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reading plan entry for day #26

Psalm 119:1–88 ()

ALEPH

[1] Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,
who walk according to Yahweh’s law.
[2] Blessed are those who keep his statutes,
who seek him with their whole heart.
[3] Yes, they do nothing wrong.
They walk in his ways.
[4] You have commanded your precepts,
that we should fully obey them.
[5] Oh that my ways were steadfast
to obey your statutes!
[6] Then I wouldn’t be disappointed,
when I consider all of your commandments.
[7] I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart,
when I learn your righteous judgments.
[8] I will observe your statutes.
Don’t utterly forsake me.

BETH

[9] How can a young man keep his way pure?
By living according to your word.
[10] With my whole heart I have sought you.
Don’t let me wander from your commandments.
[11] I have hidden your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
[12] Blessed are you, Yahweh.
Teach me your statutes.
[13] With my lips,
I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.
[14] I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies,
as much as in all riches.
[15] I will meditate on your precepts,
and consider your ways.
[16] I will delight myself in your statutes.
I will not forget your word.

GIMEL

[17] Do good to your servant.
I will live and I will obey your word.
[18] Open my eyes,
that I may see wondrous things out of your law.
[19] I am a stranger on the earth.
Don’t hide your commandments from me.
[20] My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
[21] You have rebuked the proud who are cursed,
who wander from your commandments.
[22] Take reproach and contempt away from me,
for I have kept your statutes.
[23] Though princes sit and slander me,
your servant will meditate on your statutes.
[24] Indeed your statutes are my delight,
and my counselors.

DALETH

[25] My soul is laid low in the dust.
Revive me according to your word!
[26] I declared my ways, and you answered me.
Teach me your statutes.
[27] Let me understand the teaching of your precepts!
Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.
[28] My soul is weary with sorrow;
strengthen me according to your word.
[29] Keep me from the way of deceit.
Grant me your law graciously!
[30] I have chosen the way of truth.
I have set your ordinances before me.
[31] I cling to your statutes, Yahweh.
Don’t let me be disappointed.
[32] I run in the path of your commandments,
for you have set my heart free.

HE

[33] Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes.
I will keep them to the end.
[34] Give me understanding, and I will keep your law.
Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.
[35] Direct me in the path of your commandments,
for I delight in them.
[36] Turn my heart toward your statutes,
not toward selfish gain.
[37] Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things.
Revive me in your ways.
[38] Fulfill your promise to your servant,
that you may be feared.
[39] Take away my disgrace that I dread,
for your ordinances are good.
[40] Behold, I long for your precepts!
Revive me in your righteousness.

VAV

[41] Let your loving kindness also come to me, Yahweh,
your salvation, according to your word.
[42] So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me,
for I trust in your word.
[43] Don’t snatch the word of truth out of my mouth,
for I put my hope in your ordinances.
[44] So I will obey your law continually,
forever and ever.
[45] I will walk in liberty,
for I have sought your precepts.
[46] I will also speak of your statutes before kings,
and will not be disappointed.
[47] I will delight myself in your commandments,
because I love them.
[48] I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love.
I will meditate on your statutes.

ZAYIN

[49] Remember your word to your servant,
because you gave me hope.
[50] This is my comfort in my affliction,
for your word has revived me.
[51] The arrogant mock me excessively,
but I don’t swerve from your law.
[52] I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh,
and have comforted myself.
[53] Indignation has taken hold on me,
because of the wicked who forsake your law.
[54] Your statutes have been my songs
in the house where I live.
[55] I have remembered your name, Yahweh, in the night,
and I obey your law.
[56] This is my way,
that I keep your precepts.

HETH

[57] Yahweh is my portion.
I promised to obey your words.
[58] I sought your favor with my whole heart.
Be merciful to me according to your word.
[59] I considered my ways,
and turned my steps to your statutes.
[60] I will hurry, and not delay,
to obey your commandments.
[61] The ropes of the wicked bind me,
but I won’t forget your law.
[62] At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you,
because of your righteous ordinances.
[63] I am a friend of all those who fear you,
of those who observe your precepts.
[64] The earth is full of your loving kindness, Yahweh.
Teach me your statutes.

TETH

[65] You have treated your servant well,
according to your word, Yahweh.
[66] Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
for I believe in your commandments.
[67] Before I was afflicted, I went astray;
but now I observe your word.
[68] You are good, and do good.
Teach me your statutes.
[69] The proud have smeared a lie upon me.
With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.
[70] Their heart is as callous as the fat,
but I delight in your law.
[71] It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
that I may learn your statutes.
[72] The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

YODH

[73] Your hands have made me and formed me.
Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
[74] Those who fear you will see me and be glad,
because I have put my hope in your word.
[75] Yahweh, I know that your judgments are righteous,
that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
[76] Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort,
according to your word to your servant.
[77] Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live;
for your law is my delight.
[78] Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully.
I will meditate on your precepts.
[79] Let those who fear you turn to me.
They will know your statutes.
[80] Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees,
that I may not be disappointed.

KAPF

[81] My soul faints for your salvation.
I hope in your word.
[82] My eyes fail for your word.
I say, “When will you comfort me?”
[83] For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke.
I don’t forget your statutes.
[84] How many are the days of your servant?
When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?
[85] The proud have dug pits for me,
contrary to your law.
[86] All of your commandments are faithful.
They persecute me wrongfully.
Help me!
[87] They had almost wiped me from the earth,
but I didn’t forsake your precepts.
[88] Preserve my life according to your loving kindness,
so I will obey the statutes of your mouth.

Proverbs 26 ()

[1] Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest,
so honor is not fitting for a fool.
[2] Like a fluttering sparrow,
like a darting swallow,
so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
[3] A whip is for the horse,
a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools!
[4] Don’t answer a fool according to his folly,
lest you also be like him.
[5] Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be wise in his own eyes.
[6] One who sends a message by the hand of a fool
is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
[7] Like the legs of the lame that hang loose,
so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
[8] As one who binds a stone in a sling,
so is he who gives honor to a fool.
[9] Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard,
so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
[10] As an archer who wounds all,
so is he who hires a fool
or he who hires those who pass by.
[11] As a dog that returns to his vomit,
so is a fool who repeats his folly.
[12] Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
[13] The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
A fierce lion roams the streets!”
[14] As the door turns on its hinges,
so does the sluggard on his bed.
[15] The sluggard buries his hand in the dish.
He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
[16] The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven men who answer with discretion.
[17] Like one who grabs a dog’s ears
is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
[18] Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
[19] is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”
[20] For lack of wood a fire goes out.
Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
[21] As coals are to hot embers,
and wood to fire,
so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
[22] The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
they go down into the innermost parts.
[23] Like silver dross on an earthen vessel
are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
[24] A malicious man disguises himself with his lips,
but he harbors evil in his heart.
[25] When his speech is charming, don’t believe him,
for there are seven abominations in his heart.
[26] His malice may be concealed by deception,
but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
[27] Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it.
Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
[28] A lying tongue hates those it hurts;
and a flattering mouth works ruin.