2 Chronicles 20:18-23 English Standard Version (ESV)🕊 BELIEVE!🕊 18 Then Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord, worshiping the Lord. 19 And the Levites, of the Kohathites and the Korahites, stood up … Continue reading Believe! 2 Chronicles 20:18-23 English Standard Version (ESV)🕊
2 Corinthians 4:13-18 Good News Translation (GNT)🕊 The Spirit of Faith🕊 13 The scripture says, “I spoke because I believed.” In the same spirit of faith we also speak because we believe. 14 We know that God, who raised the Lord Jesus to life, will also raise us up with Jesus and take us, together with you, into his presence. 15 All this is for your sake; and as God’s grace reaches more and more people, they will offer to the glory of God more prayers of thanksgiving. Living by Faith🕊 16 For this reason we never become discouraged. Even though our physical being is gradually decaying, yet our spiritual being is … Continue reading The Spirit of Faith… 2 Corinthians 4:13-18 Good News Translation (GNT)🕊
Mark 4:10-20 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)🕊 Why Jesus Used Stories to Teach🕊 10 Later, Jesus was away from the people. The twelve apostles and his other followers asked him about the stories. 11 Jesus said, “Only you can know the secret truth about God’s kingdom. But to those other people I tell everything by using stories. 12 I do this so that ‘They will look and look but never really see; they will listen and listen but never understand. If they saw and understood, they might change and be forgiven.’” Jesus Explains the Story About Seed🕊 13 Then Jesus said to the followers, “Do you understand this story? If you don’t, how … Continue reading The Secret Truth… Mark 4:10-20 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)🕊
Psalm 149 English Standard Version (ESV)🕊 Sing to the Lord a New Song🕊 149:1 Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of the godly! 2 Let Israel be glad in his Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King! 3 Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre! 4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation. 5 Let the godly exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their beds. 6 Let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands, 7 to execute vengeance on the nations and punishments on the peoples, 8 to bind their kings with chains and their … Continue reading Psalm 149 English Standard Version (ESV) “Sing to the Lord a New Song”🕊
Psalm 135 Contemporary English Version (CEV)🕊 In Praise of the Lord’s Kindness🕊 135:1 Shout praises to the Lord! You are his servants, so praise his name. 2 All who serve in the temple of the Lord our God, 3 come and shout praises. Praise the name of the Lord! He is kind and good. 4 He chose the family of Jacob and the people of Israel for his very own. 5 The Lord is much greater than any other god. 6 He does as he chooses in heaven and on earth and deep in the sea. 7 The Lord makes the clouds rise from far across the earth, and he makes lightning to go with the rain. Then from his secret place … Continue reading Psalm 135 Contemporary English Version (CEV)”In Praise of the Lord’s Kindness”🕊
Psalm 133 New King James Version (NKJV)🕊 Blessed Unity of the People of God🕊 A Song of Ascents. Of David. 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard, The beard of Aaron, Running down on the edge of his garments. 3 It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of Zion; For there the Lord commanded the blessing— Life forevermore.🕊 Continue reading Psalm 133 New King James Version (NKJV) “Blessed Unity of the People of God”🕊
Psalm 126 Contemporary English Version (CEV)🕊 (A song for worship.) Celebrating the Harvest🕊 126 It seemed like a dream when the Lord brought us back to the city of Zion. 2 We celebrated with laughter and joyful songs. In foreign nations it was said, “The Lord has worked miracles for his people.” 3 And so we celebrated because the Lord had indeed worked miracles for us. 4 Our Lord, we ask you to bless our people again, and let us be like streams in the Southern Desert. 5 We cried as we went out to plant our seeds. Now let us celebrate as we bring in the crops. 6 We cried on the way to plant our seeds, but we … Continue reading Psalm 126 Contemporary English Version (CEV) “Celebrating the Harvest”🕊
Psalm 125 Christian Standard Bible (CSB)🕊 Israel’s Stability🕊 A song of ascents.🕊 1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion. It cannot be shaken; it remains forever. 2 The mountains surround Jerusalem and the Lord surrounds his people, both now and forever. 3 The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not apply their hands to injustice. 4 Do what is good, Lord, to the good, to those whose hearts are upright. 5 But as for those who turn aside to crooked ways, the Lord will banish them with the evildoers. Peace be with Israel.🕊 Continue reading Psalm 125 Christian Standard Bible (CSB) “Israel’s Stability”🕊
Psalm 141 Good News Translation (GNT)🕊 An Evening Prayer🕊 141 I call to you, Lord; help me now! Listen to me when I call to you. 2 Receive my prayer as incense, my uplifted hands as an evening sacrifice. 3 Lord, place a guard at my mouth, a sentry at the door of my lips. 4 Keep me from wanting to do wrong and from joining evil people in their wickedness. May I never take part in their feasts. 5 Good people may punish me and rebuke me in kindness, but I will never accept honor from evil people, because I am always praying against their evil deeds. 6 When their rulers are thrown … Continue reading Psalm 141 Good News Translation (GNT) “An Evening Prayer”🕊
Psalm 114 Contemporary English Version (CEV)🕊 The Lord Works Wonders🕊 114 God brought his people out of Egypt, that land with a strange language. 2 He made Judah his holy place and ruled over Israel. 3 When the sea looked at God, it ran away, and the Jordan River flowed upstream. 4 The mountains and the hills skipped around like goats. 5 Ask the sea why it ran away or ask the Jordan why it flowed upstream. 6 Ask the mountains and the hills why they skipped like goats! 7 Earth, you will tremble, when the Lord God of Jacob comes near, 8 because he turns solid rock into flowing streams and pools of water.🕊 … Continue reading Psalm 114 Contemporary English Version (CEV) “The Lord Works Wonders”🕊
Psalm 106 Good News Translation (GNT)🕊 The Lord’s Goodness to His People🕊 106:1 Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good; his love is eternal. 2 Who can tell all the great things he has done? Who can praise him enough? 3 Happy are those who obey his commands, who always do what is right. 4 Remember me, Lord, when you help your people; include me when you save them. 5 Let me see the prosperity of your people and share in the happiness of your nation, in the glad pride of those who belong to you. 6 We have sinned as our ancestors did; we have been wicked and evil. … Continue reading Psalm 106 Good News Translation (GNT) “The Lord’s Goodness to His People”🕊
Psalm 105 Christian Standard Bible (CSB)🕊 God’s Faithfulness to His People🕊 1 Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; proclaim his deeds among the peoples. 2 Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell about all his wondrous works! 3 Honor his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. 4 Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. 5 Remember the wondrous works he has done, his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced, 6 you offspring of Abraham his servant, Jacob’s descendants—his chosen ones. 7 He is the Lord our God; his judgments govern the whole earth. 8 He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he ordained for a thousand generations— 9 the … Continue reading Psalm 105 Christian Standard Bible (CSB) “God’s Faithfulness to His People”🕊
Psalm 83 English Standard Version (ESV)🕊 “O God, Do Not Keep Silence”🕊 A Song. A Psalm of Asaph. 83:1 O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God! 2 For behold, your enemies make an uproar; those who hate you have raised their heads. 3 They lay crafty plans against your people; they consult together against your treasured ones. 4 They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more!” 5 For they conspire with one accord; against you they make a covenant— 6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites, 7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; 8 Asshur … Continue reading Psalm 83 English Standard Version (ESV) “O God, Do Not Keep Silence”🕊
Psalm 78 English Standard Version(ESV)🕊 “Tell the Coming Generation”🕊 A Maskil of Asaph. 78 Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth! 2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old, 3 things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done. 5 He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children, 6 that the next generation might know them, … Continue reading Psalm 78 English Standard Version (ESV) “Tell the Coming Generation”🕊
Psalm 59 Good News Translation (GNT) A Prayer for Safety🕊 59:1 Save me from my enemies, my God; protect me from those who attack me! 2 Save me from those evil people; rescue me from those murderers! 3 Look! They are waiting to kill me; cruel people are gathering against me. It is not because of any sin or wrong I have done, 4 nor because of any fault of mine, O Lord, that they hurry to their places. 5 Rise, Lord God Almighty, and come to my aid; see for yourself, God of Israel! Wake up and punish the heathen; show no mercy to evil traitors! 6 They come back in the evening, snarling like … Continue reading Psalm 59 Good News Translation (GNT) A Prayer for Safety🕊
Psalm 69 Contemporary English Version (CEV)🕊 (By David for the music leader. To the tune “Lilies.”) God Can Be Trusted🕊 69:1 Save me, God! I am about to drown. 2 I am sinking deep in the mud, and my feet are slipping. I am about to be swept under by a mighty flood. 3 I am worn out from crying, and my throat is dry. I have waited for you till my eyes are blurred. 4 There are more people who hate me for no reason than there are hairs on my head. Many terrible enemies want to destroy me, God. Am I supposed to give back something I didn’t steal? … Continue reading Psalm 69 Contemporary English Version (CEV) God Can Be Trusted🕊
Psalm 68 Good News Translation (GNT) A National Song of Triumph🕊 68:1 God rises up and scatters his enemies. Those who hate him run away in defeat. 2 As smoke is blown away, so he drives them off; as wax melts in front of the fire, so do the wicked perish in God’s presence. 3 But the righteous are glad and rejoice in his presence; they are happy and shout for joy. 4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name; prepare a way for him who rides on the clouds. His name is the Lord—be glad in his presence! 5 God, who lives in his sacred Temple, cares for orphans and protects … Continue reading Psalm 68 Good News Translation (GNT) A National Song of Triumph🕊
Psalm 74 English Standard Version (ESV)🕊 Arise, O God, Defend Your Cause🕊 A Maskil of Asaph. 74:1 O God, why do you cast us off forever? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture? 2 Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt. 3 Direct your steps to the perpetual ruins; the enemy has destroyed everything in the sanctuary! 4 Your foes have roared in the midst of your meeting place; they set up their own signs for signs. 5 They were like those who swing axes in a forest of trees. 6 And all its carved wood they broke down with hatchets and … Continue reading Psalm 74 English Standard Version (ESV) “Arise, O God, Defend Your Cause”🕊
Psalm 94 New King James Version (NKJV) God the Refuge of the Righteous 94:1 O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs— O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth! 2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Render punishment to the proud. 3 Lord, how long will the wicked, How long will the wicked triumph? 4 They utter speech, and speak insolent things; All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves. 5 They break in pieces Your people, O Lord, And afflict Your heritage. 6 They slay the widow and the stranger, And murder the fatherless. 7 Yet they say, “The Lord does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob understand.” 8 Understand, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when will you be wise? 9 He … Continue reading Psalm 94 New King James Version (NKJV) God the Refuge of the Righteous
Psalm 67 Good News Translation (GNT) A Song of Thanksgiving 67:1 God, be merciful to us and bless us; look on us with kindness, 2 so that the whole world may know your will; so that all nations may know your salvation. 3 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you! 4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy, because you judge the peoples with justice and guide every nation on earth. 5 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you! 6 The land has produced its harvest; God, our God, has blessed us. 7 God has blessed us; may all people … Continue reading Psalm 67 Good News Translation (GNT) A Song of Thanksgiving
