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June 15 - Straight Thru the Bible
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Psalms 37:27-39:13
Chapter 37
27 (C1)Turn from evil and do good,
So that you will dwell (C2)forever.
28 For the LORD (C1)loves (F1)justice
And (C2)does not abandon His godly ones;
They are (C3)protected forever,
But the (F2)(C4)descendants of the wicked will be eliminated.
29 The righteous will (C1)inherit the land
And (C2)dwell in it forever.
30 The mouth of the righteous (C1)utters wisdom,
And his tongue (C2)speaks justice.
31 The (C1)Law of his God is in his heart;
His (C2)steps do not slip.
32 The (C1)wicked spies upon the righteous
And (C2)seeks to kill him.
33 The LORD will (C1)not leave him in his hand
Or (C2)let him be condemned when he is judged.
34 (C1)Wait for the LORD and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
When the (C2)wicked are eliminated, you will see it.
35 I have (C1)seen a wicked, violent person
Spreading himself like a (C2)luxuriant (F1)tree in its native soil.
36 Then he passed away, and behold, he (C1)was no more;
I searched for him, but he could not be found.
37 Observe the (F1)(C1)blameless person, and look at the (C2)upright;
For the person of peace will have (C3)a future.
38 But wrongdoers will altogether be (C1)destroyed;
The future of the wicked will be (C2)eliminated.
39 But the (C1)salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
He is their strength (C2)in time of trouble.
40 (C1)The LORD helps them and rescues them;
He (C2)rescues them from the wicked and saves them,
Because they (C3)take refuge in Him.
Chapter 38
Prayer of a Suffering Penitent.
1 LORD, (C1)do not rebuke me in Your wrath,
And do not punish me in Your burning anger.
2 For Your (C1)arrows have sunk deep into me,
And (C2)Your hand has pressed down on me.
3 There is (C1)no healthy part in my flesh (C2)because of Your indignation;
There is no health (C3)in my bones because of my sin.
4 For my (C1)guilty deeds have gone over my head;
Like a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
5 My (F1)wounds grow foul and fester
Because of (C1)my foolishness.
6 I am bent over and (C1)greatly bowed down;
I (C2)go in mourning all day long.
7 For my (F1)sides are filled with (C1)burning,
And there is (C2)no healthy part in my flesh.
8 I feel (C1)faint and (F1)badly crushed;
I (F2)(C2)groan because of the (F3)agitation of my heart.
9 Lord, all (C1)my desire is (F1)before You;
And my (C2)sighing is not hidden from You.
10 My heart throbs, (C1)my strength fails me;
And the (C2)light of my eyes, even (F1)that (F2)has gone from me.
11 My (F1)(C1)loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;
And my kinsmen (C2)stand far away.
12 Those who (C1)seek my life (C2)lay snares for me;
And those who (C3)seek to injure me have (F1)threatened destruction,
And they (C4)plot deception all day long.
13 But I, like a person who is deaf, do not hear;
And I am like a (C1)person who cannot speak, who does not open his mouth.
14 Yes, I am like a person who does not hear,
And in whose mouth are no arguments.
15 For (C1)I wait for You, LORD;
You (C2)will answer, Lord my God.
16 For I said, "May they not rejoice over me,
Who, when my foot slips, (C1)would exalt themselves over me."
17 For I am (C1)ready to fall,
And (C2)my (F1)sorrow is continually before me.
18 For I (C1)admit my guilt;
I am full of (C2)anxiety because of my sin.
19 But my (C1)enemies are vigorous and (F1)strong,
And those who wrongfully (C2)hate me are many.
20 And those who (C1)repay evil for good,
They (C2)become my enemies, because I follow what is good.
21 Do not abandon me, LORD;
My God, (C1)do not be far from me!
22 (C1)Hurry to help me,
Lord, (C2)my salvation!
Chapter 39
The Futility of Life.
1 I said, "I will (C1)keep watch over my ways
So that I (C2)do not sin with my tongue;
I will keep watch over (C3)my mouth as with a muzzle
While the wicked are in my presence."
2 I was (C1)mute (F1)and silent,
I (F2)refused to say even something good,
And my pain was stirred up.
3 My (C1)heart was hot within me,
While I was musing the fire burned;
Then I spoke with my tongue:
4 "LORD, let me know (C1)my end,
And what is the extent of my days;
Let me know how (C2)transient I am.
5 "Behold, You have made (C1)my days like (F1)hand widths,
And my (C2)lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Certainly all mankind standing is (F2)a mere (C3)breath. Selah
6 "Certainly every person (C1)walks around as (F1)a fleeting shadow;
They certainly make an (C2)uproar for nothing;
He (C3)amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.
7 "And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My (C1)hope is in You.
8 "(C1)Save me from all my wrongdoings;
Do not make me an object of (C2)reproach for the foolish.
9 "I have become (C1)mute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is (C2)You who have done it.
10 "(C1)Remove Your plague from me;
Because of (C2)the opposition of Your hand I am (F1)perishing.
11 "With (C1)rebukes You punish a person for wrongdoing;
You (C2)consume like a moth what is precious to him;
Certainly (C3)all mankind is mere breath! Selah
12 "(C1)Hear my prayer, LORD, and listen to my cry for help;
Do not be silent (C2)to my tears;
For I am (C3)a stranger with You,
(C4)One who lives abroad, like all my fathers.
13 "(C1)Turn Your eyes away from me, that I may become cheerful again
Before I depart and am no more."
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