Bible reading for the day: 136_05-May-16_Psa3-4_Psa12-13_Psa28_Psa55Psa 3:2 Many are saying of my soul, "There is no deliverance for him in God." Selah. Psa 3:3 But You, O Lord, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. Psa 3:4 I was crying to the Lord with my voice, And He answered me from His holy mountain. Selah. Psa 3:5 I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustains me. Psa 3:6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves against me round about. Psa 3:7 Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God! For You have smitten all my enemies on the cheek; You have shattered the teeth of the wicked. Psa 3:8 Salvation belongs to the Lord; Your blessing be upon Your people! Selah. -------- Psa 4:1 A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Be gracious to me and hear my prayer. Psa 4:2 O sons of men, how long will my honor become a reproach? How long will you love what is worthless and aim at deception? Selah. Psa 4:3 But know that the Lord has set apart the godly man for Himself; The Lord hears when I call to Him. Psa 4:4 Tremble, and do not sin; Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. Psa 4:5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And trust in the Lord. Psa 4:6 Many are saying, "Who will show us any good?" Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O Lord! Psa 4:7 You have put gladness in my heart, More than when their grain and new wine abound. Psa 4:8 In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O Lord, make me to dwell in safety. -------- Psa 12:1 Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. Psa 12:2 They speak falsehood to one another; With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak. Psa 12:3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks great things; Psa 12:4 Who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?" Psa 12:5 "Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise," says the Lord; "I will set him in the safety for which he longs." Psa 12:6 The words of the Lord are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times. Psa 12:7 You, O Lord, will keep them; You will preserve him from this generation forever. Psa 12:8 The wicked strut about on every side When vileness is exalted among the sons of men. -------- Psa 13:1 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? Psa 13:2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long will my enemy be exalted over me? Psa 13:3 Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death, Psa 13:4 And my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," And my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken. Psa 13:5 But I have trusted in Your lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. Psa 13:6 I will sing to the Lord, Because He has dealt bountifully with me. -------- Psa 28:1 To You, O Lord, I call; My rock, do not be deaf to me, For if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit. Psa 28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You for help, When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary. Psa 28:3 Do not drag me away with the wicked And with those who work iniquity, Who speak peace with their neighbors, While evil is in their hearts. Psa 28:4 Requite them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices; Requite them according to the deeds of their hands; Repay them their recompense. Psa 28:5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord Nor the deeds of His hands, He will tear them down and not build them up. Psa 28:6 Blessed be the Lord, Because He has heard the voice of my supplication. Psa 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I shall thank Him. Psa 28:8 The Lord is their strength, And He is a saving defense to His anointed. Psa 28:9 Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever. -------- Psa 55:1 Give ear to my prayer, O God; And do not hide Yourself from my supplication. Psa 55:2 Give heed to me and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted, Psa 55:3 Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the pressure of the wicked; For they bring down trouble upon me And in anger they bear a grudge against me. Psa 55:4 My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Psa 55:5 Fear and trembling come upon me, And horror has overwhelmed me. Psa 55:6 I said, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. Psa 55:7 "Behold, I would wander far away, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah. Psa 55:8 "I would hasten to my place of refuge From the stormy wind and tempest." Psa 55:9 Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongues, For I have seen violence and strife in the city. Psa 55:10 Day and night they go around her upon her walls, And iniquity and mischief are in her midst. Psa 55:11 Destruction is in her midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets. Psa 55:12 For it is not an enemy who reproaches me, Then I could bear it; Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me, Then I could hide myself from him. Psa 55:13 But it is you, a man my equal, My companion and my familiar friend; Psa 55:14 We who had sweet fellowship together Walked in the house of God in the throng. Psa 55:15 Let death come deceitfully upon them; Let them go down alive to Sheol, For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst. Psa 55:16 As for me, I shall call upon God, And the Lord will save me. Psa 55:17 Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and murmur, And He will hear my voice. Psa 55:18 He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle which is against me, For they are many who strive with me. Psa 55:19 God will hear and answer them-- Even the one who sits enthroned from of old-- Selah. With whom there is no change, And who do not fear God. Psa 55:20 He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has violated his covenant. Psa 55:21 His speech was smoother than butter, But his heart was war; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords. Psa 55:22 Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. Psa 55:23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
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