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July 23 - Straight Thru the Bible
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Psalms 141:1-145:7
Chapter 141
Psalm 141
Protection from Sin and Sinners
A Davidic psalm.
1
Lord
, I call on You; hurry to help me.
Listen to my voice when I call on You.(a)
2 May my prayer be set before You as incense,(b)
the raising of my hands as the evening offering.(c)
3
Lord
, set up a guard for my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips.(d)
4 Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing
or perform wicked acts
with men who commit sin.
Do not let me feast on their delicacies.(e)
5 Let the righteous one strike me—
it is an act of faithful love;
let him rebuke me—
it is oil for my head;
let me[a] not refuse it.(f)
Even now my prayer is against
the evil acts of the wicked.[b](g)
6 When their rulers[c] will be thrown off
the sides of a cliff,
the people[d] will listen to my words,
for they are pleasing.(h)
7 As when one plows and breaks up the soil,
turning up rocks,
so our[e] bones have been scattered
at the mouth of Sheol.(i)
8 But my eyes look to You, Lord
God
.
I seek refuge in You; do not let me die.[f](j)
9 Protect me from[g] the trap they have set for me,
and from the snares of evildoers.(k)
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I pass by safely.(l)
Chapter 142
Psalm 142
A Cry of Distress
A Davidic Maskil. When he was in the cave.(a) A prayer.
1 I cry aloud to the
Lord
;(b)
I plead aloud to the
Lord
for mercy.(c)
2 I pour out my complaint before Him;
I reveal my trouble to Him.(d)
3 Although my spirit is weak within me,
You know my way.(e)
Along this path I travel
they have hidden a trap for me.(f)
4 Look to the right and see:[a]
no one stands up for me;
there is no refuge for me;
no one cares about me.(g)
5 I cry to You,
Lord
;
I say, "You are my shelter,
my portion in the land of the living."(h)
6 Listen to my cry,
for I am very weak.(i)
Rescue me from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong for me.(j)
7 Free me from prison
so that I can praise Your name.
The righteous will gather around me
because You deal generously with me.(k)
Chapter 143
Psalm 143
A Cry for Help
A Davidic psalm.
1
Lord
, hear my prayer.
In Your faithfulness listen to my plea,
and in Your righteousness answer me.(a)
2 Do not bring Your servant into judgment,(b)
for no one alive is righteous in Your sight.(c)
3 For the enemy has pursued me,
crushing me to the ground,
making me live in darkness
like those long dead.(d)
4 My spirit is weak within me;
my heart is overcome with dismay.(e)
5 I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all You have done;
I reflect on the work of Your hands.(f)
6 I spread out my hands to You;
I am like parched land before You.(g)
7 Answer me quickly,
Lord
;
my spirit fails.(h)
Don't hide Your face from me,
or I will be like those
going down to the Pit.(i)
8 Let me experience
Your faithful love in the morning,
for I trust in You.(j)
Reveal to me the way I should go
because I long for You.(k)
9 Rescue me from my enemies,
Lord
;
I come to You for protection.[a](l)
10 Teach me to do Your will,
for You are my God.(m)
May Your gracious Spirit
lead me on level ground.(n)
11 Because of Your name, Yahweh,
let me live.
In Your righteousness deliver me from trouble,(o)
12 and in Your faithful love destroy my enemies.
Wipe out all those who attack me,
for I am Your servant.(p)
Chapter 144
Psalm 144
A King's Prayer
Davidic.
1 May the
Lord
, my rock, be praised,(a)
who trains my hands for battle
and my fingers for warfare.(b)
2 He is my faithful love and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer.
He is my shield,(c) and I take refuge in Him;(d)
He subdues my people[a] under me.(e)
3
Lord
, what is man, that You care for him,
the son of man, that You think of him?(f)
4 Man is like a breath;
his days are like a passing shadow.(g)
5
Lord
, part Your heavens and come down.(h)
Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.(i)
6 Flash Your lightning and scatter the foe;[b]
shoot Your arrows and rout them.(j)
7 Reach down[c] from heaven;(k)
rescue me from deep water, and set me free
from the grasp of foreigners(l)
8 whose mouths speak lies,
whose right hands are deceptive.(m)
9 God, I will sing a new song to You;
I will play on a ten-stringed harp for You(n)—
10 the One who gives victory to kings,
who frees His servant David
from the deadly sword.(o)
11 Set me free and rescue me
from the grasp of foreigners(p)
whose mouths speak lies,
whose right hands are deceptive.(q)
12 Then our sons will be like plants
nurtured in their youth,
our daughters, like corner pillars
that are carved in the palace style.(r)
13 Our storehouses will be full,
supplying all kinds of produce;(s)
our flocks will increase by thousands
and tens of thousands in our open fields.(t)
14 Our cattle will be well fed.[d]
There will be no breach in the walls,
no going into captivity,[e]
and no cry of lament in our public squares.(u)
15 Happy are the people with such blessings.
Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.(v)
Chapter 145
Psalm 145
Praising God's Greatness
A Davidic hymn.
1 I[a] exalt You, my God the King,
and praise Your name forever and ever.(a)
2 I will praise You every day;
I will honor Your name forever and ever.(b)
3 Yahweh is great and is highly praised;(c)
His greatness is unsearchable.(d)
4 One generation will declare Your works to the next
and will proclaim Your mighty acts.(e)
5 I[b] will speak of Your splendor and glorious majesty
and[c] Your wonderful works.(f)
6 They will proclaim the power of Your awe-inspiring acts,
and I will declare Your greatness.[d](g)
7 They will give a testimony of Your great goodness
and will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.(h)
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