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Bible Reading for May 16
Psalms 106
[1] Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his
mercy endureth for ever.
[2] Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his
praise?
[3] Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at
all times.
[4] Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O
visit me with thy salvation;
[5] That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness
of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance. [6] We have sinned
with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
[7] Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the
multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
[8] Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his
mighty power to be known.
[9] He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through
the depths, as through the wilderness. [10] And he saved them from the hand of
him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
[11] And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.
[12] Then believed they his words; they sang his praise. [13] They soon forgat
his works; they waited not for his counsel: [14] But lusted exceedingly in the
wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
[15] And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul. [16]
They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD. [17] The
earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
[18] And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
[19] They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image. [20] Thus
they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
[21] They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt; [22]
Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea. [23]
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood
before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
[24] Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: [25]
But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.
[26] Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the
wilderness:
[27] To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in
the lands.
[28] They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the
dead.
[29] Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague
brake in upon them.
[30] Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was
stayed.
[31] And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for
evermore.
[32] They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with
Moses for their sakes:
[33] Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his
lips.
[34] They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:
[35] But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. [36] And
they served their idols: which were a snare unto them. [37] Yea, they
sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, [38] And shed innocent
blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they
sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.
[39] Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with
their own inventions.
[40] Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch
that he abhorred his own inheritance. [41] And he gave them into the hand of
the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.
[42] Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection
under their hand.
[43] Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel,
and were brought low for their iniquity. [44] Nevertheless he regarded their
affliction, when he heard their cry: [45] And he remembered for them his
covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
[46] He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.
[47] Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give
thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise. [48] Blessed be the
Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people
say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms 107
[1] O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for
ever.
[2] Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand
of the enemy;
[3] And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from
the north, and from the south. [4] They wandered in the wilderness in a
solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
[5] Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. [6] Then they cried unto
the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
[7] And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of
habitation.
[8] Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful
works to the children of men! [9] For he satisfieth the longing soul, and
filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
[10] Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in
affliction and iron;
[11] Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel
of the most High:
[12] Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and
there was none to help.
[13] Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of
their distresses.
[14] He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their
bands in sunder.
[15] Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful
works to the children of men! [16] For he hath broken the gates of brass, and
cut the bars of iron in sunder.
[17] Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities,
are afflicted.
[18] Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the
gates of death.
[19] Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of
their distresses.
[20] He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their
destructions.
[21] Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful
works to the children of men! [22] And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of
thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
[23] They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;
[24] These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep. [25] For he
commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
[26] They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul
is melted because of trouble.
[27] They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their
wits' end.
[28] Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of
their distresses.
[29] He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. [30]
Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their
desired haven.
[31] Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful
works to the children of men! [32] Let them exalt him also in the congregation
of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
[33] He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
[34] A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell
therein.
[35] He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into
watersprings.
[36] And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for
habitation;
[37] And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of
increase.
[38] He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth
not their cattle to decrease. [39] Again, they are minished and brought low
through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
[40] He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the
wilderness, where there is no way.
[41] Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families
like a flock.
[42] The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her
mouth.
[43] Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand
the lovingkindness of the LORD.
Psalms 108
[1] O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
[2] Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. [3] I will praise
thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the
nations.
[4] For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the
clouds.
[5] Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the
earth;
[6] That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.
[7] God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem,
and mete out the valley of Succoth. [8] Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
[9] Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will
I triumph.
[10] Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? [11]
Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth
with our hosts?
[12] Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. [13] Through God
we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
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