the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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June 3 - Straight Thru the Bible
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Job 42:10-17
Chapter 42
10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his prosperity and doubled his previous possessions.(g) 11 All his brothers, sisters, and former acquaintances(h) came to his house and dined with him in his house. They sympathized with him and comforted him concerning all the adversity the Lord had brought on him. Each one gave him a qesitah[e](i) and a gold earring.(j)
12 So the Lord blessed the last part of Job's life more than the first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. 13 He also had seven sons and three daughters. 14 He named his first daughter Jemimah, his second Keziah, and his third Keren-happuch.(k) 15 No women as beautiful as Job's daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance with their brothers.
16 Job lived 140 years after this and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. 17 Then Job died, old and full of days.(l)
Psalms 1:1-5:7
Chapter 1
Psalm 1
The Two Ways
1 How happy is the man
who does not follow[a] the advice of the wicked
or take[b] the path of sinners
or join a group[c] of mockers!(a)
2 Instead, his delight is in the
Lord
's instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.(b)
3 He is like a tree planted beside streams of water[d]
that bears its fruit in season[e](c)
and whose leaf does not wither.(d)
Whatever he does prospers.(e)
4 The wicked are not like this;
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.(f)
5 Therefore the wicked will not survive[f] the judgment,(g)
and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.
6 For the
Lord
watches over the way of the righteous,(h)
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.(i)
Chapter 2
Psalm 2
Coronation of the Son
1 Why(a) do the nations rebel[a](b)
and the peoples plot in vain?(c)
2 The kings of the earth take their stand,(d)
and the rulers conspire together
against the
Lord
and His Anointed One:[b](e)
3 "Let us tear off their chains
and free ourselves from their restraints."[c](f)
4 The One enthroned[d] in heaven laughs;
the Lord ridicules them.(g)
5 Then He speaks to them in His anger
and terrifies them in His wrath:(h)
6 "I have consecrated My King[e]
on Zion, My holy mountain."(i)
7 I will declare the
Lord
's decree:
He said to Me, "You are My Son;[f]
today I have become Your[g] Father.(j)
8 Ask of Me,
and I will make the nations Your[h] inheritance
and the ends of the earth Your[i] possession.(k)
9 You will break[j] them with a rod of iron;
You[k] will shatter them like pottery."[l](l)
10 So now, kings, be wise;
receive instruction, you judges of the earth.
11 Serve the
Lord
with reverential awe
and rejoice with trembling.(m)
12 Pay homage to[m] the Son or He[n] will be angry
and you will perish in your rebellion,[o](n)
for His[p] anger may ignite at any moment.(o)
All those who take refuge in Him[q] are happy.(p)
Chapter 3
Psalm 3
Confidence in Troubled Times
A psalm of David when he fled from his son Absalom.(a)
1
Lord
, how my foes increase!
There are many who attack me.(b)
2 Many say about me,
"There is no help for him in God."(c)
3 But You,
Lord
, are a shield around me,(d)
my glory,(e) and the One who lifts up my head.(f)
4 I cry aloud to the
Lord
,
and He answers me from His holy mountain.(g)
5 I lie down and sleep;
I wake again because the
Lord
sustains me.(h)
6 I am not afraid of the thousands of people
who have taken their stand against me on every side.(i)
7 Rise up,
Lord
!(j)
Save me, my God!
You strike all my enemies on the cheek;(k)
You break the teeth of the wicked.(l)
8 Salvation belongs to the
Lord
;(m)
may Your blessing be on Your people.(n)
Chapter 4
Psalm 4
A Night Prayer
For the choir director: with stringed instruments.(a) A Davidic psalm.
1 Answer me when I call,
God, who vindicates me.[a](b)
You freed me from affliction;(c)
be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
2 How long, exalted men, will my honor be insulted?(d)
How long will you love what is worthless(e)
and pursue a lie?
3 Know that the
Lord
has set apart
the faithful for Himself;
the
Lord
will hear when I call to Him.
4 Be angry[b] and do not sin;(f)
on your bed, reflect in your heart and be still.(g)
5 Offer sacrifices in righteousness[c](h)
and trust in the
Lord
.(i)
6 Many are saying, "Who can show us anything good?"
Look on us with favor,
Lord
.(j)
7 You have put more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and new wine abound.(k)
8 I will both lie down and sleep in peace,(l)
for You alone,
Lord
, make me live in safety.(m)
Chapter 5
Psalm 5
The Refuge of the Righteous
For the choir director: with the flutes. A Davidic psalm.
1 Listen to my words,
Lord
;
consider my sighing.(a)
2 Pay attention to the sound of my cry,(b)
my King and my God,(c)
for I pray to You.
3 At daybreak,(d)
Lord
, You hear my voice;
at daybreak I plead my case to You(e) and watch expectantly.
4 For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil cannot dwell with You.(f)
5 The boastful cannot stand in Your presence;(g)
You hate all evildoers.(h)
6 You destroy those who tell lies;(i)
the
Lord
abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery.(j)
7 But I enter Your house
by the abundance of Your faithful love;(k)
I bow down toward Your holy temple
in reverential awe of You.(l)
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