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June 1 - Old & New Testament
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Psalms 39,40,41
The Futility of Life.
1 I said, "I will (C1)keep watch over my ways
So that I (C2)do not sin with my tongue;
I will keep watch over (C3)my mouth as with a muzzle
While the wicked are in my presence."
2 I was (C1)mute (F1)and silent,
I (F2)refused to say even something good,
And my pain was stirred up.
3 My (C1)heart was hot within me,
While I was musing the fire burned;
Then I spoke with my tongue:
4 "LORD, let me know (C1)my end,
And what is the extent of my days;
Let me know how (C2)transient I am.
5 "Behold, You have made (C1)my days like (F1)hand widths,
And my (C2)lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Certainly all mankind standing is (F2)a mere (C3)breath. Selah
6 "Certainly every person (C1)walks around as (F1)a fleeting shadow;
They certainly make an (C2)uproar for nothing;
He (C3)amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.
7 "And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My (C1)hope is in You.
8 "(C1)Save me from all my wrongdoings;
Do not make me an object of (C2)reproach for the foolish.
9 "I have become (C1)mute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is (C2)You who have done it.
10 "(C1)Remove Your plague from me;
Because of (C2)the opposition of Your hand I am (F1)perishing.
11 "With (C1)rebukes You punish a person for wrongdoing;
You (C2)consume like a moth what is precious to him;
Certainly (C3)all mankind is mere breath! Selah
12 "(C1)Hear my prayer, LORD, and listen to my cry for help;
Do not be silent (C2)to my tears;
For I am (C3)a stranger with You,
(C4)One who lives abroad, like all my fathers.
13 "(C1)Turn Your eyes away from me, that I may become cheerful again
Before I depart and am no more."
God Sustains His Servant.
1 I (C1)waited (F1)patiently for the LORD;
And He reached down to me and (C2)heard my cry.
2 He brought me up out of the (C1)pit of (F1)destruction, out of the mud;
And (C2)He set my feet on a rock, (C3)making my footsteps firm.
3 He put a (C1)new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will (C2)see and fear
And will trust in the LORD.
4 How (C1)blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust,
And (C2)has not turned to the (F1)proud, nor to those who (C3)become involved in falsehood.
5 Many, LORD my God, are (C1)the wonders which You have done,
And Your (C2)thoughts toward us;
There is no one to compare with You.
If I would declare and speak of them,
They (C3)would be too numerous to count.
6 (C1)You have not desired (F1)sacrifice and meal offering;
You have (F2)opened my ears;
You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
7 Then I said, "Behold, I have come;
It is (F1)written of me in the scroll of the book.
8 "(C1)I delight to do Your will, my God;
(C2)Your Law is within my (F1)heart."
9 I have (C1)proclaimed good news of righteousness in the great congregation;
Behold, I will (C2)not restrain my lips,
LORD, (C3)You know.
10 I have (C1)not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;
I have (C2)spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your mercy and Your truth from the great congregation.
11 You, LORD, will not withhold Your compassion from me;
(F1)Your (C1)mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me.
12 For evils beyond number have (C1)surrounded me;
My (C2)guilty deeds have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;
They are (C3)more numerous than the hairs of my head,
And my (C4)heart has (F1)failed me.
13 (C1)Be pleased, LORD, to rescue me;
(C2)Hurry, LORD, to help me.
14 May those be (C1)ashamed and humiliated together
Who (C2)seek my (F1)life to destroy it;
May those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight (F2)in my hurt.
15 May those (C1)be (F1)appalled because of their shame
Who (C2)say to me, "Aha, aha!"
16 (C1)May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
May those who love Your salvation continually (C2)say,
"The LORD be exalted!"
17 But (C1)I am afflicted and needy;
(C2)May the Lord be mindful of me.
You are my help and my savior;
Do not delay, my God.
The Psalmist in Sickness Complains of Enemies and False Friends.
1 Blessed is one who (C1)considers the (F1)helpless;
The LORD will save him (C2)on a day of (F2)trouble.
2 The LORD will (C1)protect him and keep him alive,
And he will be called (F1)(C2)blessed upon the earth;
And (C3)do not turn him over to the desire of his enemies.
3 The LORD will sustain him upon his sickbed;
In his illness, You (F1)restore him to health.
4 As for me, I said, "LORD, be gracious to me;
(C1)Heal my soul, for (C2)I have sinned against You."
5 My enemies (C1)speak evil against me,
"When will he die, and his name perish?"
6 And (F1)when he comes to see me, he (C1)speaks (F2)empty words;
His heart gathers wickedness to itself;
When he goes outside, he tells it.
7 All who hate me whisper together against me;
They (C1)plot my harm against me, saying,
8 "A wicked thing is poured out (F1)upon him,
So that when he lies down, he will (C1)not get up again."
9 Even my (F1)(C1)close friend in whom I trusted,
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up his heel against me.
10 But You, LORD, be gracious to me and (C1)raise me up,
That I may repay them.
11 By this I know that (C1)You are pleased with me,
Because (C2)my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.
12 As for me, (C1)You uphold me in my integrity,
And You place me (C2)in Your presence forever.
13 (C1)Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,
From everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.
John 12:27-50
Chapter 12
27 "(C1)Now My soul has become troubled; and what am I to say? '(C2)Father, save Me from (C3)this hour'? But for this purpose I came to this hour.28 "(C1)Father, glorify Your name." Then a (C2)voice came out of heaven: "I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again."29 So the crowd who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, "(C1)An angel has spoken to Him!"30 Jesus responded and said, "(C1)This voice has not come for My sake, but for yours.31 "(C1)Now judgment is upon this world; now (C2)the ruler of this world will be cast out.32 "And I, if I (C1)am lifted up from the earth, will (C2)draw all people to Myself."33 Now He was saying this (C1)to indicate what kind of death He was going to die.34 The crowd then answered Him, "We have heard from (C1)the Law that (C2)the (F1)Christ is to remain forever; and how is it that You say, 'The (C3)Son of Man must be (C4)lifted up'? Who is this (C3)Son of Man?"35 So Jesus said to them, "(C1)For a little while longer (C2)the Light is among you. (C3)Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; also, the one who (C4)walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.36 "While you have the Light, (C1)believe in the Light, so that you may become (C2)sons of Light."
44 Now Jesus cried out and said, "(C1)The one who believes in Me, does not believe only in Me, but also in Him who sent Me.45 "And (C1)the one who sees Me sees Him who sent Me.46 "(C1)I have come as Light into the world, so that no one who believes in Me will remain in darkness.47 "If anyone hears My (F1)teachings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for (C1)I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.48 "(C1)The one who rejects Me and does not (F1)accept My (F2)teachings has one who judges him: (C2)the word which I spoke. That will judge him on (C3)the last day.49 "(C1)For I did not speak (F1)on My own, but the Father Himself who sent Me (C2)has given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak.50 "And I know that (C1)His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak (C2)just as the Father has told Me."
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