Today's praises: Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth

Psalm 100

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Psalm 100 A psalm. For giving thanks.

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Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.

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Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.

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Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his ^[1] ; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

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Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

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For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

 

Today's bible teaching: He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children

 Psalm 113

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Psalm 113

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Praise the LORD. Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

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Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore.

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From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.

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The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens.

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Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high,

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who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?

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He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;

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he seats them with princes, with the princes of their people.

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He settles the barren woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.

Today's bible teaching: Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed; for you will make them turn their backs when you aim at them with drawn bow

 Psalm 21

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Psalm 21 For the director of music. A psalm of David.

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O LORD, the king rejoices in your strength. How great is his joy in the victories you give!

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You have granted him the desire of his heart and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

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You welcomed him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.

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He asked you for life, and you gave it to him-- length of days, for ever and ever.

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Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.

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Surely you have granted him eternal blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.

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For the king trusts in the LORD; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.

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Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies; your right hand will seize your foes.

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At the time of your appearing you will make them like a fiery furnace. In his wrath the LORD will swallow them up, and his fire will consume them.

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You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from mankind.

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Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed;

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for you will make them turn their backs when you aim at them with drawn bow.

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Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might.

Today's bible teaching: You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge

 Psalm 14

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Psalm 14 For the director of music. Of David.

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The fool ^[1] says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.

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The LORD looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.

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All have turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.

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Will evildoers never learn-- those who devour my people as men eat bread and who do not call on the LORD?

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There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous.

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You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.

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Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

Today's bible teaching: Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name

 Psalm 97

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Psalm 97

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The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice.

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Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

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Fire goes before him and consumes his foes on every side.

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His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles.

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The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.

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The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.

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All who worship images are put to shame, those who boast in idols-- worship him, all you gods!

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Zion hears and rejoices and the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments, O LORD.

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For you, O LORD, are the Most High over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.

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Let those who love the LORD hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

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Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.

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Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name.

Today's bible teaching: The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God

 Psalm 92

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Psalm 92 A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.

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It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High,

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to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night,

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to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.

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For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD; I sing for joy at the works of your hands.

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How great are your works, O LORD, how profound your thoughts!

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The senseless man does not know, fools do not understand,

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that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.

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But you, O LORD, are exalted forever.

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For surely your enemies, O LORD, surely your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

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You have exalted my horn ^[1] like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been poured upon me.

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My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries; my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.

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The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;

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planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.

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They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green,

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proclaiming, "The LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him."

Today's bible teaching: Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall

 Psalm 55

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Psalm 55 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil ^[1] of David.

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Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;

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hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught

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at the voice of the enemy, at the stares of the wicked; for they bring down suffering upon me and revile me in their anger.

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My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death assail me.

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Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.

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I said, "Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest--

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I would flee far away and stay in the desert; Selah

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I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm."

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Confuse the wicked, O Lord, confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

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Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.

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Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.

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If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were raising himself against me, I could hide from him.

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But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,

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with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship as we walked with the throng at the house of God.

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Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the grave, ^[2] for evil finds lodging among them.

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But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.

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Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.

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He ransoms me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.

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God, who is enthroned forever, will hear them and afflict them-- Selah men who never change their ways and have no fear of God.

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My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

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His speech is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.

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Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.

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But you, O God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful men will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.