Strength For Today – Day 1

₁The LORD is my shepherd;

I have everything I need.

₂He lets me rest in fields of green grass

and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water.

₃He gives me new strength.

He guides me in the right paths,

as he has promised.

₄Even if I go through the deepest darkness,

I will not be afraid, LORD,

for you are with me.

Your shepherd's rod and staff protect me.

₅You prepare a banquet for me,

where all my enemies can see me;

you welcome me as an honoured guest

and fill my cup to the brim.

₆I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my life;

and your house will be my home as long as I live.

₁The LORD is my light and my salvation;

I will fear no one.

The LORD protects me from all danger;

I will never be afraid.

₂When evil people attack me and try to kill me,

they stumble and fall.

₃Even if a whole army surrounds me,

I will not be afraid;

even if enemies attack me,

I will still trust God.

₄I have asked the LORD for one thing;

one thing only do I want:

to live in the LORD's house all my life,

to marvel there at his goodness,

and to ask for his guidance.

₅In times of trouble he will shelter me;

he will keep me safe in his Temple

and make me secure on a high rock.

₆So I will triumph over my enemies around me.

With shouts of joy I will offer sacrifices in his Temple;

I will sing, I will praise the LORD.

₇Hear me, LORD, when I call to you!

Be merciful and answer me!

₈When you said, “Come and worship me,”

I answered, “I will come, LORD;

₉don't hide yourself from me!”

Don't be angry with me;

don't turn your servant away.

You have been my help;

don't leave me, don't abandon me,

O God, my saviour.

₁₀My father and mother may abandon me,

but the LORD will take care of me.

₁₁Teach me, LORD, what you want me to do,

and lead me along a safe path,

because I have many enemies.

₁₂Don't abandon me to my enemies,

who attack me with lies and threats.

₁₃I know that I will live to see

the LORD's goodness in this present life.

₁₄Trust in the LORD.

Have faith, do not despair.

Trust in the LORD.

₁God is our shelter and strength,

always ready to help in times of trouble.

₂So we will not be afraid, even if the earth is shaken

and mountains fall into the ocean depths;

₃even if the seas roar and rage,

and the hills are shaken by the violence.

₄There is a river that brings joy to the city of God,

to the sacred house of the Most High.

₅God is in that city, and it will never be destroyed;

at early dawn he will come to its aid.

₆Nations are terrified, kingdoms are shaken;

God thunders, and the earth dissolves.

₇The LORD Almighty is with us;

the God of Jacob is our refuge.

₈Come and see what the LORD has done.

See what amazing things he has done on earth.

₉He stops wars all over the world;

he breaks bows, destroys spears,

and sets shields on fire.

₁₀“Stop fighting,” he says, “and know that I am God,

supreme among the nations,

supreme over the world.”

₁₁The LORD Almighty is with us;

the God of Jacob is our refuge.