Bible Reading Plan

Chapter 58

Prayer for the Punishment of the Wicked.

¹ Do you indeed ^(F1)speak righteousness, you ^(F2)gods?
Do you ^(C1)judge ^(F3)fairly, you sons of mankind?

² No, in heart you ^(C1)practice injustice;
On earth you ^(C2)clear a way for the violence of your hands.

³ The wicked have turned away ^(C1)from the womb;
These who speak lies ^(C2)go astray from ^(F1)birth.

⁴ They have venom like the ^(C1)venom of a serpent;
Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,

⁵ So that it ^(C1)does not hear the voice of ^(F1)(C2)charmers,
Or a skillful caster of spells.

⁶ God, ^(C1)shatter their teeth in their mouth;
Break out the fangs of the young lions, LORD.

⁷ May they ^(C1)flow away like water that runs off;
When he ^(F1)(C2)aims his arrows, may they be as ^(F2)headless shafts.

⁸ May they be like a snail which goes along in slime,
Like the ^(C1)miscarriage of a woman that never sees the sun.

⁹ Before your ^(C1)pots can feel the fire of thorns
He will ^(C2)sweep them away with a whirlwind, the ^(F1)green and the burning alike.

¹⁰ The ^(C1)righteous will rejoice when he ^(C2)sees vengeance;
He will ^(C3)wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

¹¹ And people will say, "There certainly is ^(F1)(C1)a reward for the righteous;
There certainly is a God who ^(C2)judges on the earth!"

Chapter 59

Prayer for Rescue from Enemies.

^1 (C1)Rescue me from my enemies, my God;
^(F1)(C2)Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.

² Rescue me from ^(C1)those who practice injustice,
And save me from ^(C2)men of bloodshed.

³ For behold, they ^(C1)have ^(F1)set an ambush for my ^(F2)life;
^(F3)Fierce men ^(C1)attack me,
^(C2)Not for my wrongdoing nor for my sin, LORD,

^4 (F1)(C1)For no guilt of mine, they run and take their stand against me.
^(C2)Stir Yourself to ^(F2)help me, and see!

⁵ You, ^(C1)LORD God of armies, the God of Israel,
Awake to ^(F1)(C2)punish all the nations;
^(C3)Do not be gracious to any who deal treacherously in wrongdoing. Selah

⁶ They ^(C1)return at evening, they howl like a ^(C2)dog,
And prowl around the city.

⁷ Behold, they ^(C1)gush forth with their mouths;
^(C2)Swords are in their lips,
For, they say, "^(C3)Who hears?"

⁸ But You, LORD, ^(C1)laugh at them;
You ^(C2)scoff at all the nations.

⁹ Because of ^(F1)his ^(C1)strength I will watch for You,
For God is my ^(C2)refuge.

^10 (F1)My God ^(C1)in His faithfulness will meet me;
God will let me ^(C2)look triumphantly upon my enemies.

¹¹ Do not kill them, ^(C1)or my people will forget;
^(F1)(C2)Scatter them by Your power and bring them down,
Lord, ^(C3)our shield.

^12 (F1)On account of the ^(C1)sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
May they even be ^(C2)caught in their pride,
And on account of ^(C3)curses and lies which they tell.

^13 (F1)(C1)Destroy them in wrath, ^(F1)destroy them so that they will no longer exist;
So that people may ^(C2)know that God ^(F2)rules in Jacob,
To the ends of the earth. Selah

¹⁴ They ^(C1)return at evening, they howl like a dog,
And prowl around the city.

¹⁵ They ^(C1)wander about ^(F1)for food
And ^(F2)murmur if they are not satisfied.

¹⁶ But as for me, I will ^(C1)sing of Your strength;
Yes, I will ^(C2)joyfully sing of Your faithfulness in the ^(C3)morning,
For You have been my ^(C4)refuge
And a ^(C5)place of refuge on the day of my distress.

^17 (C1)My strength, I will sing praises to You;
For God is my ^(C2)refuge, the ^(F1)God who shows me favor.

Chapter 60

Grieving over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help.

¹ God, ^(C1)You have rejected us. You have ^(F1)(C2)broken us;
You have been ^(C3)angry; ^(C4)restore us!

² You have made the ^(F1)(C1)land quake, You have split it open;
^(C2)Heal its cracks, for it sways.

³ You have ^(F1)(C1)made Your people experience hardship;
You have given us ^(F2)wine to ^(C2)drink that makes us stagger.

⁴ You have given a ^(C1)banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah

^5 (C1)That Your ^(C2)beloved may be rescued,
^(C3)Save us with Your right hand, and answer ^(F1)us!

⁶ God has spoken in His ^(F1)(C1)holiness:
"I will triumph, I will divide up ^(C2)Shechem, and measure out the Valley of ^(C3)Succoth.

⁷ "^(C1)Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;
^(C2)Ephraim also is the ^(F1)helmet of My head;
Judah is My ^(C3)scepter.

⁸ "^(C1)Moab is My washbowl;
I will throw My sandal over ^(C2)Edom;
Shout loud, ^(C3)Philistia, because of Me!"

⁹ Who will bring me into the besieged city?
Who ^(F1)will lead me to Edom?

¹⁰ Have You Yourself not ^(C1)rejected us, God?
And ^(C2)will You not go out with our armies, God?

¹¹ Oh give us help against the enemy,
For ^(C1)rescue ^(F1)by man is worthless.

^12 (F1)Through God we will ^(C1)do valiantly,
And it is He who will ^(C2)trample down our enemies.