Bible Reading Plan

¹  Lord , hear a just cause;^(a)
pay attention to my cry;
listen to my prayer—
from lips free of deceit.^(b)
2 Let my vindication come from You,
for You see what is right.^(c)
3 You have tested my heart;^(d)
You have examined me at night.
You have tried me and found nothing evil;^(e)
I have determined that my mouth will not sin.^[a]
4 Concerning what people do:
by the word of Your lips^[b]
I have avoided the ways of the violent.^(f)
5 My steps are on Your paths;
my feet have not slipped.^(g)

⁶ I call on You, God,
because You will answer me;^(h)
listen closely to me; hear what I say.
⁷ Display the wonders of Your faithful love,⁽ⁱ⁾
Savior of all who seek refuge^(j)
from those who rebel against Your right hand.^[c]
8 Protect me as the pupil of Your eye;^(k)
hide me in the shadow of Your wings^(l)
9 from^[d] the wicked who treat me violently,^[e]
my deadly enemies who surround me.^(m)

¹⁰ They have become hardened;^[f](n)
their mouths speak arrogantly.^(o)
11 They advance against me;^[g] now they surround me.^(p)
They are determined^[h]
to throw me to the ground.^(q)
12 They are^[i] like a lion eager to tear,
like a young lion lurking in ambush.^(r)

¹³ Rise up, Lord !
Confront him; bring him down.^(s)
With Your sword, save me from the wicked.^(t)
14 With Your hand, Lord , save me from men,
from men of the world
whose portion is in this life:
You fill their bellies with what You have in store;
their sons are satisfied,
and they leave their surplus to their children.^(u)

¹⁵ But I will see Your face in righteousness;^(v)
when I awake, I will be satisfied with Your presence.^[j](w)

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)

¹ God, save me by Your name,
and vindicate me by Your might!^(b)
2 God, hear my prayer;
listen to the words of my mouth.^(c)
3 For strangers rise up against me,
and violent men seek my life.
They have no regard for God.^[a](d) Selah

⁴ God is my helper;
the Lord is the sustainer of my life.^[b](e)
5 He will repay my adversaries for their evil.
Because of Your faithfulness, annihilate them.^(f)

⁶ I will sacrifice a freewill offering to You.^(g)
I will praise Your name, Yahweh,
because it is good.^(h)
7 For He has delivered me from every trouble,
and my eye has looked down on my enemies.⁽ⁱ⁾

¹ God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.^(b)
2 So I gaze on You in the sanctuary
to see Your strength and Your glory.^(c)

³ My lips will glorify You
because Your faithful love is better than life.^(d)
4 So I will praise You as long as I live;
at Your name, I will lift up my hands.^(e)
5 You satisfy me as with rich food;^[a](f)
my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.^(g)

⁶ When I think of You as I lie on my bed,
I meditate on You during the night watches^(h)
7 because You are my helper;⁽ⁱ⁾
I will rejoice in the shadow of Your wings.^(j)
8 I follow close to You;
Your right hand holds on to me.^(k)

⁹ But those who seek to destroy my life
will go into the depths of the earth.^(l)
10 They will be given over to the power of the sword;^(m)
they will become the jackals' prey.
¹¹ But the king will rejoice in God;⁽ⁿ⁾
all who swear by Him^[b] will boast,
for the mouths of liars will be shut.^(o)