ESV: Daily Office Lectionary
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This plan follows the Daily Office Lectionary found in The Book of Common Prayer (1979) used worldwide by Anglicans and Episcopalians.
Over the course of 2 years, enjoy daily readings comprised of passages from the Psalms, Old Testament, New Testament, and Gospels.
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November 8: Psalm 72; Psalm 119:73–96; Nehemiah 13:4–22; Revelation 12:1–12; Matthew 13:53–58
November 08, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.56 MBProper 26 First Psalm: Psalm 72 Psalm 72 (Listen) Give the King Your Justice Of Solomon. 72 Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! 2 May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice! 3 Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness! 4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the o...
November 7: Psalms 61–62; Psalm 68; Nehemiah 12:27–31; Nehemiah 12:42–47; Revelation 11; Matthew 13:44–52
November 07, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 3.14 MBProper 26 First Psalm: Psalms 61–62 Psalms 61–62 (Listen) Lead Me to the Rock To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. Of David. 61 Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; 2 from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, 3 for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy. 4 Let me dwell in your tent forever! Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings...
November 6: Psalms 56–58; Psalms 64–65; Nehemiah 6; Revelation 10; Matthew 13:36–43
November 06, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 3.04 MBProper 26 First Psalm: Psalms 56–58 Psalms 56–58 (Listen) In God I Trust To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktam1 of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. 56 Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me; 2 my enemies trample on me all day long, for many attack me proudly. 3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. 4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trus...
November 5: Psalm 24; Psalm 29; Psalm 8; Psalm 84; Nehemiah 5; Acts 20:7–12; Luke 12:22–31
November 05, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.41 MBProper 26 First Psalm: Psalm 24; Psalm 29 Psalm 24 (Listen) The King of Glory A Psalm of David. 24 The earth is the LORD’s and the fullness thereof,1 the world and those who dwell therein, 2 for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. 3 Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does ...
November 4: Psalm 55; Psalms 138–139:23; Nehemiah 4; Revelation 7:4–17; Matthew 13:31–35
November 04, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 3.05 MBProper 25 First Psalm: Psalm 55 Psalm 55 (Listen) Cast Your Burden on the Lord To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil1 of David. 55 Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy! 2 Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan, 3 because of the noise of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they drop trouble upon me, and in anger they bear a grudge against ...
November 3: Psalm 40; Psalm 54; Psalm 51; Nehemiah 2; Revelation 6:12–7:4; Matthew 13:24–30
November 03, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.67 MBProper 25 First Psalm: Psalm 40; Psalm 54 Psalm 40 (Listen) My Help and My Deliverer To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 40 I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry. 2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD. 4 Ble...
November 2: Psalm 50; Psalm 33; Psalms 59–60; Nehemiah 1; Revelation 5:11–6:11; Matthew 13:18–23
November 02, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 3.26 MBProper 25 First Psalm: Psalm 50 Psalm 50 (Listen) God Himself Is Judge A Psalm of Asaph. 50 The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. 3 Our God comes; he does not keep silence;1 before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest. 4 He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people: ...
November 1: Psalm 119:49–72; Psalm 49; Psalm 53; Ezra 6; Revelation 5:1–10; Matthew 13:10–17
November 01, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 2.84 MBProper 25 First Psalm: Psalm 119:49–72 Psalm 119:49–72 (Listen) Zayin 49 Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. 50 This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life. 51 The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law. 52 When I think of your rules from of old, I take comfort, O LORD. 53 Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked, who forsake your law. 54 Your stat...
October 31: Psalm 45; Psalms 47–48; Ezra 5; Revelation 4; Matthew 13:1–9
October 31, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.39 MBProper 25 First Psalm: Psalm 45 Psalm 45 (Listen) Your Throne, O God, Is Forever To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Maskil1 of the Sons of Korah; a love song. 45 My heart overflows with a pleasing theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe. 2 You are the most handsome of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever. 3 Gird your sword on your thigh, O migh...
October 30: Psalm 41; Psalm 52; Psalm 44; Zechariah 1:7–17; Revelation 1:4–20; Matthew 12:43–50
October 30, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.56 MBProper 25 First Psalm: Psalm 41; Psalm 52 Psalm 41 (Listen) O Lord, Be Gracious to Me To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 41 Blessed is the one who considers the poor!1 In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him; 2 the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies. 3 The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.2 4 As for me,...
October 29: Psalm 63; Psalm 98; Psalm 103; Haggai 1–2:9; Acts 18:24–19:7; Luke 10:25–37
October 29, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.66 MBProper 25 First Psalm: Psalm 63; Psalm 98 Psalm 63 (Listen) My Soul Thirsts for You A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 63 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. 3 Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. 4...
October 28: Psalm 30; Psalm 32; Psalms 42–43; Ezra 4:7; Ezra 4:11–24; Philemon; Matthew 12:33–42
October 28, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 2.87 MBProper 24 First Psalm: Psalm 30; Psalm 32 Psalm 30 (Listen) Joy Comes with the Morning A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple. 30 I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me. 2 O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me. 3 O LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.1 4 Sing praises to the LORD,...
October 27: Psalm 31; Psalm 35; Ezra 3; 1 Corinthians 16:10–24; Matthew 12:22–32
October 27, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 2.86 MBProper 24 First Psalm: Psalm 31 Psalm 31 (Listen) Into Your Hand I Commit My Spirit To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 31 In you, O LORD, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me! 2 Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me! 3 For you are my rock and my fortress; and for your name’s sake you lead me and guide me; 4 you take me out of th...
October 26: Psalm 37:1–18; Psalm 37:19–40; Ezra 1; 1 Corinthians 16:1–9; Matthew 12:15–21
October 26, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes - 1.75 MBProper 24 First Psalm: Psalm 37:1–18 Psalm 37:1–18 (Listen) He Will Not Forsake His Saints 1 Of David. 37 Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! 2 For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.2 4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD; ...
October 25: Psalm 38; Psalm 119:25–48; Lamentations 2:8–15; 1 Corinthians 15:51–58; Matthew 12:1–14
October 25, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes - 2.07 MBProper 24 First Psalm: Psalm 38 Psalm 38 (Listen) Do Not Forsake Me, O Lord A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering. 38 O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath! 2 For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin. 4 For my iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy bu...
October 24: Psalm 26; Psalm 28; Psalm 36; Psalm 39; Lamentations 1:1–12; 1 Corinthians 15:41–50; Matthew 11:25–30
October 24, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.41 MBProper 24 First Psalm: Psalm 26; Psalm 28 Psalm 26 (Listen) I Will Bless the Lord Of David. 26 Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. 2 Prove me, O LORD, and try me; test my heart and my mind.1 3 For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness. 4 I do not sit with men of falsehood, nor do I consort with hypocrites. 5 I hate the assembly of evil...
October 23: Psalm 25; Psalm 9; Psalm 15; Jeremiah 44:1–14; 1 Corinthians 15:30–41; Matthew 11:16–24
October 23, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.52 MBProper 24 First Psalm: Psalm 25 Psalm 25 (Listen) Teach Me Your Paths 1 Of David. 25 To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. 3 Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. 4 Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. 5 Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my s...
October 22: Psalms 148–150; Psalms 114–115; Jeremiah 29:1; Jeremiah 29:4–14; Acts 16:6–15; Luke 10:1–12; Luke 10:17–20
October 22, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.37 MBProper 24 First Psalm: Psalms 148–150 Psalms 148–150 (Listen) Praise the Name of the Lord 148 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights! 2 Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts! 3 Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars! 4 Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD! For he commanded and they were create...
October 21: Psalms 20–21; Psalm 110; Psalms 116–117; 2 Kings 25:8–12; 2 Kings 25:22–26; 1 Corinthians 15:12–29; Matthew 11:7–15
October 21, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.42 MBProper 23 First Psalm: Psalms 20–21 Psalms 20–21 (Listen) Trust in the Name of the Lord Our God To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 20 May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you! 2 May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion! 3 May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah 4 May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all...
October 20: Psalms 16–17; Psalm 22; Jeremiah 38:14–28; 1 Corinthians 15:1–11; Matthew 11:1–6
October 20, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.61 MBProper 23 First Psalm: Psalms 16–17 Psalms 16–17 (Listen) You Will Not Abandon My Soul A Miktam1 of David. 16 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” 3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.2 4 The sorrows of those who run after3 another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take the...
October 19: Psalm 18:1–20; Psalm 18:21–50; Jeremiah 38:1–13; 1 Corinthians 14:26–33; 1 Corinthians 14:37–40; Matthew 10:34–42
October 19, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.4 MBProper 23 First Psalm: Psalm 18:1–20 Psalm 18:1–20 (Listen) The Lord Is My Rock and My Fortress To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who addressed the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said: 18 I love you, O LORD, my strength. 2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield,...
October 18: Psalm 119:1–24; Psalms 12–14; Jeremiah 37:3–21; 1 Corinthians 14:13–25; Matthew 10:24–33
October 18, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.49 MBProper 23 First Psalm: Psalm 119:1–24 Psalm 119:1–24 (Listen) Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet Aleph 119 1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD! 2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, 3 who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! 4 You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. 5 Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes! 6 Then I sh...
October 17: Psalms 5–6; Psalms 10–11; Jeremiah 36:27–37:2; 1 Corinthians 14:1–12; Matthew 10:16–23
October 17, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.34 MBProper 23 First Psalm: Psalms 5–6 Psalms 5–6 (Listen) Lead Me in Your Righteousness To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. 5 Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning. 2 Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray. 3 O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you1 and watch. 4 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not d...
October 16: Psalms 1–3; Psalm 4; Psalm 7; Jeremiah 36:11–26; 1 Corinthians 13; Matthew 10:5–15
October 16, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.62 MBProper 23 First Psalm: Psalms 1–3 Psalms 1–3 (Listen) Book One The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked 1 Blessed is the man1 who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law2 of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither....
October 15: Psalms 146–147; Psalms 111–113; Jeremiah 36:1–10; Acts 14:8–18; Luke 7:36–50
October 15, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.62 MBProper 23 First Psalm: Psalms 146–147 Psalms 146–147 (Listen) Put Not Your Trust in Princes 146 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! 2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. 3 Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. 4 When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. 5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of...
October 14: Psalm 137; Psalm 144; Psalm 104; Jeremiah 35; 1 Corinthians 12:27–13:3; Matthew 9:35–10:4
October 14, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.77 MBProper 22 First Psalm: Psalm 137; Psalm 144 Psalm 137 (Listen) How Shall We Sing the Lord’s Song? 137 By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 On the willows1 there we hung up our lyres. 3 For there our captors required of us songs, and our tormentors, mirth, saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” 4 How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a foreign land? 5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, ...
October 13: Psalm 140; Psalm 142; Psalm 141; Psalm 143; 2 Kings 23:36–24:17; 1 Corinthians 12:12–26; Matthew 9:27–34
October 13, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.68 MBProper 22 First Psalm: Psalm 140; Psalm 142 Psalm 140 (Listen) Deliver Me, O Lord, from Evil Men To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 140 Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men, 2 who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually. 3 They make their tongue sharp as a serpent’s, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah 4 Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men...
October 12: Psalms 131–133; Psalms 134–135; 2 Kings 23:4–25; 1 Corinthians 12:1–11; Matthew 9:18–26
October 12, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.77 MBProper 22 First Psalm: Psalms 131–133 Psalms 131–133 (Listen) I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul A Song of Ascents. Of David. 131 O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. 2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me. 3 O Israel, hope in the LORD from this time forth and ...
October 11: Psalm 119:145–176; Psalms 128–130; 2 Kings 22:14–23:3; 1 Corinthians 11:23–34; Matthew 9:9–17
October 11, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.4 MBProper 22 First Psalm: Psalm 119:145–176 Psalm 119:145–176 (Listen) Qoph 145 With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O LORD! I will keep your statutes. 146 I call to you; save me, that I may observe your testimonies. 147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words. 148 My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promise. 149 Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; O LORD, according to...
October 10: Psalms 120–123; Psalms 124–127; 2 Kings 22:1–13; 1 Corinthians 11:2; 1 Corinthians 11:17–22; Matthew 9:1–8
October 10, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 2.21 MBProper 22 First Psalm: Psalms 120–123 Psalms 120–123 (Listen) Deliver Me, O Lord A Song of Ascents. 120 In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. 2 Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. 3 What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, you deceitful tongue? 4 A warrior’s sharp arrows, with glowing coals of the broom tree! 5 Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell...
September 3: Psalms 148–150; Psalms 114–115; 1 Kings 8:22–40; 1 Timothy 4:7–16; John 8:47–59
September 03, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.59 MBProper 17 First Psalm: Psalms 148–150 Psalms 148–150 (Listen) Praise the Name of the Lord 148 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights! 2 Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts! 3 Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars! 4 Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD! For he commanded and they were create...
September 2: Psalms 20–21; Psalm 110; Psalms 116–117; 1 Kings 7:51–8:21; Acts 28:17–31; Mark 14:43–52
September 02, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.68 MBProper 16 First Psalm: Psalms 20–21 Psalms 20–21 (Listen) Trust in the Name of the Lord Our God To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 20 May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you! 2 May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion! 3 May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah 4 May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all...
September 1: Psalms 16–17; Psalm 22; 1 Kings 5–6:1; 1 Kings 6:7; Acts 28:1–16; Mark 14:27–42
September 01, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 3.24 MBProper 16 First Psalm: Psalms 16–17 Psalms 16–17 (Listen) You Will Not Abandon My Soul A Miktam1 of David. 16 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” 3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.2 4 The sorrows of those who run after3 another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take the...
August 31: Psalm 18:1–20; Psalm 18:21–50; 1 Kings 3:16–28; Acts 27:27–44; Mark 14:12–26
August 31, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.71 MBProper 16 First Psalm: Psalm 18:1–20 Psalm 18:1–20 (Listen) The Lord Is My Rock and My Fortress To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who addressed the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said: 18 I love you, O LORD, my strength. 2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield,...
August 30: Psalm 119:1–24; Psalms 12–14; 1 Kings 3:1–15; Acts 27:9–26; Mark 14:1–11
August 30, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.57 MBProper 16 First Psalm: Psalm 119:1–24 Psalm 119:1–24 (Listen) Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet Aleph 119 1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD! 2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, 3 who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! 4 You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. 5 Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes! 6 Then I sh...
August 29: Psalms 5–6; Psalms 10–11; 1 Kings 1:38–2:4; Acts 26:24–27:8; Mark 13:28–37
August 29, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 2.84 MBProper 16 First Psalm: Psalms 5–6 Psalms 5–6 (Listen) Lead Me in Your Righteousness To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David. 5 Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning. 2 Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray. 3 O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you1 and watch. 4 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not d...
August 28: Psalms 1–3; Psalm 4; Psalm 7; 1 Kings 1:5–31; Acts 26:1–23; Mark 13:14–27
August 28, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 3.4 MBProper 16 First Psalm: Psalms 1–3 Psalms 1–3 (Listen) Book One The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked 1 Blessed is the man1 who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law2 of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither....
August 27: Psalms 146–147; Psalms 111–113; 2 Samuel 24:1–2; 2 Samuel 24:10–25; Galatians 3:23–4:7; John 8:12–20
August 27, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.78 MBProper 16 First Psalm: Psalms 146–147 Psalms 146–147 (Listen) Put Not Your Trust in Princes 146 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! 2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. 3 Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. 4 When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. 5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of...
August 26: Psalm 137; Psalm 144; Psalm 104; 2 Samuel 23:1–7; 2 Samuel 23:13–17; Acts 25:13–27; Mark 13:1–13
August 26, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 2.87 MBProper 15 First Psalm: Psalm 137; Psalm 144 Psalm 137 (Listen) How Shall We Sing the Lord’s Song? 137 By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 On the willows1 there we hung up our lyres. 3 For there our captors required of us songs, and our tormentors, mirth, saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” 4 How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a foreign land? 5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, ...
August 25: Psalm 140; Psalm 142; Psalm 141; Psalm 143; 2 Samuel 19:24–43; Acts 24:24–25:12; Mark 12:35–44
August 25, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 2.95 MBProper 15 First Psalm: Psalm 140; Psalm 142 Psalm 140 (Listen) Deliver Me, O Lord, from Evil Men To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 140 Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men, 2 who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually. 3 They make their tongue sharp as a serpent’s, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah 4 Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men...
August 24: Psalms 131–133; Psalms 134–135; 2 Samuel 19:1–23; Acts 24:1–23; Mark 12:28–34
August 24, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 2.89 MBProper 15 First Psalm: Psalms 131–133 Psalms 131–133 (Listen) I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul A Song of Ascents. Of David. 131 O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. 2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me. 3 O Israel, hope in the LORD from this time forth and ...
August 23: Psalm 119:145–176; Psalms 128–130; 2 Samuel 18:19–23; Acts 23:23–35; Mark 12:13–27
August 23, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 2.19 MBProper 15 First Psalm: Psalm 119:145–176 Psalm 119:145–176 (Listen) Qoph 145 With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O LORD! I will keep your statutes. 146 I call to you; save me, that I may observe your testimonies. 147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words. 148 My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promise. 149 Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; O LORD, according to...
August 22: Psalms 120–123; Psalms 124–127; 2 Samuel 18:9–18; Acts 23:12–24; Mark 11:27–12:12
August 22, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.62 MBProper 15 First Psalm: Psalms 120–123 Psalms 120–123 (Listen) Deliver Me, O Lord A Song of Ascents. 120 In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. 2 Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. 3 What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, you deceitful tongue? 4 A warrior’s sharp arrows, with glowing coals of the broom tree! 5 Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell...
August 21: Psalm 106:1–18; Psalm 106:19–48; 2 Samuel 17:24–18:8; Acts 22:30–23:11; Mark 11:12–25
August 21, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.43 MBProper 15 First Psalm: Psalm 106:1–18 Psalm 106:1–18 (Listen) Give Thanks to the Lord, for He Is Good 106 Praise the LORD! Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! 2 Who can utter the mighty deeds of the LORD, or declare all his praise? 3 Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times! 4 Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people; help me when you save them,1 5 ...
August 20: Psalm 118; Psalm 145; 2 Samuel 17:1–23; Galatians 3:6–14; John 5:30–47
August 20, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.76 MBProper 15 First Psalm: Psalm 118 Psalm 118 (Listen) His Steadfast Love Endures Forever 118 Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! 2 Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” 3 Let the house of Aaron say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” 4 Let those who fear the LORD say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” 5 Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and ...
August 19: Psalms 107:33–108:13; Psalm 33; 2 Samuel 16; Acts 22:17–29; Mark 11:1–11
August 19, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.57 MBProper 14 First Psalm: Psalms 107:33–108:13 Psalms 107:33–108:13 (Listen) 33 He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground, 34 a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants. 35 He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water. 36 And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in; 37 they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yie...
August 18: Psalm 102; Psalm 107:1–32; 2 Samuel 15:19–37; Acts 21:37–22:16; Mark 10:46–52
August 18, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 2.94 MBProper 14 First Psalm: Psalm 102 Psalm 102 (Listen) Do Not Hide Your Face from Me A Prayer of one afflicted, when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the LORD. 102 Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry come to you! 2 Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress! Incline your ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call! 3 For my days pass away like smoke, and my bones burn like a furnace. 4 My heart is struck down l...
August 17: Psalm 105:1–22; Psalm 105:23–45; 2 Samuel 15:1–18; Acts 21:27–36; Mark 10:32–45
August 17, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 2.28 MBProper 14 First Psalm: Psalm 105:1–22 Psalm 105:1–22 (Listen) Tell of All His Wondrous Works 105 Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! 2 Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! 3 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! 4 Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! 5 Remember the wondrous works that he has done, ...
August 16: Psalm 101; Psalm 109:1–30; Psalm 119:121–144; 2 Samuel 14:21–33; Acts 21:15–26; Mark 10:17–31
August 16, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 2.86 MBProper 14 First Psalm: Psalm 101; Psalm 109:1–30 Psalm 101 (Listen) I Will Walk with Integrity A Psalm of David. 101 I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O LORD, I will make music. 2 I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house; 3 I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to...
August 15: Psalm 97; Psalms 99–100; Psalms 94–95; 2 Samuel 14:1–20; Acts 21:1–14; Mark 10:1–16
August 15, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 3.12 MBProper 14 First Psalm: Psalm 97; Psalms 99–100 Psalm 97 (Listen) The Lord Reigns 97 The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad! 2 Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. 3 Fire goes before him and burns up his adversaries all around. 4 His lightnings light up the world; the earth sees and trembles. 5 The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, ...