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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
August 2 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
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Psalms 74-75
Chapter 74
An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy.
1 God, why have You (C1)rejected us forever?
Why does Your anger (C2)smoke against the (C3)sheep of Your (F1)pasture?
2 Remember Your congregation, which You (C1)purchased of old,
Which You have (C2)redeemed to be the (C3)tribe of Your inheritance;
And this Mount (C4)Zion, where You have dwelt.
3 (F1)Step toward the (F2)(C1)irreparable ruins;
The enemy (C2)has damaged everything in the sanctuary.
4 Your adversaries have (C1)roared in the midst of Your meeting place;
They have set up their (C2)own signs as (C3)signs.
5 It (F1)seems like one bringing up
His (C1)axe into a (F2)forest of trees.
6 And now they break down (F1)all its (C1)carved work
With axe and hammers.
7 They have (F1)(C1)burned Your sanctuary (F2)to the ground;
They have (C2)defiled the dwelling place of Your name.
8 They (C1)said in their heart, "Let's (F1)completely (F2)subdue them."
They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
9 We do not see our (C1)signs;
There is (C2)no longer any prophet,
Nor is there anyone among us who knows (C3)how long.
10 How long, God, will the enemy (C1)taunt You?
Shall the enemy (C2)treat Your name disrespectfully forever?
11 Why (C1)do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand?
Extend it from Your chest and (C2)destroy them!
12 Yet God is (C1)my King from long ago,
Who performs acts of salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 (F1)You (C1)divided the sea by Your strength;
(F1)You (C2)broke the heads of the (C3)sea monsters (F2)in the waters.
14 (F1)You crushed the heads of (F2)(C1)Leviathan;
You gave him as food for the (F3)creatures (C2)of the wilderness.
15 (F1)You (C1)broke open springs and torrents;
(F1)You (C2)dried up ever-flowing streams.
16 Yours is the day, Yours also is the night;
(F1)You have (C1)prepared the (F2)light and the sun.
17 (F1)You have (C1)established all the boundaries of the earth;
(F1)You have (F2)created (C2)summer and winter.
18 Remember this, (F1)LORD, that the enemy has (C1)taunted You,
And a (C2)foolish people has treated Your name disrespectfully.
19 Do not give the soul of Your (C1)turtledove to the wild animal;
(C2)Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.
20 Consider the (C1)covenant;
For the (C2)dark places of the land are full of the places of violence.
21 May the (C1)oppressed person not return dishonored;
May the (C2)afflicted and the needy praise Your name.
22 Arise, God, and (C1)plead Your own cause;
Remember (F1)how the (C2)foolish person taunts You all day long.
23 Do not forget the voice of Your (C1)adversaries,
The (C2)uproar of those who rise against You, which ascends continually.
Chapter 75
God Humbles the Proud, but Exalts the Righteous.
1 We (C1)give thanks to You, God, we give thanks,
For Your name is (C2)near;
People declare (C3)Your wondrous works.
2 "When I select an (C1)appointed time,
It is I who (C2)judge fairly.
3 "The (C1)earth and all who inhabit it (F1)are unsteady;
It is I who have firmly set its (C2)pillars. Selah
4 "I said to the boastful, 'Do not boast,'
And to the wicked, '(C1)Do not lift up the horn;
5 Do not lift up your horn on high,
(C1)Do not speak with insolent (F1)pride.'"
6 For not from the east, nor from the west,
Nor from the (F1)(C1)desert comes exaltation;
7 But (C1)God is the Judge;
He (C2)puts down one and exalts another.
8 For a (C1)cup is in the hand of the LORD, and the wine foams;
It is (F1)(C2)well mixed, and He pours out of this;
Certainly all the wicked of the earth must drain and (C3)drink its dregs.
9 But as for me, I will (C1)declare it forever;
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 And (F1)He will cut off all the (C1)horns of the wicked,
But (C2)the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.
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