Today's bible teaching: He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap

 Psalm 113

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Psalm 113

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Praise the LORD. ^[1] Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

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Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore.

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From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.

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The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens.

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Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high,

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who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?

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He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;

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he seats them with princes, with the princes of their people.

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He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.

Today's prayer: Save me, O LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.

 Psalm 120

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Psalm 120 A song of ascents.

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I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me.

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Save me, O LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.

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What will he do to you, and what more besides, O deceitful tongue?

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He will punish you with a warrior's sharp arrows, with burning coals of the broom tree.

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Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!

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Too long have I lived among those who hate peace.

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I am a man of peace; but when I speak, they are for war.

Today's bible teaching: For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

 Psalm 1

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Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.

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But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

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He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

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Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

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Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

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For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

Today's praises: Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD

 Psalm 106

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Psalm 106

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Praise the LORD. ^[1] Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

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Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the LORD or fully declare his praise?

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Blessed are they who maintain justice, who constantly do what is right.

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Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people, come to my aid when you save them,

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that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may share in the joy of your nation and join your inheritance in giving praise.

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We have sinned, even as our fathers did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.

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When our fathers were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea. ^[2]

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Yet he saved them for his name's sake, to make his mighty power known.

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He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through a desert.

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He saved them from the hand of the foe; from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.

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The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them survived.

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Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.

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But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel.

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In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wasteland they put God to the test.

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So he gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease upon them.

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In the camp they grew envious of Moses and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the LORD.

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The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it buried the company of Abiram.

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Fire blazed among their followers; a flame consumed the wicked.

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At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal.

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They exchanged their Glory for an image of a bull, which eats grass.

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They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt,

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miracles in the land of Ham and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

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So he said he would destroy them-- had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them.

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Then they despised the pleasant land; they did not believe his promise.

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They grumbled in their tents and did not obey the LORD.

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So he swore to them with uplifted hand that he would make them fall in the desert,

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make their descendants fall among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.

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They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;

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they provoked the LORD to anger by their wicked deeds, and a plague broke out among them.

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But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was checked.

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This was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.

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By the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them;

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for they rebelled against the Spirit of God, and rash words came from Moses' lips. ^[3]

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They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,

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but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.

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They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.

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They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

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They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was desecrated by their blood.

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They defiled themselves by what they did; by their deeds they prostituted themselves.

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Therefore the LORD was angry with his people and abhorred his inheritance.

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He handed them over to the nations, and their foes ruled over them.

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Their enemies oppressed them and subjected them to their power.

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Many times he delivered them, but they were bent on rebellion and they wasted away in their sin.

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But he took note of their distress when he heard their cry;

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for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.

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He caused them to be pitied by all who held them captive.

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Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.

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Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD.

Today's bible teaching: O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption

 Psalm 130

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Psalm 130 A song of ascents.

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Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;

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O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.

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If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?

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But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.

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I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.

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My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.

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O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.

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He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins.

Today's prayer: May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

 Psalm 115

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Psalm 115

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Not to us, O LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.

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Why do the nations say, "Where is their God?"

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Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.

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But their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.

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They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but they cannot see;

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they have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but they cannot smell;

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they have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but they cannot walk; nor can they utter a sound with their throats.

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Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.

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O house of Israel, trust in the LORD-- he is their help and shield.

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O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD-- he is their help and shield.

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You who fear him, trust in the LORD-- he is their help and shield.

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The LORD remembers us and will bless us: He will bless the house of Israel, he will bless the house of Aaron,

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he will bless those who fear the LORD-- small and great alike.

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May the LORD make you increase, both you and your children.

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May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

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The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to man.

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It is not the dead who praise the LORD, those who go down to silence;

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it is we who extol the LORD, both now and forevermore. Praise the LORD. 

Today's praises: Praise the LORD

 Psalm 113

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Psalm 113

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Praise the LORD. ^[1] Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

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Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore.

3

From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.

4

The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens.

5

Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high,

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who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?

7

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;

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he seats them with princes, with the princes of their people.

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He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.

Today's bible teaching: For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations

 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.

1. [3] Or and not we ourselves

Today's bible teaching: "Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them."

 Psalm 12

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Psalm 12 For the director of music. According to sheminith. ^[1] A psalm of David.

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Help, LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.

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Everyone lies to his neighbor; their flattering lips speak with deception.

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May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue

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that says, "We will triumph with our tongues; we own our lips ^[2] --who is our master?"

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"Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them."

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And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times.

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O LORD, you will keep us safe and protect us from such people forever.

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The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.

Today's bible teaching: Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever

 Psalm 23

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Psalm 23 A psalm of David.

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The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.

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He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,

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he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

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Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, ^[1] I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

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You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

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Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Today's prayer: I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven

 Psalm 123

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Psalm 123 A song of ascents.

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I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven.

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As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he shows us his mercy.

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Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

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We have endured much ridicule from the proud, much contempt from the arrogant.

Today's bibleteaching:O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption

 Psalm 130

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Psalm 130 A song of ascents.

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Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;

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O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.

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If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?

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But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.

5

I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.

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My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.

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O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.

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He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins.

Today's bible teaching: May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame

 Psalm 129

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Psalm 129 A song of ascents.

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They have greatly oppressed me from my youth-- let Israel say--

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they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me.

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Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long.

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But the LORD is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.

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May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.

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May they be like grass on the roof, which withers before it can grow;

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with it the reaper cannot fill his hands, nor the one who gathers fill his arms.

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May those who pass by not say, "The blessing of the LORD be upon you; we bless you in the name of the LORD."

Today's prayer: May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion

 Psalm 134

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Psalm 134 A song of ascents.

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Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD.

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Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD.

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May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.

Today's prayer: O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.

 Psalm 6

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Psalm 6 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith. ^[1] A psalm of David.

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O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.

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Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am faint; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are in agony.

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My soul is in anguish. How long, O LORD, how long?

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Turn, O LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.

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No one remembers you when he is dead. Who praises you from the grave ^[2] ?

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I am worn out from groaning; all night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.

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My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes.

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Away from me, all you who do evil, for the LORD has heard my weeping.

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The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.

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All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.

Today's bible teaching: O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption

 Psalm 130

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Psalm 130 A song of ascents.

1

Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;

2

O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.

3

If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?

4

But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.

5

I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.

6

My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.

7

O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.

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He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins.

Today's bible teaching: Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob

 Psalm 114

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Psalm 114

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When Israel came out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,

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Judah became God's sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

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The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back;

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the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.

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Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,

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you mountains, that you skipped like rams, you hills, like lambs?

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Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

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who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water.

Today's bible teaching: Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high

 Psalm 113

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Psalm 113

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Praise the LORD. ^[1] Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

2

Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore.

3

From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.

4

The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens.

5

Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high,

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who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?

7

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;

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he seats them with princes, with the princes of their people.

9

He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.

Today's praises: To God belongs eternal praise.

 Psalm 111

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Psalm 111 

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Praise the LORD.  I will extol the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

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Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.

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Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever.

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He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.

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He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever.

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He has shown his people the power of his works, giving them the lands of other nations.

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The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy.

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They are steadfast for ever and ever, done in faithfulness and uprightness.

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He provided redemption for his people; he ordained his covenant forever-- holy and awesome is his name.

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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.

Today's prayer: Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies-- make straight your way before me.

 Psalm 5

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Psalm 5 For the director of music. For flutes. A psalm of David.

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Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my sighing.

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Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.

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In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.

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You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil; with you the wicked cannot dwell.

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The arrogant cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who do wrong.

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You destroy those who tell lies; bloodthirsty and deceitful men the LORD abhors.

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But I, by your great mercy, will come into your house; in reverence will I bow down toward your holy temple.

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Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies-- make straight your way before me.

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Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with destruction. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongue they speak deceit.

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Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.

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But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.

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For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.