Sept.
13
Psalms
64-67
Psa
64:1 Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear
of the enemy.
Psa
64:2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd
of the ones doing evil;
Psa
64:3 who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows,
deadly words,
Psa
64:4 to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly
and fearlessly.
Psa
64:5 They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying
snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"
Psa
64:6 They plot injustice, saying, "We have made a perfect
plan!" Surely man's mind and heart are cunning.
Psa
64:7 But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down
with an arrow.
Psa
64:8 Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake
their heads.
Psa
64:9 All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of
God, and shall wisely ponder what he has done.
Psa
64:10 The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, and shall take refuge
in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him!
Psa
65:1 Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. To you shall vows be
performed.
Psa
65:2 You who hear prayer, to you all men will come.
Psa
65:3 Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions.
Psa
65:4 Blessed is one whom you choose, and cause to come near, that he
may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your
house, your holy temple.
Psa
65:5 By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our
salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of
those who are far away on the sea;
Psa
65:6 Who by his power forms the mountains, having armed yourself
with strength;
Psa
65:7 who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves,
and the turmoil of the nations.
Psa
65:8 They also who dwell in faraway places are afraid at your
wonders. You call the morning's dawn and the evening with songs of
joy.
Psa
65:9 You visit the earth, and water it. You greatly enrich it. The
river of God is full of water. You provide them grain, for so you
have ordained it.
Psa
65:10 You drench its furrows. You level its ridges. You soften it
with showers. You bless it with a crop.
Psa
65:11 You crown the year with your bounty. Your carts overflow with
abundance.
Psa
65:12 The wilderness grasslands overflow. The hills are clothed with
gladness.
Psa
65:13 The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys also are
clothed with grain. They shout for joy! They also sing.
Psa
66:1 Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
Psa
66:2 Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!
Psa
66:3 Tell God, "How awesome are your deeds! Through the
greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
Psa
66:4 All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will
sing to your name." Selah.
Psa
66:5 Come, and see God's deeds-- awesome work on behalf of the
children of men.
Psa
66:6 He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on
foot. There, we rejoiced in him.
Psa
66:7 He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations.
Don't let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah.
Psa
66:8 Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise
heard,
Psa
66:9 who preserves our life among the living, and doesn't allow our
feet to be moved.
Psa
66:10 For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver
is refined.
Psa
66:11 You brought us into prison. You laid a burden on our backs.
Psa
66:12 You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire
and through water, but you brought us to the place of abundance.
Psa
66:13 I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay
my vows to you,
Psa
66:14 which my lips promised, and my mouth spoke, when I was in
distress.
Psa
66:15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the
offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. Selah.
Psa
66:16 Come, and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he
has done for my soul.
Psa
66:17 I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.
Psa
66:18 If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn't have
listened.
Psa
66:19 But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice
of my prayer.
Psa
66:20 Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his
loving kindness from me.
Psa
67:1 May God be merciful to us, bless us, and cause his face to
shine on us. Selah.
Psa
67:2 That your way may be known on earth, and your salvation among
all nations,
Psa
67:3 let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise
you.
Psa
67:4 Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you will judge
the peoples with equity, and govern the nations on earth. Selah.
Psa
67:5 Let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise
you.
Psa
67:6 The earth has yielded its increase. God, even our own God, will
bless us.
Psa
67:7 God will bless us. All the ends of the earth shall fear him.