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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
January 7 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
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Psalms 3-5
Chapter 3
Psalm 3
Confidence in Troubled Times
A psalm of David when he fled from his son Absalom.(a)
1
Lord
, how my foes increase!
There are many who attack me.(b)
2 Many say about me,
"There is no help for him in God."(c)
3 But You,
Lord
, are a shield around me,(d)
my glory,(e) and the One who lifts up my head.(f)
4 I cry aloud to the
Lord
,
and He answers me from His holy mountain.(g)
5 I lie down and sleep;
I wake again because the
Lord
sustains me.(h)
6 I am not afraid of the thousands of people
who have taken their stand against me on every side.(i)
7 Rise up,
Lord
!(j)
Save me, my God!
You strike all my enemies on the cheek;(k)
You break the teeth of the wicked.(l)
8 Salvation belongs to the
Lord
;(m)
may Your blessing be on Your people.(n)
Chapter 4
Psalm 4
A Night Prayer
For the choir director: with stringed instruments.(a) A Davidic psalm.
1 Answer me when I call,
God, who vindicates me.[a](b)
You freed me from affliction;(c)
be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
2 How long, exalted men, will my honor be insulted?(d)
How long will you love what is worthless(e)
and pursue a lie?
3 Know that the
Lord
has set apart
the faithful for Himself;
the
Lord
will hear when I call to Him.
4 Be angry[b] and do not sin;(f)
on your bed, reflect in your heart and be still.(g)
5 Offer sacrifices in righteousness[c](h)
and trust in the
Lord
.(i)
6 Many are saying, "Who can show us anything good?"
Look on us with favor,
Lord
.(j)
7 You have put more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and new wine abound.(k)
8 I will both lie down and sleep in peace,(l)
for You alone,
Lord
, make me live in safety.(m)
Chapter 5
Psalm 5
The Refuge of the Righteous
For the choir director: with the flutes. A Davidic psalm.
1 Listen to my words,
Lord
;
consider my sighing.(a)
2 Pay attention to the sound of my cry,(b)
my King and my God,(c)
for I pray to You.
3 At daybreak,(d)
Lord
, You hear my voice;
at daybreak I plead my case to You(e) and watch expectantly.
4 For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil cannot dwell with You.(f)
5 The boastful cannot stand in Your presence;(g)
You hate all evildoers.(h)
6 You destroy those who tell lies;(i)
the
Lord
abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery.(j)
7 But I enter Your house
by the abundance of Your faithful love;(k)
I bow down toward Your holy temple
in reverential awe of You.(l)
8
Lord
, lead me in Your righteousness(m)
because of my adversaries;[a]
make Your way straight before me.(n)
9 For there is nothing reliable in what they say;[b](o)
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.(p)
10 Punish them, God;
let them fall by their own schemes.(q)
Drive them out(r) because of their many crimes,
for they rebel against You.(s)
11 But let all who take refuge in You rejoice;(t)
let them shout for joy forever.
May You shelter them,(u)
and may those who love Your name boast about You.(v)
12 For You,
Lord
, bless the righteous one;
You surround him with favor like a shield.(w)
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