Bible Reading Plan

¹ I love You, Lord , my strength.
² The Lord is my rock,
my fortress, and my deliverer,^(b)
my God, my mountain where I seek refuge,
my shield^(c) and the horn of my salvation,^(d)
my stronghold.
³ I called to the Lord , who is worthy of praise,^(e)
and I was saved from my enemies.^(f)

⁴ The ropes of death were wrapped around me;
the torrents of destruction terrified me.^(g)
5 The ropes of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.^(h)
6 I called to the Lord in my distress,
and I cried to my God for help.
From His temple He heard my voice,⁽ⁱ⁾
and my cry to Him reached His ears.^(j)

⁷ Then the earth shook and quaked;
the foundations of the mountains trembled;^(k)
they shook because He burned with anger.
⁸ Smoke rose from His nostrils,
and consuming fire came from His mouth;
coals were set ablaze by it.^[a](l)
9 He parted the heavens and came down,^(m)
a dark cloud beneath His feet.
¹⁰ He rode on a cherub and flew,
soaring on the wings of the wind.^(n)
11 He made darkness His hiding place,
dark storm clouds His canopy around Him.^(o)
12 From the radiance of His presence,^(p)
His clouds swept onward with hail and blazing coals.
¹³ The Lord thundered from^[b] heaven;
the Most High projected His voice.^[c](q)
14 He shot His arrows and scattered them;
He hurled^[d] lightning bolts and routed them.^(r)
15 The depths of the sea became visible,
the foundations of the world were exposed,
at Your rebuke, Lord ,
at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.^(s)

¹⁶ He reached down from heaven
and took hold of me;
He pulled me out of deep waters.^(t)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy
and from those who hated me,
for they were too strong for me.^(u)
18 They confronted me in the day of my distress,
but the Lord was my support.^(v)
19 He brought me out to a spacious place;^(w)
He rescued me because He delighted in me.^(x)

²⁰ The Lord rewarded me
according to my righteousness;^(y)
He repaid me
according to the cleanness of my hands.^(z)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord
and have not turned from my God to wickedness.^(aa)
22 Indeed, I have kept all His ordinances in mind^[e]
and have not disregarded His statutes.^(ab)
23 I was blameless toward Him^(ac)
and kept myself from sinning.
²⁴ So the Lord repaid me
according to my righteousness,^(ad)
according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.^(ae)

²⁵ With the faithful
You prove Yourself faithful;
with the blameless man
You prove Yourself blameless;
²⁶ with the pure
You prove Yourself pure,
but with the crooked
You prove Yourself shrewd.^(af)
27 For You rescue an afflicted people,^(ag)
but You humble those with haughty eyes.^(ah)
28  Lord , You light my lamp;
my God illuminates my darkness.^(ai)
29 With You I can attack a barrier,^[f]
and with my God I can leap over a wall.^(aj)

³⁰ God—His way is perfect;^(ak)
the word of the Lord is pure.^(al)
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.^(am)
31 For who is God besides Yahweh?^(an)
And who is a rock? Only our God.^(ao)
32 God—He clothes me with strength^(ap)
and makes my way perfect.
³³ He makes my feet like the feet of a deer^(aq)
and sets me securely on the heights.^[g](ar)
34 He trains my hands for war;^(as)
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.^(at)
35 You have given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your right hand upholds me,^(au)
and Your humility exalts me.
³⁶ You widen a place beneath me for my steps,^(av)
and my ankles do not give way.^(aw)

³⁷ I pursue my enemies and overtake them;
I do not turn back until they are wiped out.^(ax)
38 I crush them, and they cannot get up;
they fall beneath my feet.^(ay)
39 You have clothed me with strength for battle;^(az)
You subdue my adversaries beneath me.^(ba)
40 You have made my enemies retreat before me;^[h](bb)
I annihilate those who hate me.^(bc)
41 They cry for help, but there is no one to save them^(bd)—
they cry to the Lord , but He does not answer them.^(be)
42 I pulverize them like dust before the wind;^(bf)
I trample them^[i] like mud in the streets.^(bg)

⁴³ You have freed me from the feuds among the people;
You have appointed me the head of nations;^(bh)
a people I had not known serve me.^(bi)
44 Foreigners submit to me grudgingly;
as soon as they hear,^[j] they obey me.^(bj)
45 Foreigners lose heart
and come trembling from their fortifications.^(bk)

⁴⁶ The Lord lives—may my rock be praised!
The God of my salvation is exalted.^(bl)
47 God—He gives me vengeance^(bm)
and subdues peoples under me.^(bn)
48 He frees me from my enemies.
You exalt me above my adversaries;
You rescue me from violent men.^(bo)
49 Therefore I will praise You, Yahweh, among the nations;
I will sing about Your name.^(bp)
50 He gives great victories to His king;^(bq)
He shows loyalty to His anointed,
to David and his descendants forever.^(br)

¹ The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky^[a] proclaims the work of His hands.^(a)
2 Day after day they pour out speech;
night after night they communicate knowledge.^[b]
3 There is no speech; there are no words;
their voice is not heard.
⁴ Their message^[c] has gone out to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the world.^(b)

In the heavens^[d] He has pitched a tent for the sun.^(c)
5 It is like a groom coming from the^[e] bridal chamber;
it rejoices like an athlete running a course.
⁶ It rises from one end of the heavens
and circles^[f] to their other end;^(d)
nothing is hidden from its heat.

⁷ The instruction of the Lord is perfect,
renewing one's life;^(e)
the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy,
making the inexperienced wise.^(f)
8 The precepts of the Lord are right,
making the heart glad;^(g)
the command of the Lord is radiant,
making the eyes light up.^(h)
9 The fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever;⁽ⁱ⁾
the ordinances of the Lord are reliable
and altogether righteous.^(j)
10 They are more desirable than gold—
than an abundance of pure gold;^(k)
and sweeter than honey,
which comes from the honeycomb.^(l)
11 In addition, Your servant is warned by them;
there is great reward in keeping them.^(m)

¹² Who perceives his unintentional sins?
Cleanse me from my hidden faults.^(n)
13 Moreover, keep Your servant from willful sins;^(o)
do not let them rule over me.^(p)
Then I will be innocent
and cleansed from blatant rebellion.^(q)
14 May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You,^(r)
Lord , my rock and my Redeemer.^(s)

¹ May Yahweh answer you in a day of trouble;^(a)
may the name of Jacob's God protect you.^(b)
2 May He send you help from the sanctuary
and sustain you from Zion.^(c)
3 May He remember all your offerings
and accept your burnt offering.^(d) Selah

⁴ May He give you what your heart desires^(e)
and fulfill your whole purpose.^(f)
5 Let us shout for joy at your victory^(g)
and lift the banner in the name of our God.^(h)
May Yahweh fulfill all your requests.⁽ⁱ⁾

⁶ Now I know that the Lord gives victory to His anointed;^(j)
He will answer him from His holy heaven
with mighty victories from^[a] His right hand.^(k)
7 Some take pride in chariots, and others in horses,
but we take pride in the name of Yahweh our God.^(l)
8 They collapse and fall,
but we rise and stand firm.^(m)
9  Lord , give victory to the king!⁽ⁿ⁾
May He^[b] answer us on the day that we call.