Bible Reading Plan

¹ Yahweh my God, I seek refuge in You;^(a)
save me from all my pursuers and rescue me^(b)
2 or they^[c] will tear me like a lion,
ripping me apart with no one to rescue me.^[d](c)

³ Yahweh my God, if I have done this,
if there is injustice on my hands,^(d)
4 if I have done harm to one at peace with me^(e)
or have plundered^[e] my adversary without cause,^(f)
5 may an enemy pursue and overtake me;
may he trample me to the ground^(g)
and leave my honor in the dust.^(h) Selah

⁶ Rise up, Lord , in Your anger;
lift Yourself up against the fury of my adversaries;⁽ⁱ⁾
awake for me;^[f](j)
You have ordained^[g] a judgment.^(k)
7 Let the assembly of peoples gather around You;^(l)
take Your seat^[h] on high over it.^(m)
8 The Lord judges the peoples;⁽ⁿ⁾
vindicate me, Lord ,
according to my righteousness and my integrity.^[i](o)

⁹ Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,^(p)
but establish the righteous.^(q)
The One who examines the thoughts and emotions^[j]
is a righteous God.^(r)
10 My shield is with^[k] God,^(s)
who saves the upright in heart.^(t)
11 God is a righteous judge
and a God who shows His wrath every day.^(u)

¹² If anyone does not repent,
God^[l] will sharpen His sword;^(v)
He has strung^[m] His bow and made it ready.^(w)
13 He has prepared His deadly weapons;
He tips His arrows with fire.^(x)

¹⁴ See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,
conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.^(y)
15 He dug a pit and hollowed it out
but fell into the hole he had made.^(z)
16 His trouble comes back on his own head,
and his violence falls on the top of his head.^(aa)

¹⁷ I will thank the Lord for His righteousness;
I will sing about the name of Yahweh the Most High.^(ab)

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)

¹  Lord , I seek refuge in You;
let me never be disgraced.^(a)
Save me by Your righteousness.
² Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.
Be a rock of refuge for me,
a mountain fortress to save me.^(b)
3 For You are my rock and my fortress;^(c)
You lead and guide me
because of Your name.^(d)
4 You will free me from the net
that is secretly set for me,
for You are my refuge.^(e)
5 Into Your hand I entrust my spirit;^(f)
You redeem^[a] me, Lord , God of truth.^(g)

⁶ I^[b] hate those who are devoted to worthless idols,
but I trust in the Lord .^(h)
7 I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful love
because You have seen my affliction.
You have known the troubles of my life^(i)
8 and have not handed me over to the enemy.^(j)
You have set my feet in a spacious place.^(k)

⁹ Be gracious to me, Lord ,
because I am in distress;^(l)
my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow—
my whole being^[c] as well.^(m)
10 Indeed, my life is consumed with grief
and my years with groaning;⁽ⁿ⁾
my strength has failed
because of my sinfulness,^[d]
and my bones waste away.^(o)
11 I am ridiculed by all my adversaries
and even by my neighbors.
I am dreaded by my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street run from me.^(p)
12 I am forgotten: gone from memory
like a dead person—like broken pottery.^(q)
13 I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.^(r)
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.^(s)

¹⁴ But I trust in You, Lord ;
I say, "You are my God."^(t)
15 The course of my life is in Your power;^(u)
deliver me from the power of my enemies
and from my persecutors.^(v)
16 Show Your favor to Your servant;
save me by Your faithful love.^(w)
17  Lord , do not let me be disgraced when I call on You.^(x)
Let the wicked be disgraced;
let them be silent^[e][f] in Sheol.^(y)
18 Let lying lips be quieted;^(z)
they speak arrogantly against the righteous
with pride and contempt.^(aa)

¹⁹ How great is Your goodness
that You have stored up for those who fear You
and accomplished in the sight of everyone
for those who take refuge in You.^(ab)
20 You hide them in the protection of Your presence;
You conceal them in a shelter^[g]
from the schemes of men,
from quarrelsome tongues.^(ac)
21 May the Lord be praised,
for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to me
in a city under siege.^[h](ad)
22 In my alarm I had said,
"I am cut off from Your sight."^(ae)
But You heard the sound of my pleading
when I cried to You for help.^(af)

²³ Love the Lord , all His faithful ones.^(ag)
The Lord protects the loyal,
but fully repays the arrogant.^(ah)
24 Be strong^[i] and courageous,
all you who put your hope in the Lord .^(ai)

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)

¹ Why brag about evil, you hero!^(b)
God's faithful love is constant.^(c)
2 Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.^(d)
3 You love evil instead of good,
lying instead of speaking truthfully.^(e) Selah
⁴ You love any words that destroy,
you treacherous tongue!^(f)

⁵ This is why God will bring you down forever.
He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;
He will uproot you from the land of the living.^(g) Selah
⁶ The righteous will look on with awe
and will ridicule him:^(h)
7 "Here is the man
who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior."^[a](i)

⁸ But I am like a flourishing olive tree
in the house of God;^(j)
I trust in God's faithful love forever and ever.^(k)
9 I will praise You forever for what You have done.
In the presence of Your faithful people,
I will put my hope in Your name, for it is good.^(l)