Bible Reading Plan

The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary.

^1 (F1)May ^(C1)God arise, ^(F2)may His enemies be scattered,
And ^(F3)may those who hate Him flee from His presence.

² As ^(C1)smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As ^(C2)wax melts before a fire,
So the ^(C3)wicked will perish before God.

³ But the ^(C1)righteous will be joyful; they will rejoice before God;
Yes, they will rejoice with gladness.

⁴ Sing to God, ^(C1)sing praises to His name;
^(F1)(C2)Exalt Him who ^(C3)rides through the deserts,
Whose ^(C4)name is ^(F2)the LORD, and be jubilant before Him.

⁵ A ^(C1)father of the fatherless and a ^(C2)judge ^(F1)for the widows,
Is God in His ^(C3)holy dwelling.

⁶ God ^(F1)(C1)makes a home for the lonely;
He ^(C2)leads out the prisoners into prosperity,
Only ^(C3)the rebellious live in parched lands.

⁷ God, when You ^(C1)went forth before Your people,
When You ^(C2)marched through the desert, Selah

⁸ The ^(C1)earth quaked;
The ^(C2)heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
^(F1)(C3)Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

⁹ You ^(C1)made plentiful rain fall, God;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was ^(F1)parched.

¹⁰ Your creatures settled in it;
In Your kindness You ^(C1)provided for the poor, God.

¹¹ The Lord gives the ^(F1)command;
The ^(C1)women who proclaim good news are a great army:

¹² "^(C1)Kings of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home will ^(C2)divide the spoils!"

^13 (F1)When you lie down ^(C1)among the sheepfolds,
You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with ^(F2)glistening gold.

¹⁴ When the Almighty ^(C1)scattered the kings ^(F1)there,
It was snowing in ^(C2)Zalmon.

^15 (C1)The mountain of Bashan is a ^(F1)mountain of God;
The mountain of Bashan is a mountain of many peaks.

¹⁶ Why do you look with envy, you mountains of many peaks,
At the mountain God has ^(C1)desired as His dwelling?
Indeed, ^(C2)the LORD will dwell there forever.

¹⁷ The ^(C1)chariots of God are ^(F1)myriads, ^(C2)thousands upon thousands;
^(F2)The Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness.

¹⁸ You have ^(C1)ascended on high, You have ^(C2)led captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among people,
Even among the rebellious as well, that ^(F1)the LORD God may dwell there.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily ^(C1)bears our burden,
^(C2)The God who is our salvation. Selah

²⁰ God is to us a ^(C1)God of salvation;
And ^(C2)to ^(F1)GOD the Lord belong ways of escape ^(F2)from death.

²¹ God certainly will ^(C1)shatter the heads of His enemies,
The hairy ^(F1)head of one who goes about in his guilt.

²² The Lord ^(F1)said, "^(C1)I will bring them back from Bashan.
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,

²³ So that ^(F1)(C1)your foot may shatter them in blood,
And the tongue of your ^(C2)dogs may have its portion from your enemies."

²⁴ They have seen ^(C1)Your procession, God,
The procession of my God, my King, ^(F1)(C2)into the sanctuary.

²⁵ The ^(C1)singers went on, the musicians after them,
^(F1)In the midst of the ^(C2)young women beating tambourines.

^26 (C1)Bless God in the congregations,
Even the LORD, you who are of the ^(C2)fountain of Israel.

^27 (C1)Benjamin, the ^(F1)youngest, is there, ^(F2)ruling them,
The leaders of Judah in their company,
The leaders of ^(C2)Zebulun, the leaders of Naphtali.

^28 (F1)Your God has ^(C1)commanded your strength;
Show Yourself strong, God, You ^(C2)who acted ^(F2)in our behalf.

^29 (F1)Because of Your temple at Jerusalem
^(C1)Kings will bring gifts to You.

³⁰ Rebuke the ^(C1)animals ^(F1)in the reeds,
The herd of ^(C2)bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Trampling the pieces of silver;
He has ^(C3)scattered the peoples who delight in war.

^31 (F1)Messengers will come from ^(C1)Egypt;
^(F2)(C2)Cush will quickly stretch out her hands to God.

³² Sing to God, you ^(C1)kingdoms of the earth,
^(C2)Sing praises to the Lord, Selah

³³ To Him who ^(C1)rides upon the ^(F1)(C2)highest heavens, which are from ancient times;
Behold, ^(C3)He ^(F2)speaks with His voice, a ^(C4)mighty voice.

^34 (C1)Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel,
And ^(C2)His strength is in the ^(F1)skies.

^35 (F1)God, You are ^(C1)awesome from Your ^(F2)sanctuary.
The God of Israel Himself ^(C2)gives strength and power to the people.
^(C3)Blessed be God!

A Cry of Distress and a Curse on Adversaries.

¹ Save me, God,
For the ^(C1)waters have ^(F1)threatened my life.

² I have sunk in deep ^(C1)mud, and there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters, and a ^(F1)(C2)flood overflows me.

³ I am ^(C1)weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My ^(C2)eyes fail while I wait for my God.

⁴ Those ^(C1)who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would ^(F1)destroy me ^(C2)are powerful, those who oppose me with lies;
^(C3)What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

⁵ God, You know ^(C1)my foolishness,
And ^(C2)my guilt is not hidden from You.

⁶ May those who wait for You not ^(C1)be ashamed because of me, Lord ^(F1)GOD of armies;
May those who seek You not be dishonored because of me, God of Israel,

⁷ Because ^(C1)for Your sake I have endured disgrace;
^(C2)Dishonor has covered my face.

⁸ I have become ^(C1)estranged ^(F1)from my brothers,
And a stranger to my mother's sons.

⁹ For ^(C1)zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And ^(C2)the taunts of those who taunt You have fallen on me.

¹⁰ When I wept ^(C1)in my soul with fasting,
It became my ^(C2)disgrace.

¹¹ When I made ^(C1)sackcloth my clothing,
I became ^(C2)a proverb to them.

¹² Those who ^(C1)sit in the gate talk about me,
And ^(C2)songs of mockery by those habitually drunk are about me.

¹³ But as for me, my prayer is to You, LORD, ^(C1)at an acceptable time;
God, in the ^(C2)greatness of Your mercy,
Answer me with ^(F1)Your saving truth.

¹⁴ Rescue me from the ^(C1)mud and do not let me sink;
May I be ^(C2)rescued from those who hate me, and from the ^(C1)depths of water.

¹⁵ May the ^(F1)(C1)flood of water not overflow me
Nor the deep swallow me up,
Nor the ^(C2)pit close its mouth on me.

¹⁶ Answer me, LORD, for ^(C1)Your mercy is good;
^(C2)According to the greatness of Your compassion, ^(C3)turn to me,

¹⁷ And ^(C1)do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am ^(C2)in distress; answer me quickly.

¹⁸ Come near to my soul and ^(C1)redeem it;
^(C2)Ransom me because of my enemies!

¹⁹ You know my ^(C1)disgrace, my shame, and my dishonor;
All my enemies are ^(F1)known to You.

²⁰ Disgrace has ^(C1)broken my heart, and I am so sick.
And ^(C2)I waited for sympathy, but there was none;
And for ^(C3)comforters, but I found none.

²¹ They also gave me ^(F1)(C1)a bitter herb in my food,
And for my thirst they ^(C2)gave me vinegar to drink.

²² May ^(C1)their table before them become a snare;
And ^(F1)(C2)when they are at peace, may it become a trap.

²³ May their ^(C1)eyes grow dim so that they cannot see,
And make their ^(C2)hips shake continually.

^24 (C1)Pour out Your indignation on them,
And may Your burning anger overtake them.

²⁵ May their ^(F1)(C1)camp be desolated;
May there be none living in their tents.

²⁶ For they have ^(C1)persecuted him whom ^(C2)You Yourself struck,
And they tell of the pain of those whom ^(C3)You have ^(F1)wounded.

²⁷ Add ^(C1)guilt to their guilt,
And ^(C2)may they not come into ^(C3)Your righteousness.

²⁸ May they be ^(C1)wiped out of the ^(C2)book of life,
And may they not be ^(F1)(C3)recorded with the righteous.

²⁹ But I am ^(C1)afflicted and in pain;
^(F1)May Your salvation, God, ^(C2)set me safely on high.

³⁰ I will ^(C1)praise the name of God with song,
And ^(C2)exalt Him with ^(C3)thanksgiving.

³¹ And it will ^(C1)please the LORD better than an ox
Or bull with horns and hoofs.

³² The ^(C1)humble ^(F1)have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God, ^(C2)let your heart ^(F2)revive.

³³ For ^(C1)the LORD hears the needy,
And ^(C2)does not despise those of His who are prisoners.

^34 (C1)Heaven and earth shall praise Him,
The seas and ^(C2)everything that moves in them.

³⁵ For God will ^(C1)save Zion and ^(C2)build the cities of Judah,
So that they may live there and ^(C3)possess it.

³⁶ The ^(F1)(C1)descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name ^(C2)will live in it.

Prayer for Help against Persecutors.

^1 (C1)God, hurry to save me;
LORD, hurry to help me!

^2 (C1)May those who seek my ^(F1)life
Be put to shame and humiliated;
May those who delight ^(F2)in my harm
Be turned back and dishonored.

^3 (C1)May those who say, "Aha, aha!" be ^(F1)turned back
Because of their shame.

⁴ May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
And may those who love Your salvation say continually,
"May God be exalted!"

⁵ But ^(C1)I am afflicted and needy;
^(C2)Hurry to me, God!
You are my help and my savior;
LORD, do not delay.

Prayer of an Old Man for Rescue.

^1 (C1)In You, LORD, I have taken refuge;
Let me never be put to shame.

^2 (C1)In Your righteousness rescue me and save me;
^(C2)Extend Your ear to me and help me.

^3 (C1)Be to me a rock of ^(C2)dwelling to which I may continually come;
You have given the ^(C3)commandment to save me,
For You are ^(C4)my rock and my fortress.

^4 (C1)Save me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
From the ^(F1)grasp of the wrongdoer and the ruthless,

⁵ For You are my ^(C1)hope;
Lord ^(F1)GOD, You are my ^(C2)confidence from my youth.

⁶ I have ^(C1)leaned on You since my birth;
You are He who ^(C2)took me from my mother's womb;
My ^(C3)praise is continually ^(F1)of You.

⁷ I have become a ^(C1)marvel to many,
For You are ^(C2)my strong refuge.

⁸ My ^(C1)mouth is filled with Your praise
And with ^(C2)Your glory all day long.

⁹ Do not cast me away at the ^(C1)time of my old age;
Do not abandon me when my strength fails.

¹⁰ For my enemies have spoken ^(F1)against me;
And those who ^(C1)watch for my ^(F2)life ^(C2)have consulted together,

¹¹ Saying, "^(C1)God has abandoned him;
Pursue and seize him, for there is ^(C2)no one to save him."

¹² God, ^(C1)do not be far from me;
My God, ^(C2)hurry to my aid!

¹³ May those who are enemies of my soul be ^(C1)put to shame and consumed;
May they be ^(C2)covered with disgrace and dishonor, who ^(C3)seek ^(F1)to injure me.

¹⁴ But as for me, I will ^(C1)wait continually,
And will ^(F1)(C2)praise You yet more and more.

¹⁵ My ^(C1)mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And of ^(C2)Your salvation all day long;
For I ^(C3)do not know the art of writing.

¹⁶ I will come ^(C1)with the mighty deeds of the Lord ^(F1)GOD;
I will ^(C2)make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.

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.