Bible Reading Plan

² Let Israel say:^(d)
     "His love endures forever."^(e)
3 Let the house of Aaron say:^(f)
     "His love endures forever."
⁴ Let those who fear the Lord ^(g) say:
     "His love endures forever."

⁵ When hard pressed,^(h) I cried to the Lord ;
     he brought me into a spacious place.^(i)
6 The Lord is with me;^(j) I will not be afraid.
     What can mere mortals do to me?^(k)
7 The Lord is with me; he is my helper.^(l)
     I look in triumph on my enemies.^(m)

⁸ It is better to take refuge in the Lord ⁽ⁿ⁾
     than to trust in humans.^(o)
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
     than to trust in princes.^(p)
10 All the nations surrounded me,
     but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(q)
11 They surrounded me^(r) on every side,^(s)
     but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
¹² They swarmed around me like bees,^(t)
     but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;^(u)
     in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(v)
13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
     but the Lord helped me.^(w)
14 The Lord is my strength^(x) and my defense^[a];
     he has become my salvation.^(y)

¹⁵ Shouts of joy^(z) and victory
     resound in the tents of the righteous:
"The Lord 's right hand^(aa) has done mighty things!^(ab)
16       The Lord 's right hand is lifted high;
     the Lord 's right hand has done mighty things!"
¹⁷ I will not die^(ac) but live,
     and will proclaim^(ad) what the Lord has done.
¹⁸ The Lord has chastened^(ae) me severely,
     but he has not given me over to death.^(af)
19 Open for me the gates^(ag) of the righteous;
     I will enter^(ah) and give thanks to the Lord .
²⁰ This is the gate of the Lord ^(ai)
     through which the righteous may enter.^(aj)
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;^(ak)
     you have become my salvation.^(al)

²² The stone^(am) the builders rejected
     has become the cornerstone;^(an)
23 the Lord has done this,
     and it is marvelous^(ao) in our eyes.
²⁴ The Lord has done it this very day;
     let us rejoice today and be glad.^(ap)

²⁵  Lord , save us!^(aq)
     Lord , grant us success!

²⁶ Blessed is he who comes^(ar) in the name of the Lord .
     From the house of the Lord we bless you.^[b](as)
27 The Lord is God,^(at)
     and he has made his light shine^(au) on us.
With boughs in hand,^(av) join in the festal procession
     up^[c] to the horns of the altar.^(aw)

²⁸ You are my God, and I will praise you;
     you are my God,^(ax) and I will exalt^(ay) you.

²⁹ Give thanks to the Lord , for he is good;
     his love endures forever.