Sunday, February 24, 2019

Psalm 93

Jehovah reigns!  He is robed in majesty.
He is robed in majesty and armed with strength.
The world is established and cannot be moved.
Your throne is of old and you, eternal.

The floodwaters have risen, O Jehovah,
The river’s current has raised its rushing voice,
And the seas, the thunder of their crashing waves.
Above the roar of many surging waters,
Above the raging of the ocean’s breakers,
Is the majesty of Jehovah on high.

Your testimonies stand firm, Jehovah,
Holiness graces your house forevermore.

Psalm 92

A Song  for the Sabbath

How good it is to give thanks to Jehovah
And to sing in praise your name, O Most High,
To proclaim your kindness in the morning
And your fidelity in the evening.
To play music upon a ten-stringed harp 
And upon a lyre of melodious tone.
You gladden me with your deeds, Jehovah.
I sing of your accomplishments with joy.
How great your works, Jehovah, how deep your thoughts!

People without sense do not know,
Nor are fools able to understand
That though the wicked spring up like weeds,
And doers of evil flourish,
They will forever be destroyed.

But you, Jehovah, are forever exalted!

Behold your enemies, Jehovah,
Behold, your enemies will perish,
All evildoers will be scattered.
You have strengthened me like a wild ox.
With fine oil have you anointed me.
I have seen my enemies’ defeat,
And when they attack me, I hear them.
The righteous flourish like a palm tree;
They grow like cedars of Lebanon.
Planted in the house of Jehovah,
They will thrive in the court of our god.
In old age they will still bear fruit
And will remain fertile and green,
Showing that  Jehovah is just,
That he is my rock, my protector — 
There is no injustice in him.

Psalm 91

Who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Rests in the shadow of the Almighty.
Concerning Jehovah I will declare:
He is my refuge, he is my fortress,
He is my god, in whom I place my trust.
For he will save you from the fowler’s snare
And from deadly pestilence deliver you.
With his feathers will he give you cover,
And under his wings will you find refuge.
His faithfulness is your shield and protection.
You shall not fear the terrors of the night,
Nor the spears and arrows that fly by day.
You shall not dread the plagues that stalk in darkness
Nor the destruction that devastates at noon.
A thousand men may fall dead at your side
And ten thousand perish at your right hand,
But the danger of death will not come near you.
However, you will see it with your own eyes
And witness the punishment of the wicked.

If you make Jehovah your refuge
And the Most High your habitation,
No misfortune will befall you,
No sickness will come near your home.
For he will command heavenly beings
To guard and protect you in every way.
With their hands they will lift and support you 
So that you will not hurt your feet on a stone.
And when you will tread upon the young lion
And the snake, you will trample them under foot.

“Because he has given his love to me
I will save him; because he knows my name
I will exalt him above other men.
When he calls upon me, I will answer;
When he is in trouble, I will be with him.
I will deliver him and honor him.
I will satisfy him with a long life
And bestow upon him my salvation.”