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Daily Bible Reading
July 24 - Old & New Testament
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Psalms 89,92
The LORD'S Covenant with David and Israel's Afflictions.
1 I will (C1)sing of the graciousness of the LORD forever;
To all generations I will (C2)make Your (C3)faithfulness known with my mouth.
2 For I have said, "(C1)Graciousness will be built up forever;
In the heavens You will establish Your (C2)faithfulness."
3 "I have made a covenant with (C1)My chosen;
I have (C2)sworn to My servant David,
4 I will establish your (F1)(C1)descendants forever
And build up your (C2)throne to all generations." Selah
5 The (C1)heavens will praise Your wonders, LORD;
Your faithfulness also (C2)in the assembly of the (C3)holy ones.
6 For (C1)who in the skies is comparable to the LORD?
Who among the (F1)(C2)sons of the mighty is like the LORD,
7 A God (C1)greatly feared in the council of the (C2)holy ones,
And (C3)awesome above all those who are around Him?
8 LORD God of armies, (C1)who is like You, mighty (F1)LORD?
Your faithfulness also surrounds You.
9 You rule the surging of the sea;
When its waves rise, You (C1)calm them.
10 You Yourself crushed (F1)(C1)Rahab like one who is slain;
You (C2)scattered Your enemies with (F2)Your mighty arm.
11 The (C1)heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;
The (C2)world and (F1)all it contains, You have established them.
12 The (C1)north and the south, You have created them;
(C2)Tabor and (C3)Hermon (C4)shout for joy at Your name.
13 You have (F1)a strong arm;
Your hand is mighty, Your (C1)right hand is exalted.
14 (C1)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
(C2)Mercy and (F1)truth go before You.
15 Blessed are the people who know the (F1)(C1)joyful sound!
LORD, they walk in the (C2)light of Your face.
16 In (C1)Your name they rejoice all the day,
And by Your righteousness they are exalted.
17 For You are the glory of (C1)their strength,
And by Your favor (F1)our (C2)horn is exalted.
18 For our (C1)shield belongs to the LORD,
(F1)And our king to the (C2)Holy One of Israel.
19 (F1)Once You spoke in vision to Your godly (F2)ones,
And said, "I have (F3)given help to one who is (C1)mighty;
I have exalted one (C2)chosen from the people.
20 "I have (C1)found My servant David;
With My holy (C2)oil I have anointed him,
21 With whom (C1)My hand will be established;
My arm also will (C2)strengthen him.
22 "The enemy will not (F1)deceive him,
Nor will the (F2)(C1)son of wickedness afflict him.
23 "But I will (C1)crush his adversaries before him,
And strike those who hate him.
24 "My (C1)faithfulness and My favor will be with him,
And in My name his (C2)horn will be exalted.
25 "I will also place his hand (C1)on the sea,
And his right hand on the rivers.
26 "He will call to Me, 'You are (C1)my Father,
My God, and the (C2)rock of my salvation.'
27 "I will also make him My (C1)firstborn,
The (C2)highest of the kings of the earth.
28 "I will maintain My (C1)favor for him forever,
And My (C2)covenant shall be confirmed to him.
29 "So I will establish his (F1)(C1)descendants forever,
And his (C2)throne (C3)as the days of heaven.
30 "If his sons (C1)abandon My Law
And do not walk in My judgments,
31 If they (F1)violate My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,
32 Then I will punish their wrongdoing with the (C1)rod,
And their guilt with (F1)afflictions.
33 "But I will not (F1)withhold (C1)My favor from him,
Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.
34 "I will not (F1)violate My (C1)covenant,
Nor will I (C2)alter (F2)the utterance of My lips.
35 "(F1)Once I have (C1)sworn by My holiness;
I will not lie to David.
36 "His (F1)(C1)descendants shall endure forever,
And his (C2)throne (C3)as the sun before Me.
37 "It shall be established forever (C1)like the moon,
And a (C2)witness in the sky is faithful." Selah
38 But You have (C1)rejected and (C2)refused,
You have been full of wrath (F1)against Your (C3)anointed.
39 You have (F1)(C1)repudiated the covenant of Your servant;
You have (C2)profaned (C3)his crown (F2)in the dust.
40 You have (C1)broken down all his walls;
You have (C2)brought his strongholds to ruin.
41 (C1)All who pass along the way plunder him;
He has become a (C2)disgrace to his neighbors.
42 You have (C1)exalted the right hand of his adversaries;
You have (C2)made all his enemies rejoice.
43 You also turn back the edge of his sword,
And have (C1)not made him stand in battle.
44 You have put an end to his (F1)(C1)splendor
And cast his throne to the ground.
45 You have (C1)shortened the days of his youth;
You have (C2)covered him with shame. Selah
46 (C1)How long, LORD?
Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your (C2)wrath burn like fire?
47 (C1)Remember (F1)what my lifespan is;
For what (C2)futility (F2)You have created all the sons of mankind!
48 What man can live and not (C1)see death?
Can he (C2)save his soul from the (F1)power of (F2)Sheol? Selah
49 Where are Your former acts of favor, Lord,
Which You (C1)swore to David in Your faithfulness?
50 Remember, Lord, the (C1)taunt against Your servants;
(F1)How I carry in my heart the taunts of all the many peoples,
51 With which (C1)Your enemies have taunted, LORD,
With which they have taunted the footsteps of (C2)Your anointed.
52 (C1)Blessed be the LORD forever!
Amen and Amen.
God's Eternity and the Brevity of Human Life.
1 Lord, You have been our (F1)(C1)dwelling place in all generations.
2 Before (C1)the mountains were born
(F1)Or You (C2)gave birth to the earth and the world,
Even (C3)from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.
3 You (C1)turn mortals back into dust
And say, "Return, you sons of mankind."
4 For (C1)a thousand years in Your sight
Are like (C2)yesterday when it passes by,
(F1)Or like a (C3)watch in the night.
5 You (C1)have (F1)swept them away like a flood, they (F2)(C2)fall asleep;
In the morning they are like (C3)grass that (F3)sprouts anew.
6 In the morning it (C1)flourishes and (F1)sprouts anew;
Toward evening it (C2)wilts and (C3)withers away.
7 For we have been (C1)consumed by Your anger,
And we have been terrified by Your wrath.
8 You have (C1)placed our guilty deeds before You,
Our (C2)hidden sins in the light of Your presence.
9 For (C1)all our days have dwindled away in Your fury;
We have finished our years like a (F1)sigh.
10 As for the days of our (F1)life, (F2)they contain seventy years,
Or if due to strength, (C1)eighty years,
Yet their pride is only (C2)trouble and tragedy;
For it quickly passes, and we (C3)disappear.
11 Who (F1)understands the (C1)power of Your anger
And Your fury, according to the (C2)fear (F2)that is due You?
12 So (C1)teach us to number our days,
That we may (F1)(C2)present to You a heart of wisdom.
13 Do (C1)return, LORD; (C2)how long will it be?
And (F1)be (C3)sorry for Your servants.
14 (C1)Satisfy us in the morning with Your graciousness,
That we may (C2)sing for joy and rejoice all our days.
15 (C1)Make us glad (F1)according to the days You have afflicted us,
And the (C2)years we have seen (F2)evil.
16 Let Your (C1)work appear to Your servants
And Your (C2)majesty (F1)to their children.
17 May the (C1)kindness of the Lord our God be upon us;
And (F1)(C2)confirm for us the work of our hands;
Yes, (F1)confirm the work of our hands.
Security of One Who Trusts in the LORD.
1 One who dwells in the (C1)shelter of the Most High
Will lodge in the (C2)shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say to the LORD, "My (C1)refuge and my (C2)fortress,
My God, in whom I (C3)trust!"
3 For it is He who rescues you from the (C1)net of the trapper
And from the deadly (C2)plague.
4 He will (C1)cover you with His pinions,
And (C2)under His wings you may take refuge;
His (C3)faithfulness is a (C4)shield and wall.
5 You (C1)will not be afraid of the (C2)terror by night,
Or of the (C3)arrow that flies by day;
6 Of the (C1)plague that (F1)stalks in darkness,
Or of the (C2)destruction that devastates at noon.
7 A thousand may fall at your side
And ten thousand at your right hand,
But (C1)it shall not approach you.
8 You will only look on with your eyes
And (C1)see the retaliation against the wicked.
9 (F1)For you have made the LORD, (C1)my refuge,
The Most High, (C2)your dwelling place.
10 (C1)No evil will happen to you,
Nor will any plague come near your (F1)tent.
11 For He will give (C1)His angels orders concerning you,
To protect you in all your ways.
12 On their hands they will (C1)lift you up,
So that you do not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will (C1)walk upon the lion and cobra,
You will trample the young lion and the (F1)serpent.
14 "(C1)Because he has loved Me, I will save him;
I will (C2)set him securely on high, because he has (C3)known My name.
15 "He will (C1)call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in (F1)trouble;
I will rescue him and (C2)honor him.
16 "I will satisfy him with (F1)a (C1)long life,
And (F2)(C2)show him My salvation."
Praise for the LORD'S Goodness.
1 It is (C1)good to give thanks to the LORD
And to (C2)sing praises to Your name, Most High;
2 To (C1)declare Your goodness in the morning
And Your (C2)faithfulness by (F1)night,
3 (F1)With the (C1)ten-stringed lute and (F1)with the (C1)harp,
(F1)With resounding music on the (C1)lyre.
4 For You, LORD, have made me joyful by (F1)what You (C1)have done,
I will (C2)sing for joy over the (C3)works of Your hands.
5 How (C1)great are Your works, LORD!
Your (F1)(C2)thoughts are very (C3)deep.
6 A (C1)stupid person has no knowledge,
Nor does a (C1)foolish person understand this:
7 When the wicked (C1)sprouted up like grass
And all (C2)who did injustice flourished,
It was only that they might be (C3)destroyed forevermore.
8 But You, LORD, are (C1)on high forever.
9 For, behold, Your enemies, LORD,
For, behold, (C1)Your enemies will perish;
All who do injustice will be (C2)scattered.
10 But You have exalted my (C1)horn like that of the wild ox;
I have (F1)been (C2)anointed with fresh oil.
11 And my eye has (C1)looked at my enemies,
My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.
12 The (C1)righteous person will (F1)flourish like the palm tree,
He will grow like a (C2)cedar in Lebanon.
13 (C1)Planted in the house of the LORD,
They will flourish (C2)in the courtyards of our God.
14 They will still (F1)(C1)yield fruit in advanced age;
They will be (F2)full of sap and very green,
15 To (F1)declare that (C1)the LORD is just;
He is my (C2)rock, and there is (C3)no malice in Him.
Philippians 3
Chapter 3
The Goal of Life
1 Finally, my brothers and sisters, (C1)rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble for me, and it is a safeguard for you.
2 Beware of the (C1)dogs, beware of the (C2)evil workers, beware of the (F1)false circumcision;3 for (C1)we are the true (F1)circumcision, who (C2)worship in the Spirit of God and take (C3)pride in (C4)Christ Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh,4 although (C1)I myself could boast as having confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he is confident in the flesh, I have more reason:5 (C1)circumcised the eighth day, of the (C2)nation of Israel, of the (C3)tribe of Benjamin, a (C2)Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, (C4)a Pharisee;6 as to zeal, (C1)a persecutor of the church; as to the (C2)righteousness which is in the Law, found (C3)blameless.
7 But (C1)whatever things were gain to me, these things I have counted as loss because of Christ.8 More than that, I count all things to be loss (F1)in view of the surpassing value of (F2)(C1)knowing (C2)Christ Jesus my Lord, (F1)for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them mere rubbish, so that I may gain Christ,9 and may be found in Him, not having (C1)a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, (C2)the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,10 that I may (C1)know Him and (C2)the power of His resurrection and (F1)(C3)the fellowship of His sufferings, being (C4)conformed to His death;11 if somehow I may (C1)attain to the resurrection from the dead.
12 Not that I have already (F1)(C1)grasped it all or have already (C2)become perfect, but I press on if I may also (C3)take hold of that (F2)for which I (C4)was even taken hold of by (C5)Christ Jesus.13 Brothers and sisters, I do not regard myself as having taken hold of it yet; but one thing I do: (C1)forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead,14 I (C1)press on toward the goal for the prize of the (C2)upward call of God in (C3)Christ Jesus.15 Therefore, all who are (F1)(C1)mature, let's have this attitude; and if in anything you have a (C2)different attitude, (C3)God will reveal that to you as well;16 however, let's keep (F1)(C1)living by that same standard to which we have attained.
17 Brothers and sisters, (C1)join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the (C2)pattern you have in us.18 For (C1)many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even as I (C2)weep, that they are the enemies of (C3)the cross of Christ,19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their (F1)(C1)appetite, and whose (C2)glory is in their shame, who (C3)have their minds on earthly things.20 For (C1)our (F1)citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly (C2)wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;21 who will (C1)transform the body of our lowly condition into (C2)conformity with (F1)His (C3)glorious body, (C4)by the exertion of the power that He has even to (C5)subject all things to Himself.
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