Bible Reading Plan

⁴ Your foes roared^(k) in the place where you met with us;
     they set up their standards^(l) as signs.
⁵ They behaved like men wielding axes
     to cut through a thicket of trees.^(m)
6 They smashed all the carved⁽ⁿ⁾ paneling
     with their axes and hatchets.
⁷ They burned your sanctuary to the ground;
     they defiled^(o) the dwelling place^(p) of your Name.^(q)
8 They said in their hearts, "We will crush^(r) them completely!"
     They burned^(s) every place where God was worshiped in the land.

⁹ We are given no signs from God;^(t)
     no prophets^(u) are left,
     and none of us knows how long this will be.
¹⁰ How long^(v) will the enemy mock^(w) you, God?
     Will the foe revile^(x) your name forever?
¹¹ Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand?^(y)
     Take it from the folds of your garment^(z) and destroy them!

¹² But God is my King^(aa) from long ago;
     he brings salvation^(ab) on the earth.

¹³ It was you who split open the sea^(ac) by your power;
     you broke the heads of the monster^(ad) in the waters.
¹⁴ It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan^(ae)
     and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert.^(af)
15 It was you who opened up springs^(ag) and streams;
     you dried up^(ah) the ever-flowing rivers.
¹⁶ The day is yours, and yours also the night;
     you established the sun and moon.^(ai)
17 It was you who set all the boundaries^(aj) of the earth;
     you made both summer and winter.^(ak)

¹⁸ Remember how the enemy has mocked you, Lord ,
     how foolish people^(al) have reviled your name.
¹⁹ Do not hand over the life of your dove^(am) to wild beasts;
     do not forget the lives of your afflicted^(an) people forever.
²⁰ Have regard for your covenant,^(ao)
     because haunts of violence fill the dark places^(ap) of the land.
²¹ Do not let the oppressed^(aq) retreat in disgrace;
     may the poor and needy^(ar) praise your name.
²² Rise up,^(as) O God, and defend your cause;
     remember how fools^(at) mock you all day long.
²³ Do not ignore the clamor^(au) of your adversaries,^(av)
     the uproar^(aw) of your enemies,^(ax) which rises continually.

² You say, "I choose the appointed time;^(c)
     it is I who judge with equity.^(d)
3 When the earth and all its people quake,^(e)
     it is I who hold its pillars^(f) firm.^[b]
4 To the arrogant^(g) I say, ‘Boast no more,'^(h)
     and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.^[c](i)
5 Do not lift your horns against heaven;
     do not speak so defiantly.^(j)'"

⁶ No one from the east or the west
     or from the desert can exalt themselves.
⁷ It is God who judges:^(k)
     He brings one down, he exalts another.^(l)
8 In the hand of the Lord is a cup
     full of foaming wine mixed^(m) with spices;
he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth
     drink it down to its very dregs.⁽ⁿ⁾

⁹ As for me, I will declare^(o) this forever;
     I will sing^(p) praise to the God of Jacob,^(q)
10 who says, "I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,
     but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up."^(r)

⁴ You are radiant with light,^(f)
     more majestic than mountains rich with game.
⁵ The valiant^(g) lie plundered,
     they sleep their last sleep;^(h)
not one of the warriors
     can lift his hands.
⁶ At your rebuke,⁽ⁱ⁾ God of Jacob,
     both horse and chariot^(j) lie still.

⁷ It is you alone who are to be feared.^(k)
     Who can stand^(l) before you when you are angry?^(m) <