Bible Reading Plan

¹  Lord , I call on You; hurry to help me.
Listen to my voice when I call on You.^(a)
2 May my prayer be set before You as incense,^(b)
the raising of my hands as the evening offering.^(c)

³  Lord , set up a guard for my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips.^(d)
4 Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing
or perform wicked acts
with men who commit sin.
Do not let me feast on their delicacies.^(e)
5 Let the righteous one strike me—
it is an act of faithful love;
let him rebuke me—
it is oil for my head;
let me^[a] not refuse it.^(f)
Even now my prayer is against
the evil acts of the wicked.^[b](g)
6 When their rulers^[c] will be thrown off
the sides of a cliff,
the people^[d] will listen to my words,
for they are pleasing.^(h)

⁷ As when one plows and breaks up the soil,
turning up rocks,
so our^[e] bones have been scattered
at the mouth of Sheol.⁽ⁱ⁾

⁸ But my eyes look to You, Lord God .
I seek refuge in You; do not let me die.^[f](j)
9 Protect me from^[g] the trap they have set for me,
and from the snares of evildoers.^(k)
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I pass by safely.^(l)

¹ I cry aloud to the Lord ;^(b)
I plead aloud to the Lord for mercy.^(c)
2 I pour out my complaint before Him;
I reveal my trouble to Him.^(d)
3 Although my spirit is weak within me,
You know my way.^(e)

Along this path I travel
they have hidden a trap for me.^(f)
4 Look to the right and see:^[a]
no one stands up for me;
there is no refuge for me;
no one cares about me.^(g)

⁵ I cry to You, Lord ;
I say, "You are my shelter,
my portion in the land of the living."^(h)
6 Listen to my cry,
for I am very weak.⁽ⁱ⁾
Rescue me from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong for me.^(j)
7 Free me from prison
so that I can praise Your name.
The righteous will gather around me
because You deal generously with me.^(k)

¹  Lord , hear my prayer.
In Your faithfulness listen to my plea,
and in Your righteousness answer me.^(a)
2 Do not bring Your servant into judgment,^(b)
for no one alive is righteous in Your sight.^(c)

³ For the enemy has pursued me,
crushing me to the ground,
making me live in darkness
like those long dead.^(d)
4 My spirit is weak within me;
my heart is overcome with dismay.^(e)

⁵ I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all You have done;
I reflect on the work of Your hands.^(f)
6 I spread out my hands to You;
I am like parched land before You.^(g) Selah

⁷ Answer me quickly, Lord ;
my spirit fails.^(h)
Don't hide Your face from me,
or I will be like those
going down to the Pit.^(i)
8 Let me experience
Your faithful love in the morning,
for I trust in You.^(j)
Reveal to me the way I should go
because I long for You.^(k)
9 Rescue me from my enemies, Lord ;
I come to You for protection.^[a](l)
10 Teach me to do Your will,
for You are my God.^(m)
May Your gracious Spirit
lead me on level ground.⁽ⁿ⁾

¹¹ Because of Your name, Yahweh,
let me live.
In Your righteousness deliver me from trouble,^(o)
12 and in Your faithful love destroy my enemies.
Wipe out all those who attack me,
for I am Your servant.^(p)

¹ May the Lord , my rock, be praised,^(a)
who trains my hands for battle
and my fingers for warfare.^(b)
2 He is my faithful love and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer.
He is my shield,^(c) and I take refuge in Him;^(d)
He subdues my people^[a] under me.^(e)

³  Lord , what is man, that You care for him,
the son of man, that You think of him?^(f)
4 Man is like a breath;
his days are like a passing shadow.^(g)

⁵  Lord , part Your heavens and come down.^(h)
Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.^(i)
6 Flash Your lightning and scatter the foe;^[b]
shoot Your arrows and rout them.^(j)
7 Reach down^[c] from heaven;^(k)
rescue me from deep water, and set me free
from the grasp of foreigners^(l)
8 whose mouths speak lies,
whose right hands are deceptive.^(m)

⁹ God, I will sing a new song to You;
I will play on a ten-stringed harp for You⁽ⁿ⁾—
¹⁰ the One who gives victory to kings,
who frees His servant David
from the deadly sword.^(o)
11 Set me free and rescue me
from the grasp of foreigners^(p)
whose mouths speak lies,
whose right hands are deceptive.^(q)

¹² Then our sons will be like plants
nurtured in their youth,
our daughters, like corner pillars
that are carved in the palace style.^(r)
13 Our storehouses will be full,
supplying all kinds of produce;^(s)
our flocks will increase by thousands
and tens of thousands in our open fields.^(t)
14 Our cattle will be well fed.^[d]
There will be no breach in the walls,
no going into captivity,^[e]
and no cry of lament in our public squares.^(u)
15 Happy are the people with such blessings.
Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.^(v)

¹ I^[a] exalt You, my God the King,
and praise Your name forever and ever.^(a)
2 I will praise You every day;
I will honor Your name forever and ever.^(b)

³ Yahweh is great and is highly praised;^(c)
His greatness is unsearchable.^(d)
4 One generation will declare Your works to the next
and will proclaim Your mighty acts.^(e)
5 I^[b] will speak of Your splendor and glorious majesty
and^[c] Your wonderful works.^(f)
6 They will proclaim the power of Your awe-inspiring acts,
and I will declare Your greatness.^[d](g)
7 They will give a testimony of Your great goodness
and will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.^(h)

⁸ The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and great in faithful love.^(i)
9 The Lord is good to everyone;^(j)
His compassion rests on all He has made.^(k)
10 All You have made will thank You, Lord ;
the^[e] godly will praise You.^(l)
11 They will speak of the glory of Your kingdom
and will declare Your might,^(m)
12 informing all people of Your mighty acts
and of the glorious splendor of Your^[f] kingdom.^(n)
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom;
Your rule is for all generations.^(o)
The Lord is faithful in all His words
and gracious in all His actions.^[g](p)

¹⁴ The Lord helps all who fall;
He raises up all who are oppressed.^[h](q)
15 All eyes look to You,
and You give them their food at the proper time.^(r)
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.^(s)

¹⁷ The Lord is righteous in all His ways
and gracious in all His acts.^(t)
18 The Lord is near all who call out to Him,
all who call out to Him with integrity.^(u)
19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;
He hears their cry for help and saves them.^(v)
20 The Lord guards all those who love Him,
but He destroys all the wicked.^(w)
21 My mouth will declare Yahweh's praise;
let every living thing
praise His holy name forever and ever.^(x)