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July 8 - Straight Thru the Bible
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Psalms 102:8-104:4
Chapter 102
8 All day long my enemies(m) taunt me;(n)
those who rail against me use my name as a curse.(o)
9 For I eat ashes(p) as my food
and mingle my drink with tears(q)
10 because of your great wrath,(r)
for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like the evening shadow;(s)
I wither(t) away like grass.
12 But you,
Lord
, sit enthroned forever;(u)
your renown endures(v) through all generations.(w)
13 You will arise(x) and have compassion(y) on Zion,
for it is time(z) to show favor(aa) to her;
the appointed time(ab) has come.
14 For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.
15 The nations will fear(ac) the name of the
Lord
,
all the kings(ad) of the earth will revere your glory.
16 For the
Lord
will rebuild Zion(ae)
and appear in his glory.(af)
17 He will respond to the prayer(ag) of the destitute;
he will not despise their plea.
18 Let this be written(ah) for a future generation,
that a people not yet created(ai) may praise the
Lord
:
19 "The
Lord
looked down(aj) from his sanctuary on high,
from heaven he viewed the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners(ak)
and release those condemned to death."
21 So the name of the
Lord
will be declared(al) in Zion
and his praise(am) in Jerusalem
22 when the peoples and the kingdoms
assemble to worship(an) the
Lord
.
23 In the course of my life[b] he broke my strength;
he cut short my days.(ao)
24 So I said:
"Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
your years go on(ap) through all generations.
25 In the beginning(aq) you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens(ar) are the work of your hands.(as)
26 They will perish,(at) but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
and they will be discarded.
27 But you remain the same,(au)
and your years will never end.(av)
28 The children of your servants(aw) will live in your presence;
their descendants(ax) will be established before you."
Chapter 103
Psalm 103
Of David.
1 Praise the
Lord
,(a) my soul;(b)
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.(c)
2 Praise the
Lord
,(d) my soul,
and forget not(e) all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins(f)
and heals(g) all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life(h) from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,(i)
5 who satisfies(j) your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed(k) like the eagle's.(l)
6 The
Lord
works righteousness(m)
and justice for all the oppressed.(n)
7 He made known(o) his ways(p) to Moses,
his deeds(q) to the people of Israel:
8 The
Lord
is compassionate and gracious,(r)
slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;(s)
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve(t)
or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love(u) for those who fear him;(v)
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions(w) from us.
13 As a father has compassion(x) on his children,
so the
Lord
has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed,(y)
he remembers that we are dust.(z)
15 The life of mortals is like grass,(aa)
they flourish like a flower(ab) of the field;
16 the wind blows(ac) over it and it is gone,
and its place(ad) remembers it no more.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting
the
Lord
's love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children's children(ae)—
18 with those who keep his covenant(af)
and remember(ag) to obey his precepts.(ah)
19 The
Lord
has established his throne(ai) in heaven,
and his kingdom rules(aj) over all.
20 Praise the
Lord
,(ak) you his angels,(al)
you mighty ones(am) who do his bidding,(an)
who obey his word.
21 Praise the
Lord
, all his heavenly hosts,(ao)
you his servants(ap) who do his will.
22 Praise the
Lord
, all his works(aq)
everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the Lord , my soul.(ar)
Chapter 104
Psalm 104
1 Praise the Lord , my soul.(a)
Lord
my God, you are very great;
you are clothed with splendor and majesty.(b)
2 The
Lord
wraps(c) himself in light(d) as with a garment;
he stretches(e) out the heavens(f) like a tent(g)
3
and lays the beams(h) of his upper chambers on their waters.(i)
He makes the clouds(j) his chariot(k)
and rides on the wings of the wind.(l)
4 He makes winds his messengers,[a](m)
flames of fire(n) his servants.
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