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Daily Bible Reading
June 7 - Straight Thru the Bible
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Psalms 17:6-18:36
Chapter 17
6 I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;(m)
turn your ear to me(n) and hear my prayer.(o)
7 Show me the wonders of your great love,(p)
you who save by your right hand(q)
those who take refuge(r) in you from their foes.
8 Keep me(s) as the apple of your eye;(t)
hide me(u) in the shadow of your wings(v)
9 from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
from my mortal enemies who surround me.(w)
10 They close up their callous hearts,(x)
and their mouths speak with arrogance.(y)
11 They have tracked me down, they now surround me,(z)
with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
12 They are like a lion(aa) hungry for prey,(ab)
like a fierce lion crouching in cover.
13 Rise up,(ac)
Lord
, confront them, bring them down;(ad)
with your sword rescue me from the wicked.
14 By your hand save me from such people,
Lord
,
from those of this world(ae) whose reward is in this life.(af)
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
may their children gorge themselves on it,
and may there be leftovers(ag) for their little ones.
15 As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face;
when I awake,(ah) I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.(ai)
Chapter 18
Psalm 18[a](a)
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord . He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
1 I love you, Lord , my strength.(b)
2 The
Lord
is my rock,(c) my fortress(d) and my deliverer;(e)
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,(f)
my shield[b](g) and the horn[c] of my salvation,(h) my stronghold.
3 I called to the
Lord
, who is worthy of praise,(i)
and I have been saved from my enemies.(j)
4 The cords of death(k) entangled me;
the torrents(l) of destruction overwhelmed me.
5 The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of death(m) confronted me.
6 In my distress(n) I called to the
Lord
;(o)
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;(p)
my cry came(q) before him, into his ears.
7 The earth trembled(r) and quaked,(s)
and the foundations of the mountains shook;(t)
they trembled because he was angry.(u)
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;(v)
consuming fire(w) came from his mouth,
burning coals(x) blazed out of it.
9 He parted the heavens and came down;(y)
dark clouds(z) were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubim(aa) and flew;
he soared(ab) on the wings of the wind.(ac)
11 He made darkness his covering,(ad) his canopy(ae) around him—
the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence(af) clouds advanced,
with hailstones(ag) and bolts of lightning.(ah)
13 The
Lord
thundered(ai) from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.[d]
14 He shot his arrows(aj) and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightning(ak) he routed them.(al)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundations(am) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,(an)
Lord
,
at the blast of breath from your nostrils.(ao)
16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.(ap)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,(aq)
from my foes, who were too strong for me.(ar)
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,(as)
but the
Lord
was my support.(at)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;(au)
he rescued me because he delighted in me.(av)
20 The
Lord
has dealt with me according to my righteousness;(aw)
according to the cleanness of my hands(ax) he has rewarded me.(ay)
21 For I have kept the ways of the
Lord
;(az)
I am not guilty of turning(ba) from my God.
22 All his laws are before me;(bb)
I have not turned away from his decrees.
23 I have been blameless(bc) before him
and have kept myself from sin.
24 The
Lord
has rewarded me according to my righteousness,(bd)
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
25 To the faithful(be) you show yourself faithful,(bf)
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
26 to the pure(bg) you show yourself pure,
but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(bh)
27 You save the humble(bi)
but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.(bj)
28 You,
Lord
, keep my lamp(bk) burning;
my God turns my darkness into light.(bl)
29 With your help(bm) I can advance against a troop[e];
with my God I can scale a wall.
30 As for God, his way is perfect:(bn)
The
Lord
's word is flawless;(bo)
he shields(bp) all who take refuge(bq) in him.
31 For who is God besides the
Lord
?(br)
And who is the Rock(bs) except our God?
32 It is God who arms me with strength(bt)
and keeps my way secure.(bu)
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;(bv)
he causes me to stand on the heights.(bw)
34 He trains my hands for battle;(bx)
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You make your saving help my shield,
and your right hand sustains(by) me;
your help has made me great.
36 You provide a broad path(bz) for my feet,
so that my ankles do not give way.(ca)
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