the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
March 31 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
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Psalms 34-35
Chapter 34
Psalm 34
The Lord Delivers the Righteous
Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech,[a](a) who drove him out, and he departed.
1 I[b] will praise the
Lord
at all times;
His praise will always be on my lips.(b)
2 I will boast in the
Lord
;(c)
the humble will hear and be glad.(d)
3 Proclaim Yahweh's greatness with me;(e)
let us exalt His name together.(f)
4 I sought the
Lord
, and He answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.(g)
5 Those who look to Him are[c] radiant with joy;(h)
their faces will never be ashamed.(i)
6 This poor man cried, and the
Lord
heard him
and saved him from all his troubles.(j)
7 The Angel of the
Lord
encamps
around those who fear Him, and rescues them.(k)
8 Taste and see that the
Lord
is good.(l)
How happy is the man who takes refuge in Him!(m)
9 You who are His holy ones, fear Yahweh,
for those who fear Him lack nothing.(n)
10 Young lions[d] lack food and go hungry,(o)
but those who seek the
Lord
will not lack any good thing.(p)
11 Come, children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the
Lord
.(q)
12 Who is the man who delights in life,
loving a long life to enjoy what is good?(r)
13 Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech.(s)
14 Turn away from evil and do what is good;(t)
seek peace and pursue it.(u)
15 The eyes of the
Lord
are on the righteous,
and His ears are open to their cry for help.(v)
16 The face of the
Lord
is set
against those who do what is evil,(w)
to erase[e] all memory of them from the earth.(x)
17 The righteous[f] cry out, and the
Lord
hears,
and delivers them from all their troubles.(y)
18 The
Lord
is near the brokenhearted;
He saves those crushed in spirit.(z)
19 Many adversities come to the one who is righteous,
but the
Lord
delivers him from them all.(aa)
20 He protects all his bones;
not one of them is broken.(ab)
21 Evil brings death to the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be punished.(ac)
22 The
Lord
redeems the life of His servants,
and all who take refuge in Him will not be punished.(ad)
Chapter 35
Psalm 35
Prayer for Victory
Davidic.
1 Oppose my opponents,
Lord
;
fight those who fight me.(a)
2 Take Your shields—large and small—
and come to my aid.(b)
3 Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers,
and assure me: "I am your deliverance."(c)
4 Let those who seek to kill me
be disgraced and humiliated;
let those who plan to harm me
be turned back and ashamed.(d)
5 Let them be like chaff in the wind,
with the angel of the
Lord
driving them away.(e)
6 Let their way be dark and slippery,
with the angel of the
Lord
pursuing them.(f)
7 They hid their net for me without cause;
they dug a pit for me without cause.(g)
8 Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,
and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it—to his ruin.(h)
9 Then I will rejoice in the
Lord
;
I will delight in His deliverance.(i)
10 My very bones will say,
"
Lord
, who is like You,(j)
rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,
the poor or the needy from one who robs him?"(k)
11 Malicious witnesses come forward;
they question me about things I do not know.(l)
12 They repay me evil for good,
making me desolate.(m)
13 Yet when they were sick,
my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting,
and my prayer was genuine.[a](n)
14 I went about grieving as if for my friend or brother;
I was bowed down with grief,
like one mourning a mother.(o)
15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.(p)
16 With godless mockery[b]
they gnashed their teeth at me.(q)
17 Lord, how long will You look on?(r)
Rescue my life from their ravages,
my only one from the young lions.(s)
18 I will praise You in the great congregation;
I will exalt You among many people.(t)
19 Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;
do not let those who hate me without cause(u)
look at me maliciously.(v)
20 For they do not speak in friendly ways,
but contrive deceitful schemes[c]
against those who live peacefully in the land.(w)
21 They open their mouths wide against me and say,
"Aha, aha! We saw it!"[d](x)
22 You saw it,
Lord
; do not be silent.
Lord, do not be far from me.(y)
23 Wake up and rise to my defense,
to my cause, my God and my
Lord
!(z)
24 Vindicate me,
Lord
my God,
in keeping with Your righteousness,
and do not let them rejoice over me.(aa)
25 Do not let them say in their hearts,
"Aha! Just what we wanted."
Do not let them say,
"We have swallowed him up!"(ab)
26 Let those who rejoice at my misfortune
be disgraced and humiliated;
let those who exalt themselves over me
be clothed with shame and reproach.(ac)
27 Let those who want my vindication
shout for joy and be glad;
let them continually say,
"The
Lord
be exalted.
He takes pleasure in His servant's well-being."(ad)
28 And my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness,
Your praise all day long.(ae)
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