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Daily Bible Reading
July 30 - Old & New Testament
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Psalms 113,114,115
Psalm 113
1 Praise the Lord .[a](a)
Praise the
Lord
, you his servants;(b)
praise the name of the
Lord
.
2 Let the name of the
Lord
be praised,(c)
both now and forevermore.(d)
3 From the rising of the sun(e) to the place where it sets,
the name of the
Lord
is to be praised.
4 The
Lord
is exalted(f) over all the nations,
his glory above the heavens.(g)
5 Who is like the
Lord
our God,(h)
the One who sits enthroned(i) on high,(j)
6 who stoops down to look(k)
on the heavens and the earth?
7 He raises the poor(l) from the dust
and lifts the needy(m) from the ash heap;
8 he seats them(n) with princes,
with the princes of his people.
9 He settles the childless(o) woman in her home
as a happy mother of children.
Praise the Lord .
Psalm 114
1 When Israel came out of Egypt,(a)
Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
2 Judah(b) became God's sanctuary,(c)
Israel his dominion.
3 The sea looked and fled,(d)
the Jordan turned back;(e)
4 the mountains leaped(f) like rams,
the hills like lambs.
5 Why was it, sea, that you fled?(g)
Why, Jordan, did you turn back?
6 Why, mountains, did you leap like rams,
you hills, like lambs?
7 Tremble, earth,(h) at the presence of the Lord,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 who turned the rock into a pool,
the hard rock into springs of water.(i)
Psalm 115(a)
1 Not to us,
Lord
, not to us
but to your name be the glory,(b)
because of your love and faithfulness.(c)
2 Why do the nations say,
"Where is their God?"(d)
3 Our God is in heaven;(e)
he does whatever pleases him.(f)
4 But their idols are silver and gold,(g)
made by human hands.(h)
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,(i)
eyes, but cannot see.
6 They have ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.
7 They have hands, but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk,
nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
8 Those who make them will be like them,
and so will all who trust in them.
9 All you Israelites, trust(j) in the
Lord
—
he is their help and shield.
10 House of Aaron,(k) trust in the
Lord
—
he is their help and shield.
11 You who fear him,(l) trust in the
Lord
—
he is their help and shield.
12 The
Lord
remembers(m) us and will bless us:(n)
He will bless his people Israel,
he will bless the house of Aaron,
13 he will bless those who fear(o) the
Lord
—
small and great alike.
14 May the
Lord
cause you to flourish,(p)
both you and your children.
15 May you be blessed by the
Lord
,
the Maker of heaven(q) and earth.
16 The highest heavens belong to the
Lord
,(r)
but the earth he has given(s) to mankind.
17 It is not the dead(t) who praise the
Lord
,
those who go down to the place of silence;
18 it is we who extol the
Lord
,(u)
both now and forevermore.(v)
Praise the Lord .[a](w)
1 Thessalonians 3
Chapter 3
1 So when we could stand it no longer,(a) we thought it best to be left by ourselves in Athens.(b) 2 We sent Timothy,(c) who is our brother and co-worker(d) in God's service in spreading the gospel of Christ,(e) to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, 3 so that no one would be unsettled by these trials.(f) For you know quite well that we are destined for them.(g) 4 In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know.(h) 5 For this reason, when I could stand it no longer,(i) I sent to find out about your faith.(j) I was afraid that in some way the tempter(k) had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.(l)
Timothy's Encouraging Report
6 But Timothy(m) has just now come to us from you(n) and has brought good news about your faith and love.(o) He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you.(p) 7 Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith. 8 For now we really live, since you are standing firm(q) in the Lord. 9 How can we thank God enough for you(r) in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?(s) 10 Night and day we pray(t) most earnestly that we may see you again(u) and supply what is lacking in your faith.
11 Now may our God and Father(v) himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you. 12 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other(w) and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless(x) and holy in the presence of our God and Father(y) when our Lord Jesus comes(z) with all his holy ones.(aa)
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