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Daily Bible Reading
December 6 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
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Psalms 141-142
Chapter 141
Psalm 141
A psalm of David.
1 I call to you,
Lord
, come quickly(a) to me;
hear me(b) when I call to you.
2 May my prayer be set before you like incense;(c)
may the lifting up of my hands(d) be like the evening sacrifice.(e)
3 Set a guard over my mouth,(f)
Lord
;
keep watch over the door of my lips.(g)
4 Do not let my heart(h) be drawn to what is evil
so that I take part in wicked deeds(i)
along with those who are evildoers;
do not let me eat their delicacies.(j)
5 Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness;
let him rebuke me(k)—that is oil on my head.(l)
My head will not refuse it,
for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.
6 Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs,(m)
and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.
7 They will say, "As one plows(n) and breaks up the earth,(o)
so our bones have been scattered at the mouth(p) of the grave."
8 But my eyes are fixed(q) on you, Sovereign
Lord
;
in you I take refuge(r)—do not give me over to death.
9 Keep me safe(s) from the traps set by evildoers,(t)
from the snares(u) they have laid for me.
10 Let the wicked fall(v) into their own nets,
while I pass by in safety.(w)
Chapter 142
Psalm 142[a]
A maskil[b] of David. When he was in the cave.(a) A prayer.
1 I cry aloud(b) to the
Lord
;
I lift up my voice to the
Lord
for mercy.(c)
2 I pour out before him my complaint;(d)
before him I tell my trouble.(e)
3 When my spirit grows faint(f) within me,
it is you who watch over my way.
In the path where I walk
people have hidden a snare for me.
4 Look and see, there is no one at my right hand;
no one is concerned for me.
I have no refuge;(g)
no one cares(h) for my life.
5 I cry to you,
Lord
;
I say, "You are my refuge,(i)
my portion(j) in the land of the living."(k)
6 Listen to my cry,(l)
for I am in desperate need;(m)
rescue me(n) from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong(o) for me.
7 Set me free from my prison,(p)
that I may praise your name.(q)
Then the righteous will gather about me
because of your goodness to me.(r)
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