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June 7 - Old & New Testament
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Psalms 139,140,141
God's Omnipresence and Omniscience.
1 LORD, You have (C1)searched me and known me.
2 You (C1)know (F1)when I sit down and (F2)when I get up;
You (C2)understand my thought from far away.
3 You (F1)(C1)scrutinize my (F2)path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 (F1)Even before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, LORD, You (C1)know it all.
5 You have (C1)encircled me behind and in front,
And (C2)placed Your hand upon me.
6 Such (C1)knowledge is (C2)too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I cannot comprehend it.
7 (C1)Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
8 (C1)If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in (F1)Sheol, behold, (C2)You are there.
9 If I take up the wings of the dawn,
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,
10 Even there Your hand will (C1)lead me,
And Your right hand will take hold of me.
11 If I say, "Surely the (C1)darkness will (F1)overwhelm me,
And the light around me will be night,"
12 Even (C1)darkness is not dark (F1)to You,
And the night is as bright as the day.
(C2)Darkness and light are alike to You.
13 For You (C1)created my innermost parts;
You (C2)wove me in my mother's womb.
14 I will give thanks to You, because (F1)I am awesomely and wonderfully made;
(C1)Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
15 My (F1)(C1)frame was not hidden from You
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully formed in the (C2)depths of the earth;
16 Your (C1)eyes have seen my formless substance;
And in (C2)Your book were written
All the (C3)days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.
17 How precious also are Your (C1)thoughts for me, God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them, they would (C1)outnumber the sand.
When (C2)I awake, I am still with You.
19 If only You would (C1)put the wicked to death, God;
(C2)Leave me, (C3)you men of bloodshed.
20 For they (C1)speak (F1)against You wickedly,
And Your enemies (F2)(C2)take Your name in vain.
21 Do I not (C1)hate those who hate You, LORD?
And do I not (C2)loathe those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with the utmost hatred;
They have become my enemies.
23 (C1)Search me, God, and know my heart;
(C2)Put me to the test and know my anxious thoughts;
24 And see if there is any (F1)(C1)hurtful way in me,
And (C2)lead me in the (C3)everlasting way.
Prayer for Protection against the Wicked.
1 (C1)Rescue me, LORD, from evil people;
Protect me from (C2)violent men
2 Who (C1)devise evil things in their hearts;
They (C2)continually stir up wars.
3 They (C1)sharpen their tongues like a snake;
(C2)The venom of a viper is under their lips. Selah
4 (C1)Keep me, LORD, from the hands of the wicked;
(C2)Protect me from violent men
Who (F1)intend to (F2)(C3)trip up my feet.
5 The proud have (C1)hidden a trap for me, and snares;
They have spread a (C2)net at the (F1)wayside;
They have set (C3)snares for me. Selah
6 I (C1)said to the LORD, "You are my God;
(C2)Listen, LORD, to the (C3)sound of my pleadings.
7 "(F1)GOD the Lord, (C1)the strength of my salvation,
You have (C2)covered my head on the day of (F2)battle.
8 "Do not grant, LORD, the (C1)desires of the wicked;
Do not bring about (C2)his evil planning, so that they are not exalted. Selah
9 "As for the head of those who surround me,
May the (C1)harm of their lips cover them.
10 "May (C1)burning coals fall upon them;
May they be (C2)cast into the fire,
Into bottomless pits from which they (C3)cannot rise.
11 "May a (F1)slanderer not endure on the earth;
(C1)May evil hunt a violent person (F2)violently."
12 I know that the LORD will (C1)maintain the cause of the afflicted,
And (C2)justice for the poor.
13 Certainly the (C1)righteous will give thanks to Your name;
The (C2)upright will dwell in Your presence.
An Evening Prayer for Sanctification and Protection.
1 LORD, I call upon You; (C1)hurry to me!
(C2)Listen to my voice when I call to You!
2 May my prayer be (F1)counted as (C1)incense before You;
The (C2)raising of my hands as the (C3)evening offering.
3 Set a (C1)guard, LORD, (F1)over my mouth;
Keep watch over the (C2)door of my lips.
4 (C1)Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,
To practice deeds (F1)of wickedness
With people who (C2)do wrong;
And (C3)may I not taste their delicacies.
5 May the (C1)righteous strike me with mercy and discipline me;
It is (C2)oil for the head;
My head shall not refuse it,
For my prayer (C3)is still against their evil deeds.
6 Their judges are (C1)thrown down by the sides of the rock,
And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.
7 As when one (C1)plows and breaks open the earth,
Our (C2)bones have been scattered at the (C3)mouth of (F1)Sheol.
8 For my (C1)eyes are toward You, (F1)GOD, the Lord;
In You I (C2)take refuge; (C3)do not (F2)leave me defenseless.
9 Keep me from the (F1)(C1)jaws of the trap which they have set for me,
And from the (C2)snares of those who do wrong.
10 May the wicked (C1)fall into their own nets,
While I pass by (F1)(C2)safely.
John 17
Chapter 17
The High Priestly Prayer
1 Jesus spoke these things; and (C1)raising His eyes to heaven, He said, "Father, the hour has come; (C2)glorify Your Son, so that the Son may glorify You,2 just as (C1)You gave Him authority over all (F1)mankind, so that (F2)(C2)to all whom You have given Him, (C3)He may give eternal life.3 "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, (C1)the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom (C2)You have sent.4 "(C1)I glorified You on the earth (F1)(C2)by accomplishing the work which You have given Me to do.5 "And now You, Father, (C1)glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had (C2)with You before the world existed.
6 "(C1)I have revealed Your name to the men whom (C2)You gave Me out of the world; they were (C3)Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have (C4)followed Your word.7 "Now they have come to know that everything which You have given Me is from You;8 for (C1)the words which You gave Me (C2)I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that (C3)I came forth from You, and they believed that (C4)You sent Me.9 "(C1)I ask on their behalf; (C2)I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on the behalf of those whom (C3)You have given Me, because (C4)they are Yours;10 and (C1)all things that are Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I have been glorified in them.11 "I am no longer going to be in the world; and yet (C1)they themselves are in the world, and (C2)I am coming to You. (C3)Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name (C4)which You have given Me, so that (C5)they may be one just as We are.12 "While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name, (C1)which You have given Me; and I guarded them, and (C2)not one of them perished except (C3)the (F1)son of destruction, so that the (C4)Scripture would be fulfilled.
The Disciples in the World
13 "But now (C1)I am coming to You; and (C2)these things I speak in the world so that they may have My (C3)joy made full in themselves.14 "I have given them Your word; and (C1)the world has hated them because (C2)they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.15 "I am not asking You to take them out of the world, but to keep them away from (F1)(C1)the evil one.16 "(C1)They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.17 "(C1)Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.18 "Just as (C1)You sent Me into the world, (C2)I also sent them into the world.19 "And for their sakes I (C1)sanctify Myself, so that they themselves also may be (C2)sanctified (C3)in truth.20 "I am not asking on behalf of these alone, but also for those who believe in Me through their word,21 that they may all be one; (C1)just as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, (C2)so that the world may (F1)believe that (C3)You sent Me.
Disciples' Future Glory
22 "The (C1)glory which You have given Me I also have given to them, so that they may be one, just as We are one;23 (C1)I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected (F1)in unity, so that the world may (F2)know that (C2)You sent Me, and You (C3)loved them, just as You loved Me.24 "Father, I desire that (C1)they also, whom You have given Me, (C2)be with Me where I am, so that they may see My (C3)glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before (C4)the foundation of the world.25 "(C1)Righteous Father, (F1)although (C2)the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that (C3)You sent Me;26 and (C1)I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that (C2)the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them."
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