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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
July 19 - Straight Thru the Bible
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Psalms 125-131
Chapter 125
Psalm 125
Israel's Stability
A song of ascents.
1 Those who trust in the
Lord
are like Mount Zion.
It cannot be shaken; it remains forever.(a)
2 Jerusalem—the mountains surround her.
And the
Lord
surrounds His people,
both now and forever.(b)
3 The scepter of the wicked will not remain
over the land allotted to the righteous,
so that the righteous will not apply their hands to injustice.(c)
4 Do what is good,
Lord
, to the good,
to those whose hearts are upright.(d)
5 But as for those who turn aside to crooked ways,
the
Lord
will banish them with the evildoers.(e)
Peace be with Israel.(f)
Chapter 126
Psalm 126
Zion's Restoration
A song of ascents.
1 When the
Lord
restored the fortunes of Zion,[a]
we were like those who dream.(a)
2 Our mouths were filled with laughter then,(b)
and our tongues with shouts of joy.(c)
Then they said among the nations,
"The
Lord
has done great things for them."(d)
3 The
Lord
had done great things for us;
we were joyful.(e)
4 Restore our fortunes,[b]
Lord
,
like watercourses in the Negev.(f)
5 Those who sow in tears
will reap with shouts of joy.(g)
6 Though one goes along weeping,
carrying the bag of seed,
he will surely come back with shouts of joy,
carrying his sheaves.(h)
Chapter 127
Psalm 127
The Blessing of the Lord
A Solomonic song of ascents.
1 Unless the
Lord
builds a house,
its builders labor over it in vain;(a)
unless the
Lord
watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.(b)
2 In vain you get up early and stay up late,
working hard to have enough food—
yes, He gives sleep to the one He loves.[a](c)
3 Sons are indeed a heritage from the
Lord
,
children, a reward.(d)
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the sons born in one's youth.(e)
5 Happy is the man who has filled his quiver with them.(f)
Such men will never be put to shame
when they speak with their enemies at the city gate.(g)
Chapter 128
Psalm 128
Blessings for Those Who Fear God
A song of ascents.
1 How happy is everyone who fears the
Lord
,
who walks in His ways!(a)
2 You will surely eat
what your hands have worked for.(b)
You will be happy,
and it will go well for you.(c)
3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house,
your sons, like young olive trees
around your table.(d)
4 In this very way
the man who fears the
Lord
will be blessed.(e)
5 May the
Lord
bless you from Zion,
so that you will see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life(f)
6 and will see your children's children!
Peace be with Israel.(g)
Chapter 129
Psalm 129
Protection of the Oppressed
A song of ascents.
1 Since my youth they have often attacked me—
let Israel say—
2 Since my youth they have often attacked me,
but they have not prevailed against me.(a)
3 Plowmen plowed over my back;
they made their furrows long.(b)
4 The
Lord
is righteous;
He has cut the ropes of the wicked.(c)
5 Let all who hate Zion
be driven back in disgrace.(d)
6 Let them be like grass on the rooftops,
which withers before it grows up[a](e)
7 and can't even fill the hands of the reaper
or the arms of the one who binds sheaves.(f)
8 Then none who pass by will say,
"May the
Lord
's blessing be on you."
We bless you in the name of Yahweh.(g)
Chapter 130
Psalm 130
Awaiting Redemption
A song of ascents.
1 Out of the depths I call to You, Yahweh!(a)
2 Lord, listen to my voice;
let Your ears be attentive
to my cry for help.(b)
3 Yahweh, if You considered sins,
Lord, who could stand?(c)
4 But with You there is forgiveness,
so that You may be revered.(d)
5 I wait for Yahweh; I wait
and put my hope in His word.(e)
6 I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen for the morning—
more than watchmen for the morning.(f)
7 Israel, put your hope in the
Lord
.(g)
For there is faithful love with the
Lord
,
and with Him is redemption in abundance.(h)
8 And He will redeem Israel
from all its sins.(i)
Chapter 131
Psalm 131
A Childlike Spirit
A Davidic song of ascents.
1
Lord
, my heart is not proud;
my eyes are not haughty.(a)
I do not get involved with things
too great or too difficult for me.(b)
2 Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself
like a little weaned child with its mother;
I am like a little child.(c)
3 Israel, put your hope in the
Lord
,
both now and forever.(d)
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