Daily Audio Bible - October 24, 2020

 

To hear Brian Hardin read today's Scripture selection, click here and then click the audio button in the top left. Jeremiah 44:24-47:7 24 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, "Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah who are in the land of Egypt. 25 This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'As for you and your wives, you women have spoken with your mouths, and you men fulfilled it by your deeds, saying, "We will keep our vows that we have made to burn incense to the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings for her." Go ahead, confirm your vows! Keep your vows!' 26 "Therefore, hear the word of the Lord, all you Judeans who live in the land of Egypt: 'I have sworn by my great name, says the Lord, that my name will never again be invoked by anyone of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, "As the Lord God lives." 27 I am watching over them for disaster and not for good, and everyone from Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine until they are finished off. 28 Those who escape the sword will return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah only few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah, the ones going to the land of Egypt to stay there for a while, will know whose word stands, mine or theirs! 29 This will be a sign to you'—this is the Lord's declaration—'that I will punish you in this place, so you may know that my words of disaster concerning you will certainly come to pass. 30 This is what the Lord says: I am about to hand over Pharaoh Hophra, Egypt's king, to his enemies, to those who intend to take his life, just as I handed over Judah's King Zedekiah to Babylon's King Nebuchadnezzar, who was his enemy, the one who intended to take his life.'" The Lord's Message to Baruch 45 This is the word that the prophet Jeremiah spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at Jeremiah's dictation in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: 2 "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch: 3 'You have said, "Woe is me, because the Lord has added misery to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest."' 4 "This is what you are to say to him: 'This is what the Lord says: "What I have built I am about to demolish, and what I have planted I am about to uproot—the whole land! 5 But as for you, do you pursue great things for yourself? Stop pursuing! For I am about to bring disaster on all humanity"—this is the Lord's declaration—"but I will grant you your life like the spoils of war wherever you go."'" Prophecies against the Nations 46 This is the word of the Lord that came to the prophet Jeremiah about the nations: Prophecies against Egypt 2 About Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco, Egypt's king, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in the fourth year of Judah's King Jehoiakim son of Josiah: 3 Deploy small shields and large; approach for battle! 4 Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish the lances; put on armor! 5 Why have I seen this? They are terrified, they are retreating, their warriors are crushed, they flee headlong, they never look back, terror is on every side! This is the Lord's declaration. 6 The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the bank of the Euphrates River, they stumble and fall. 7 Who is this, rising like the Nile, with waters that churn like rivers? 8 Egypt rises like the Nile, and its waters churn like rivers. He boasts, "I will go up, I will cover the earth; I will destroy cities with their residents." 9 Rise up, you cavalry! Race furiously, you chariots! Let the warriors march out— Cush and Put, who are able to handle shields, and the men of Lud, who are able to handle and string the bow. 10 That day belongs to the Lord, the God of Armies, a day of vengeance to avenge himself against his adversaries. The sword will devour and be satisfied; it will drink its fill of their blood, because it will be a sacrifice to the Lord, the God of Armies, in the northern land by the Euphrates River. 11 Go up to Gilead and get balm, Virgin Daughter Egypt! You have multiplied remedies in vain; there is no healing for you. 12 The nations have heard of your dishonor, and your cries fill the earth, because warrior stumbles against warrior and together both of them have fallen. 13 This is the word the Lord spoke to the prophet Jeremiah about the coming of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to defeat the land of Egypt: 14 Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol! Proclaim it in Memphis and in Tahpanhes! Say, "Take positions! Prepare yourself, for the sword devours all around you." 15 Why have your strong ones been swept away? Each has not stood, for the Lord has thrust him down. 16 He continues to stumble. Indeed, each falls over the other. They say, "Get up! Let's return to our people and to our native land, away from the oppressor's sword." 17 There they will cry out, "Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he let the opportune moment pass." 18 As I live— this is the King's declaration; the Lord of Armies is his name— the king of Babylon will come like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea. 19 Get your bags ready for exile, inhabitant of Daughter Egypt! For Memphis will become a desolation, uninhabited ruins. 20 Egypt is a beautiful young cow, but a horsefly from the north is coming against her. 21 Even her mercenaries among her are like stall-fed calves. They too will turn back; together they will flee; they will not take their stand, for the day of their calamity is coming on them, the time of their punishment. 22 Egypt will hiss like a slithering snake, for the enemy will come with an army; with axes they will come against her like those who cut trees. 23 They will cut down her forest— this is the Lord's declaration— though it is dense, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted. 24 Daughter Egypt will be put to shame, handed over to a northern people. 25 The Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says, "I am about to punish Amon, god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt, her gods, and her kings—Pharaoh and those trusting in him. 26 I will hand them over to those who intend to take their lives—to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited again as in ancient times." This is the Lord's declaration. Reassurance for Israel 27 But you, my servant Jacob, do not be afraid, and do not be discouraged, Israel, for without fail I will save you from far away, and your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return and have calm and quiet with no one to frighten him. 28 And you, my servant Jacob, do not be afraid— this is the Lord's declaration— for I will be with you. I will bring destruction on all the nations where I have banished you, but I will not bring destruction on you. I will discipline you with justice, and I will by no means leave you unpunished. Prophecies against the Philistines 47 This is the word of the Lord that came to the prophet Jeremiah about the Philistines before Pharaoh defeated Gaza. 2 This is what the Lord says: Look, water is rising from the north and becoming an overflowing wadi. It will overflow the land and everything in it, the cities and their inhabitants. The people will cry out, and every inhabitant of the land will wail. 3 At the sound of the stomping hooves of his stallions, the rumbling of his chariots, and the clatter of their wheels, fathers will not turn back for their sons. They will be utterly helpless 4 on account of the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the Lord is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor. 5 Baldness is coming to Gaza; Ashkelon will become silent. Remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself? 6 Oh, sword of the Lord! How long will you be restless? Go back to your sheath; be still; be silent! 7 How can it rest when the Lord has given it a command? He has assigned it against Ashkelon and the shore of the sea. Christian Standard Bible (CSB) The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible®, and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers, all rights reserved. 2 Timothy 2:22-3:17 22 Flee from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. 23 But reject foolish and ignorant disputes, because you know that they breed quarrels. 24 The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient, 25 instructing his opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance leading them to the knowledge of the truth. 26 Then they may come to their senses and escape the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will. Difficult Times Ahead 3 But know this: Hard times will come in the last days. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, demeaning, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good, 4 traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people. 6 For among them are those who worm their way into households and deceive gullible women overwhelmed by sins and led astray by a variety of passions, 7 always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth. They are men who are corrupt in mind and worthless in regard to the faith. 9 But they will not make further progress, for their foolishness will be clear to all, as was the foolishness of Jannes and Jambres. Struggles in the Christian Life 10 But you have followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance, 11 along with the persecutions and sufferings that came to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured—and yet the Lord rescued me from them all. 12 In fact, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. 13 Evil people and impostors will become worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed. You know those who taught you, 15 and you know that from infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. Christian Standard Bible (CSB) The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible®, and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers, all rights reserved. Psalm 94 Psalm 94 The Just Judge 1 Lord, God of vengeance— God of vengeance, shine! 2 Rise up, Judge of the earth; repay the proud what they deserve. 3 Lord, how long will the wicked— how long will the wicked celebrate? 4 They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers boast. 5 Lord, they crush your people; they oppress your heritage. 6 They kill the widow and the resident alien and murder the fatherless. 7 They say, "The Lord doesn't see it. The God of Jacob doesn't pay attention." 8 Pay attention, you stupid people! Fools, when will you be wise? 9 Can the one who shaped the ear not hear, the one who formed the eye not see? 10 The one who instructs nations, the one who teaches mankind knowledge— does he not discipline? 11 The Lord knows the thoughts of mankind; they are futile. 12 Lord, how happy is anyone you discipline and teach from your law 13 to give him relief from troubled times until a pit is dug for the wicked. 14 The Lord will not leave his people or abandon his heritage, 15 for the administration of justice will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. 16 Who stands up for me against the wicked? Who takes a stand for me against evildoers? 17 If the Lord had not been my helper, I would soon rest in the silence of death. 18 If I say, "My foot is slipping," your faithful love will support me, Lord. 19 When I am filled with cares, your comfort brings me joy. 20 Can a corrupt throne be your ally, a throne that makes evil laws? 21 They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. 22 But the Lord is my refuge; my God is the rock of my protection. 23 He will pay them back for their sins and destroy them for their evil. The Lord our God will destroy them. Christian Standard Bible (CSB) The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible®, and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers, all rights reserved. Proverbs 26:6-8 6 The one who sends a message by a fool's hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. 7 A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like lame legs that hang limp. 8 Giving honor to a fool is like binding a stone in a sling. Christian Standard Bible (CSB) The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible®, and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers, all rights reserved.     Bible Gateway Recommendations Buy Now The One Year Adventure with the God of Your Story Did you find this devotional helpful and inspiring? Read the book for more! Copyright Information Daily Audio Bible. Copyright © 2015 Daily Audio Bible. Used by permission. Subscription Information This email was sent to Webmaster220 Bible Study Blog by Bible Gateway, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA. This email is part of a devotional or newsletter that you signed up for on BibleGateway.com. 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Daily Audio Bible - October 25, 2020

 

To hear Brian Hardin read today's Scripture selection, click here and then click the audio button in the top left. Jeremiah 48:1-49:22 Judgment on Moab 48 Concerning Moab. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: "Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste!     Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; the fortress is put to shame and broken down; 2     the renown of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they planned disaster against her:     'Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!' You also, O Madmen, shall be brought to silence;     the sword shall pursue you. 3 "A voice! A cry from Horonaim,     'Desolation and great destruction!' 4 Moab is destroyed;     her little ones have made a cry. 5 For at the ascent of Luhith     they go up weeping; for at the descent of Horonaim     they have heard the distressed cry of destruction. 6 Flee! Save yourselves!     You will be like a juniper in the desert! 7 For, because you trusted in your works and your treasures,     you also shall be taken; and Chemosh shall go into exile     with his priests and his officials. 8 The destroyer shall come upon every city,     and no city shall escape; the valley shall perish,     and the plain shall be destroyed,     as the Lord has spoken. 9 "Give wings to Moab,     for she would fly away; her cities shall become a desolation,     with no inhabitant in them. 10 "Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed. 11 "Moab has been at ease from his youth     and has settled on his dregs; he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,     nor has he gone into exile; so his taste remains in him,     and his scent is not changed. 12 "Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I shall send to him pourers who will pour him, and empty his vessels and break his jars in pieces. 13 Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence. 14 "How do you say, 'We are heroes     and mighty men of war'? 15 The destroyer of Moab and his cities has come up,     and the choicest of his young men have gone down to slaughter,     declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts. 16 The calamity of Moab is near at hand,     and his affliction hastens swiftly. 17 Grieve for him, all you who are around him,     and all who know his name; say, 'How the mighty scepter is broken,     the glorious staff.' 18 "Come down from your glory,     and sit on the parched ground,     O inhabitant of Dibon! For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you;     he has destroyed your strongholds. 19 Stand by the way and watch,     O inhabitant of Aroer! Ask him who flees and her who escapes;     say, 'What has happened?' 20 Moab is put to shame, for it is broken;     wail and cry! Tell it beside the Arnon,     that Moab is laid waste. 21 "Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Mephaath, 22 and Dibon, and Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, 23 and Kiriathaim, and Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon, 24 and Kerioth, and Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near. 25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, declares the Lord. 26 "Make him drunk, because he magnified himself against the Lord, so that Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he too shall be held in derision. 27 Was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves, that whenever you spoke of him you wagged your head? 28 "Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock,     O inhabitants of Moab! Be like the dove that nests     in the sides of the mouth of a gorge. 29 We have heard of the pride of Moab—     he is very proud— of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance,     and the haughtiness of his heart. 30 I know his insolence, declares the Lord;     his boasts are false,     his deeds are false. 31 Therefore I wail for Moab;     I cry out for all Moab;     for the men of Kir-hareseth I mourn. 32 More than for Jazer I weep for you,     O vine of Sibmah! Your branches passed over the sea,     reached to the Sea of Jazer; on your summer fruits and your grapes     the destroyer has fallen. 33 Gladness and joy have been taken away     from the fruitful land of Moab; I have made the wine cease from the winepresses;     no one treads them with shouts of joy;     the shouting is not the shout of joy. 34 "From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate. 35 And I will bring to an end in Moab, declares the Lord, him who offers sacrifice in the high place and makes offerings to his god. 36 Therefore my heart moans for Moab like a flute, and my heart moans like a flute for the men of Kir-hareseth. Therefore the riches they gained have perished. 37 "For every head is shaved and every beard cut off. On all the hands are gashes, and around the waist is sackcloth. 38 On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation, for I have broken Moab like a vessel for which no one cares, declares the Lord. 39 How it is broken! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! So Moab has become a derision and a horror to all that are around him." 40 For thus says the Lord: "Behold, one shall fly swiftly like an eagle     and spread his wings against Moab; 41 the cities shall be taken     and the strongholds seized. The heart of the warriors of Moab shall be in that day     like the heart of a woman in her birth pains; 42 Moab shall be destroyed and be no longer a people,     because he magnified himself against the Lord. 43 Terror, pit, and snare     are before you, O inhabitant of Moab! declares the Lord. 44 He who flees from the terror     shall fall into the pit, and he who climbs out of the pit     shall be caught in the snare. For I will bring these things upon Moab,     the year of their punishment, declares the Lord. 45 "In the shadow of Heshbon     fugitives stop without strength, for fire came out from Heshbon,     flame from the house of Sihon; it has destroyed the forehead of Moab,     the crown of the sons of tumult. 46 Woe to you, O Moab!     The people of Chemosh are undone, for your sons have been taken captive,     and your daughters into captivity. 47 Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab     in the latter days, declares the Lord." Thus far is the judgment on Moab. Judgment on Ammon 49 Concerning the Ammonites. Thus says the Lord: "Has Israel no sons?     Has he no heir? Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad,     and his people settled in its cities? 2 Therefore, behold, the days are coming,     declares the Lord, when I will cause the battle cry to be heard     against Rabbah of the Ammonites; it shall become a desolate mound,     and its villages shall be burned with fire; then Israel shall dispossess those who dispossessed him,     says the Lord. 3 "Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste!     Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth,     lament, and run to and fro among the hedges! For Milcom shall go into exile,     with his priests and his officials. 4 Why do you boast of your valleys,     O faithless daughter, who trusted in her treasures, saying,     'Who will come against me?' 5 Behold, I will bring terror upon you,     declares the Lord God of hosts,     from all who are around you, and you shall be driven out, every man straight before him,     with none to gather the fugitives. 6 "But afterward I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites, declares the Lord." Judgment on Edom 7 Concerning Edom. Thus says the Lord of hosts: "Is wisdom no more in Teman?     Has counsel perished from the prudent?     Has their wisdom vanished? 8 Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths,     O inhabitants of Dedan! For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him,     the time when I punish him. 9 If grape gatherers came to you,     would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night,     would they not destroy only enough for themselves? 10 But I have stripped Esau bare;     I have uncovered his hiding places,     and he is not able to conceal himself. His children are destroyed, and his brothers,     and his neighbors; and he is no more. 11 Leave your fatherless children; I will keep them alive;     and let your widows trust in me." 12 For thus says the Lord: "If those who did not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, will you go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, but you must drink. 13 For I have sworn by myself, declares the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a horror, a taunt, a waste, and a curse, and all her cities shall be perpetual wastes." 14 I have heard a message from the Lord,     and an envoy has been sent among the nations: "Gather yourselves together and come against her,     and rise up for battle! 15 For behold, I will make you small among the nations,     despised among mankind. 16 The horror you inspire has deceived you,     and the pride of your heart, you who live in the clefts of the rock,     who hold the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as the eagle's,     I will bring you down from there, declares the Lord. 17 "Edom shall become a horror. Everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss because of all its disasters. 18 As when Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities were overthrown, says the Lord, no man shall dwell there, no man shall sojourn in her. 19 Behold, like a lion coming up from the jungle of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make him run away from her. And I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me? What shepherd can stand before me? 20 Therefore hear the plan that the Lord has made against Edom and the purposes that he has formed against the inhabitants of Teman: Even the little ones of the flock shall be dragged away. Surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate. 21 At the sound of their fall the earth shall tremble; the sound of their cry shall be heard at the Red Sea. 22 Behold, one shall mount up and fly swiftly like an eagle and spread his wings against Bozrah, and the heart of the warriors of Edom shall be in that day like the heart of a woman in her birth pains." English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. 2 Timothy 4 Preach the Word 4 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. 5 As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. 6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing. Personal Instructions 9 Do your best to come to me soon. 10 For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. 11 Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry. 12 Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. 13 When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments. 14 Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. 15 Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message. 16 At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! 17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth. 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. Final Greetings 19 Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. 20 Erastus remained at Corinth, and I left Trophimus, who was ill, at Miletus. 21 Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus sends greetings to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers. 22 The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you. English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Psalm 95-96 Let Us Sing Songs of Praise 95 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;     let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! 2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;     let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! 3 For the Lord is a great God,     and a great King above all gods. 4 In his hand are the depths of the earth;     the heights of the mountains are his also. 5 The sea is his, for he made it,     and his hands formed the dry land. 6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down;     let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! 7 For he is our God,     and we are the people of his pasture,     and the sheep of his hand. Today, if you hear his voice, 8     do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah,     as on the day at Massah in the wilderness, 9 when your fathers put me to the test     and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work. 10 For forty years I loathed that generation     and said, "They are a people who go astray in their heart,     and they have not known my ways." 11 Therefore I swore in my wrath,     "They shall not enter my rest." Worship in the Splendor of Holiness 96 Oh sing to the Lord a new song;     sing to the Lord, all the earth! 2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name;     tell of his salvation from day to day. 3 Declare his glory among the nations,     his marvelous works among all the peoples! 4 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;     he is to be feared above all gods. 5 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,     but the Lord made the heavens. 6 Splendor and majesty are before him;     strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 7 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,     ascribe to the Lord glory and strength! 8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;     bring an offering, and come into his courts! 9 Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;     tremble before him, all the earth! 10 Say among the nations, "The Lord reigns!     Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;     he will judge the peoples with equity." 11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;     let the sea roar, and all that fills it; 12     let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy 13     before the Lord, for he comes,     for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness,     and the peoples in his faithfulness. English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Proverbs 26:9-12 9 Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard     is a proverb in the mouth of fools. 10 Like an archer who wounds everyone     is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard. 11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit     is a fool who repeats his folly. 12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?     There is more hope for a fool than for him. English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.     Bible Gateway Recommendations Buy Now The One Year Adventure with the God of Your Story Did you find this devotional helpful and inspiring? Read the book for more! Copyright Information Daily Audio Bible. Copyright © 2015 Daily Audio Bible. Used by permission. Subscription Information This email was sent to Webmaster220 Bible Study Blog by Bible Gateway, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA. This email is part of a devotional or newsletter that you signed up for on BibleGateway.com. For information regarding our privacy policy,click here. If you have questions or comments about this newsletter, please contact us. *Manage all Bible Gateway subscriptions — *Opt Out of all Bible Gateway communication *the blog owner has deleted the hyperlink intentionally