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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
December 17 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
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Psalms 146-147
Chapter 146
Psalm 146
The God of Compassion
1 Hallelujah!
My soul, praise the
Lord
.(a)
2 I will praise the
Lord
all my life;
I will sing to my God as long as I live.(b)
3 Do not trust in nobles,
in man, who cannot save.(c)
4 When his breath[a] leaves him,
he returns to the ground;
on that day his plans die.(d)
5 Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the
Lord
his God,(e)
6 the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea and everything in them.(f)
He remains faithful forever,(g)
7 executing justice for the exploited
and giving food to the hungry.(h)
The
Lord
frees prisoners.(i)
8 The
Lord
opens the eyes of the blind.(j)
The
Lord
raises up those who are oppressed.[b](k)
The
Lord
loves the righteous.(l)
9 The
Lord
protects foreigners
and helps the fatherless and the widow,(m)
but He frustrates the ways of the wicked.(n)
10 The
Lord
reigns forever;
Zion, your God reigns for all generations.(o)
Hallelujah!
Chapter 147
Psalm 147
God Restores Jerusalem
1 Hallelujah!
How good it is to sing to our God,
for praise is pleasant and lovely.(a)
2 The
Lord
rebuilds Jerusalem;(b)
He gathers Israel's exiled people.(c)
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.(d)
4 He counts the number of the stars;
He gives names to all of them.(e)
5 Our Lord is great, vast in power;
His understanding is infinite.[a](f)
6 The
Lord
helps the afflicted
but brings the wicked to the ground.(g)
7 Sing to the
Lord
with thanksgiving;
play the lyre to our God,(h)
8 who covers the sky with clouds,
prepares rain for the earth,
and causes grass to grow on the hills.(i)
9 He provides the animals with their food,
and the young ravens, what they cry for.(j)
10 He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
He does not value the power[b] of a man.(k)
11 The
Lord
values those who fear Him,
those who put their hope in His faithful love.(l)
12 Exalt the
Lord
, Jerusalem;
praise your God, Zion!(m)
13 For He strengthens the bars of your gates
and blesses your children within you.(n)
14 He endows your territory with prosperity;[c](o)
He satisfies you with the finest wheat.(p)
15 He sends His command throughout the earth;
His word runs swiftly.(q)
16 He spreads snow like wool;
He scatters frost like ashes;(r)
17 He throws His hailstones like crumbs.
Who can withstand His cold?(s)
18 He sends His word and melts them;
He unleashes His winds,[d] and the waters flow.(t)
19 He declares His word to Jacob,
His statutes and judgments to Israel.(u)
20 He has not done this for any nation;
they do not know[e] His judgments.(v)
Hallelujah!
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