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July 19 - Historical Order
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Psalms 115-118
Chapter 115
Psalm 115(a)
1 Not to us,
Lord
, not to us
but to your name be the glory,(b)
because of your love and faithfulness.(c)
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)
Chapter 116
Psalm 116
1 I love the
Lord
,(a) for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry(b) for mercy.(c)
2 Because he turned his ear(d) to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
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]
Chapter 117
Psalm 117
1 Praise the
Lord
,(a) all you nations;(b)
extol him, all you peoples.
2 For great is his love(c) toward us,
and the faithfulness of the
Lord
(d) endures forever.
Praise the Lord .[a]
Chapter 118
Psalm 118
1 Give thanks to the
Lord
,(a) for he is good;(b)
his love endures forever.(c)
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.
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