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Bible in 90 Days

An intensive Bible reading plan that walks through the entire Bible in 90 days.
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Psalm 25:1-45:14

Psalm 25[a]

Of David.

In you, Lord my God,
    I put my trust.(A)

I trust in you;(B)
    do not let me be put to shame,
    nor let my enemies triumph over me.
No one who hopes in you
    will ever be put to shame,(C)
but shame will come on those
    who are treacherous(D) without cause.

Show me your ways, Lord,
    teach me your paths.(E)
Guide me in your truth(F) and teach me,
    for you are God my Savior,(G)
    and my hope is in you(H) all day long.
Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,(I)
    for they are from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth(J)
    and my rebellious ways;(K)
according to your love(L) remember me,
    for you, Lord, are good.(M)

Good and upright(N) is the Lord;
    therefore he instructs(O) sinners in his ways.
He guides(P) the humble in what is right
    and teaches them(Q) his way.
10 All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful(R)
    toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.(S)
11 For the sake of your name,(T) Lord,
    forgive(U) my iniquity,(V) though it is great.

12 Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?(W)
    He will instruct them in the ways(X) they should choose.[b]
13 They will spend their days in prosperity,(Y)
    and their descendants will inherit the land.(Z)
14 The Lord confides(AA) in those who fear him;
    he makes his covenant known(AB) to them.
15 My eyes are ever on the Lord,(AC)
    for only he will release my feet from the snare.(AD)

16 Turn to me(AE) and be gracious to me,(AF)
    for I am lonely(AG) and afflicted.
17 Relieve the troubles(AH) of my heart
    and free me from my anguish.(AI)
18 Look on my affliction(AJ) and my distress(AK)
    and take away all my sins.(AL)
19 See how numerous are my enemies(AM)
    and how fiercely they hate me!(AN)

20 Guard my life(AO) and rescue me;(AP)
    do not let me be put to shame,(AQ)
    for I take refuge(AR) in you.
21 May integrity(AS) and uprightness(AT) protect me,
    because my hope, Lord,[c] is in you.(AU)

22 Deliver Israel,(AV) O God,
    from all their troubles!

Psalm 26

Of David.

Vindicate me,(AW) Lord,
    for I have led a blameless life;(AX)
I have trusted(AY) in the Lord
    and have not faltered.(AZ)
Test me,(BA) Lord, and try me,
    examine my heart and my mind;(BB)
for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love(BC)
    and have lived(BD) in reliance on your faithfulness.(BE)

I do not sit(BF) with the deceitful,
    nor do I associate with hypocrites.(BG)
I abhor(BH) the assembly of evildoers
    and refuse to sit with the wicked.
I wash my hands in innocence,(BI)
    and go about your altar, Lord,
proclaiming aloud your praise(BJ)
    and telling of all your wonderful deeds.(BK)

Lord, I love(BL) the house where you live,
    the place where your glory dwells.(BM)
Do not take away my soul along with sinners,
    my life with those who are bloodthirsty,(BN)
10 in whose hands are wicked schemes,(BO)
    whose right hands are full of bribes.(BP)
11 I lead a blameless life;
    deliver me(BQ) and be merciful to me.

12 My feet stand on level ground;(BR)
    in the great congregation(BS) I will praise the Lord.

Psalm 27

Of David.

The Lord is my light(BT) and my salvation(BU)
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold(BV) of my life—
    of whom shall I be afraid?(BW)

When the wicked advance against me
    to devour[d] me,
it is my enemies and my foes
    who will stumble and fall.(BX)
Though an army besiege me,
    my heart will not fear;(BY)
though war break out against me,
    even then I will be confident.(BZ)

One thing(CA) I ask from the Lord,
    this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,(CB)
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
    and to seek him in his temple.
For in the day of trouble(CC)
    he will keep me safe(CD) in his dwelling;
he will hide me(CE) in the shelter of his sacred tent
    and set me high upon a rock.(CF)

Then my head will be exalted(CG)
    above the enemies who surround me;(CH)
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice(CI) with shouts of joy;(CJ)
    I will sing(CK) and make music(CL) to the Lord.

Hear my voice(CM) when I call, Lord;
    be merciful to me and answer me.(CN)
My heart says of you, “Seek his face!(CO)
    Your face, Lord, I will seek.
Do not hide your face(CP) from me,
    do not turn your servant away in anger;(CQ)
    you have been my helper.(CR)
Do not reject me or forsake(CS) me,
    God my Savior.(CT)
10 Though my father and mother forsake me,
    the Lord will receive me.
11 Teach me your way,(CU) Lord;
    lead me in a straight path(CV)
    because of my oppressors.(CW)
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
    for false witnesses(CX) rise up against me,
    spouting malicious accusations.

13 I remain confident of this:
    I will see the goodness of the Lord(CY)
    in the land of the living.(CZ)
14 Wait(DA) for the Lord;
    be strong(DB) and take heart
    and wait for the Lord.

Psalm 28

Of David.

To you, Lord, I call;
    you are my Rock,
    do not turn a deaf ear(DC) to me.
For if you remain silent,(DD)
    I will be like those who go down to the pit.(DE)
Hear my cry for mercy(DF)
    as I call to you for help,
as I lift up my hands(DG)
    toward your Most Holy Place.(DH)

Do not drag me away with the wicked,
    with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbors
    but harbor malice in their hearts.(DI)
Repay them for their deeds
    and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have done(DJ)
    and bring back on them what they deserve.(DK)

Because they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord
    and what his hands have done,(DL)
he will tear them down
    and never build them up again.

Praise be to the Lord,(DM)
    for he has heard my cry for mercy.(DN)
The Lord is my strength(DO) and my shield;
    my heart trusts(DP) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,(DQ)
    and with my song I praise him.(DR)

The Lord is the strength(DS) of his people,
    a fortress of salvation(DT) for his anointed one.(DU)
Save your people(DV) and bless your inheritance;(DW)
    be their shepherd(DX) and carry them(DY) forever.

Psalm 29

A psalm of David.

Ascribe to the Lord,(DZ) you heavenly beings,(EA)
    ascribe to the Lord glory(EB) and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    worship the Lord in the splendor of his[e] holiness.(EC)

The voice(ED) of the Lord is over the waters;
    the God of glory(EE) thunders,(EF)
    the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.(EG)
The voice of the Lord is powerful;(EH)
    the voice of the Lord is majestic.
The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
    the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.(EI)
He makes Lebanon leap(EJ) like a calf,
    Sirion[f](EK) like a young wild ox.(EL)
The voice of the Lord strikes
    with flashes of lightning.(EM)
The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
    the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.(EN)
The voice of the Lord twists the oaks[g](EO)
    and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”(EP)

10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;(EQ)
    the Lord is enthroned as King forever.(ER)
11 The Lord gives strength to his people;(ES)
    the Lord blesses his people with peace.(ET)

Psalm 30[h]

A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.[i] Of David.

I will exalt(EU) you, Lord,
    for you lifted me out of the depths(EV)
    and did not let my enemies gloat over me.(EW)
Lord my God, I called to you for help,(EX)
    and you healed me.(EY)
You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;(EZ)
    you spared me from going down to the pit.(FA)

Sing(FB) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;(FC)
    praise his holy name.(FD)
For his anger(FE) lasts only a moment,(FF)
    but his favor lasts a lifetime;(FG)
weeping(FH) may stay for the night,
    but rejoicing comes in the morning.(FI)

When I felt secure, I said,
    “I will never be shaken.”(FJ)
Lord, when you favored me,
    you made my royal mountain[j] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,(FK)
    I was dismayed.

To you, Lord, I called;
    to the Lord I cried for mercy:
“What is gained if I am silenced,
    if I go down to the pit?(FL)
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it proclaim your faithfulness?(FM)
10 Hear,(FN) Lord, and be merciful to me;(FO)
    Lord, be my help.(FP)

11 You turned my wailing(FQ) into dancing;(FR)
    you removed my sackcloth(FS) and clothed me with joy,(FT)
12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
    Lord my God, I will praise(FU) you forever.(FV)

Psalm 31[k](FW)

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;(FX)
    let me never be put to shame;
    deliver me in your righteousness.(FY)
Turn your ear to me,(FZ)
    come quickly to my rescue;(GA)
be my rock of refuge,(GB)
    a strong fortress to save me.
Since you are my rock and my fortress,(GC)
    for the sake of your name(GD) lead and guide me.
Keep me free from the trap(GE) that is set for me,
    for you are my refuge.(GF)
Into your hands I commit my spirit;(GG)
    deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.(GH)

I hate those who cling to worthless idols;(GI)
    as for me, I trust in the Lord.(GJ)
I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
    for you saw my affliction(GK)
    and knew the anguish(GL) of my soul.
You have not given me into the hands(GM) of the enemy
    but have set my feet in a spacious place.(GN)

Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;(GO)
    my eyes grow weak with sorrow,(GP)
    my soul and body(GQ) with grief.
10 My life is consumed by anguish(GR)
    and my years by groaning;(GS)
my strength fails(GT) because of my affliction,[l](GU)
    and my bones grow weak.(GV)
11 Because of all my enemies,(GW)
    I am the utter contempt(GX) of my neighbors(GY)
and an object of dread to my closest friends—
    those who see me on the street flee from me.
12 I am forgotten as though I were dead;(GZ)
    I have become like broken pottery.
13 For I hear many whispering,(HA)
    “Terror on every side!”(HB)
They conspire against me(HC)
    and plot to take my life.(HD)

14 But I trust(HE) in you, Lord;
    I say, “You are my God.”
15 My times(HF) are in your hands;
    deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
    from those who pursue me.
16 Let your face shine(HG) on your servant;
    save me in your unfailing love.(HH)
17 Let me not be put to shame,(HI) Lord,
    for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
    and be silent(HJ) in the realm of the dead.
18 Let their lying lips(HK) be silenced,
    for with pride and contempt
    they speak arrogantly(HL) against the righteous.

19 How abundant are the good things(HM)
    that you have stored up for those who fear you,
that you bestow in the sight of all,(HN)
    on those who take refuge(HO) in you.
20 In the shelter(HP) of your presence you hide(HQ) them
    from all human intrigues;(HR)
you keep them safe in your dwelling
    from accusing tongues.

21 Praise be to the Lord,(HS)
    for he showed me the wonders of his love(HT)
    when I was in a city under siege.(HU)
22 In my alarm(HV) I said,
    “I am cut off(HW) from your sight!”
Yet you heard my cry(HX) for mercy
    when I called to you for help.

23 Love the Lord, all his faithful people!(HY)
    The Lord preserves those who are true to him,(HZ)
    but the proud he pays back(IA) in full.
24 Be strong and take heart,(IB)
    all you who hope in the Lord.

Psalm 32

Of David. A maskil.[m]

Blessed is the one
    whose transgressions are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered.(IC)
Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord does not count against them(ID)
    and in whose spirit is no deceit.(IE)

When I kept silent,(IF)
    my bones wasted away(IG)
    through my groaning(IH) all day long.
For day and night
    your hand was heavy(II) on me;
my strength was sapped(IJ)
    as in the heat of summer.[n]

Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity.(IK)
I said, “I will confess(IL)
    my transgressions(IM) to the Lord.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.(IN)

Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
    while you may be found;(IO)
surely the rising(IP) of the mighty waters(IQ)
    will not reach them.(IR)
You are my hiding place;(IS)
    you will protect me from trouble(IT)
    and surround me with songs of deliverance.(IU)

I will instruct(IV) you and teach you(IW) in the way you should go;
    I will counsel you with my loving eye on(IX) you.
Do not be like the horse or the mule,
    which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle(IY)
    or they will not come to you.
10 Many are the woes of the wicked,(IZ)
    but the Lord’s unfailing love
    surrounds the one who trusts(JA) in him.

11 Rejoice in the Lord(JB) and be glad, you righteous;
    sing, all you who are upright in heart!

Psalm 33

Sing joyfully(JC) to the Lord, you righteous;
    it is fitting(JD) for the upright(JE) to praise him.
Praise the Lord with the harp;(JF)
    make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.(JG)
Sing to him a new song;(JH)
    play skillfully, and shout for joy.(JI)

For the word of the Lord is right(JJ) and true;(JK)
    he is faithful(JL) in all he does.
The Lord loves righteousness and justice;(JM)
    the earth is full of his unfailing love.(JN)

By the word(JO) of the Lord the heavens were made,(JP)
    their starry host(JQ) by the breath of his mouth.
He gathers the waters(JR) of the sea into jars[o];(JS)
    he puts the deep into storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the Lord;(JT)
    let all the people of the world(JU) revere him.(JV)
For he spoke, and it came to be;
    he commanded,(JW) and it stood firm.

10 The Lord foils(JX) the plans(JY) of the nations;(JZ)
    he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11 But the plans of the Lord stand firm(KA) forever,
    the purposes(KB) of his heart through all generations.

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,(KC)
    the people he chose(KD) for his inheritance.(KE)
13 From heaven the Lord looks down(KF)
    and sees all mankind;(KG)
14 from his dwelling place(KH) he watches
    all who live on earth—
15 he who forms(KI) the hearts of all,
    who considers everything they do.(KJ)

16 No king is saved by the size of his army;(KK)
    no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17 A horse(KL) is a vain hope for deliverance;
    despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18 But the eyes(KM) of the Lord are on those who fear him,
    on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,(KN)
19 to deliver them from death(KO)
    and keep them alive in famine.(KP)

20 We wait(KQ) in hope for the Lord;
    he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,(KR)
    for we trust in his holy name.(KS)
22 May your unfailing love(KT) be with us, Lord,
    even as we put our hope in you.

Psalm 34[p][q]

Of David. When he pretended to be insane(KU) before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left.

I will extol the Lord at all times;(KV)
    his praise will always be on my lips.
I will glory(KW) in the Lord;
    let the afflicted hear and rejoice.(KX)
Glorify the Lord(KY) with me;
    let us exalt(KZ) his name together.

I sought the Lord,(LA) and he answered me;
    he delivered(LB) me from all my fears.
Those who look to him are radiant;(LC)
    their faces are never covered with shame.(LD)
This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
    he saved him out of all his troubles.(LE)
The angel of the Lord(LF) encamps around those who fear him,
    and he delivers(LG) them.

Taste and see that the Lord is good;(LH)
    blessed is the one who takes refuge(LI) in him.
Fear the Lord,(LJ) you his holy people,
    for those who fear him lack nothing.(LK)
10 The lions may grow weak and hungry,
    but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.(LL)
11 Come, my children, listen(LM) to me;
    I will teach you(LN) the fear of the Lord.(LO)
12 Whoever of you loves life(LP)
    and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue(LQ) from evil
    and your lips from telling lies.(LR)
14 Turn from evil and do good;(LS)
    seek peace(LT) and pursue it.

15 The eyes of the Lord(LU) are on the righteous,(LV)
    and his ears are attentive(LW) to their cry;
16 but the face of the Lord is against(LX) those who do evil,(LY)
    to blot out their name(LZ) from the earth.

17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears(MA) them;
    he delivers them from all their troubles.
18 The Lord is close(MB) to the brokenhearted(MC)
    and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

19 The righteous person may have many troubles,(MD)
    but the Lord delivers him from them all;(ME)
20 he protects all his bones,
    not one of them will be broken.(MF)

21 Evil will slay the wicked;(MG)
    the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
22 The Lord will rescue(MH) his servants;
    no one who takes refuge(MI) in him will be condemned.

Psalm 35

Of David.

Contend,(MJ) Lord, with those who contend with me;
    fight(MK) against those who fight against me.
Take up shield(ML) and armor;
    arise(MM) and come to my aid.(MN)
Brandish spear(MO) and javelin[r](MP)
    against those who pursue me.
Say to me,
    “I am your salvation.(MQ)

May those who seek my life(MR)
    be disgraced(MS) and put to shame;(MT)
may those who plot my ruin
    be turned back(MU) in dismay.
May they be like chaff(MV) before the wind,
    with the angel of the Lord(MW) driving them away;
may their path be dark and slippery,
    with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

Since they hid their net(MX) for me without cause(MY)
    and without cause dug a pit(MZ) for me,
may ruin overtake them by surprise—(NA)
    may the net they hid entangle them,
    may they fall into the pit,(NB) to their ruin.
Then my soul will rejoice(NC) in the Lord
    and delight in his salvation.(ND)
10 My whole being will exclaim,
    “Who is like you,(NE) Lord?
You rescue the poor from those too strong(NF) for them,
    the poor and needy(NG) from those who rob them.”

11 Ruthless witnesses(NH) come forward;
    they question me on things I know nothing about.
12 They repay me evil for good(NI)
    and leave me like one bereaved.
13 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth(NJ)
    and humbled myself with fasting.(NK)
When my prayers returned to me unanswered,
14     I went about mourning(NL)
    as though for my friend or brother.
I bowed my head in grief
    as though weeping for my mother.
15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;(NM)
    assailants gathered against me without my knowledge.
    They slandered(NN) me without ceasing.
16 Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked;[s](NO)
    they gnashed their teeth(NP) at me.

17 How long,(NQ) Lord, will you look on?
    Rescue me from their ravages,
    my precious life(NR) from these lions.(NS)
18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly;(NT)
    among the throngs(NU) I will praise you.(NV)
19 Do not let those gloat over me
    who are my enemies(NW) without cause;
do not let those who hate me without reason(NX)
    maliciously wink the eye.(NY)
20 They do not speak peaceably,
    but devise false accusations(NZ)
    against those who live quietly in the land.
21 They sneer(OA) at me and say, “Aha! Aha!(OB)
    With our own eyes we have seen it.”

22 Lord, you have seen(OC) this; do not be silent.
    Do not be far(OD) from me, Lord.
23 Awake,(OE) and rise(OF) to my defense!
    Contend(OG) for me, my God and Lord.
24 Vindicate me in your righteousness, Lord my God;
    do not let them gloat(OH) over me.
25 Do not let them think, “Aha,(OI) just what we wanted!”
    or say, “We have swallowed him up.”(OJ)

26 May all who gloat(OK) over my distress(OL)
    be put to shame(OM) and confusion;
may all who exalt themselves over me(ON)
    be clothed with shame and disgrace.
27 May those who delight in my vindication(OO)
    shout for joy(OP) and gladness;
may they always say, “The Lord be exalted,
    who delights(OQ) in the well-being of his servant.”(OR)

28 My tongue will proclaim your righteousness,(OS)
    your praises all day long.(OT)

Psalm 36[t]

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord.

I have a message from God in my heart
    concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:[u](OU)
There is no fear(OV) of God
    before their eyes.(OW)

In their own eyes they flatter themselves
    too much to detect or hate their sin.(OX)
The words of their mouths(OY) are wicked and deceitful;(OZ)
    they fail to act wisely(PA) or do good.(PB)
Even on their beds they plot evil;(PC)
    they commit themselves to a sinful course(PD)
    and do not reject what is wrong.(PE)

Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens,
    your faithfulness(PF) to the skies.(PG)
Your righteousness(PH) is like the highest mountains,(PI)
    your justice like the great deep.(PJ)
    You, Lord, preserve both people and animals.(PK)
How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!(PL)
    People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.(PM)
They feast on the abundance of your house;(PN)
    you give them drink from your river(PO) of delights.(PP)
For with you is the fountain of life;(PQ)
    in your light(PR) we see light.

10 Continue your love(PS) to those who know you,(PT)
    your righteousness to the upright in heart.(PU)
11 May the foot of the proud not come against me,
    nor the hand of the wicked(PV) drive me away.
12 See how the evildoers lie fallen—
    thrown down, not able to rise!(PW)

Psalm 37[v]

Of David.

Do not fret because of those who are evil
    or be envious(PX) of those who do wrong;(PY)
for like the grass they will soon wither,(PZ)
    like green plants they will soon die away.(QA)

Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land(QB) and enjoy safe pasture.(QC)
Take delight(QD) in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.(QE)

Commit your way to the Lord;
    trust in him(QF) and he will do this:
He will make your righteous reward(QG) shine like the dawn,(QH)
    your vindication like the noonday sun.

Be still(QI) before the Lord
    and wait patiently(QJ) for him;
do not fret(QK) when people succeed in their ways,(QL)
    when they carry out their wicked schemes.(QM)

Refrain from anger(QN) and turn from wrath;
    do not fret(QO)—it leads only to evil.
For those who are evil will be destroyed,(QP)
    but those who hope(QQ) in the Lord will inherit the land.(QR)

10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more;(QS)
    though you look for them, they will not be found.
11 But the meek will inherit the land(QT)
    and enjoy peace and prosperity.(QU)

12 The wicked plot(QV) against the righteous
    and gnash their teeth(QW) at them;
13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
    for he knows their day is coming.(QX)

14 The wicked draw the sword(QY)
    and bend the bow(QZ)
to bring down the poor and needy,(RA)
    to slay those whose ways are upright.
15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts,(RB)
    and their bows will be broken.(RC)

16 Better the little that the righteous have
    than the wealth(RD) of many wicked;
17 for the power of the wicked will be broken,(RE)
    but the Lord upholds(RF) the righteous.

18 The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care,(RG)
    and their inheritance will endure forever.(RH)
19 In times of disaster they will not wither;
    in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

20 But the wicked will perish:(RI)
    Though the Lord’s enemies are like the flowers of the field,
    they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.(RJ)

21 The wicked borrow and do not repay,
    but the righteous give generously;(RK)
22 those the Lord blesses will inherit the land,
    but those he curses(RL) will be destroyed.(RM)

23 The Lord makes firm the steps(RN)
    of the one who delights(RO) in him;
24 though he may stumble, he will not fall,(RP)
    for the Lord upholds(RQ) him with his hand.

25 I was young and now I am old,
    yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken(RR)
    or their children begging(RS) bread.
26 They are always generous and lend freely;(RT)
    their children will be a blessing.[w](RU)

27 Turn from evil and do good;(RV)
    then you will dwell in the land forever.(RW)
28 For the Lord loves the just
    and will not forsake his faithful ones.(RX)

Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed[x];
    the offspring of the wicked will perish.(RY)
29 The righteous will inherit the land(RZ)
    and dwell in it forever.(SA)

30 The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,(SB)
    and their tongues speak what is just.
31 The law of their God is in their hearts;(SC)
    their feet do not slip.(SD)

32 The wicked lie in wait(SE) for the righteous,(SF)
    intent on putting them to death;
33 but the Lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked
    or let them be condemned(SG) when brought to trial.(SH)

34 Hope in the Lord(SI)
    and keep his way.(SJ)
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
    when the wicked are destroyed,(SK) you will see(SL) it.

35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
    flourishing(SM) like a luxuriant native tree,
36 but he soon passed away and was no more;
    though I looked for him, he could not be found.(SN)

37 Consider the blameless,(SO) observe the upright;(SP)
    a future awaits those who seek peace.[y](SQ)
38 But all sinners(SR) will be destroyed;(SS)
    there will be no future[z] for the wicked.(ST)

39 The salvation(SU) of the righteous comes from the Lord;
    he is their stronghold in time of trouble.(SV)
40 The Lord helps(SW) them and delivers(SX) them;
    he delivers them from the wicked and saves(SY) them,
    because they take refuge(SZ) in him.

Psalm 38[aa]

A psalm of David. A petition.

Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger
    or discipline me in your wrath.(TA)
Your arrows(TB) have pierced me,
    and your hand has come down on me.
Because of your wrath there is no health(TC) in my body;
    there is no soundness in my bones(TD) because of my sin.
My guilt has overwhelmed(TE) me
    like a burden too heavy to bear.(TF)

My wounds(TG) fester and are loathsome(TH)
    because of my sinful folly.(TI)
I am bowed down(TJ) and brought very low;
    all day long I go about mourning.(TK)
My back is filled with searing pain;(TL)
    there is no health(TM) in my body.
I am feeble and utterly crushed;(TN)
    I groan(TO) in anguish of heart.(TP)

All my longings(TQ) lie open before you, Lord;
    my sighing(TR) is not hidden from you.
10 My heart pounds,(TS) my strength fails(TT) me;
    even the light has gone from my eyes.(TU)
11 My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;(TV)
    my neighbors stay far away.
12 Those who want to kill me set their traps,(TW)
    those who would harm me talk of my ruin;(TX)
    all day long they scheme and lie.(TY)

13 I am like the deaf, who cannot hear,(TZ)
    like the mute, who cannot speak;
14 I have become like one who does not hear,
    whose mouth can offer no reply.
15 Lord, I wait(UA) for you;
    you will answer,(UB) Lord my God.
16 For I said, “Do not let them gloat(UC)
    or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip.”(UD)

17 For I am about to fall,(UE)
    and my pain(UF) is ever with me.
18 I confess my iniquity;(UG)
    I am troubled by my sin.
19 Many have become my enemies(UH) without cause[ab];
    those who hate me(UI) without reason(UJ) are numerous.
20 Those who repay my good with evil(UK)
    lodge accusations(UL) against me,
    though I seek only to do what is good.

21 Lord, do not forsake me;(UM)
    do not be far(UN) from me, my God.
22 Come quickly(UO) to help me,(UP)
    my Lord and my Savior.(UQ)

Psalm 39[ac]

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

I said, “I will watch my ways(UR)
    and keep my tongue from sin;(US)
I will put a muzzle on my mouth(UT)
    while in the presence of the wicked.”
So I remained utterly silent,(UU)
    not even saying anything good.
But my anguish(UV) increased;
    my heart grew hot(UW) within me.
While I meditated,(UX) the fire(UY) burned;
    then I spoke with my tongue:

“Show me, Lord, my life’s end
    and the number of my days;(UZ)
    let me know how fleeting(VA) my life is.(VB)
You have made my days(VC) a mere handbreadth;
    the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,(VD)
    even those who seem secure.[ad]

“Surely everyone goes around(VE) like a mere phantom;(VF)
    in vain they rush about,(VG) heaping up wealth(VH)
    without knowing whose it will finally be.(VI)

“But now, Lord, what do I look for?
    My hope is in you.(VJ)
Save me(VK) from all my transgressions;(VL)
    do not make me the scorn(VM) of fools.
I was silent;(VN) I would not open my mouth,(VO)
    for you are the one who has done this.(VP)
10 Remove your scourge from me;
    I am overcome by the blow(VQ) of your hand.(VR)
11 When you rebuke(VS) and discipline(VT) anyone for their sin,
    you consume(VU) their wealth like a moth(VV)
    surely everyone is but a breath.(VW)

12 “Hear my prayer, Lord,
    listen to my cry for help;(VX)
    do not be deaf(VY) to my weeping.(VZ)
I dwell with you as a foreigner,(WA)
    a stranger,(WB) as all my ancestors were.(WC)
13 Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again
    before I depart and am no more.”(WD)

Psalm 40[ae](WE)

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

I waited patiently(WF) for the Lord;
    he turned to me and heard my cry.(WG)
He lifted me out of the slimy pit,(WH)
    out of the mud(WI) and mire;(WJ)
he set my feet(WK) on a rock(WL)
    and gave me a firm place to stand.
He put a new song(WM) in my mouth,
    a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord(WN)
    and put their trust(WO) in him.

Blessed is the one(WP)
    who trusts in the Lord,(WQ)
who does not look to the proud,(WR)
    to those who turn aside to false gods.[af](WS)
Many, Lord my God,
    are the wonders(WT) you have done,
    the things you planned for us.
None can compare(WU) with you;
    were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
    they would be too many(WV) to declare.

Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—(WW)
    but my ears you have opened[ag](WX)
    burnt offerings(WY) and sin offerings[ah] you did not require.
Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—
    it is written about me in the scroll.[ai](WZ)
I desire to do your will,(XA) my God;(XB)
    your law is within my heart.”(XC)

I proclaim your saving acts(XD) in the great assembly;(XE)
    I do not seal my lips, Lord,
    as you know.(XF)
10 I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
    I speak of your faithfulness(XG) and your saving help.
I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness
    from the great assembly.(XH)

11 Do not withhold your mercy(XI) from me, Lord;
    may your love(XJ) and faithfulness(XK) always protect(XL) me.
12 For troubles(XM) without number surround me;
    my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.(XN)
They are more than the hairs of my head,(XO)
    and my heart fails(XP) within me.
13 Be pleased to save me, Lord;
    come quickly, Lord, to help me.(XQ)

14 May all who want to take my life(XR)
    be put to shame and confusion;(XS)
may all who desire my ruin(XT)
    be turned back in disgrace.
15 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”(XU)
    be appalled at their own shame.
16 But may all who seek you(XV)
    rejoice and be glad(XW) in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
    “The Lord is great!”(XX)

17 But as for me, I am poor and needy;(XY)
    may the Lord think(XZ) of me.
You are my help(YA) and my deliverer;(YB)
    you are my God, do not delay.(YC)

Psalm 41[aj]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Blessed(YD) are those who have regard for the weak;(YE)
    the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.(YF)
The Lord protects(YG) and preserves them—(YH)
    they are counted among the blessed in the land—(YI)
    he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.(YJ)
The Lord sustains them on their sickbed(YK)
    and restores them from their bed of illness.(YL)

I said, “Have mercy(YM) on me, Lord;
    heal(YN) me, for I have sinned(YO) against you.”
My enemies say of me in malice,
    “When will he die and his name perish?(YP)
When one of them comes to see me,
    he speaks falsely,(YQ) while his heart gathers slander;(YR)
    then he goes out and spreads(YS) it around.

All my enemies whisper together(YT) against me;
    they imagine the worst for me, saying,
“A vile disease has afflicted him;
    he will never get up(YU) from the place where he lies.”
Even my close friend,(YV)
    someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
    has turned[ak] against me.(YW)

10 But may you have mercy(YX) on me, Lord;
    raise me up,(YY) that I may repay(YZ) them.
11 I know that you are pleased with me,(ZA)
    for my enemy does not triumph over me.(ZB)
12 Because of my integrity(ZC) you uphold me(ZD)
    and set me in your presence forever.(ZE)

13 Praise(ZF) be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(ZG)
    from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.(ZH)

BOOK II

Psalms 42–72

Psalm 42[al][am]

For the director of music. A maskil[an] of the Sons of Korah.

As the deer(ZI) pants for streams of water,(ZJ)
    so my soul pants(ZK) for you, my God.
My soul thirsts(ZL) for God, for the living God.(ZM)
    When can I go(ZN) and meet with God?
My tears(ZO) have been my food
    day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”(ZP)
These things I remember
    as I pour out my soul:(ZQ)
how I used to go to the house of God(ZR)
    under the protection of the Mighty One[ao]
with shouts of joy(ZS) and praise(ZT)
    among the festive throng.(ZU)

Why, my soul, are you downcast?(ZV)
    Why so disturbed(ZW) within me?
Put your hope in God,(ZX)
    for I will yet praise(ZY) him,
    my Savior(ZZ) and my God.(AAA)

My soul is downcast within me;
    therefore I will remember(AAB) you
from the land of the Jordan,(AAC)
    the heights of Hermon(AAD)—from Mount Mizar.
Deep calls to deep(AAE)
    in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
    have swept over me.(AAF)

By day the Lord directs his love,(AAG)
    at night(AAH) his song(AAI) is with me—
    a prayer to the God of my life.(AAJ)

I say to God my Rock,(AAK)
    “Why have you forgotten(AAL) me?
Why must I go about mourning,(AAM)
    oppressed(AAN) by the enemy?”(AAO)
10 My bones suffer mortal agony(AAP)
    as my foes taunt(AAQ) me,
saying to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”(AAR)

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.(AAS)

Psalm 43[ap]

Vindicate me, my God,
    and plead my cause(AAT)
    against an unfaithful nation.
Rescue me(AAU) from those who are
    deceitful and wicked.(AAV)
You are God my stronghold.
    Why have you rejected(AAW) me?
Why must I go about mourning,(AAX)
    oppressed by the enemy?(AAY)
Send me your light(AAZ) and your faithful care,(ABA)
    let them lead me;(ABB)
let them bring me to your holy mountain,(ABC)
    to the place where you dwell.(ABD)
Then I will go(ABE) to the altar(ABF) of God,
    to God, my joy(ABG) and my delight.(ABH)
I will praise you with the lyre,(ABI)
    O God, my God.

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.(ABJ)

Psalm 44[aq]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.[ar]

We have heard it with our ears,(ABK) O God;
    our ancestors have told us(ABL)
what you did in their days,
    in days long ago.(ABM)
With your hand you drove out(ABN) the nations
    and planted(ABO) our ancestors;
you crushed(ABP) the peoples
    and made our ancestors flourish.(ABQ)
It was not by their sword(ABR) that they won the land,
    nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand,(ABS) your arm,(ABT)
    and the light(ABU) of your face, for you loved(ABV) them.

You are my King(ABW) and my God,(ABX)
    who decrees[as] victories(ABY) for Jacob.
Through you we push back(ABZ) our enemies;
    through your name we trample(ACA) our foes.
I put no trust in my bow,(ACB)
    my sword does not bring me victory;
but you give us victory(ACC) over our enemies,
    you put our adversaries to shame.(ACD)
In God we make our boast(ACE) all day long,(ACF)
    and we will praise your name forever.[at](ACG)

But now you have rejected(ACH) and humbled us;(ACI)
    you no longer go out with our armies.(ACJ)
10 You made us retreat(ACK) before the enemy,
    and our adversaries have plundered(ACL) us.
11 You gave us up to be devoured like sheep(ACM)
    and have scattered us among the nations.(ACN)
12 You sold your people for a pittance,(ACO)
    gaining nothing from their sale.

13 You have made us a reproach(ACP) to our neighbors,(ACQ)
    the scorn(ACR) and derision(ACS) of those around us.
14 You have made us a byword(ACT) among the nations;
    the peoples shake their heads(ACU) at us.
15 I live in disgrace(ACV) all day long,
    and my face is covered with shame(ACW)
16 at the taunts(ACX) of those who reproach and revile(ACY) me,
    because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.(ACZ)

17 All this came upon us,
    though we had not forgotten(ADA) you;
    we had not been false to your covenant.
18 Our hearts had not turned(ADB) back;
    our feet had not strayed from your path.
19 But you crushed(ADC) us and made us a haunt for jackals;(ADD)
    you covered us over with deep darkness.(ADE)

20 If we had forgotten(ADF) the name of our God
    or spread out our hands to a foreign god,(ADG)
21 would not God have discovered it,
    since he knows the secrets of the heart?(ADH)
22 Yet for your sake we face death all day long;
    we are considered as sheep(ADI) to be slaughtered.(ADJ)

23 Awake,(ADK) Lord! Why do you sleep?(ADL)
    Rouse yourself!(ADM) Do not reject us forever.(ADN)
24 Why do you hide your face(ADO)
    and forget(ADP) our misery and oppression?(ADQ)

25 We are brought down to the dust;(ADR)
    our bodies cling to the ground.
26 Rise up(ADS) and help us;
    rescue(ADT) us because of your unfailing love.(ADU)

Psalm 45[au]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.[av] A wedding song.(ADV)

My heart is stirred by a noble theme
    as I recite my verses for the king;
    my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

You are the most excellent of men
    and your lips have been anointed with grace,(ADW)
    since God has blessed you forever.(ADX)

Gird your sword(ADY) on your side, you mighty one;(ADZ)
    clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.(AEA)
In your majesty ride forth victoriously(AEB)
    in the cause of truth, humility and justice;(AEC)
    let your right hand(AED) achieve awesome deeds.(AEE)
Let your sharp arrows(AEF) pierce the hearts(AEG) of the king’s enemies;(AEH)
    let the nations fall beneath your feet.
Your throne, O God,[aw] will last for ever and ever;(AEI)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
You love righteousness(AEJ) and hate wickedness;(AEK)
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
    by anointing(AEL) you with the oil of joy.(AEM)
All your robes are fragrant(AEN) with myrrh(AEO) and aloes(AEP) and cassia;(AEQ)
    from palaces adorned with ivory(AER)
    the music of the strings(AES) makes you glad.
Daughters of kings(AET) are among your honored women;
    at your right hand(AEU) is the royal bride(AEV) in gold of Ophir.(AEW)

10 Listen, daughter,(AEX) and pay careful attention:(AEY)
    Forget your people(AEZ) and your father’s house.
11 Let the king be enthralled by your beauty;(AFA)
    honor(AFB) him, for he is your lord.(AFC)
12 The city of Tyre(AFD) will come with a gift,[ax](AFE)
    people of wealth will seek your favor.
13 All glorious(AFF) is the princess within her chamber;
    her gown is interwoven with gold.(AFG)
14 In embroidered garments(AFH) she is led to the king;(AFI)
    her virgin companions(AFJ) follow her—
    those brought to be with her.

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