Bible in 90 Days Plan

¹I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from him.

²He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.

³So many enemies against one man — all of them trying to kill me. To them I’m just a broken-down wall or a tottering fence.

⁴They plan to topple me from my high position. They delight in telling lies about me. They praise me to my face but curse me in their hearts. Interlude

⁵Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.

⁶He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken.

⁷My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.

⁸O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge. Interlude

⁹Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind, and the powerful are not what they appear to be. If you weigh them on the scales, together they are lighter than a breath of air.

¹⁰Don’t make your living by extortion or put your hope in stealing. And if your wealth increases, don’t make it the center of your life.

¹¹God has spoken plainly, and I have heard it many times: Power, O God, belongs to you;

¹²unfailing love, O Lord, is yours. Surely you repay all people according to what they have done.

¹O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.

²I have seen you in your sanctuary and gazed upon your power and glory.

³Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you!

⁴I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer.

⁵You satisfy me more than the richest feast. I will praise you with songs of joy.

⁶I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night.

⁷Because you are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings.

⁸I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely.

⁹But those plotting to destroy me will come to ruin. They will go down into the depths of the earth.

¹⁰They will die by the sword and become the food of jackals.

¹¹But the king will rejoice in God. All who swear to tell the truth will praise him, while liars will be silenced.

¹O God, listen to my complaint. Protect my life from my enemies’ threats.

²Hide me from the plots of this evil mob, from this gang of wrongdoers.

³They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows.

⁴They shoot from ambush at the innocent, attacking suddenly and fearlessly.

⁵They encourage each other to do evil and plan how to set their traps in secret. “Who will ever notice?” they ask.

⁶As they plot their crimes, they say, “We have devised the perfect plan!” Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning.

⁷But God himself will shoot them with his arrows, suddenly striking them down.

⁸Their own tongues will ruin them, and all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.

⁹Then everyone will be afraid; they will proclaim the mighty acts of God and realize all the amazing things he does.

¹⁰The godly will rejoice in the LORD and find shelter in him. And those who do what is right will praise him.

¹What mighty praise, O God, belongs to you in Zion. We will fulfill our vows to you,

²for you answer our prayers. All of us must come to you.

³Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all.

⁴What joy for those you choose to bring near, those who live in your holy courts. What festivities await us inside your holy Temple.

⁵You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas.

⁶You formed the mountains by your power and armed yourself with mighty strength.

⁷You quieted the raging oceans with their pounding waves and silenced the shouting of the nations.

⁸Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy.

⁹You take care of the earth and water it, making it rich and fertile. The river of God has plenty of water; it provides a bountiful harvest of grain, for you have ordered it so.

¹⁰You drench the plowed ground with rain, melting the clods and leveling the ridges. You soften the earth with showers and bless its abundant crops.

¹¹You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.

¹²The grasslands of the wilderness become a lush pasture, and the hillsides blossom with joy.

¹³The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep, and the valleys are carpeted with grain. They all shout and sing for joy!

¹Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!

²Sing about the glory of his name! Tell the world how glorious he is.

³Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.

⁴Everything on earth will worship you; they will sing your praises, shouting your name in glorious songs.” Interlude

⁵Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people!

⁶He made a dry path through the Red Sea, and his people went across on foot. There we rejoiced in him.

⁷For by his great power he rules forever. He watches every movement of the nations; let no rebel rise in defiance. Interlude

⁸Let the whole world bless our God and loudly sing his praises.

⁹Our lives are in his hands, and he keeps our feet from stumbling.

¹⁰You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver.

¹¹You captured us in your net and laid the burden of slavery on our backs.

¹²Then you put a leader over us. We went through fire and flood, but you brought us to a place of great abundance.

¹³Now I come to your Temple with burnt offerings to fulfill the vows I made to you —

¹⁴yes, the sacred vows that I made when I was in deep trouble.

¹⁵That is why I am sacrificing burnt offerings to you — the best of my rams as a pleasing aroma, and a sacrifice of bulls and male goats. Interlude

¹⁶Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me.

¹⁷For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke.

¹⁸If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

¹⁹But God did listen! He paid attention to my prayer.

²⁰Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer or withdraw his unfailing love from me.

¹May God be merciful and bless us. May his face smile with favor on us. Interlude

²May your ways be known throughout the earth, your saving power among people everywhere.

³May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you.

⁴Let the whole world sing for joy, because you govern the nations with justice and guide the people of the whole world. Interlude

⁵May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you.

⁶Then the earth will yield its harvests, and God, our God, will richly bless us.

⁷Yes, God will bless us, and people all over the world will fear him.

¹Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies. Let those who hate God run for their lives.

²Blow them away like smoke. Melt them like wax in a fire. Let the wicked perish in the presence of God.

³But let the godly rejoice. Let them be glad in God’s presence. Let them be filled with joy.

⁴Sing praises to God and to his name! Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds. His name is the LORD — rejoice in his presence!

⁵Father to the fatherless, defender of widows — this is God, whose dwelling is holy.

⁶God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

⁷O God, when you led your people out from Egypt, when you marched through the dry wasteland, Interlude

⁸the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain before you, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

⁹You sent abundant rain, O God, to refresh the weary land.

¹⁰There your people finally settled, and with a bountiful harvest, O God, you provided for your needy people.

¹¹The Lord gives the word, and a great army brings the good news.

¹²Enemy kings and their armies flee, while the women of Israel divide the plunder.

¹³Even those who lived among the sheepfolds found treasures — doves with wings of silver and feathers of gold.

¹⁴The Almighty scattered the enemy kings like a blowing snowstorm on Mount Zalmon.

¹⁵The mountains of Bashan are majestic, with many peaks stretching high into the sky.

¹⁶Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountains, at Mount Zion, where God has chosen to live, where the LORD himself will live forever?

¹⁷Surrounded by unnumbered thousands of chariots, the Lord came from Mount Sinai into his sanctuary.

¹⁸When you ascended to the heights, you led a crowd of captives. You received gifts from the people, even from those who rebelled against you. Now the LORD God will live among us there.

¹⁹Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude

²⁰Our God is a God who saves! The Sovereign LORD rescues us from death.

²¹But God will smash the heads of his enemies, crushing the skulls of those who love their guilty ways.

²²The Lord says, “I will bring my enemies down from Bashan; I will bring them up from the depths of the sea.

²³You, my people, will wash your feet in their blood, and even your dogs will get their share!”

²⁴Your procession has come into view, O God — the procession of my God and King as he goes into the sanctuary.

²⁵Singers are in front, musicians behind; between them are young women playing tambourines.

²⁶Praise God, all you people of Israel; praise the LORD, the source of Israel’s life.

²⁷Look, the little tribe of Benjamin leads the way. Then comes a great throng of rulers from Judah and all the rulers of Zebulun and Naphtali.

²⁸Summon your might, O God. Display your power, O God, as you have in the past.

²⁹The kings of the earth are bringing tribute to your Temple in Jerusalem.

³⁰Rebuke these enemy nations — these wild animals lurking in the reeds, this herd of bulls among the weaker calves. Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute. Scatter the nations that delight in war.

³¹Let Egypt come with gifts of precious metals ; let Ethiopia bring tribute to God.

³²Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth. Sing praises to the Lord. Interlude

³³Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens, his mighty voice thundering from the sky.

³⁴Tell everyone about God’s power. His majesty shines down on Israel; his strength is mighty in the heavens.

³⁵God is awesome in his sanctuary. The God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!

¹Save me, O God, for the floodwaters are up to my neck.

²Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire; I can’t find a foothold. I am in deep water, and the floods overwhelm me.

³I am exhausted from crying for help; my throat is parched. My eyes are swollen with weeping, waiting for my God to help me.

⁴Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs on my head. Many enemies try to destroy me with lies, demanding that I give back what I didn’t steal.

⁵O God, you know how foolish I am; my sins cannot be hidden from you.

⁶Don’t let those who trust in you be ashamed because of me, O Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies. Don’t let me cause them to be humiliated, O God of Israel.

⁷For I endure insults for your sake; humiliation is written all over my face.

⁸Even my own brothers pretend they don’t know me; they treat me like a stranger.

⁹Passion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.

¹⁰When I weep and fast, they scoff at me.

¹¹When I dress in burlap to show sorrow, they make fun of me.

¹²I am the favorite topic of town gossip, and all the drunks sing about me.

¹³But I keep praying to you, LORD, hoping this time you will show me favor. In your unfailing love, O God, answer my prayer with your sure salvation.

¹⁴Rescue me from the mud; don’t let me sink any deeper! Save me from those who hate me, and pull me from these deep waters.

¹⁵Don’t let the floods overwhelm me, or the deep waters swallow me, or the pit of death devour me.

¹⁶Answer my prayers, O LORD, for your unfailing love is wonderful. Take care of me, for your mercy is so plentiful.

¹⁷Don’t hide from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!

¹⁸Come and redeem me; free me from my enemies.

¹⁹You know of my shame, scorn, and disgrace. You see all that my enemies are doing.

²⁰Their insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. If only one person would show some pity; if only one would turn and comfort me.

²¹But instead, they give me poison for food; they offer me sour wine for my thirst.

²²Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare and their prosperity become a trap.

²³Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, and make their bodies shake continually.

²⁴Pour out your fury on them; consume them with your burning anger.

²⁵Let their homes become desolate and their tents be deserted.

²⁶To the one you have punished, they add insult to injury; they add to the pain of those you have hurt.

²⁷Pile their sins up high, and don’t let them go free.

²⁸Erase their names from the Book of Life; don’t let them be counted among the righteous.

²⁹I am suffering and in pain. Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.

³⁰Then I will praise God’s name with singing, and I will honor him with thanksgiving.

³¹For this will please the LORD more than sacrificing cattle, more than presenting a bull with its horns and hooves.

³²The humble will see their God at work and be glad. Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.

³³For the LORD hears the cries of the needy; he does not despise his imprisoned people.

³⁴Praise him, O heaven and earth, the seas and all that move in them.

³⁵For God will save Jerusalem and rebuild the towns of Judah. His people will live there and settle in their own land.

³⁶The descendants of those who obey him will inherit the land, and those who love him will live there in safety.

¹Please, God, rescue me! Come quickly, LORD, and help me.

²May those who try to kill me be humiliated and put to shame. May those who take delight in my trouble be turned back in disgrace.

³Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!”

⁴But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, “God is great!”

⁵But as for me, I am poor and needy; please hurry to my aid, O God. You are my helper and my savior; O LORD, do not delay.

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

²Save me and rescue me, for you do what is right. Turn your ear to listen to me, and set me free.

³Be my rock of safety where I can always hide. Give the order to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

⁴My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the clutches of cruel oppressors.

⁵O Lord, you alone are my hope. I’ve trusted you, O LORD, from childhood.

⁶Yes, you have been with me from birth; from my mother’s womb you have cared for me. No wonder I am always praising you!

⁷My life is an example to many, because you have been my strength and protection.

⁸That is why I can never stop praising you; I declare your glory all day long.

⁹And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside. Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing.

¹⁰For my enemies are whispering against me. They are plotting together to kill me.

¹¹They say, “God has abandoned him. Let’s go and get him, for no one will help him now.”

¹²O God, don’t stay away. My God, please hurry to help me.

¹³Bring disgrace and destruction on my accusers. Humiliate and shame those who want to harm me.

¹⁴But I will keep on hoping for your help; I will praise you more and more.

¹⁵I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power, though I am not skilled with words.

¹⁶I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign LORD. I will tell everyone that you alone are just.

¹⁷O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do.

¹⁸Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.

¹⁹Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the highest heavens. You have done such wonderful things. Who can compare with you, O God?

²⁰You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth.

²¹You will restore me to even greater honor and comfort me once again.

²²Then I will praise you with music on the harp, because you are faithful to your promises, O my God. I will sing praises to you with a lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

²³I will shout for joy and sing your praises, for you have ransomed me.

²⁴I will tell about your righteous deeds all day long, for everyone who tried to hurt me has been shamed and humiliated.

¹Give your love of justice to the king, O God, and righteousness to the king’s son.

²Help him judge your people in the right way; let the poor always be treated fairly.

³May the mountains yield prosperity for all, and may the hills be fruitful.

⁴Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors.

⁵May they fear you as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains in the sky. Yes, forever!

⁶May the king’s rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass, like the showers that water the earth.

⁷May all the godly flourish during his reign. May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more.

⁸May he reign from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

⁹Desert nomads will bow before him; his enemies will fall before him in the dust.

¹⁰The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands will bring him tribute. The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him gifts.

¹¹All kings will bow before him, and all nations will serve him.

¹²He will rescue the poor when they cry to him; he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them.

¹³He feels pity for the weak and the needy, and he will rescue them.

¹⁴He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their lives are precious to him.

¹⁵Long live the king! May the gold of Sheba be given to him. May the people always pray for him and bless him all day long.

¹⁶May there be abundant grain throughout the land, flourishing even on the hilltops. May the fruit trees flourish like the trees of Lebanon, and may the people thrive like grass in a field.

¹⁷May the king’s name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him and bring him praise.

¹⁸Praise the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things.

¹⁹Praise his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!

²⁰(This ends the prayers of David son of Jesse.)

¹Truly God is good to Israel, to those whose hearts are pure.

²But as for me, I almost lost my footing. My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone.

³For I envied the proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.

⁴They seem to live such painless lives; their bodies are so healthy and strong.

⁵They don’t have troubles like other people; they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else.

⁶They wear pride like a jeweled necklace and clothe themselves with cruelty.

⁷These fat cats have everything their hearts could ever wish for!

⁸They scoff and speak only evil; in their pride they seek to crush others.

⁹They boast against the very heavens, and their words strut throughout the earth.

¹⁰And so the people are dismayed and confused, drinking in all their words.

¹¹“What does God know?” they ask. “Does the Most High even know what’s happening?”

¹²Look at these wicked people — enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply.

¹³Did I keep my heart pure for nothing? Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?

¹⁴I get nothing but trouble all day long; every morning brings me pain.

¹⁵If I had really spoken this way to others, I would have been a traitor to your people.

¹⁶So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper. But what a difficult task it is!

¹⁷Then I went into your sanctuary, O God, and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.

¹⁸Truly, you put them on a slippery path and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.

¹⁹In an instant they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors.

²⁰When you arise, O Lord, you will laugh at their silly ideas as a person laughs at dreams in the morning.

²¹Then I realized that my heart was bitter, and I was all torn up inside.

²²I was so foolish and ignorant — I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.

²³Yet I still belong to you; you hold my right hand.

²⁴You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny.

²⁵Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth.

²⁶My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.

²⁷Those who desert him will perish, for you destroy those who abandon you.

²⁸But as for me, how good it is to be near God! I have made the Sovereign LORD my shelter, and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.

¹O God, why have you rejected us so long? Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?

²Remember that we are the people you chose long ago, the tribe you redeemed as your own special possession! And remember Jerusalem, your home here on earth.

³Walk through the awful ruins of the city; see how the enemy has destroyed your sanctuary.

⁴There your enemies shouted their victorious battle cries; there they set up their battle standards.

⁵They swung their axes like woodcutters in a forest.

⁶With axes and picks, they smashed the carved paneling.

⁷They burned your sanctuary to the ground. They defiled the place that bears your name.

⁸Then they thought, “Let’s destroy everything!” So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped.

⁹We no longer see your miraculous signs. All the prophets are gone, and no one can tell us when it will end.

¹⁰How long, O God, will you allow our enemies to insult you? Will you let them dishonor your name forever?

¹¹Why do you hold back your strong right hand? Unleash your powerful fist and destroy them.

¹²You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to the earth.

¹³You split the sea by your strength and smashed the heads of the sea monsters.

¹⁴You crushed the heads of Leviathan and let the desert animals eat him.

¹⁵You caused the springs and streams to gush forth, and you dried up rivers that never run dry.

¹⁶Both day and night belong to you; you made the starlight and the sun.

¹⁷You set the boundaries of the earth, and you made both summer and winter.

¹⁸See how these enemies insult you, LORD. A foolish nation has dishonored your name.

¹⁹Don’t let these wild beasts destroy your turtledoves. Don’t forget your suffering people forever.

²⁰Remember your covenant promises, for the land is full of darkness and violence!

²¹Don’t let the downtrodden be humiliated again. Instead, let the poor and needy praise your name.

²²Arise, O God, and defend your cause. Remember how these fools insult you all day long.

²³Don’t overlook what your enemies have said or their growing uproar.