Bible Reading Plan

¹ Now praise the Lord ,
all you servants of the Lord
who stand in the Lord 's house at night!^(a)
2 Lift up your hands in the holy place
and praise the Lord !^(b)

³ May the Lord ,
Maker of heaven and earth,
bless you from Zion.^(c)

¹ Hallelujah!
Praise the name of Yahweh.
Give praise, you servants of Yahweh^(a)
2 who stand in the house of Yahweh,
in the courts of the house of our God.^(b)
3 Praise Yahweh, for Yahweh is good;
sing praise to His name, for it is delightful.^(c)
4 For Yahweh has chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel as His treasured possession.^(d)

⁵ For I know that Yahweh is great;
our Lord is greater than all gods.^(e)
6 Yahweh does whatever He pleases
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and all the depths.^(f)
7 He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain
and brings the wind from His storehouses.^(g)

⁸ He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,
both man and beast.^(h)
9 He sent signs and wonders against you, Egypt,
against Pharaoh and all his officials.^(i)
10 He struck down many nations
and slaughtered mighty kings:^(j)
11 Sihon king of the Amorites,
Og king of Bashan,
and all the kings of Canaan.^(k)
12 He gave their land as an inheritance,
an inheritance to His people Israel.^(l)

¹³ Yahweh, Your name endures forever,
Your reputation, Yahweh,
through all generations.^(m)
14 For Yahweh will vindicate His people
and have compassion on His servants.⁽ⁿ⁾

¹⁵ The idols of the nations are of silver and gold,
made by human hands.^(o)
16 They have mouths but cannot speak,^(p)
eyes, but cannot see.
¹⁷ They have ears but cannot hear;
indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.^(q)
18 Those who make them are just like them,
as are all who trust in them.^(r)

¹⁹ House of Israel, praise Yahweh!^(s)
House of Aaron, praise Yahweh!^(t)
20 House of Levi, praise Yahweh!
You who revere the Lord , praise the Lord !^(u)
21 May the Lord be praised from Zion;^(v)
He dwells in Jerusalem.^(w)
Hallelujah!

¹ Give thanks to the Lord , for He is good.^(a)
         His love is eternal.
² Give thanks to the God of gods.
         His love is eternal.
³ Give thanks to the Lord of lords.^(b)
         His love is eternal.
⁴ He alone does great wonders.^(c)
         His love is eternal.
⁵ He made the heavens skillfully.^(d)
         His love is eternal.
⁶ He spread the land on the waters.^(e)
         His love is eternal.
⁷ He made the great lights:^(f)
         His love is eternal.
⁸ the sun to rule by day,
         His love is eternal.
⁹ the moon and stars to rule by night.^(g)
         His love is eternal.
¹⁰ He struck the firstborn of the Egyptians^(h)
         His love is eternal.
¹¹ and brought Israel out from among them
         His love is eternal.
¹² with a strong hand and outstretched arm.⁽ⁱ⁾
         His love is eternal.
¹³ He divided the Red Sea^(j)
         His love is eternal.
¹⁴ and led Israel through,^(k)
         His love is eternal.
¹⁵ but hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea.^(l)
         His love is eternal.
¹⁶ He led His people in the wilderness.^(m)
         His love is eternal.
¹⁷ He struck down great kings
         His love is eternal.
¹⁸ and slaughtered famous kings—
         His love is eternal.
¹⁹ Sihon king of the Amorites
         His love is eternal.
²⁰ and Og king of Bashan—
         His love is eternal.
²¹ and gave their land as an inheritance,
         His love is eternal.
²² an inheritance to Israel His servant.⁽ⁿ⁾
         His love is eternal.
²³ He remembered us in our humiliation^(o)
         His love is eternal.
²⁴ and rescued us from our foes.^(p)
         His love is eternal.
²⁵ He gives food to every creature.^(q)
         His love is eternal.
²⁶ Give thanks to the God of heaven!^(r)
         His love is eternal.

¹ By the rivers of Babylon—
there we sat down and wept
when we remembered Zion.^(a)
2 There we hung up our lyres
on the poplar trees,^(b)
3 for our captors there asked us for songs,
and our tormentors, for rejoicing:
"Sing us one of the songs of Zion."^(c)

⁴ How can we sing the Lord 's song
on foreign soil?^(d)
5 If I forget you, Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.^(e)
6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!^(f)

⁷ Remember, Lord , what the Edomites said
that day^[a] at Jerusalem:
"Destroy it! Destroy it
down to its foundations!"^(g)
8 Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,
happy is the one who pays you back
what you have done to us.^(h)
9 Happy is he who takes your little ones
and dashes them against the rocks.⁽ⁱ⁾

¹ I will give You thanks with all my heart;^(a)
I will sing Your praise before the heavenly beings.^[a](b)
2 I will bow down toward Your holy temple
and give thanks to Your name
for Your constant love and truth.
You have exalted Your name
and Your promise above everything else.^(c)
3 On the day I called, You answered me;
You increased strength within me.^[b](d)

⁴ All the kings on earth will give You thanks, Lord ,
when they hear what You have promised.^[c](e)
5 They will sing of the Lord 's ways,
for the Lord 's glory is great.^(f)
6 Though the Lord is exalted,
He takes note of the humble;
but He knows the haughty from a distance.^(g)

⁷ If I walk into the thick of danger,
You will preserve my life
from the anger of my enemies.^(h)
You will extend Your hand;
Your right hand will save me.^(i)
8 The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me.^(j)
Lord , Your love is eternal;
do not abandon the work of Your hands.^(k)

¹  Lord , You have searched me and known me.^(a)
2 You know when I sit down and when I stand up;
You understand my thoughts from far away.^(b)
3 You observe my travels and my rest;
You are aware of all my ways.^(c)
4 Before a word is on my tongue,
You know all about it, Lord .^(d)
5 You have encircled me;
You have placed Your hand on me.^(e)
6 This extraordinary knowledge is beyond me.
It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.^(f)

⁷ Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence?^(g)
8 If I go up to heaven, You are there;^(h)
if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.^(i)
9 If I live at the eastern horizon
or settle at the western limits,^[a]
10 even there Your hand will lead me;
Your right hand will hold on to me.^(j)
11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me,
and the light around me will be night"^(k)—
¹² even the darkness is not dark to You.
The night shines like the day;
darkness and light are alike to You.^(l)

¹³ For it was You who created my inward parts;^[b]
You knit me together in my mother's womb.^(m)
14 I will praise You
because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made.^[c][d]
Your works are wonderful,
and I know this very well.^(n)
15 My bones were not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
when I was formed in the depths of the earth.^(o)
16 Your eyes saw me when I was formless;
all my days were written in Your book and planned
before a single one of them began.^(p)

¹⁷ God, how difficult^[e] Your thoughts are
for me to comprehend;
how vast their sum is!
¹⁸ If I counted them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand;^(q)
when I wake up,^[f] I am still with You.^(r)

¹⁹ God, if only You would kill the wicked—
you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me^(s)—
²⁰ who invoke You deceitfully.
Your enemies swear by You falsely.^(t)
21  Lord , don't I hate those who hate You,
and detest those who rebel against You?
²² I hate them with extreme hatred;
I consider them my enemies.^(u)

²³ Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my concerns.^(v)
24 See if there is any offensive^[g] way in me;
lead me in the everlasting way.^(w)