the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading
October 31 - Different Topics
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Psalms 125-127
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)
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