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Bible in 90 Days

An intensive Bible reading plan that walks through the entire Bible in 90 days.
Duration: 88 days
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Psalm 45:15-69:21

15 Led in with joy and gladness,(A)
    they enter the palace of the king.

16 Your sons will take the place of your fathers;
    you will make them princes(B) throughout the land.

17 I will perpetuate your memory through all generations;(C)
    therefore the nations will praise you(D) for ever and ever.(E)

Psalm 46[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.[b] A song.

God is our refuge(F) and strength,(G)
    an ever-present(H) help(I) in trouble.(J)
Therefore we will not fear,(K) though the earth give way(L)
    and the mountains fall(M) into the heart of the sea,(N)
though its waters roar(O) and foam(P)
    and the mountains quake(Q) with their surging.[c]

There is a river(R) whose streams(S) make glad the city of God,(T)
    the holy place where the Most High(U) dwells.(V)
God is within her,(W) she will not fall;(X)
    God will help(Y) her at break of day.
Nations(Z) are in uproar,(AA) kingdoms(AB) fall;
    he lifts his voice,(AC) the earth melts.(AD)

The Lord Almighty(AE) is with us;(AF)
    the God of Jacob(AG) is our fortress.(AH)

Come and see what the Lord has done,(AI)
    the desolations(AJ) he has brought on the earth.
He makes wars(AK) cease
    to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow(AL) and shatters the spear;
    he burns the shields[d] with fire.(AM)
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;(AN)
    I will be exalted(AO) among the nations,
    I will be exalted in the earth.”

11 The Lord Almighty is with us;
    the God of Jacob(AP) is our fortress.(AQ)

Psalm 47[e]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

Clap your hands,(AR) all you nations;
    shout to God with cries of joy.(AS)

For the Lord Most High(AT) is awesome,(AU)
    the great King(AV) over all the earth.
He subdued(AW) nations under us,
    peoples under our feet.
He chose our inheritance(AX) for us,
    the pride of Jacob,(AY) whom he loved.[f]

God has ascended(AZ) amid shouts of joy,(BA)
    the Lord amid the sounding of trumpets.(BB)
Sing praises(BC) to God, sing praises;
    sing praises to our King, sing praises.
For God is the King of all the earth;(BD)
    sing to him a psalm(BE) of praise.

God reigns(BF) over the nations;
    God is seated on his holy throne.(BG)
The nobles of the nations assemble
    as the people of the God of Abraham,
for the kings[g] of the earth belong to God;(BH)
    he is greatly exalted.(BI)

Psalm 48[h]

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.

Great is the Lord,(BJ) and most worthy of praise,(BK)
    in the city of our God,(BL) his holy mountain.(BM)

Beautiful(BN) in its loftiness,
    the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon[i](BO) is Mount Zion,(BP)
    the city of the Great King.(BQ)
God is in her citadels;(BR)
    he has shown himself to be her fortress.(BS)

When the kings joined forces,
    when they advanced together,(BT)
they saw her and were astounded;
    they fled in terror.(BU)
Trembling seized(BV) them there,
    pain like that of a woman in labor.(BW)
You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish(BX)
    shattered by an east wind.(BY)

As we have heard,
    so we have seen
in the city of the Lord Almighty,
    in the city of our God:
God makes her secure
    forever.[j](BZ)

Within your temple, O God,
    we meditate(CA) on your unfailing love.(CB)
10 Like your name,(CC) O God,
    your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;(CD)
    your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11 Mount Zion rejoices,
    the villages of Judah are glad
    because of your judgments.(CE)

12 Walk about Zion, go around her,
    count her towers,(CF)
13 consider well her ramparts,(CG)
    view her citadels,(CH)
that you may tell of them
    to the next generation.(CI)

14 For this God is our God for ever and ever;
    he will be our guide(CJ) even to the end.

Psalm 49[k]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

Hear(CK) this, all you peoples;(CL)
    listen, all who live in this world,(CM)
both low and high,(CN)
    rich and poor alike:
My mouth will speak words of wisdom;(CO)
    the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.(CP)
I will turn my ear to a proverb;(CQ)
    with the harp(CR) I will expound my riddle:(CS)

Why should I fear(CT) when evil days come,
    when wicked deceivers surround me—
those who trust in their wealth(CU)
    and boast(CV) of their great riches?(CW)
No one can redeem the life of another
    or give to God a ransom for them—
the ransom(CX) for a life is costly,
    no payment is ever enough—(CY)
so that they should live on(CZ) forever
    and not see decay.(DA)
10 For all can see that the wise die,(DB)
    that the foolish and the senseless(DC) also perish,
    leaving their wealth(DD) to others.(DE)
11 Their tombs(DF) will remain their houses[l] forever,
    their dwellings for endless generations,(DG)
    though they had[m] named(DH) lands after themselves.

12 People, despite their wealth, do not endure;(DI)
    they are like the beasts that perish.(DJ)

13 This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,(DK)
    and of their followers, who approve their sayings.[n]
14 They are like sheep and are destined(DL) to die;(DM)
    death will be their shepherd
    (but the upright will prevail(DN) over them in the morning).
Their forms will decay in the grave,
    far from their princely mansions.
15 But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead;(DO)
    he will surely take me to himself.(DP)
16 Do not be overawed when others grow rich,
    when the splendor of their houses increases;
17 for they will take nothing(DQ) with them when they die,
    their splendor will not descend with them.(DR)
18 Though while they live they count themselves blessed—(DS)
    and people praise you when you prosper—
19 they will join those who have gone before them,(DT)
    who will never again see the light(DU) of life.

20 People who have wealth but lack understanding(DV)
    are like the beasts that perish.(DW)

Psalm 50

A psalm of Asaph.

The Mighty One, God, the Lord,(DX)
    speaks and summons the earth
    from the rising of the sun to where it sets.(DY)
From Zion,(DZ) perfect in beauty,(EA)
    God shines forth.(EB)
Our God comes(EC)
    and will not be silent;(ED)
a fire devours(EE) before him,(EF)
    and around him a tempest(EG) rages.
He summons the heavens above,
    and the earth,(EH) that he may judge his people:(EI)
“Gather to me this consecrated people,(EJ)
    who made a covenant(EK) with me by sacrifice.”
And the heavens proclaim(EL) his righteousness,
    for he is a God of justice.[o][p](EM)

“Listen, my people, and I will speak;
    I will testify(EN) against you, Israel:
    I am God, your God.(EO)
I bring no charges(EP) against you concerning your sacrifices
    or concerning your burnt offerings,(EQ) which are ever before me.
I have no need of a bull(ER) from your stall
    or of goats(ES) from your pens,(ET)
10 for every animal of the forest(EU) is mine,
    and the cattle on a thousand hills.(EV)
11 I know every bird(EW) in the mountains,
    and the insects in the fields(EX) are mine.
12 If I were hungry I would not tell you,
    for the world(EY) is mine, and all that is in it.(EZ)
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
    or drink the blood of goats?

14 “Sacrifice thank offerings(FA) to God,
    fulfill your vows(FB) to the Most High,(FC)
15 and call(FD) on me in the day of trouble;(FE)
    I will deliver(FF) you, and you will honor(FG) me.”

16 But to the wicked person, God says:

“What right have you to recite my laws
    or take my covenant(FH) on your lips?(FI)
17 You hate(FJ) my instruction
    and cast my words behind(FK) you.
18 When you see a thief, you join(FL) with him;
    you throw in your lot with adulterers.(FM)
19 You use your mouth for evil
    and harness your tongue to deceit.(FN)
20 You sit and testify against your brother(FO)
    and slander your own mother’s son.
21 When you did these things and I kept silent,(FP)
    you thought I was exactly[q] like you.
But I now arraign(FQ) you
    and set my accusations(FR) before you.

22 “Consider this, you who forget God,(FS)
    or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:(FT)
23 Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me,
    and to the blameless[r] I will show my salvation.(FU)

Psalm 51[s]

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

Have mercy(FW) on me, O God,
    according to your unfailing love;(FX)
according to your great compassion(FY)
    blot out(FZ) my transgressions.(GA)
Wash away(GB) all my iniquity
    and cleanse(GC) me from my sin.

For I know my transgressions,
    and my sin is always before me.(GD)
Against you, you only, have I sinned(GE)
    and done what is evil in your sight;(GF)
so you are right in your verdict
    and justified when you judge.(GG)
Surely I was sinful(GH) at birth,(GI)
    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
    you taught me wisdom(GJ) in that secret place.(GK)

Cleanse(GL) me with hyssop,(GM) and I will be clean;
    wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.(GN)
Let me hear joy and gladness;(GO)
    let the bones(GP) you have crushed rejoice.
Hide your face from my sins(GQ)
    and blot out(GR) all my iniquity.

10 Create in me a pure heart,(GS) O God,
    and renew a steadfast spirit within me.(GT)
11 Do not cast me(GU) from your presence(GV)
    or take your Holy Spirit(GW) from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation(GX)
    and grant me a willing spirit,(GY) to sustain me.(GZ)

13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,(HA)
    so that sinners(HB) will turn back to you.(HC)
14 Deliver me(HD) from the guilt of bloodshed,(HE) O God,
    you who are God my Savior,(HF)
    and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.(HG)
15 Open my lips, Lord,(HH)
    and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 You do not delight in sacrifice,(HI) or I would bring it;
    you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17 My sacrifice,(HJ) O God, is[t] a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart(HK)
    you, God, will not despise.

18 May it please you to prosper Zion,(HL)
    to build up the walls of Jerusalem.(HM)
19 Then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous,(HN)
    in burnt offerings(HO) offered whole;
    then bulls(HP) will be offered on your altar.

Psalm 52[u]

For the director of music. A maskil[v] of David. When Doeg the Edomite(HQ) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”

Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
    Why do you boast(HR) all day long,(HS)
    you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
You who practice deceit,(HT)
    your tongue plots destruction;(HU)
    it is like a sharpened razor.(HV)
You love evil(HW) rather than good,
    falsehood(HX) rather than speaking the truth.[w]
You love every harmful word,
    you deceitful tongue!(HY)

Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
    He will snatch you up and pluck(HZ) you from your tent;
    he will uproot(IA) you from the land of the living.(IB)
The righteous will see and fear;
    they will laugh(IC) at you, saying,
“Here now is the man
    who did not make God his stronghold(ID)
but trusted in his great wealth(IE)
    and grew strong by destroying others!”

But I am like an olive tree(IF)
    flourishing in the house of God;
I trust(IG) in God’s unfailing love
    for ever and ever.
For what you have done I will always praise you(IH)
    in the presence of your faithful people.(II)
And I will hope in your name,(IJ)
    for your name is good.(IK)

Psalm 53[x](IL)

For the director of music. According to mahalath.[y] A maskil[z] of David.

The fool(IM) says in his heart,
    “There is no God.”(IN)
They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;
    there is no one who does good.

God looks down from heaven(IO)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,(IP)
    any who seek God.(IQ)
Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt;
    there is no one who does good,
    not even one.(IR)

Do all these evildoers know nothing?

They devour my people as though eating bread;
    they never call on God.
But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
    where there was nothing to dread.(IS)
God scattered the bones(IT) of those who attacked you;(IU)
    you put them to shame,(IV) for God despised them.(IW)

Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
    When God restores his people,
    let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

Psalm 54[aa]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[ab] of David. When the Ziphites(IX) had gone to Saul and said, “Is not David hiding among us?”

Save me(IY), O God, by your name;(IZ)
    vindicate me by your might.(JA)
Hear my prayer, O God;(JB)
    listen to the words of my mouth.

Arrogant foes are attacking me;(JC)
    ruthless people(JD) are trying to kill me(JE)
    people without regard for God.[ac](JF)

Surely God is my help;(JG)
    the Lord is the one who sustains me.(JH)

Let evil recoil(JI) on those who slander me;
    in your faithfulness(JJ) destroy them.

I will sacrifice a freewill offering(JK) to you;
    I will praise(JL) your name, Lord, for it is good.(JM)
You have delivered me(JN) from all my troubles,
    and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.(JO)

Psalm 55[ad]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[ae] of David.

Listen to my prayer, O God,
    do not ignore my plea;(JP)
    hear me and answer me.(JQ)
My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught(JR)
    because of what my enemy is saying,
    because of the threats of the wicked;
for they bring down suffering on me(JS)
    and assail(JT) me in their anger.(JU)

My heart is in anguish(JV) within me;
    the terrors(JW) of death have fallen on me.
Fear and trembling(JX) have beset me;
    horror(JY) has overwhelmed me.
I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!
    I would fly away and be at rest.
I would flee far away
    and stay in the desert;[af](JZ)
I would hurry to my place of shelter,(KA)
    far from the tempest and storm.(KB)

Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,(KC)
    for I see violence and strife(KD) in the city.(KE)
10 Day and night they prowl(KF) about on its walls;
    malice and abuse are within it.
11 Destructive forces(KG) are at work in the city;
    threats and lies(KH) never leave its streets.

12 If an enemy were insulting me,
    I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
    I could hide.
13 But it is you, a man like myself,
    my companion, my close friend,(KI)
14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship(KJ)
    at the house of God,(KK)
as we walked about
    among the worshipers.

15 Let death take my enemies by surprise;(KL)
    let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,(KM)
    for evil finds lodging among them.

16 As for me, I call to God,
    and the Lord saves me.
17 Evening,(KN) morning(KO) and noon(KP)
    I cry out in distress,
    and he hears my voice.
18 He rescues me unharmed
    from the battle waged against me,
    even though many oppose me.
19 God, who is enthroned from of old,(KQ)
    who does not change—
he will hear(KR) them and humble them,
    because they have no fear of God.(KS)

20 My companion attacks his friends;(KT)
    he violates his covenant.(KU)
21 His talk is smooth as butter,(KV)
    yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,(KW)
    yet they are drawn swords.(KX)

22 Cast your cares on the Lord
    and he will sustain you;(KY)
he will never let
    the righteous be shaken.(KZ)
23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked
    into the pit(LA) of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful(LB)
    will not live out half their days.(LC)

But as for me, I trust in you.(LD)

Psalm 56[ag]

For the director of music. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” Of David. A miktam.[ah] When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.

Be merciful to me,(LE) my God,
    for my enemies are in hot pursuit;(LF)
    all day long they press their attack.(LG)
My adversaries pursue me all day long;(LH)
    in their pride many are attacking me.(LI)

When I am afraid,(LJ) I put my trust in you.(LK)
    In God, whose word I praise—(LL)
in God I trust and am not afraid.(LM)
    What can mere mortals do to me?(LN)

All day long they twist my words;(LO)
    all their schemes are for my ruin.
They conspire,(LP) they lurk,
    they watch my steps,(LQ)
    hoping to take my life.(LR)
Because of their wickedness do not[ai] let them escape;(LS)
    in your anger, God, bring the nations down.(LT)

Record my misery;
    list my tears on your scroll[aj](LU)
    are they not in your record?(LV)
Then my enemies will turn back(LW)
    when I call for help.(LX)
    By this I will know that God is for me.(LY)

10 In God, whose word I praise,
    in the Lord, whose word I praise—
11 in God I trust and am not afraid.
    What can man do to me?

12 I am under vows(LZ) to you, my God;
    I will present my thank offerings to you.
13 For you have delivered me from death(MA)
    and my feet from stumbling,
that I may walk before God
    in the light of life.(MB)

Psalm 57[ak](MC)

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[al] When he had fled from Saul into the cave.(MD)

Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me,
    for in you I take refuge.(ME)
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings(MF)
    until the disaster has passed.(MG)

I cry out to God Most High,
    to God, who vindicates me.(MH)
He sends from heaven and saves me,(MI)
    rebuking those who hotly pursue me—[am](MJ)
    God sends forth his love and his faithfulness.(MK)

I am in the midst of lions;(ML)
    I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts—
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
    whose tongues are sharp swords.(MM)

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
    let your glory be over all the earth.(MN)

They spread a net for my feet(MO)
    I was bowed down(MP) in distress.
They dug a pit(MQ) in my path—
    but they have fallen into it themselves.(MR)

My heart, O God, is steadfast,
    my heart is steadfast;(MS)
    I will sing and make music.
Awake, my soul!
    Awake, harp and lyre!(MT)
    I will awaken the dawn.

I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
    I will sing of you among the peoples.
10 For great is your love, reaching to the heavens;
    your faithfulness reaches to the skies.(MU)

11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;(MV)
    let your glory be over all the earth.(MW)

Psalm 58[an]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[ao]

Do you rulers indeed speak justly?(MX)
    Do you judge people with equity?
No, in your heart you devise injustice,(MY)
    and your hands mete out violence on the earth.(MZ)

Even from birth the wicked go astray;
    from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.
Their venom is like the venom of a snake,(NA)
    like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
that will not heed(NB) the tune of the charmer,(NC)
    however skillful the enchanter may be.

Break the teeth in their mouths, O God;(ND)
    Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!(NE)
Let them vanish like water that flows away;(NF)
    when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.(NG)
May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along,(NH)
    like a stillborn child(NI) that never sees the sun.

Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns(NJ)
    whether they be green or dry—the wicked will be swept away.[ap](NK)
10 The righteous will be glad(NL) when they are avenged,(NM)
    when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.(NN)
11 Then people will say,
    “Surely the righteous still are rewarded;(NO)
    surely there is a God who judges the earth.”(NP)

Psalm 59[aq]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[ar] When Saul had sent men to watch David’s house(NQ) in order to kill him.

Deliver me from my enemies, O God;(NR)
    be my fortress against those who are attacking me.(NS)
Deliver me from evildoers(NT)
    and save me from those who are after my blood.(NU)

See how they lie in wait for me!
    Fierce men conspire(NV) against me
    for no offense or sin of mine, Lord.
I have done no wrong,(NW) yet they are ready to attack me.(NX)
    Arise to help me; look on my plight!(NY)
You, Lord God Almighty,
    you who are the God of Israel,(NZ)
rouse yourself(OA) to punish all the nations;(OB)
    show no mercy to wicked traitors.[as](OC)

They return at evening,
    snarling like dogs,(OD)
    and prowl about the city.
See what they spew from their mouths(OE)
    the words from their lips are sharp as swords,(OF)
    and they think, “Who can hear us?”(OG)
But you laugh at them, Lord;(OH)
    you scoff at all those nations.(OI)

You are my strength,(OJ) I watch for you;
    you, God, are my fortress,(OK)
10     my God on whom I can rely.

God will go before me
    and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
11 But do not kill them, Lord our shield,[at](OL)
    or my people will forget.(OM)
In your might uproot them
    and bring them down.(ON)
12 For the sins of their mouths,(OO)
    for the words of their lips,(OP)
    let them be caught in their pride.(OQ)
For the curses and lies they utter,
13     consume them in your wrath,
    consume them till they are no more.(OR)
Then it will be known to the ends of the earth
    that God rules over Jacob.(OS)

14 They return at evening,
    snarling like dogs,
    and prowl about the city.
15 They wander about for food(OT)
    and howl if not satisfied.
16 But I will sing(OU) of your strength,(OV)
    in the morning(OW) I will sing of your love;(OX)
for you are my fortress,(OY)
    my refuge in times of trouble.(OZ)

17 You are my strength, I sing praise to you;
    you, God, are my fortress,
    my God on whom I can rely.(PA)

Psalm 60[au](PB)

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A miktam[av] of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim[aw] and Aram Zobah,[ax] and when Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.(PC)

You have rejected us,(PD) God, and burst upon us;
    you have been angry(PE)—now restore us!(PF)
You have shaken the land(PG) and torn it open;
    mend its fractures,(PH) for it is quaking.
You have shown your people desperate times;(PI)
    you have given us wine that makes us stagger.(PJ)
But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner(PK)
    to be unfurled against the bow.[ay]

Save us and help us with your right hand,(PL)
    that those you love(PM) may be delivered.
God has spoken from his sanctuary:
    “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem(PN)
    and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.(PO)
Gilead(PP) is mine, and Manasseh is mine;
    Ephraim(PQ) is my helmet,
    Judah(PR) is my scepter.(PS)
Moab is my washbasin,
    on Edom I toss my sandal;
    over Philistia I shout in triumph.(PT)

Who will bring me to the fortified city?
    Who will lead me to Edom?
10 Is it not you, God, you who have now rejected us
    and no longer go out with our armies?(PU)
11 Give us aid against the enemy,
    for human help is worthless.(PV)
12 With God we will gain the victory,
    and he will trample down our enemies.(PW)

Psalm 61[az]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David.

Hear my cry, O God;(PX)
    listen to my prayer.(PY)

From the ends of the earth I call to you,
    I call as my heart grows faint;(PZ)
    lead me to the rock(QA) that is higher than I.
For you have been my refuge,(QB)
    a strong tower against the foe.(QC)

I long to dwell(QD) in your tent forever
    and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.[ba](QE)
For you, God, have heard my vows;(QF)
    you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.(QG)

Increase the days of the king’s life,(QH)
    his years for many generations.(QI)
May he be enthroned in God’s presence forever;(QJ)
    appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.(QK)

Then I will ever sing in praise of your name(QL)
    and fulfill my vows day after day.(QM)

Psalm 62[bb]

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

Truly my soul finds rest(QN) in God;(QO)
    my salvation comes from him.
Truly he is my rock(QP) and my salvation;(QQ)
    he is my fortress,(QR) I will never be shaken.(QS)

How long will you assault me?
    Would all of you throw me down—
    this leaning wall,(QT) this tottering fence?
Surely they intend to topple me
    from my lofty place;
    they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
    but in their hearts they curse.[bc](QU)

Yes, my soul, find rest in God;(QV)
    my hope comes from him.
Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
My salvation and my honor depend on God[bd];
    he is my mighty rock, my refuge.(QW)
Trust in him at all times, you people;(QX)
    pour out your hearts to him,(QY)
    for God is our refuge.

Surely the lowborn(QZ) are but a breath,(RA)
    the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance,(RB) they are nothing;
    together they are only a breath.
10 Do not trust in extortion(RC)
    or put vain hope in stolen goods;(RD)
though your riches increase,
    do not set your heart on them.(RE)

11 One thing God has spoken,
    two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,(RF)
12     and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;(RG)
and, “You reward everyone
    according to what they have done.”(RH)

Psalm 63[be]

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

You, God, are my God,
    earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,(RI)
    my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
    where there is no water.(RJ)

I have seen you in the sanctuary(RK)
    and beheld your power and your glory.(RL)
Because your love is better than life,(RM)
    my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live,(RN)
    and in your name I will lift up my hands.(RO)
I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;(RP)
    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

On my bed I remember you;
    I think of you through the watches of the night.(RQ)
Because you are my help,(RR)
    I sing in the shadow of your wings.(RS)
I cling to you;(RT)
    your right hand upholds me.(RU)

Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;(RV)
    they will go down to the depths of the earth.(RW)
10 They will be given over to the sword(RX)
    and become food for jackals.(RY)

11 But the king will rejoice in God;
    all who swear by God will glory in him,(RZ)
    while the mouths of liars will be silenced.(SA)

Psalm 64[bf]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;(SB)
    protect my life from the threat of the enemy.(SC)

Hide me from the conspiracy(SD) of the wicked,(SE)
    from the plots of evildoers.
They sharpen their tongues like swords(SF)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.(SG)
They shoot from ambush at the innocent;(SH)
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.(SI)

They encourage each other in evil plans,
    they talk about hiding their snares;(SJ)
    they say, “Who will see it[bg]?”(SK)
They plot injustice and say,
    “We have devised a perfect plan!”
    Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
He will turn their own tongues against them(SL)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads(SM) in scorn.(SN)
All people will fear;(SO)
    they will proclaim the works of God
    and ponder what he has done.(SP)

10 The righteous will rejoice in the Lord(SQ)
    and take refuge in him;(SR)
    all the upright in heart will glory in him!(SS)

Psalm 65[bh]

For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song.

Praise awaits[bi] you, our God, in Zion;(ST)
    to you our vows will be fulfilled.(SU)
You who answer prayer,
    to you all people will come.(SV)
When we were overwhelmed by sins,(SW)
    you forgave[bj] our transgressions.(SX)
Blessed are those you choose(SY)
    and bring near(SZ) to live in your courts!
We are filled with the good things of your house,(TA)
    of your holy temple.

You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds,(TB)
    God our Savior,(TC)
the hope of all the ends of the earth(TD)
    and of the farthest seas,(TE)
who formed the mountains(TF) by your power,
    having armed yourself with strength,(TG)
who stilled the roaring of the seas,(TH)
    the roaring of their waves,
    and the turmoil of the nations.(TI)
The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
    where morning dawns, where evening fades,
    you call forth songs of joy.(TJ)

You care for the land and water it;(TK)
    you enrich it abundantly.(TL)
The streams of God are filled with water
    to provide the people with grain,(TM)
    for so you have ordained it.[bk]
10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
    you soften it with showers(TN) and bless its crops.
11 You crown the year with your bounty,(TO)
    and your carts overflow with abundance.(TP)
12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;(TQ)
    the hills are clothed with gladness.(TR)
13 The meadows are covered with flocks(TS)
    and the valleys are mantled with grain;(TT)
    they shout for joy and sing.(TU)

Psalm 66

For the director of music. A song. A psalm.

Shout for joy to God, all the earth!(TV)
    Sing the glory of his name;(TW)
    make his praise glorious.(TX)
Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!(TY)
    So great is your power
    that your enemies cringe(TZ) before you.
All the earth bows down(UA) to you;
    they sing praise(UB) to you,
    they sing the praises of your name.”[bl]

Come and see what God has done,
    his awesome deeds(UC) for mankind!
He turned the sea into dry land,(UD)
    they passed through(UE) the waters on foot—
    come, let us rejoice(UF) in him.
He rules forever(UG) by his power,
    his eyes watch(UH) the nations—
    let not the rebellious(UI) rise up against him.

Praise(UJ) our God, all peoples,
    let the sound of his praise be heard;
he has preserved our lives(UK)
    and kept our feet from slipping.(UL)
10 For you, God, tested(UM) us;
    you refined us like silver.(UN)
11 You brought us into prison(UO)
    and laid burdens(UP) on our backs.
12 You let people ride over our heads;(UQ)
    we went through fire and water,
    but you brought us to a place of abundance.(UR)

13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings(US)
    and fulfill my vows(UT) to you—
14 vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke
    when I was in trouble.
15 I will sacrifice fat animals to you
    and an offering of rams;
    I will offer bulls and goats.(UU)

16 Come and hear,(UV) all you who fear God;
    let me tell(UW) you what he has done for me.
17 I cried out to him with my mouth;
    his praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had cherished sin in my heart,
    the Lord would not have listened;(UX)
19 but God has surely listened
    and has heard(UY) my prayer.
20 Praise be to God,
    who has not rejected(UZ) my prayer
    or withheld his love from me!

Psalm 67[bm]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.

May God be gracious to us and bless us
    and make his face shine on us—[bn](VA)
so that your ways may be known on earth,
    your salvation(VB) among all nations.(VC)

May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.(VD)
May the nations be glad and sing for joy,(VE)
    for you rule the peoples with equity(VF)
    and guide the nations of the earth.(VG)
May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.

The land yields its harvest;(VH)
    God, our God, blesses us.(VI)
May God bless us still,
    so that all the ends of the earth(VJ) will fear him.(VK)

Psalm 68[bo]

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.

May God arise,(VL) may his enemies be scattered;(VM)
    may his foes flee(VN) before him.
May you blow them away like smoke—(VO)
    as wax melts(VP) before the fire,
    may the wicked perish(VQ) before God.
But may the righteous be glad
    and rejoice(VR) before God;
    may they be happy and joyful.

Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,(VS)
    extol him who rides on the clouds[bp](VT);
    rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.(VU)
A father to the fatherless,(VV) a defender of widows,(VW)
    is God in his holy dwelling.(VX)
God sets the lonely(VY) in families,[bq](VZ)
    he leads out the prisoners(WA) with singing;
    but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.(WB)

When you, God, went out(WC) before your people,
    when you marched through the wilderness,[br](WD)
the earth shook,(WE) the heavens poured down rain,(WF)
    before God, the One of Sinai,(WG)
    before God, the God of Israel.(WH)
You gave abundant showers,(WI) O God;
    you refreshed your weary inheritance.
10 Your people settled in it,
    and from your bounty,(WJ) God, you provided(WK) for the poor.

11 The Lord announces the word,
    and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:(WL)
12 “Kings and armies flee(WM) in haste;
    the women at home divide the plunder.(WN)
13 Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,[bs](WO)
    the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
    its feathers with shining gold.”
14 When the Almighty[bt] scattered(WP) the kings in the land,
    it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.(WQ)

15 Mount Bashan,(WR) majestic mountain,(WS)
    Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,
16 why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain,
    at the mountain where God chooses(WT) to reign,
    where the Lord himself will dwell forever?(WU)
17 The chariots(WV) of God are tens of thousands
    and thousands of thousands;(WW)
    the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.[bu]
18 When you ascended(WX) on high,(WY)
    you took many captives;(WZ)
    you received gifts from people,(XA)
even from[bv] the rebellious(XB)
    that you,[bw] Lord God, might dwell there.

19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,(XC)
    who daily bears our burdens.(XD)
20 Our God is a God who saves;(XE)
    from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.(XF)
21 Surely God will crush the heads(XG) of his enemies,
    the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22 The Lord says, “I will bring them from Bashan;
    I will bring them from the depths of the sea,(XH)
23 that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes,(XI)
    while the tongues of your dogs(XJ) have their share.”

24 Your procession, God, has come into view,
    the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.(XK)
25 In front are the singers,(XL) after them the musicians;(XM)
    with them are the young women playing the timbrels.(XN)
26 Praise God in the great congregation;(XO)
    praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.(XP)
27 There is the little tribe(XQ) of Benjamin,(XR) leading them,
    there the great throng of Judah’s princes,
    and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.(XS)

28 Summon your power,(XT) God[bx];
    show us your strength,(XU) our God, as you have done(XV) before.
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem
    kings will bring you gifts.(XW)
30 Rebuke the beast(XX) among the reeds,(XY)
    the herd of bulls(XZ) among the calves of the nations.
Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver.
    Scatter the nations(YA) who delight in war.(YB)
31 Envoys will come from Egypt;(YC)
    Cush[by](YD) will submit herself to God.

32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth,(YE)
    sing praise(YF) to the Lord,
33 to him who rides(YG) across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
    who thunders(YH) with mighty voice.(YI)
34 Proclaim the power(YJ) of God,
    whose majesty(YK) is over Israel,
    whose power is in the heavens.
35 You, God, are awesome(YL) in your sanctuary;(YM)
    the God of Israel gives power and strength(YN) to his people.(YO)

Praise be to God!(YP)

Psalm 69[bz]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.

Save me, O God,
    for the waters(YQ) have come up to my neck.(YR)
I sink in the miry depths,(YS)
    where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
    the floods engulf me.
I am worn out calling for help;(YT)
    my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,(YU)
    looking for my God.
Those who hate me(YV) without reason(YW)
    outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,(YX)
    those who seek to destroy me.(YY)
I am forced to restore
    what I did not steal.

You, God, know my folly;(YZ)
    my guilt is not hidden from you.(ZA)

Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    may those who hope in you
    not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
    may those who seek you
    not be put to shame because of me.
For I endure scorn(ZB) for your sake,(ZC)
    and shame covers my face.(ZD)
I am a foreigner to my own family,
    a stranger to my own mother’s children;(ZE)
for zeal for your house consumes me,(ZF)
    and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.(ZG)
10 When I weep and fast,(ZH)
    I must endure scorn;
11 when I put on sackcloth,(ZI)
    people make sport of me.
12 Those who sit at the gate(ZJ) mock me,
    and I am the song of the drunkards.(ZK)

13 But I pray to you, Lord,
    in the time of your favor;(ZL)
in your great love,(ZM) O God,
    answer me with your sure salvation.
14 Rescue me from the mire,
    do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
    from the deep waters.(ZN)
15 Do not let the floodwaters(ZO) engulf me
    or the depths swallow me up(ZP)
    or the pit close its mouth over me.(ZQ)

16 Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;(ZR)
    in your great mercy turn to me.
17 Do not hide your face(ZS) from your servant;
    answer me quickly,(ZT) for I am in trouble.(ZU)
18 Come near and rescue me;
    deliver(ZV) me because of my foes.

19 You know how I am scorned,(ZW) disgraced and shamed;
    all my enemies are before you.
20 Scorn has broken my heart
    and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
    for comforters,(ZX) but I found none.(ZY)
21 They put gall in my food
    and gave me vinegar(ZZ) for my thirst.(AAA)

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