the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9
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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
October 7 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
Psalms 110-111
Chapter 110
Psalm 110
Of David. A psalm.
1 The Lord says(a) to my lord:[a]
"Sit at my right hand(b)
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet."(c)
2 The
Lord
will extend your mighty scepter(d) from Zion,(e) saying,
"Rule(f) in the midst of your enemies!"
3 Your troops will be willing
on your day of battle.
Arrayed in holy splendor,(g)
your young men will come to you
like dew from the morning's womb.[b](h)
4 The
Lord
has sworn
and will not change his mind:(i)
"You are a priest forever,(j)
in the order of Melchizedek.(k)"
5 The Lord is at your right hand[c];(l)
he will crush kings(m) on the day of his wrath.(n)
6 He will judge the nations,(o) heaping up the dead(p)
and crushing the rulers(q) of the whole earth.
7 He will drink from a brook along the way,[d]
and so he will lift his head high.(r)
Chapter 111
Psalm 111[a]
1 Praise the Lord .[b]
I will extol the
Lord
(a) with all my heart(b)
in the council(c) of the upright and in the assembly.(d)
2 Great are the works(e) of the
Lord
;
they are pondered by all(f) who delight in them.
3 Glorious and majestic are his deeds,
and his righteousness endures(g) forever.
4 He has caused his wonders to be remembered;
the
Lord
is gracious and compassionate.(h)
5 He provides food(i) for those who fear him;(j)
he remembers his covenant(k) forever.
6 He has shown his people the power of his works,(l)
giving them the lands of other nations.(m)
7 The works of his hands(n) are faithful and just;
all his precepts are trustworthy.(o)
8 They are established for ever(p) and ever,
enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.
9 He provided redemption(q) for his people;
he ordained his covenant forever—
holy and awesome(r) is his name.
10 The fear of the
Lord
(s) is the beginning of wisdom;(t)
all who follow his precepts have good understanding.(u)
To him belongs eternal praise.(v)
