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Daily Bible Reading
November 1 - NT, Psalms & Proverbs
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Psalms 123-125
Chapter 123
Psalm 123
Looking for God's Favor
A song of ascents.
1 I lift my eyes to You,
the One enthroned in heaven.(a)
2 Like a servant's eyes on his master's hand,
like a servant girl's eyes on her mistress's hand,
so our eyes are on the
Lord
our God
until He shows us favor.(b)
3 Show us favor,
Lord
, show us favor,
for we've had more than enough contempt.(c)
4 We've had more than enough
scorn from the arrogant
and contempt from the proud.(d)
Chapter 124
Psalm 124
The Lord Is on Our Side
A Davidic song of ascents.
1 If the
Lord
had not been on our side—
let Israel say—
2 If the
Lord
had not been on our side(a)
when men attacked us,(b)
3 then they would have swallowed us alive
in their burning anger against us.(c)
4 Then the waters would have engulfed us;
the torrent would have swept over us;
5 the raging waters would have swept over us.(d)
6 Praise the
Lord
,
who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth.(e)
7 We have escaped like a bird from the hunter's net;
the net is torn, and we have escaped.(f)
8 Our help is in the name of Yahweh,
the Maker of heaven and earth.(g)
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)
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