Bible Reading Plan

¹ I am at rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from Him.^(b)
2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,^(c)
my stronghold; I will never be shaken.^(d)

³ How long will you threaten a man?
Will all of you attack^[a]
as if he were a leaning wall
or a tottering stone fence?^(e)
4 They only plan to bring him down
from his high position.
They take pleasure in lying;
they bless with their mouths,
but they curse inwardly.^(f) Selah

⁵ Rest in God alone, my soul,
for my hope comes from Him.^(g)
6 He alone is my rock and my salvation,^(h)
my stronghold; I will not be shaken.^(i)
7 My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock.
My refuge is in God.^(j)
8 Trust in Him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts before Him.
God is our refuge.^(k) Selah

⁹ Men are only a vapor;
exalted men, an illusion.
Weighed in the scales, they go up;
together they are less than a vapor.^(l)
10 Place no trust in oppression,
or false hope in robbery.
If wealth increases,
pay no attention to it.^[b](m)

¹¹ God has spoken once;
I have heard this twice:
strength belongs to God,^(n)
12 and faithful love belongs to You, Lord .
For You repay each according to his works.^(o)

¹ God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.^(b)
2 So I gaze on You in the sanctuary
to see Your strength and Your glory.^(c)

³ My lips will glorify You
because Your faithful love is better than life.^(d)
4 So I will praise You as long as I live;
at Your name, I will lift up my hands.^(e)
5 You satisfy me as with rich food;^[a](f)
my mouth will praise You with joyful lips.^(g)

⁶ When I think of You as I lie on my bed,
I meditate on You during the night watches^(h)
7 because You are my helper;⁽ⁱ⁾
I will rejoice in the shadow of Your wings.^(j)
8 I follow close to You;
Your right hand holds on to me.^(k)

⁹ But those who seek to destroy my life
will go into the depths of the earth.^(l)
10 They will be given over to the power of the sword;^(m)
they will become the jackals' prey.
¹¹ But the king will rejoice in God;⁽ⁿ⁾
all who swear by Him^[b] will boast,
for the mouths of liars will be shut.^(o)

¹ God, hear my voice when I complain.^(a)
Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.^(b)
2 Hide me from the scheming of wicked people,^(c)
from the mob of evildoers,^(d)
3 who sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim bitter words like arrows,^(e)
4 shooting from concealed places at the innocent.
They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.^(f)
5 They encourage each other in an evil plan;^[a][b]
they talk about hiding traps and say,
"Who will see them?"^[c](g)
6 They devise crimes and say,
"We have perfected a secret plan."^(h)
The inner man and the heart are mysterious.

⁷ But God will shoot them with arrows;
suddenly, they will be wounded.^(i)
8 They will be made to stumble;
their own tongues work against them.
All who see them will shake their heads.^(j)
9 Then everyone will fear
and will tell about God's work,
for they will understand what He has done.^(k)

¹⁰ The righteous one rejoices in the Lord
and takes refuge in Him;
all those who are upright in heart
will offer praise.^(l)