Baramhat 27, 1743

5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;

6In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

7Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil.

8It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones.

9Honor the LORD with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase;

10So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.

11My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, Nor detest His correction;

12For whom the LORD loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights.

13Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding;

14For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, And her gain than fine gold.

15She is more precious than rubies, And all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.

16Length of days is in her right hand, In her left hand riches and honor.

17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.

18She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who retain her.

33"Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: "He shall not come into this city, Nor shoot an arrow there, Nor come before it with shield, Nor build a siege mound against it.

34By the way that he came, By the same shall he return; And he shall not come into this city,' Says the LORD.

35"For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David's sake."'

36Then the angel of the LORD went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses--all dead.

37So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went away, returned home, and remained at Nineveh.

38Now it came to pass, as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Then Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.

1In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, "Thus says the LORD: "Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live."'

2Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the LORD,

3and said, "Remember now, O LORD, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what is good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

4And the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying,

5"Go and tell Hezekiah, "Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: "I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will add to your days fifteen years.

6I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city."'

1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:

2"Can a man be profitable to God, Though he who is wise may be profitable to himself?

3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless?

4"Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, And enters into judgment with you?

5Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquity without end?

6For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, And stripped the naked of their clothing.

7You have not given the weary water to drink, And you have withheld bread from the hungry.

8But the mighty man possessed the land, And the honorable man dwelt in it.

9You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the fatherless was crushed.

10Therefore snares are all around you, And sudden fear troubles you,

11Or darkness so that you cannot see; And an abundance of water covers you.

12"Is not God in the height of heaven? And see the highest stars, how lofty they are!

13And you say, "What does God know? Can He judge through the deep darkness?

14Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see, And He walks above the circle of heaven.'

15Will you keep to the old way Which wicked men have trod,

16Who were cut down before their time, Whose foundations were swept away by a flood?

17They said to God, "Depart from us! What can the Almighty do to them?'

18Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

19"The righteous see it and are glad, And the innocent laugh at them:

20"Surely our adversaries are cut down, And the fire consumes their remnant.'

21"Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you.

22Receive, please, instruction from His mouth, And lay up His words in your heart.

23If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; You will remove iniquity far from your tents.

24Then you will lay your gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.

25Yes, the Almighty will be your gold And your precious silver;

26For then you will have your delight in the Almighty, And lift up your face to God.

27You will make your prayer to Him, He will hear you, And you will pay your vows.

28You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways.

29When they cast you down, and you say, "Exaltation will come!' Then He will save the humble person.

30He will even deliver one who is not innocent; Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands."

1O LORD, God of my salvation, I have cried out day and night before You.

2Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry.

3For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draws near to the grave.

4I am counted with those who go down to the pit; I am like a man who has no strength,

5Adrift among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom You remember no more, And who are cut off from Your hand.

6You have laid me in the lowest pit, In darkness, in the depths.

7Your wrath lies heavy upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves.Selah

8You have put away my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an abomination to them; I am shut up, and I cannot get out;

9My eye wastes away because of affliction. LORD, I have called daily upon You; I have stretched out my hands to You.

10Will You work wonders for the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise You?Selah

11Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction?

12Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

13But to You I have cried out, O LORD, And in the morning my prayer comes before You.

14LORD, why do You cast off my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me?

15I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth; I suffer Your terrors; I am distraught.

16Your fierce wrath has gone over me; Your terrors have cut me off.

17They came around me all day long like water; They engulfed me altogether.

18Loved one and friend You have put far from me, And my acquaintances into darkness.

16Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: "The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully.

17And he thought within himself, saying, "What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?'

18So he said, "I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods.

19And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry."'

20But God said to him, "Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?'

21"So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

1Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,

2fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

3Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

4Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.

5Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,

6who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,

7but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.

8And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

9Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,

10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,

11and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

12Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

13for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

14Do all things without complaining and disputing,

15that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

16holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.

10For "He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit.

11Let him turn away from evil and do good; Let him seek peace and pursue it.

12For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers; But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil."

13And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good?

14But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled."

15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

16having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.

17For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

18For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,