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June 9 - Straight Thru the Bible
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Psalms 22:1-24:6
Chapter 22
Psalm 22[a]
For the director of music. To the tune of "The Doe of the Morning." A psalm of David.
1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?(a)
Why are you so far(b) from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?(c)
2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,(d)
by night,(e) but I find no rest.[b]
3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;(f)
you are the one Israel praises.[c](g)
4 In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them.(h)
5 To you they cried out(i) and were saved;
in you they trusted(j) and were not put to shame.(k)
6 But I am a worm(l) and not a man,
scorned by everyone,(m) despised(n) by the people.
7 All who see me mock me;(o)
they hurl insults,(p) shaking their heads.(q)
8 "He trusts in the
Lord
," they say,
"let the
Lord
rescue him.(r)
Let him deliver him,(s)
since he delights(t) in him."
9 Yet you brought me out of the womb;(u)
you made me trust(v) in you, even at my mother's breast.
10 From birth(w) I was cast on you;
from my mother's womb you have been my God.
11 Do not be far from me,(x)
for trouble is near(y)
and there is no one to help.(z)
12 Many bulls(aa) surround me;(ab)
strong bulls of Bashan(ac) encircle me.
13 Roaring lions(ad) that tear their prey(ae)
open their mouths wide(af) against me.
14 I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.(ag)
My heart has turned to wax;(ah)
it has melted(ai) within me.
15 My mouth[d] is dried up like a potsherd,(aj)
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;(ak)
you lay me in the dust(al) of death.
16 Dogs(am) surround me,
a pack of villains encircles me;
they pierce[e](an) my hands and my feet.
17 All my bones are on display;
people stare(ao) and gloat over me.(ap)
18 They divide my clothes among them
and cast lots(aq) for my garment.(ar)
19 But you,
Lord
, do not be far from me.(as)
You are my strength;(at) come quickly(au) to help me.(av)
20 Deliver me from the sword,(aw)
my precious life(ax) from the power of the dogs.(ay)
21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;(az)
save me from the horns of the wild oxen.(ba)
22 I will declare your name to my people;
in the assembly(bb) I will praise you.(bc)
23 You who fear the
Lord
, praise him!(bd)
All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!(be)
Revere him,(bf) all you descendants of Israel!
24 For he has not despised(bg) or scorned
the suffering of the afflicted one;(bh)
he has not hidden his face(bi) from him
but has listened to his cry for help.(bj)
25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;(bk)
before those who fear you[f] I will fulfill my vows.(bl)
26 The poor will eat(bm) and be satisfied;
those who seek the
Lord
will praise him—(bn)
may your hearts live forever!
27 All the ends of the earth(bo)
will remember and turn to the
Lord
,
and all the families of the nations
will bow down before him,(bp)
28 for dominion belongs to the
Lord
(bq)
and he rules over the nations.
29 All the rich(br) of the earth will feast and worship;(bs)
all who go down to the dust(bt) will kneel before him—
those who cannot keep themselves alive.(bu)
30 Posterity(bv) will serve him;
future generations(bw) will be told about the Lord.
31 They will proclaim his righteousness,(bx)
declaring to a people yet unborn:(by)
He has done it!(bz)
Chapter 23
Psalm 23
A psalm of David.
1 The
Lord
is my shepherd,(a) I lack nothing.(b)
2
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,(c)
3
he refreshes my soul.(d)
He guides me(e) along the right paths(f)
for his name's sake.(g)
4 Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,[a](h)
I will fear no evil,(i)
for you are with me;(j)
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table(k) before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;(l)
my cup(m) overflows.
6 Surely your goodness and love(n) will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the
Lord
forever.
Chapter 24
Psalm 24
Of David. A psalm.
1 The earth is the
Lord
's,(a) and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;(b)
2 for he founded it on the seas
and established it on the waters.(c)
3 Who may ascend the mountain(d) of the
Lord
?
Who may stand in his holy place?(e)
4 The one who has clean hands(f) and a pure heart,(g)
who does not trust in an idol(h)
or swear by a false god.[a]
5 They will receive blessing(i) from the
Lord
and vindication(j) from God their Savior.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek your face,(k) God of Jacob.[b][c]
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