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August 3 - Old & New Testament
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Psalms 120,121,122
Prayer for Rescue from the Treacherous.
1 (C1)I cried to the LORD in my trouble,
And He answered me.
2 Rescue my soul, LORD, from (C1)lying lips,
From a (C2)deceitful tongue.
3 What will He give to you, and what more will He do to you,
You (C1)deceitful tongue?
4 (C1)Sharp arrows of the warrior,
With the burning (C2)coals of the broom tree!
5 Woe to me, for I reside in (C1)Meshech,
For I have settled among the (C2)tents of (C3)Kedar!
6 Too long has my soul had its dwelling
With those who (C1)hate peace.
7 I (C1)am for peace, but when I speak,
They are (C2)for war.
The LORD, the Keeper of Israel.
1 I will (C1)raise my eyes to (C2)the mountains;
From where will my help come?
2 My (C1)help comes from the LORD,
Who (C2)made heaven and earth.
3 He will not (C1)allow your foot to slip;
He who (C2)watches over you will not slumber.
4 Behold, He who watches over Israel
Will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD is your (F1)(C1)protector;
The LORD is your (C2)shade on your right hand.
6 The (C1)sun will not (F1)beat down on you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD will (F1)(C1)protect you from all evil;
He will keep your soul.
8 The LORD will (F1)(C1)guard your going out and your coming in
(C2)From this time and forever.
Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.
1 I was glad when they said to me,
"Let's (C1)go to the house of the LORD."
2 Our feet are standing
Within your (C1)gates, Jerusalem,
3 Jerusalem, that has been (C1)built
As a city that is (C2)firmly joined together;
4 To which the tribes (C1)go up, the tribes of (F1)the LORD—
(F2)An ordinance for Israel—
To give thanks to the name of the LORD.
5 For (C1)thrones were set there for judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the (C1)peace of Jerusalem:
"May they prosper who (C2)love you.
7 "May peace be within your (C1)walls,
And prosperity within your (C2)palaces."
8 For the sake of my (C1)brothers and my friends,
I will now say, "(C2)May peace be within you."
9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God,
I will (C1)seek your good.
2 Thessalonians 2
Chapter 2
Man of Lawlessness
1 Now we ask you, (C1)brothers and sisters, regarding the (F1)(C2)coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our (C3)gathering together to Him,2 that you not be quickly shaken from your (F1)composure or be disturbed either by a (C1)spirit, or a (F2)(C2)message, or a (C3)letter as if from us, to the effect that (C4)the day of the Lord (C5)has come.3 (C1)No one is to deceive you in any way! For it will not come unless the (F1)(C2)apostasy comes first, and the (C3)man of lawlessness is revealed, the (C4)son of destruction,4 who opposes and exalts himself above (F1)(C1)every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, (C2)displaying himself as being God.5 Do you not remember that (C1)while I was still with you, I was telling you these things?6 And you know (C1)what restrains him now, so that he will be revealed in his time.7 For (C1)the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only (F1)(C2)He who now restrains will do so until (F1)He is (F2)removed.8 Then that lawless one (C1)will be revealed, whom the Lord will eliminate (C2)with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the (C3)appearance of His (F1)coming;9 that is, the one whose (F1)coming is in accord with the activity of (C1)Satan, with all power and false (F2)(C2)signs and wonders,10 and with (F1)all the deception of wickedness for (C1)those who perish, because they did not accept the love of (C2)the truth so as to be saved.11 For this reason (C1)God (F1)will send upon them (F2)a (C2)deluding influence so that they will believe (F3)what is false,12 in order that they all may be (F1)judged who (C1)did not believe the truth, but (F2)(C2)took pleasure in wickedness.
Stand Firm
13 (C1)But we should always give thanks to God for you, (C2)brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because (C3)God has chosen you (F1)from the beginning (C4)for salvation (F2)(C5)through sanctification (F3)by the Spirit and faith in the truth.14 It was for this He (C1)called you through (C2)our gospel, (F1)that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.15 So then, brothers and sisters, (C1)stand firm and (C2)hold on to the traditions which you were taught, whether (C3)by word of mouth or (C3)by letter (F1)from us.
16 (C1)Now may our Lord Jesus Christ (C1)Himself and God our Father, who has (C2)loved us and given us eternal comfort and (C3)good hope by grace,17 (C1)comfort and (C2)strengthen your hearts in every good work and word.
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