Today's prayer: May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame

 Psalm 129

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Psalm 129 A song of ascents.

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They have greatly oppressed me from my youth-- let Israel say--

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they have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me.

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Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long.

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But the LORD is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.

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May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.

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May they be like grass on the roof, which withers before it can grow;

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with it the reaper cannot fill his hands, nor the one who gathers fill his arms.

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May those who pass by not say, "The blessing of the LORD be upon you; we bless you in the name of the LORD."

Today's praises: Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD.

 Psalm 134

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Psalm 134 A song of ascents.

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Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD.

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Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD.

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May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.

Today's prayer: Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come to you.

 Psalm 102

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Psalm 102 A prayer of an afflicted man. When he is faint and pours out his lament before the LORD.

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Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come to you.

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Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly.

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For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn like glowing embers.

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My heart is blighted and withered like grass; I forget to eat my food.

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Because of my loud groaning I am reduced to skin and bones.

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I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.

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I lie awake; I have become like a bird alone on a roof.

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All day long my enemies taunt me; those who rail against me use my name as a curse.

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For I eat ashes as my food and mingle my drink with tears

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because of your great wrath, for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.

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My days are like the evening shadow; I wither away like grass.

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But you, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations.

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You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come.

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For her stones are dear to your servants; her very dust moves them to pity.

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The nations will fear the name of the LORD, all the kings of the earth will revere your glory.

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For the LORD will rebuild Zion and appear in his glory.

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He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; he will not despise their plea.

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Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the LORD:

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"The LORD looked down from his sanctuary on high, from heaven he viewed the earth,

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to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death."

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So the name of the LORD will be declared in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem

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when the peoples and the kingdoms assemble to worship the LORD.

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In the course of my life ^[1] he broke my strength; he cut short my days.

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So I said: "Do not take me away, O my God, in the midst of my days; your years go on through all generations.

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In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

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They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded.

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But you remain the same, and your years will never end.

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The children of your servants will live in your presence; their descendants will be established before you."

Today's bible teaching: May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer

 Psalm 19

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Psalm 19 For the director of music. A psalm of David.

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The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

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Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.

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There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. ^[1]

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Their voice ^[2] goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun,

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which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.

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It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat.

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The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.

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The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.

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The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD are sure and altogether righteous.

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They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.

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By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.

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Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults.

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Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression.

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May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Today's praises: Praise the LORD. Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

 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 praises: Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs

 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: Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers

 Psalm 1

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Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.

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But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

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He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

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Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

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Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

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For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.