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June 26 - Straight Thru the Bible
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Psalms 69:5-71:16
Chapter 69
5 God, You know my foolishness,
and my guilty acts are not hidden from You.(f)
6 Do not let those who put their hope in You
be disgraced because of me,
Lord
God
of Hosts;
do not let those who seek You
be humiliated because of me,
God of Israel.(g)
7 For I have endured insults because of You,
and shame has covered my face.(h)
8 I have become a stranger to my brothers
and a foreigner to my mother's sons(i)
9 because zeal for Your house has consumed me,(j)
and the insults of those who insult You
have fallen on me.(k)
10 I mourned and fasted,
but it brought me insults.(l)
11 I wore sackcloth as my clothing,
and I was a joke to them.
12 Those who sit at the city gate talk about me,
and drunkards make up songs about me.(m)
13 But as for me,
Lord
,
my prayer to You is for a time of favor.
In Your abundant, faithful love, God,
answer me with Your sure salvation.(n)
14 Rescue me from the miry mud; don't let me sink.
Let me be rescued from those who hate me
and from the deep waters.(o)
15 Don't let the floodwaters sweep over me
or the deep swallow me up;
don't let the Pit close its mouth over me.(p)
16 Answer me,
Lord
,
for Your faithful love is good;
in keeping with Your great compassion,
turn to me.(q)
17 Don't hide Your face from Your servant,
for I am in distress.
Answer me quickly!(r)
18 Draw near to me and redeem me;
ransom me because of my enemies.(s)
19 You know the insults I endure—
my shame and disgrace.
You are aware of all my adversaries.(t)
20 Insults have broken my heart,
and I am in despair.
I waited for sympathy,
but there was none;
for comforters, but found no one.(u)
21 Instead, they gave me gall[b] for my food,
and for my thirst
they gave me vinegar to drink.(v)
22 Let their table set before them be a snare,
and let it be a trap for their allies.(w)
23 Let their eyes grow too dim to see,
and let their loins continually shake.(x)
24 Pour out Your rage on them,
and let Your burning anger overtake them.(y)
25 Make their fortification desolate;
may no one live in their tents.(z)
26 For they persecute the one You struck
and talk about the pain of those You wounded.(aa)
27 Add guilt to their guilt;
do not let them share in Your righteousness.(ab)
28 Let them be erased from the book of life
and not be recorded with the righteous.(ac)
29 But as for me—poor and in pain—
let Your salvation protect me, God.(ad)
30 I will praise God's name with song
and exalt Him with thanksgiving.(ae)
31 That will please Yahweh more than an ox,
more than a bull with horns and hooves.(af)
32 The humble will see it and rejoice.
You who seek God, take heart!(ag)
33 For the
Lord
listens to the needy
and does not despise
His own who are prisoners.(ah)
34 Let heaven and earth praise Him,
the seas and everything that moves in them,(ai)
35 for God will save Zion
and build up[c] the cities of Judah.
They will live there and possess it.(aj)
36 The descendants of His servants will inherit it,
and those who love His name will live in it.(ak)
Chapter 70
Psalm 70
A Call for Deliverance
For the choir director. Davidic. To bring remembrance.(a)
1 God, deliver me.
Hurry to help me,
Lord
!(b)
2 Let those who seek my life
be disgraced and confounded;
let those who wish me harm
be driven back and humiliated.
3 Let those who say, "Aha, aha!"
retreat because of their shame.(c)
4 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
let those who love Your salvation
continually say, "God is great!"(d)
5 I am afflicted and needy;
hurry to me, God.
You are my help and my deliverer;
Lord
, do not delay.(e)
Chapter 71
Psalm 71
God's Help in Old Age
1
Lord
, I seek refuge in You;
let me never be disgraced.(a)
2 In Your justice, rescue and deliver me;
listen closely to me and save me.(b)
3 Be a rock of refuge for me,
where I can always go.
Give the command to save me,
for You are my rock and fortress.(c)
4 Deliver me, my God, from the power of the wicked,
from the grasp of the unjust and oppressive.(d)
5 For You are my hope, Lord
God
,
my confidence from my youth.(e)
6 I have leaned on You from birth;
You took me from my mother's womb.(f)
My praise is always about You.(g)
7 I have become an ominous sign to many,
but You are my strong refuge.(h)
8 My mouth is full of praise
and honor to You all day long.(i)
9 Don't discard me in my old age;
as my strength fails, do not abandon me.(j)
10 For my enemies talk about me,
and those who spy on me plot together,(k)
11 saying, "God has abandoned him;
chase him and catch him,
for there is no one to rescue him."(l)
12 God, do not be far from me;
my God, hurry to help me.(m)
13 May my adversaries be disgraced and destroyed;
may those who seek my harm
be covered with disgrace and humiliation.(n)
14 But I will hope continually
and will praise You more and more.(o)
15 My mouth will tell about Your righteousness
and Your salvation all day long,
though I cannot sum them up.(p)
16 I come because of the mighty acts of the Lord
God
;
I will proclaim Your righteousness, Yours alone.(q)
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