the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
August 3 - Old & New Testament
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Psalms 120,121,122
Psalm 120
A Cry for Truth and Peace
A song of ascents.
1 In my distress I called to the
Lord
,
and He answered me.(a)
2 "
Lord
, deliver me from lying lips
and a deceitful tongue."(b)
3 What will He give you,
and what will He do to you,
you deceitful tongue?(c)
4 A warrior's sharp arrows
with burning charcoal
5 What misery that I have stayed in Meshech,[b](e)
that I have lived among the tents of Kedar
6 I have lived too long
with those who hate peace.(g)
7 I am for peace; but when I speak,
they are for war.(h)
Psalm 121
The Lord Our Protector
A song of ascents.
1 I lift my eyes toward the mountains.
Where will my help come from?(a)
2 My help comes from the
Lord
,
the Maker of heaven and earth.(b)
3 He will not allow your foot to slip;
your Protector will not slumber.(c)
4 Indeed, the Protector of Israel
does not slumber or sleep.(d)
5 The
Lord
protects you;
the
Lord
is a shelter right by your side.[a](e)
6 The sun will not strike you by day
or the moon by night.(f)
7 The
Lord
will protect you from all harm;
He will protect your life.(g)
8 The
Lord
will protect your coming and going
both now and forever.(h)
Psalm 122
A Prayer for Jerusalem
A Davidic song of ascents.
1 I rejoiced with those who said to me,
"Let us go to the house of the
Lord
."(a)
2 Our feet are standing
within your gates, Jerusalem(b)—
3 Jerusalem, built as a city should be,
solidly joined together,(c)
4 where the tribes, Yahweh's tribes, go up
to give thanks to the name of Yahweh.(d)
(This is an ordinance for Israel.(e))
5 There, thrones for judgment are placed,
thrones of the house of David.(f)
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
"May those who love you prosper;(g)
7 may there be peace within your walls,
prosperity within your fortresses."(h)
8 Because of my brothers and friends,
I will say, "Peace be with you."(i)
9 Because of the house of the
Lord
our God,
I will seek your good.(j)
2 Thessalonians 2
Chapter 2
The Man of Lawlessness
1 Now concerning the coming(a) of our Lord(b) Jesus Christ and our being gathered to Him: We ask you, brothers, 2 not to be easily upset in mind or troubled, either by a spirit(c) or by a message or by a letter as if from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord[a](d) has come.(e) 3 Don't let anyone deceive you in any way. For that day will not come unless the apostasy[b] comes first and the man of lawlessness[c] is revealed, the son of destruction. 4 He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god(f) or object of worship,(g) so that he sits[d] in God's sanctuary,[e] publicizing that he himself is God.
5 Don't you remember that when I was still with you I told you about this? 6 And you know what currently restrains him, so that he will be revealed in his time.(h) 7 For the mystery of lawlessness(i) is already at work, but the one now restraining will do so until he is out of the way, 8 and then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of His mouth(j) and will bring him to nothing with the brightness of His coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan's working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders,(k) 10 and with every unrighteous deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth in order to be saved.(l) 11 For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false, 12 so that all will be condemned(m)—those who did not believe(n) the truth but enjoyed unrighteousness.
Stand Firm
13 But we must always thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning[f] God has chosen(o) you for salvation through sanctification(p) by the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14 He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory(q) of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore, brothers, stand firm(r) and hold to the traditions you were taught,(s) either by our message or by our letter.
16 May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved(t) us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace, 17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word.
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