Today's bible teaching: Let them know that it is your hand, that you, O LORD, have done it.

 Psalm 109

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Psalm 109 For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

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O God, whom I praise, do not remain silent,

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for wicked and deceitful men have opened their mouths against me; they have spoken against me with lying tongues.

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With words of hatred they surround me; they attack me without cause.

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In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.

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They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my friendship.

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Appoint ^[1] an evil man ^[2] to oppose him; let an accuser ^[3] stand at his right hand.

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When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayers condemn him.

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May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership.

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May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.

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May his children be wandering beggars; may they be driven ^[4] from their ruined homes.

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May a creditor seize all he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.

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May no one extend kindness to him or take pity on his fatherless children.

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May his descendants be cut off, their names blotted out from the next generation.

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May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD; may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.

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May their sins always remain before the LORD, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

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For he never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the brokenhearted.

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He loved to pronounce a curse-- may it ^[5] come on him; he found no pleasure in blessing-- may it be ^[6] far from him.

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He wore cursing as his garment; it entered into his body like water, into his bones like oil.

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May it be like a cloak wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.

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May this be the LORD's payment to my accusers, to those who speak evil of me.

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But you, O Sovereign LORD, deal well with me for your name's sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.

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For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

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I fade away like an evening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.

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My knees give way from fasting; my body is thin and gaunt.

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I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

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Help me, O LORD my God; save me in accordance with your love.

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Let them know that it is your hand, that you, O LORD, have done it.

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They may curse, but you will bless; when they attack they will be put to shame, but your servant will rejoice.

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My accusers will be clothed with disgrace and wrapped in shame as in a cloak.

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With my mouth I will greatly extol the LORD; in the great throng I will praise him.

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For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save his life from those who condemn him.

Today's bible teaching: Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever

 Psalm 112

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Psalm 112 

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Praise the LORD.  Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.

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His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.

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Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

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Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. ^[3]

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Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice.

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Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever.

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He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

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His heart is secure, he will have no fear; in the end he will look in triumph on his foes.

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He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor, his righteousness endures forever; his horn ^[4] will be lifted high in honor.

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The wicked man will see and be vexed, he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.

Today's bible teaching: And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times

 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:Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD

 Psalm 4

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Psalm 4 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.

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Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer.

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How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame ^[1] ? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods ^[2] ? Selah

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Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD will hear when I call to him.

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In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. Selah

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Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD.

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Many are asking, "Who can show us any good?" Let the light of your face shine upon us, O LORD.

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You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound.

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I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

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: 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.