Today's prayer: Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.

Psalm 112

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Psalm 112 

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Praise the LORD.  Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.

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His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.

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Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

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Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. ^[3]

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Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice.

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Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever.

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He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

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His heart is secure, he will have no fear; in the end he will look in triumph on his foes.

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He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor, his righteousness endures forever; his horn ^[4] will be lifted high in honor.

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The wicked man will see and be vexed, he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.

 

Today's praises:Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might.

 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: Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob

 Psalm 114

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Psalm 114

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When Israel came out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,

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Judah became God's sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

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The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back;

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the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.

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Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,

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you mountains, that you skipped like rams, you hills, like lambs?

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Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

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who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water.

Today's prayer: Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me

 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: O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth

 Psalm 8

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Psalm 8 For the director of music. According to gittith. ^[1] A psalm of David.

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O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.

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From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise ^[2] because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.

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When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,

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what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?

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You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings ^[3] and crowned him with glory and honor.

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You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet:

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all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field,

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the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.

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O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Today's bible teaching:Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me

 Psalm 54

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Psalm 54 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil ^[1] of David. When the Ziphites had gone to Saul and said, "Is not David hiding among us?"

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Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might.

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Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.

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Strangers are attacking me; ruthless men seek my life-- men without regard for God. Selah

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Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.

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Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them.

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I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, O LORD, for it is good.

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For he has delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.

Today's prayer: Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.

 Psalm 5

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Psalm 5 For the director of music. For flutes. A psalm of David.

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Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my sighing.

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Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.

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In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.

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You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil; with you the wicked cannot dwell.

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The arrogant cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who do wrong.

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You destroy those who tell lies; bloodthirsty and deceitful men the LORD abhors.

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But I, by your great mercy, will come into your house; in reverence will I bow down toward your holy temple.

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Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies-- make straight your way before me.

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Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with destruction. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongue they speak deceit.

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Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.

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But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.

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For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.