Bible in 90 Days Plan

¹I will sing of your love and justice, LORD. I will praise you with songs.

²I will be careful to live a blameless life — when will you come to help me? I will lead a life of integrity in my own home.

³I will refuse to look at anything vile and vulgar. I hate all who deal crookedly; I will have nothing to do with them.

⁴I will reject perverse ideas and stay away from every evil.

⁵I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors. I will not endure conceit and pride.

⁶I will search for faithful people to be my companions. Only those who are above reproach will be allowed to serve me.

⁷I will not allow deceivers to serve in my house, and liars will not stay in my presence.

⁸My daily task will be to ferret out the wicked and free the city of the LORD from their grip.

¹LORD, hear my prayer! Listen to my plea!

²Don’t turn away from me in my time of distress. Bend down to listen, and answer me quickly when I call to you.

³For my days disappear like smoke, and my bones burn like red-hot coals.

⁴My heart is sick, withered like grass, and I have lost my appetite.

⁵Because of my groaning, I am reduced to skin and bones.

⁶I am like an owl in the desert, like a little owl in a far-off wilderness.

⁷I lie awake, lonely as a solitary bird on the roof.

⁸My enemies taunt me day after day. They mock and curse me.

⁹I eat ashes for food. My tears run down into my drink

¹⁰because of your anger and wrath. For you have picked me up and thrown me out.

¹¹My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows. I am withering away like grass.

¹²But you, O LORD, will sit on your throne forever. Your fame will endure to every generation.

¹³You will arise and have mercy on Jerusalem — and now is the time to pity her, now is the time you promised to help.

¹⁴For your people love every stone in her walls and cherish even the dust in her streets.

¹⁵Then the nations will tremble before the LORD. The kings of the earth will tremble before his glory.

¹⁶For the LORD will rebuild Jerusalem. He will appear in his glory.

¹⁷He will listen to the prayers of the destitute. He will not reject their pleas.

¹⁸Let this be recorded for future generations, so that a people not yet born will praise the LORD.

¹⁹Tell them the LORD looked down from his heavenly sanctuary. He looked down to earth from heaven

²⁰to hear the groans of the prisoners, to release those condemned to die.

²¹And so the LORD’s fame will be celebrated in Zion, his praises in Jerusalem,

²²when multitudes gather together and kingdoms come to worship the LORD.

²³He broke my strength in midlife, cutting short my days.

²⁴But I cried to him, “O my God, who lives forever, don’t take my life while I am so young!

²⁵Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth and made the heavens with your hands.

²⁶They will perish, but you remain forever; they will wear out like old clothing. You will change them like a garment and discard them.

²⁷But you are always the same; you will live forever.

²⁸The children of your people will live in security. Their children’s children will thrive in your presence.”

¹Let all that I am praise the LORD; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.

²Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things he does for me.

³He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.

⁴He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies.

⁵He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!

⁶The LORD gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly.

⁷He revealed his character to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel.

⁸The LORD is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.

⁹He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever.

¹⁰He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.

¹¹For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.

¹²He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.

¹³The LORD is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him.

¹⁴For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust.

¹⁵Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die.

¹⁶The wind blows, and we are gone — as though we had never been here.

¹⁷But the love of the LORD remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children

¹⁸of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments!

¹⁹The LORD has made the heavens his throne; from there he rules over everything.

²⁰Praise the LORD, you angels, you mighty ones who carry out his plans, listening for each of his commands.

²¹Yes, praise the LORD, you armies of angels who serve him and do his will!

²²Praise the LORD, everything he has created, everything in all his kingdom. Let all that I am praise the LORD.

¹Let all that I am praise the LORD. O LORD my God, how great you are! You are robed with honor and majesty.

²You are dressed in a robe of light. You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens;

³you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds. You make the clouds your chariot; you ride upon the wings of the wind.

⁴The winds are your messengers; flames of fire are your servants.

⁵You placed the world on its foundation so it would never be moved.

⁶You clothed the earth with floods of water, water that covered even the mountains.

⁷At your command, the water fled; at the sound of your thunder, it hurried away.

⁸Mountains rose and valleys sank to the levels you decreed.

⁹Then you set a firm boundary for the seas, so they would never again cover the earth.

¹⁰You make springs pour water into the ravines, so streams gush down from the mountains.

¹¹They provide water for all the animals, and the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

¹²The birds nest beside the streams and sing among the branches of the trees.

¹³You send rain on the mountains from your heavenly home, and you fill the earth with the fruit of your labor.

¹⁴You cause grass to grow for the livestock and plants for people to use. You allow them to produce food from the earth —

¹⁵wine to make them glad, olive oil to soothe their skin, and bread to give them strength.

¹⁶The trees of the LORD are well cared for — the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

¹⁷There the birds make their nests, and the storks make their homes in the cypresses.

¹⁸High in the mountains live the wild goats, and the rocks form a refuge for the hyraxes.

¹⁹You made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to set.

²⁰You send the darkness, and it becomes night, when all the forest animals prowl about.

²¹Then the young lions roar for their prey, stalking the food provided by God.

²²At dawn they slink back into their dens to rest.

²³Then people go off to their work, where they labor until evening.

²⁴O LORD, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your creatures.

²⁵Here is the ocean, vast and wide, teeming with life of every kind, both large and small.

²⁶See the ships sailing along, and Leviathan, which you made to play in the sea.

²⁷They all depend on you to give them food as they need it.

²⁸When you supply it, they gather it. You open your hand to feed them, and they are richly satisfied.

²⁹But if you turn away from them, they panic. When you take away their breath, they die and turn again to dust.

³⁰When you give them your breath, life is created, and you renew the face of the earth.

³¹May the glory of the LORD continue forever! The LORD takes pleasure in all he has made!

³²The earth trembles at his glance; the mountains smoke at his touch.

³³I will sing to the LORD as long as I live. I will praise my God to my last breath!

³⁴May all my thoughts be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD.

³⁵Let all sinners vanish from the face of the earth; let the wicked disappear forever. Let all that I am praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!

¹Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.

²Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.

³Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the LORD.

⁴Search for the LORD and for his strength; continually seek him.

⁵Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given,

⁶you children of his servant Abraham, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.

⁷He is the LORD our God. His justice is seen throughout the land.

⁸He always stands by his covenant — the commitment he made to a thousand generations.

⁹This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac.

¹⁰He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:

¹¹“I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession.”

¹²He said this when they were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.

¹³They wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.

¹⁴Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf:

¹⁵“Do not touch my chosen people, and do not hurt my prophets.”

¹⁶He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, cutting off its food supply.

¹⁷Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them — Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

¹⁸They bruised his feet with fetters and placed his neck in an iron collar.

¹⁹Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the LORD tested Joseph’s character.

²⁰Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free; the ruler of the nation opened his prison door.

²¹Joseph was put in charge of all the king’s household; he became ruler over all the king’s possessions.

²²He could instruct the king’s aides as he pleased and teach the king’s advisers.

²³Then Israel arrived in Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.

²⁴And the LORD multiplied the people of Israel until they became too mighty for their enemies.

²⁵Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the LORD’s servants.

²⁶But the LORD sent his servant Moses, along with Aaron, whom he had chosen.

²⁷They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians, and wonders in the land of Ham.

²⁸The LORD blanketed Egypt in darkness, for they had defied his commands to let his people go.

²⁹He turned their water into blood, poisoning all the fish.

³⁰Then frogs overran the land and even invaded the king’s bedrooms.

³¹When the LORD spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians, and gnats swarmed across Egypt.

³²He sent them hail instead of rain, and lightning flashed over the land.

³³He ruined their grapevines and fig trees and shattered all the trees.

³⁴He spoke, and hordes of locusts came — young locusts beyond number.

³⁵They ate up everything green in the land, destroying all the crops in their fields.

³⁶Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home, the pride and joy of each family.

³⁷The LORD brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold; and not one among the tribes of Israel even stumbled.

³⁸Egypt was glad when they were gone, for they feared them greatly.

³⁹The LORD spread a cloud above them as a covering and gave them a great fire to light the darkness.

⁴⁰They asked for meat, and he sent them quail; he satisfied their hunger with manna — bread from heaven.

⁴¹He split open a rock, and water gushed out to form a river through the dry wasteland.

⁴²For he remembered his sacred promise to his servant Abraham.

⁴³So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy, his chosen ones with rejoicing.

⁴⁴He gave his people the lands of pagan nations, and they harvested crops that others had planted.

⁴⁵All this happened so they would follow his decrees and obey his instructions. Praise the LORD!

¹Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.

²Who can list the glorious miracles of the LORD? Who can ever praise him enough?

³There is joy for those who deal justly with others and always do what is right.

⁴Remember me, LORD, when you show favor to your people; come near and rescue me.

⁵Let me share in the prosperity of your chosen ones. Let me rejoice in the joy of your people; let me praise you with those who are your heritage.

⁶Like our ancestors, we have sinned. We have done wrong! We have acted wickedly!

⁷Our ancestors in Egypt were not impressed by the LORD’s miraculous deeds. They soon forgot his many acts of kindness to them. Instead, they rebelled against him at the Red Sea.

⁸Even so, he saved them — to defend the honor of his name and to demonstrate his mighty power.

⁹He commanded the Red Sea to dry up. He led Israel across the sea as if it were a desert.

¹⁰So he rescued them from their enemies and redeemed them from their foes.

¹¹Then the water returned and covered their enemies; not one of them survived.

¹²Then his people believed his promises. Then they sang his praise.

¹³Yet how quickly they forgot what he had done! They wouldn’t wait for his counsel!

¹⁴In the wilderness their desires ran wild, testing God’s patience in that dry wasteland.

¹⁵So he gave them what they asked for, but he sent a plague along with it.

¹⁶The people in the camp were jealous of Moses and envious of Aaron, the LORD’s holy priest.

¹⁷Because of this, the earth opened up; it swallowed Dathan and buried Abiram and the other rebels.

¹⁸Fire fell upon their followers; a flame consumed the wicked.

¹⁹The people made a calf at Mount Sinai ; they bowed before an image made of gold.

²⁰They traded their glorious God for a statue of a grass-eating bull.

²¹They forgot God, their savior, who had done such great things in Egypt —

²²such wonderful things in the land of Ham, such awesome deeds at the Red Sea.

²³So he declared he would destroy them. But Moses, his chosen one, stepped between the LORD and the people. He begged him to turn from his anger and not destroy them.

²⁴The people refused to enter the pleasant land, for they wouldn’t believe his promise to care for them.

²⁵Instead, they grumbled in their tents and refused to obey the LORD.

²⁶Therefore, he solemnly swore that he would kill them in the wilderness,

²⁷that he would scatter their descendants among the nations, exiling them to distant lands.

²⁸Then our ancestors joined in the worship of Baal at Peor; they even ate sacrifices offered to the dead!

²⁹They angered the LORD with all these things, so a plague broke out among them.

³⁰But Phinehas had the courage to intervene, and the plague was stopped.

³¹So he has been regarded as a righteous man ever since that time.

³²At Meribah, too, they angered the LORD, causing Moses serious trouble.

³³They made Moses angry, and he spoke foolishly.

³⁴Israel failed to destroy the nations in the land, as the LORD had commanded them.

³⁵Instead, they mingled among the pagans and adopted their evil customs.

³⁶They worshiped their idols, which led to their downfall.

³⁷They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons.

³⁸They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters. By sacrificing them to the idols of Canaan, they polluted the land with murder.

³⁹They defiled themselves by their evil deeds, and their love of idols was adultery in the LORD’s sight.

⁴⁰That is why the LORD’s anger burned against his people, and he abhorred his own special possession.

⁴¹He handed them over to pagan nations, and they were ruled by those who hated them.

⁴²Their enemies crushed them and brought them under their cruel power.

⁴³Again and again he rescued them, but they chose to rebel against him, and they were finally destroyed by their sin.

⁴⁴Even so, he pitied them in their distress and listened to their cries.

⁴⁵He remembered his covenant with them and relented because of his unfailing love.

⁴⁶He even caused their captors to treat them with kindness.

⁴⁷Save us, O LORD our God! Gather us back from among the nations, so we can thank your holy name and rejoice and praise you.

⁴⁸Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the LORD!

¹Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.

²Has the LORD redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.

³For he has gathered the exiles from many lands, from east and west, from north and south.

⁴Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless.

⁵Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died.

⁶“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress.

⁷He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live.

⁸Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

⁹For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

¹⁰Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery.

¹¹They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High.

¹²That is why he broke them with hard labor; they fell, and no one was there to help them.

¹³“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.

¹⁴He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom; he snapped their chains.

¹⁵Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

¹⁶For he broke down their prison gates of bronze; he cut apart their bars of iron.

¹⁷Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins.

¹⁸They couldn’t stand the thought of food, and they were knocking on death’s door.

¹⁹“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.

²⁰He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.

²¹Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

²²Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.

²³Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world.

²⁴They, too, observed the LORD’s power in action, his impressive works on the deepest seas.

²⁵He spoke, and the winds rose, stirring up the waves.

²⁶Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror.

²⁷They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end.

²⁸“LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.

²⁹He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.

³⁰What a blessing was that stillness as he brought them safely into harbor!

³¹Let them praise the LORD for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

³²Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation.

³³He changes rivers into deserts, and springs of water into dry, thirsty land.

³⁴He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there.

³⁵But he also turns deserts into pools of water, the dry land into springs of water.

³⁶He brings the hungry to settle there and to build their cities.

³⁷They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops.

³⁸How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.

³⁹When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,

⁴⁰the LORD pours contempt on their princes, causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.

⁴¹But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep.

⁴²The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent.

⁴³Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD.

¹My heart is confident in you, O God; no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart!

²Wake up, lyre and harp! I will wake the dawn with my song.

³I will thank you, LORD, among all the people. I will sing your praises among the nations.

⁴For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

⁵Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. May your glory shine over all the earth.

⁶Now rescue your beloved people. Answer and save us by your power.

⁷God has promised this by his holiness : “I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will measure out the valley of Succoth.

⁸Gilead is mine, and Manasseh, too. Ephraim, my helmet, will produce my warriors, and Judah, my scepter, will produce my kings.

⁹But Moab, my washbasin, will become my servant, and I will wipe my feet on Edom and shout in triumph over Philistia.”

¹⁰Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will bring me victory over Edom?

¹¹Have you rejected us, O God? Will you no longer march with our armies?

¹²Oh, please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless.

¹³With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes.

¹O God, whom I praise, don’t stand silent and aloof

²while the wicked slander me and tell lies about me.

³They surround me with hateful words and fight against me for no reason.

⁴I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations even as I am praying for them!

⁵They repay evil for good, and hatred for my love.

⁶They say, “Get an evil person to turn against him. Send an accuser to bring him to trial.

⁷When his case comes up for judgment, let him be pronounced guilty. Count his prayers as sins.

⁸Let his years be few; let someone else take his position.

⁹May his children become fatherless, and his wife a widow.

¹⁰May his children wander as beggars and be driven from their ruined homes.

¹¹May creditors seize his entire estate, and strangers take all he has earned.

¹²Let no one be kind to him; let no one pity his fatherless children.

¹³May all his offspring die. May his family name be blotted out in the next generation.

¹⁴May the LORD never forget the sins of his fathers; may his mother’s sins never be erased from the record.

¹⁵May the LORD always remember these sins, and may his name disappear from human memory.

¹⁶For he refused all kindness to others; he persecuted the poor and needy, and he hounded the brokenhearted to death.

¹⁷He loved to curse others; now you curse him. He never blessed others; now don’t you bless him.

¹⁸Cursing is as natural to him as his clothing, or the water he drinks, or the rich food he eats.

¹⁹Now may his curses return and cling to him like clothing; may they be tied around him like a belt.”

²⁰May those curses become the LORD’s punishment for my accusers who speak evil of me.

²¹But deal well with me, O Sovereign LORD, for the sake of your own reputation! Rescue me because you are so faithful and good.

²²For I am poor and needy, and my heart is full of pain.

²³I am fading like a shadow at dusk; I am brushed off like a locust.

²⁴My knees are weak from fasting, and I am skin and bones.

²⁵I am a joke to people everywhere; when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.

²⁶Help me, O LORD my God! Save me because of your unfailing love.

²⁷Let them see that this is your doing, that you yourself have done it, LORD.

²⁸Then let them curse me if they like, but you will bless me! When they attack me, they will be disgraced! But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing!

²⁹May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may their humiliation cover them like a cloak.

³⁰But I will give repeated thanks to the LORD, praising him to everyone.

³¹For he stands beside the needy, ready to save them from those who condemn them.

¹The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.”

²The LORD will extend your powerful kingdom from Jerusalem ; you will rule over your enemies.

³When you go to war, your people will serve you willingly. You are arrayed in holy garments, and your strength will be renewed each day like the morning dew.

⁴The LORD has taken an oath and will not break his vow: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

⁵The Lord stands at your right hand to protect you. He will strike down many kings when his anger erupts.

⁶He will punish the nations and fill their lands with corpses; he will shatter heads over the whole earth.

⁷But he himself will be refreshed from brooks along the way. He will be victorious.

¹Praise the LORD! I will thank the LORD with all my heart as I meet with his godly people.

²How amazing are the deeds of the LORD! All who delight in him should ponder them.

³Everything he does reveals his glory and majesty. His righteousness never fails.

⁴He causes us to remember his wonderful works. How gracious and merciful is our LORD!

⁵He gives food to those who fear him; he always remembers his covenant.

⁶He has shown his great power to his people by giving them the lands of other nations.

⁷All he does is just and good, and all his commandments are trustworthy.

⁸They are forever true, to be obeyed faithfully and with integrity.

⁹He has paid a full ransom for his people. He has guaranteed his covenant with them forever. What a holy, awe-inspiring name he has!

¹⁰Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true wisdom. All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom. Praise him forever!

¹Praise the LORD! How joyful are those who fear the LORD and delight in obeying his commands.

²Their children will be successful everywhere; an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.

³They themselves will be wealthy, and their good deeds will last forever.

⁴Light shines in the darkness for the godly. They are generous, compassionate, and righteous.

⁵Good comes to those who lend money generously and conduct their business fairly.

⁶Such people will not be overcome by evil. Those who are righteous will be long remembered.

⁷They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the LORD to care for them.

⁸They are confident and fearless and can face their foes triumphantly.

⁹They share freely and give generously to those in need. Their good deeds will be remembered forever. They will have influence and honor.

¹⁰The wicked will see this and be infuriated. They will grind their teeth in anger; they will slink away, their hopes thwarted.

¹Praise the LORD! Yes, give praise, O servants of the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD!

²Blessed be the name of the LORD now and forever.

³Everywhere — from east to west — praise the name of the LORD.

⁴For the LORD is high above the nations; his glory is higher than the heavens.

⁵Who can be compared with the LORD our God, who is enthroned on high?

⁶He stoops to look down on heaven and on earth.

⁷He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump.

⁸He sets them among princes, even the princes of his own people!

⁹He gives the childless woman a family, making her a happy mother. Praise the LORD!