Bible Reading Plan

Chapter 34

God's Wrath against Nations

¹ Come near, ^(C1)you nations, to hear; and listen, you peoples!
^(C2)Let the earth and ^(F1)all it contains hear, and the world and all that springs from it.

² For the LORD'S ^(C1)anger is against all the nations,
And His wrath against all their armies.
He has ^(F1)(C2)utterly destroyed them,
He has turned them over to ^(C3)slaughter.

³ So their slain will be ^(C1)thrown out,
And their corpses ^(F1)will give off their ^(C2)stench,
And the mountains will ^(F2)be drenched with their ^(C3)blood.

⁴ And ^(C1)all the heavenly ^(F1)lights will ^(F2)wear away,
And the ^(C2)sky will be rolled up like a scroll;
All its ^(F1)lights will also wither away
As a leaf withers from the vine,
Or as one withers from the fig tree.

⁵ For ^(C1)My sword has drunk its fill in heaven;
Behold it shall descend for judgment upon ^(C2)Edom,
And upon the people whom I have ^(C3)designated for destruction.

⁶ The sword of the LORD is filled with blood,
It drips with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats,
With the fat of the kidneys of rams.
For the LORD has a sacrifice in ^(C1)Bozrah,
And a great slaughter in the land of ^(C2)Edom.

^7 (C1)Wild oxen will also ^(F1)fall with them
And ^(C2)young bulls with strong ones;
So their land will be ^(C3)soaked with blood,
And their dust ^(F2)become greasy with fat.

⁸ For the LORD has a day of ^(C1)vengeance,
A year of retribution for the ^(F1)cause of Zion.

^9 (F1)Its streams will be turned into pitch,
And its loose earth into ^(C1)brimstone,
And its land will become burning pitch.

¹⁰ It will ^(C1)not be extinguished night or day;
Its ^(C2)smoke will go up forever.
From ^(C3)generation to generation it will be desolate;
^(C4)None will pass through it forever and ever.

¹¹ But ^(F1)(C1)pelican and hedgehog will possess it,
And ^(F2)owl and raven will dwell in it;
And He will stretch over it the ^(C2)line of ^(F3)desolation
And the ^(F4)plumb line of emptiness.

¹² Its nobles—there is ^(C1)no one there
Whom they may proclaim king—
And all its officials will be ^(C2)nothing.

¹³ Thorns will come up in its ^(C1)fortified towers,
Weeds and thistles in its fortified cities;
It will also be a haunt of ^(C2)jackals
And a habitat of ostriches.

¹⁴ The desert ^(C1)creatures will meet with the ^(F1)wolves,
The ^(F2)(C1)goat also will cry to its kind.
Yes, the ^(F3)night-bird will settle there
And will find herself a resting place.

¹⁵ The tree snake will make its nest and lay eggs there,
And it will hatch and gather them under its ^(F1)protection.
Yes, ^(C1)the ^(F2)hawks will be gathered there,
Every one with its kind.

¹⁶ Seek from the ^(C1)book of the LORD, and read:

Not one of these will be missing;
None will lack its mate.
For ^(F1)(C2)His mouth has commanded,
And His Spirit has gathered them.

¹⁷ He has cast the ^(C1)lot for them,
And His hand has divided it to them by the ^(C2)measuring line.
They shall possess it forever;
From ^(C3)generation to generation they will dwell in it.

Chapter 119

⁶⁵ You have treated Your servant well,
LORD, according to Your word.

⁶⁶ Teach me good ^(F1)(C1)discernment and knowledge,
For I believe in Your commandments.

^67 (C1)Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.

⁶⁸ You are ^(C1)good and You ^(C2)do good;
^(C3)Teach me Your statutes.

⁶⁹ The arrogant ^(F1)have ^(C1)forged a lie against me;
With all my heart I will ^(C2)comply with Your precepts.

⁷⁰ Their heart is ^(C1)insensitive, like fat,
But I ^(C2)delight in Your Law.

⁷¹ It is ^(C1)good for me that I was afflicted,
So that I may learn Your statutes.

⁷² The ^(C1)Law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

^73 (C1)Your hands made me and ^(F1)fashioned me;
^(C2)Give me understanding, so that I may learn Your commandments.

⁷⁴ May those who ^(F1)fear You ^(C1)see me and be glad,
Because I ^(F2)(C2)wait for Your word.

⁷⁵ I know, LORD, that Your judgments are ^(C1)righteous,
And that You have afflicted me ^(C2)in faithfulness.

⁷⁶ May Your favor ^(F1)comfort me,
According to Your ^(F2)word to Your servant.

⁷⁷ May ^(C1)Your compassion come to me so that I may live,
For Your Law is my ^(C2)delight.

⁷⁸ May ^(C1)the arrogant be put to shame, because they lead me astray ^(C2)with a lie;
But I shall ^(C3)meditate on Your precepts.

⁷⁹ May those who ^(F1)fear You turn to me,
And those who know Your testimonies.

⁸⁰ May my heart be ^(F1)(C1)blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not ^(C2)be ashamed.

⁸¹ My ^(C1)soul languishes for Your salvation;
I ^(F1)(C2)wait for Your word.

⁸² My ^(C1)eyes fail with longing for Your ^(F1)word,
^(F2)While I say, "When will You comfort me?"

⁸³ Though I have ^(C1)become like a wineskin in the smoke,
I do ^(C2)not forget Your statutes.

⁸⁴ How many are the ^(C1)days of Your servant?
When will You ^(C2)execute judgment on those who persecute me?

⁸⁵ The arrogant have ^(C1)dug pits for me,
People who are not in accord with Your Law.

⁸⁶ All Your commandments are ^(C1)faithful;
They have ^(C2)persecuted me with a lie; ^(C3)help me!

⁸⁷ They almost destroyed me on earth,
But as for me, I ^(C1)did not abandon Your precepts.

⁸⁸ Revive me according to Your faithfulness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

^89 (C1)Forever, LORD,
Your word stands in heaven.

⁹⁰ Your ^(C1)faithfulness continues ^(F1)throughout generations;
You ^(C2)established the earth, and it ^(C3)stands.

⁹¹ They stand this day by Your ^(C1)ordinances,
For ^(C2)all things are Your servants.

⁹² If Your Law had not been my ^(C1)delight,
Then I would have perished ^(C2)in my misery.

⁹³ I will ^(C1)never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have ^(F1)(C2)revived me.

⁹⁴ I am Yours, ^(C1)save me;
For I have ^(C2)sought Your precepts.

⁹⁵ The wicked ^(C1)wait for me to destroy me;
I will diligently consider Your testimonies.

⁹⁶ I have seen ^(F1)a limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.<