- You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance. - I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. - For the word of the Lord is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does. - The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love. - By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
their starry host by the breath of his mouth. - Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people he chose for his inheritance. - But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love. - May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,
even as we put our hope in you. - I will extol the Lord at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips. - I sought the Lord, and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears. - This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
he saved him out of all his troubles. - Taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. - The lions may grow weak and hungry,
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. - Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from telling lies. - Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it. - The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are attentive to their cry. - But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to blot out their name from the earth. - The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit. - The righteous person may have many troubles,
but the Lord delivers him from them all. - The Lord will rescue his servants;
no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned. - Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. - Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart. - Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him and he will do this:
He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun. - Be still before the Lord
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes. - Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth of many wicked;
for the power of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous.
Bible verse of the day
The Lord will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.