Your Daily Psalm

With "Your Daily Psalm" I'm Chris Laning from NeighborhoodStage.com. As always. I'll be reading from The NET Bible at NetBible.org.

Psalm 132

A song of ascents.

O Lord, for David's sake remember

all his strenuous effort,

2 and how he made a vow to the Lord,

and swore an oath to the Powerful One of Jacob.

3 He said, "I will not enter my own home,

or get into my bed.

4 I will not allow my eyes to sleep,

or my eyelids to slumber,

5 until I find a place for the Lord,

a fine dwelling place for the Powerful One of Jacob."

6 Look, we heard about it in Ephrathah;

we found it in the territory of Jaar.

7 Let us go to his dwelling place.

Let us worship before his footstool.

8 Ascend, O Lord, to your resting place,

you and the ark of your strength.

9 May your priests be clothed with integrity.

May your loyal followers shout for joy.

10 For the sake of David, your servant,

do not reject your chosen king.

11 The Lord made a reliable promise to David;

he will not go back on his word.

He said, "I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

12 If your sons keep my covenant

and the rules I teach them,

their sons will also sit on your throne forever."

13 Certainly the Lord has chosen Zion;

he decided to make it his home.

14 He said, "This will be my resting place forever;

I will live here, for I have chosen it.

15 I will abundantly supply what she needs;

I will give her poor all the food they need.

16 I will protect her priests,

and her godly people will shout exuberantly.

17 There I will make David strong;

I have determined that my chosen king's dynasty will continue.

18 I will humiliate his enemies,

and his crown will shine."

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The Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible http://netbible.org. Copyright 1996-2019. Used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved.

With "Your Daily Psalm" I'm Chris Laning from NeighborhoodStage.com. As always, I'll be reading from the NET Bible at NETBible.org.

Psalm 131

A song of ascents, by David.

O Lord, my heart is not proud,

nor do I have a haughty look.

I do not have great aspirations,

or concern myself with things that are beyond me.

2 Indeed, I have calmed and quieted myself

like a weaned child with its mother;

I am content like a young child.

3 O Israel, hope in the Lord

now and forevermore!

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The Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible http://netbible.org. Copyright 1996-2019. Used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved.

With "Your Daily Psalm" I'm Chris Laning from NeighborhoodStage.com. As always. I'll be reading from The NET Bible at NetBible.org.

Psalm 130

A song of ascents.

From the deep water I cry out to you, O Lord.

2 O Lord, listen to me.

Pay attention to my plea for mercy.

3 If you, O Lord, were to keep track of sins,

O Lord, who could stand before you?

4 But you are willing to forgive,

so that you might be honored.

5 I rely on the Lord.

I rely on him with my whole being;

I wait for his assuring word.

6 I yearn for the Lord,

more than watchmen do for the morning,

yes, more than watchmen do for the morning.

7 O Israel, hope in the Lord,

for the Lord exhibits loyal love,

and is more than willing to deliver.

8 He will deliver Israel

from all their sins. --------------------------

And that's it for "Your Daily Psalm". To hear previous Psalms and to find out other ways to listen go to YourDailyPsalm.com.

The Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible http://netbible.org. Copyright 1996-2019. Used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved.

With "Your Daily Psalm" I'm Chris Laning from NeighborhoodStage.com. As always, I'll be reading from the NET Bible at NETBible.org.

Psalm 129

A song of ascents.

"Since my youth they have often attacked me,"

let Israel say.

2 "Since my youth they have often attacked me,

but they have not defeated me.

3 The plowers plowed my back;

they made their furrows long.

4 The Lord is just;

he cut the ropes of the wicked."

5 May all who hate Zion

be humiliated and turned back.

6 May they be like the grass on the rooftops,

which withers before one can even pull it up,

7 which cannot fill the reaper's hand,

or the lap of the one who gathers the grain.

8 Those who pass by will not say,

"May you experience the Lord's blessing!

We pronounce a blessing on you in the name of the Lord."

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And that's it for "Your Daily Psalm". To hear previous psalms and to find out other ways to listen go to YourDailyPsalm.com.

The Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible http://netbible.org. Copyright 1996-2019. Used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved.

With "Your Daily Psalm" I'm Chris Laning from NeighborhoodStage.com. As always. I'll be reading from The NET Bible at NetBible.org.

Psalm 128

A song of ascents.

How blessed is every one of the Lord's loyal followers,

each one who keeps his commands.

2 You will eat what you worked so hard to grow.

You will be blessed and secure.

3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine

in the inner rooms of your house;

your children will be like olive branches,

as they sit all around your table.

4 Yes indeed, the man who fears the Lord

will be blessed in this way.

5 May the Lord bless you from Zion,

that you might see Jerusalem prosper

all the days of your life,

6 and that you might see your grandchildren.

May Israel experience peace.

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And that's it for "Your Daily Psalm". To hear previous Psalms and to find out other ways to listen go to YourDailyPsalm.com.

The Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible http://netbible.org. Copyright 1996-2019. Used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved.

With "Your Daily Psalm" I'm Chris Laning from NeighborhoodStage.com. As always. I'll be reading from The NET Bible at NetBible.org.

Psalm 127

A song of ascents; by Solomon.

If the Lord does not build a house,

then those who build it work in vain.

If the Lord does not guard a city,

then the watchman stands guard in vain.

2 It is vain for you to rise early, come home late,

and work so hard for your food.

Yes, he provides for those whom he loves even when they sleep.

3 Yes, sons are a gift from the Lord;

the fruit of the womb is a reward.

4 Sons born during one's youth

are like arrows in a warrior's hand.

5 How blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them.

They will not be put to shame when they confront enemies at the city gate.

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And that's it for "Your Daily Psalm". To hear previous Psalms and to find out other ways to listen go to YourDailyPsalm.com.

The Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible http://netbible.org. Copyright 1996-2019. Used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved.

With "Your Daily Psalm" I'm Chris Laning from NeighborhoodStage.com. As always. I'll be reading from The NET Bible at NetBible.org.

Psalm 126

A song of ascents.

When the Lord restored the well-being of Zion,

we thought we were dreaming.

2 At that time we laughed loudly

and shouted for joy.

At that time the nations said,

"The Lord has accomplished great things for these people."

3 The Lord did indeed accomplish great things for us.

We were happy.

4 O Lord, restore our well-being,

just as the streams in the arid south are replenished.

5 Those who shed tears as they plant

will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.

6 The one who weeps as he walks along, carrying his bag of seed,

will certainly come in with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves of grain. --------------------------

And that's it for "Your Daily Psalm". To hear previous Psalms and to find out other ways to listen go to YourDailyPsalm.com.

The Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible http://netbible.org. Copyright 1996-2019. Used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved.

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With "Your Daily Psalm" I'm Chris Laning from NeighborhoodStage.com. As always. I'll be reading from The NET Bible at NetBible.org.

Psalm 125

A song of ascents.

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,

which cannot be moved and will endure forever.

2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,

so the Lord surrounds his people,

now and forevermore.

3 Indeed, the scepter of a wicked king will not settle

upon the allotted land of the godly.

Otherwise the godly

might do what is wrong.

4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,

to the morally upright.

5 As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path,

may the Lord remove them, along with those who behave wickedly.

May Israel experience peace. --------------------------

And that's it for "Your Daily Psalm". To hear previous Psalms and to find out other ways to listen go to YourDailyPsalm.com.

The Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible http://netbible.org. Copyright 1996-2019. Used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved.

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With "Your Daily Psalm" I'm Chris Laning from NeighborhoodStage.com. As always. I'll be reading from The NET Bible at NetBible.org.

Psalm 124

A song of ascents; by David.

"If the Lord had not been on our side"—

let Israel say this.—

2 if the Lord had not been on our side,

when men attacked us,

3 they would have swallowed us alive,

when their anger raged against us.

4 The water would have overpowered us;

the current would have overwhelmed us.

5 The raging water

would have overwhelmed us.

6 The Lord deserves praise,

for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.

7 We escaped with our lives, like a bird from a hunter's snare.

The snare broke, and we escaped.

8 Our deliverer is the Lord,

the Creator of heaven and earth.

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And that's it for "Your Daily Psalm". To hear previous Psalms and to find out other ways to listen go to YourDailyPsalm.com.

The Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible http://netbible.org. Copyright 1996-2019. Used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved.

With "Your Daily Psalm" I'm Chris Laning from NeighborhoodStage.com. As always. I'll be reading from The NET Bible at NetBible.org.

Psalm 123

A song of ascents.

I look up toward you,

the one enthroned in heaven.

2 Look, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,

as the eyes of a female servant look to the hand of her mistress,

so our eyes will look to the Lord, our God, until he shows us favor.

3 Show us favor, O Lord, show us favor!

For we have had our fill of humiliation, and then some.

4 We have had our fill

of the taunts of the self-assured,

of the contempt of the proud. --------------------------

And that's it for "Your Daily Psalm". To hear previous Psalms and to find out other ways to listen go to YourDailyPsalm.com.

The Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible http://netbible.org. Copyright 1996-2019. Used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved.

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