Jul 9 - Psalms 144-148
Psalms
1Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;2he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.3O LORD, what is man that you regard him, or the son of man that you think of him?4Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.5Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down! Touch the mountains so that they smoke!6Flash forth the lightning and scatter them; send out your arrows and rout them!7Stretch out your hand from on high; rescue me and deliver me from the many waters, from the hand of foreigners,8whose mouths speak lies and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.9I will sing a new song to you, O God; upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to you,10who gives victory to kings, who rescues David his servant from the cruel sword.11Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, whose mouths speak lies and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.12May our sons in their youth be like plants full grown, our daughters like corner pillars cut for the structure of a palace;13may our granaries be full, providing all kinds of produce; may our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;14may our cattle be heavy with young, suffering no mishap or failure in bearing; may there be no cry of distress in our streets!15Blessed are the people to whom such blessings fall! Blessed are the people whose God is the LORD!
1I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.2Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever.3Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.4One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.5On the glorious splendor of your majesty, and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.6They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds, and I will declare your greatness.7They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.8The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.9The LORD is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.10All your works shall give thanks to you, O LORD, and all your saints shall bless you!11They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power,12to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations.[The LORD is faithful in all his words and kind in all his works.]14The LORD upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down.15The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season.16You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing.17The LORD is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works.18The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.19He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them.20The LORD preserves all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.21My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD, and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul!2I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.3Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.4When his breath departs he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,6who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever;7who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry.The LORD sets the prisoners free;8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.9The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.10The LORD will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD!
1Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel.3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.4He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.5Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.6The LORD lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground.7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre!8He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills.9He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry.10His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,11but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!13For he strengthens the bars of your gates; he blesses your children within you.14He makes peace in your borders; he fills you with the finest of the wheat.15He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.16He gives snow like wool; he scatters hoarfrost like ashes.17He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs; who can stand before his cold?18He sends out his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.19He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and rules to Israel.20He has not dealt thus with any other nation; they do not know his rules. Praise the LORD!
1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights!2Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts!3Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars!4Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens!5Let them praise the name of the LORD! For he commanded and they were created.6And he established them forever and ever; he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.7Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps,8fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word!9Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars!10Beasts and all livestock, creeping things and flying birds!11Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth!12Young men and maidens together, old men and children!13Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven.14He has raised up a horn for his people, praise for all his saints, for the people of Israel who are near to him. Praise the LORD!