Scripture #39

Psalm 119:9-16

How can a young person live a pure life?
    By obeying your word.
¹⁰ With all my heart I try to obey you.
    Don’t let me break your commands.
¹¹ I have taken your words to heart
    so I would not sin against you.
¹² Lord, you should be praised.
    Teach me your demands.
¹³ My lips will tell about
    all the laws you have spoken.
¹⁴ I enjoy living by your rules
    as people enjoy great riches.
¹⁵ I think about your orders
    and study your ways.
¹⁶ I enjoy obeying your demands,
    and I will not forget your word.

Scripture #38

Psalm 62

New Century Version (NCV)

Trust Only in God

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

1 I find rest in God;
    only he can save me.
² He is my rock and my salvation.
    He is my defender;
    I will not be defeated.

³ How long will you attack someone?
    Will all of you kill that person?
    Who is like a leaning wall, like a fence ready to fall?
⁴ They are planning to make that person fall.
    They enjoy telling lies.
With their mouths they bless,
    but in their hearts they curse. Selah

⁵ I find rest in God;
    only he gives me hope.
⁶ He is my rock and my salvation.
    He is my defender;
    I will not be defeated.
⁷ My honor and salvation come from God.
    He is my mighty rock and my protection.

⁸ People, trust God all the time.
    Tell him all your problems,
    because God is our protection. Selah

⁹ The least of people are only a breath,
    and even the greatest are just a lie.
On the scales, they weigh nothing;
    together they are only a breath.
¹⁰ Do not trust in force.
    Stealing is of no use.
Even if you gain more riches,
    don’t put your trust in them.

¹¹ God has said this,
    and I have heard it over and over:
    God is strong.
¹² The Lord is loving.
    You reward people for what they have done.

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Scripture #34

Psalm 4

An Evening Prayer

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.

1 Answer me when I pray to you,
    my God who does what is right.
Make things easier for me when I am in trouble.
    Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

² People, how long will you turn my honor into shame?
    How long will you love what is false and look for new lies? Selah
³ You know that the Lord has chosen for himself those who are loyal to him.
    The Lord listens when I pray to him.
⁴ When you are angry, do not sin.
    Think about these things quietly
    as you go to bed. Selah
⁵ Do what is right as a sacrifice to the Lord
    and trust the Lord.

⁶ Many people ask,
    “Who will give us anything good?”
    Lord, be kind to us.
⁷ But you have made me very happy,
    happier than they are,
    even with all their grain and new wine.
⁸ I go to bed and sleep in peace,
    because, Lord, only you keep me safe

Scripture #33

Psalm 13

How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
² How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?

³ Look on me and answer, Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,
⁴ and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

⁵ But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
⁶ I will sing the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me.