Bible Reading Plan – Day 111

₁Praise God with shouts of joy, all people!

₂Sing to the glory of his name;

offer him glorious praise!

₃Say to God, “How wonderful are the things you do!

Your power is so great

that your enemies bow down in fear before you.

₄Everyone on earth worships you;

they sing praises to you,

they sing praises to your name.”

₅Come and see what God has done,

his wonderful acts for mankind.

₆He changed the sea into dry land;

our ancestors crossed the river on foot.

There we rejoiced because of what he did.

₇He rules for ever by his might

and keeps his eyes on the nations.

Let no rebels rise against him.

₈Praise our God, all nations;

let your praise be heard.

₉He has kept us alive

and has not allowed us to fall.

₁₀You have put us to the test, God;

as silver is purified by fire

so you have tested us.

₁₁You let us fall into a trap

and placed heavy burdens on our backs.

₁₂You let our enemies trample over us;

we went through fire and flood,

but now you have brought us to a place of safety.

₁₃I will bring burnt offerings to your house;

I will offer you what I promised.

₁₄I will give you what I said I would

when I was in trouble.

₁₅I will offer sheep to be burnt on the altar;

I will sacrifice bulls and goats,

and the smoke will go up to the sky.

₁₆Come and listen, all who honour God,

and I will tell you what he has done for me.

₁₇I cried to him for help;

I praised him with songs.

₁₈If I had ignored my sins,

the Lord would not have listened to me.

₁₉But God has indeed heard me;

he has listened to my prayer.

₂₀I praise God,

because he did not reject my prayer

or keep back his constant love from me.

₁God, be merciful to us and bless us;

look on us with kindness,

₂so that the whole world may know your will;

so that all nations may know your salvation.

₃May the peoples praise you, O God;

may all the peoples praise you!

₄May the nations be glad and sing for joy,

because you judge the peoples with justice

and guide every nation on earth.

₅May the peoples praise you, O God;

may all the peoples praise you!

₆The land has produced its harvest;

God, our God, has blessed us.

₇God has blessed us;

may all people everywhere honour him.

₁God rises up and scatters his enemies.

Those who hate him run away in defeat.

₂As smoke is blown away, so he drives them off;

as wax melts in front of the fire,

so do the wicked perish in God's presence.

₃But the righteous are glad and rejoice in his presence;

they are happy and shout for joy.

₄Sing to God, sing praises to his name;

prepare a way for him who rides on the clouds.

His name is the LORD — be glad in his presence!

₅God, who lives in his sacred Temple,

cares for orphans and protects widows.

₆He gives the lonely a home to live in

and leads prisoners out into happy freedom,

but rebels will have to live in a desolate land.

₇O God, when you led your people,

when you marched across the desert,

₈the earth shook, and the sky poured down rain,

because of the coming of the God of Sinai,

the coming of the God of Israel.

₉You caused abundant rain to fall

and restored your worn-out land;

₁₀your people made their home there;

in your goodness you provided for the poor.

₁₁The Lord gave the command,

and many women carried the news:

₁₂“Kings and their armies are running away!”

The women at home divided what was captured:

₁₃figures of doves covered with silver,

whose wings glittered with fine gold.

(Why did some of you stay among the sheep pens on the day of battle?)

₁₄When Almighty God scattered the kings on Mount Zalmon,

he caused snow to fall there.

₁₅What a mighty mountain is Bashan,

a mountain of many peaks!

₁₆Why from your mighty peaks do you look with scorn

on the mountain on which God chose to live?

The LORD will live there for ever!

₁₇With his many thousands of mighty chariots

the Lord comes from Sinai into the holy place.

₁₈He goes up to the heights,

taking many captives with him;

he receives gifts from rebellious people.

The LORD God will live there.

₁₉Praise the Lord,

who carries our burdens day after day;

he is the God who saves us.

₂₀Our God is a God who saves;

he is the LORD, our Lord,

who rescues us from death.

₂₁God will surely break the heads of his enemies,

of those who persist in their sinful ways.

₂₂The Lord has said, “I will bring your enemies back from Bashan;

I will bring them back from the depths of the ocean,

₂₃so that you may wade in their blood,

and your dogs may lap up as much as they want.”

₂₄O God, your march of triumph is seen by all,

the procession of God, my king, into his sanctuary.

₂₅The singers are in front, the musicians are behind,

in between are the young women beating the tambourines.

₂₆“Praise God in the meeting of his people;

praise the LORD, all you descendants of Jacob!”

₂₇First comes Benjamin, the smallest tribe,

then the leaders of Judah with their group,

followed by the leaders of Zebulun and Naphtali.

₂₈Show your power, O God,

the power you have used on our behalf

₂₉from your Temple in Jerusalem,

where kings bring gifts to you.

₃₀Rebuke Egypt, that wild animal in the reeds;

rebuke the nations, that herd of bulls with their calves,

until they all bow down and offer you their silver.

Scatter those people who love to make war!

₃₁Ambassadors will come from Egypt;

the Ethiopians will raise their hands in prayer to God.

₃₂Sing to God, kingdoms of the world,

sing praise to the Lord,

₃₃to him who rides in the sky,

the ancient sky.

Listen to him shout with a mighty roar.

₃₄Proclaim God's power;

his majesty is over Israel,

his might is in the skies.

₃₅How awesome is God as he comes from his sanctuary —

the God of Israel!

He gives strength and power to his people.

Praise God!

₁Save me, O God!

The water is up to my neck;

₂I am sinking in deep mud,

and there is no solid ground;

I am out in deep water,

and the waves are about to drown me.

₃I am worn out from calling for help,

and my throat is aching.

I have strained my eyes,

looking for your help.

₄Those who hate me for no reason

are more numerous than the hairs of my head.

My enemies tell lies against me;

they are strong and want to kill me.

They made me give back things I did not steal.

₅My sins, O God, are not hidden from you;

you know how foolish I have been.

₆Don't let me bring shame on those who trust in you,

Sovereign LORD Almighty!

Don't let me bring disgrace to those who worship you,

O God of Israel!

₇It is for your sake that I have been insulted

and that I am covered with shame.

₈I am like a stranger to my relatives,

like a foreigner to my family.

₉My devotion to your Temple burns in me like a fire;

the insults which are hurled at you fall on me.

₁₀I humble myself by fasting,

and people insult me;

₁₁I dress myself in clothes of mourning,

and they laugh at me.

₁₂They talk about me in the streets,

and drunkards make up songs about me.

₁₃But as for me, I will pray to you, LORD;

answer me, God, at a time you choose.

Answer me because of your great love,

because you keep your promise to save.

₁₄Save me from sinking in the mud;

keep me safe from my enemies,

safe from the deep water.

₁₅Don't let the flood come over me;

don't let me drown in the depths

or sink into the grave.

₁₆Answer me, LORD, in the goodness of your constant love;

in your great compassion turn to me!

₁₇Don't hide yourself from your servant;

I am in great trouble — answer me now!

₁₈Come to me and save me;

rescue me from my enemies.

₁₉You know how I am insulted,

how I am disgraced and dishonoured;

you see all my enemies.

₂₀Insults have broken my heart,

and I am in despair.

I had hoped for sympathy, but there was none;

for comfort, but I found none.

₂₁When I was hungry, they gave me poison;

when I was thirsty, they offered me vinegar.

₂₂May their banquets cause their ruin;

may their sacred feasts cause their downfall.

₂₃Strike them with blindness!

Make their backs always weak!

₂₄Pour out your anger on them;

let your indignation overtake them.

₂₅May their camps be left deserted;

may no one be left alive in their tents.

₂₆They persecute those whom you have punished;

they talk about the sufferings of those you have wounded.

₂₇Keep a record of all their sins;

don't let them have any part in your salvation.

₂₈May their names be erased from the book of the living;

may they not be included in the list of your people.

₂₉But I am in pain and despair;

lift me up, O God, and save me!

₃₀I will praise God with a song;

I will proclaim his greatness by giving him thanks.

₃₁This will please the LORD more than offering him cattle,

more than sacrificing a full-grown bull.

₃₂When the oppressed see this, they will be glad;

those who worship God will be encouraged.

₃₃The LORD listens to those in need

and does not forget his people in prison.

₃₄Praise God, O heaven and earth,

seas and all creatures in them.

₃₅He will save Jerusalem

and rebuild the towns of Judah.

His people will live there and possess the land;

₃₆the descendants of his servants will inherit it,

and those who love him will live there.