Today's praises : Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men, he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

 Psalm 107

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Psalm 107

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

Today's praises: Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD.

Psalm 106

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Psalm 106

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Praise the LORD. ^[1] Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

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

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

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

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that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may share in the joy of your nation and join your inheritance in giving praise.

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

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When our fathers were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea. ^[2]

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

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

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

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

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Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.

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But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel.

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In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wasteland they put God to the test.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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So he said he would destroy them-- had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.

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

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They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

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They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was desecrated by their blood.

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

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

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

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Their enemies oppressed them and subjected them to their power.

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

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

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

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

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Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.

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

Today's praises: Praise the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.

Psalm 104

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Psalm 104

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Today's praises: Praise the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.

 Psalm 104

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Psalm 104

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

2

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

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

4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Today's praises: Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy.

Psalm 99

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Psalm 99

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The LORD reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake.

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Great is the LORD in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations.

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Let them praise your great and awesome name-- he is holy.

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The King is mighty, he loves justice-- you have established equity; in Jacob you have done what is just and right.

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Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy.

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Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel was among those who called on his name; they called on the LORD and he answered them.

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He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

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O LORD our God, you answered them; you were to Israel ^[1] a forgiving God, though you punished their misdeeds. ^[2]

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Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.

Today's praises: Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth

Psalm 100

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Psalm 100 A psalm. For giving thanks.

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Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.

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

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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.

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

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

Today's bible teaching: Make vows to the LORD your God and fulfill them; let all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the One to be feared.

Psalm 76

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Psalm 76 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.

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In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel.

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His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.

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There he broke the flashing arrows, the shields and the swords, the weapons of war. Selah

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You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains rich with game.

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Valiant men lie plundered, they sleep their last sleep; not one of the warriors can lift his hands.

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At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both horse and chariot lie still.

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You alone are to be feared. Who can stand before you when you are angry?

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From heaven you pronounced judgment, and the land feared and was quiet--

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when you, O God, rose up to judge, to save all the afflicted of the land. Selah

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Surely your wrath against men brings you praise, and the survivors of your wrath are restrained. ^[1]

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Make vows to the LORD your God and fulfill them; let all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the One to be feared.

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He breaks the spirit of rulers; he is feared by the kings of the earth.

Today's bible teaching: Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.

Psalm 84

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Psalm 84 For the director of music. According to gittith. ^[1] Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

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How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty!

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My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

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Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young-- a place near your altar, O LORD Almighty, my King and my God.

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Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you. Selah

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Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.

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As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. ^[2]

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They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.

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Hear my prayer, O LORD God Almighty; listen to me, O God of Jacob. Selah

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Look upon our shield, ^[3] O God; look with favor on your anointed one.

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Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

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For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.

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O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you.

Today's bible teaching: "Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them."

Psalm 12

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Psalm 12 For the director of music. According to sheminith. ^[1] A psalm of David.

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Help, LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.

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Everyone lies to his neighbor; their flattering lips speak with deception.

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May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue

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that says, "We will triumph with our tongues; we own our lips ^[2] --who is our master?"

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"Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them."

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And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times.

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O LORD, you will keep us safe and protect us from such people forever.

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The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.

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

Psalm 43

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Psalm 43 ^[1]

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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 prayer: As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.

Psalm 42

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Psalm 42 For the director of music. A maskil ^[1] of the Sons of Korah. ^[2]

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As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.

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My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?

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My tears have been my food day and night, while men say to me all day long, "Where is your God?"

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These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God, with shouts of joy and thanksgiving among the festive throng.

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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

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my God. My ^[3] soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon--from Mount Mizar.

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Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.

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By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me-- a prayer to the God of my life.

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I say to God my Rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?"

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My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, "Where is your God?"

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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: You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not bow down to an alien god

Psalm 81

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Psalm 81 For the director of music. According to gittith. ^[1] Of Asaph.

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Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!

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Begin the music, strike the tambourine, play the melodious harp and lyre.

3

Sound the ram's horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our Feast;

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this is a decree for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

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He established it as a statute for Joseph when he went out against Egypt, where we heard a language we did not understand. ^[2]

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He says, "I removed the burden from their shoulders; their hands were set free from the basket.

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In your distress you called and I rescued you, I answered you out of a thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

8

"Hear, O my people, and I will warn you-- if you would but listen to me, O Israel!

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You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not bow down to an alien god.

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I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.

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"But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me.

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So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.

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"If my people would but listen to me, if Israel would follow my ways,

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how quickly would I subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes!

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Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.

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But you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you."

Today's praises: Praise the LORD.Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

Psalm 113

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Psalm 113

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Praise the LORD. ^[1] Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

2

Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore.

3

From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.

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The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens.

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Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high,

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who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?

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He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;

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he seats them with princes, with the princes of their people.

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He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.

Today's 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Psalm 13

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Today's bible teaching: Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD

Psalm 31

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 prayer: Help us, O God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name's sake

Psalm 79

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Psalm 79 A psalm of Asaph.

1

O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple, they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.

2

They have given the dead bodies of your servants as food to the birds of the air, the flesh of your saints to the beasts of the earth.

3

They have poured out blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury the dead.

4

We are objects of reproach to our neighbors, of scorn and derision to those around us.

5

How long, O LORD? Will you be angry forever? How long will your jealousy burn like fire?

6

Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the kingdoms that do not call on your name;

7

for they have devoured Jacob and destroyed his homeland.

8

Do not hold against us the sins of the fathers; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need.

9

Help us, O God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name's sake.

10

Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Before our eyes, make known among the nations that you avenge the outpoured blood of your servants.

11

May the groans of the prisoners come before you; by the strength of your arm preserve those condemned to die.

12

Pay back into the laps of our neighbors seven times the reproach they have hurled at you, O Lord.

13

Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will praise you forever; from generation to generation we will recount your praise.

Today's praises: As for me, I will declare this forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.

Psalm 75

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Psalm 75 For the director of music. [To the tune of] "Do Not Destroy." A psalm of Asaph. A song.

1

We give thanks to you, O God, we give thanks, for your Name is near; men tell of your wonderful deeds.

2

You say, "I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge uprightly.

3

When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm. Selah

4

To the arrogant I say, `Boast no more,' and to the wicked, `Do not lift up your horns.

5

Do not lift your horns against heaven; do not speak with outstretched neck.'"

6

No one from the east or the west or from the desert can exalt a man.

7

But it is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another.

8

In the hand of the LORD is a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices; he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to its very dregs.

9

As for me, I will declare this forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.

10

I will cut off the horns of all the wicked, but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.

Today's prayer: Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come

Psalm 71

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Psalm 71

1

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

2

Rescue me and deliver me in your righteousness; turn your ear to me and save me.

3

Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

4

Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of evil and cruel men.

5

For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.

6

From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother's womb. I will ever praise you.

7

I have become like a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge.

8

My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.

9

Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.

10

For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.

11

They say, "God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him."

12

Be not far from me, O God; come quickly, O my God, to help me.

13

May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace.

14

But as for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.

15

My mouth will tell of your righteousness, of your salvation all day long, though I know not its measure.

16

I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign LORD; I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.

17

Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.

18

Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come.

19

Your righteousness reaches to the skies, O God, you who have done great things. Who, O God, is like you?

20

Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.

21

You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.

22

I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

23

My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you-- I, whom you have redeemed.

24

My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long, for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.

Today's bible teaching: I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.

Psalm 116

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Psalm 116

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

in the courts of the house of the LORD-- in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD. 

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

Psalm 101

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Psalm 101 Of David. A psalm.

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

Today's prayer: May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us

Psalm 67

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

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

Today's praises: Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens

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

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

Psalm 56

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

1

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

2

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

3

When I am afraid, I will trust in you.

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

Today's bible teaching: Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water.

Psalm 114

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Psalm 114

1

When Israel came out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,

2

Judah became God's sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

3

The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back;

4

the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.

5

Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,

6

you mountains, that you skipped like rams, you hills, like lambs?

7

Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

8

who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water.

Today's praises: Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth

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

Psalm 134

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Psalm 134 A song of ascents.

1

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

2

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

3

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

Today's bible teaching: When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad

Psalm 14

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Psalm 14 For the director of music. Of David.

1

The fool ^[1] says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.

2

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

3

All have turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.

4

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

5

There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous.

6

You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.

7

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

Today's praises: Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens

 Psalm 150

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Psalm 150

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

Today's bible teaching: For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity

Psalm 122

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Psalm 122 A song of ascents. Of David.

1

I rejoiced with those who said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD."

2

Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.

3

Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together.

4

That is where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, to praise the name of the LORD according to the statute given to Israel.

5

There the thrones for judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.

6

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure.

7

May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels."

8

For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, "Peace be within you."

9

For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.

Today's prayer: Rise up, O LORD, confront them, bring them down; rescue me from the wicked by your sword.

Psalm 17

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Psalm 17 A prayer of David.

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

Today's praises: Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre

 Psalm 150

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Psalm 150

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

Today's prayer: O LORD my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me

Psalm 7

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

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

Today's bible teaching: Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him; let all the upright in heart praise him

Psalm 64

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Psalm 64 For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1

Hear me, O God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy.

2

Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from that noisy crowd of evildoers.

3

They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like deadly arrows.

4

They shoot from ambush at the innocent man; they shoot at him suddenly, without fear.

5

They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares; they say, "Who will see them ^[1] ?"

6

They plot injustice and say, "We have devised a perfect plan!" Surely the mind and heart of man are cunning.

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But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be struck down.

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He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.

9

All mankind will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.

10

Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him; let all the upright in heart praise him!

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.

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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.

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

Today's praises: Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name

Psalm 103

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Psalm 103 Of David.

1

Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

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Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits--

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who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,

4

who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,

5

who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

6

The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

7

He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:

8

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.

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He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;

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he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.

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For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;

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as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

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As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;

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for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.

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As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field;

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the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.

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But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children--

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with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.

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The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.

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Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.

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Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.

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Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, O my soul.

Today's bible teaching: But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever

Psalm 52

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Psalm 52 For the director of music. A maskil ^[1] of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: "David has gone to the house of Ahimelech."

1

Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?

2

Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit.

3

You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. Selah

4

You love every harmful word, O you deceitful tongue!

5

Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

6

The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at him, saying,

7

"Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!"

8

But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever.

9

I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints.

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

Psalm 102

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

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

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

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

12

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

13

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

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

15

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

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

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

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

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

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

21

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

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

23

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

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

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

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

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

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

Today's prayer: O LORD my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me

Psalm 7

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

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

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

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

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

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

6

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

7

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

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

Today's bible teaching: Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes

Psalm 37

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Psalm 37 Of David. ^[1]

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Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong;

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for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.

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Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

4

Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.

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Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:

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He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

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Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

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Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret--it leads only to evil.

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For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

10

A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

11

But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace.

12

The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;

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but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.

14

The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

15

But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

16

Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;

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for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

18

The days of the blameless are known to the LORD, and their inheritance will endure forever.

19

In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

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But the wicked will perish: The LORD's enemies will be like the beauty of the fields, they will vanish--vanish like smoke.

21

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;

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those the LORD blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be cut off.

23

If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm;

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though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

25

I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.

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They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed.

27

Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever.

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For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. They will be protected forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off;

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the righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.

30

The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just.

31

The law of his God is in his heart; his feet do not slip.

32

The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, seeking their very lives;

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but the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned when brought to trial.

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Wait for the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

35

I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a green tree in its native soil,

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but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found.

37

Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future ^[2] for the man of peace.

38

But all sinners will be destroyed; the future ^[3] of the wicked will be cut off.

39

The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.

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The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.

1. This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

Today's prayer: Hear my voice when I call, O LORD; be merciful to me and answer me

Psalm 27

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Psalm 27 Of David.

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

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

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

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.