WEBVTT NOTE This file was generated by Descript 00:00:00.030 --> 00:00:02.870 Henry: Welcome To Immerse: The Daily Bible Reading Experience. 00:00:02.980 --> 00:00:04.390 Day two hundred and eighty six. 00:00:05.010 --> 00:00:11.130 Psalm seven, a Psalm of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning 00:00:11.135 --> 00:00:13.050 kush of the tribe of Benjamin. 00:00:14.100 --> 00:00:16.440 I come to you for protection. 00:00:16.620 --> 00:00:17.850 Oh Lord my God. 00:00:18.420 --> 00:00:20.550 Save me from my persecutes. 00:00:20.760 --> 00:00:23.130 Rescue me if you don't. 00:00:23.400 --> 00:00:28.470 They will ma me like a lion tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me. 00:00:29.310 --> 00:00:36.150 Oh Lord, my God, if I have done wrong or am guilty of injustice, if I have betrayed 00:00:36.150 --> 00:00:41.130 a friend or plundered my enemy without cause, then let my enemies capture me. 00:00:41.910 --> 00:00:44.010 Let them trample me into the ground. 00:00:44.010 --> 00:00:48.000 And drag my honor in the dust interlude. 00:00:49.020 --> 00:00:51.480 Arise, oh Lord, in anger. 00:00:51.960 --> 00:00:54.750 Stand up against the fury of my enemies. 00:00:55.455 --> 00:00:58.455 Wake up, my God, and bring justice. 00:00:58.965 --> 00:01:00.945 Gather the nations before you. 00:01:01.275 --> 00:01:03.165 Rule over them from on high. 00:01:03.885 --> 00:01:08.205 The Lord judges the nations declare me righteous, oh Lord, 00:01:08.415 --> 00:01:10.815 for I am innocent, almost high. 00:01:11.415 --> 00:01:13.695 And the evil of those who are wicked. 00:01:14.025 --> 00:01:16.905 And defend the righteous for you. 00:01:16.910 --> 00:01:20.535 Look deep within the mind and heart, all righteous God. 00:01:21.615 --> 00:01:26.325 God is my shield saving those whose hearts are true and right. 00:01:26.955 --> 00:01:28.605 God is an honest judge. 00:01:28.875 --> 00:01:30.405 He is angry with the wicked. 00:01:30.405 --> 00:01:36.225 Every day, if a person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword. 00:01:36.615 --> 00:01:38.955 He will bend and string his bow. 00:01:39.405 --> 00:01:43.695 He will prepare his deadly weapons and shoot his flaming arrows. 00:01:44.835 --> 00:01:46.725 The wicked conceive evil. 00:01:47.055 --> 00:01:50.535 They are pregnant with trouble and give birth to lies. 00:01:51.315 --> 00:01:56.055 They dig a deep pit to trap others then fall into it themselves. 00:01:56.655 --> 00:01:59.775 The trouble they make for others backfires on them. 00:02:00.345 --> 00:02:03.375 The violence they plan falls on their own heads. 00:02:04.425 --> 00:02:09.675 I will thank the Lord because he is just, I will sing praise to 00:02:09.680 --> 00:02:11.805 the name of the Lord most high, 00:02:14.385 --> 00:02:18.225 Psalm eight for the choir director. 00:02:18.615 --> 00:02:22.395 A Psalm of David to be accompanied by a stringed instrument. 00:02:23.505 --> 00:02:28.995 Oh Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth. 00:02:29.535 --> 00:02:31.905 Your glory is higher than the heavens. 00:02:32.565 --> 00:02:37.425 You have taught children and infants to tell of your strength, silencing 00:02:37.425 --> 00:02:39.645 your enemies, and all who oppose you. 00:02:40.695 --> 00:02:44.955 When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers, the 00:02:44.955 --> 00:02:47.265 moon and the stars you set in place. 00:02:48.015 --> 00:02:52.485 What are mere mortals that you should think about them human beings, 00:02:52.485 --> 00:02:53.865 that you should care for them. 00:02:54.555 --> 00:03:00.405 Yet you made them only a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor. 00:03:01.365 --> 00:03:05.385 You gave them charge of everything you made, putting all things under their 00:03:05.385 --> 00:03:10.755 authority, the flocks and the herds, and all the wild animals, the birds 00:03:10.755 --> 00:03:16.665 in the sky, the fish in the sea, and everything that swims the ocean currents. 00:03:17.775 --> 00:03:19.905 Oh Lord, our Lord. 00:03:20.325 --> 00:03:23.055 Your majestic name fills the earth. 00:03:25.605 --> 00:03:32.385 Psalm nine for the choir director, a Psalm of David to be sung 00:03:32.385 --> 00:03:34.575 to the tune Death of the Sun. 00:03:35.625 --> 00:03:39.585 I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart. 00:03:40.065 --> 00:03:43.245 I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. 00:03:43.905 --> 00:03:46.095 I will be filled with joy because of you. 00:03:47.100 --> 00:03:49.230 I will sing praises to your name. 00:03:49.260 --> 00:03:50.340 Almost high. 00:03:51.510 --> 00:03:53.250 My enemies retreated. 00:03:53.730 --> 00:03:56.370 They staggered and died when you appeared. 00:03:56.970 --> 00:04:00.750 For you have judged in my favor from your throne. 00:04:00.755 --> 00:04:02.580 You have judged with fairness. 00:04:03.360 --> 00:04:06.690 You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked. 00:04:07.320 --> 00:04:09.870 You have erased their names forever. 00:04:10.500 --> 00:04:13.500 The enemy is finished in endless ruins. 00:04:14.160 --> 00:04:19.800 The cities you uprooted are now forgotten, but the Lord reigns forever 00:04:19.950 --> 00:04:22.350 executing judgment from his throne. 00:04:22.890 --> 00:04:27.840 He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness. 00:04:28.500 --> 00:04:33.060 The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. 00:04:33.900 --> 00:04:37.380 Those who know your name trust in you for you. 00:04:37.380 --> 00:04:38.010 Oh Lord. 00:04:38.220 --> 00:04:40.320 Do not abandon those who search for you. 00:04:41.610 --> 00:04:45.300 Sing praises to the Lord who reigns in Jerusalem. 00:04:45.900 --> 00:04:48.960 Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds. 00:04:49.590 --> 00:04:52.740 For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. 00:04:53.280 --> 00:04:55.890 He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer. 00:04:57.060 --> 00:04:59.490 Lord I have mercy on me. 00:05:00.150 --> 00:05:02.520 See how my enemies torment me? 00:05:03.000 --> 00:05:05.310 Snatch me back from the jaws of death. 00:05:05.700 --> 00:05:09.720 Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem's Gates. 00:05:10.575 --> 00:05:13.305 So I can rejoice that you have rescued me. 00:05:14.325 --> 00:05:16.215 The nations have fallen into the pit. 00:05:16.245 --> 00:05:17.505 They dug for others. 00:05:18.195 --> 00:05:21.075 Their own feet have been caught in the trap. 00:05:21.075 --> 00:05:21.675 They set. 00:05:22.545 --> 00:05:24.795 The Lord is known for his justice. 00:05:25.335 --> 00:05:27.975 The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. 00:05:29.055 --> 00:05:33.645 Quiet, interlude, the wicked will go down to the grave. 00:05:34.425 --> 00:05:37.605 This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God. 00:05:38.265 --> 00:05:40.965 But the needy will not be ignored forever. 00:05:41.445 --> 00:05:44.295 The hopes of the poor will not always be crushed. 00:05:45.015 --> 00:05:46.335 Arise, oh Lord. 00:05:46.635 --> 00:05:49.395 Do not let mere mortals defy you. 00:05:50.025 --> 00:05:53.805 Judge the nations make them tremble in fear. 00:05:53.810 --> 00:05:59.955 Oh Lord, let the nations know they are merely human interlude. 00:06:02.535 --> 00:06:05.925 Psalm 10, oh Lord. 00:06:06.690 --> 00:06:09.060 Why do you stand so far away? 00:06:09.870 --> 00:06:12.030 Why do you hide when I am in trouble? 00:06:12.990 --> 00:06:17.310 The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor, let them be caught in 00:06:17.315 --> 00:06:22.140 the evil they plan for others, for They brag about their evil desires. 00:06:22.620 --> 00:06:28.980 They praise the greedy and curse the Lord The wicked are too proud to seek God. 00:06:29.550 --> 00:06:35.880 They seem to think that God is dead, yet they succeed in everything they do. 00:06:36.990 --> 00:06:39.840 They do not see your punishment awaiting them. 00:06:40.230 --> 00:06:42.030 They sneer at all their enemies. 00:06:42.630 --> 00:06:45.870 They think nothing bad will ever happen to us. 00:06:46.110 --> 00:06:48.180 We will be free of trouble forever. 00:06:49.320 --> 00:06:53.130 Their mouths are full of cursing lies and threats. 00:06:53.940 --> 00:06:56.700 Trouble and evil are on the tips of their tongues. 00:06:57.300 --> 00:07:01.860 They lurk in ambush in the villages waiting to murder innocent people. 00:07:02.610 --> 00:07:05.130 They are always searching for helpless victims. 00:07:05.790 --> 00:07:07.950 Like lions crouched in hiding. 00:07:08.340 --> 00:07:12.810 They wait to pounce on the helpless like hunters, they capture the 00:07:12.810 --> 00:07:17.970 helpless and drag them away in nets, their helpless victims are crushed. 00:07:18.480 --> 00:07:20.610 They fall beneath the strength of the wicked. 00:07:21.510 --> 00:07:24.090 The wicked think God isn't watching us. 00:07:24.300 --> 00:07:29.400 He has closed his eyes and won't even see what we do arise. 00:07:29.400 --> 00:07:30.060 Oh Lord. 00:07:30.690 --> 00:07:31.920 Punish the wicked. 00:07:31.925 --> 00:07:32.640 Oh God. 00:07:32.880 --> 00:07:34.530 Do not ignore the helpless. 00:07:35.235 --> 00:07:37.635 Why do the wicked get away with despising? 00:07:37.635 --> 00:07:38.175 God? 00:07:38.835 --> 00:07:42.105 They think God will never call us to account. 00:07:42.705 --> 00:07:47.505 But you see the trouble and grief they cause You take note of it and punish them. 00:07:48.285 --> 00:07:50.355 The helpless put their trust in you. 00:07:50.895 --> 00:07:52.605 You defend the orphans. 00:07:53.775 --> 00:07:56.925 Break the arms of these wicked evil people. 00:07:57.435 --> 00:08:00.255 Go after them until the last one is destroyed. 00:08:01.005 --> 00:08:03.945 The Lord is king forever and ever. 00:08:04.635 --> 00:08:07.335 The Godless nations will vanish from the land. 00:08:07.665 --> 00:08:10.335 Lord, you know the hopes of the helpless. 00:08:10.845 --> 00:08:13.995 Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them. 00:08:14.865 --> 00:08:19.155 You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed so mere 00:08:19.155 --> 00:08:21.555 people can no longer terrify them. 00:08:24.195 --> 00:08:30.075 Psalm 11 for the choir Director, a Psalm of David. 00:08:31.065 --> 00:08:33.405 I trust in the Lord for protection. 00:08:33.945 --> 00:08:38.925 So why do you say to me, fly like a bird to the mountains for safety? 00:08:39.375 --> 00:08:43.545 The wicked are stringing their bows and fitting their arrows on the bow strings. 00:08:43.815 --> 00:08:46.875 They shoot from the shadows at those whose hearts are right. 00:08:47.295 --> 00:08:50.235 The foundations of law and order have collapsed. 00:08:50.745 --> 00:08:52.305 What can the righteous do? 00:08:53.265 --> 00:08:55.365 But the Lord is in his holy temple. 00:08:56.115 --> 00:08:58.305 The Lord still rules from heaven. 00:08:59.070 --> 00:09:03.660 He watches everyone closely examining every person on earth. 00:09:04.410 --> 00:09:07.770 The Lord examines both the righteous and the wicked. 00:09:08.400 --> 00:09:10.590 He hates those who love violence. 00:09:11.310 --> 00:09:15.750 He will reign down, blazing coals, and burning sulfur on the wicked, 00:09:16.140 --> 00:09:18.360 punishing them with scorching winds. 00:09:19.170 --> 00:09:21.840 For the righteous, Lord loves justice. 00:09:22.680 --> 00:09:24.750 The virtuous will see his face. 00:09:27.270 --> 00:09:27.900 Psalm 12. 00:09:29.790 --> 00:09:34.290 For the choir director, a Psalm of David to be accompanied by 00:09:34.290 --> 00:09:35.850 an eight stringed instrument. 00:09:36.930 --> 00:09:38.280 Help oh Lord. 00:09:38.880 --> 00:09:41.520 For the Godly are fast disappearing. 00:09:42.150 --> 00:09:44.280 The faithful have vanished from the earth. 00:09:44.970 --> 00:09:49.860 Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts. 00:09:50.460 --> 00:09:55.020 May the Lord cut off their flattering lips and silence their boastful tongues. 00:09:55.710 --> 00:09:59.100 They say we will lie to our heart's content. 00:09:59.460 --> 00:10:00.960 Our lips are our own. 00:10:01.200 --> 00:10:02.460 Who can stop us? 00:10:03.540 --> 00:10:04.740 The Lord replies. 00:10:05.490 --> 00:10:11.400 I have seen violence done to the helpless and I have heard the groans of the poor. 00:10:12.120 --> 00:10:16.500 Now I will rise up to rescue them as they have longed for me to do. 00:10:17.400 --> 00:10:22.650 The Lord's promises are pure like silver, refined in a furnace, 00:10:22.740 --> 00:10:24.690 purified seven times over. 00:10:25.350 --> 00:10:30.180 Therefore, Lord, we know you will protect the oppressed, preserving them 00:10:30.180 --> 00:10:35.880 forever from this lying generation, even though the wicked strut about and 00:10:35.880 --> 00:10:38.130 evil is praised throughout the land. 00:10:40.680 --> 00:10:48.360 Psalm 13 for the choir director, a Psalm of David, oh Lord, 00:10:48.840 --> 00:10:50.640 how long will you forget me? 00:10:51.030 --> 00:10:51.720 Forever. 00:10:52.410 --> 00:10:54.390 How long will you look the other way? 00:10:55.110 --> 00:10:58.830 How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with 00:10:58.830 --> 00:11:00.990 sorrow in my heart every day? 00:11:01.710 --> 00:11:07.380 How long will my enemy have the upper hand turn and answer me, 00:11:07.650 --> 00:11:12.540 oh Lord, my God, restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die. 00:11:13.290 --> 00:11:17.160 Don't let my enemies gloat saying we have defeated him. 00:11:17.730 --> 00:11:19.890 Don't let them rejoice at my downfall. 00:11:20.910 --> 00:11:23.400 But I trust in your unfailing love. 00:11:23.850 --> 00:11:26.670 I will rejoice because you have rescued me. 00:11:27.330 --> 00:11:30.750 I will sing to the Lord because he is good to me. 00:11:33.300 --> 00:11:37.290 Psalm 14 for the choir director. 00:11:37.590 --> 00:11:38.700 A Psalm of David. 00:11:39.660 --> 00:11:43.080 Only fools say in their hearts there is no God. 00:11:43.620 --> 00:11:46.320 They are corrupt and their actions are evil. 00:11:46.740 --> 00:11:48.240 Not one of them does good. 00:11:48.990 --> 00:11:52.410 The Lord looks down from heaven on the entire human race. 00:11:52.740 --> 00:11:57.840 He looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God. 00:11:58.470 --> 00:12:01.170 But no, all have turned away. 00:12:01.710 --> 00:12:03.480 All have become corrupt. 00:12:04.050 --> 00:12:07.170 Not one does good, not a single one. 00:12:08.340 --> 00:12:10.860 Will those who do evil never learn? 00:12:11.400 --> 00:12:12.150 They eat up. 00:12:12.150 --> 00:12:16.200 My people like bread and wouldn't think of praying to the Lord. 00:12:16.875 --> 00:12:21.135 Terror will grip them for God is with those who obey him. 00:12:21.885 --> 00:12:25.695 The wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the Lord will 00:12:25.695 --> 00:12:31.455 protect his people who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel. 00:12:32.265 --> 00:12:35.895 When the Lord restores his people, Jacob will shout with 00:12:35.895 --> 00:12:38.295 joy and Israel will rejoice. 00:12:40.845 --> 00:12:44.895 Psalm 15, a Psalm of David. 00:12:45.915 --> 00:12:50.265 Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord, who may enter 00:12:50.270 --> 00:12:52.425 your presence on your Holy Hill? 00:12:53.205 --> 00:12:56.355 Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right. 00:12:56.625 --> 00:13:01.575 Speaking the truth from sincere hearts, those who refuse to gossip 00:13:01.845 --> 00:13:06.345 or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends, those who 00:13:06.345 --> 00:13:11.805 despise flagrant sinners and honor the faithful followers of the Lord and 00:13:11.810 --> 00:13:14.445 keep their promises even when it hurts. 00:13:15.285 --> 00:13:19.335 Those who lend money without charging interest and who cannot be 00:13:19.335 --> 00:13:21.495 bribed to lie about the innocent. 00:13:22.155 --> 00:13:25.065 Such people will stand firm forever. 00:13:27.555 --> 00:13:33.825 Psalm 16, a Psalm of David, keep me safe. 00:13:33.855 --> 00:13:37.215 Oh God, for I have come to you for refuge. 00:13:37.755 --> 00:13:40.485 I said to the Lord, you are my master. 00:13:40.875 --> 00:13:43.215 Every good thing I have comes from you. 00:13:44.070 --> 00:13:47.220 The Godly people in the land are my true heroes. 00:13:47.430 --> 00:13:52.770 I take pleasure in them, troubles multiply for those who chase after other gods. 00:13:53.190 --> 00:13:57.390 I will not take part in their sacrifices of blood or even speak 00:13:57.390 --> 00:14:00.360 the names of their gods Lord. 00:14:00.990 --> 00:14:04.590 The you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. 00:14:05.220 --> 00:14:06.930 You guard all that is mine. 00:14:07.560 --> 00:14:10.500 The land you have given me is a pleasant land. 00:14:10.740 --> 00:14:12.510 What a wonderful inheritance. 00:14:13.665 --> 00:14:15.885 I will bless the Lord who guides me. 00:14:16.155 --> 00:14:18.585 Even at night, my heart instructs me. 00:14:19.215 --> 00:14:21.225 I know the Lord is always with me. 00:14:21.735 --> 00:14:25.335 I will not be shaken for he is right beside me. 00:14:26.415 --> 00:14:29.325 No wonder my heart is glad and I rejoice. 00:14:29.865 --> 00:14:36.405 My body rests in safety for you will not leave my soul among the dead or 00:14:36.405 --> 00:14:39.045 allow your holy one to rot in the grave. 00:14:39.915 --> 00:14:42.015 You will show me the way of life. 00:14:42.510 --> 00:14:47.970 Granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever. 00:14:50.550 --> 00:14:58.950 Psalm 17, A Prayer of David, oh Lord, hear my plea for justice. 00:14:59.460 --> 00:15:01.230 Listen to my cry for help. 00:15:01.920 --> 00:15:04.050 Pay attention to my prayer for it. 00:15:04.050 --> 00:15:05.610 Comes from honest lips. 00:15:06.240 --> 00:15:08.790 Declare me innocent for you. 00:15:08.790 --> 00:15:10.230 See those who do right. 00:15:11.340 --> 00:15:15.210 You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night. 00:15:15.900 --> 00:15:18.930 You have scrutinized me and found nothing wrong. 00:15:19.740 --> 00:15:22.530 I am determined not to sin in what I say. 00:15:23.400 --> 00:15:28.200 I have followed your commands which keep me from following cruel and evil people. 00:15:28.800 --> 00:15:30.840 My steps have stayed on your path. 00:15:31.200 --> 00:15:33.330 I have not wavered from following you. 00:15:34.440 --> 00:15:37.500 I am praying to you because I know you will answer. 00:15:37.500 --> 00:15:38.040 Oh God. 00:15:38.760 --> 00:15:40.200 Bend down and listen. 00:15:40.200 --> 00:15:45.060 As I pray, show me your unfailing love in wonderful ways. 00:15:45.660 --> 00:15:50.040 By your mighty power, you rescue those who seek refuge from their enemies. 00:15:50.910 --> 00:15:53.610 Guard me as you would guard your own eyes. 00:15:54.270 --> 00:15:56.520 Hide me in the shadow of your wings. 00:15:57.090 --> 00:16:02.760 Protect me from wicked people who attack me from murderous enemies who surround me. 00:16:03.510 --> 00:16:04.830 They are without pity. 00:16:05.445 --> 00:16:07.095 Listen to their boasting. 00:16:07.575 --> 00:16:11.265 They track me down and surround me watching for the chance 00:16:11.265 --> 00:16:12.675 to throw me to the ground. 00:16:13.305 --> 00:16:16.905 They are like hungry lions, eager to tear me apart. 00:16:17.415 --> 00:16:19.155 Like young lions hiding in. 00:16:19.155 --> 00:16:21.525 Ambush arise. 00:16:21.525 --> 00:16:25.905 Oh Lord, stand against them and bring them to their knees. 00:16:26.445 --> 00:16:29.025 Rescue me from the wicked with your sword. 00:16:29.700 --> 00:16:32.160 By the power of your hand, oh Lord. 00:16:32.520 --> 00:16:37.200 Destroy those who look to this world for their reward, but satisfy 00:16:37.200 --> 00:16:38.970 the hunger of your treasured ones. 00:16:39.660 --> 00:16:43.410 May their children have plenty leaving an inheritance for their 00:16:43.410 --> 00:16:46.080 descendants because I am righteous. 00:16:46.350 --> 00:16:49.230 I will see you when I awake. 00:16:49.560 --> 00:16:52.890 I will see you face to face and be satisfied. 00:16:54.795 --> 00:16:57.645 This concludes today's Immer Reading experience. 00:16:57.795 --> 00:16:58.995 Thank you for joining us.