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

 Psalm 113

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Psalm 113

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

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

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?

7

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

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

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

Today's bible teaching: For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

 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.

3

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

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

 Psalm 13

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Today's bible teaching: The LORD watches over you-- the LORD is your shade at your right hand

 Psalm 121

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Psalm 121 A song of ascents.

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

2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Today's 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: 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.

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

Today's praises:With my mouth I will greatly extol the LORD; in the great throng I will praise him

 Psalm 109

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 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,

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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,

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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,

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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.

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,

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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.

37

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.

39

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.

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

 Psalm 101

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Psalm 101 Of David. A psalm.

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

Today's praises: 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.

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,

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

 Psalm 101

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Psalm 101 Of David. A psalm.

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

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

 Psalm 100

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Psalm 100 A psalm. For giving thanks.

1

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.

2

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

3

Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his ^[1] ; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

4

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

5

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

Today's prayer:Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people, come to my aid when you save them

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.

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,

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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.

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,

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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,

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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;

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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,

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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.

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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.

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 bible teaching: He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children

 Psalm 113

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Psalm 113

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Praise the LORD. Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

Today's bible teaching: For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

 Psalm 100

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Psalm 100 A psalm. For giving thanks.

1

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.

2

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

3

Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his ^[1] ; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

4

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

5

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

Today's bible teaching: The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence his soul hates

 Psalm 11

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Psalm 11 For the director of music. Of David.

1

In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: "Flee like a bird to your mountain.

2

For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

3

When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do ^[1] ?"

4

The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes the sons of men; his eyes examine them.

5

The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked ^[2] and those who love violence his soul hates.

6

On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.

7

For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; upright men will see his face.

Today's praises:Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy

 Psalm 28

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Psalm 28 Of David.

1

To you I call, O LORD my Rock; do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who have gone down to the pit.

2

Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.

3

Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.

4

Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have done and bring back upon them what they deserve.

5

Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD and what his hands have done, he will tear them down and never build them up again.

6

Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy.

7

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.

8

The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.

9

Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever.

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 bible teaching: From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people

 Psalm 3

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

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

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

 Psalm 100

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Psalm 100 A psalm. For giving thanks.

1

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.

2

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

3

Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his ^[1] ; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

4

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

5

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

Today's bible teaching: He opened the rock, and water gushed out; like a river it flowed in the desert.0⁰¹

 Psalm 105

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Psalm 105

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

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

18

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

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

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

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

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

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

 Psalm 2

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Psalm 2

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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]

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

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

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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."

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

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

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

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

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Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling.

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

 Psalm 103

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Psalm 103 Of David.

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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,

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

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

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The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

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

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

 Psalm 113

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Psalm 113

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Today's 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: And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times

 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: Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

 Psalm 123

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Psalm 123 A song of ascents.

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I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven.

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As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he shows us his mercy.

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Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

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We have endured much ridicule from the proud, much contempt from the arrogant.

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

 Psalm 112

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Psalm 112 ^[1]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The wicked man will see and be vexed, he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.

Today's bible teaching: I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safetq

 Psalm 4

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

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Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer.

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

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

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

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Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD.

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

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

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

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 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 prayer: Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies-- make straight your way before me.

 Psalm 5

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

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

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Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.

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

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

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The arrogant cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who do wrong.

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

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

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Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies-- make straight your way before me.

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Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with destruction. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongue they speak deceit.

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Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.

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But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.

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

Today's prayer: Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me

 Psalm 19

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

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

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

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

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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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults.

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

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

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

 Psalm 110

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Psalm 110 Of David. A psalm.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Today's prayer: In your good pleasure make Zion prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.

 Psalm 51

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Psalm 51 For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.

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Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.

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Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

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For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.

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Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge.

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Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

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Surely you desire truth in the inner parts ^[1] ; you teach ^[2] me wisdom in the inmost place.

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Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

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Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

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Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.

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Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

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Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.

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Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

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Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.

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Save me from bloodguilt, O God, the God who saves me, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.

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O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.

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You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.

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The sacrifices of God are ^[3] a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

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In your good pleasure make Zion prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.

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Then there will be righteous sacrifices, whole burnt offerings to delight you; then bulls will be offered on your altar.

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.

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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 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.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

 Psalm 112

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Psalm 112 ^[1]

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

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

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

9

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

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The wicked man will see and be vexed, he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.

Today's praises: 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.

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,

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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 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.