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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
July 26 - Old & New Testament
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Psalms 96,97,98
Psalm 96(a)
1 Sing to the
Lord
(b) a new song;(c)
sing to the
Lord
, all the earth.
2 Sing to the
Lord
, praise his name;(d)
proclaim his salvation(e) day after day.
3 Declare his glory(f) among the nations,
his marvelous deeds(g) among all peoples.
4 For great is the
Lord
and most worthy of praise;(h)
he is to be feared(i) above all gods.(j)
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols,(k)
but the
Lord
made the heavens.(l)
6 Splendor and majesty(m) are before him;
strength and glory(n) are in his sanctuary.
7 Ascribe to the
Lord
,(o) all you families of nations,(p)
ascribe to the
Lord
glory and strength.
8 Ascribe to the
Lord
the glory due his name;
bring an offering(q) and come into his courts.(r)
9 Worship the
Lord
(s) in the splendor of his[a] holiness;(t)
tremble(u) before him, all the earth.(v)
10 Say among the nations, "The
Lord
reigns.(w)"
The world is firmly established,(x) it cannot be moved;(y)
he will judge(z) the peoples with equity.(aa)
11 Let the heavens rejoice,(ab) let the earth be glad;(ac)
let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
let all the trees of the forest(ad) sing for joy.(ae)
13 Let all creation rejoice before the
Lord
, for he comes,
he comes to judge(af) the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness(ag)
and the peoples in his faithfulness.(ah)
Psalm 97
1 The
Lord
reigns,(a) let the earth be glad;(b)
let the distant shores(c) rejoice.
2 Clouds(d) and thick darkness(e) surround him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.(f)
3 Fire(g) goes before(h) him
and consumes(i) his foes on every side.
4 His lightning(j) lights up the world;
the earth(k) sees and trembles.(l)
5 The mountains melt(m) like wax(n) before the
Lord
,
before the Lord of all the earth.(o)
6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,(p)
and all peoples see his glory.(q)
7 All who worship images(r) are put to shame,(s)
those who boast in idols(t)—
worship him,(u) all you gods!(v)
8 Zion hears and rejoices
and the villages of Judah are glad(w)
because of your judgments,(x)
Lord
.
9 For you,
Lord
, are the Most High(y) over all the earth;(z)
you are exalted(aa) far above all gods.
10 Let those who love the
Lord
hate evil,(ab)
for he guards(ac) the lives of his faithful ones(ad)
and delivers(ae) them from the hand of the wicked.(af)
11 Light shines[a](ag) on the righteous(ah)
and joy on the upright in heart.(ai)
12 Rejoice in the
Lord
,(aj) you who are righteous,
and praise his holy name.(ak)
Psalm 98
A psalm.
1 Sing to the
Lord
(a) a new song,(b)
for he has done marvelous things;(c)
his right hand(d) and his holy arm(e)
have worked salvation(f) for him.
2 The
Lord
has made his salvation known(g)
and revealed his righteousness(h) to the nations.(i)
3 He has remembered(j) his love
and his faithfulness to Israel;
all the ends of the earth(k) have seen
the salvation of our God.(l)
4 Shout for joy(m) to the
Lord
, all the earth,
burst into jubilant song with music;
5 make music to the
Lord
with the harp,(n)
with the harp and the sound of singing,(o)
6 with trumpets(p) and the blast of the ram's horn(q)—
shout for joy(r) before the
Lord
, the King.(s)
7 Let the sea(t) resound, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it.(u)
8 Let the rivers clap their hands,(v)
let the mountains(w) sing together for joy;
9 let them sing before the
Lord
,
for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
and the peoples with equity.(x)
Acts 17:1-15
Chapter 17
In Thessalonica
1 When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica,(a) where there was a Jewish synagogue. 2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue,(b) and on three Sabbath(c) days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,(d) 3 explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer(e) and rise from the dead.(f) "This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,"(g) he said. 4 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas,(h) as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.
5 But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city.(i) They rushed to Jason's(j) house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd.[a] 6 But when they did not find them, they dragged(k) Jason and some other believers(l) before the city officials, shouting: "These men who have caused trouble all over the world(m) have now come here,(n) 7 and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar's decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus."(o) 8 When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. 9 Then they made Jason(p) and the others post bond and let them go.
In Berea
10 As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas(q) away to Berea.(r) On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.(s) 11 Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica,(t) for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures(u) every day to see if what Paul said was true.(v) 12 As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.(w)
13 But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea,(x) some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up. 14 The believers(y) immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas(z) and Timothy(aa) stayed at Berea. 15 Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens(ab) and then left with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.(ac)
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