Day 185: Psalms 107 - 109
Bible in a year reading for day 185.
Psalms 107
- 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
- 3 and gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
- 4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.
- 5 They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.
- 6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
- 7 He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.
- 8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- 9 For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
- 10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
- 11 because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
- 12 He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
- 13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
- 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.
- 15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- 16 For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
- 17 Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
- 18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
- 19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
- 20 He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
- 21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- 22 Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.
- 23 Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.
- 24 They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep.
- 25 For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
- 26 They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.
- 27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.
- 28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
- 29 He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
- 30 They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
- 31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- 32 Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.
- 33 He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground,
- 34 and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
- 35 He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
- 36 He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.
- 37 They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.
- 38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
- 39 When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,
- 40 He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
- 41 But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
- 42 The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
- 43 Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
Psalms 108
- 1 A song. A Psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my being.
- 2 Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
- 3 I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.
- 4 For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
- 5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
- 6 Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.
- 7 God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
- 8 Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.
- 9 Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
- 10 Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
- 11 Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
- 12 Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
- 13 With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.
Psalms 109
- 1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent.
- 2 For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
- 3 They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.
- 4 In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
- 5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
- 6 Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.
- 7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.
- 8 May his days be few; may another take his position.
- 9 May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.
- 10 May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.
- 11 May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.
- 12 May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.
- 13 May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
- 14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
- 15 May their sins always remain before the LORD, that He may cut off their memory from the earth.
- 16 For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.
- 17 The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.
- 18 The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.
- 19 May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.
- 20 May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.
- 21 But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.
- 22 For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.
- 23 I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.
- 24 My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt.
- 25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
- 26 Help me, O LORD my God; save me according to Your loving devotion.
- 27 Let them know that this is Your hand, that You, O LORD, have done it.
- 28 Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.
- 29 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.
- 30 With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely; I will praise Him in the presence of many.