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July 1 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
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Psalms 62-64
Chapter 62
God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression.
1 (C1)My soul waits in silence for God alone;
From Him (C2)comes my salvation.
2 He alone is my (C1)rock and my salvation,
My (C2)stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken.
3 How long will you attack a man,
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a (C1)leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
4 They have planned only to thrust him down from his high position;
They (C1)delight in falsehood;
They (C2)bless with (F1)their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. Selah
5 My soul, (C1)wait in silence for God alone,
For my hope is from Him.
6 He alone is (C1)my rock and my salvation,
My refuge; I will not be shaken.
7 My (C1)salvation and my glory rest on God;
The rock of my strength, my (C2)refuge is in God.
8 (C1)Trust in Him at all times, you people;
(C2)Pour out your hearts before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
9 People of (C1)low standing are only (C2)breath, and people of rank are a (C3)lie;
In the (C4)balances they go up.
Together they are lighter than breath.
10 (C1)Do not trust in oppression,
And do not vainly rely on (C2)robbery;
If wealth increases, (C3)do not set your heart on it.
11 God has (C1)spoken (F1)once;
(F2)Twice I have heard this:
That (C2)power belongs to God;
12 And faithfulness (C1)is Yours, Lord,
For You (C2)reward a person according to his work.
Chapter 63
The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.
1 God, (C1)You are my God; I shall be watching for You;
My soul (C2)thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a (C3)dry and exhausted land where there is no water.
2 So have I (C1)seen You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and glory.
3 Because Your (F1)(C1)favor is better than life,
My lips will praise You.
4 So I will bless You (C1)as long as I live;
I will (C2)lift up my hands in Your name.
5 My soul is (C1)satisfied as with fat and fatness,
And my mouth offers (C2)praises with joyful lips.
6 When I remember You (C1)on my bed,
I meditate on You in the (C2)night watches,
7 For (C1)You have been my help,
And in the (C2)shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.
8 My soul (C1)clings (F1)to You;
Your (C2)right hand takes hold of me.
9 But those who (C1)seek my (F1)life to destroy it,
Will go into the (F2)(C2)depths of the earth.
10 (F1)They will be (F2)(C1)turned over to the power of the sword;
They will be a (F3)(C2)prey for foxes.
11 But the (C1)king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who (C2)swears by Him will boast,
For the (C3)mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.
Chapter 64
Prayer for Rescue from Secret Enemies.
1 Hear my voice, God, in (C1)my (F1)complaint;
(C2)Protect my life from dread of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the (C1)secret discussion of evildoers,
From the restlessness of (C2)the workers of injustice,
3 Who (C1)have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They (C2)aimed bitter speech as their arrows,
4 To (C1)shoot (F1)from concealment at the innocent;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and (C2)do not fear.
5 They make firm for themselves an evil (F1)purpose;
They (F2)talk of (C1)setting snares secretly;
They say, "(C2)Who can see them?"
6 They (F1)devise injustices, saying,
"We are (F2)ready with a well-conceived plot";
For the (F3)(C1)inward thought and the heart of a person are (F4)deep.
7 But (C1)God (F1)will shoot an arrow at them;
Suddenly (F2)they will be wounded.
8 So (F1)they (F2)will (C1)make him stumble;
(C2)Their own tongue is against them;
All who see them will (C3)shake their heads.
9 Then all people (F1)will (C1)fear,
And they (F2)will (C2)declare the work of God,
And (F3)will consider (F4)what He has done.
10 The righteous person will be (C1)glad in the LORD and (C2)take refuge in Him;
And all the upright in heart will boast.
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