Today's prayer: Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior

Psalm 38

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Psalm 38 A psalm of David. A petition.

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

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For your arrows have pierced me, and your hand has come down upon me.

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Because of your wrath there is no health in my body; my bones have no soundness because of my sin.

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My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear.

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My wounds fester and are loathsome because of my sinful folly.

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I am bowed down and brought very low; all day long I go about mourning.

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My back is filled with searing pain; there is no health in my body.

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I am feeble and utterly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.

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All my longings lie open before you, O Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you.

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My heart pounds, my strength fails me; even the light has gone from my eyes.

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My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; my neighbors stay far away.

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Those who seek my life set their traps, those who would harm me talk of my ruin; all day long they plot deception.

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I am like a deaf man, who cannot hear, like a mute, who cannot open his mouth;

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I have become like a man who does not hear, whose mouth can offer no reply.

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I wait for you, O LORD; you will answer, O Lord my God.

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For I said, "Do not let them gloat or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips."

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For I am about to fall, and my pain is ever with me.

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I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.

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Many are those who are my vigorous enemies; those who hate me without reason are numerous.

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Those who repay my good with evil slander me when I pursue what is good.

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O LORD, do not forsake me; be not far from me, O my God.

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Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior.

Today's prayer: Hear me, O God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy

Psalm 64

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Psalm 64 For the director of music. A psalm of David.

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Hear me, O God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy.

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Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from that noisy crowd of evildoers.

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They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like deadly arrows.

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They shoot from ambush at the innocent man; they shoot at him suddenly, without fear.

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They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares; they say, "Who will see them ^[1] ?"

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They plot injustice and say, "We have devised a perfect plan!" Surely the mind and heart of man are cunning.

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But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be struck down.

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He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.

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All mankind will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.

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Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him; let all the upright in heart praise him!

Today's bible teaching: Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall

Psalm 55

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Psalm 55 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil ^[1] of David.

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Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;

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hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught

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at the voice of the enemy, at the stares of the wicked; for they bring down suffering upon me and revile me in their anger.

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My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death assail me.

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Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.

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I said, "Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest--

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I would flee far away and stay in the desert; Selah

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I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm."

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Confuse the wicked, O Lord, confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

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Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.

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Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.

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If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were raising himself against me, I could hide from him.

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But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,

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with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship as we walked with the throng at the house of God.

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Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the grave, ^[2] for evil finds lodging among them.

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But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.

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Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.

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He ransoms me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.

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God, who is enthroned forever, will hear them and afflict them-- Selah men who never change their ways and have no fear of God.

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My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

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His speech is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.

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Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.

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But you, O God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful men will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.

Today's bible teaching: The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at him, saying, "Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!"

Psalm 52

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Psalm 52 For the director of music. A maskil ^[1] of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: "David has gone to the house of Ahimelech."

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Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?

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Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit.

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You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. Selah

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You love every harmful word, O you deceitful tongue!

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Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

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The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at him, saying,

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"Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!"

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But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever.

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I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints.

Today's praises: Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth

Psalm 57

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Psalm 57 For the director of music. [To the tune of] "Do Not Destroy." Of David. A miktam. ^[1] When he had fled from Saul into the cave.

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Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, for in you my soul takes refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.

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I cry out to God Most High, to God, who fulfills [his purpose] for me.

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He sends from heaven and saves me, rebuking those who hotly pursue me; Selah God sends his love and his faithfulness.

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I am in the midst of lions; I lie among ravenous beasts-- men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

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Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.

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They spread a net for my feet-- I was bowed down in distress. They dug a pit in my path-- but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah

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My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.

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Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.

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I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.

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For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

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Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.

Today's bible teaching: I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me.

Psalm 13

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Psalm 13 For the director of music. A psalm of David.

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How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

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How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?

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Look on me and answer, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death;

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my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

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But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

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I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me.

Today's bible teaching: The LORD watches over you-- the LORD is your shade at your right hand

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