Bible Reading Plan

Chapter 25

Prayer for Protection, Guidance, and Pardon.

¹ To You, LORD, I ^(C1)lift up my soul.

² My God, in You ^(C1)I trust,
Do not let me ^(C2)be ashamed;
Do not let my ^(C3)enemies rejoice over me.

³ Indeed, ^(C1)none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
^(F1)Those who ^(C2)deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.

^4 (C1)Make me know Your ways, LORD;
Teach me Your paths.

⁵ Lead me in ^(C1)Your truth and teach me,
For You are the ^(C2)God of my salvation;
For You I ^(C3)wait all the day.

^6 (C1)Remember, LORD, Your compassion and Your faithfulness,
For they have been ^(F1)(C2)from of old.

⁷ Do not remember the ^(C1)sins of my youth or my wrongdoings;
^(C2)Remember me according to Your faithfulness,
For Your ^(C3)goodness' sake, LORD.

^8 (C1)The LORD is good and ^(C2)upright;
Therefore He ^(C3)instructs sinners in the way.

⁹ He ^(C1)leads the ^(F1)humble in justice,
And He ^(C2)teaches the ^(F1)humble His way.

¹⁰ All the paths of the LORD are ^(C1)faithfulness and truth
To ^(C2)those who comply with His covenant and His testimonies.

¹¹ For the ^(C1)sake of Your name, LORD,
^(C2)Forgive my wrongdoing, for it is great.

¹² Who is the person who ^(C1)fears the LORD?
He will ^(C2)instruct him in the way he should choose.

¹³ His soul will ^(C1)dwell in ^(F1)prosperity,
And his ^(F2)descendants will ^(C2)inherit the ^(F3)land.

¹⁴ The ^(F1)(C1)secret of the LORD is for those who fear Him,
^(F2)And He will ^(C2)make them know His covenant.

¹⁵ My ^(C1)eyes are continually toward the LORD,
For He will ^(F1)(C2)rescue my feet from the net.

^16 (C1)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
For I am ^(C2)lonely and afflicted.

^17 (F1)The ^(C1)troubles of my heart are enlarged;
Bring me ^(C2)out of my distresses.

^18 (C1)Look at my misery and my trouble,
And ^(C2)forgive all my sins.

¹⁹ Look at my enemies, for they ^(C1)are many,
And they ^(C2)hate me with violent hatred.

^20 (C1)Guard my soul and save me;
Do not let me ^(C2)be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.

²¹ Let ^(C1)integrity and uprightness protect me,
For ^(C2)I wait for You.

^22 (C1)Redeem Israel, God,
From all his distress.

Chapter 26

Protestation of Integrity and Prayer for Protection.

^1 (F1)(C1)Vindicate me, LORD, for I have ^(C2)walked in my integrity,
And I have ^(C3)trusted in the LORD ^(F2)(C4)without wavering.

^2 (C1)Examine me, LORD, and put me to the test;
^(C2)Refine my ^(F1)mind and my heart.

³ For Your ^(F1)(C1)goodness is before my eyes,
And I have ^(C2)walked in Your truth.

⁴ I do not ^(C1)sit with ^(F1)deceitful people,
Nor will I go with ^(F2)(C2)pretenders.

⁵ I ^(C1)hate the assembly of evildoers,
And I will not sit with the wicked.

⁶ I will ^(C1)wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go around ^(C2)Your altar, LORD,

⁷ That I may proclaim with the voice of ^(C1)thanksgiving
And declare all Your ^(F1)wonders.

⁸ LORD, I ^(C1)love the dwelling of Your house,
And the place ^(F1)where Your ^(C2)glory remains.

^9 (C1)Do not ^(F1)take my soul away along with sinners,
Nor my life with ^(C2)men of bloodshed,

¹⁰ In whose hands is a ^(C1)wicked scheme,
And whose right hand is full of ^(C2)bribes.

¹¹ But as for me, I will ^(C1)walk in my integrity;
^(C2)Redeem me, and be gracious to me.

^12 (C1)My foot stands on ^(C2)level ground;
In the ^(C3)congregations I will bless the LORD.

Chapter 27

A Psalm of Fearless Trust in God.

¹ The LORD is my ^(C1)light and my ^(C2)salvation;
Whom should I fear?
The LORD is the ^(F1)(C3)defense of my life;
^(C4)Whom should I dread?

² When evildoers came upon me to ^(C1)devour my flesh,
My adversaries and my enemies, they ^(C2)stumbled and fell.

³ If an ^(C1)army encamps against me,
My heart will not fear;
If war arises against me,
In spite of this I am ^(C2)confident.

^4 (C1)One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek:
That I may ^(C2)dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
To behold ^(C3)the ^(F1)beauty of the LORD
And to ^(F2)(C4)meditate in His temple.

⁵ For on the ^(C1)day of trouble He will ^(C2)conceal me in His ^(F1)tabernacle;
He will ^(C3)hide me in the secret place of His tent;
He will ^(C4)lift me up on a rock.

⁶ And now ^(C1)my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,
And I will offer ^(C2)sacrifices in His tent ^(F1)with shouts of joy;
I will ^(C3)sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.<