Today's prayer: O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever.

Psalm 30

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Psalm 30 A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple. Of David.

1

I will exalt you, O LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.

2

O LORD my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.

3

O LORD, you brought me up from the grave ^[2] ; you spared me from going down into the pit.

4

Sing to the LORD, you saints of his; praise his holy name.

5

For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.

6

When I felt secure, I said, "I will never be shaken."

7

O LORD, when you favored me, you made my mountain ^[3] stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.

8

To you, O LORD, I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy:

9

"What gain is there in my destruction, ^[4] in my going down into the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness?

10

Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me; O LORD, be my help."

11

You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

12

that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever.

Today's prayer: May the Lord bless you from Zion

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 bless you from Zion,
    he who is the Maker of heaven and earth.

Today's prayer: May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Psalm 19

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Psalm 19 For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

2

Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.

3

There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. ^[1]

4

Their voice ^[2] goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun,

5

which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.

6

It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat.

7

The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.

8

The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.

9

The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD are sure and altogether righteous.

10

They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.

11

By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.

12

Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults.

13

Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression.

14

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Today's bible teaching: Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you

Psalm 32

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Psalm 32 Of David. A maskil. 

1

Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

2

Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit.

3

When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

4

For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. Selah

5

Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD"-- and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah

6

Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you while you may be found; surely when the mighty waters rise, they will not reach him.

7

You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah

8

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.

9

Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you.

10

Many are the woes of the wicked, but the LORD's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him.

11

Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!

Today's prayer: Restore us, O God Almighty; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.

Psalm 80

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Psalm 80 For the director of music. To [the tune of] "The Lilies of the Covenant." Of Asaph. A psalm.

1

Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth

2

before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh. Awaken your might; come and save us.

3

Restore us, O God; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.

4

O LORD God Almighty, how long will your anger smolder against the prayers of your people?

5

You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.

6

You have made us a source of contention to our neighbors, and our enemies mock us.

7

Restore us, O God Almighty; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.

8

You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.

9

You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.

10

The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches.

11

It sent out its boughs to the Sea, ^[1] its shoots as far as the River. ^[2]

12

Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its grapes?

13

Boars from the forest ravage it and the creatures of the field feed on it.

14

Return to us, O God Almighty! Look down from heaven and see! Watch over this vine,

15

the root your right hand has planted, the son ^[3] you have raised up for yourself.

16

Your vine is cut down, it is burned with fire; at your rebuke your people perish.

17

Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand, the son of man you have raised up for yourself.

18

Then we will not turn away from you; revive us, and we will call on your name.

19

Restore us, O LORD God Almighty; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.

Today's prayer: My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me

Psalm 31

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Psalm 31 For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1

In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.

2

Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.

3

Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.

4

Free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge.

5

Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth.

6

I hate those who cling to worthless idols; I trust in the LORD.

7

I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.

8

You have not handed me over to the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.

9

Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief.

10

My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, ^[1] and my bones grow weak.

11

Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors; I am a dread to my friends-- those who see me on the street flee from me.

12

I am forgotten by them as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery.

13

For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side; they conspire against me and plot to take my life.

14

But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, "You are my God."

15

My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.

16

Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.

17

Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and lie silent in the grave. ^[2]

18

Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.

19

How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you.

20

In the shelter of your presence you hide them from the intrigues of men; in your dwelling you keep them safe from accusing tongues.

21

Praise be to the LORD, for he showed his wonderful love to me when I was in a besieged city.

22

In my alarm I said, "I am cut off from your sight!" Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.

23

Love the LORD, all his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full.

24

Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in 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: Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom

Psalm 90

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Psalm 90 A prayer of Moses the man of God.

1

Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.

2

Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

3

You turn men back to dust, saying, "Return to dust, O sons of men."

4

For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.

5

You sweep men away in the sleep of death; they are like the new grass of the morning--

6

though in the morning it springs up new, by evening it is dry and withered.

7

We are consumed by your anger and terrified by your indignation.

8

You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.

9

All our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years with a moan.

10

The length of our days is seventy years-- or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span ^[1] is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

11

Who knows the power of your anger? For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you.

12

Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

13

Relent, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants.

14

Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

15

Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble.

16

May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children.

17

May the favor ^[2] of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us-- yes, establish the work of our hands.

Today's prayer: How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?

Psalm 89

1

Psalm 89 A maskil ^[1] of Ethan the Ezrahite.

1

I will sing of the LORD's great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations.

2

I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you established your faithfulness in heaven itself.

3

You said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant,

4

`I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.'" Selah

5

The heavens praise your wonders, O LORD, your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.

6

For who in the skies above can compare with the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings?

7

In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him.

8

O LORD God Almighty, who is like you? You are mighty, O LORD, and your faithfulness surrounds you.

9

You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them.

10

You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.

11

The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it.

12

You created the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name.

13

Your arm is endued with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.

14

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.

15

Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O LORD.

16

They rejoice in your name all day long; they exult in your righteousness.

17

For you are their glory and strength, and by your favor you exalt our horn. ^[2]

18

Indeed, our shield ^[3] belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.

19

Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: "I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have exalted a young man from among the people.

20

I have found David my servant; with my sacred oil I have anointed him.

21

My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him.

22

No enemy will subject him to tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.

23

I will crush his foes before him and strike down his adversaries.

24

My faithful love will be with him, and through my name his horn ^[4] will be exalted.

25

I will set his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers.

26

He will call out to me, `You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.'

27

I will also appoint him my firstborn, the most exalted of the kings of the earth.

28

I will maintain my love to him forever, and my covenant with him will never fail.

29

I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.

30

"If his sons forsake my law and do not follow my statutes,

31

if they violate my decrees and fail to keep my commands,

32

I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with flogging;

33

but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.

34

I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered.

35

Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness-- and I will not lie to David--

36

that his line will continue forever and his throne endure before me like the sun;

37

it will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky." Selah

38

But you have rejected, you have spurned, you have been very angry with your anointed one.

39

You have renounced the covenant with your servant and have defiled his crown in the dust.

40

You have broken through all his walls and reduced his strongholds to ruins.

41

All who pass by have plundered him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors.

42

You have exalted the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice.

43

You have turned back the edge of his sword and have not supported him in battle.

44

You have put an end to his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.

45

You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with a mantle of shame. Selah

46

How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?

47

Remember how fleeting is my life. For what futility you have created all men!

48

What man can live and not see death, or save himself from the power of the grave ^[5] ? Selah

49

O Lord, where is your former great love, which in your faithfulness you swore to David?

50

Remember, Lord, how your servant has ^[6] been mocked, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,

51

the taunts with which your enemies have mocked, O LORD, with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.

52

Praise be to the LORD forever! Amen and Amen.

Today's bible teaching: Do you show your wonders to the dead? Do those who are dead rise up and praise you?

Psalm 88

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Psalm 88 A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth. ^[1] A maskil ^[2] of Heman the Ezrahite.

1

O LORD, the God who saves me, day and night I cry out before you.

2

May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry.

3

For my soul is full of trouble and my life draws near the grave. ^[3]

4

I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like a man without strength.

5

I am set apart with the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, who are cut off from your care.

6

You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

7

Your wrath lies heavily upon me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. Selah

8

You have taken from me my closest friends and have made me repulsive to them. I am confined and cannot escape;

9

my eyes are dim with grief. I call to you, O LORD, every day; I spread out my hands to you.

10

Do you show your wonders to the dead? Do those who are dead rise up and praise you? Selah

11

Is your love declared in the grave, your faithfulness in Destruction ^[4] ?

12

Are your wonders known in the place of darkness, or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?

13

But I cry to you for help, O LORD; in the morning my prayer comes before you.

14

Why, O LORD, do you reject me and hide your face from me?

15

From my youth I have been afflicted and close to death; I have suffered your terrors and am in despair.

16

Your wrath has swept over me; your terrors have destroyed me.

17

All day long they surround me like a flood; they have completely engulfed me.

18

You have taken my companions and loved ones from me; the darkness is my closest friend.

Today's bible teaching: Do you show your wonders to the dead? Do those who are dead rise up and praise you?

 Psalm 88

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Psalm 88 A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth. ^[1] A maskil ^[2] of Heman the Ezrahite.

1

O LORD, the God who saves me, day and night I cry out before you.

2

May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry.

3

For my soul is full of trouble and my life draws near the grave. ^[3]

4

I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like a man without strength.

5

I am set apart with the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, who are cut off from your care.

6

You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

7

Your wrath lies heavily upon me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. Selah

8

You have taken from me my closest friends and have made me repulsive to them. I am confined and cannot escape;

9

my eyes are dim with grief. I call to you, O LORD, every day; I spread out my hands to you.

10

Do you show your wonders to the dead? Do those who are dead rise up and praise you? Selah

11

Is your love declared in the grave, your faithfulness in Destruction ^[4] ?

12

Are your wonders known in the place of darkness, or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?

13

But I cry to you for help, O LORD; in the morning my prayer comes before you.

14

Why, O LORD, do you reject me and hide your face from me?

15

From my youth I have been afflicted and close to death; I have suffered your terrors and am in despair.

16

Your wrath has swept over me; your terrors have destroyed me.

17

All day long they surround me like a flood; they have completely engulfed me.

18

You have taken my companions and loved ones from me; the darkness is my closest friend.

Today's prayer: Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge

Psalm 16

1

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 praises: Praise the Lordñ

Psalm 117

1 Praise the Lord, all you nations;
    extol him, all you peoples.
2 For great is his love toward us,
    and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.

Praise the Lord

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

Psalm 134

1

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

Psalm 3

1

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 who sacrifices thank offerings honors me, and he prepares the way so that I may show him the salvation of God

Psalm 50

1

Psalm 50 A psalm of Asaph.

1

The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets.

2

From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.

3

Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages.

4

He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that he may judge his people:

5

"Gather to me my consecrated ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice."

6

And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah

7

"Hear, O my people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God.

8

I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.

9

I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens,

10

for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.

11

I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are mine.

12

If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.

13

Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?

14

Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,

15

and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me."

16

But to the wicked, God says: "What right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips?

17

You hate my instruction and cast my words behind you.

18

When you see a thief, you join with him; you throw in your lot with adulterers.

19

You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.

20

You speak continually against your brother and slander your own mother's son.

21

These things you have done and I kept silent; you thought I was altogether ^[1] like you. But I will rebuke you and accuse you to your face.

22

"Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with none to rescue:

23

He who sacrifices thank offerings honors me, and he prepares the way so that I may show him the salvation of God."

Today's prayer: To you, O LORD, I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy

Psalm 30

1

Psalm 30 A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple. ^[1] Of David.

1

I will exalt you, O LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.

2

O LORD my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.

3

O LORD, you brought me up from the grave ^[2] ; you spared me from going down into the pit.

4

Sing to the LORD, you saints of his; praise his holy name.

5

For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.

6

When I felt secure, I said, "I will never be shaken."

7

O LORD, when you favored me, you made my mountain ^[3] stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.

8

To you, O LORD, I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy:

9

"What gain is there in my destruction, ^[4] in my going down into the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness?

10

Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me; O LORD, be my help."

11

You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

12

that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever.

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

Psalm 8

1

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

1

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

Psalm 27

1

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.

5

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.

6

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.

7

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

8

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.

10

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

11

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

12

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

Psalm 10

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Psalm 10 

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

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 bible teaching: But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel

Psalm 125

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Psalm 125 A song of ascents.

1

Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.

2

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people both now and forevermore.

3

The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil.

4

Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, to those who are upright in heart.

5

But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.

Today's prayer: Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer

Psalm 61

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Psalm 61 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David.

1

Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer.

2

From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

3

For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe.

4

I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah

5

For you have heard my vows, O God; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

6

Increase the days of the king's life, his years for many generations.

7

May he be enthroned in God's presence forever; appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.

8

Then will I ever sing praise to your name and fulfill my vows day after day.

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.  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 bible teaching: Whatever he does prospers.

Psalm 1

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

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. A psalm of David.

1

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

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.

1

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?

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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.

15

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.

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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.

25

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

26

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

27

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,

28

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

29

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.

30

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

31

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

Today's praises: Praise the LORD

Psalm 117

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Psalm 117

1

Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.

2

For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.

Today's prayer: Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.

Psalm 43

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Psalm 43 

1

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from deceitful and wicked men.

2

You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?

3

Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.

4

Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.

5

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

Today's bible teaching: Who despises a vile man but honors those who fear the LORD, who keeps his oath even when it hurts

Psalm 15

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Psalm 15 A psalm of David.

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

 Psalm 150

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Psalm 150

1

Praise the LORD.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.