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Daily Bible Reading
June 20 - Different Topics
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Psalms 72-74
Chapter 72
The Reign of the Righteous King.
1 Give the king (C1)Your judgments, God,
And (C2)Your righteousness to the king's son.
2 (F1)May (F2)he (C1)judge Your people with righteousness
And (F3)(C2)Your afflicted with justice.
3 (F1)May the mountains bring (F2)(C1)peace to the people,
And the hills, in righteousness.
4 (F1)May he (C1)vindicate the (F2)afflicted of the people,
Save the children of the needy,
And crush the oppressor.
5 (F1)May they fear You (C1)while the sun shines,
And (F2)as long as the moon shines, throughout all generations.
6 (F1)May he come down (C1)like rain upon the mown grass,
Like (C2)showers that water the earth.
7 (F1)May the (C1)righteous flourish in his days,
As well as an (C2)abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
8 May he also rule (C1)from sea to sea,
And from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
9 (F1)May (C1)the nomads of the desert (C2)bow before him,
And his enemies (C3)lick the dust.
10 (F1)May the kings of (C1)Tarshish and of the (F2)(C2)islands bring gifts;
May the kings of (C3)Sheba and (C4)Seba (C5)offer tributes.
11 (F1)And may all (C1)kings bow down before him,
All (C2)nations serve him.
12 For he will (C1)save the needy when he cries for help,
The (F1)afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
13 He will have (C1)compassion on the poor and needy,
And he will save the (F1)lives of the needy.
14 He will (F1)(C1)rescue their (F2)life from oppression and violence,
And their blood will be (C2)precious in his sight;
15 So may he live, and may the (C1)gold of Sheba be given to him;
And (F1)they are to pray for him continually;
(F2)They are to bless him all day long.
16 May there be abundance of grain on the earth on top of the mountains;
Its fruit will wave like the cedars of (C1)Lebanon;
And may those from the city flourish like the (C2)vegetation of the earth.
17 May his (C1)name endure forever;
May his name produce descendants (F1)(C2)as long as the sun shines;
And may people (C3)wish blessings on themselves by him;
(C4)May all nations call him blessed.
18 (C1)Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel,
Who alone (C2)works wonders.
19 And blessed be His (C1)glorious name forever;
And may the whole (C2)earth be filled with His glory.
(C3)Amen and Amen.
20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
Chapter 73
The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous.
1 God certainly is (C1)good to Israel,
To those who are (C2)pure in heart!
2 But as for me, (C1)my feet came close to stumbling,
My steps (F1)had almost slipped.
3 For I was (C1)envious of the (F1)arrogant
As I saw the (C2)prosperity of the wicked.
4 For there are no pains in their death,
And their belly is fat.
5 They are (C1)not (F1)in trouble like other people,
Nor are they (C2)tormented together with the rest of mankind.
6 Therefore arrogance is (C1)their necklace;
The (C2)garment of violence covers them.
7 Their eye (F1)bulges from (C1)fatness;
The imaginations of their heart overflow.
8 They (C1)mock and (F1)wickedly speak of oppression;
They (C2)speak from on high.
9 They have (C1)set their mouth (F1)against the heavens,
And their tongue (F2)parades through the earth.
10 Therefore (F1)his people return here,
And (C1)abundant waters are drunk by them.
11 They say, "(C1)How does God know?
And is there knowledge (F1)with the Most High?"
12 Behold, (C1)these are the wicked;
And always (C2)at ease, they have increased in wealth.
13 Surely (C1)in vain I have (F1)kept my heart pure
And (C2)washed my hands in innocence;
14 For I have been stricken (C1)all day long,
And (F1)(C2)punished every morning.
15 If I had said, "I will speak this way,"
Behold, I would have betrayed the (C1)generation of Your children.
16 When I (C1)thought of understanding this,
It was (F1)troublesome in my sight
17 Until I entered the (F1)(C1)sanctuary of God;
Then I perceived their (C2)end.
18 You indeed put them on (C1)slippery ground;
You dropped them into (F1)(C2)ruin.
19 How they are (F1)(C1)destroyed in a moment!
They are utterly swept away by (C2)sudden terrors!
20 Like a (C1)dream when one awakes,
Lord, when (C2)stirred, You will (C3)despise their image.
21 When my (C1)heart was embittered
And I was (C2)pierced (F1)within,
22 Then I was (C1)stupid and ignorant;
I was like an (C2)animal (F1)before You.
23 Nevertheless (C1)I am continually with You;
You have taken hold of my right hand.
24 You will (C1)guide me with Your plan,
And afterward (C2)receive me (F1)to glory.
25 (C1)Whom do I have in heaven but You?
And with You, I desire nothing on earth.
26 My (C1)flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the (F1)strength of my heart and my (C2)portion forever.
27 For, behold, (C1)those who are far from You will (C2)perish;
You have destroyed all those who (F1)(C3)are unfaithful to You.
28 But as for me, (C1)the nearness of God is good for me;
I have made the Lord (F1)GOD my (C2)refuge,
So that I may (C3)tell of all Your works.
Chapter 74
An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy.
1 God, why have You (C1)rejected us forever?
Why does Your anger (C2)smoke against the (C3)sheep of Your (F1)pasture?
2 Remember Your congregation, which You (C1)purchased of old,
Which You have (C2)redeemed to be the (C3)tribe of Your inheritance;
And this Mount (C4)Zion, where You have dwelt.
3 (F1)Step toward the (F2)(C1)irreparable ruins;
The enemy (C2)has damaged everything in the sanctuary.
4 Your adversaries have (C1)roared in the midst of Your meeting place;
They have set up their (C2)own signs as (C3)signs.
5 It (F1)seems like one bringing up
His (C1)axe into a (F2)forest of trees.
6 And now they break down (F1)all its (C1)carved work
With axe and hammers.
7 They have (F1)(C1)burned Your sanctuary (F2)to the ground;
They have (C2)defiled the dwelling place of Your name.
8 They (C1)said in their heart, "Let's (F1)completely (F2)subdue them."
They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
9 We do not see our (C1)signs;
There is (C2)no longer any prophet,
Nor is there anyone among us who knows (C3)how long.
10 How long, God, will the enemy (C1)taunt You?
Shall the enemy (C2)treat Your name disrespectfully forever?
11 Why (C1)do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand?
Extend it from Your chest and (C2)destroy them!
12 Yet God is (C1)my King from long ago,
Who performs acts of salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 (F1)You (C1)divided the sea by Your strength;
(F1)You (C2)broke the heads of the (C3)sea monsters (F2)in the waters.
14 (F1)You crushed the heads of (F2)(C1)Leviathan;
You gave him as food for the (F3)creatures (C2)of the wilderness.
15 (F1)You (C1)broke open springs and torrents;
(F1)You (C2)dried up ever-flowing streams.
16 Yours is the day, Yours also is the night;
(F1)You have (C1)prepared the (F2)light and the sun.
17 (F1)You have (C1)established all the boundaries of the earth;
(F1)You have (F2)created (C2)summer and winter.
18 Remember this, (F1)LORD, that the enemy has (C1)taunted You,
And a (C2)foolish people has treated Your name disrespectfully.
19 Do not give the soul of Your (C1)turtledove to the wild animal;
(C2)Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.
20 Consider the (C1)covenant;
For the (C2)dark places of the land are full of the places of violence.
21 May the (C1)oppressed person not return dishonored;
May the (C2)afflicted and the needy praise Your name.
22 Arise, God, and (C1)plead Your own cause;
Remember (F1)how the (C2)foolish person taunts You all day long.
23 Do not forget the voice of Your (C1)adversaries,
The (C2)uproar of those who rise against You, which ascends continually.
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