Bible Reading Plan – Day 120

₁Praise the LORD!

Happy is the person who honours the LORD,

who takes pleasure in obeying his commands.

₂The good man's children will be powerful in the land;

his descendants will be blessed.

₃His family will be wealthy and rich,

and he will be prosperous for ever.

₄Light shines in the darkness for good people,

for those who are merciful, kind, and just.

₅Happy is the person who is generous with his loans,

who runs his business honestly.

₆A good person will never fail;

he will always be remembered.

₇He is not afraid of receiving bad news;

his faith is strong, and he trusts in the LORD.

₈He is not worried or afraid;

he is certain to see his enemies defeated.

₉He gives generously to the needy,

and his kindness never fails;

he will be powerful and respected.

₁₀The wicked see this and are angry;

they glare in hate and disappear;

their hopes are gone for ever.

₁Praise the LORD!

You servants of the LORD,

praise his name!

₂May his name be praised,

now and for ever.

₃From the east to the west

praise the name of the LORD!

₄The LORD rules over all nations;

his glory is above the heavens.

₅There is no one like the LORD our God.

He lives in the heights above,

₆but he bends down

to see the heavens and the earth.

₇He raises the poor from the dust;

he lifts the needy from their misery

₈and makes them companions of princes,

the princes of his people.

₉He honours the childless wife in her home;

he makes her happy by giving her children.

Praise the LORD!

₁When the people of Israel left Egypt,

when Jacob's descendants left that foreign land,

₂Judah became the Lord's holy people,

Israel became his own possession.

₃The Red Sea looked and ran away;

the River Jordan stopped flowing.

₄The mountains skipped like goats;

the hills jumped about like lambs.

₅What happened, Sea, to make you run away?

And you, O Jordan, why did you stop flowing?

₆You mountains, why did you skip like goats?

You hills, why did you jump about like lambs?

₇Tremble, earth, at the Lord's coming,

at the presence of the God of Jacob,

₈who changes rocks into pools of water

and solid cliffs into flowing springs.

₁To you alone, O LORD, to you alone,

and not to us, must glory be given

because of your constant love and faithfulness.

₂Why should the nations ask us,

“Where is your God?”

₃Our God is in heaven;

he does whatever he wishes.

₄Their gods are made of silver and gold,

formed by human hands.

₅They have mouths, but cannot speak,

and eyes, but cannot see.

₆They have ears, but cannot hear,

and noses, but cannot smell.

₇They have hands, but cannot feel,

and feet, but cannot walk;

they cannot make a sound.

₈May all who made them and who trust in them

become like the idols they have made.

₉Trust in the LORD, you people of Israel.

He helps you and protects you.

₁₀Trust in the LORD, you priests of God.

He helps you and protects you.

₁₁Trust in the LORD, all you that worship him.

He helps you and protects you.

₁₂The LORD remembers us and will bless us;

he will bless the people of Israel

and all the priests of God.

₁₃He will bless everyone who honours him,

the great and the small alike.

₁₄May the LORD give you children —

you and your descendants!

₁₅May you be blessed by the LORD,

who made heaven and earth!

₁₆Heaven belongs to the LORD alone,

but he gave the earth to the human race.

₁₇The LORD is not praised by the dead,

by any who go down to the land of silence.

₁₈But we, the living, will give thanks to him

now and for ever.

Praise the LORD!

₁I love the LORD, because he hears me;

he listens to my prayers.

₂He listens to me

every time I call to him.

₃The danger of death was all round me;

the horrors of the grave closed in on me;

I was filled with fear and anxiety.

₄Then I called to the LORD,

“I beg you, LORD, save me!”

₅The LORD is merciful and good;

our God is compassionate.

₆The LORD protects the helpless;

when I was in danger, he saved me.

₇Be confident, my heart,

because the LORD has been good to me.

₈The LORD saved me from death;

he stopped my tears

and kept me from defeat.

₉And so I walk in the presence of the LORD

in the world of the living.

₁₀I kept on believing, even when I said,

“I am completely crushed,”

₁₁even when I was afraid and said,

“No one can be trusted.”

₁₂What can I offer the LORD

for all his goodness to me?

₁₃I will bring a wine offering to the LORD,

to thank him for saving me.

₁₄In the assembly of all his people

I will give him what I have promised.

₁₅How painful it is to the LORD

when one of his people dies!

₁₆I am your servant, LORD;

I serve you, just as my mother did.

You have saved me from death.

₁₇I will give you a sacrifice of thanksgiving

and offer my prayer to you.

_18-19In the assembly of all your people,

in the sanctuary of your Temple in Jerusalem,

I will give you what I have promised.

Praise the LORD!

₁Praise the LORD, all nations!

Praise him, all peoples!

₂His love for us is strong

and his faithfulness is eternal.

Praise the LORD!

₁Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good,

and his love is eternal.

₂Let the people of Israel say,

“His love is eternal.”

₃Let the priests of God say,

“His love is eternal.”

₄Let all who worship him say,

“His love is eternal.”

₅In my distress I called to the LORD;

he answered me and set me free.

₆The LORD is with me, I will not be afraid;

what can anyone do to me?

₇It is the LORD who helps me,

and I will see my enemies defeated.

₈It is better to trust in the LORD

than to depend on human beings.

₉It is better to trust in the LORD

than to depend on human leaders.

₁₀Many enemies were round me;

but I destroyed them by the power of the LORD!

₁₁They were round me on every side;

but I destroyed them by the power of the LORD!

₁₂They swarmed round me like bees,

but they burnt out as quickly as a fire among thorns;

by the power of the LORD I destroyed them.

₁₃I was fiercely attacked and was being defeated,

but the LORD helped me.

₁₄The LORD makes me powerful and strong;

he has saved me.

₁₅Listen to the glad shouts of victory in the tents of God's people:

“The LORD's mighty power has done it!

₁₆His power has brought us victory —

his mighty power in battle!”

₁₇I will not die; instead, I will live

and proclaim what the LORD has done.

₁₈He has punished me severely,

but he has not let me die.

₁₉Open to me the gates of the Temple;

I will go in and give thanks to the LORD!

₂₀This is the gate of the LORD;

only the righteous can come in.

₂₁I praise you, LORD, because you heard me,

because you have given me victory.

₂₂The stone which the builders rejected as worthless

turned out to be the most important of all.

₂₃This was done by the LORD;

what a wonderful sight it is!

₂₄This is the day of the LORD's victory;

let us be happy, let us celebrate!

₂₅Save us, LORD, save us!

Give us success, O LORD!

₂₆May God bless the one who comes in the name of the LORD!

From the Temple of the LORD we bless you.

₂₇The LORD is God; he has been good to us.

With branches in your hands, start the festival

and march round the altar.

₂₈You are my God, and I give you thanks;

I will proclaim your greatness.

₂₉Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good,

and his love is eternal.

₁Happy are those whose lives are faultless,

who live according to the law of the LORD.

₂Happy are those who follow his commands,

who obey him with all their heart.

₃They never do wrong;

they walk in the LORD's ways.

₄LORD, you have given us your laws

and told us to obey them faithfully.

₅How I hope that I shall be faithful

in keeping your instructions!

₆If I pay attention to all your commands,

then I will not be put to shame.

₇As I learn your righteous judgements,

I will praise you with a pure heart.

₈I will obey your laws;

never abandon me!

₉How can young people keep their lives pure?

By obeying your commands.

₁₀With all my heart I try to serve you;

keep me from disobeying your commandments.

₁₁I keep your law in my heart,

so that I will not sin against you.

₁₂I praise you, O LORD;

teach me your ways.

₁₃I will repeat aloud

all the laws you have given.

₁₄I delight in following your commands

more than in having great wealth.

₁₅I study your instructions;

I examine your teachings.

₁₆I take pleasure in your laws;

your commands I will not forget.

₁₇Be good to me, your servant,

so that I may live and obey your teachings.

₁₈Open my eyes, so that I may see

the wonderful truths in your law.

₁₉I am here on earth for just a little while;

do not hide your commands from me.

₂₀My heart aches with longing;

I want to know your judgements at all times.

₂₁You reprimand the proud;

cursed are those who disobey your commands.

₂₂Free me from their insults and scorn,

because I have kept your laws.

₂₃The rulers meet and plot against me,

but I will study your teachings.

₂₄Your instructions give me pleasure;

they are my advisers.

₂₅I lie defeated in the dust;

revive me, as you have promised.

₂₆I confessed all I have done, and you answered me;

teach me your ways.

₂₇Help me to understand your laws,

and I will meditate on your wonderful teachings.

₂₈I am overcome by sorrow;

strengthen me, as you have promised.

₂₉Keep me from going the wrong way,

and in your goodness teach me your law.

₃₀I have chosen to be obedient;

I have paid attention to your judgements.

₃₁I have followed your instructions, LORD;

don't let me be put to shame.

₃₂I will eagerly obey your commands,

because you will give me more understanding.