Today's bible teaching: But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night

Psalm 1

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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

Today's praises: Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.

Psalm 117

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Psalm 117

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

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

Today's bible teaching: I will maintain my love to him forever, and my covenant with him will never fail.

Psalm 89

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Praise be to the LORD forever! Amen and Amen.

Today's praises: May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you

Psalm 67

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Psalm 67 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.

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May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, Selah

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that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.

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May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you.

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May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth. Selah

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May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you.

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Then the land will yield its harvest, and God, our God, will bless us.

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God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him.

Today's prayer: Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me; O LORD, be my help

Psalm 30

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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"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?

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

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

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

Today's praises: Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.

Psalm 117

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Psalm 117

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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 bible teaching: For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.

Psalm 72

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Psalm 72 Of Solomon.

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Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.

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He will ^[1] judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.

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The mountains will bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.

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He will defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; he will crush the oppressor.

5

He will endure ^[2] as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.

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He will be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.

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In his days the righteous will flourish; prosperity will abound till the moon is no more.

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He will rule from sea to sea and from the River ^[3] to the ends of the earth. ^[4]

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The desert tribes will bow before him and his enemies will lick the dust.

10

The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores will bring tribute to him; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him gifts.

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All kings will bow down to him and all nations will serve him.

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For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.

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He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.

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He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.

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Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.

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Let grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon; let it thrive like the grass of the field.

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May his name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun. All nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.

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Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.

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Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.

20

This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.

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

Psalm 10

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Psalm 10 

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

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

3

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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.

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

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

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

Today's praises: Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me

Psalm 66

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Psalm 66 For the director of music. A song. A psalm.

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Shout with joy to God, all the earth!

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Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious!

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Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.

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All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name." Selah

5

Come and see what God has done, how awesome his works in man's behalf!

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He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot-- come, let us rejoice in him.

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He rules forever by his power, his eyes watch the nations-- let not the rebellious rise up against him. Selah

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Praise our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard;

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he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping.

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For you, O God, tested us; you refined us like silver.

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You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs.

12

You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance.

13

I will come to your temple with burnt offerings and fulfill my vows to you--

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vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.

15

I will sacrifice fat animals to you and an offering of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah

16

Come and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me.

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I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue.

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If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;

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but God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer.

20

Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!

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.

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

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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: O Israel, put your hope in the LORD both now and forevermore.

Psalm 131

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Psalm 131 A song of ascents. Of David.

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My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me.

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But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

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O Israel, put your hope in the LORD both now and forevermore.

Today's bible teaching: Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

Psalm 2

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Psalm 2

1

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

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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,

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

 Psalm 150

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Psalm 150

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

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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,

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

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

Psalm 110

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Psalm 110 Of David. A psalm.

1

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

2

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]

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

Today's prayer: Save me, O LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues

Psalm 120

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Psalm 120 A song of ascents.

1

I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me.

2

Save me, O LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.

3

What will he do to you, and what more besides, O deceitful tongue?

4

He will punish you with a warrior's sharp arrows, with burning coals of the broom tree.

5

Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!

6

Too long have I lived among those who hate peace.

7

I am a man of peace; but when I speak, they are for war.

Today's bible teaching: And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.

Psalm 78

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Psalm 78 A maskil ^[1] of Asaph.

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

2

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

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

4

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

5

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

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

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

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

18

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

19

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

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

21

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

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

23

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

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

25

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

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

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

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

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

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

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

35

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

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

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

38

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

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

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

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

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

46

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

47

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

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

49

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

50

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

51

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

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

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

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

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

56

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

57

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

58

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

59

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

60

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

61

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

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

63

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

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

65

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

66

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

67

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

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

69

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

70

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

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

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

Today's prayer: Help me, O LORD my God; save me in accordance with your love

Psalm 109

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

1

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

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

Today's prayer: Help me, O LORD my God; save me in accordance with your love

 Psalm 109

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

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

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

3

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.

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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.

11

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.

13

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:

15

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

16

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

17

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.

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

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

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Today's bible teaching: The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple

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

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 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 bible teaching: Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling

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: May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

Psalm 69

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Psalm 69 For the director of music. To [the tune of] "Lilies." Of David.

1

Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.

2

I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me.

3

I am worn out calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.

4

Those who hate me without reason outnumber the hairs of my head; many are my enemies without cause, those who seek to destroy me. I am forced to restore what I did not steal.

5

You know my folly, O God; my guilt is not hidden from you.

6

May those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me, O Lord, the LORD Almighty; may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me, O God of Israel.

7

For I endure scorn for your sake, and shame covers my face.

8

I am a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my own mother's sons;

9

for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.

10

When I weep and fast, I must endure scorn;

11

when I put on sackcloth, people make sport of me.

12

Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of the drunkards.

13

But I pray to you, O LORD, in the time of your favor; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation.

14

Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink; deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep waters.

15

Do not let the floodwaters engulf me or the depths swallow me up or the pit close its mouth over me.

16

Answer me, O LORD, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me.

17

Do not hide your face from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.

18

Come near and rescue me; redeem me because of my foes.

19

You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed; all my enemies are before you.

20

Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless; I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found none.

21

They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.

22

May the table set before them become a snare; may it become retribution and ^[1] a trap.

23

May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

24

Pour out your wrath on them; let your fierce anger overtake them.

25

May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.

26

For they persecute those you wound and talk about the pain of those you hurt.

27

Charge them with crime upon crime; do not let them share in your salvation.

28

May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous.

29

I am in pain and distress; may your salvation, O God, protect me.

30

I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.

31

This will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with its horns and hoofs.

32

The poor will see and be glad-- you who seek God, may your hearts live!

33

The LORD hears the needy and does not despise his captive people.

34

Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and all that move in them,

35

for God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah. Then people will settle there and possess it;

36

the children of his servants will inherit it, and those who love his name will dwell there.

Today's bible teaching: Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the LORD.

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 bible teaching: Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poorn

Psalm 68

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Psalm 68 For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.

1

May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.

2

As smoke is blown away by the wind, may you blow them away; as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.

3

But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.

4

Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds ^[1] -- his name is the LORD-- and rejoice before him.

5

A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.

6

God sets the lonely in families, ^[2] he leads forth the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

7

When you went out before your people, O God, when you marched through the wasteland, Selah

8

the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

9

You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.

10

Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poor.

11

The Lord announced the word, and great was the company of those who proclaimed it:

12

"Kings and armies flee in haste; in the camps men divide the plunder.

13

Even while you sleep among the campfires, ^[3] the wings of [my] dove are sheathed with silver, its feathers with shining gold."

14

When the Almighty ^[4] scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Zalmon.

15

The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains; rugged are the mountains of Bashan.

16

Why gaze in envy, O rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the LORD himself will dwell forever?

17

The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands; the Lord [has come] from Sinai into his sanctuary.

18

When you ascended on high, you led captives in your train; you received gifts from men, even from ^[5] the rebellious-- that you, ^[6] O LORD God, might dwell there.

19

Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Selah

20

Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death.

21

Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.

22

The Lord says, "I will bring them from Bashan; I will bring them from the depths of the sea,

23

that you may plunge your feet in the blood of your foes, while the tongues of your dogs have their share."

24

Your procession has come into view, O God, the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.

25

In front are the singers, after them the musicians; with them are the maidens playing tambourines.

26

Praise God in the great congregation; praise the LORD in the assembly of Israel.

27

There is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them, there the great throng of Judah's princes, and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.

28

Summon your power, O God ^[7] ; show us your strength, O God, as you have done before.

29

Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring you gifts.

30

Rebuke the beast among the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may it bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.

31

Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush ^[8] will submit herself to God.

32

Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord, Selah

33

to him who rides the ancient skies above, who thunders with mighty voice.

34

Proclaim the power of God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose power is in the skies.

35

You are awesome, O God, in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!

Today's bible teaching: Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poorn

Psalm 68

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Psalm 68 For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.

1

May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.

2

As smoke is blown away by the wind, may you blow them away; as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.

3

But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.

4

Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds ^[1] -- his name is the LORD-- and rejoice before him.

5

A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.

6

God sets the lonely in families, ^[2] he leads forth the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

7

When you went out before your people, O God, when you marched through the wasteland, Selah

8

the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

9

You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.

10

Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poor.

11

The Lord announced the word, and great was the company of those who proclaimed it:

12

"Kings and armies flee in haste; in the camps men divide the plunder.

13

Even while you sleep among the campfires, ^[3] the wings of [my] dove are sheathed with silver, its feathers with shining gold."

14

When the Almighty ^[4] scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Zalmon.

15

The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains; rugged are the mountains of Bashan.

16

Why gaze in envy, O rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the LORD himself will dwell forever?

17

The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands; the Lord [has come] from Sinai into his sanctuary.

18

When you ascended on high, you led captives in your train; you received gifts from men, even from ^[5] the rebellious-- that you, ^[6] O LORD God, might dwell there.

19

Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Selah

20

Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death.

21

Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.

22

The Lord says, "I will bring them from Bashan; I will bring them from the depths of the sea,

23

that you may plunge your feet in the blood of your foes, while the tongues of your dogs have their share."

24

Your procession has come into view, O God, the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.

25

In front are the singers, after them the musicians; with them are the maidens playing tambourines.

26

Praise God in the great congregation; praise the LORD in the assembly of Israel.

27

There is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them, there the great throng of Judah's princes, and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.

28

Summon your power, O God ^[7] ; show us your strength, O God, as you have done before.

29

Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring you gifts.

30

Rebuke the beast among the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may it bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.

31

Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush ^[8] will submit herself to God.

32

Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord, Selah

33

to him who rides the ancient skies above, who thunders with mighty voice.

34

Proclaim the power of God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose power is in the skies.

35

You are awesome, O God, in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!

Today's praises: 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

1

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

2

Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the LORD or fully declare his praise?

3

Blessed are they who maintain justice, who constantly do what is right.

4

Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people, come to my aid when you save them,

5

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.

6

We have sinned, even as our fathers did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.

7

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]

8

Yet he saved them for his name's sake, to make his mighty power known.

9

He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through a desert.

10

He saved them from the hand of the foe; from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.

11

The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them survived.

12

Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.

13

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.

15

So he gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease upon them.

16

In the camp they grew envious of Moses and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the LORD.

17

The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it buried the company of Abiram.

18

Fire blazed among their followers; a flame consumed the wicked.

19

At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal.

20

They exchanged their Glory for an image of a bull, which eats grass.

21

They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt,

22

miracles in the land of Ham and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

23

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.

24

Then they despised the pleasant land; they did not believe his promise.

25

They grumbled in their tents and did not obey the LORD.

26

So he swore to them with uplifted hand that he would make them fall in the desert,

27

make their descendants fall among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.

28

They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;

29

they provoked the LORD to anger by their wicked deeds, and a plague broke out among them.

30

But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was checked.

31

This was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.

32

By the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them;

33

for they rebelled against the Spirit of God, and rash words came from Moses' lips. ^[3]

34

They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,

35

but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.

36

They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.

37

They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

38

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.

39

They defiled themselves by what they did; by their deeds they prostituted themselves.

40

Therefore the LORD was angry with his people and abhorred his inheritance.

41

He handed them over to the nations, and their foes ruled over them.

42

Their enemies oppressed them and subjected them to their power.

43

Many times he delivered them, but they were bent on rebellion and they wasted away in their sin.

44

But he took note of their distress when he heard their cry;

45

for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.

46

He caused them to be pitied by all who held them captive.

47

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.

48

Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD.

Today's praises: Praise our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard

Psalm 66

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Psalm 66 For the director of music. A song. A psalm.

1

Shout with joy to God, all the earth!

2

Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious!

3

Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.

4

All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name." Selah

5

Come and see what God has done, how awesome his works in man's behalf!

6

He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot-- come, let us rejoice in him.

7

He rules forever by his power, his eyes watch the nations-- let not the rebellious rise up against him. Selah

8

Praise our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard;

9

he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping.

10

For you, O God, tested us; you refined us like silver.

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You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs.

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You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance.

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I will come to your temple with burnt offerings and fulfill my vows to you--

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vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.

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I will sacrifice fat animals to you and an offering of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah

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Come and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me.

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I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue.

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If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;

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but God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer.

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Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!

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

Psalm 150

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Psalm 150

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Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.

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

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

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

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

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

Today's bible teaching: Will the evildoers never learn-- those who devour my people as men eat bread and who do not call on God?

Psalm 53

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Psalm 53 For the director of music. According to mahalath. ^[1] A maskil ^[2] of David.

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The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good.

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God looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.

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Everyone has turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.

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Will the evildoers never learn-- those who devour my people as men eat bread and who do not call on God?

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There they were, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to dread. God scattered the bones of those who attacked you; you put them to shame, for God despised them.

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Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

Today's praises: Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples

Psalm 117

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Psalm 117

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

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