Today's praises: You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt you

 Psalm 118

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Psalm 118

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Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

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Let Israel say: "His love endures forever."

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Let the house of Aaron say: "His love endures forever."

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Let those who fear the LORD say: "His love endures forever."

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In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free.

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The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

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The LORD is with me; he is my helper. I will look in triumph on my enemies.

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It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

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It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.

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All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

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They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

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They swarmed around me like bees, but they died out as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

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I was pushed back and about to fall, but the LORD helped me.

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The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.

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Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: "The LORD's right hand has done mighty things!

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The LORD's right hand is lifted high; the LORD's right hand has done mighty things!"

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I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.

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The LORD has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.

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Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.

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This is the gate of the LORD through which the righteous may enter.

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I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation.

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The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone;

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the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

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This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

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O LORD, save us; O LORD, grant us success.

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Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you. ^[1]

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The LORD is God, and he has made his light shine upon us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up ^[2] to the horns of the altar.

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You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt you.

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Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

Today's bible teaching: The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence his soul hates.

 Psalm 11

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Psalm 11 For the director of music. Of David.

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In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: "Flee like a bird to your mountain.

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For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

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When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do ^[1] ?"

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The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes the sons of men; his eyes examine them.

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The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked ^[2] and those who love violence his soul hates.

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On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.

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For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; upright men will see his face.

Today's bible teaching: The LORD will keep you from all harm-- he will watch over your life

 Psalm 121

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Psalm 121 A song of ascents.

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I lift up my eyes to the hills-- where does my help come from?

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My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

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He will not let your foot slip-- he who watches over you will not slumber;

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indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

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The LORD watches over you-- the LORD is your shade at your right hand;

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the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.

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The LORD will keep you from all harm-- he will watch over your life;

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the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

Today's praises:Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might.

 Psalm 21

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Psalm 21 For the director of music. A psalm of David.

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O LORD, the king rejoices in your strength. How great is his joy in the victories you give!

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You have granted him the desire of his heart and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

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You welcomed him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.

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He asked you for life, and you gave it to him-- length of days, for ever and ever.

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Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.

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Surely you have granted him eternal blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.

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For the king trusts in the LORD; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.

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Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies; your right hand will seize your foes.

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At the time of your appearing you will make them like a fiery furnace. In his wrath the LORD will swallow them up, and his fire will consume them.

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You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from mankind.

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Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed;

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for you will make them turn their backs when you aim at them with drawn bow.

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Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might.

Today's praises: I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips

 Psalm 34

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Psalm 34 Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he left. ^[1]

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I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.

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My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.

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Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together.

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I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.

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Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.

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This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.

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The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.

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Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

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Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing.

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The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

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Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

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Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days,

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keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.

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Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

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The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry;

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the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.

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The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.

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The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

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A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all;

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he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.

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Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned.

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The LORD redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.

Today's praises: Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth

 Psalm 100

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Psalm 100 A psalm. For giving thanks.

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Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.

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Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.

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Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his ^[1] ; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

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Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

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For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Today's bible teaching:Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling.

 Psalm 2

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Psalm 2

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Why do the nations conspire ^[1] and the peoples plot in vain?

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The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One. ^[2]

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"Let us break their chains," they say, "and throw off their fetters."

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The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.

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Then he rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,

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"I have installed my King ^[3] on Zion, my holy hill."

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I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He said to me, "You are my Son ^[4] ; today I have become your Father. ^[5]

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Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.

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You will rule them with an iron scepter ^[6] ; you will dash them to pieces like pottery."

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Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth.

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Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling.

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Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take