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December 5 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
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Psalms 139-140
Chapter 139
God's Omnipresence and Omniscience.
1 LORD, You have (C1)searched me and known me.
2 You (C1)know (F1)when I sit down and (F2)when I get up;
You (C2)understand my thought from far away.
3 You (F1)(C1)scrutinize my (F2)path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 (F1)Even before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, LORD, You (C1)know it all.
5 You have (C1)encircled me behind and in front,
And (C2)placed Your hand upon me.
6 Such (C1)knowledge is (C2)too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I cannot comprehend it.
7 (C1)Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
8 (C1)If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in (F1)Sheol, behold, (C2)You are there.
9 If I take up the wings of the dawn,
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,
10 Even there Your hand will (C1)lead me,
And Your right hand will take hold of me.
11 If I say, "Surely the (C1)darkness will (F1)overwhelm me,
And the light around me will be night,"
12 Even (C1)darkness is not dark (F1)to You,
And the night is as bright as the day.
(C2)Darkness and light are alike to You.
13 For You (C1)created my innermost parts;
You (C2)wove me in my mother's womb.
14 I will give thanks to You, because (F1)I am awesomely and wonderfully made;
(C1)Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
15 My (F1)(C1)frame was not hidden from You
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully formed in the (C2)depths of the earth;
16 Your (C1)eyes have seen my formless substance;
And in (C2)Your book were written
All the (C3)days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.
17 How precious also are Your (C1)thoughts for me, God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them, they would (C1)outnumber the sand.
When (C2)I awake, I am still with You.
19 If only You would (C1)put the wicked to death, God;
(C2)Leave me, (C3)you men of bloodshed.
20 For they (C1)speak (F1)against You wickedly,
And Your enemies (F2)(C2)take Your name in vain.
21 Do I not (C1)hate those who hate You, LORD?
And do I not (C2)loathe those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with the utmost hatred;
They have become my enemies.
23 (C1)Search me, God, and know my heart;
(C2)Put me to the test and know my anxious thoughts;
24 And see if there is any (F1)(C1)hurtful way in me,
And (C2)lead me in the (C3)everlasting way.
Chapter 140
Prayer for Protection against the Wicked.
1 (C1)Rescue me, LORD, from evil people;
Protect me from (C2)violent men
2 Who (C1)devise evil things in their hearts;
They (C2)continually stir up wars.
3 They (C1)sharpen their tongues like a snake;
(C2)The venom of a viper is under their lips. Selah
4 (C1)Keep me, LORD, from the hands of the wicked;
(C2)Protect me from violent men
Who (F1)intend to (F2)(C3)trip up my feet.
5 The proud have (C1)hidden a trap for me, and snares;
They have spread a (C2)net at the (F1)wayside;
They have set (C3)snares for me. Selah
6 I (C1)said to the LORD, "You are my God;
(C2)Listen, LORD, to the (C3)sound of my pleadings.
7 "(F1)GOD the Lord, (C1)the strength of my salvation,
You have (C2)covered my head on the day of (F2)battle.
8 "Do not grant, LORD, the (C1)desires of the wicked;
Do not bring about (C2)his evil planning, so that they are not exalted. Selah
9 "As for the head of those who surround me,
May the (C1)harm of their lips cover them.
10 "May (C1)burning coals fall upon them;
May they be (C2)cast into the fire,
Into bottomless pits from which they (C3)cannot rise.
11 "May a (F1)slanderer not endure on the earth;
(C1)May evil hunt a violent person (F2)violently."
12 I know that the LORD will (C1)maintain the cause of the afflicted,
And (C2)justice for the poor.
13 Certainly the (C1)righteous will give thanks to Your name;
The (C2)upright will dwell in Your presence.
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