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Daily Bible Reading
November 1 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
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Psalms 123-125
Chapter 123
Psalm 123
A song of ascents.
1 I lift up my eyes to you,
to you who sit enthroned(a) in heaven.
2 As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the
Lord
(b) our God,
till he shows us his mercy.
3 Have mercy on us,
Lord
, have mercy on us,
for we have endured no end of contempt.
4 We have endured no end
of ridicule from the arrogant,
of contempt from the proud.
Chapter 124
Psalm 124
A song of ascents. Of David.
1 If the
Lord
had not been on our side—
let Israel say(a)—
2 if the
Lord
had not been on our side
when people attacked us,
3 they would have swallowed us alive
when their anger flared against us;
4 the flood(b) would have engulfed us,
the torrent(c) would have swept over us,
5 the raging waters
would have swept us away.
6 Praise be to the
Lord
,
who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7 We have escaped like a bird
from the fowler's snare;(d)
the snare has been broken,(e)
and we have escaped.
8 Our help is in the name(f) of the
Lord
,
the Maker of heaven(g) and earth.
Chapter 125
Psalm 125
A song of ascents.
1 Those who trust in the
Lord
are like Mount Zion,(a)
which cannot be shaken(b) but endures forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,(c)
so the
Lord
surrounds(d) his people
both now and forevermore.
3 The scepter(e) of the wicked will not remain(f)
over the land allotted to the righteous,
for then the righteous might use
their hands to do evil.(g)
4
Lord
, do good(h) to those who are good,
to those who are upright in heart.(i)
5 But those who turn(j) to crooked ways(k)
the
Lord
will banish(l) with the evildoers.
Peace be on Israel.(m)
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