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July 18 - Straight Thru the Bible
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Psalms 119:161-124:8
Chapter 119
שׂ Sin/ שׁ Shin
161 Princes have persecuted me without cause,
but my heart fears only Your word.(gs)
162 I rejoice over Your promise(gt)
like one who finds vast treasure.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood,(gu)
but I love Your instruction.(gv)
164 I praise You seven times a day
for Your righteous judgments.(gw)
165 Abundant peace belongs to those(gx)
who love Your instruction;
nothing makes them stumble.(gy)
166
Lord
, I hope for Your salvation(gz)
and carry out Your commands.
167 I obey Your decrees
and love them greatly.(ha)
168 I obey Your precepts and decrees,
for all my ways are before You.(hb)
ת Tav
169 Let my cry reach You,
Lord
;(hc)
give me understanding according to Your word.(hd)
170 Let my plea reach You;(he)
rescue me according to Your promise.(hf)
171 My lips pour out praise,(hg)
for You teach me Your statutes.(hh)
172 My tongue sings about Your promise,(hi)
for all Your commands are righteous.(hj)
173 May Your hand be ready to help me,(hk)
for I have chosen Your precepts.(hl)
174 I long for Your salvation,
Lord
,
and Your instruction is my delight.(hm)
175 Let me live, and I will praise You;(hn)
may Your judgments help me.
176 I wander like a lost sheep;(ho)
seek Your servant,(hp)
for I do not forget Your commands.(hq)
Chapter 120
Psalm 120
A Cry for Truth and Peace
A song of ascents.
1 In my distress I called to the
Lord
,
and He answered me.(a)
2 "
Lord
, deliver me from lying lips
and a deceitful tongue."(b)
3 What will He give you,
and what will He do to you,
you deceitful tongue?(c)
4 A warrior's sharp arrows
with burning charcoal
5 What misery that I have stayed in Meshech,[b](e)
that I have lived among the tents of Kedar
6 I have lived too long
with those who hate peace.(g)
7 I am for peace; but when I speak,
they are for war.(h)
Chapter 121
Psalm 121
The Lord Our Protector
A song of ascents.
1 I lift my eyes toward the mountains.
Where will my help come from?(a)
2 My help comes from the
Lord
,
the Maker of heaven and earth.(b)
3 He will not allow your foot to slip;
your Protector will not slumber.(c)
4 Indeed, the Protector of Israel
does not slumber or sleep.(d)
5 The
Lord
protects you;
the
Lord
is a shelter right by your side.[a](e)
6 The sun will not strike you by day
or the moon by night.(f)
7 The
Lord
will protect you from all harm;
He will protect your life.(g)
8 The
Lord
will protect your coming and going
both now and forever.(h)
Chapter 122
Psalm 122
A Prayer for Jerusalem
A Davidic song of ascents.
1 I rejoiced with those who said to me,
"Let us go to the house of the
Lord
."(a)
2 Our feet are standing
within your gates, Jerusalem(b)—
3 Jerusalem, built as a city should be,
solidly joined together,(c)
4 where the tribes, Yahweh's tribes, go up
to give thanks to the name of Yahweh.(d)
(This is an ordinance for Israel.(e))
5 There, thrones for judgment are placed,
thrones of the house of David.(f)
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
"May those who love you prosper;(g)
7 may there be peace within your walls,
prosperity within your fortresses."(h)
8 Because of my brothers and friends,
I will say, "Peace be with you."(i)
9 Because of the house of the
Lord
our God,
I will seek your good.(j)
Chapter 123
Psalm 123
Looking for God's Favor
A song of ascents.
1 I lift my eyes to You,
the One enthroned in heaven.(a)
2 Like a servant's eyes on his master's hand,
like a servant girl's eyes on her mistress's hand,
so our eyes are on the
Lord
our God
until He shows us favor.(b)
3 Show us favor,
Lord
, show us favor,
for we've had more than enough contempt.(c)
4 We've had more than enough
scorn from the arrogant
and contempt from the proud.(d)
Chapter 124
Psalm 124
The Lord Is on Our Side
A Davidic song of ascents.
1 If the
Lord
had not been on our side—
let Israel say—
2 If the
Lord
had not been on our side(a)
when men attacked us,(b)
3 then they would have swallowed us alive
in their burning anger against us.(c)
4 Then the waters would have engulfed us;
the torrent would have swept over us;
5 the raging waters would have swept over us.(d)
6 Praise the
Lord
,
who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth.(e)
7 We have escaped like a bird from the hunter's net;
the net is torn, and we have escaped.(f)
8 Our help is in the name of Yahweh,
the Maker of heaven and earth.(g)
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