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Daily Bible Reading
June 16 - Straight Thru the Bible
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Psalms 40-42
Chapter 40
Psalm 40[a](a)
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1 I waited patiently(b) for the
Lord
;
he turned to me and heard my cry.(c)
2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,(d)
out of the mud(e) and mire;(f)
he set my feet(g) on a rock(h)
and gave me a firm place to stand.
3 He put a new song(i) in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the
Lord
(j)
and put their trust(k) in him.
4 Blessed is the one(l)
who trusts in the
Lord
,(m)
who does not look to the proud,(n)
to those who turn aside to false gods.[b](o)
5 Many,
Lord
my God,
are the wonders(p) you have done,
the things you planned for us.
None can compare(q) with you;
were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
they would be too many(r) to declare.
6 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—(s)
but my ears you have opened[c]—(t)
burnt offerings(u) and sin offerings[d] you did not require.
7 Then I said, "Here I am, I have come—
it is written about me in the scroll.[e](v)
8 I desire to do your will,(w) my God;(x)
your law is within my heart."(y)
9 I proclaim your saving acts(z) in the great assembly;(aa)
I do not seal my lips,
Lord
,
as you know.(ab)
10 I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
I speak of your faithfulness(ac) and your saving help.
I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness
from the great assembly.(ad)
11 Do not withhold your mercy(ae) from me,
Lord
;
may your love(af) and faithfulness(ag) always protect(ah) me.
12 For troubles(ai) without number surround me;
my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.(aj)
They are more than the hairs of my head,(ak)
and my heart fails(al) within me.
13 Be pleased to save me,
Lord
;
come quickly,
Lord
, to help me.(am)
14 May all who want to take my life(an)
be put to shame and confusion;(ao)
may all who desire my ruin(ap)
be turned back in disgrace.
15 May those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!"(aq)
be appalled at their own shame.
16 But may all who seek you(ar)
rejoice and be glad(as) in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
"The
Lord
is great!"(at)
17 But as for me, I am poor and needy;(au)
may the Lord think(av) of me.
You are my help(aw) and my deliverer;(ax)
you are my God, do not delay.(ay)
Chapter 41
Psalm 41[a]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 Blessed(a) are those who have regard for the weak;(b)
the
Lord
delivers them in times of trouble.(c)
2 The
Lord
protects(d) and preserves them—(e)
they are counted among the blessed in the land—(f)
he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.(g)
3 The
Lord
sustains them on their sickbed(h)
and restores them from their bed of illness.(i)
4 I said, "Have mercy(j) on me,
Lord
;
heal(k) me, for I have sinned(l) against you."
5 My enemies say of me in malice,
"When will he die and his name perish?(m)"
6 When one of them comes to see me,
he speaks falsely,(n) while his heart gathers slander;(o)
then he goes out and spreads(p) it around.
7 All my enemies whisper together(q) against me;
they imagine the worst for me, saying,
8 "A vile disease has afflicted him;
he will never get up(r) from the place where he lies."
9 Even my close friend,(s)
someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
has turned[b] against me.(t)
10 But may you have mercy(u) on me,
Lord
;
raise me up,(v) that I may repay(w) them.
11 I know that you are pleased with me,(x)
for my enemy does not triumph over me.(y)
12 Because of my integrity(z) you uphold me(aa)
and set me in your presence forever.(ab)
13 Praise(ac) be to the
Lord
, the God of Israel,(ad)
from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.(ae)
Chapter 42
BOOK II
Psalms 42–72
Psalm 42[a][b]
For the director of music. A maskil[c] of the Sons of Korah.
1 As the deer(a) pants for streams of water,(b)
so my soul pants(c) for you, my God.
2 My soul thirsts(d) for God, for the living God.(e)
When can I go(f) and meet with God?
3 My tears(g) have been my food
day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
"Where is your God?"(h)
4 These things I remember
as I pour out my soul:(i)
how I used to go to the house of God(j)
under the protection of the Mighty One[d]
with shouts of joy(k) and praise(l)
among the festive throng.(m)
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast?(n)
Why so disturbed(o) within me?
Put your hope in God,(p)
for I will yet praise(q) him,
my Savior(r) and my God.(s)
6 My soul is downcast within me;
therefore I will remember(t) you
from the land of the Jordan,(u)
the heights of Hermon(v)—from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep(w)
in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
have swept over me.(x)
8 By day the
Lord
directs his love,(y)
at night(z) his song(aa) is with me—
a prayer to the God of my life.(ab)
9 I say to God my Rock,(ac)
"Why have you forgotten(ad) me?
Why must I go about mourning,(ae)
oppressed(af) by the enemy?"(ag)
10 My bones suffer mortal agony(ah)
as my foes taunt(ai) me,
saying to me all day long,
"Where is your God?"(aj)
11 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.(ak)
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