Bible Reading Plan

¹  Lord , You have searched me and known me.^(a)
2 You know when I sit down and when I stand up;
You understand my thoughts from far away.^(b)
3 You observe my travels and my rest;
You are aware of all my ways.^(c)
4 Before a word is on my tongue,
You know all about it, Lord .^(d)
5 You have encircled me;
You have placed Your hand on me.^(e)
6 This extraordinary knowledge is beyond me.
It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.^(f)

⁷ Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence?^(g)
8 If I go up to heaven, You are there;^(h)
if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.^(i)
9 If I live at the eastern horizon
or settle at the western limits,^[a]
10 even there Your hand will lead me;
Your right hand will hold on to me.^(j)
11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me,
and the light around me will be night"^(k)—
¹² even the darkness is not dark to You.
The night shines like the day;
darkness and light are alike to You.^(l)

¹³ For it was You who created my inward parts;^[b]
You knit me together in my mother's womb.^(m)
14 I will praise You
because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made.^[c][d]
Your works are wonderful,
and I know this very well.^(n)
15 My bones were not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
when I was formed in the depths of the earth.^(o)
16 Your eyes saw me when I was formless;
all my days were written in Your book and planned
before a single one of them began.^(p)

¹⁷ God, how difficult^[e] Your thoughts are
for me to comprehend;
how vast their sum is!
¹⁸ If I counted them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand;^(q)
when I wake up,^[f] I am still with You.^(r)

¹⁹ God, if only You would kill the wicked—
you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me^(s)—
²⁰ who invoke You deceitfully.
Your enemies swear by You falsely.^(t)
21  Lord , don't I hate those who hate You,
and detest those who rebel against You?
²² I hate them with extreme hatred;
I consider them my enemies.^(u)

²³ Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my concerns.^(v)
24 See if there is any offensive^[g] way in me;
lead me in the everlasting way.^(w)

¹ Rescue me, Lord , from evil men.
Keep me safe from violent men^(a)
2 who plan evil in their hearts.
They stir up wars all day long.^(b)
3 They make their tongues
as sharp as a snake's bite;
viper's venom is under their lips.^(c) Selah

⁴ Protect me, Lord ,
from the clutches of the wicked.^(d)
Keep me safe from violent men
who plan to make me stumble.^[a](e)
5 The proud hide a trap with ropes for me;
they spread a net along the path
and set snares for me.^(f) Selah

⁶ I say to the Lord , "You are my God."
Listen, Lord , to my cry for help.^(g)
7 Lord God , my strong Savior,
You shield my head on the day of battle.^(h)
8  Lord , do not grant the desires of the wicked;
do not let them achieve their goals.
Otherwise, they will become proud.⁽ⁱ⁾ Selah

⁹ When those who surround me rise up,^[b]
may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.^(j)
10 Let hot coals fall on them.
Let them be thrown into the fire,
into the abyss, never again to rise.^(k)
11 Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.
Let evil relentlessly^[c] hunt down a violent man.^(l)

¹² I^[d] know that the Lord upholds
the just cause of the poor,
justice for the needy.^(m)
13 Surely the righteous will praise Your name;
the upright will live in Your presence.⁽ⁿ⁾