Bible in 90 Days Plan

¹The LORD is my shepherd; I have all that I need.

²He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams.

³He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.

⁴Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.

⁵You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings.

⁶Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the LORD forever.

¹The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him.

²For he laid the earth’s foundation on the seas and built it on the ocean depths.

³Who may climb the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place?

⁴Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies.

⁵They will receive the LORD’s blessing and have a right relationship with God their savior.

⁶Such people may seek you and worship in your presence, O God of Jacob. Interlude

⁷Open up, ancient gates! Open up, ancient doors, and let the King of glory enter.

⁸Who is the King of glory? The LORD, strong and mighty; the LORD, invincible in battle.

⁹Open up, ancient gates! Open up, ancient doors, and let the King of glory enter.

¹⁰Who is the King of glory? The LORD of Heaven’s Armies — he is the King of glory. Interlude

¹O LORD, I give my life to you.

²I trust in you, my God! Do not let me be disgraced, or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat.

³No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced, but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.

⁴Show me the right path, O LORD; point out the road for me to follow.

⁵Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.

⁶Remember, O LORD, your compassion and unfailing love, which you have shown from long ages past.

⁷Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth. Remember me in the light of your unfailing love, for you are merciful, O LORD.

⁸The LORD is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go astray.

⁹He leads the humble in doing right, teaching them his way.

¹⁰The LORD leads with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his demands.

¹¹For the honor of your name, O LORD, forgive my many, many sins.

¹²Who are those who fear the LORD? He will show them the path they should choose.

¹³They will live in prosperity, and their children will inherit the land.

¹⁴The LORD is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them his covenant.

¹⁵My eyes are always on the LORD, for he rescues me from the traps of my enemies.

¹⁶Turn to me and have mercy, for I am alone and in deep distress.

¹⁷My problems go from bad to worse. Oh, save me from them all!

¹⁸Feel my pain and see my trouble. Forgive all my sins.

¹⁹See how many enemies I have and how viciously they hate me!

²⁰Protect me! Rescue my life from them! Do not let me be disgraced, for in you I take refuge.

²¹May integrity and honesty protect me, for I put my hope in you.

²²O God, ransom Israel from all its troubles.

¹Declare me innocent, O LORD, for I have acted with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

²Put me on trial, LORD, and cross-examine me. Test my motives and my heart.

³For I am always aware of your unfailing love, and I have lived according to your truth.

⁴I do not spend time with liars or go along with hypocrites.

⁵I hate the gatherings of those who do evil, and I refuse to join in with the wicked.

⁶I wash my hands to declare my innocence. I come to your altar, O LORD,

⁷singing a song of thanksgiving and telling of all your wonders.

⁸I love your sanctuary, LORD, the place where your glorious presence dwells.

⁹Don’t let me suffer the fate of sinners. Don’t condemn me along with murderers.

¹⁰Their hands are dirty with evil schemes, and they constantly take bribes.

¹¹But I am not like that; I live with integrity. So redeem me and show me mercy.

¹²Now I stand on solid ground, and I will publicly praise the LORD.

¹The 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?

²When evil people come to devour me, when my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.

³Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not be afraid. Even if I am attacked, I will remain confident.

⁴The 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.

⁵For 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.

⁶Then 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.

⁷Hear me as I pray, O LORD. Be merciful and answer me!

⁸My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.” And my heart responds, “LORD, I am coming.”

⁹Do 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, O God of my salvation!

¹⁰Even if my father and mother abandon me, the LORD will hold me close.

¹¹Teach me how to live, O LORD. Lead me along the right path, for my enemies are waiting for me.

¹²Do 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.

¹³Yet I am confident I will see the LORD’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living.

¹⁴Wait patiently for the LORD. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the LORD.

¹I pray to you, O LORD, my rock. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you are silent, I might as well give up and die.

²Listen to my prayer for mercy as I cry out to you for help, as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.

³Do 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.

⁴Give 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.

⁵They 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!

⁶Praise the LORD! For he has heard my cry for mercy.

⁷The 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.

⁸The LORD gives his people strength. He is a safe fortress for his anointed king.

⁹Save your people! Bless Israel, your special possession. Lead them like a shepherd, and carry them in your arms forever.

¹Honor the LORD, you heavenly beings ; honor the LORD for his glory and strength.

²Honor the LORD for the glory of his name. Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.

³The voice of the LORD echoes above the sea. The God of glory thunders. The LORD thunders over the mighty sea.

⁴The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.

⁵The voice of the LORD splits the mighty cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.

⁶He makes Lebanon’s mountains skip like a calf; he makes Mount Hermon leap like a young wild ox.

⁷The voice of the LORD strikes with bolts of lightning.

⁸The voice of the LORD makes the barren wilderness quake; the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

⁹The voice of the LORD twists mighty oaks and strips the forests bare. In his Temple everyone shouts, “Glory!”

¹⁰The LORD rules over the floodwaters. The LORD reigns as king forever.

¹¹The LORD gives his people strength. The LORD blesses them with peace.

¹I will exalt you, LORD, for you rescued me. You refused to let my enemies triumph over me.

²O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you restored my health.

³You brought me up from the grave, O LORD. You kept me from falling into the pit of death.

⁴Sing to the LORD, all you godly ones! Praise his holy name.

⁵For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.

⁶When I was prosperous, I said, “Nothing can stop me now!”

⁷Your favor, O LORD, made me as secure as a mountain. Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.

⁸I cried out to you, O LORD. I begged the Lord for mercy, saying,

⁹“What will you gain if I die, if I sink into the grave? Can my dust praise you? Can it tell of your faithfulness?

¹⁰Hear me, LORD, and have mercy on me. Help me, O LORD.”

¹¹You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,

¹²that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever!

¹O LORD, I have come to you for protection; don’t let me be disgraced. Save me, for you do what is right.

²Turn your ear to listen to me; rescue me quickly. Be my rock of protection, a fortress where I will be safe.

³You are my rock and my fortress. For the honor of your name, lead me out of this danger.

⁴Pull me from the trap my enemies set for me, for I find protection in you alone.

⁵I entrust my spirit into your hand. Rescue me, LORD, for you are a faithful God.

⁶I hate those who worship worthless idols. I trust in the LORD.

⁷I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love, for you have seen my troubles, and you care about the anguish of my soul.

⁸You have not handed me over to my enemies but have set me in a safe place.

⁹Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress. Tears blur my eyes. My body and soul are withering away.

¹⁰I am dying from grief; my years are shortened by sadness. Sin has drained my strength; I am wasting away from within.

¹¹I 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.

¹²I am ignored as if I were dead, as if I were a broken pot.

¹³I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life.

¹⁴But I am trusting you, O LORD, saying, “You are my God!”

¹⁵My future is in your hands. Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly.

¹⁶Let your favor shine on your servant. In your unfailing love, rescue me.

¹⁷Don’t let me be disgraced, O LORD, for I call out to you for help. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them lie silent in the grave.

¹⁸Silence their lying lips — those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.

¹⁹How 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.

²⁰You 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.

²¹Praise the LORD, for he has shown me the wonders of his unfailing love. He kept me safe when my city was under attack.

²²In panic I cried out, “I am cut off from the LORD!” But you heard my cry for mercy and answered my call for help.

²³Love the LORD, all you godly ones! For the LORD protects those who are loyal to him, but he harshly punishes the arrogant.

²⁴So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the LORD!

¹Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight!

²Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!

³When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long.

⁴Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Interlude

⁵Finally, 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

⁶Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time, that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.

⁷For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. Interlude

⁸The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.

⁹Do not be like a senseless horse or mule that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.”

¹⁰Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the LORD.

¹¹So rejoice in the LORD and be glad, all you who obey him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!

¹Let the godly sing for joy to the LORD; it is fitting for the pure to praise him.

²Praise the LORD with melodies on the lyre; make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.

³Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy.

⁴For the word of the LORD holds true, and we can trust everything he does.

⁵He loves whatever is just and good; the unfailing love of the LORD fills the earth.

⁶The LORD merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born.

⁷He assigned the sea its boundaries and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.

⁸Let the whole world fear the LORD, and let everyone stand in awe of him.

⁹For when he spoke, the world began! It appeared at his command.

¹⁰The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes.

¹¹But the LORD’s plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken.

¹²What joy for the nation whose God is the LORD, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.

¹³The LORD looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race.

¹⁴From his throne he observes all who live on the earth.

¹⁵He made their hearts, so he understands everything they do.

¹⁶The best-equipped army cannot save a king, nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.

¹⁷Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory — for all its strength, it cannot save you.

¹⁸But the LORD watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love.

¹⁹He rescues them from death and keeps them alive in times of famine.

²⁰We put our hope in the LORD. He is our help and our shield.

²¹In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.

²²Let your unfailing love surround us, LORD, for our hope is in you alone.

¹I will praise the LORD at all times. I will constantly speak his praises.

²I will boast only in the LORD; let all who are helpless take heart.

³Come, let us tell of the LORD’s greatness; let us exalt his name together.

⁴I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears.

⁵Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces.

⁶In my desperation I prayed, and the LORD listened; he saved me from all my troubles.

⁷For the angel of the LORD is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him.

⁸Taste and see that the LORD is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!

⁹Fear the LORD, you his godly people, for those who fear him will have all they need.

¹⁰Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the LORD will lack no good thing.

¹¹Come, my children, and listen to me, and I will teach you to fear the LORD.

¹²Does anyone want to live a life that is long and prosperous?

¹³Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies!

¹⁴Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it.

¹⁵The eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help.

¹⁶But the LORD turns his face against those who do evil; he will erase their memory from the earth.

¹⁷The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles.

¹⁸The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.

¹⁹The righteous person faces many troubles, but the LORD comes to the rescue each time.

²⁰For the LORD protects the bones of the righteous; not one of them is broken!

²¹Calamity will surely destroy the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be punished.

²²But the LORD will redeem those who serve him. No one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.

¹O LORD, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight against me.

²Put on your armor, and take up your shield. Prepare for battle, and come to my aid.

³Lift up your spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Let me hear you say, “I will give you victory!”

⁴Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me; turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me.

⁵Blow them away like chaff in the wind — a wind sent by the angel of the LORD.

⁶Make their path dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.

⁷I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me. I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me.

⁸So let sudden ruin come upon them! Let them be caught in the trap they set for me! Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.

⁹Then I will rejoice in the LORD. I will be glad because he rescues me.

¹⁰With every bone in my body I will praise him: “LORD, who can compare with you? Who else rescues the helpless from the strong? Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?”

¹¹Malicious witnesses testify against me. They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.

¹²They repay me evil for good. I am sick with despair.

¹³Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them. I denied myself by fasting for them, but my prayers returned unanswered.

¹⁴I was sad, as though they were my friends or family, as if I were grieving for my own mother.

¹⁵But they are glad now that I am in trouble; they gleefully join together against me. I am attacked by people I don’t even know; they slander me constantly.

¹⁶They mock me and call me names; they snarl at me.

¹⁷How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing? Rescue me from their fierce attacks. Protect my life from these lions!

¹⁸Then I will thank you in front of the great assembly. I will praise you before all the people.

¹⁹Don’t let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat. Don’t let those who hate me without cause gloat over my sorrow.

²⁰They don’t talk of peace; they plot against innocent people who mind their own business.

²¹They shout, “Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we saw him do it!”

²²O LORD, you know all about this. Do not stay silent. Do not abandon me now, O Lord.

²³Wake up! Rise to my defense! Take up my case, my God and my Lord.

²⁴Declare me not guilty, O LORD my God, for you give justice. Don’t let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles.

²⁵Don’t let them say, “Look, we got what we wanted! Now we will eat him alive!”

²⁶May those who rejoice at my troubles be humiliated and disgraced. May those who triumph over me be covered with shame and dishonor.

²⁷But give great joy to those who came to my defense. Let them continually say, “Great is the LORD, who delights in blessing his servant with peace!”

²⁸Then I will proclaim your justice, and I will praise you all day long.