Day 175: Psalms 64 - 68
Bible in a year reading for day 175.
Psalms 64
- 1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
- 2 Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
- 3 who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
- 4 ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
- 5 They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
- 6 They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
- 7 But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
- 8 They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
- 9 Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
- 10 Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
Psalms 65
- 1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled.
- 2 O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.
- 3 When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.
- 4 Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
- 5 With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
- 6 You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.
- 7 You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.
- 8 Those who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.
- 9 You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.
- 10 You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth.
- 11 You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty.
- 12 The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy.
- 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are decked with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.
Psalms 66
- 1 For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!
- 2 Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.
- 3 Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
- 4 All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
- 5 Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
- 6 He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
- 7 He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
- 8 Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.
- 9 He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.
- 10 For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
- 11 You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.
- 12 You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.
- 13 I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—
- 14 the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.
- 15 I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah
- 16 Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
- 17 I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.
- 18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
- 19 But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
- 20 Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!
Psalms 67
- 1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
- 2 that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations.
- 3 Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You.
- 4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
- 5 Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You.
- 6 The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.
- 7 God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
Psalms 68
- 1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.
- 2 As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.
- 3 But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.
- 4 Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds— His name is the LORD— and rejoice before Him.
- 5 A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
- 6 God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
- 7 O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah
- 8 the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
- 9 You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.
- 10 Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.
- 11 The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it:
- 12 “Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.
- 13 Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”
- 14 When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like the snow falling on Zalmon.
- 15 A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.
- 16 Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.
- 17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.
- 18 You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
- 19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah
- 20 Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.
- 21 Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.
- 22 The Lord said, “I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them up from the depths of the sea,
- 23 that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes— the tongues of your dogs in the same.”
- 24 They have seen Your procession, O God— the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.
- 25 The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.
- 26 Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.
- 27 There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
- 28 Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf.
- 29 Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.
- 30 Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
- 31 Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.
- 32 Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord— Selah
- 33 to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
- 34 Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies.
- 35 O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!