Through My Bible Yr 01 – September 17

Through My Bible – September 17

Psalm 64 – 65 (EHV)

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¹ Hear my voice, O God, when I complain.
Protect my life from the terror caused by the enemy.
² Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
from the noisy mob of evildoers.

³ They sharpen their tongues like a sword.
They shoot poison words like arrows.
⁴ They shoot at the innocent from hiding places.
Suddenly they shoot at him. They have no fear.
⁵ They strengthen each other in an evil plot.
They discuss where to hide snares.
They say, “Who will see them?”
⁶ They plot evil deeds and they say,
“We have come up with a perfect plot!”
The mind and heart of man are devious!

⁷ But God will shoot them.
Suddenly they are wounded with an arrow.
⁸ Their own tongues cause their downfall. ^[1]
Everyone who sees them will shake his head.

⁹ Then all people will be afraid.
They will proclaim the work of God.
They will consider what he has done.
¹⁰ Let the righteous rejoice in the Lord
and take refuge in him.
Let all the upright in heart be confident!

¹ Praise waits for you, ^[2] O God, in Zion.
To you vows will be fulfilled.
² You who hear prayer, to you all mortals ^[3] will come.

³ The record of my guilt overpowered me.
You atone for our rebellious acts.
⁴ How blessed is the one you choose and bring near!
He will dwell in your courtyards.
We will be satisfied by the goodness of your house,
by the holiness of your temple.

⁵ In righteousness you answer us with awesome deeds,
    O God who saves us.
He is trusted by all the farthest ends of the earth and the sea.
⁶ He establishes the mountains by his power.
He has wrapped himself with strength.
⁷ He stills the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
and the turmoil of the peoples.

⁸ Those living at the ends of the earth fear your signs.
From sunrise to sunset you let them shout for joy.

⁹ You visit the earth and water it.
You make it very rich.
God’s stream is filled with water.
You provide grain for them, just as you planned.
¹⁰ You drench the land’s furrows. You flatten its plowed ground.
You soften it with showers. You bless its crops.
¹¹ You crown the year with your goodness.
The tracks made by your carts overflow with riches. ^[4]
12 The pastures of the wilderness drip.
The hills are wrapped with joy.
¹³ The meadows are clothed with flocks.
The valleys are dressed with grain.
They shout for joy. Yes! They sing.

Footnotes

1. Psalm 64:8 Because of a mixture of singular and plural number, the translation is uncertain. Literally the Hebrew reads and they caused him/it to stumble, upon them, their tongue.
2. Psalm 65:1 Or praise is fitting for you or silence is before you
3. Psalm 65:2 Literally flesh
4. Psalm 65:11 Literally drip fatness