Bible Reading Plan – Day 124

₁I call to you, LORD; help me now!

Listen to me when I call to you.

₂Receive my prayer as incense,

my uplifted hands as an evening sacrifice.

₃LORD, place a guard at my mouth,

a sentry at the door of my lips.

₄Keep me from wanting to do wrong

and from joining evil people in their wickedness.

May I never take part in their feasts.

₅Good people may punish me and rebuke me in kindness,

but I will never accept honour from evil people,

because I am always praying against their evil deeds.

₆When their rulers are thrown down from rocky cliffs,

the people will admit that my words were true.

₇Like wood that is split and chopped into bits,

so their bones are scattered at the edge of the grave.

₈But I keep trusting in you, my Sovereign LORD.

I seek your protection;

don't let me die!

₉Protect me from the traps they have set for me,

from the snares of those evildoers.

₁₀May the wicked fall into their own traps

while I go by unharmed.

₁I call to the LORD for help;

I plead with him.

₂I bring him all my complaints;

I tell him all my troubles.

₃When I am ready to give up,

he knows what I should do.

In the path where I walk,

my enemies have hidden a trap for me.

₄When I look beside me,

I see that there is no one to help me,

no one to protect me.

No one cares for me.

₅LORD, I cry to you for help;

you, LORD, are my protector;

you are all I want in this life.

₆Listen to my cry for help,

for I am sunk in despair.

Save me from my enemies;

they are too strong for me.

₇Set me free from my distress;

then in the assembly of your people I will praise you

because of your goodness to me.

₁LORD, hear my prayer!

In your righteousness listen to my plea;

answer me in your faithfulness!

₂Don't put me, your servant, on trial;

no one is innocent in your sight.

₃My enemies have hunted me down

and completely defeated me.

They have put me in a dark prison,

and I am like those who died long ago.

₄So I am ready to give up;

I am in deep despair.

₅I remember the days gone by;

I think about all that you have done,

I bring to mind all your deeds.

₆I lift up my hands to you in prayer;

like dry ground my soul is thirsty for you.

₇Answer me now, LORD!

I have lost all hope.

Don't hide yourself from me,

or I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead.

₈Remind me each morning of your constant love,

for I put my trust in you.

My prayers go up to you;

show me the way I should go.

₉I go to you for protection, LORD;

rescue me from my enemies.

₁₀You are my God;

teach me to do your will.

Be good to me, and guide me on a safe path.

₁₁Rescue me, LORD, as you have promised;

in your goodness save me from my troubles!

₁₂Because of your love for me, kill my enemies

and destroy all my oppressors,

for I am your servant.

₁Praise the LORD, my protector!

He trains me for battle

and prepares me for war.

₂He is my protector and defender,

my shelter and saviour,

in whom I trust for safety.

He subdues the nations under me.

₃LORD, what are mortals, that you notice them;

mere mortals, that you pay attention to them?

₄They are like a puff of wind;

their days are like a passing shadow.

₅O LORD, tear the sky apart and come down;

touch the mountains, and they will pour out smoke.

₆Send flashes of lightning and scatter your enemies;

shoot your arrows and send them running.

₇Reach down from above,

pull me out of the deep water, and rescue me;

save me from the power of foreigners,

₈who never tell the truth

and lie even under oath.

₉I will sing you a new song, O God;

I will play the harp and sing to you.

₁₀You give victory to kings

and rescue your servant David.

₁₁Save me from my cruel enemies;

rescue me from the power of foreigners,

who never tell the truth

and lie even under oath.

₁₂May our sons in their youth

be like plants that grow up strong.

May our daughters be like stately pillars

which adorn the corners of a palace.

₁₃May our barns be filled

with crops of every kind.

May the sheep in our fields

bear young by the tens of thousands.

₁₄May our cattle reproduce plentifully

without miscarriage or loss.

May there be no cries of distress in our streets.

₁₅Happy is the nation of whom this is true;

happy are the people whose God is the LORD!

₁I will proclaim your greatness, my God and king;

I will thank you for ever and ever.

₂Every day I will thank you;

I will praise you for ever and ever.

₃The LORD is great and is to be highly praised;

his greatness is beyond understanding.

₄What you have done will be praised from one generation to the next;

they will proclaim your mighty acts.

₅They will speak of your glory and majesty,

and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds.

₆People will speak of your mighty deeds,

and I will proclaim your greatness.

₇They will tell about all your goodness

and sing about your kindness.

₈The LORD is loving and merciful,

slow to become angry and full of constant love.

₉He is good to everyone

and has compassion on all he made.

₁₀All your creatures, LORD, will praise you,

and all your people will give you thanks.

₁₁They will speak of the glory of your royal power

and tell of your might,

₁₂so that everyone will know your mighty deeds

and the glorious majesty of your kingdom.

₁₃Your rule is eternal,

and you are king for ever.

The LORD is faithful to his promises,

and he is merciful in all his acts.

₁₄He helps those who are in trouble;

he lifts those who have fallen.

₁₅All living things look hopefully to you,

and you give them food when they need it.

₁₆You give them enough

and satisfy the needs of all.

₁₇The LORD is righteous in all he does,

merciful in all his acts.

₁₈He is near to those who call to him,

who call to him with sincerity.

₁₉He supplies the needs of those who honour him;

he hears their cries and saves them.

₂₀He protects everyone who loves him,

but he will destroy the wicked.

₂₁I will always praise the LORD;

let all his creatures praise his holy name for ever.

₁Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD, my soul!

₂I will praise him as long as I live;

I will sing to my God all my life.

₃Don't put your trust in human leaders;

no human being can save you.

₄When they die, they return to the dust;

on that day all their plans come to an end.

₅Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them

and who depend on the LORD their God,

₆the Creator of heaven, earth, and sea,

and all that is in them.

He always keeps his promises;

₇he judges in favour of the oppressed

and gives food to the hungry.

The LORD sets prisoners free

₈and gives sight to the blind.

He lifts those who have fallen;

he loves his righteous people.

₉He protects the strangers who live in our land;

he helps widows and orphans,

but takes the wicked to their ruin.

₁₀The LORD is king for ever.

Your God, O Zion, will reign for all time.

Praise the LORD!

₁Praise the LORD!

It is good to sing praise to our God;

it is pleasant and right to praise him.

₂The LORD is restoring Jerusalem;

he is bringing back the exiles.

₃He heals the broken-hearted

and bandages their wounds.

₄He has decided the number of the stars

and calls each one by name.

₅Great and mighty is our Lord;

his wisdom cannot be measured.

₆He raises the humble,

but crushes the wicked to the ground.

₇Sing hymns of praise to the LORD;

play music on the harp to our God.

₈He spreads clouds over the sky;

he provides rain for the earth

and makes grass grow on the hills.

₉He gives animals their food

and feeds the young ravens when they call.

₁₀His pleasure is not in strong horses,

nor his delight in brave soldiers;

₁₁but he takes pleasure in those who honour him,

in those who trust in his constant love.

₁₂Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem!

Praise your God, O Zion!

₁₃He keeps your gates strong;

he blesses your people.

₁₄He keeps your borders safe

and satisfies you with the finest wheat.

₁₅He gives a command to the earth,

and what he says is quickly done.

₁₆He spreads snow like a blanket

and scatters frost like dust.

₁₇He sends hail like gravel;

no one can endure the cold he sends!

₁₈Then he gives a command, and the ice melts;

he sends the wind, and the water flows.

₁₉He gives his message to his people,

his instructions and laws to Israel.

₂₀He has not done this for other nations;

they do not know his laws.

Praise the LORD!

₁Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD from heaven,

you that live in the heights above.

₂Praise him, all his angels,

all his heavenly armies.

₃Praise him, sun and moon;

praise him, shining stars.

₄Praise him, highest heavens,

and the waters above the sky.

₅Let them all praise the name of the LORD!

He commanded, and they were created;

₆by his command they were fixed in their places for ever,

and they cannot disobey.

₇Praise the LORD from the earth,

sea monsters and all ocean depths;

₈lightning and hail, snow and clouds,

strong winds that obey his command.

₉Praise him, hills and mountains,

fruit trees and forests;

₁₀all animals, tame and wild,

reptiles and birds.

₁₁Praise him, kings and all peoples,

princes and all other rulers;

₁₂young women and young men,

old people and children too.

₁₃Let them all praise the name of the LORD!

His name is greater than all others;

his glory is above earth and heaven.

₁₄He made his nation strong,

so that all his people praise him —

the people of Israel, so dear to him.

Praise the LORD!

₁Praise the LORD!

Sing a new song to the LORD;

praise him in the assembly of his faithful people!

₂Be glad, Israel, because of your Creator;

rejoice, people of Zion, because of your king!

₃Praise his name with dancing;

play drums and harps in praise of him.

₄The LORD takes pleasure in his people;

he honours the humble with victory.

₅Let God's people rejoice in their triumph

and sing joyfully all night long.

₆Let them shout aloud as they praise God,

with their sharp swords in their hands

₇to defeat the nations

and to punish the peoples;

₈to bind their kings in chains,

their leaders in chains of iron;

₉to punish the nations as God has commanded.

This is the victory of God's people.

Praise the LORD!

₁Praise the LORD!

Praise God in his Temple!

Praise his strength in heaven!

₂Praise him for the mighty things he has done.

Praise his supreme greatness.

₃Praise him with trumpets.

Praise him with harps and lyres.

₄Praise him with drums and dancing.

Praise him with harps and flutes.

₅Praise him with cymbals.

Praise him with loud cymbals.

₆Praise the LORD, all living creatures!

Praise the LORD!