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June 27 - Straight Thru the Bible
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Psalms 71:17-73:20
Chapter 71
17 God, You (C1)have taught me from my youth,
And I still (C2)declare Your wondrous deeds.
18 And even when I am (C1)old and gray, God, do not abandon me,
Until I (C2)declare Your (F1)strength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.
19 (F1)For Your (C1)righteousness, God, reaches to the (F2)heavens,
You who have (C2)done great things;
God, (C3)who is like You?
20 You who have (C1)shown (F1)me many troubles and distresses
Will (C2)revive (F1)me again,
And will bring (F1)me up again (C3)from the depths of the earth.
21 May You increase my (C1)greatness
And turn to (C2)comfort me.
22 I will also praise You with (F1)(C1)a harp,
And Your (F2)truth, my God;
I will sing praises to You with the (C2)lyre,
(C3)Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips will (C1)shout for joy when I sing praises to You;
And my (C2)soul, which You have redeemed.
24 My (C1)tongue also will tell of Your righteousness all day long;
For they are (C2)put to shame, for they are humiliated who seek (F1)my harm.
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.<
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