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Bible Reading for June 16

Psalms Chapter 17

1 (A Prayer of David.) Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give
ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold
the things that are equal.

3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou
hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall
not transgress.

4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me
from the paths of the destroyer.

5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine
ear unto me, and hear my speech.

7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right
hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against
them.

8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass
me about.

10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes
bowing down to the earth;

12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young
lion lurking in secret places.

13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from
the wicked, which is thy sword:

14 From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which
have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy
hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their
substance to their babes.

15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be
satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

Psalms Chapter 18

1 (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who
spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD
delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of
Saul: And he said,) I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my
strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my
salvation, and my high tower.

3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be
saved from mine enemies.

4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made
me afraid.

5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard
my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills
moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the
wings of the wind.

11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were
dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail
stones and coals of fire.

13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his
voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the
world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath
of thy nostrils.

16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me:
for they were too strong for me.

18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because
he delighted in me.

20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed
from my God.

22 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his
statutes from me.

23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

24 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright
man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou
wilt shew thyself froward.

27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my
darkness.

29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped
over a wall.

30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is
a buckler to all those that trust in him.

31 For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

32 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine
arms.

35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right
hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

37 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn
again till they were consumed.

38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen
under my feet.

39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast
subdued under me those that rose up against me.

40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might
destroy them that hate me.

41 They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but
he answered them not.

42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast
them out as the dirt in the streets.

43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou
hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known
shall serve me.

44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall
submit themselves unto me.

45 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

46 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my
salvation be exalted.

47 It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.

48 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above
those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen,
and sing praises unto thy name.

50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his
anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

Psalms Chapter 19

1 (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.) The heavens declare the
glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the
end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto
the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of
the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the
commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the
LORD are true and righteous altogether.

10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold:
sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there
is great reward.

12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from
the great transgression.

14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be
acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

Psalms Chapter 20

1 (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.) The LORD hear thee in the
day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;

2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;

3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.

4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will
set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.

6 Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from
his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.

7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the
name of the LORD our God.

8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

9 Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.

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