Last Weeks Bible Readings (Page 9)

Sunday scripture for Nov. 13, 2022 Isaiah 12 Songs of Praise 12 In that day you will say: “I will praise you, Lord.     Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away     and you have comforted me. 2 Surely God is my salvation;     I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense;     he has become my salvation.” 3 With joy you will draw water     from the wells of salvation. 4 In that day you will say: “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his…

Sunday scripture for Nov. 6, 2022 Psalm 149 1 Praise the Lord.[a] Sing to the Lord a new song,     his praise in the assembly of his faithful people. 2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;     let the people of Zion be glad in their King. 3 Let them praise his name with dancing     and make music to him with timbrel and harp. 4 For the Lord takes delight in his people;     he crowns the humble with victory. 5 Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor     and sing for joy on their beds. 6 May…

Sunday scripture for Oct. 30, 2022 Psalm 119:137-144 137 You are righteous, Lord,     and your laws are right. 138 The statutes you have laid down are righteous;     they are fully trustworthy. 139 My zeal wears me out,     for my enemies ignore your words. 140 Your promises have been thoroughly tested,     and your servant loves them. 141 Though I am lowly and despised,     I do not forget your precepts. 142 Your righteousness is everlasting     and your law is true. 143 Trouble and distress have come upon me,     but your…

Sunday scripture for Oct. 23, 2022 Psalm 65 For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song. 1 Praise awaits[b] you, our God, in Zion;     to you our vows will be fulfilled. 2 You who answer prayer,     to you all people will come. 3 When we were overwhelmed by sins,     you forgave[c] our transgressions. 4 Blessed are those you choose     and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house,     of your holy temple. 5 You answer us…

Sunday scripture for Oct. 16, 2022 Psalm 119 א Aleph 1 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,     who walk according to the law of the Lord. 2 Blessed are those who keep his statutes     and seek him with all their heart— 3 they do no wrong     but follow his ways. 4 You have laid down precepts     that are to be fully obeyed. 5 Oh, that my ways were steadfast     in obeying your decrees! 6 Then I would not be put to shame     when I consider all your commands. 7 I…

Sunday scripture for Oct. 9, 2022 Psalm 66 For the director of music. A song. A psalm. 1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth! 2     Sing the glory of his name;     make his praise glorious. 3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!     So great is your power     that your enemies cringe before you. 4 All the earth bows down to you;     they sing praise to you,     they sing the praises of your name.”[a] 5 Come and see what God has done,     his awesome deeds for…

Sunday scripture for Oct. 2, 2022 Psalm 137 1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept     when we remembered Zion. 2 There on the poplars     we hung our harps, 3 for there our captors asked us for songs,     our tormentors demanded songs of joy;     they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” 4 How can we sing the songs of the Lord     while in a foreign land? 5 If I forget you, Jerusalem,     may my right hand forget its skill. 6 May my tongue cling to the…

Sunday scripture for Sept. 25, 2022 Psalm 91 Assurance of God’s Protection 1 You who live in the shelter of the Most High,     who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,[a] 2 will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress;     my God, in whom I trust.” 3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the hunter     and from the deadly pestilence; 4 he will cover you with his pinions,     and under his wings you will find refuge;     his faithfulness is a…

Sunday scripture for Sept. 18, 2022 Psalm 79 A psalm of Asaph. 1 O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance;     they have defiled your holy temple,     they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble. 2 They have left the dead bodies of your servants     as food for the birds of the sky,     the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild. 3 They have poured out blood like water     all around Jerusalem,     and there is no one to bury the dead. 4 We are…

Sunday scripture for September 11, 2022 Psalm 14 For the director of music. Of David. 1 The fool[a] says in his heart,    “There is no God.”They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;    there is no one who does good. 2 The Lord looks down from heaven    on all mankindto see if there are any who understand,    any who seek God.3 All have turned away, all have become corrupt;    there is no one who does good,    not even one. 4 Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread;    they never call…

Sunday scripture for Sept. 4, 2022 Psalm 139 For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. 1 You have searched me, Lord,     and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise;     you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down;     you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue     you, Lord, know it completely. 5 You hem me in behind and before,     and you lay your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is…

Sunday scripture for Aug. 28, 2022 Psalm 81 For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] Of Asaph. 1 Sing for joy to God our strength;     shout aloud to the God of Jacob! 2 Begin the music, strike the timbrel,     play the melodious harp and lyre. 3 Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon,     and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival; 4 this is a decree for Israel,     an ordinance of the God of Jacob. 5 When God went out against Egypt,     he…