Bible Reading Plan

Blessed are those^(b) who fear the Lord ,^(c)
     who find great delight^(d) in his commands.

² Their children^(e) will be mighty in the land;
     the generation of the upright will be blessed.
³ Wealth and riches^(f) are in their houses,
     and their righteousness endures^(g) forever.
⁴ Even in darkness light dawns^(h) for the upright,
     for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.^(i)
5 Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,^(j)
     who conduct their affairs with justice.

⁶ Surely the righteous will never be shaken;^(k)
     they will be remembered^(l) forever.
⁷ They will have no fear of bad news;
     their hearts are steadfast,^(m) trusting in the Lord .^(n)
8 Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;^(o)
     in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.^(p)
9 They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,^(q)
     their righteousness endures^(r) forever;
     their horn^[c] will be lifted^(s) high in honor.

¹⁰ The wicked will see^(t) and be vexed,
     they will gnash their teeth^(u) and waste away;^(v)
     the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.^(w)

Praise the Lord , you his servants;^(b)
     praise the name of the Lord .
² Let the name of the Lord be praised,^(c)
     both now and forevermore.^(d)
3 From the rising of the sun^(e) to the place where it sets,
     the name of the Lord is to be praised.

⁴ The Lord is exalted^(f) over all the nations,
     his glory above the heavens.^(g)
5 Who is like the Lord our God,^(h)
     the One who sits enthroned⁽ⁱ⁾ on high,^(j)
6 who stoops down to look^(k)
     on the heavens and the earth?

⁷ He raises the poor^(l) from the dust
     and lifts the needy^(m) from the ash heap;
⁸ he seats them⁽ⁿ⁾ with princes,
     with the princes of his people.
⁹ He settles the childless^(o) woman in her home
     as a happy mother of children.

Praise the Lord .

³ The sea looked and fled,^(d)
     the Jordan turned back;^(e)
4 the mountains leaped^(f) like rams,
     the hills like lambs.

⁵ Why was it, sea, that you fled?^(g)
     Why, Jordan, did you turn back?
⁶ Why, mountains, did you leap like rams,
     you hills, like lambs?

⁷ Tremble, earth,^(h) at the presence of the Lord,
     at the presence of the God of Jacob,
⁸ who turned the rock into a pool,
     the hard rock into springs of water.⁽ⁱ⁾

² Why do the nations say,
     "Where is their God?"^(d)
3 Our God is in heaven;^(e)
     he does whatever pleases him.^(f)
4 But their idols are silver and gold,^(g)
     made by human hands.^(h)
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,⁽ⁱ⁾
     eyes, but cannot see.
⁶ They have ears, but cannot hear,
     noses, but cannot smell.
⁷ They have hands, but cannot feel,
     feet, but cannot walk,
     nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
⁸ Those who make them will be like them,
     and so will all who trust in them.

⁹ All you Israelites, trust^(j) in the Lord —
     he is their help and shield.
¹⁰ House of Aaron,^(k) trust in the Lord —
     he is their help and shield.
¹¹ You who fear him,^(l) trust in the Lord —
     he is their help and shield.

¹² The Lord remembers^(m) us and will bless us:⁽ⁿ⁾
     He will bless his people Israel,
     he will bless the house of Aaron,
¹³ he will bless those who fear^(o) the Lord —
     small and great alike.

¹⁴ May the Lord cause you to flourish,^(p)
     both you and your children.
¹⁵ May you be blessed by the Lord ,
     the Maker of heaven^(q) and earth.

¹⁶ The highest heavens belong to the Lord ,^(r)
     but the earth he has given^(s) to mankind.
¹⁷ It is not the dead^(t) who praise the Lord ,
     those who go down to the place of silence;
¹⁸ it is we who extol the Lord ,^(u)
     both now and forevermore.^(v)

Praise the Lord .^[a](w)

³ The cords of death^(e) entangled me,
     the anguish of the grave came over me;
     I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
⁴ Then I called on the name^(f) of the Lord :
     " Lord , save me!^(g)"

⁵ The Lord is gracious and righteous;^(h)
     our God is full of compassion.^(i)
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
     when I was brought low,^(j) he saved me.^(k)

⁷ Return to your rest,^(l) my soul,
     for the Lord has been good^(m) to you.

⁸ For you, Lord , have delivered me⁽ⁿ⁾ from death,
     my eyes from tears,
     my feet from stumbling,
⁹ that I may walk before the Lord ^(o)
     in the land of the living.^(p)

¹⁰ I trusted^(q) in the Lord when I said,
     "I am greatly afflicted";^(r)
11 in my alarm I said,
     "Everyone is a liar."^(s)

¹² What shall I return to the Lord
     for all his goodness^(t) to me?

¹³ I will lift up the cup of salvation
     and call on the name^(u) of the Lord .
¹⁴ I will fulfill my vows^(v) to the Lord
     in the presence of all his people.

¹⁵ Precious in the sight^(w) of the Lord
     is the death of his faithful servants.^(x)
16 Truly I am your servant, Lord ;^(y)
     I serve you just as my mother did;^(z)
     you have freed me from my chains.^(aa)

¹⁷ I will sacrifice a thank offering^(ab) to you
     and call on the name of the Lord .
¹⁸ I will fulfill my vows^(ac) to the Lord
     in the presence of all his people,
¹⁹ in the courts^(ad) of the house of the Lord —
     in your midst, Jerusalem.^(ae)

Praise the Lord .^[a]

Praise the Lord .^[a]

² Let Israel say:^(d)
     "His love endures forever."^(e)
3 Let the house of Aaron say:^(f)
     "His love endures forever."
⁴ Let those who fear the Lord ^(g) say:
     "His love endures forever."

⁵ When hard pressed,^(h) I cried to the Lord ;
     he brought me into a spacious place.^(i)
6 The Lord is with me;^(j) I will not be afraid.
     What can mere mortals do to me?^(k)
7 The Lord is with me; he is my helper.^(l)
     I look in triumph on my enemies.^(m)

⁸ It is better to take refuge in the Lord ⁽ⁿ⁾
     than to trust in humans.^(o)
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
     than to trust in princes.^(p)
10 All the nations surrounded me,
     but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(q)
11 They surrounded me^(r) on every side,^(s)
     but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
¹² They swarmed around me like bees,^(t)
     but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;^(u)
     in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(v)
13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
     but the Lord helped me.^(w)
14 The Lord is my strength^(x) and my defense^[a];
     he has become my salvation.^(y)

¹⁵ Shouts of joy^(z) and victory
     resound in the tents of the righteous:
"The Lord 's right hand^(aa) has done mighty things!^(ab)
16       The Lord 's right hand is lifted high;
     the Lord 's right hand has done mighty things!"
¹⁷ I will not die^(ac) but live,
     and will proclaim^(ad) what the Lord has done.
¹⁸ The Lord has chastened^(ae) me severely,
     but he has not given me over to death.^(af)
19 Open for me the gates^(ag) of the righteous;
     I will enter^(ah) and give thanks to the Lord .
²⁰ This is the gate of the Lord ^(ai)
     through which the righteous may enter.^(aj)
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;^(ak)
     you have become my salvation.^(al)

²² The stone^(am) the builders rejected
     has become the cornerstone;^(an)
23 the Lord has done this,
     and it is marvelous^(ao) in our eyes.
²⁴ The Lord has done it this very day;
     let us rejoice today and be glad.^(ap)

²⁵  Lord , save us!^(aq)
     Lord , grant us success!

²⁶ Blessed is he who comes^(ar) in the name of the Lord .
     From the house of the Lord we bless you.^[b](as)
27 The Lord is God,^(at)
     and he has made his light shine^(au) on us.
With boughs in hand,^(av) join in the festal procession
     up^[c] to the horns of the altar.^(aw)

²⁸ You are my God, and I will praise you;
     you are my God,^(ax) and I will exalt^(ay) you.

²⁹ Give thanks to the Lord , for he is good;
     his love endures forever.