Bible Reading Plan

¹ My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?^(a)
Why are You so far from my deliverance^(b)
and from my words of groaning?^[b](c)
2 My God, I cry by day, but You do not answer,
by night, yet I have no rest.^(d)
3 But You are holy,
enthroned on the praises of Israel.^(e)
4 Our fathers trusted in You;
they trusted, and You rescued them.^(f)
5 They cried to You and were set free;
they trusted in You and were not disgraced.^(g)

⁶ But I am a worm and not a man,^(h)
scorned by men and despised by people.^(i)
7 Everyone who sees me mocks me;
they sneer^[c] and shake their heads:^(j)
8 "He relies on^[d] the Lord ;
let Him rescue him;
let the Lord ^[e] deliver him,
since He takes pleasure in him."^(k)

⁹ You took me from the womb,
making me secure while at my mother's breast.^(l)
10 I was given over to You at birth;^[f]
You have been my God from my mother's womb.^(m)

¹¹ Do not be far from me, because distress is near
and there is no one to help.⁽ⁿ⁾

¹² Many bulls surround me;
strong ones of Bashan encircle me.^(o)
13 They open their mouths against me—
lions, mauling and roaring.^(p)
14 I am poured out like water,^(q)
and all my bones are disjointed;^(r)
my heart is like wax,
melting within me.^(s)
15 My strength is dried up like baked clay;^(t)
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.^(u)
You put me into the dust of death.^(v)
16 For dogs have surrounded me;^(w)
a gang of evildoers has closed in on me;
they pierced^[g] my hands and my feet.^(x)
17 I can count all my bones;
people^[h] look and stare at me.^(y)
18 They divided my garments among themselves,
and they cast lots for my clothing.^(z)

¹⁹ But You, Lord , don't be far away.^(aa)
My strength, come quickly to help me.^(ab)
20 Deliver my life from the sword,^(ac)
my only life^[i] from the power of these dogs.
²¹ Save me from the mouth of the lion!^(ad)
You have rescued^[j] me
from the horns of the wild oxen.

²² I will proclaim Your name to my brothers;
I will praise You in the congregation.^(ae)
23 You who fear Yahweh, praise Him!^(af)
All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him!
All you descendants of Israel, revere Him!^(ag)
24 For He has not despised or detested
the torment of the afflicted.^(ah)
He did not hide His face from him^(ai)
but listened when he cried to Him for help.^(aj)

²⁵ I will give praise^[k] in the great congregation
because of You;^(ak)
I will fulfill my vows
before those who fear You.^[l](al)
26 The humble^[m] will eat and be satisfied;^(am)
those who seek the Lord will praise Him.
May your hearts live forever!^(an)

²⁷ All the ends of the earth will remember
and turn to the Lord .
All the families of the nations
will bow down before You,^(ao)
28 for kingship belongs to the Lord ;
He rules over the nations.^(ap)
29 All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down;
all those who go down to the dust
will kneel before Him—
even the one who cannot preserve his life.^(aq)
30 Their descendants will serve Him;
the next generation will be told about the Lord.^(ar)
31 They will come and tell a people yet to be born
about His righteousness—
what He has done.^(as)

¹ The Lord is my shepherd;^(a)
there is nothing I lack.^(b)
2 He lets me lie down in green pastures;^(c)
He leads me beside quiet waters.^(d)
3 He renews my life;
He leads me along the right paths^[a]
for His name's sake.^(e)
4 Even when I go through the darkest valley,^[b]
I fear no danger,
for You are with me;^(f)
Your rod and Your staff^[c]—they comfort me.^(g)

⁵ You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;^(h)
my cup overflows.^(i)
6 Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me
all the days of my life,^(j)
and I will dwell in^[d] the house of the Lord
as long as I live.^[e](k)

¹ The earth and everything in it,
the world and its inhabitants,
belong to the Lord ;^(a)
2 for He laid its foundation on the seas
and established it on the rivers.^(b)

³ Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord ?
Who may stand in His holy place?^(c)
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,^(d)
who has not set his mind^[a] on what is false,^(e)
and who has not sworn deceitfully.
⁵ He will receive blessing from the Lord ,^(f)
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.^(g)
6 Such is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.^[b](h) Selah

⁷ Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.^(i)
8 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord , strong and mighty,
the Lord , mighty in battle.^(j)
9 Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.
¹⁰ Who is He, this King of glory?
The Lord of Hosts,
He is the King of glory.^(k) Selah

¹  Lord ,^[a] I turn to You.^[b](a)
2 My God, I trust in You.
Do not let me be disgraced;^(b)
do not let my enemies gloat over me.^(c)
3 No one who waits for You
will be disgraced;^(d)
those who act treacherously without cause
will be disgraced.^(e)

⁴ Make Your ways known to me, Lord ;
teach me Your paths.^(f)
5 Guide me in Your truth and teach me,^(g)
for You are the God of my salvation;^(h)
I wait for You all day long.^(i)
6 Remember, Lord , Your compassion
and Your faithful love,
for they have existed from antiquity.^[c](j)
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth^(k)
or my acts of rebellion;^(l)
in keeping with Your faithful love, remember me
because of Your goodness, Lord .^(m)

⁸ The Lord is good and upright;⁽ⁿ⁾
therefore He shows sinners the way.^(o)
9 He leads the humble in what is right^(p)
and teaches them His way.^(q)
10 All the Lord 's ways show faithful love and truth
to those who keep His covenant and decrees.^(r)
11 Because of Your name, Yahweh,
forgive my sin, for it is great.^(s)

¹² Who is the man who fears the Lord ?^(t)
He will show him the way he should choose.^(u)
13 He will live a good life,
and his descendants will inherit the land.^[d](v)
14 The secret counsel of the Lord
is for those who fear Him,
and He reveals His covenant to them.^(w)
15 My eyes are always on the Lord ,
for He will pull my feet out of the net.^(x)

¹⁶ Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am alone and afflicted.^(y)
17 The distresses of my heart increase;^[e](z)
bring me out of my sufferings.^(aa)
18 Consider my affliction and trouble,^(ab)
and take away all my sins.^(ac)
19 Consider my enemies; they are numerous,^(ad)
and they hate me violently.^(ae)
20 Guard me and deliver me;^(af)
do not let me be put to shame,
for I take refuge in You.^(ag)
21 May integrity and what is right
watch over me,
for I wait for You.^(ah)

²² God, redeem Israel, from all its distresses.^(ai)