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July 31 - Old & New Testament
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Psalms 116,117,118
Thanksgiving for Rescue from Death.
1 (C1)I love the LORD, because He (C2)hears
My voice and my pleas.
2 Because He has (C1)inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
3 The (C1)snares of death encompassed me
And the (F1)terrors of (F2)Sheol (F3)came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
4 Then (C1)I called upon the name of the LORD:
"Please, LORD, (C2)save my (F1)life!"
5 (C1)Gracious is the LORD, and (C2)righteous;
Yes, our God is (C3)compassionate.
6 The LORD watches over (C1)the simple;
I was (C2)brought low, and He saved me.
7 Return to your (C1)rest, my soul,
For the LORD has (C2)dealt generously with you.
8 For You have (C1)rescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from stumbling.
9 I shall walk before the LORD
In the (F1)(C1)land of the living.
10 I (C1)believed when I said,
"I am (C2)greatly afflicted."
11 I (C1)said in my alarm,
"(C2)All people are liars."
12 What shall I (C1)repay to the LORD
For all His (C2)benefits (F1)to me?
13 I will lift up the (C1)cup of salvation,
And (C2)call upon the name of the LORD.
14 I will (C1)pay my vows to the LORD;
May it be (C2)in the presence of all His people!
15 (C1)Precious in the sight of the LORD
Is the death of His godly ones.
16 O LORD, (F1)I surely am (C1)Your slave,
I am Your slave, the (C2)son of Your female slave,
You have (C3)unfastened my restraints.
17 I will offer You (C1)a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And (C2)call upon the name of the LORD.
18 I will (C1)pay my vows to the LORD,
May it be in the presence of all His people,
19 In the (C1)courtyards of the LORD'S house,
In the midst of you, (C2)Jerusalem!
(F1)Praise (F2)the LORD!
A Psalm of Praise.
1 (C1)Praise the LORD, all nations;
Sing His praises, all peoples!
2 For His (C1)mercy toward us is (F1)great,
And the (F2)(C2)truth of the LORD is everlasting.
(F3)Praise (F4)the LORD!
Thanksgiving for the LORD'S Saving Goodness.
1 (C1)Give thanks to the LORD, for (C2)He is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.
2 Let (C1)Israel say,
"His mercy is everlasting."
3 Oh let the (C1)house of Aaron say,
"His mercy is everlasting."
4 Let those (C1)who (F1)fear the LORD say,
"His mercy is everlasting."
5 From my (C1)distress I called upon (F1)the LORD;
(F1)The LORD answered me and (C2)put me in an open space.
6 The LORD is (C1)for me; I will (C2)not fear;
(C3)What can man do to me?
7 The LORD is for me (C1)among those who help me;
Therefore I will (C2)look with satisfaction on those who hate me.
8 It is (C1)better to take refuge in the LORD
Than to trust in people.
9 It is (C1)better to take refuge in the LORD
Than to trust in noblemen.
10 All nations (C1)surrounded me;
In the name of the LORD I will certainly (C2)fend them off.
11 They (C1)surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
In the name of the LORD I will certainly fend them off.
12 They surrounded me (C1)like bees;
They were extinguished like a (C2)fire of thorn bushes;
In the name of the LORD I will certainly fend them off.
13 You (C1)pushed me violently so that I (F1)was falling,
But the LORD (C2)helped me.
14 (F1)(C1)The LORD is my strength and song,
And He has become (C2)my salvation.
15 The sound of (C1)joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The (C2)right hand of the LORD performs valiantly.
16 The (C1)right hand of the LORD is exalted;
The right hand of the LORD performs valiantly.
17 I (C1)will not die, but live,
And (C2)tell of the works of (F1)the LORD.
18 (F1)The LORD has (C1)disciplined me severely,
But He has (C2)not turned me over to death.
19 (C1)Open the gates of righteousness to me;
I will enter through them, I will give thanks to (F1)the LORD.
20 This is the gate of the LORD;
The (C1)righteous will enter through it.
21 I will give thanks to You, for You have (C1)answered me,
And You have (C2)become my salvation.
22 A (C1)stone which the builders rejected
Has become the (F1)chief cornerstone.
23 This came about from the LORD;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which the LORD has made;
Let's (C1)rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Please, O LORD, (C1)do save us;
Please, O LORD, do send (C2)prosperity!
26 (C1)Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD;
We have (C2)blessed you from the house of the LORD.
27 (C1)The LORD is God, and He has given us (C2)light;
Bind the festival sacrifice (F1)to the (C3)horns of the altar with cords.
28 (C1)You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, (C2)I exalt You.
29 (C1)Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
For His mercy is everlasting.
1 Thessalonians 4
Chapter 4
Sanctification and Love
1 (C1)Finally then, (C2)brothers and sisters, we request and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us as to how you ought to (F1)(C3)walk and (C4)please God (just as you actually do (F1)walk), that you (C5)excel even more.2 For you know what instructions we gave you (F1)by the authority of the Lord Jesus.3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you (C1)abstain from sexual immorality;4 that (C1)each of you know how to (F1)possess his own (F2)(C2)vessel in sanctification and (C3)honor,5 not in (F1)(C1)lustful passion, like the Gentiles who (C2)do not know God;6 and that no one violate the rights and (C1)take advantage of his brother or sister (C2)in the matter, because (C3)the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also (C4)told you previously and solemnly warned you.7 For (C1)God has not called us for (F1)(C2)impurity, but in sanctification.8 Therefore, the one who rejects this is not rejecting man, but the God who (C1)gives His Holy Spirit to you.
9 Now as to the (C1)love of the brothers and sisters, you (C2)have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are (C3)taught by God to love one another;10 for indeed (C1)you practice it toward all the brothers and sisters who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers and sisters, to (C2)excel even more,11 and to make it your ambition (C1)to lead a quiet life and (C2)attend to your own business and (C3)work with your hands, just as we instructed you,12 so that you will (F1)(C1)behave properly toward (C2)outsiders and (F2)(C3)not be in any need.
Those Who Died in Christ
13 But (C1)we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who (F1)(C2)are asleep, so that you will not grieve as indeed (C3)the rest of mankind do, who have (C4)no hope.14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose from the dead, (C1)so also God will bring with Him (C2)those who have fallen asleep (F1)through Jesus.15 For we say this to you (C1)by the word of the Lord, that (C2)we who are alive (F1)and remain until (C3)the coming of the Lord will not precede (C4)those who have fallen asleep.16 For the Lord (C1)Himself (C2)will descend from heaven with a (F1)(C3)shout, with the voice of (C4)the archangel and with the (C5)trumpet of God, and (C6)the dead in Christ will rise first.17 Then (C1)we who are alive, who remain, will be (C2)caught up together with them (C3)in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always (C4)be with the Lord.18 Therefore, (F1)comfort one another with these words.
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