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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
May 8 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
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Psalms 42-43
Chapter 42
Thirsting for God in Trouble and Exile.
1 As the deer (F1)pants for the water brooks,
So my soul (F1)(C1)pants for You, God.
2 My soul (C1)thirsts for God, for the (C2)living God;
When shall I come and (F1)(C3)appear before God?
3 My (C1)tears have been my food day and night,
While they (C2)say to me all day long, "Where is your God?"
4 I remember these things and (C1)pour out my soul within me.
For I (C2)used to go over with the multitude and walk them to the house of God,
With a voice of (C3)joy and thanksgiving, a multitude celebrating a festival.
5 (C1)Why are you (F1)(C2)in despair, my soul?
And why are you (C3)restless within me?
(C4)Wait for God, for I will (F2)again praise (F3)Him
For the (F4)(C5)help of His (F5)presence, my God.
6 My soul is (F1)in despair within me;
Therefore I (C1)remember You from (C2)the land of the Jordan
And the (F2)peaks of (C3)Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls;
All Your (C1)breakers and Your waves have passed over me.
8 The LORD will (C1)send His goodness in the daytime;
And His song will be with me (C2)in the night,
A prayer to (C3)the God of my life.
9 I will say to God (C1)my rock, "Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go about (C2)mourning (F1)because of the (C3)oppression of the enemy?"
10 As a shattering of my bones, my adversaries taunt me,
While they (C1)say to me all day long, "Where is your God?"
11 (C1)Why are you (F1)in despair, my soul?
And why are you restless within me?
Wait for God, for I will again praise (F2)Him
For the (F3)help of His presence, my God.
Chapter 43
Prayer for Help.
1 (C1)Vindicate me, God, and (C2)plead my case against an ungodly nation;
(F1)Save me from (C3)the deceitful and unjust person!
2 For You are the (C1)God of my strength; why have You (C2)rejected me?
Why do I go about (C3)mourning (F1)because of the oppression of the enemy?
3 Send out Your (C1)light and Your truth, they shall lead me;
They shall bring me to Your (C2)holy hill
And to Your (C3)dwelling places.
4 Then I will go to (C1)the altar of God,
To God (F1)my exceeding (C2)joy;
And I will praise You on the (C3)lyre, God, my God.
5 (C1)Why are you (F1)in despair, my soul?
And why are you restless within me?
Wait for God, for I will (F2)again praise (F3)Him
For the (F4)help of His presence, my God.
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