December 26: Psalm 28; Psalm 30; Psalm 118; 2 Chronicles 24:17–22; Wisdom 4:7-15; Acts 6:1–7; Acts 7:59–8:8
Description
Christmas
First Psalm:
Psalm 28; Psalm 30
Psalm 28 (Listen)
The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield
Of David.
28 To you, O LORD, I call;
my rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if you be silent to me,
I become like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,
when I cry to you for help,
when I lift up my hands
toward your most holy sanctuary.Hebrew your innermost sanctuary</note>">1
3 Do not drag me off with the wicked,
with the workers of evil,
who speak peace with their neighbors
while evil is in their hearts.
4 Give to them according to their work
and according to the evil of their deeds;
give to them according to the work of their hands;
render them their due reward.
5 Because they do not regard the works of the LORD
or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and build them up no more.
6 Blessed be the LORD!
For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
7 The LORD is my strength and my shield;
in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
and with my song I give thanks to him.
8 The LORD is the strength of his people;Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts is their strength</note>">2
he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
9 Oh, save your people and bless your heritage!
Be their shepherd and carry them forever.
Footnotes
[1] 28:2 Hebrew your innermost sanctuary
[2] 28:8 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts is their strength
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Psalm 30 (Listen)
Joy Comes with the Morning
A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple.
30 I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up
and have not let my foes rejoice over me.
2 O LORD my God, I cried to you for help,
and you have healed me.
3 O LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol;
you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.Or to life, that I should not go down to the pit</note>">1
4 Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints,
and give thanks to his holy name.Hebrew to the memorial of his holiness (see Exodus 3:15 )</note>">2
5 For his anger is but for a moment,
and his favor is for a lifetime.Or and in his favor is life</note>">3
Weeping may tarry for the night,
but joy comes with the morning.
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