Henry: Welcome To Immerse: The Daily Bible Reading Experience.
Day two hundred and eighty 8.
Psalm 26.
A Psalm of David declare me innocent, oh Lord, for I have acted with integrity,
I have trusted in the Lord without wavering, put me on trial, Lord, and cross
examine me, test my motives and my heart.
For, I am always aware of your unfailing love, and I have
lived according to your truth.
I do not spend time with liars or go along with hypocrites.
I hate the gatherings of those who do evil, and I refuse
to join in with the wicked.
I wash my hands to declare my innocence.
I come to your altar, oh Lord, singing a song of Thanksgiving
and telling of all your wonders.
I love your sanctuary, Lord.
The place where your glorious presence dwells.
Don't let me suffer.
The fate of sinners don't condemn me along with murderers, their hands are dirty
with evil schemes and they constantly take bribes, but I am not like that.
I live with integrity, so redeem me and show me mercy.
Now I stand on solid ground and I will publicly praise the Lord.
Psalm 27, a Psalm of David, the Lord is my light and my salvation.
So why should I be afraid?
The Lord is my fortress protecting me from danger.
So why should I tremble when evil people come to devour me?
When my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.
Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not be afraid.
Even if I am attacked, I will remain confident.
The one thing I ask of the Lord, the thing I seek most is to live in the house
of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord's perfections
and meditating in his temple for he will conceal me there when troubles come.
He will hide me in his sanctuary.
He will place me out of reach on a high rock.
Then I will hold my head high above my enemies who surround me at his sanctuary.
I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy, singing and
praising the Lord with music.
Hear me as I pray.
Oh Lord, be merciful and answer me.
My heart has heard you say, come and talk with me, and my heart responds.
Lord, I am coming.
Do not turn your back on me.
Do not reject your servant in anger.
You have always been my helper.
Don't leave me now.
Don't abandon me, oh God, of my salvation.
Even if my father and mother abandoned me, the Lord will hold me close.
Teach me how to live, oh Lord, lead me along the right path for
my enemies are waiting for me.
Do not let me fall into their hands.
For they accuse me of things I've never done.
With every breath they threaten me with violence.
Yet I am confident I will see the lord's goodness while I am
here in the land of the living.
Wait patiently for the Lord.
Be brave and courageous.
Yes.
Wait patiently for the Lord.
Psalm 28, A Psalm of David.
I pray to you oh Lord, my rock.
Do not turn a deaf ear to me for if you are silent.
I might as well give up and die.
Listen to my prayer for mercy as I cry out to you for help.
As I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary, do not drag me away with the
wicked, with those who do evil, those who speak friendly words to their neighbors
while planning evil in their hearts.
Give them the punishment they so richly deserve.
Measure it out in proportion to their wickedness.
Pay them back for all their evil deeds.
Give them a taste of what they have done to others.
They care nothing for what the Lord has done or for what his hands have made.
So he will tear them down and they will never be rebuilt.
Praise the Lord for He has heard my cry for mercy.
The Lord is my strength and shield.
I trust him with all my heart.
He helps me and my heart is filled with joy.
I burst out in songs of Thanksgiving.
The Lord gives his people strength.
He is a safe fortress for his anointed king.
Save your people.
Bless Israel, your special possession.
Lead them like a shepherd and carry them in your arms forever.
Psalm 29.
Psalm of David, honor the Lord.
You heavenly beings honor the Lord for his glory and strength.
Honor the Lord for the glory of his name.
Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.
The voice of the Lord echoes above the sea.
The God of glory thunders the Lord thunders over the mighty sea.
The voice of the Lord is powerful.
The voice of the Lord is majestic.
The voice of the Lord splits the mighty cedars.
The Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
He makes Lebanon's mountains skip like a calf.
He makes Mount Herman leap like a young wild ox.
The voice of the Lord strikes with bolts of lightning.
The voice of the Lord makes the barren wilderness quake.
The Lord shakes the wilderness of Kaddish.
The voice of the Lord twists mighty oaks and strips the
forest's bear in his temple.
Everyone shouts Glory.
The Lord rules over the floodwaters.
The Lord reigns as king forever.
The Lord gives his people strength.
The Lord blesses them with peace.
Psalm 30 a Psalm of David, a song for the dedication of the temple.
I will exalt you Lord, for you rescued me.
You refused to let my enemies triumph over me.
Oh Lord, my God.
I cried to you for help and you restored my health.
You brought me up from the grave, oh Lord, you kept me from
falling into the pit of death.
Sing to the Lord all you godly ones.
Praise His holy name for his anger.
Lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime.
Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.
When I was prosperous, I said, nothing can stop me now.
Your favor.
Oh Lord.
Made me as secure as a mountain.
Then you turned away from me and I was shattered.
I cried out to you.
Oh Lord.
I begged the Lord for mercy, saying, what will you gain if I die?
If I sink into the grave, can my dust praise you?
Can it tell of your faithfulness?
Hear me Lord, and have mercy on me.
Help me.
Oh Lord.
You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing.
You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy that I might
sing praises to you and not be silent.
Oh Lord, my God.
I will give you thanks forever.
Psalm 31 for the choir director, a Psalm of David.
Oh Lord.
I have come to you for protection.
Don't let me be disgraced.
Save me for you.
Do what is right.
Turn your ears who listen to me, rescue me quickly.
Be my rock of protection, a fortress where I will be safe.
You are my rock and my fortress.
For the honor of your name, lead me out of this danger.
Pull me from the trap.
My enemies set for me.
For I find protection in you alone.
I entrust my spirit into your hand.
Rescue me Lord, for you are a faithful God.
I hate those who worship worthless idols.
I trust in the Lord.
I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love.
For you have seen my troubles and you care about the anguish of my soul.
You have not handed me over to my enemies, but have set me in a safe place.
Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am in distress, tears blur my eyes.
My body and soul are withering away.
I am dying from grief.
My years are shortened by sadness.
Sin has drained my strength.
I am wasting away from within.
I am scorned by all my enemies and despised by my neighbors.
Even my friends are afraid to come near me.
When they see me on the street, they run the other way.
I am ignored as if I were dead, as if I were a broken pot.
I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror.
My enemies conspire against me plotting to take my life, but I am trusting
you, oh Lord, saying you are my God.
My future is in your hands.
Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly.
Let your favor shine on your servant in your unfailing love.
Rescue me.
Don't let me be disgraced, oh Lord.
For I call out to you for help.
Let the wicked be disgraced.
Let them lie silent in the grave.
Silence their lying lips, those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the Godly.
How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you, you lavish it
on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world.
You hide them in the shelter of your presence, safe from
those who conspire against them.
You shelter them in your presence.
Far from accusing tongues.
Praise the Lord.
For, he has shown me the wonders of his unfailing love.
He kept me safe.
When my city was under attack in panic, I cried out.
I am cut off from the Lord.
But you heard my cry for mercy and answered my call for help.
Love the Lord.
All you godly ones for the Lord protects those who are loyal to him,
but he harshly punishes the arrogant.
So be strong and courageous.
All you who put your hope in the Lord.
Psalm 32.
A Psalm of David.
Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven,
whose sin is put out of sight?
Yes.
What joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose
lives are lived in complete honesty.
When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I
groaned all day long day and night.
Your hand of discipline was heavy on me.
My strength evaporated like water in the summer, heat interlude.
Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt.
I said to myself, I will confess my rebellion to the Lord and you forgave me.
All my guilt is gone interlude.
Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time that they
may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment for you are my hiding place.
You protect me from trouble.
You surround me with songs of victory interlude the Lord says.
I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
I will advise you and watch over you.
Do not be like a senseless horse or mule that needs a bit and
bridle to keep it under control.
Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing love surrounds
those who trust the Lord.
So rejoice in the Lord and be glad all you who obey him.
Shout for joy.
All you whose hearts are pure.
Psalm 33, let the Godly sing for joy to the Lord.
It is fitting for the pure to praise him.
Praise the Lord.
With melodies on the liar.
Make music for him on the 10 stringed harp.
Sing a new song of praise to him.
Play skillfully on the harp and sing with joy.
For the word of the Lord holds true and we can trust everything he does.
He loves whatever is just and good.
The unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth.
The Lord merely spoke and the heavens were created.
He breathed the word and all the stars were born.
He assigned the sea its boundaries and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.
Let the whole world fear the Lord and let everyone stand in awe of him
for when he spoke, the world began.
It appeared at his command.
The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes,
but the Lord's plans stand firm forever.
His intentions can never be shaken.
What joy for the nation, whose God is the Lord, whose people he
has chosen as his inheritance?
The Lord looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race from his throne.
He observes all who live on the earth.
He made their hearts so he understands everything they do.
The best equipped army cannot save a king, nor is great
strength enough to save a warrior.
Don't count on your war horse to give you victory for all its strength.
It cannot save you.
But the Lord watches over those who fear him.
Those who rely on his unfailing love, he rescues them from death and
keeps them alive in times of famine.
We put our hope in the Lord.
He is our help and our shield in Him.
Our heart's rejoice for we trust in his holy name.
Let your unfailing love surround us Lord, for our hope is in you alone.
Psalm 34, A Psalm of David regarding the time he pretended to be insane in
front of ab Bialek who sent him away.
I will praise the Lord at all times.
I will constantly speak his praises.
I will boast only in the Lord.
Let all who are helpless take heart.
Come let us tell of the Lord's greatness.
Let us exalt his name together.
I prayed to the Lord and he answered me.
He freed me from all my fears.
Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy.
No shadow of shame will darken their faces.
In my desperation, I prayed and the Lord listened.
He saved me from all my troubles.
For the angel of the Lord is a guard.
He surrounds and defends all who fear him.
Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him fear the Lord.
You, his godly people for those who fear him, will have all they need.
Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in
the Lord will lack no good thing.
Come my children and listen to me, and I will teach you to fear the Lord.
Does anyone want to live a life that is long and prosperous?
Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies.
Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace and work to maintain it.
The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right, his ears are open to
their cries for help, but the Lord turns his face against those who do evil.
He will erase their memory from the earth.
The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help.
He rescues them from all their troubles.
The Lord is close to the broken-hearted.
He rescues those whose spirits are crushed.
The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord
comes to the rescue each time.
For the Lord protects the bones of the righteous.
Not one of them is broken.
Calamity will surely destroy the wicked and those who hate the
righteous will be punished, but the Lord will redeem those who serve him.
No one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.
This concludes today's Immer Reading experience.
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