Psalm 10-12A Song of Confidence in God’s Triumph over Evil10 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord?Why do You hide in times of trouble?2 The wicked in his pride [a]persecutes the poor;Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.3 For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire;[b]He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;[c]God is in n...  Read More

Psalm 7-9Prayer and Praise for Deliverance from EnemiesA Meditation[a] of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite.7 O Lord my God, in You I put my trust;Save me from all those who persecute me;And deliver me,2 Lest they tear me like a lion,Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.3 O Lord my God, if I have done this:If there is iniquity in my hands,4 ...  Read More

Psalm 4-6The Safety of the FaithfulTo the [a]Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.4 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness!You have relieved me in my distress;[b]Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.2 How long, O you sons of men,Will you turn my glory to shame?How long will you love worthlessnessAnd seek falsehood? Selah3 But know that the Lord has [c]set apart for H...  Read More

Psalm 1-3The Way of the Righteous and the End of the Ungodly1 Blessed is the manWho walks not in the counsel of the [a]ungodly,Nor stands in the path of sinners,Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,And in His law he [b]meditates day and night.3 He shall be like a treePlanted by the [c]rivers of water,That brings forth its fruit in its season,Whose leaf a...  Read More

Job 41-42God’s Power in the Leviathan41 “Can you draw out Leviathan[a] with a hook,Or snare his tongue with a line which you lower?2 Can you put a reed through his nose,Or pierce his jaw with a [b]hook?3 Will he make many supplications to you?Will he speak softly to you?4 Will he make a covenant with you?Will you take him as a servant forever?5 Will you play with him as with a bird,Or will you lea...  Read More

Job 38-40The Lord Reveals His Omnipotence to Job38 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:2 “Who is this who darkens counselBy words without knowledge?3 Now [a]prepare yourself like a man;I will question you, and you shall answer Me.4 “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?Tell Me, if you have understanding.5 Who determined its measurements?Surely you know!Or w...  Read More