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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Tuesday July 13, 2021 (NIV)

1 Chronicles 15:1-16:36

The Ark Comes to Jerusalem

15 David built houses for himself in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.(A) 2 Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister before him forever.”(B)

3 David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem(C) to bring the ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it.(D) 4 Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:

5 From the Kohathites, Uriel the leader and 120 of his relatives; 6 from the Merarites, Asaiah the leader and 220 of his relatives; 7 from the Gershomites,[a] Joel the leader and 130 of his relatives; 8 from the Elizaphanites, Shemaiah the leader and 200 of his relatives; 9 from the Hebronites, Eliel the leader and 80 of his relatives; 10 from the Uzzielites, Amminadab the leader and 112 of his relatives.

11 David summoned the priests Zadok(E) and Abiathar(F) and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab. 12 He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levite families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves(G) so that you may bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.(H) 13 For the Lord our God burst out in anger against us because you Levites were not with us the first time, for we didn’t inquire of him about the proper procedures.”(I) 14 So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel. 15 Then the Levites carried the ark of God the way Moses had commanded according to the word of the Lord: on their shoulders with the poles.(J)

16 Then David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers and to have them raise their voices with joy accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.(K) 17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his relatives, Asaph son of Berechiah; and from their relatives the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah. 18 With them were their relatives second in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel,[b] Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel. 19 The singers Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals; 20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play harps according to Alamoth[c] 21 and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to the Sheminith. 22 Chenaniah, the leader of the Levites in music, was to direct the music because he was skillful. 23 Berechiah and Elkanah were to be gatekeepers for the ark. 24 The priests, Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, were to blow trumpets(L) before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be gatekeepers for the ark.

25 David,(M) the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-edom.(N) 26 Because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, with God’s help, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.(O)

27 Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the music leader of the singers. David also wore a linen ephod. 28 So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouts, the sound of the ram’s horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and the playing of harps and lyres. 29 As the ark of the covenant of the Lord was entering the city of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from the window and saw King David leaping[d] and dancing, and she despised him in her heart.

16 They(P) brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent David had pitched for it.(Q) Then they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in God’s presence. 2 When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. 3 Then he distributed to each and every Israelite, both men and women, a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

4 David appointed some of the Levites to be ministers before the ark of the Lord, to celebrate the Lord God of Israel, and to give thanks and praise to him. 5 Asaph was the chief and Zechariah was second to him. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel played the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals 6 and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

David’s Psalm of Thanksgiving

7 On that day David decreed for the first time that thanks be given to the Lord by Asaph and his relatives:

8 Give thanks(R) to the Lord; call on his name;
proclaim his deeds among the peoples.(S)
9 Sing to him; sing praise to him;
tell about all his wondrous works!
10 Boast in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
11 Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always.(T)
12 Remember the wondrous works he has done,(U)
his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced,[e](V)
13 you offspring of Israel his servant,
Jacob’s descendants—his chosen ones.

14 He is the Lord our God;
his judgments govern the whole earth.(W)
15 Remember his covenant forever—
the promise he ordained for a thousand generations,
16 the covenant he made with Abraham,
swore[f] to Isaac,(X)
17 and confirmed to Jacob as a decree,
and to Israel as a permanent covenant:(Y)
18 “I will give the land of Canaan to you
as your inherited portion.”(Z)

19 When they[g] were few in number,
very few indeed,(AA) and resident aliens in Canaan
20 wandering from nation to nation
and from one kingdom to another,
21 he allowed no one to oppress them;
he rebuked kings on their behalf:(AB)
22 “Do not touch my anointed ones
or harm my prophets.”(AC)

23 Let the whole earth sing(AD) to the Lord.
Proclaim his salvation from day to day.
24 Declare his glory among the nations,
his wondrous works among all peoples.

25 For the Lord is great and highly praised;(AE)
he is feared above all gods.(AF)
26 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,(AG)
but the Lord made the heavens.(AH)
27 Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and joy are in his place.
28 Ascribe to the Lord, families of the peoples,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name;
bring an offering and come before him.
Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness;(AI)
30 let the whole earth tremble(AJ) before him.
The world is firmly established;
it cannot be shaken.
31 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice,(AK)
and let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!”
32 Let the sea and all that fills it resound;
let the fields and everything in them exult.(AL)
33 Then the trees of the forest will shout for joy before the Lord,
for he is coming to judge the earth.

34 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his faithful love endures forever.(AM)
35 And say,(AN) “Save us, God of our salvation;
gather us and rescue us from the nations
so that we may give thanks to your holy name
and rejoice in your praise.
36 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel(AO)
from everlasting to everlasting.”

Then all the people said, “Amen” and “Praise the Lord.”

Footnotes:

  1. 15:7 = Gershonites
  2. 15:18 Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read Zechariah son and Jaaziel
  3. 15:20 This may refer to a high pitch, perhaps a tune sung by soprano voices; the Hb word means “young women”; Ps 46 title
  4. 15:29 Or whirling
  5. 16:12 Lit judgments of his mouth
  6. 16:16 Lit and his oath
  7. 16:19 One Hb ms, LXX, Vg; other Hb mss read you

Cross references:

  1. 15:1 : 1Ch 16:1; 17:1–5
  2. 15:2 : Nm 4:15; Dt 10:8
  3. 15:3 : 1Ch 13:5
  4. 15:3 : 2Sm 6:12,17; 1Ch 15:12
  5. 15:11 : 1Ch 12:28; 18:16; 24:3,6,31; 27:17; 29:22
  6. 15:11 : 1Sm 22:20–23; 1Kg 1:7; 2:26–27,35; 1Ch 27:34
  7. 15:12 : Ex 19:14; 2Ch 35:6
  8. 15:12 : 1Ch 15:1,3
  9. 15:13 : 2Sm 6:3; 1Ch 13:7
  10. 15:15 : Ex 25:12–15; Nm 4:6,15
  11. 15:16 : 1Ch 13:8; 25:1
  12. 15:24 : 1Ch 16:6
  13. 15:25–29 : 2Sm 6:12–16
  14. 15:25 : 1Ch 13:13
  15. 15:26 : Nm 23:1–4,29
  16. 16:1–3 : 2Sm 6:17–19
  17. 16:1 : 1Ch 15:1
  18. 16:8–22 : Ps 105:1–15
  19. 16:8 : 1Kg 8:43; 2Kg 19:19
  20. 16:11 : Ps 24:6
  21. 16:12 : Ps 103:2
  22. 16:12 : Ps 78:43–68
  23. 16:14 : Ps 48:10
  24. 16:16 : Gn 17:2; 22:16–18; 26:3
  25. 16:17 : Gn 35:11–12
  26. 16:18 : Gn 13:15
  27. 16:19 : Gn 34:30; Dt 7:7
  28. 16:21 : Gn 12:17; 20:3; Ex 7:15–18
  29. 16:22 : Gn 20:7
  30. 16:23–33 : Ps 96
  31. 16:25 : Ps 144:3–6
  32. 16:25 : Ps 89:7
  33. 16:26 : Lv 19:4
  34. 16:26 : Ps 102:25
  35. 16:29 : Ps 29:2
  36. 16:30–31 : Ps 93:1
  37. 16:31 : Is 44:23; 49:13
  38. 16:32 : Ps 98:7
  39. 16:34 : Ps 106:1; 136:1
  40. 16:35–36a : Ps 106:47–48
  41. 16:36 : 1Kg 8:15,56; Ps 72:18
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Romans 1:18-32

The Guilt of the Gentile World

18 For God’s wrath(A) is revealed from heaven against all godlessness and unrighteousness of people who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth,(B) 19 since what can be known[a] about God is evident among them,(C) because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, that is, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world,(D) being understood through what he has made.(E) As a result, people are without excuse. 21 For though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became worthless, and their senseless hearts were darkened.(F) 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools(G) 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.(H)

24 Therefore God delivered them over in the desires of their hearts(I) to sexual impurity, so that their bodies were degraded among themselves. 25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie,(J) and worshiped and served what has been created instead of the Creator, who is praised forever.(K) Amen.

From Idolatry to Depravity

26 For this reason God delivered them over to disgraceful passions.(L) Their women[b] exchanged natural sexual relations[c] for unnatural ones. 27 The men[d] in the same way also left natural relations with women and were inflamed in their lust for one another. Men committed shameless acts with men(M) and received in their own persons[e] the appropriate penalty of their error.

28 And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a corrupt mind so that they do what is not right. 29 They are filled with all unrighteousness,[f] evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,(N) 30 slanderers, God-haters, arrogant, proud, boastful,(O) inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,(P) 31 senseless, untrustworthy, unloving,[g](Q) and unmerciful. 32 Although they know God’s just sentence—that those who practice such things deserve to die[h](R)—they not only do them, but even applaud[i](S) others who practice them.

Footnotes:

  1. 1:19 Or what is known
  2. 1:26 Lit females, also in v. 27
  3. 1:26 Lit natural use, also in v. 27
  4. 1:27 Lit males, also later in v.
  5. 1:27 Or in themselves
  6. 1:29 Other mss add sexual immorality
  7. 1:31 Other mss add unforgiving
  8. 1:32 Lit things are worthy of death
  9. 1:32 Lit even take pleasure in

Cross references:

  1. 1:18 : Rm 5:9; Eph 5:6; Col 3:6
  2. 1:18 : 2Th 2:6–10
  3. 1:19 : Ac 14:17; 17:24–27
  4. 1:20 : Mk 10:6
  5. 1:20 : Jb 12:7–9; Ps 19:1–6; Jr 5:21–22
  6. 1:21 : 2Kg 17:15; Jr 2:5; Eph 4:17–20
  7. 1:22 : Jr 10:14; 1Co 1:20
  8. 1:23 : Ps 106:20; Jr 2:11; Ac 17:29
  9. 1:24 : Eph 2:3; 4:19
  10. 1:25 : Is 44:20; Jr 10:14; 13:25; 16:19
  11. 1:25 : Rm 9:5; 2Co 11:31
  12. 1:26 : 1Th 4:5
  13. 1:27 : Lv 18:22; 20:13; 1Co 6:9
  14. 1:29 : 2Co 12:20
  15. 1:30 : Ps 5:5
  16. 1:30 : 2Tm 3:2
  17. 1:31 : 2Tm 3:3
  18. 1:32 : Rm 6:21
  19. 1:32 : Lk 11:48; Ac 8:1; 22:20
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Psalm 10:1-15

Psalm 10

Need for God’s Justice

1 Lord,[a][b] why do you stand so far away?(A)
Why do you hide in times of trouble?(B)
2 In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue their victims;
let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.(C)

3 For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;(D)
the one who is greedy curses[c] and despises the Lord.(E)
4 In all his scheming,
the wicked person arrogantly thinks,[d]
“There’s no accountability,
since there’s no God.”(F)
5 His ways are always secure;[e]
your lofty judgments have no effect on him;[f]
he scoffs at all his adversaries.(G)
6 He says to himself, “I will never be moved—
from generation to generation I will be without calamity.”(H)
7 Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth;
trouble and malice are under his tongue.(I)
8 He waits in ambush near settlements;(J)
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;(K)
9 he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket.
He lurks in order to seize a victim;
he seizes a victim and drags him in his net.
10 So he is oppressed and beaten down;
helpless people fall because of the wicked one’s strength.(L)
11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
he hides his face and will never see.”(M)

12 Rise up, Lord God! Lift up your hand.(N)
Do not forget the oppressed.(O)
13 Why has the wicked person despised God?
He says to himself, “You will not demand an account.”(P)
14 But you yourself have seen trouble and grief,
observing it in order to take the matter into your hands.(Q)
The helpless one entrusts himself to you;
you are a helper of the fatherless.(R)
15 Break the arm of the wicked, evil person,(S)
until you look for his wickedness,
but it can’t be found.(T)

Footnotes:

  1. 10:1 Some Hb mss, LXX connect Pss 9–10.
  2. 10:1 Together Pss 9–10 form a partial acrostic.
  3. 10:3 Or he blesses the greedy
  4. 10:4 Lit wicked according to the height of his nose
  5. 10:5 Or prosperous
  6. 10:5 Lit judgments are away from in front of him

Cross references:

  1. 10:1 : Ps 22:1; 35:22; 38:21; 71:12
  2. 10:1 : Jb 13:24; Ps 44:24; 88:14
  3. 10:2 : Ps 7:15–16
  4. 10:3 : Ps 49:6
  5. 10:3 : 2Pt 2:3
  6. 10:4 : Ps 14:1; 53:1
  7. 10:5 : Ps 52:7
  8. 10:6 : Ps 49:11; 2Pt 3:4; Rv 18:7
  9. 10:7 : Ps 73:8; 140:3; Rm 3:13–14
  10. 10:8 : Ps 59:3
  11. 10:8 : Ps 64:4; 94:6
  12. 10:8–10 : Ps 17:11–12; Pr 28:15
  13. 10:11 : Jb 22:13; Ps 59:3
  14. 10:12 : Mc 5:9
  15. 10:12 : Ps 9:12
  16. 10:13 : Ps 73:11
  17. 10:14 : Ps 33:13–15
  18. 10:14 : Ps 68:5; 146:9
  19. 10:15 : Ps 37:17
  20. 10:15 : Ps 89:32
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Proverbs 19:6-7

6 Many seek a ruler’s favor,(A)
and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.(B)

7 All the brothers of a poor person hate him;(C)
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,(D)
but they are not there.[a]

Footnotes:

  1. 19:7 Hb uncertain

Cross references:

  1. 19:6 : Pr 29:26
  2. 19:6 : Pr 14:20; 17:8; 19:4
  3. 19:7 : Ps 38:11
  4. 19:7 : Pr 18:23
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