Bible Reading Plan

¹ Shout triumphantly to the Lord , all the earth.^(a)
2 Serve the Lord with gladness;
come before Him with joyful songs.^(b)
3 Acknowledge that Yahweh is God.
He made us, and we are His^[a](c) —
His people, the sheep of His pasture.^(d)
4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving^(e)
and His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him and praise His name.^(f)
5 For Yahweh is good, and His love is eternal;
His faithfulness endures through all generations.

¹ I will sing of faithful love and justice;
I will sing praise to You, Lord .^(a)
2 I will pay attention to the way of integrity.
When will You come to me?
I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.^(b)
3 I will not set anything worthless before my eyes.
I hate the practice of transgression;
it will not cling to me.^(c)
4 A devious heart will be far from me;
I will not be involved with^[a] evil.^(d)

⁵ I will destroy anyone
who secretly slanders his neighbor;^(e)
I cannot tolerate anyone
with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.^(f)
6 My eyes favor the faithful of the land
so that they may sit down with me.
The one who follows the way of integrity
may serve me.^(g)
7 No one who acts deceitfully
will live in my palace;
no one who tells lies
will remain in my presence.^[b](h)
8 Every morning I will destroy
all the wicked of the land,
eliminating all evildoers from the Lord 's city.⁽ⁱ⁾

¹  Lord , hear my prayer;
let my cry for help come before You.^(b)
2 Do not hide Your face from me in my day of trouble.
Listen closely to me;
answer me quickly when I call.^(c)

³ For my days vanish like smoke,
and my bones burn like a furnace.^(d)
4 My heart is afflicted, withered like grass;^(e)
I even forget to eat my food.^(f)
5 Because of the sound of my groaning,
my flesh sticks to my bones.^(g)
6 I am like a desert owl,^[a]
like an owl among the ruins.^(h)
7 I stay awake;⁽ⁱ⁾
I am like a solitary bird on a roof.
⁸ My enemies taunt me all day long;
they ridicule and curse me.^(j)
9 I eat ashes like bread
and mingle my drinks with tears^(k)
10 because of Your indignation and wrath;
for You have picked me up and thrown me aside.^(l)
11 My days are like a lengthening shadow,
and I wither away like grass.^(m)

¹² But You, Lord , are enthroned forever;⁽ⁿ⁾
Your fame endures to all generations.^(o)
13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion,
for it is time to show favor to her—
the appointed time has come.^(p)
14 For Your servants take delight in its stones
and favor its dust.^(q)

¹⁵ Then the nations will fear the name of Yahweh,
and all the kings of the earth Your glory,^(r)
16 for the Lord will rebuild Zion;
He will appear in His glory.^(s)
17 He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute
and will not despise their prayer.^(t)

¹⁸ This will be written for a later generation,
and a newly created people will praise the Lord :^(u)
19 He looked down from His holy heights—
the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth^(v)—
²⁰ to hear a prisoner's groaning,
to set free those condemned to die,^[b](w)
21 so that they might declare
the name of Yahweh in Zion
and His praise in Jerusalem,^(x)
22 when peoples and kingdoms are assembled
to serve the Lord .^(y)

²³ He has broken my^[c] strength in midcourse;
He has shortened my days.^(z)
24 I say: "My God, do not take me
in the middle of my life!^[d]
Your years continue through all generations.^(aa)
25 Long ago You established the earth,
and the heavens are the work of Your hands.^(ab)
26 They will perish, but You will endure;
all of them will wear out like clothing.
You will change them like a garment,
and they will pass away.^(ac)
27 But You are the same,
and Your years will never end.^(ad)
28 Your servants' children will dwell securely,
and their offspring will be established before You."^(ae)