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Daily Bible Reading
March 18 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
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Psalms 27-29
Chapter 27
Psalm 27
My Stronghold
Davidic.
1 The
Lord
is my light and my salvation—
whom should I fear?(a)
The
Lord
is the stronghold of my life—
of whom should I be afraid?(b)
2 When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,(c)
my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.(d)
3 Though an army deploys against me,
my heart is not afraid;
though a war breaks out against me,
still I am confident.(e)
4 I have asked one thing from the
Lord
;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the
Lord
all the days of my life,(f)
gazing on the beauty of the
Lord
(g)
and seeking Him in His temple.(h)
5 For He will conceal me in His shelter
in the day of adversity;
He will hide me under the cover of His tent;
He will set me high on a rock.(i)
6 Then my head will be high
above my enemies around me;(j)
I will offer sacrifices in His tent with shouts of joy.(k)
I will sing and make music to the
Lord
.(l)
7
Lord
, hear my voice when I call;
be gracious to me and answer me.(m)
8 My heart says this about You,
"You[a] are to seek My face."
Lord
, I will seek Your face.(n)
9 Do not hide Your face from me;(o)
do not turn Your servant away in anger.(p)
You have been my helper;(q)
do not leave me or abandon me,
God of my salvation.
10 Even if my father and mother abandon me,
the
Lord
cares for me.(r)
11 Because of my adversaries,
show me Your way,
Lord
,
and lead me on a level path.(s)
12 Do not give me over to the will of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing violence.(t)
13 I am certain that I will see the
Lord
's goodness
in the land of the living.(u)
14 Wait for the
Lord
;
be strong[b] and courageous.(v)
Wait for the
Lord
.(w)
Chapter 28
Psalm 28
My Strength
Davidic.
1
Lord
, I call to You;
my rock, do not be deaf to me.(a)
If You remain silent to me,
I will be like those going down to the Pit.(b)
2 Listen to the sound of my pleading
when I cry to You for help,
when I lift up my hands
toward Your holy sanctuary.(c)
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with the evildoers,
who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors
while malice is in their hearts.(d)
4 Repay them according to what they have done—
according to the evil of their deeds.
Repay them according to the work of their hands;
give them back what they deserve.(e)
5 Because they do not consider
what the
Lord
has done
or the work of His hands,
He will tear them down and not rebuild them.(f)
6 May the
Lord
be praised,
for He has heard the sound of my pleading.(g)
7 The
Lord
is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped.(h)
Therefore my heart rejoices,
and I praise Him with my song.(i)
8 The
Lord
is the strength of His people;[a]
He is a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.(j)
9 Save Your people, bless Your possession,
shepherd them, and carry them forever.(k)
Chapter 29
Psalm 29
The Voice of the Lord
A Davidic psalm.
1 Ascribe to Yahweh, you heavenly beings,[a]
ascribe to the
Lord
glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due His name;
worship Yahweh
in the splendor of His holiness.[b](a)
3 The voice of the
Lord
is above the waters.
The God of glory thunders—
the
Lord
, above vast waters,(b)
4 the voice of the
Lord
in power,
the voice of the
Lord
in splendor.(c)
5 The voice of the
Lord
breaks the cedars;
the
Lord
shatters the cedars of Lebanon.(d)
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,(e)
and Sirion,[c] like a young wild ox.(f)
7 The voice of the
Lord
flashes flames of fire.(g)
8 The voice of the
Lord
shakes the wilderness;
the
Lord
shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.(h)
9 The voice of the
Lord
makes the deer give birth[d](i)
and strips the woodlands bare.(j)
In His temple all cry, "Glory!"
10 The
Lord
sat enthroned at the flood;
the
Lord
sits enthroned, King forever.(k)
11 The
Lord
gives His people strength;(l)
the
Lord
blesses His people with peace.(m)
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