Bible Reading Plan

¹ Hallelujah!^[a]
Happy is the man who fears the Lord ,
taking great delight in His commands.^(a)

² His descendants will be powerful in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.^(b)
3 Wealth and riches are in his house,^(c)
and his righteousness endures forever.^(d)
4 Light shines in the darkness for the upright.^(e)
He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.^(f)
5 Good will come to a man who lends generously
and conducts his business fairly.^(g)
6 He will never be shaken.^(h)
The righteous man will be remembered forever.^(i)
7 He will not fear bad news;
his heart is confident, trusting in the Lord .^(j)
8 His heart is assured; he will not fear.^(k)
In the end he will look in triumph on his foes.^(l)
9 He distributes freely to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.^(m)
His horn will be exalted in honor.⁽ⁿ⁾

¹⁰ The wicked man will see it and be angry;
he will gnash his teeth in despair.^(o)
The desire of the wicked man will come to nothing.^(p)

¹ Hallelujah!
Give praise, servants of Yahweh;
praise the name of Yahweh.^(a)
2 Let the name of Yahweh be praised
both now and forever.^(b)
3 From the rising of the sun to its setting,
let the name of Yahweh be praised.^(c)

⁴ Yahweh is exalted above all the nations,^(d)
His glory above the heavens.^(e)
5 Who is like Yahweh our God—
the One enthroned on high,^(f)
6 who stoops down to look
on the heavens and the earth?^(g)
7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the garbage pile^(h)
8 in order to seat them with nobles—
with the nobles of His people.^(i)
9 He gives the childless woman a household,
making her the joyful mother of children.^(j)
Hallelujah!

¹ When Israel came out of Egypt—
the house of Jacob from a people
who spoke a foreign language^(a)—
² Judah became His sanctuary,
Israel, His dominion.^(b)

³ The sea looked and fled;^(c)
the Jordan turned back.^(d)
4 The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills, like lambs.^(e)
5 Why was it, sea, that you fled?
Jordan, that you turned back?^(f)
6 Mountains, that you skipped like rams?
Hills, like lambs?^(g)

⁷ Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,^(h)
8 who turned the rock into a pool of water,
the flint into a spring of water.⁽ⁱ⁾

¹ Not to us, Yahweh, not to us,
but to Your name give glory
because of Your faithful love, because of Your truth.^(a)
2 Why should the nations say,
"Where is their God?"^(b)
3 Our God is in heaven
and does whatever He pleases.^(c)

⁴ Their idols are silver and gold,
made by human hands.^(d)
5 They have mouths but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see.
⁶ They have ears but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.^(e)
7 They have hands but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk.^(f)
They cannot make a sound with their throats.^(g)
8 Those who make them are^[a] just like them,
as are all who trust in them.^(h)

⁹ Israel,^[b] trust in the Lord !⁽ⁱ⁾
He is their help and shield.^(j)
10 House of Aaron, trust in the Lord !^(k)
He is their help and shield.^(l)
11 You who fear the Lord , trust in the Lord !^(m)
He is their help and shield.
¹² The Lord remembers us and will bless us.
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron;^(n)
13 He will bless those who fear the Lord —
small and great alike.^(o)

¹⁴ May the Lord add to your numbers,
both yours and your children's.^(p)
15 May you be blessed by the Lord ,
the Maker of heaven and earth.^(q)
16 The heavens are the Lord 's,^[c]
but the earth He has given to the human race.^(r)
17 It is not the dead who praise the Lord ,
nor any of those descending into the silence of death.^(s)
18 But we will praise the Lord ,
both now and forever.^(t)
Hallelujah!

¹ I love the Lord because He has heard
my appeal for mercy.^(a)
2 Because He has turned His ear to me,
I will call out to Him as long as I live.^(b)

³ The ropes of death were wrapped around me,
and the torments of Sheol overcame me;
I encountered trouble and sorrow.^(c)
4 Then I called on the name of Yahweh:
"Yahweh, save me!"^(d)

⁵ The Lord is gracious and righteous;
our God is compassionate.^(e)
6 The Lord guards the inexperienced;
I was helpless, and He saved me.^(f)
7 Return to your rest, my soul,
for the Lord has been good to you.^(g)
8 For You, Lord , rescued me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling.^(h)
9 I will walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.^(i)
10 I believed, even when I said,
"I am severely afflicted."^(j)
11 In my alarm I said,
"Everyone is a liar."^(k)

¹² How can I repay the Lord
for all the good He has done for me?^(l)
13 I will take the cup of salvation
and call on the name of Yahweh.^(m)
14 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all His people.⁽ⁿ⁾

¹⁵ The death of His faithful ones
is valuable in the Lord 's sight.^(o)
16  Lord , I am indeed Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your female servant.
You have loosened my bonds.^(p)

¹⁷ I will offer You a sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of Yahweh.^(q)
18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all His people,^(r)
19 in the courts of the Lord 's house—
within you, Jerusalem.^(s)
Hallelujah!

¹ Praise the Lord , all nations!
Glorify Him, all peoples!^(a)
2 For His faithful love to us is great;
the Lord 's faithfulness endures forever.^(b)
Hallelujah!

¹ Give thanks to the Lord , for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.^(a)
2 Let Israel say,
"His faithful love endures forever."^(b)
3 Let the house of Aaron say,
"His faithful love endures forever."^(c)
4 Let those who fear the Lord say,
"His faithful love endures forever."^(d)

⁵ I called to the Lord in distress;^(e)
the Lord answered me
and put me in a spacious place.^[a](f)
6 The Lord is for me; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?^(g)
7 The Lord is my helper,
Therefore, I will look in triumph on those who hate me.^(h)

⁸ It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in man.^(i)
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in nobles.^(j)

¹⁰ All the nations surrounded me;
in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.^(k)
11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.^(l)
12 They surrounded me like bees;^(m)
they were extinguished like a fire among thorns;
in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.^(n)
13 You^[b] pushed me^[c] hard to make me fall,
but the Lord helped me.^(o)
14 The Lord is my strength and my song;
He has become my salvation.^(p)

¹⁵ There are shouts of joy and victory
in the tents of the righteous:
"The Lord 's right hand performs valiantly!^(q)
16 The Lord 's right hand is raised.
The Lord 's right hand performs valiantly!"^(r)
17 I will not die, but I will live
and proclaim what the Lord has done.^(s)
18 The Lord disciplined me severely
but did not give me over to death.^(t)

¹⁹ Open the gates of righteousness for me;
I will enter through them
and give thanks to the Lord .^(u)
20 This is the gate of the Lord ;
the righteous will enter through it.^(v)
21 I will give thanks to You
because You have answered me
and have become my salvation.^(w)
22 The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.^(x)
23 This came from the Lord ;
it is wonderful in our eyes.^(y)
24 This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.^(z)

²⁵  Lord , save us!
Lord , please grant us success!^(aa)
26 He who comes in the name
of the Lord is blessed.^(ab)
From the house of the Lord we bless you.^(ac)
27 The Lord is God and has given us light.
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords
to the horns of the altar.^(ad)
28 You are my God, and I will give You thanks.
You are my God; I will exalt You.^(ae)
29 Give thanks to the Lord , for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.^(af)