Bible Reading Plan

¹ Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones?^[b]
Do you judge people fairly?^(a)
2 No, you practice injustice in your hearts;
with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.^(b)

³ The wicked go astray from the womb;
liars err from birth.^(c)
4 They have venom like the venom of a snake,
like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,^(d)
5 that does not listen to the sound of the charmers
who skillfully weave spells.^(e)

⁶ God, knock the teeth out of their mouths;
Lord , tear out the young lions' fangs.^(f)
7 They will vanish like water that flows by;
they will aim their useless arrows.^[c][d](g)
8 Like a slug that moves along in slime,
like a woman's miscarried child,
they will not see the sun.^(h)

⁹ Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—
whether green or burning—
He will sweep them away.^[e](i)
10 The righteous one will rejoice
when he sees the retribution;^(j)
he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.^(k)
11 Then people will say,
"Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!
There is a God who judges on earth!"^(l)

¹ Deliver me from my enemies, my God;^(b)
protect me from those who rise up against me.^(c)
2 Deliver me from those who practice sin,
and save me from men of bloodshed.^(d)
3  Lord , look! They set an ambush for me.^(e)
Powerful men attack me,
but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine.^(f)
4 For no fault of mine,
they run and take up a position.
Awake to help me, and take notice.^(g)
5  Lord God of Hosts, You are the God of Israel,
rise up to punish all the nations;
do not show grace to any wicked traitors.^(h) Selah

⁶ They return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.^(i)
7 Look, they spew from their mouths—
sharp words from^[b] their lips.^(j)
"For who," they say, "will hear?"^(k)
8 But You laugh at them, Lord ;
You ridicule all the nations.^(l)
9 I will keep watch for You, my^[c] strength,
because God is my stronghold.^(m)
10 My faithful God^[d] will come to meet me;
God will let me look down on my adversaries.⁽ⁿ⁾

¹¹ Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget.
By Your power, make them homeless wanderers^(o)
and bring them down,
Lord, our shield.^(p)
12 For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride.
They utter curses and lies.^(q)
13 Consume them in rage;
consume them until they are gone.^(r)
Then people will know throughout^[e] the earth
that God rules over Jacob.^(s) Selah

¹⁴ And they return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.^(t)
15 They scavenge for food;
they growl if they are not satisfied.^(u)

¹⁶ But I will sing of Your strength
and will joyfully proclaim
Your faithful love in the morning.^(v)
For You have been a stronghold for me,
a refuge in my day of trouble.^(w)
17 To You, my strength, I sing praises,
because God is my stronghold—
my faithful God.^(x)

¹ God, You have rejected us;
You have broken out^[b] against us;
You have been angry. Restore us!^[c](b)
2 You have shaken the land and split it open.
Heal its fissures, for it shudders.^(c)
3 You have made Your people suffer hardship;
You have given us wine to drink
that made us stagger.^(d)
4 You have given a signal flag to those who fear You,
so that they can flee before the archers.^[d](e) Selah
⁵ Save with Your right hand, and answer me,
so that those You love may be rescued.^(f)

⁶ God has spoken in His sanctuary:^[e]
"I will triumph! I will divide up Shechem.^(g)
I will apportion the Valley of Succoth.^(h)
7 Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine,
and Ephraim is My helmet;⁽ⁱ⁾
Judah is My scepter.^(j)
8 Moab is My washbasin.^(k)
I throw My sandal on Edom;^(l)
I shout in triumph over Philistia."^(m)

⁹ Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?^(n)
10 God, haven't You rejected us?
God, You do not march out with our armies.^(o)
11 Give us aid against the foe,
for human help is worthless.^(p)
12 With God we will perform valiantly;^(q)
He will trample our foes.^(r)