Today’s
Reading : Psalms 59 – 66 and 2Timothy
4 (KJV)
Psalms 59
Psa 59:1 To the chief Musician, Al-taschith,
Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched
the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from
them that rise up against me.
Psa 59:2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and
save me from bloody men.
Psa 59:3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the
mighty are gathered against me; not for
my transgression, nor for my sin, O
LORD.
Psa 59:4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
Psa 59:5 Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God
of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked
transgressors. Selah.
Psa 59:6 They return at evening: they make a noise
like a dog, and go round about the city.
Psa 59:7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth:
swords are in their lips: for who, say they,
doth hear?
Psa 59:8 But thou, O LORD, shalt
laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
Psa 59:9 Because
of his strength will I wait upon thee:
for God is my defence.
Psa 59:10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God
shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
Psa 59:11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter
them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
Psa 59:12 For
the sin of their mouth and the words of
their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
Psa 59:13 Consume them
in wrath, consume them, that they may not be:
and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the
ends of the earth. Selah.
Psa 59:14 And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go
round about the city.
Psa 59:15 Let them wander up and down for meat, and
grudge if they be not satisfied.
Psa 59:16 But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will
sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and
refuge in the day of my trouble.
Psa 59:17 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for
God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
Psalms 60
Psa 60:1 To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David,
to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with
Aram-zobah, when Joab
returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou
hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn
thyself to us again.
Psa 60:2 Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou
hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
Psa 60:3 Thou hast showed thy people hard things: thou
hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
Psa 60:4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear
thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
Psa 60:5 That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
Psa 60:6 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will
rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the
valley of Succoth.
Psa 60:7 Gilead is
mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also
is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
Psa 60:8 Moab is
my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe:
Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
Psa 60:9 Who will bring me into
the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
Psa 60:10 Wilt
not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou,
O God, which didst not go out with our
armies?
Psa 60:11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
Psa 60:12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
Psalms 61
Psa 61:1 To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend unto
my prayer.
Psa 61:2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto
thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Psa 61:3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
Psa 61:4 I will abide in thy tabernacle forever: I
will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
Psa 61:5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou
hast given me the heritage of those that
fear thy name.
Psa 61:6 Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.
Psa 61:7 He shall abide before God forever: O prepare
mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
Psa 61:8 So will I sing praise unto thy name forever,
that I may daily perform my vows.
Psalms 62
Psa 62:1 To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun,
A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God:
from him cometh my salvation.
Psa 62:2 He only is
my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
Psa 62:3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a
man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall
ye be,
and as
a tottering fence.
Psa 62:4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency:
they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly.
Selah.
Psa 62:5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my
expectation is from him.
Psa 62:6 He only is
my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
Psa 62:7 In God is
my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and
my refuge, is in God.
Psa 62:8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Psa 62:9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and
men of high degree are a lie: to be laid
in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
Psa 62:10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain
in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon
them.
Psa 62:11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard
this; that power belongeth
unto God.
Psa 62:12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
Psalms 63
Psa 63:1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the
wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my
God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for
thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty
land, where no water is;
Psa 63:2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Psa 63:3 Because thy lovingkindness
is better than life, my lips shall
praise thee.
Psa 63:4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will
lift up my hands in thy name.
Psa 63:5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall
praise thee with joyful lips:
Psa 63:6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
Psa 63:7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in
the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
Psa 63:8 My soul followeth
hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
Psa 63:9 But those that
seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go
into the lower parts of the earth.
Psa 63:10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a
portion for foxes.
Psa 63:11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one
that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of
them that speak lies shall be stopped.
Psalms 64
Psa 64:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hear
my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Psa 64:2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the
wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
Psa 64:3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their
bows to
shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Psa 64:4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect:
suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
Psa 64:5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
Psa 64:6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a
diligent search: both the inward thought
of every one of them, and the heart, is
deep.
Psa 64:7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
Psa 64:8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall
upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
Psa 64:9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the
work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
Psa 64:10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and
shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
Psalms 65
Psa 65:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David. Praise waiteth
for thee, O God, in Zion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
Psa 65:2 O thou that hearest
prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
Psa 65:3 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our
transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
Psa 65:4 Blessed is
the man
whom thou choosest,
and causest to approach unto
thee, that
he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy
house, even of thy holy temple.
Psa 65:5 By
terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art
the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
Psa 65:6 Which by his strength setteth
fast the mountains; being girded with
power:
Psa 65:7 Which stilleth the
noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
Psa 65:8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts
are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings
of the morning and evening to rejoice.
Psa 65:9 Thou visitest the
earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest
them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
Psa 65:10 Thou waterest the
ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows
thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
Psa 65:11 Thou crownest the
year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
Psa 65:12 They drop upon
the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
Psa 65:13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the
valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Psalms 66
Psa 66:1 To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm. Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye
lands:
Psa 66:2 Sing forth the honour of his name: make his
praise glorious.
Psa 66:3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power
shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
Psa 66:4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall
sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy
name. Selah.
Psa 66:5 Come and see the works of God: he is
terrible in his
doing toward the children of men.
Psa 66:6 He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there
did we rejoice in him.
Psa 66:7 He ruleth by his
power forever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt
themselves. Selah.
Psa 66:8 O bless our God, ye people, and make the
voice of his praise to be heard:
Psa 66:9 Which holdeth our
soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
Psa 66:10 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast
tried us, as silver is tried.
Psa 66:11 Thou broughtest us
into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
Psa 66:12 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads;
we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest
us out into a wealthy place.
Psa 66:13 I will go into thy house with burnt
offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
Psa 66:14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath
spoken, when I was in trouble.
Psa 66:15 I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of
fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.
Psa 66:16 Come and
hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Psa 66:17 I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was
extolled with my tongue.
Psa 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord
will not hear me:
Psa 66:19 But
verily God hath heard me; he hath
attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psa 66:20 Blessed be
God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
2Timothy 4
2Ti
4:1 I charge thee
therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and
the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2Ti 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of
season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not
endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves
teachers, having itching ears;
2Ti 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned
unto fables.
2Ti 4:5 But watch thou in all things, endure
afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
2Ti 4:6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the
time of my departure is at hand.
2Ti 4:7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
2Ti 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of
righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day:
and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
2Ti 4:9 Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
2Ti 4:10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this
present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens
to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
2Ti 4:11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring
him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
2Ti 4:12 And Tychicus have I
sent to Ephesus.
2Ti 4:13 The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee,
and the books, but especially the
parchments.
2Ti 4:14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil:
the Lord reward him according to his works:
2Ti 4:15 Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath
greatly withstood our words.
2Ti 4:16 At my first answer no man stood with me, but
all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
2Ti 4:17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and
strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was
delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
2Ti 4:18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil
work, and will preserve me unto his
heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory
forever and ever. Amen.
2Ti 4:19 Salute Prisca and
Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
2Ti 4:20 Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum
sick.
2Ti 4:21 Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia,
and all the brethren.
2Ti 4:22 The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.