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Daily Bible Reading
August 18 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
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Psalms 86-88
Chapter 86
Pleading and Trust.
1 (C1)Incline Your ear, LORD, and answer me;
For I am (C2)afflicted and needy.
2 (C1)Protect my (F1)soul, for I am (C2)godly;
You my God, save Your servant who (C3)trusts in You.
3 Be (C1)gracious to me, Lord,
For (C2)I call upon You all day long.
4 Make the soul of Your servant joyful,
For to You, Lord, (C1)I lift up my soul.
5 For You, Lord, are (C1)good, and (C2)ready to forgive,
And (C3)abundant in mercy to all who call upon You.
6 (C1)Listen, LORD, to my prayer;
And give Your attention to the sound of my pleading!
7 On (C1)the day of my trouble I will call upon You,
For (C2)You will answer me.
8 There is (C1)no one like You among the gods, Lord,
Nor are there any works (C2)like Yours.
9 (C1)All nations whom You have made will come and worship before You, Lord,
And they will glorify Your name.
10 For You are (C1)great, and You (C2)do (F1)wondrous deeds;
You alone (C3)are God.
11 (C1)Teach me Your way, LORD;
I will walk in Your truth;
(C2)Unite my heart to fear Your name.
12 I will (C1)give thanks to You, Lord my God, with all my heart,
And I will glorify Your name forever.
13 For Your graciousness toward me is great,
And You have (C1)saved my soul from the (F1)depths of (F2)Sheol.
14 God, arrogant men have (C1)risen up against me,
And a gang of violent men have sought my (F1)life,
And they have not set You before them.
15 But You, Lord, are a (C1)compassionate and gracious God,
Slow to anger and abundant in mercy and (F1)truth.
16 (C1)Turn to me, and be gracious to me;
(C2)Grant Your strength to Your servant,
And save the (C3)son of Your maidservant.
17 (C1)Show me a sign of good,
That those who hate me may (C2)see it and be ashamed,
Because You, LORD, (C3)have helped me and comforted me.
Chapter 87
The Privileges of Citizenship in Zion.
1 His (C1)foundation is in the holy mountains.
2 The LORD (C1)loves the gates of Zion
More than all the other dwelling places of Jacob.
3 (C1)Glorious things are spoken of you,
(C2)City of God. Selah
4 "I shall mention (F1)(C1)Rahab and Babylon (F2)among those who know Me;
Behold, Philistia and (C2)Tyre with (F3)(C3)Cush:
'This one was born there.'"
5 But of Zion it will be said, "This one and that one were born in her";
And the Most High Himself will (C1)establish her.
6 The LORD will count when He (C1)registers the peoples,
"This one was born there." Selah
7 Then those who (C1)sing as well as those who (F1)(C2)play the flutes will say,
"All my (C3)springs of joy are in you."
Chapter 88
A Petition to Be Saved from Death.
1 LORD, the (C1)God of my salvation,
I have (C2)cried out by day and in the night before You.
2 Let my prayer (C1)come before You;
(C2)Incline Your ear to my cry!
3 For my (C1)soul has (F1)had enough troubles,
And (C2)my life has approached (F2)Sheol.
4 I am counted among those who (C1)go down to the pit;
I have become like a man (C2)without strength,
5 (F1)Abandoned (C1)among the dead,
Like the slain who lie in the grave,
Whom You no longer remember,
And they are (C2)cut off from Your hand.
6 You have put me in (C1)the lowest pit,
In (C2)dark places, in the (C3)depths.
7 Your wrath (C1)has rested upon me,
And You have afflicted me with (C2)all Your waves. Selah
8 You have removed (C1)my acquaintances far from me;
You have made me an (F1)(C2)object of loathing to them;
I am (C3)shut up and cannot go out.
9 My (C1)eye grows dim from misery;
I have (C2)called upon You every day, LORD;
I have (C3)spread out my (F1)hands to You.
10 Will You perform wonders for the dead?
Or will (C1)the departed spirits rise and praise You? Selah
11 Will Your graciousness be declared in the grave,
Your faithfulness in (F1)Abaddon?
12 Will Your wonders be made known in the (C1)darkness?
And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
13 But I, LORD, have cried out (C1)to You for help,
And (C2)in the morning my prayer comes before You.
14 LORD, why (C1)do You reject my soul?
Why do You (C2)hide Your face from me?
15 I was miserable and (C1)about to die from my youth on;
I suffer (C2)Your terrors; I grow weary.
16 Your (C1)burning anger has passed over me;
Your terrors have (F1)(C2)destroyed me.
17 They have (C1)surrounded me (C2)like water all day long;
They have (C3)encircled me altogether.
18 You have removed (C1)lover and friend far from me;
My acquaintances are in a hiding place.
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