Today's bible teaching: He will judge the world in righteousness; he will govern the peoples with justice.

Psalm 9

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Psalm 9 For the director of music. To [the tune of] "The Death of the Son." A psalm of David. ^[1]

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I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders.

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I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

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My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you.

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For you have upheld my right and my cause; you have sat on your throne, judging righteously.

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You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.

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Endless ruin has overtaken the enemy, you have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished.

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The LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.

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He will judge the world in righteousness; he will govern the peoples with justice.

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The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

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Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.

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Sing praises to the LORD, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done.

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For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.

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O LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,

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that I may declare your praises in the gates of the Daughter of Zion and there rejoice in your salvation.

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The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

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The LORD is known by his justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion. ^[2] Selah

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The wicked return to the grave, ^[3] all the nations that forget God.

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But the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish.

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Arise, O LORD, let not man triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence.

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Strike them with terror, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah

Today's prayer: Do not take away my soul along with sinners, my life with bloodthirsty men, in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.

Psalm 26

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Psalm 26 Of David.

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Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

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Test me, O LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;

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for your love is ever before me, and I walk continually in your truth.

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I do not sit with deceitful men, nor do I consort with hypocrites;

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I abhor the assembly of evildoers and refuse to sit with the wicked.

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I wash my hands in innocence, and go about your altar, O LORD,

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proclaiming aloud your praise and telling of all your wonderful deeds.

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I love the house where you live, O LORD, the place where your glory dwells.

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Do not take away my soul along with sinners, my life with bloodthirsty men,

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in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.

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But I lead a blameless life; redeem me and be merciful to me.

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My feet stand on level ground; in the great assembly I will praise the LORD.

Today's prayer: Deliver my life from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs

Psalm 22

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Psalm 22 For the director of music. To [the tune of] "The Doe of the Morning." A psalm of David.

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My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?

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O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, and am not silent.

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Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the praise of Israel. ^[1]

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In you our fathers put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.

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They cried to you and were saved; in you they trusted and were not disappointed.

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But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

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All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads:

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"He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him."

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Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother's breast.

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From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother's womb you have been my God.

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Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

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Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

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Roaring lions tearing their prey open their mouths wide against me.

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I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted away within me.

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My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me ^[2] in the dust of death.

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Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced ^[3] my hands and my feet.

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I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me.

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They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

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But you, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.

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Deliver my life from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs.

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Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save ^[4] me from the horns of the wild oxen.

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I will declare your name to my brothers; in the congregation I will praise you.

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You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!

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For he has not despised or disdained the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.

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From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you ^[5] will I fulfill my vows.

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The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the LORD will praise him-- may your hearts live forever!

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All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,

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for dominion belongs to the LORD and he rules over the nations.

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All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him-- those who cannot keep themselves alive.

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Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.

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They will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn-- for he has done it.

Today's praises: Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him

Psalm 98

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Psalm 98 A psalm.

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Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

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The LORD has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations.

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He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

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Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music;

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make music to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing,

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with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn-- shout for joy before the LORD, the King.

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Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.

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Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy;

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let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.

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 bible teaching: Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure.

Psalm 101

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Psalm 101 Of David. A psalm.

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I will sing of your love and justice; to you, O LORD, I will sing praise.

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I will be careful to lead a blameless life-- when will you come to me? I will walk in my house with blameless heart.

3

I will set before my eyes no vile thing. The deeds of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me.

4

Men of perverse heart shall be far from me; I will have nothing to do with evil.

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Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure.

6

My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he whose walk is blameless will minister to me.

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No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence.

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Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land; I will cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.

Today's bible teaching: Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.

Psalm 116

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Psalm 116

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I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.

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Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.

3

The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave ^[1] came upon me; I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.

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Then I called on the name of the LORD: "O LORD, save me!"

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The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

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The LORD protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he saved me.

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Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.

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For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling,

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that I may walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

10

I believed; therefore ^[2] I said, "I am greatly afflicted."

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And in my dismay I said, "All men are liars."

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How can I repay the LORD for all his goodness to me?

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I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.

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I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.

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Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

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O LORD, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant ^[3] ; you have freed me from my chains.

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I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the LORD.

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I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,

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in the courts of the house of the LORD-- in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD. ^[4]

Today's bible teaching: Who lends his money without usury and does not accept a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.

Psalm 15

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Psalm 15 A psalm of David.

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LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?

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He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart

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and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman,

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who despises a vile man but honors those who fear the LORD, who keeps his oath even when it hurts,

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who lends his money without usury and does not accept a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.

Today's bible teaching: The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.

Psalm 110

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Psalm 110 Of David. A psalm.

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The LORD says to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."

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The LORD will extend your mighty scepter from Zion; you will rule in the midst of your enemies.

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Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy majesty, from the womb of the dawn you will receive the dew of your youth. ^[1]

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The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind: "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek."

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The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.

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He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead and crushing the rulers of the whole earth.

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He will drink from a brook beside the way ^[2] ; therefore he will lift up his head.

Today's bible teaching: The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.

 Psalm 110

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Psalm 110 Of David. A psalm.

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The LORD says to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."

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The LORD will extend your mighty scepter from Zion; you will rule in the midst of your enemies.

3

Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy majesty, from the womb of the dawn you will receive the dew of your youth. ^[1]

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The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind: "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek."

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The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.

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He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead and crushing the rulers of the whole earth.

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He will drink from a brook beside the way ^[2] ; therefore he will lift up his head.

Today's prayer: 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.

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.

14

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: Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure

Psalm 101

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Psalm 101 Of David. A psalm.

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I will sing of your love and justice; to you, O LORD, I will sing praise.

2

I will be careful to lead a blameless life-- when will you come to me? I will walk in my house with blameless heart.

3

I will set before my eyes no vile thing. The deeds of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me.

4

Men of perverse heart shall be far from me; I will have nothing to do with evil.

5

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure.

6

My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he whose walk is blameless will minister to me.

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No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence.

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Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land; I will cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.

Today's prayer: Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long

Psalm 25

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Psalm 25 Of David. ^[1]

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To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

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in you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.

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No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame who are treacherous without excuse.

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Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths;

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guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.

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Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.

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Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O LORD.

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Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.

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He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.

10

All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful for those who keep the demands of his covenant.

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For the sake of your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, though it is great.

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Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.

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He will spend his days in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.

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The LORD confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.

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My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release my feet from the snare.

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Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.

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The troubles of my heart have multiplied; free me from my anguish.

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Look upon my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins.

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See how my enemies have increased and how fiercely they hate me!

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Guard my life and rescue me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.

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May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in you.

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Redeem Israel, O God, from all their troubles!

Today's bible teaching: Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure.

Psalm 101

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Psalm 101 Of David. A psalm.

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I will sing of your love and justice; to you, O LORD, I will sing praise.

2

I will be careful to lead a blameless life-- when will you come to me? I will walk in my house with blameless heart.

3

I will set before my eyes no vile thing. The deeds of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me.

4

Men of perverse heart shall be far from me; I will have nothing to do with evil.

5

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure.

6

My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he whose walk is blameless will minister to me.

7

No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence.

8

Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land; I will cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.

Today's praises: I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live

Psalm 104

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Psalm 104

1

Praise the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.

2

He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent

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and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.

4

He makes winds his messengers, ^[1] flames of fire his servants.

5

He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.

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You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

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But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;

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they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.

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You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.

10

He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.

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They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

12

The birds of the air nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.

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He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of his work.

14

He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate-- bringing forth food from the earth:

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wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

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The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

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There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the pine trees.

18

The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the coneys. ^[2]

19

The moon marks off the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.

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You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.

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The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

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The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.

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Then man goes out to his work, to his labor until evening.

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How many are your works, O LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

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There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number-- living things both large and small.

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There the ships go to and fro, and the leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.

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These all look to you to give them their food at the proper time.

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When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

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When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.

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When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.

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May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works--

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he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.

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I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

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May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.

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But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD. ^[3]

Today's bible teaching: But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God's name will praise him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.

Psalm 63

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Psalm 63 A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

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O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

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I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.

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Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.

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I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.

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My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

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On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.

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Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

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My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.

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They who seek my life will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.

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They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals.

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But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God's name will praise him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.

Today's bible teaching: Who is he, this King of glory? The LORD Almighty-- he is the King of glory

Psalm 24

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Psalm 24 Of David. A psalm.

1

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.

3

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

4

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]

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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: Be merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me; all day long they press their attack

Psalm 56

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Psalm 56 For the director of music. To [the tune of] "A Dove on Distant Oaks." Of David. A miktam. ^[1] When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.

1

Be merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me; all day long they press their attack.

2

My slanderers pursue me all day long; many are attacking me in their pride.

3

When I am afraid, I will trust in you.

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In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?

5

All day long they twist my words; they are always plotting to harm me.

6

They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, eager to take my life.

7

On no account let them escape; in your anger, O God, bring down the nations.

8

Record my lament; list my tears on your scroll ^[2] -- are they not in your record?

9

Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me.

10

In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise--

11

in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

12

I am under vows to you, O God; I will present my thank offerings to you.

13

For you have delivered me ^[3] from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life. 

Today's bible teaching: Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.

Psalm 107

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Psalm 107

1

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

2

Let the redeemed of the LORD say this-- those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,

3

those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. ^[1]

4

Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.

5

They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.

6

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.

7

He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.

8

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men,

9

for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

10

Some sat in darkness and the deepest gloom, prisoners suffering in iron chains,

11

for they had rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.

12

So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.

13

Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.

14

He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains.

15

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men,

16

for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.

17

Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.

18

They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death.

19

Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.

20

He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.

21

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men.

22

Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.

23

Others went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.

24

They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep.

25

For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.

26

They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.

27

They reeled and staggered like drunken men; they were at their wits' end.

28

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.

29

He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.

30

They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.

31

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men.

32

Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and praise him in the council of the elders.

33

He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty ground,

34

and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

35

He turned the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs;

36

there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle.

37

They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest;

38

he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.

39

Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;

40

he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste.

41

But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.

42

The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.

43

Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the LORD.

Today's praises: Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.

Psalm 100

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Psalm 100 A psalm. For giving thanks.

1

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.

2

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

3

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.

4

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

5

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

Today's bible teaching: Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man

Psalm 112

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Psalm 112 ^[1]

1

Praise the LORD. ^[2] Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.

2

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

3

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

4

Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. 

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

Psalm 4

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

1

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.

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD.

6

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

7

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

8

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

Today's bible teaching: But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.

Psalm 3

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Psalm 3 A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.

1

O LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!

2

Many are saying of me, "God will not deliver him." Selah ^[1]

3

But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift ^[2] up my head.

4

To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah

5

I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.

6

I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side.

7

Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

8

From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people. Selah

Today's bible teaching: He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.

Psalm 113

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Psalm 113

1

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,

6

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;

8

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 bible teaching: The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace

Psalm 29

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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: To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd

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:

1

I love you, O LORD, my strength.

2

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.

6

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.

7

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

8

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

9

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.

11

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]

14

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

15

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.

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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.

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

43

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.

44

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

45

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

46

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

47

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

48

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

49

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: The mouths of liars will be silenced.

Psalm 63

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Psalm 63 A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

1

O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

2

I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.

3

Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.

4

I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.

5

My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

6

On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.

7

Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

8

My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.

9

They who seek my life will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.

10

They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals.

11

But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God's name will praise him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.

Today's bible teaching: You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more

Psalm 10

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Psalm 10 ^[1]

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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.

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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.

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

Today's prayer: Arise, O LORD, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice

Psalm 7

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Psalm 7 A shiggaion ^[1] of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

1

O LORD my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me,

2

or they will tear me like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

3

O LORD my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands--

4

if I have done evil to him who is at peace with me or without cause have robbed my foe--

5

then let my enemy pursue and overtake me; let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust. Selah

6

Arise, O LORD, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice.

7

Let the assembled peoples gather around you. Rule over them from on high;

8

let the LORD judge the peoples. Judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High.

9

O righteous God, who searches minds and hearts, bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure.

10

My shield ^[2] is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.

11

God is a righteous judge, a God who expresses his wrath every day.

12

If he does not relent, he ^[3] will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow.

13

He has prepared his deadly weapons; he makes ready his flaming arrows.

14

He who is pregnant with evil and conceives trouble gives birth to disillusionment.

15

He who digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit he has made.

16

The trouble he causes recoils on himself; his violence comes down on his own head.

17

I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

Today's prayer: Turn, O LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love

Psalm 6

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

1

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

Psalm 112

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Psalm 112 ^[1]

1

Praise the LORD. ^[2] Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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 praises: Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done

Psalm 105

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Psalm 105

1

Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done.

2

Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.

3

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

4

Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.

5

Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,

6

O descendants of Abraham his servant, O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.

7

He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

8

He remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded, for a thousand generations,

9

the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.

10

He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

11

"To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit."

12

When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it,

13

they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.

14

He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:

15

"Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm."

16

He called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food;

17

and he sent a man before them-- Joseph, sold as a slave.

18

They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons,

19

till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the LORD proved him true.

20

The king sent and released him, the ruler of peoples set him free.

21

He made him master of his household, ruler over all he possessed,

22

to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.

23

Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.

24

The LORD made his people very fruitful; he made them too numerous for their foes,

25

whose hearts he turned to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.

26

He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.

27

They performed his miraculous signs among them, his wonders in the land of Ham.

28

He sent darkness and made the land dark-- for had they not rebelled against his words?

29

He turned their waters into blood, causing their fish to die.

30

Their land teemed with frogs, which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.

31

He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.

32

He turned their rain into hail, with lightning throughout their land;

33

he struck down their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.

34

He spoke, and the locusts came, grasshoppers without number;

35

they ate up every green thing in their land, ate up the produce of their soil.

36

Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their manhood.

37

He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold, and from among their tribes no one faltered.

38

Egypt was glad when they left, because dread of Israel had fallen on them.

39

He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give light at night.

40

They asked, and he brought them quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41

He opened the rock, and water gushed out; like a river it flowed in the desert.

42

For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham.

43

He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy;

44

he gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for--

45

that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws. Praise the LORD. 

Today's praises: Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD

 Psalm 150

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Psalm 150

1

Praise the LORD. ^[1] Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.

2

Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.

3

Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,

4

praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute,

5

praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.

6

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD. 

Today's praises: 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.

1

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

2

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

3

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

Today's prayer: 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.

Psalm 5

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

1

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

2

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.

6

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

7

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

8

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.

11

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 bible teaching: He ransoms me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me

Psalm 55

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

1

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

2

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

3

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.

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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.

20

My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

21

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

Psalm 13

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

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

Today's bible teaching: Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession

Psalm 2

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

Psalm 21

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

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

Today's bible teaching: Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed

 Psalm 21

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

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

Today's praises: Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD

 Psalm 150

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Psalm 150

1

Praise the LORD. ^[1] Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.

2

Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.

3

Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,

4

praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute,

5

praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.

6

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise 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.

1

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

2

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

3

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

Today's bible teaching: But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God's name will praise him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.

Psalm 63

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Psalm 63 A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

1

O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

2

I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.

3

Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.

4

I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.

5

My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

6

On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.

7

Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

8

My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.

9

They who seek my life will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.

10

They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals.

11

But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God's name will praise him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.

Today's prayer: 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

Psalm 4

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

1

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.

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD.

6

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

7

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

8

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

Today's bible teaching: For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.

Psalm 149

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Psalm 149

1

Praise the LORD. ^[1] Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.

2

Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King.

3

Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp.

4

For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.

5

Let the saints rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds.

6

May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands,

7

to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,

8

to bind their kings with fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron,

9

to carry out the sentence written against them. This is the glory of all his saints. Praise the LORD.

Today's bible teaching: I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Psalm 16

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Psalm 16 A miktam^[1] of David.

1

Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.

2

I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing."

3

As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.^[2]

4

The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips.

5

LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.

6

The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.

7

I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.

8

I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

9

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,

10

because you will not abandon me to the grave,^[3] nor will you let your Holy One^[4] see decay.

11

You have made^[5] known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Today's prayer: Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings

Psalm 17

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Psalm 17 A prayer of David.

1

Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer-- it does not rise from deceitful lips.

2

May my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right.

3

Though you probe my heart and examine me at night, though you test me, you will find nothing; I have resolved that my mouth will not sin.

4

As for the deeds of men-- by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.

5

My steps have held to your paths; my feet have not slipped.

6

I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer.

7

Show the wonder of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes.

8

Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings

9

from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.

10

They close up their callous hearts, and their mouths speak with arrogance.

11

They have tracked me down, they now surround me, with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.

12

They are like a lion hungry for prey, like a great lion crouching in cover.

13

Rise up, O LORD, confront them, bring them down; rescue me from the wicked by your sword.

14

O LORD, by your hand save me from such men, from men of this world whose reward is in this life. You still the hunger of those you cherish; their sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

15

And I--in righteousness I will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.

Today's praises: Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD

Psalm 134

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Psalm 134 A song of ascents.

1

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

2

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

3

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

Today's bible teaching: My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever

Psalm 73

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Psalm 73 A psalm of Asaph.

1

Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

2

But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold.

3

For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4

They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong. ^[1]

5

They are free from the burdens common to man; they are not plagued by human ills.

6

Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.

7

From their callous hearts comes iniquity ^[2] ; the evil conceits of their minds know no limits.

8

They scoff, and speak with malice; in their arrogance they threaten oppression.

9

Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth.

10

Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance. ^[3]

11

They say, "How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?"

12

This is what the wicked are like-- always carefree, they increase in wealth.

13

Surely in vain have I kept my heart pure; in vain have I washed my hands in innocence.

14

All day long I have been plagued; I have been punished every morning.

15

If I had said, "I will speak thus," I would have betrayed your children.

16

When I tried to understand all this, it was oppressive to me

17

till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.

18

Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin.

19

How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!

20

As a dream when one awakes, so when you arise, O Lord, you will despise them as fantasies.

21

When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered,

22

I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you.

23

Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand.

24

You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.

25

Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.

26

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

27

Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.

28

But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.

Today's prayer: Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

Psalm 3

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Psalm 3 A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.

1

O LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!

2

Many are saying of me, "God will not deliver him." Selah ^[1]

3

But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift ^[2] up my head.

4

To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah

5

I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.

6

I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side.

7

Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

8

From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people. Selah

Today's prayer: Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long.

Psalm 74

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Psalm 74 A maskil ^[1] of Asaph.

1

Why have you rejected us forever, O God? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?

2

Remember the people you purchased of old, the tribe of your inheritance, whom you redeemed-- Mount Zion, where you dwelt.

3

Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins, all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary.

4

Your foes roared in the place where you met with us; they set up their standards as signs.

5

They behaved like men wielding axes to cut through a thicket of trees.

6

They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets.

7

They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.

8

They said in their hearts, "We will crush them completely!" They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.

9

We are given no miraculous signs; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be.

10

How long will the enemy mock you, O God? Will the foe revile your name forever?

11

Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them!

12

But you, O God, are my king from of old; you bring salvation upon the earth.

13

It was you who split open the sea by your power; you broke the heads of the monster in the waters.

14

It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan and gave him as food to the creatures of the desert.

15

It was you who opened up springs and streams; you dried up the ever flowing rivers.

16

The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the sun and moon.

17

It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter.

18

Remember how the enemy has mocked you, O LORD, how foolish people have reviled your name.

19

Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts; do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.

20

Have regard for your covenant, because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.

21

Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name.

22

Rise up, O God, and defend your cause; remember how fools mock you all day long.

23

Do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries, the uproar of your enemies, which rises continually.