We need to be in our bibles more. This is my (Jeffrey) attempt to facilitate that. I figure if I get something in your inbox every day, then I can say that I have done my utmost to get you engaged with the scriptures.

Substack will give you the option to watch, listen, or read. If you click the video at the top of this page, you can watch me read through it, with the text on screen. You should also be able to simply listen to it either here or anywhere you find audio podcasts. Or you can just scroll down to the bottom of the page here and read it for yourself.

The Bible Reading Challenge website can be found at https://biblereading.christkirk.com/. They want us to use this resource. They are eager for all churches to benefit in biblical literacy from this initiative. If we stick with it, we will cover the whole bible in 3/4 of a year. Pray about committing to this!

I’m using the Berean Standard Bible, a public domain modern translation. It isn’t perfect, but it is easier to listen to and understand than the King James, which is my preferred way to go. I’m trying to make this as easy for you as possible. Just hit play, listen to God’s word, and live your life rightly in response to it.

Let me know if there is anything else I can do to make it more feasible for you. God bless you as you attend upon God’s word with me!

Your friend, Jeffrey

Psalm 119

א

ALEPH

1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless,

who walk in the Law of the LORD.

2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies

and seek Him with all their heart.

3 They do no iniquity;

they walk in His ways.

4 You have ordained Your precepts,

that we should keep them diligently.

5 Oh, that my ways were committed

to keeping Your statutes!

6 Then I would not be ashamed

when I consider all Your commandments.

7 I will praise You with an upright heart

when I learn Your righteous judgments.

8 I will keep Your statutes;

do not utterly forsake me.

ב

BETH

9 How can a young man keep his way pure?

By guarding it according to Your word.

10 With all my heart I have sought You;

do not let me stray from Your commandments.

11 I have hidden Your word in my heart

that I might not sin against You.

12 Blessed are You, O LORD;

teach me Your statutes.

13 With my lips I proclaim

all the judgments of Your mouth.

14 I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies

as much as in all riches.

15 I will meditate on Your precepts

and regard Your ways.

16 I will delight in Your statutes;

I will not forget Your word.

ג

GIMEL

17 Deal bountifully with Your servant,

that I may live and keep Your word.

18 Open my eyes that I may see

wondrous things from Your law.

19 I am a stranger on the earth;

do not hide Your commandments from me.

20 My soul is consumed with longing

for Your judgments at all times.

21 You rebuke the arrogant—

the cursed who stray from Your commandments.

22 Remove my scorn and contempt,

for I have kept Your testimonies.

23 Though rulers sit and slander me,

Your servant meditates on Your statutes.

24 Your testimonies are indeed my delight;

they are my counselors.

ד

DALETH

25 My soul cleaves to the dust;

revive me according to Your word.

26 I recounted my ways, and You answered me;

teach me Your statutes.

27 Make clear to me the way of Your precepts;

then I will meditate on Your wonders.

28 My soul melts with sorrow;

strengthen me according to Your word.

29 Remove me from the path of deceit

and graciously grant me Your law.

30 I have chosen the way of truth;

I have set Your ordinances before me.

31 I cling to Your testimonies, O LORD;

let me not be put to shame.

32 I run in the path of Your commandments,

for You will enlarge my heart.

ה

HE

33 Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes,

and I will keep them to the end. b

34 Give me understanding that I may obey Your law,

and follow it with all my heart.

35 Direct me in the path of Your commandments,

for there I find delight.

36 Turn my heart to Your testimonies

and not to covetous gain.

37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things;

revive me with Your word. c

38 Establish Your word to Your servant,

to produce reverence for You.

39 Turn away the disgrace I dread,

for Your judgments are good.

40 How I long for Your precepts!

Revive me in Your righteousness.

ו

WAW

41 May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD,

Your salvation, according to Your promise.

42 Then I can answer him who taunts,

for I trust in Your word.

43 Never take Your word of truth from my mouth,

for I hope in Your judgments.

44 I will always obey Your law,

forever and ever.

45 And I will walk in freedom,

for I have sought Your precepts.

46 I will speak of Your testimonies before kings,

and I will not be ashamed.

47 I delight in Your commandments

because I love them.

48 I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love,

and I meditate on Your statutes.

ז

ZAYIN

49 Remember Your word to Your servant,

upon which You have given me hope.

50 This is my comfort in affliction,

that Your promise has given me life.

51 The arrogant utterly deride me,

but I do not turn from Your law.

52 I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD,

and in them I find comfort.

53 Rage has taken hold of me

because of the wicked who reject Your law.

54 Your statutes are songs to me

in the house of my pilgrimage.

55 In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name,

that I may keep Your law.

56 This is my practice,

for I obey Your precepts.

ח

HETH

57 The LORD is my portion;

I have promised to keep Your words.

58 I have sought Your face with all my heart;

be gracious to me according to Your promise.

59 I considered my ways

and turned my steps to Your testimonies.

60 I hurried without hesitating

to keep Your commandments.

61 Though the ropes of the wicked bind me,

I do not forget Your law.

62 At midnight I rise to give You thanks

for Your righteous judgments.

63 I am a friend to all who fear You,

and to those who keep Your precepts.

64 The earth is filled with Your loving devotion, O LORD;

teach me Your statutes.

ט

TETH

65 You are good to Your servant, O LORD,

according to Your word.

66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge,

for I believe in Your commandments.

67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray;

but now I keep Your word.

68 You are good, and You do what is good;

teach me Your statutes.

69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies,

I keep Your precepts with all my heart.

70 Their hearts are hard d and callous,

but I delight in Your law.

71 It was good for me to be afflicted,

that I might learn Your statutes.

72 The law from Your mouth is more precious to me

than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

י

YODH

73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me;

give me understanding to learn Your commandments.

74 May those who fear You see me and rejoice,

for I have hoped in Your word.

75 I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous,

and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.

76 May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray,

according to Your promise to Your servant.

77 May Your compassion come to me, that I may live,

for Your law is my delight.

78 May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie;

I will meditate on Your precepts.

79 May those who fear You turn to me,

those who know Your testimonies.

80 May my heart be blameless in Your statutes,

that I may not be put to shame.

ק

KOPH

145 I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD!

I will obey Your statutes.

146 I call to You; save me,

that I may keep Your testimonies.

147 I rise before dawn and cry for help;

in Your word I have put my hope.

148 My eyes anticipate the watches of night,

that I may meditate on Your word.

149 Hear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion;

give me life according to Your justice.

150 Those who follow after wickedness draw near;

they are far from Your law.

151 You are near, O LORD,

and all Your commandments are true.

152 Long ago I learned from Your testimonies

that You have established them forever.

ר

RESH

153 Look upon my affliction and rescue me,

for I have not forgotten Your law.

154 Defend my cause and redeem me;

revive me according to Your word.

155 Salvation is far from the wicked

because they do not seek Your statutes.

156 Great are Your mercies, O LORD;

revive me according to Your ordinances.

157 Though my persecutors and foes are many,

I have not turned from Your testimonies.

158 I look on the faithless with loathing

because they do not keep Your word.

159 Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD;

give me life according to Your loving devotion.

160 The entirety of Your word is truth,

and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.

ש

SIN and SHIN

161 Rulers persecute me without cause,

but my heart fears only Your word.

162 I rejoice in Your promise

like one who finds great spoil.

163 I hate and abhor falsehood,

but Your law I love.

164 Seven times a day I praise You

for Your righteous judgments.

165 Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law;

nothing can make them stumble.

166 I wait for Your salvation, O LORD,

and I carry out Your commandments.

167 I obey Your testimonies

and love them greatly.

168 I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies,

for all my ways are before You.

ת

TAW

169 May my cry come before You, O LORD;

give me understanding according to Your word.

170 May my plea come before You;

rescue me according to Your promise.

171 My lips pour forth praise,

for You teach me Your statutes.

172 My tongue sings of Your word,

for all Your commandments are righteous.

173 May Your hand be ready to help me,

for I have chosen Your precepts.

174 I long for Your salvation, O LORD,

and Your law is my delight.

175 Let me live to praise You;

may Your judgments sustain me.

176 I have strayed like a lost sheep;

seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

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