Isaiah 33 (New King James Version) Isaiah 33 A Prayer in Deep Distress 1 Woe to you who plunder, though you have not been plundered; And you who deal treacherously, though they have not dealt treacherously with you! When you cease plundering, You wi
Read more…Psalm 45 (New King James Version) Psalm 45 To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.”[a] A Contemplation[b] of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love. 1 My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; My tongue is
Read more…Psalm 7 (New International Version, ©2010) Psalm 7 Psalm 7[a] A shiggaion[b] of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush, a Benjamite. 1 LORD my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me, 2 or they will tear me ap
Read more…Ecclesiastes 6 (New International Version, ©2010) Ecclesiastes 6 1 I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on mankind: 2 God gives some people wealth, possessions and honor, so that they lack nothing their hearts desire, but Go
Read more…Proverbs 6 (New International Version, ©2010) Proverbs 6 Warnings Against Folly 1 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, 2 you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the wor
Read more…Psalm 6 Psalm 6[a] For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith.[b] A psalm of David. 1 LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. 2 Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint; heal me, LORD, for
Read more…Ecclesiastes 5 (New International Version, ©2010) Ecclesiastes 5 Fulfill Your Vow to God 1 [a]Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong. 2 Do n
Read more…Proverbs 5 (New International Version, ©2010) Proverbs 5 Warning Against Adultery 1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight, 2 that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. 3 For the lips of
Read more…Psalm 5 (New International Version, ©2010) Psalm 5 Psalm 5[a] For the director of music. For pipes. A psalm of David. 1 Listen to my words, LORD, consider my lament. 2 Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. 3 In the morning,
Read more…Psalm 4 (New International Version, ©2010) Psalm 4 Psalm 4[a] For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David. 1 Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my pra
Read more…Ecclesiastes 3 (New International Version, ©2010) Ecclesiastes 3 A Time for Everything 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
Read more…Psalm 3 (New International Version, ©2010) Psalm 3 Psalm 3[a] A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom. 1 LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! 2 Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”[b] 3 But you, LORD, a
Read more…Psalm 3 (New International Version, ©2010) Psalm 3 Psalm 3[a] A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom. 1 LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! 2 Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”[b] 3 But you, LORD, a
Read more…Ecclesiastes 1 (New International Version, ©2010) Ecclesiastes 1 Everything Is Meaningless 1 The words of the Teacher,[a] son of David, king in Jerusalem: 2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningles
Read more…Proverbs 1 (New International Version, ©2010) Proverbs 1 Purpose and Theme 1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: 2 for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight; 3 for receiving instruction in prudent behav
Read more…Psalm 1 (New International Version, ©2010) Psalm 1 BOOK I Psalms 1–41 1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the LOR
Read more…Isaiah 27 (New International Version, ©2010) Isaiah 27 Deliverance of Israel 1 In that day, the LORD will punish with his sword— his fierce, great and powerful sword— Leviathan the gliding serpent, Leviathan the coiling serpent; he will slay the mon
Read more…Proverbs 27 (New International Version, ©2010) Proverbs 27 1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. 2 Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips. 3 Stone is heavy and san
Read more…Psalm 27 (New International Version, ©2010) Psalm 27 Of David. 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked advance against me to devour[a] me, it is
Read more…Proverbs 24 (New International Version, ©2010) Proverbs 24 Saying 20 1 Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company; 2 for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble. Saying 21 3 By wisdom a house is built, and th
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