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.

3

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.

3

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

Today's bible teaching: Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

Psalm 24

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Psalm 24 Of David. A psalm.

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The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;

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for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.

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Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place?

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He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. ^[1]

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He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his Savior.

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Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, O God of Jacob. ^[2] Selah

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Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.

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Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

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Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.

10

Who is he, this King of glory? The LORD Almighty-- he is the King of glory. Selah

Today's prayer: Vindicate me in your righteousness, O LORD my God; do not let them gloat over me

Psalm 35

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Psalm 35 Of David.

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Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.

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Take up shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.

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Brandish spear and javelin ^[1] against those who pursue me. Say to my soul, "I am your salvation."

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May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay.

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May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them away;

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may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.

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Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me,

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may ruin overtake them by surprise-- may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.

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Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and delight in his salvation.

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My whole being will exclaim, "Who is like you, O LORD? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them."

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Ruthless witnesses come forward; they question me on things I know nothing about.

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They repay me evil for good and leave my soul forlorn.

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Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. When my prayers returned to me unanswered,

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I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother. I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother.

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But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; attackers gathered against me when I was unaware. They slandered me without ceasing.

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Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked ^[2] ; they gnashed their teeth at me.

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O Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my life from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.

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I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among throngs of people I will praise you.

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Let not those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; let not those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.

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They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land.

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They gape at me and say, "Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we have seen it."

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O LORD, you have seen this; be not silent. Do not be far from me, O Lord.

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Awake, and rise to my defense! Contend for me, my God and Lord.

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Vindicate me in your righteousness, O LORD my God; do not let them gloat over me.

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Do not let them think, "Aha, just what we wanted!" or say, "We have swallowed him up."

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May all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion; may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace.

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May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, "The LORD be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant."

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My tongue will speak of your righteousness and of your praises all day long.

Today's bible teaching: Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD

Psalm 27

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Psalm 27 Of David.

1

The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-- of whom shall I be afraid?

2

When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, ^[1] when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.

3

Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident.

4

One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.

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For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock.

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Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.

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Hear my voice when I call, O LORD; be merciful to me and answer me.

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My heart says of you, "Seek his ^[2] face!" Your face, LORD, I will seek.

9

Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, O God my Savior.

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Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.

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Teach me your way, O LORD; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors.

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Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.

13

I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

14

Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.

Today's bible teaching: You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry

Psalm 10

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Psalm 10 ^[1]

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Why, O LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

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In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.

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He boasts of the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

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In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.

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His ways are always prosperous; he is haughty and your laws are far from him; he sneers at all his enemies.

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He says to himself, "Nothing will shake me; I'll always be happy and never have trouble."

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His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.

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He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent, watching in secret for his victims.

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He lies in wait like a lion in cover; he lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.

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His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength.

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He says to himself, "God has forgotten; he covers his face and never sees."

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Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.

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Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, "He won't call me to account"?

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But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.

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Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; call him to account for his wickedness that would not be found out.

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The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land.

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You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,

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defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.

Today's bible teaching: You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty

Psalm 18

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Psalm 18 For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. He sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:

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I love you, O LORD, my strength.

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The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn ^[1] of my salvation, my stronghold.

3

I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.

4

The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

5

The cords of the grave ^[2] coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.

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In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.

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The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry.

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Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.

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He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.

10

He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.

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He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him-- the dark rain clouds of the sky.

12

Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning.

13

The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. ^[3]

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He shot his arrows and scattered [the enemies], great bolts of lightning and routed them.

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The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of breath from your nostrils.

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He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.

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He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.

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They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.

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He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.

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The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.

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For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not done evil by turning from my God.

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All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.

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I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.

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The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

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To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

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to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.

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You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.

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You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.

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With your help I can advance against a troop ^[4] ; with my God I can scale a wall.

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As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.

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For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?

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It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.

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He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.

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He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

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You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great.

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You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn.

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I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.

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I crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.

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You armed me with strength for battle; you made my adversaries bow at my feet.

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You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.

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They cried for help, but there was no one to save them-- to the LORD, but he did not answer.

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I beat them as fine as dust borne on the wind; I poured them out like mud in the streets.

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You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; you have made me the head of nations; people I did not know are subject to me.

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As soon as they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cringe before me.

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They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.

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The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!

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He is the God who avenges me, who subdues nations under me,

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who saves me from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from violent men you rescued me.

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Therefore I will praise you among the nations, O LORD; I will sing praises to your name.

50

He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.

Today's bible teaching: For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

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.

3

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

4

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

5

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.

9

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.

10

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.

12

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

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.

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

Today's prayer: Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come to you

Psalm 102

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Psalm 102 A prayer of an afflicted man. When he is faint and pours out his lament before the LORD.

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Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come to you.

2

Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly.

3

For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn like glowing embers.

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My heart is blighted and withered like grass; I forget to eat my food.

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Because of my loud groaning I am reduced to skin and bones.

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I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.

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I lie awake; I have become like a bird alone on a roof.

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All day long my enemies taunt me; those who rail against me use my name as a curse.

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For I eat ashes as my food and mingle my drink with tears

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because of your great wrath, for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.

11

My days are like the evening shadow; I wither away like grass.

12

But you, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations.

13

You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come.

14

For her stones are dear to your servants; her very dust moves them to pity.

15

The nations will fear the name of the LORD, all the kings of the earth will revere your glory.

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For the LORD will rebuild Zion and appear in his glory.

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He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; he will not despise their plea.

18

Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the LORD:

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"The LORD looked down from his sanctuary on high, from heaven he viewed the earth,

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to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death."

21

So the name of the LORD will be declared in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem

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when the peoples and the kingdoms assemble to worship the LORD.

23

In the course of my life ^[1] he broke my strength; he cut short my days.

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So I said: "Do not take me away, O my God, in the midst of my days; your years go on through all generations.

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In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

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They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded.

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But you remain the same, and your years will never end.

28

The children of your servants will live in your presence; their descendants will be established before you."

Today's bible teaching: The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress

Psalm 46

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Psalm 46 For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth. ^[1] A song.

1

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

2

Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

3

though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Selah

4

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.

5

God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.

6

Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.

7

The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

8

Come and see the works of the LORD, the desolations he has brought on the earth.

9

He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields ^[2] with fire.

10

"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

11

The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

Today's praises: O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Psalm 8

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Psalm 8 For the director of music. According to gittith. ^[1] A psalm of David.

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O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.

2

From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise ^[2] because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.

3

When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,

4

what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?

5

You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings ^[3] and crowned him with glory and honor.

6

You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet:

7

all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field,

8

the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.

9

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Today's bible teaching: My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth

Psalm 121

1

Psalm 121 A song of ascents.

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

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

Psalm 2

1

Psalm 2

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling.

12

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 refuge in him.

Today's bible teaching: With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse

Psalm 62

1

Psalm 62 For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

1

My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.

2

He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

3

How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down-- this leaning wall, this tottering fence?

4

They fully intend to topple him from his lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse. Selah

5

Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.

6

He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.

7

My salvation and my honor depend on God ^[1] ; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.

8

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Selah

9

Lowborn men are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie; if weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.

10

Do not trust in extortion or take pride in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.

11

One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong,

12

and that you, O Lord, are loving. Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done.

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Today's bible teaching: He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return

Psalm 78

1

Psalm 78 A maskil ^[1] of Asaph.

1

O my people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth.

2

I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old--

3

what we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us.

4

We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done.

5

He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children,

6

so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.

7

Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.

8

They would not be like their forefathers-- a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him.

9

The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned back on the day of battle;

10

they did not keep God's covenant and refused to live by his law.

11

They forgot what he had done, the wonders he had shown them.

12

He did miracles in the sight of their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.

13

He divided the sea and led them through; he made the water stand firm like a wall.

14

He guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night.

15

He split the rocks in the desert and gave them water as abundant as the seas;

16

he brought streams out of a rocky crag and made water flow down like rivers.

17

But they continued to sin against him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High.

18

They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved.

19

They spoke against God, saying, "Can God spread a table in the desert?

20

When he struck the rock, water gushed out, and streams flowed abundantly. But can he also give us food? Can he supply meat for his people?"

21

When the LORD heard them, he was very angry; his fire broke out against Jacob, and his wrath rose against Israel,

22

for they did not believe in God or trust in his deliverance.

23

Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens;

24

he rained down manna for the people to eat, he gave them the grain of heaven.

25

Men ate the bread of angels; he sent them all the food they could eat.

26

He let loose the east wind from the heavens and led forth the south wind by his power.

27

He rained meat down on them like dust, flying birds like sand on the seashore.

28

He made them come down inside their camp, all around their tents.

29

They ate till they had more than enough, for he had given them what they craved.

30

But before they turned from the food they craved, even while it was still in their mouths,

31

God's anger rose against them; he put to death the sturdiest among them, cutting down the young men of Israel.

32

In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; in spite of his wonders, they did not believe.

33

So he ended their days in futility and their years in terror.

34

Whenever God slew them, they would seek him; they eagerly turned to him again.

35

They remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.

36

But then they would flatter him with their mouths, lying to him with their tongues;

37

their hearts were not loyal to him, they were not faithful to his covenant.

38

Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath.

39

He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.

40

How often they rebelled against him in the desert and grieved him in the wasteland!

41

Again and again they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy One of Israel.

42

They did not remember his power-- the day he redeemed them from the oppressor,

43

the day he displayed his miraculous signs in Egypt, his wonders in the region of Zoan.

44

He turned their rivers to blood; they could not drink from their streams.

45

He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.

46

He gave their crops to the grasshopper, their produce to the locust.

47

He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore-figs with sleet.

48

He gave over their cattle to the hail, their livestock to bolts of lightning.

49

He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility-- a band of destroying angels.

50

He prepared a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death but gave them over to the plague.

51

He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt, the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham.

52

But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the desert.

53

He guided them safely, so they were unafraid; but the sea engulfed their enemies.

54

Thus he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken.

55

He drove out nations before them and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance; he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.

56

But they put God to the test and rebelled against the Most High; they did not keep his statutes.

57

Like their fathers they were disloyal and faithless, as unreliable as a faulty bow.

58

They angered him with their high places; they aroused his jealousy with their idols.

59

When God heard them, he was very angry; he rejected Israel completely.

60

He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent he had set up among men.

61

He sent [the ark of] his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy.

62

He gave his people over to the sword; he was very angry with his inheritance.

63

Fire consumed their young men, and their maidens had no wedding songs;

64

their priests were put to the sword, and their widows could not weep.

65

Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, as a man wakes from the stupor of wine.

66

He beat back his enemies; he put them to everlasting shame.

67

Then he rejected the tents of Joseph, he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;

68

but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved.

69

He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.

70

He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens;

71

from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance.

72

And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.

Today's prayer: Be merciful to me, O LORD! See the sufferings my enemies cause me

Psalm 9

Thanksgiving to God for his Justice

1I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart;

I will tell of all the wonderful things you have done.

2I will sing with joy because of you.

I will sing praise to you, Almighty God.

3My enemies turn back when you appear;

they fall down and die.

4You are fair and honest in your judgements,

and you have judged in my favour.

5You have condemned the heathen

and destroyed the wicked;

they will be remembered no more.

6Our enemies are finished for ever;

you have destroyed their cities,

and they are completely forgotten.

7But the LORD is king for ever;

he has set up his throne for judgement.

8He rules the world with righteousness;

he judges the nations with justice.

9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed,

a place of safety in times of trouble.

10Those who know you, LORD, will trust you;

you do not abandon anyone who comes to you.

11Sing praise to the LORD, who rules in Zion!

Tell every nation what he has done!

12God remembers those who suffer;

he does not forget their cry,

and he punishes those who wrong them.

13Be merciful to me, O LORD!

See the sufferings my enemies cause me!

Rescue me from death, O LORD,

14that I may stand before the people of Jerusalem

and tell them all the things for which I praise you.

I will rejoice because you saved me.

15The heathen have dug a pit and fallen in;

they have been caught in their own trap.

16The LORD has revealed himself by his righteous judgements,

and the wicked are trapped by their own deeds.

17Death is the destiny of all the wicked,

of all those who reject God.

18The needy will not always be neglected;

the hope of the poor will not be crushed for ever.

19Come, LORD! Do not let human beings defy you!

Bring the heathen before you

and pronounce judgement on them.

20Make them afraid, O LORD;

make them know that they are only mortal beings.

Today's bible teaching: Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness

Psalm 29

1

Psalm 29 A psalm of David.

1

Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

2

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his ^[1] holiness.

3

The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters.

4

The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.

5

The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

6

He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, Sirion ^[2] like a young wild ox.

7

The voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning.

8

The voice of the LORD shakes the desert; the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh.

9

The voice of the LORD twists the oaks ^[3] and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, "Glory!"

10

The LORD sits ^[4] enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.

11

The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.

Today's bible teaching: Indeed God is good to Israel, the Lord to those who are pure of heart

Psalm 73

 1 [Psalm Of Asaph] Indeed God is good to Israel, the Lord to those who are pure of heart.

2 My feet were on the point of stumbling, a little more and I had slipped,

3 envying the arrogant as I did, and seeing the prosperity of the wicked.

4 For them no such thing as pain, untroubled, their comfortable portliness;

5 exempt from the cares which are the human lot, they have no part in Adam's afflictions.

6 So pride is a necklace to them, violence the garment they wear.

7 From their fat oozes out malice, their hearts drip with cunning.

8 Cynically they advocate evil, loftily they advocate force.

9 Their mouth claims heaven for themselves, and their tongue is never still on earth.

10 That is why my people turn to them, and enjoy the waters of plenty,

11 saying, 'How can God know? What knowledge can the Most High have?'

12 That is what the wicked are like, piling up wealth without any worries.

13 Was it useless, then, to have kept my own heart clean, to have washed my hands in innocence?

14 When I was under a hail of blows all day long, and punished every morning,

15 had I said, 'I shall talk like them,' I should have betrayed your children's race.

16 So I set myself to understand this: how difficult I found it!

17 Until I went into the sanctuaries of the gods and understood what was destined to become of them.

18 You place them on a slippery slope and drive them down into chaos.

19 How sudden their hideous destruction! They are swept away, annihilated by terror!

20 Like a dream upon waking, Lord, when you awake, you dismiss their image.

21 My heart grew embittered, my affections dried up,

22 I was stupid and uncomprehending, a clumsy animal in your presence.

23 Even so, I stayed in your presence, you grasped me by the right hand;

24 you will guide me with advice, and will draw me in the wake of your glory.

25 Who else is there for me in heaven? And, with you, I lack nothing on earth.

26 My heart and my flesh are pining away: my heart's rock, my portion, God for ever!

27 Truly, those who abandon you will perish; you destroy those who adulterously desert you,

28 whereas my happiness is to be near God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, to tell of all your works.