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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
May 27 - Old & New Testament
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Psalms 20,21,22
Psalm 20[a]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 May the
Lord
answer you when you are in distress;(a)
may the name of the God of Jacob(b) protect you.(c)
2 May he send you help(d) from the sanctuary(e)
and grant you support(f) from Zion.(g)
3 May he remember(h) all your sacrifices
and accept your burnt offerings.[b](i)
4 May he give you the desire of your heart(j)
and make all your plans succeed.(k)
5 May we shout for joy(l) over your victory
and lift up our banners(m) in the name of our God.
May the Lord grant all your requests.(n)
6 Now this I know:
The
Lord
gives victory to his anointed.(o)
He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary
with the victorious power of his right hand.(p)
7 Some trust in chariots(q) and some in horses,(r)
but we trust in the name of the
Lord
our God.(s)
8 They are brought to their knees and fall,(t)
but we rise up(u) and stand firm.(v)
9
Lord
, give victory to the king!
Answer us(w) when we call!
Psalm 21[a]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 The king rejoices in your strength,
Lord
.(a)
How great is his joy in the victories you give!(b)
2 You have granted him his heart's desire(c)
and have not withheld the request of his lips.[b]
3 You came to greet him with rich blessings
and placed a crown of pure gold(d) on his head.(e)
4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
length of days, for ever and ever.(f)
5 Through the victories(g) you gave, his glory is great;
you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.(h)
6 Surely you have granted him unending blessings
and made him glad with the joy(i) of your presence.(j)
7 For the king trusts in the
Lord
;(k)
through the unfailing love(l) of the Most High(m)
he will not be shaken.(n)
8 Your hand will lay hold(o) on all your enemies;
your right hand will seize your foes.
9 When you appear for battle,
you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace.
The
Lord
will swallow them up in his wrath,
and his fire will consume them.(p)
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
their posterity from mankind.(q)
11 Though they plot evil(r) against you
and devise wicked schemes,(s) they cannot succeed.
12 You will make them turn their backs(t)
when you aim at them with drawn bow.
13 Be exalted(u) in your strength,
Lord
;(v)
we will sing and praise your might.
Psalm 22[a]
For the director of music. To the tune of "The Doe of the Morning." A psalm of David.
1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?(a)
Why are you so far(b) from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?(c)
2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,(d)
by night,(e) but I find no rest.[b]
3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;(f)
you are the one Israel praises.[c](g)
4 In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them.(h)
5 To you they cried out(i) and were saved;
in you they trusted(j) and were not put to shame.(k)
6 But I am a worm(l) and not a man,
scorned by everyone,(m) despised(n) by the people.
7 All who see me mock me;(o)
they hurl insults,(p) shaking their heads.(q)
8 "He trusts in the
Lord
," they say,
"let the
Lord
rescue him.(r)
Let him deliver him,(s)
since he delights(t) in him."
9 Yet you brought me out of the womb;(u)
you made me trust(v) in you, even at my mother's breast.
10 From birth(w) I was cast on you;
from my mother's womb you have been my God.
11 Do not be far from me,(x)
for trouble is near(y)
and there is no one to help.(z)
12 Many bulls(aa) surround me;(ab)
strong bulls of Bashan(ac) encircle me.
13 Roaring lions(ad) that tear their prey(ae)
open their mouths wide(af) against me.
14 I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.(ag)
My heart has turned to wax;(ah)
it has melted(ai) within me.
15 My mouth[d] is dried up like a potsherd,(aj)
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;(ak)
you lay me in the dust(al) of death.
16 Dogs(am) surround me,
a pack of villains encircles me;
they pierce[e](an) my hands and my feet.
17 All my bones are on display;
people stare(ao) and gloat over me.(ap)
18 They divide my clothes among them
and cast lots(aq) for my garment.(ar)
19 But you,
Lord
, do not be far from me.(as)
You are my strength;(at) come quickly(au) to help me.(av)
20 Deliver me from the sword,(aw)
my precious life(ax) from the power of the dogs.(ay)
21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;(az)
save me from the horns of the wild oxen.(ba)
22 I will declare your name to my people;
in the assembly(bb) I will praise you.(bc)
23 You who fear the
Lord
, praise him!(bd)
All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!(be)
Revere him,(bf) all you descendants of Israel!
24 For he has not despised(bg) or scorned
the suffering of the afflicted one;(bh)
he has not hidden his face(bi) from him
but has listened to his cry for help.(bj)
25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;(bk)
before those who fear you[f] I will fulfill my vows.(bl)
26 The poor will eat(bm) and be satisfied;
those who seek the
Lord
will praise him—(bn)
may your hearts live forever!
27 All the ends of the earth(bo)
will remember and turn to the
Lord
,
and all the families of the nations
will bow down before him,(bp)
28 for dominion belongs to the
Lord
(bq)
and he rules over the nations.
29 All the rich(br) of the earth will feast and worship;(bs)
all who go down to the dust(bt) will kneel before him—
those who cannot keep themselves alive.(bu)
30 Posterity(bv) will serve him;
future generations(bw) will be told about the Lord.
31 They will proclaim his righteousness,(bx)
declaring to a people yet unborn:(by)
He has done it!(bz)
John 10:1-21
Chapter 10
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
1 "Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.(a) 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.(b) 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice.(c) He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.(d) 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.(e) 5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger's voice." 6 Jesus used this figure of speech,(f) but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.(g)
7 Therefore Jesus said again, "Very truly I tell you, I am(h) the gate(i) for the sheep. 8 All who have come before me(j) are thieves and robbers,(k) but the sheep have not listened to them. 9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.[a] They will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life,(l) and have it to the full.(m)
11 "I am(n) the good shepherd.(o) The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.(p) 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away.(q) Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
14 "I am the good shepherd;(r) I know my sheep(s) and my sheep know me— 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father(t)—and I lay down my life for the sheep.(u) 16 I have other sheep(v) that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock(w) and one shepherd.(x) 17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life(y)—only to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.(z) I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father."(aa)
19 The Jews who heard these words were again divided.(ab) 20 Many of them said, "He is demon-possessed(ac) and raving mad.(ad) Why listen to him?"
21 But others said, "These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon.(ae) Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"(af)
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