12 "Hear my prayer,
Lord
,
and listen to my cry for help;
do not be silent at my tears.(m)
For I am a foreigner residing with You,
a temporary resident like all my fathers.(n)
13 Turn Your angry gaze from me
so that I may be cheered up
before I die and am gone."(o)
Psalm 40
Thanksgiving and a Cry for Help
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1 I waited patiently for the
Lord
,
and He turned to me and heard my cry for help.(a)
2 He brought me up from a desolate[a] pit,
out of the muddy clay,(b)
and set my feet on a rock,
making my steps secure.(c)
3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.(d)
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the
Lord
.(e)
4 How happy is the man
who has put his trust in the
Lord
and has not turned to the proud
or to those who run after lies!(f)
5
Lord
my God, You have done many things—
Your wonderful works and Your plans for us;
none can compare with You.
If I were to report and speak of them,
they are more than can be told.(g)
6 You do not delight in sacrifice and offering;
You open my ears to listen.[b]
You do not ask for a whole burnt offering or a sin offering.(h)
7 Then I said, "See, I have come;
it is written about me in the volume of the scroll.(i)
8 I delight to do Your will, my God;(j)
Your instruction lives within me."[c](k)
9 I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;
see, I do not keep my mouth closed[d]—
as You know,
Lord
.(l)
10 I did not hide Your righteousness in my heart;
I spoke about Your faithfulness and salvation;
I did not conceal Your constant love and truth
from the great assembly.(m)
11
Lord
, do not withhold Your compassion from me;
Your constant love and truth will always guard me.(n)
12 For troubles without number have surrounded me;
my sins have overtaken me; I am unable to see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my courage leaves me.(o)
13
Lord
, be pleased to deliver me;
hurry to help me,
Lord
.(p)
14 Let those who seek to take my life
be disgraced and confounded.
Let those who wish me harm
be driven back and humiliated.(q)
15 Let those who say to me, "Aha, aha!"
be horrified because of their shame.(r)
16 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
let those who love Your salvation continually say,
"The
Lord
is great!"(s)
17 I am afflicted and needy;
the Lord thinks of me.
You are my helper and my deliverer;
my God, do not delay.(t)
Psalm 41
Victory in Spite of Betrayal
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1 Happy is one who cares for the poor;
the
Lord
will save him in a day of adversity.(a)
2 The
Lord
will keep him and preserve him;
he will be blessed in the land.(b)
You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies.(c)
3 The
Lord
will sustain him on his sickbed;
You will heal him on the bed where he lies.(d)
4 I said, "
Lord
, be gracious to me;
heal me, for I have sinned against You."(e)
5 My enemies speak maliciously about me:
"When will he die and be forgotten?"(f)
6 When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully;
he stores up evil in his heart;
he goes out and talks.(g)
7 All who hate me whisper together about me;
they plan to harm me.(h)
8 "Lethal poison has been poured into him,
and he won't rise again from where he lies!"(i)
9 Even my friend[a] in whom I trusted,
one who ate my bread,
has raised his heel against me.(j)
10 But You,
Lord
, be gracious to me and raise me up;
then I will repay them.(k)
11 By this I know that You delight in me:(l)
my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.(m)
12 You supported me because of my integrity(n)
and set me in Your presence forever.(o)
13 May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised
from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and amen.(p)
John 12:27-50
Chapter 12
27 "Now My soul is troubled. What should I say—Father, save Me(ak) from this hour? But that is why I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify Your name!" [h](al)
Then a voice(am) came from heaven:(an) "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again!"(ao)
29 The crowd standing there heard it and said it was thunder. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.
30 Jesus responded, "This voice came, not for Me, but for you.(ap) 31 Now is the judgment of this world.(aq) Now the ruler of this world(ar) will be cast out.(as) 32 As for Me, if I am lifted up[i] from the earth I will draw all people to Myself." (at) 33 He said this to signify what kind of death He was about to die.(au)
34 Then the crowd replied to Him, "We have heard from the scripture that the Messiah will remain forever.(av) So how can You say, ‘The Son of Man(aw) must be lifted up' ?[j] Who is this Son of Man?"
35 Jesus answered, "The light will be with you only a little longer.(ax) Walk while you have the light(ay) so that darkness doesn't overtake you.(az) The one who walks in darkness doesn't know where he's going.(ba) 36 While you have the light,(bb) believe in the light so that you may become sons of light." Jesus said this, then went away and hid from them.(bc)
Isaiah's Prophecies Fulfilled
37 Even though He had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in Him. 38 But this was to fulfill(bd) the word of Isaiah(be) the prophet, who said:[k]
Lord, who has believed our message?
And who has the arm
(bf)
of the Lord
been revealed to?
(bg)[l]
39 This is why they were unable to believe, because Isaiah also said:
40
He has blinded
(bh)
their eyes
and hardened their hearts,
(bi)
so that they would not see with their eyes
or understand with their hearts,
and be converted,
(bj)
and I would heal them.
(bk)[m]
41 Isaiah said these things because[n] he saw His glory(bl) and spoke about Him.
42 Nevertheless, many did believe in Him even among the rulers,(bm) but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, so they would not be banned from the synagogue. 43 For they loved praise from men(bn) more than praise from God.[o](bo)
A Summary of Jesus' Mission
44 Then Jesus cried out, "The one who believes in Me(bp) believes not in Me, but in Him who sent Me. 45 And the one who sees Me sees Him(bq) who sent Me. 46 I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me would not remain in darkness. 47 If anyone hears My words and doesn't keep(br) them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world(bs) but to save the world.(bt) 48 The one who rejects Me(bu) and doesn't accept My sayings has this as his judge:[p] The word I have spoken will judge him on the last day.(bv) 49 For I have not spoken on My own, but the Father(bw) Himself who sent Me has given Me a command as to what I should say and what I should speak. 50 I know that His command is eternal life.(bx) So the things that I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me." (by)
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