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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
January 20 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
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Psalms 8-9
Chapter 8
Psalm 8[a]
For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] A psalm of David.
1
Lord
, our Lord,
how majestic is your name(a) in all the earth!
You have set your glory(b)
in the heavens.(c)
2 Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold(d) against your enemies,
to silence the foe(e) and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,(f)
the work of your fingers,(g)
the moon and the stars,(h)
which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?[c](i)
5 You have made them[d] a little lower than the angels[e](j)
and crowned them[f] with glory and honor.(k)
6 You made them rulers(l) over the works of your hands;(m)
you put everything under their[g] feet:(n)
7 all flocks and herds,(o)
and the animals of the wild,(p)
8 the birds in the sky,
and the fish in the sea,(q)
all that swim the paths of the seas.
9
Lord
, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!(r)
Chapter 9
Psalm 9[a][b]
For the director of music. To the tune of "The Death of the Son." A psalm of David.
1 I will give thanks to you,
Lord
, with all my heart;(a)
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.(b)
2 I will be glad and rejoice(c) in you;
I will sing the praises(d) of your name,(e) O Most High.
3 My enemies turn back;
they stumble and perish before you.
4 For you have upheld my right(f) and my cause,(g)
sitting enthroned(h) as the righteous judge.(i)
5 You have rebuked the nations(j) and destroyed the wicked;
you have blotted out their name(k) for ever and ever.
6 Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
you have uprooted their cities;(l)
even the memory of them(m) has perished.
7 The
Lord
reigns forever;(n)
he has established his throne(o) for judgment.
8 He rules the world in righteousness(p)
and judges the peoples with equity.(q)
9 The
Lord
is a refuge(r) for the oppressed,(s)
a stronghold in times of trouble.(t)
10 Those who know your name(u) trust in you,
for you,
Lord
, have never forsaken(v) those who seek you.(w)
11 Sing the praises(x) of the
Lord
, enthroned in Zion;(y)
proclaim among the nations(z) what he has done.(aa)
12 For he who avenges blood(ab) remembers;
he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.(ac)
13
Lord
, see how my enemies(ad) persecute me!
Have mercy(ae) and lift me up from the gates of death,(af)
14 that I may declare your praises(ag)
in the gates of Daughter Zion,(ah)
and there rejoice in your salvation.(ai)
15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(aj)
their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(ak)
16 The
Lord
is known by his acts of justice;
the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[c](al)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(am)
all the nations that forget God.(an)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
the hope(ao) of the afflicted(ap) will never perish.
19 Arise,(aq)
Lord
, do not let mortals triumph;(ar)
let the nations be judged(as) in your presence.
20 Strike them with terror,(at)
Lord
;
let the nations know they are only mortal.(au)
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