Day 167: Psalms 19 - 25
Bible in a year reading for day 167.
Psalms 19
- 3 Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard,
- 4 their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun.
- 5 Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course,
- 6 it rises at one end of the heavens and runs its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.
- 7 The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- 8 The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
- 9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.
- 10 They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
- 11 By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.
- 12 Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
- 13 Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.
- 14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalms 20
- 1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
- 2 May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.
- 3 May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah
- 4 May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
- 5 May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.
- 6 Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
- 7 Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
- 8 They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
- 9 O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.
Psalms 21
- 1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
- 2 You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
- 3 For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
- 4 He asked You for life, and You granted it— length of days, forever and ever.
- 5 Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.
- 6 For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
- 7 For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
- 8 Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
- 9 You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.
- 10 You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.
- 11 Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
- 12 For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.
- 13 Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
Psalms 22
- 1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
- 2 I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.
- 3 Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
- 4 In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
- 5 They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
- 6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
- 7 All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
- 8 “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
- 9 Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
- 10 From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
- 11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
- 12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
- 13 They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
- 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
- 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
- 16 For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
- 17 I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
- 18 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
- 19 But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
- 20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
- 21 Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
- 22 I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
- 23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
- 24 For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
- 25 My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
- 26 The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
- 27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- 28 For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
- 29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.
- 30 Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
- 31 They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn— all that He has done.
Psalms 23
- 1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
- 3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
- 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
- 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
- 6 Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Psalms 24
- 1 A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.
- 2 For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
- 3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place?
- 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
- 5 He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his salvation.
- 6 Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah
- 7 Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
- 8 Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
- 9 Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
- 10 Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts— He is the King of Glory. Selah
Psalms 25
- 1 Of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
- 2 in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
- 3 Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.
- 4 Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.