Bible in 90 Days Plan

¹A Psalm of David. I will sing of [steadfast] lovingkindness and justice; To You, O LORD, I will sing praises.

²I will behave wisely and follow the way of integrity. When will You come to me? I will walk in my house in integrity and with a blameless heart.

³I will set no worthless or wicked thing before my eyes. I hate the practice of those who fall away [from the right path]; It will not grasp hold of me.

⁴A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not tolerate evil.

⁵Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will silence; The one who has a haughty look and a proud (arrogant) heart I will not tolerate.

⁶My eyes will be on the faithful (honorable) of the land, that they may dwell with me; He who walks blamelessly is the one who will minister to and serve me.

⁷He who practices deceit will not dwell in my house; He who tells lies and half-truths will not continue [to remain] in my presence.

⁸Morning after morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land, That I may cut off from the city of the LORD all those who do evil.

¹A Prayer of the afflicted; when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint to God. Hear my prayer, O LORD, And let my cry for help come to You!

²Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress! Incline Your ear to me; In the day when I call, answer me quickly.

³For my days have vanished in smoke, And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.

⁴My heart has been struck like grass and withered, Indeed, [absorbed by my heartache] I forget to eat my food.

⁵Because of the sound of my groaning [in suffering and trouble] My bones cling to my flesh.

⁶I am like a [mournful] vulture of the wilderness; I am like a [desolate] owl of the wasteland.

⁷I am sleepless and lie awake [mourning], I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.

⁸My enemies taunt me all day long; Those who ridicule me use my name as a curse.

⁹For I have eaten ashes like bread, And have mingled my drink with tears

¹⁰Because of Your indignation and Your wrath, For You have lifted me up and thrown me away.

¹¹My days are like an evening shadow that lengthens and vanishes [with the sun]; And as for me, I wither away like grass.

¹²But You, O LORD, are enthroned forever [ruling eternally as sovereign]; And [the fame and glory of] Your name [endures] to all generations.

¹³You will arise and have compassion on Zion, For it is time to be gracious and show favor to her; Yes, the appointed time [the moment designated] has come.

¹⁴For Your servants find [melancholy] pleasure in the stones [of her ruins] And feel pity for her dust.

¹⁵So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, And all the kings of the earth [will recognize] Your glory.

¹⁶For the LORD has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory and brilliance;

¹⁷He has regarded the prayer of the destitute, And has not despised their prayer.

¹⁸Let this be recorded for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created will praise the LORD.

¹⁹For He looked down from His holy height [of His sanctuary], From heaven the LORD gazed on the earth,

²⁰To hear the sighing of the prisoner, To set free those who were doomed to death,

²¹So that people may declare the name of the LORD in Zion And His praise in Jerusalem,

²²When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

²³He has exhausted my strength [humbling me with sorrow] in the way; He has shortened my days.

²⁴I said, "O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are [eternal] throughout all generations.

²⁵"At the beginning You founded the earth; The heavens are the work of Your hands.

²⁶"Even they will perish, but You endure; Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them and they shall be changed.

²⁷"But You remain the same, And Your years will never end.

²⁸"The children of Your servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before You."

¹A Psalm of David. Bless and affectionately praise the LORD, O my soul, And all that is [deep] within me, bless His holy name.

²Bless and affectionately praise the LORD, O my soul, And do not forget any of His benefits;

³Who forgives all your sins, Who heals all your diseases;

⁴Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you [lavishly] with lovingkindness and tender mercy;

⁵Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the [soaring] eagle.

⁶The LORD executes righteousness And justice for all the oppressed.

⁷He made known His ways [of righteousness and justice] to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel.

⁸The LORD is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in compassion and lovingkindness.

⁹He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever.

¹⁰He has not dealt with us according to our sins [as we deserve], Nor rewarded us [with punishment] according to our wickedness.

¹¹For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].

¹²As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

¹³Just as a father loves his children, So the LORD loves those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].

¹⁴For He knows our [mortal] frame; He remembers that we are [merely] dust.

¹⁵As for man, his days are like grass; Like a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

¹⁶For the wind passes over it and it is no more, And its place knows it no longer.

¹⁷But the lovingkindness of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who [reverently] fear Him, And His righteousness to children's children,

¹⁸To those who honor and keep His covenant, And remember to do His commandments [imprinting His word on their hearts].

¹⁹The LORD has established His throne in the heavens, And His sovereignty rules over all [the universe].

²⁰Bless the LORD, you His angels, You mighty ones who do His commandments, Obeying the voice of His word!

²¹Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, You who serve Him and do His will.

²²Bless the LORD, all you works of His, in all places of His dominion; Bless and affectionately praise the LORD, O my soul!

¹Bless and affectionately praise the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty,

²[You are the One] who covers Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretches out the heavens like a tent curtain,

³Who lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters [above the firmament], Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind,

⁴Who makes winds His messengers, Flames of fire His ministers.

⁵He established the earth on its foundations, So that it will not be moved forever and ever.

⁶You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters were standing above the mountains.

⁷At Your rebuke they fled; At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.

⁸The mountains rose, the valleys sank down To the place which You established for them.

⁹You set a boundary [for the waters] that they may not cross over, So that they will not return to cover the earth.

¹⁰You send springs into the valleys; Their waters flow among the mountains.

¹¹They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst there.

¹²Beside them the birds of the heavens have their nests; They lift up their voices and sing among the branches.

¹³He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.

¹⁴He causes grass to grow for the cattle, And all that the earth produces for cultivation by man, So that he may bring food from the earth—

¹⁵And wine which makes the heart of man glad, So that he may make his face glisten with oil, And bread to sustain and strengthen man's heart.

¹⁶The trees of the LORD drink their fill, The cedars of Lebanon which He has planted,

¹⁷Where the birds make their nests; As for the stork, the fir trees are her house.

¹⁸The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the shephanim.

¹⁹He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the [exact] place of its setting.

²⁰You [O LORD] make darkness and it becomes night, In which prowls about every wild beast of the forest.

²¹The young lions roar after their prey And seek their food from God.

²²When the sun arises, they withdraw And lie down in their dens.

²³Man goes out to his work And remains at his labor until evening.

²⁴O LORD, how many and varied are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your riches and Your creatures.

²⁵There is the sea, great and broad, In which are swarms without number, Creatures both small and great.

²⁶There the ships [of the sea] sail, And Leviathan [the sea monster], which You have formed to play there.

²⁷They all wait for You To give them their food in its appointed season.

²⁸You give it to them, they gather it up; You open Your hand, they are filled and satisfied with good [things].

²⁹You hide Your face, they are dismayed; You take away their breath, they die And return to their dust.

³⁰You send out Your Spirit, they are created; You renew the face of the ground.

³¹May the glory of the LORD endure forever; May the LORD rejoice and be glad in His works—

³²He looks at the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smoke.

³³I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

³⁴May my meditation be sweet and pleasing to Him; As for me, I will rejoice and be glad in the LORD.

³⁵Let sinners be consumed from the earth, And let the wicked be no more. Bless and affectionately praise the LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

¹O give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the people.

²Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonderful acts and devoutly praise them.

³Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those who seek and require the LORD [as their most essential need] rejoice.

⁴Seek and deeply long for the LORD and His strength [His power, His might]; Seek and deeply long for His face and His presence continually.

⁵Remember [with awe and gratitude] the wonderful things which He has done, His amazing deeds and the judgments uttered by His mouth [on His enemies, as in Egypt],

⁶O you offspring of Abraham, His servant, O you sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!

⁷He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth.

⁸He has remembered His covenant forever, The word which He commanded and established to a thousand generations,

⁹The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His sworn oath to Isaac,

¹⁰Which He confirmed to Jacob as a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

¹¹Saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan As the measured portion of your inheritance."

¹²When there were only a few men in number, Very few [in fact], and strangers in it;

¹³And they wandered from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people,

¹⁴He allowed no man to oppress them; He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying,

¹⁵"Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm."

¹⁶And He called for a famine upon the land [of Egypt]; He cut off every source of bread.

¹⁷He sent a man before them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

¹⁸His feet they hurt with shackles; He was put in chains of iron,

¹⁹Until the time that his word [of prophecy regarding his brothers] came true, The word of the LORD tested and refined him.

²⁰The king sent and released him, The ruler of the peoples [of Egypt], and set him free.

²¹He made Joseph lord of his house And ruler of all his possessions,

²²To imprison his princes at his will, That he might teach his elders wisdom.

²³Israel also came into Egypt; Thus Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

²⁴There the LORD greatly increased [the number of] His people, And made them more powerful than their enemies.

²⁵He turned the heart [of the Egyptians] to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants.

²⁶He sent Moses His servant, And Aaron, whom He had chosen.

²⁷They exhibited His wondrous signs among them, Great miracles in the land of Ham (Egypt).

²⁸He sent [thick, oppressive] darkness and made the land dark; And Moses and Aaron did not rebel against His words.

²⁹He turned Egypt's waters into blood And caused their fish to die.

³⁰Their land swarmed with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings.

³¹He spoke, and there came swarms of flies And gnats in all their territory.

³²He gave them hail for rain, With flaming fire in their land.

³³He struck their vines also and their fig trees, And shattered the [ice-laden] trees of their territory.

³⁴He spoke, and the [migratory] locusts came, And the young locusts, even without number,

³⁵And ate up all the vegetation in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground.

³⁶He also struck down all the firstborn in their land, The first fruits and chief substance of all their strength.

³⁷He brought the sons of Israel out [of Egypt] with silver and gold, And among their tribes there was not one who stumbled.

³⁸Egypt was glad when they departed, For the dread and fear of them had fallen on the Egyptians.

³⁹The LORD spread a cloud as a covering [by day], And a fire to illumine the night.

⁴⁰The Israelites asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

⁴¹He opened the rock and water flowed out; It ran in the dry places like a river.

⁴²For He remembered His holy word To Abraham His servant;

⁴³He brought out His people with joy, And His chosen ones with a joyful shout,

⁴⁴He gave them the lands of the nations [of Canaan], So that they would possess the fruits of those peoples' labor,

⁴⁵So that they might observe His precepts And keep His laws [obediently accepting and honoring and valuing them]. Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

¹Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!) Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His mercy and lovingkindness endure forever!

²Who can put into words the mighty deeds of the LORD? Or who can proclaim all His praise [that is due Him]?

³Blessed are those who observe justice [by honoring God's precepts], Who practice righteousness at all times.

⁴Remember me, O LORD, when You favor Your people. Visit me with Your salvation [when You rescue them],

⁵That I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, That I may glory with Your inheritance.

⁶We have sinned like our fathers; We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.

⁷Our fathers in Egypt did not understand nor appreciate Your miracles; They did not remember the abundance of Your mercies nor imprint Your lovingkindnesses on their hearts, But they were rebellious at the sea, at the Red Sea.

⁸Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake, That He might make His [supreme] power known.

⁹He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; And He led them through the depths as through a pasture.

¹⁰So He saved them from the hand of the one that hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the [Egyptian] enemy.

¹¹And the waters covered their adversaries; Not one of them was left.

¹²Then Israel believed in [the validity of] His words; They sang His praise.

¹³But they quickly forgot His works; They did not [patiently] wait for His counsel and purpose [to be revealed regarding them],

¹⁴But lusted intensely in the wilderness And tempted God [with their insistent desires] in the desert.

¹⁵So He gave them their request, But sent a wasting disease among them.

¹⁶They envied Moses in the camp, And Aaron [the high priest], the holy one of the LORD,

¹⁷Therefore the earth opened and swallowed Dathan, And engulfed the company of Abiram.

¹⁸And a fire broke out in their company; The flame consumed the wicked.

¹⁹They made a calf in Horeb (Sinai) And worshiped a cast image.

²⁰Thus they exchanged [the true God who was] their glory For the image of an ox that eats grass.

²¹They forgot God their Savior, Who had done such great things in Egypt,

²²Wonders in the land of Ham, Awesome things at the Red Sea.

²³Therefore He said He would destroy them, [And He would have done so] had not Moses, His chosen one, stepped into the gap before Him, To turn away His wrath from destroying them.

²⁴Then they despised the pleasant land [of Canaan]; They did not believe in His word nor rely on it,

²⁵But they sulked and complained in their tents; They did not listen to the voice of the LORD.

²⁶Therefore He lifted up His hand [swearing] to them, That He would cause them to fall in the wilderness,

²⁷And that He would cast out their descendants among the nations And scatter them in the lands [of the earth].

²⁸They joined themselves also to [the idol] Baal of Peor, And ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

²⁹Thus they provoked Him to anger with their practices, And a plague broke out among them.

³⁰Then Phinehas [the priest] stood up and interceded, And so the plague was halted.

³¹And that was credited to him for righteousness, To all generations forever.

³²They provoked Him to anger at the waters of Meribah, So that it went hard with Moses on their account;

³³Because they were rebellious against His Spirit, Moses spoke recklessly with his lips.

³⁴They did not destroy the [pagan] peoples [in Canaan], As the LORD commanded them,

³⁵But they mingled with the [idolatrous] nations And learned their ways,

³⁶And served their idols, Which became a [dreadful] snare to them.

³⁷They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons

³⁸And shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with their blood.

³⁹In this way they became unclean in their practices; They played the prostitute in their own deeds [by giving their worship, which belongs to God alone, to other "gods"].

⁴⁰Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against His people And He detested His own inheritance.

⁴¹He gave them into the hands of the nations, And those who hated them ruled over them.

⁴²Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were subdued under the [powerful] hand of their enemies.

⁴³Many times He rescued them; But they were rebellious in their counsel, And sank down in their wickedness.

⁴⁴Nevertheless He looked [sympathetically] at their distress When He heard their cry;

⁴⁵And He remembered His covenant for their sake, And relented [rescinding their sentence] according to the greatness of His lovingkindness [when they cried out to Him],

⁴⁶He also made them objects of compassion Among those who had carried them away captive.

⁴⁷Save us, O LORD our God, And gather us from among the nations, That we may give thanks to Your holy name And glory in praising You.

⁴⁸Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, "Amen." Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

¹O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His compassion and lovingkindness endure forever!

²Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

³And gathered them from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.

⁴They wandered in the wilderness in a [solitary] desert region; And did not find a way to an inhabited city.

⁵Hungry and thirsty, They fainted.

⁶Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He rescued them from their distresses.

⁷He led them by the straight way, To an inhabited city [where they could establish their homes].

⁸Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

⁹For He satisfies the parched throat, And fills the hungry appetite with what is good.

¹⁰Some dwelt in darkness and in the deep (deathly) darkness, Prisoners [bound] in misery and chains,

¹¹Because they had rebelled against the precepts of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High.

¹²Therefore He humbled their heart with hard labor; They stumbled and there was no one to help.

¹³Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them from their distresses.

¹⁴He brought them out of darkness and the deep (deathly) darkness And broke their bonds apart.

¹⁵Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

¹⁶For He has shattered the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron apart.

¹⁷Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their sins, were afflicted.

¹⁸They detested all kinds of food, And they drew near to the gates of death.

¹⁹Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them from their distresses.

²⁰He sent His word and healed them, And rescued them from their destruction.

²¹Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

²²And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And speak of His deeds with shouts of joy!

²³Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters;

²⁴They have seen the works of the LORD, And His wonders in the deep.

²⁵For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea.

²⁶They went up toward the heavens [on the crest of the wave], they went down again to the depths [of the watery trough]; Their courage melted away in their misery.

²⁷They staggered and trembled like a drunken man, And were at their wits' end [all their wisdom was useless].

²⁸Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He brought them out of their distresses.

²⁹He hushed the storm to a gentle whisper, So that the waves of the sea were still.

³⁰Then they were glad because of the calm, And He guided them to their desired haven (harbor).

³¹Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

³²Let them exalt Him also in the congregation of the people, And praise Him at the seat of the elders.

³³He turns rivers into a wilderness, And springs of water into a thirsty ground;

³⁴A productive land into a [barren] salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

³⁵He turns a wilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water;

³⁶And there He has the hungry dwell, So that they may establish an inhabited city,

³⁷And sow fields and plant vineyards, And produce an abundant harvest.

³⁸Also He blesses them so that they multiply greatly, And He does not let [the number of] their cattle decrease.

³⁹When they are diminished and bowed down (humbled) Through oppression, misery, and sorrow,

⁴⁰He pours contempt on princes And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.

⁴¹Yet He sets the needy securely on high, away from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.

⁴²The upright see it and rejoice; But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.

⁴³Who is wise? Let him observe and heed these things; And [thoughtfully] consider the lovingkindness of the LORD.

¹A Song. A Psalm of David. O God, my heart is steadfast [with confident faith]; I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul.

²Awake, harp and lyre; I will awaken the dawn!

³I will praise and give thanks to You, O LORD, among the people; And I will sing praises to You among the nations.

⁴For Your lovingkindness is great and higher than the heavens; Your truth reaches to the skies.

⁵Be exalted [in majesty], O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth.

⁶That Your beloved [ones] may be rescued, Save with Your right hand, and answer me!

⁷God has spoken in His holiness: "I will rejoice, I will portion out Shechem [as I divide Canaan among My people], And measure out the Valley of Succoth.

⁸"Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet of My head [My stronghold, My defense]; Judah is My scepter.

⁹"Moab is My washbowl; Over Edom I will throw My shoe [to show Edom is Mine]; Over Philistia I will shout [in triumph]."

¹⁰Who will bring me into the fortified city [of Petra]? Who will lead me to Edom?

¹¹Have You not rejected us, O God? And will You not go out, O God, with our armies?

¹²Give us help against the adversary, For deliverance by man is in vain [a worthless hope].

¹³With God we will do valiantly, For it is He who will trample down our enemies.

¹To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise! Do not keep silent,

²For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

³They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And have fought against me without a cause.

⁴In return for my love, they attack me, But I am in prayer.

⁵They have repaid me evil for good, And hatred for my love.

⁶Appoint a wicked man against him, And let an attacker stand at his right hand [to kill him].

⁷When he enters into dispute, let wickedness come about. Let his prayer [for help] result [only] in sin.

⁸Let his days be few; And let another take his office.

⁹Let his children be fatherless And his wife a widow.

¹⁰Let his children wander and beg; Let them seek their food and be driven far from their ruined homes.

¹¹Let the creditor seize all that he has, And let strangers plunder the product of his labor.

¹²Let there be no one to extend kindness to him, Nor let anyone be gracious to his fatherless children.

¹³Let his descendants be cut off, And in the following generation let their name be blotted out.

¹⁴Let the wickedness of his fathers be remembered by the LORD; And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.

¹⁵Let them be before the LORD continually, That He may cut off their memory from the earth;

¹⁶Because the man did not remember to show kindness, But persecuted the suffering and needy man, And the brokenhearted, to put them to death.

¹⁷He also loved cursing, and it came [back] to him; He did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.

¹⁸He clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, And it seeped into his inner self like water And like [anointing] oil into his bones.

¹⁹Let it be to him as a robe with which he covers himself, And as a sash with which he is constantly bound.

²⁰Let this be the reward of my attackers from the LORD, And of those who speak evil against my life.

²¹But You, O GOD, the Lord, show kindness to me, for Your name's sake; Because Your lovingkindness (faithfulness, compassion) is good, O rescue me;

²²For I am suffering and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.

²³I am vanishing like a shadow when it lengthens and fades; I am shaken off like the locust.

²⁴My knees are unsteady from fasting; And my flesh is gaunt and without fatness.

²⁵I also have become a reproach and an object of taunting to others; When they see me, they shake their heads [in derision].

²⁶Help me, O LORD my God; Save me according to Your lovingkindness—

²⁷And let them know that this is Your hand; You, LORD, have done it.

²⁸Let them curse, but You bless. When adversaries arise, let them be ashamed, But let Your servant rejoice.

²⁹Let my attackers be clothed with dishonor, And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

³⁰I will give great praise and thanks to the LORD with my mouth; And in the midst of many I will praise Him.

³¹For He will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from those who judge his soul.

¹A Psalm of David. The LORD (Father) says to my Lord (the Messiah, His Son), "Sit at My right hand Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet [subjugating them into complete submission]."

²The LORD will send the scepter of Your strength from Zion, saying, "Rule in the midst of Your enemies."

³Your people will offer themselves willingly [to participate in Your battle] in the day of Your power; In the splendor of holiness, from the womb of the dawn, Your young men are to You as the dew.

⁴The LORD has sworn [an oath] and will not change His mind: " You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek."

⁵The LORD is at Your right hand, He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.

⁶He will execute judgment [in overwhelming punishment] among the nations; He will fill them with corpses, He will crush the chief men over a broad country.

⁷He will drink from the brook by the wayside; Therefore He will lift up His head [triumphantly].

¹Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!) I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart, In the company of the upright and in the congregation.

²Great are the works of the LORD, Studied by all those who delight in them.

³Splendid and majestic is His work, And His righteousness endures forever.

⁴He has made His wonderful acts to be remembered; The LORD is gracious and merciful and full of loving compassion.

⁵He has given food to those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence]; He will remember His covenant forever.

⁶He has declared and made known to His people the power of His works, In giving them the heritage of the nations.

⁷The works of His hands are truth and [absolute] justice; All His precepts are sure (established, reliable, trustworthy).

⁸They are upheld forever and ever; They are done in [absolute] truth and uprightness.

⁹He has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever; Holy and awesome is His name—[inspiring reverence and godly fear].

¹⁰The [reverent] fear of the LORD is the beginning (the prerequisite, the absolute essential, the alphabet) of wisdom; A good understanding and a teachable heart are possessed by all those who do the will of the Lord; His praise endures forever.

¹Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!) Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who fears the LORD [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with obedience], Who delights greatly in His commandments.

²His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed.

³Wealth and riches are in his house, And his righteousness endures forever.

⁴Light arises in the darkness for the upright; He is gracious and compassionate and righteous (upright—in right standing with God).

⁵It is well with the man who is gracious and lends; He conducts his affairs with justice.

⁶He will never be shaken; The righteous will be remembered forever.

⁷He will not fear bad news; His heart is steadfast, trusting [confidently relying on and believing] in the LORD.

⁸His heart is upheld, he will not fear While he looks [with satisfaction] on his adversaries.

⁹He has given freely to the poor; His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be exalted in honor.

¹⁰The wicked will see it and be angered, He will gnash his teeth and melt away [in despair and death]; The desire of the wicked will perish and come to nothing.

¹Praise the LORD! ( Hallelujah!) Praise, O servants of the LORD, Praise the name of the LORD.

²Blessed be the name of the LORD From this time forth and forever.

³From the rising of the sun to its setting The name of the LORD is to be praised [with awe-inspired reverence].

⁴The LORD is high above all nations, And His glory above the heavens.

⁵Who is like the LORD our God, Who is enthroned on high,

⁶Who humbles Himself to regard The heavens and the earth?

⁷He raises the poor out of the dust And lifts the needy from the ash heap,

⁸That He may seat them with princes, With the princes of His people.

⁹He makes the barren woman live in the house As a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)