January 1
Genesis
1 English Standard Version (ESV)
The Creation
of the World
1 In
the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without
form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of
God was hovering over the face of the waters.
3 And God
said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light
was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day,
and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning,
the first day.
6 And God
said, “Let there be an expanse[a] in
the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” 7 And God made[b] the
expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the
waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. 8 And God called the expanse
Heaven.[c] And
there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
9 And God
said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one
place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry land
Earth,[d] and
the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was
good.
11 And God
said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants[e] yielding
seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to
its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. 12 The earth
brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds,
and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And
God saw that it was good. 13 And there
was evening and there was morning, the third day.
14 And God
said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day
from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons,[f] and
for days and years, 15 and let
them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And
it was so. 16 And
God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the
lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. 17 And God set them in the
expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 to rule over the day
and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw
that it was good. 19 And there
was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
20 And God
said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds[g] fly
above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” 21 So God created the
great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters
swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.
And God saw that it was good. 22 And God
blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the
seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”23 And there
was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.
24 And God
said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their
kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their
kinds.” And it was so. 25 And God
made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock
according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to
its kind. And God saw that it was good.
26 Then God
said, “Let us make man[h] in
our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the
fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and
over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
27 So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
28 And God
blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the
earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the
birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” 29 And God said, “Behold, I
have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth,
and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.30 And to every beast of
the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the
earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant
for food.” And it was so. 31 And God
saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was
evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Genesis
2 English
Standard Version (ESV)
The Seventh
Day, God Rests
2 Thus the heavens
and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh
day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day
from all his work that he had done. 3 So God
blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his
work that he had done in creation.
The Creation
of Man and Woman
4 These are the generations
of the heavens and the earth when they were created,
in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.
of the heavens and the earth when they were created,
in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.
5 When
no bush of the field[a] was
yet in the land[b] and
no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused
it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground, 6 and a mist[c] was
going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground— 7 then the Lord God formed the man
of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life, and the man became a living creature. 8 And the Lord God planted
a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had
formed. 9 And out of the ground
the Lord God made to spring
up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of
life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil.
10 A river
flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four
rivers. 11 The name of the first is
the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah,
where there is gold. 12 And the
gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. 13 The name of the second
river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush. 14 And the name of the third
river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is
the Euphrates.
15 The Lord God took the
man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the
man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17 but of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat[d] of
it you shall surely die.”
18 Then
the Lord God said, “It is not
good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for[e] him.” 19 Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed[f] every
beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the
man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living
creature, that was its name. 20 The man
gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast
of the field. But for Adam[g] there
was not found a helper fit for him. 21 So
the Lord God caused
a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs
and closed up its place with flesh.22 And the
rib that the Lord God
had taken from the man he made[h] into
a woman and brought her to the man. 23 Then the
man said,
“This at last is bone of my
bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called Woman,
because she was taken out of Man.”[i]
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called Woman,
because she was taken out of Man.”[i]
24 Therefore
a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they
shall become one flesh. 25 And the
man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.
Psalm
8 English
Standard Version (ESV)
How Majestic
Is Your Name
To the
choirmaster: according to The Gittith.[a] A Psalm of David.
8 O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
2 Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established strength because of your foes,
to still the enemy and the avenger.
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
2 Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established strength because of your foes,
to still the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I look at your heavens, the work of
your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?
5 Yet you have made him a little lower than the
heavenly beings[b]
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands;
you have put all things under his feet,
7 all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands;
you have put all things under his feet,
7 all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
9 O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Psalm 19 English Standard Version (ESV)
The Law
of the Lord Is Perfect
To the
choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
19 The heavens declare the glory of
God,
and the sky above[a] proclaims his handiwork.
2 Day to day pours out speech,
and night to night reveals knowledge.
3 There is no speech, nor are there words,
whose voice is not heard.
4 Their voice[b] goes out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.
In them he has set a tent for the sun,
5 which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber,
and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
and its circuit to the end of them,
and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
and the sky above[a] proclaims his handiwork.
2 Day to day pours out speech,
and night to night reveals knowledge.
3 There is no speech, nor are there words,
whose voice is not heard.
4 Their voice[b] goes out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.
In them he has set a tent for the sun,
5 which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber,
and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
and its circuit to the end of them,
and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
7 The law of the Lord is perfect,[c]
reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple;
8 the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes;
9 the fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules[d] of the Lord are true,
and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.
11 Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.
reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple;
8 the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes;
9 the fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules[d] of the Lord are true,
and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.
11 Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.
12 Who can discern his errors?
Declare me innocent from hidden faults.
13 Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins;
let them not have dominion over me!
Then I shall be blameless,
and innocent of great transgression.
Declare me innocent from hidden faults.
13 Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins;
let them not have dominion over me!
Then I shall be blameless,
and innocent of great transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth and the
meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight,
O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
be acceptable in your sight,
O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Psalm
29 English
Standard Version (ESV)
Ascribe to
the Lord Glory
A Psalm
of David.
29 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,[a]
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.[b]
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.[b]
3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
the Lord, over many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;
the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
the God of glory thunders,
the Lord, over many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;
the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf,
and Sirion like a young wild ox.
the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf,
and Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth[c]
and strips the forests bare,
and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
and strips the forests bare,
and in his temple all cry, “Glory!”
10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.
11 May the Lord give strength to his people!
May the Lord bless[d] his people with peace!
the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.
11 May the Lord give strength to his people!
May the Lord bless[d] his people with peace!
Psalm
33 English
Standard Version (ESV)
The Steadfast
Love of the Lord
33 Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!
Praise befits the upright.
2 Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
3 Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
Praise befits the upright.
2 Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
3 Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
4 For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.
5 He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.
and all his work is done in faithfulness.
5 He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.
6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap;
he puts the deeps in storehouses.
and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap;
he puts the deeps in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
9 For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
9 For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.
10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
the plans of his heart to all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
the plans of his heart to all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
13 The Lord looks down from heaven;
he sees all the children of man;
14 from where he sits enthroned he looks out
on all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 he who fashions the hearts of them all
and observes all their deeds.
16 The king is not saved by his great army;
a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
17 The war horse is a false hope for salvation,
and by its great might it cannot rescue.
he sees all the children of man;
14 from where he sits enthroned he looks out
on all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 he who fashions the hearts of them all
and observes all their deeds.
16 The king is not saved by his great army;
a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
17 The war horse is a false hope for salvation,
and by its great might it cannot rescue.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his steadfast love,
19 that he may deliver their soul from death
and keep them alive in famine.
on those who hope in his steadfast love,
19 that he may deliver their soul from death
and keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waits for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart is glad in him,
because we trust in his holy name.
22 Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
even as we hope in you.
he is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart is glad in him,
because we trust in his holy name.
22 Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
even as we hope in you.