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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
August 17 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
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Psalms 84-85
Chapter 84
Psalm 84
Longing for God's House
For the choir director: on the Gittith.(a) A psalm of the sons of Korah.
1 How lovely is Your dwelling place,
Lord
of Hosts.(b)
2 I long and yearn
for the courts of the
Lord
;
my heart and flesh cry out for[a] the living God.(c)
3 Even a sparrow finds a home,
and a swallow, a nest for herself
where she places her young—
near Your altars,
Lord
of Hosts,
my King and my God.(d)
4 How happy are those who reside in Your house,
who praise You continually.(e)
5 Happy are the people whose strength is in You,
whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.(f)
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca,[b]
they make it a source of springwater;
even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings.[c](g)
7 They go from strength to strength;
each appears before God in Zion.(h)
8
Lord
God of Hosts, hear my prayer;
listen, God of Jacob.(i)
9 Consider our shield,[d] God;(j)
look on the face of Your anointed one.(k)
10 Better a day in Your courts
than a thousand anywhere else.
I would rather be at the door of the house of my God
than to live in the tents of wicked people.(l)
11 For the
Lord
God is a sun and shield.(m)
The
Lord
gives grace and glory;
He does not withhold the good
from those who live with integrity.(n)
12 Happy is the person who trusts in You,
Lord
of Hosts!(o)
Chapter 85
Psalm 85
Restoration of Favor
For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.
1
Lord
, You showed favor to Your land;(a)
You restored Jacob's prosperity.[a](b)
2 You took away Your people's guilt;
You covered all their sin.(c)
3 You withdrew all Your fury;
You turned from Your burning anger.(d)
4 Return to us, God of our salvation,
and abandon Your displeasure with us.(e)
5 Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger for all generations?(f)
6 Will You not revive us again
so that Your people may rejoice in You?(g)
7 Show us Your faithful love,
Lord
,
and give us Your salvation.(h)
8 I will listen to what God will say;
surely the
Lord
will declare peace
to His people, His godly ones,
and not let them go back to foolish ways.(i)
9 His salvation is very near those who fear Him,
so that glory may dwell in our land.(j)
10 Faithful love and truth will join together;
righteousness and peace will embrace.(k)
11 Truth will spring up from the earth,
and righteousness will look down from heaven.(l)
12 Also, the
Lord
will provide what is good,
and our land will yield its crops.(m)
13 Righteousness will go before Him
to prepare the way for His steps.(n)
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