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ESV: Digging Deep into the Bible

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Understand the Bible in a Deeper Way

Designed to help you read through the Bible in a year, this plan includes 365 daily readings, each with passages from four sections of the Bible each day: the Psalms and Wisdom Literature, Pentateuch and History of Israel, Chronicles and Prophets, and Gospels and Epistles.


This popular plan is featured in the best-selling ESV Study Bible.


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November 4: Psalm 95; 2 Kings 4; Zechariah 8; John 1:19–51

November 04, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 3.68 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 95 Psalm 95 (Listen) Let Us Sing Songs of Praise 95   Oh come, let us sing to the LORD;     let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! 2   Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;     let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! 3   For the LORD is a great God,     and a great King above all gods. 4   In his hand are the depths of the earth;     the heights of the mountains are his also. 5   The sea is his, for ...

November 3: Psalm 94; 2 Kings 3; Zechariah 7; John 1:1–18

November 03, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.39 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 94 Psalm 94 (Listen) The Lord Will Not Forsake His People 94   O LORD, God of vengeance,     O God of vengeance, shine forth! 2   Rise up, O judge of the earth;     repay to the proud what they deserve! 3   O LORD, how long shall the wicked,     how long shall the wicked exult? 4   They pour out their arrogant words;     all the evildoers boast. 5   They crush your people, O LORD,     and afflict your heritage. 6   They kill the widow and the s...

November 2: Psalm 93; 2 Kings 2; Zechariah 6; James 5:13–20

November 02, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes - 1.97 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 93 Psalm 93 (Listen) The Lord Reigns 93   The LORD reigns; he is robed in majesty;     the LORD is robed; he has put on strength as his belt.   Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved. 2   Your throne is established from of old;     you are from everlasting. 3   The floods have lifted up, O LORD,     the floods have lifted up their voice;     the floods lift up their roaring. 4   Mightier than the thunders of many waters,     mi...

November 1: Psalm 92; 2 Kings 1; Zechariah 5; James 4:11–5:12

November 01, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 2.19 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 92 Psalm 92 (Listen) How Great Are Your Works A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath. 92   It is good to give thanks to the LORD,     to sing praises to your name, O Most High; 2   to declare your steadfast love in the morning,     and your faithfulness by night, 3   to the music of the lute and the harp,     to the melody of the lyre. 4   For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work;     at the works of your hands I sing for joy. 5   How great a...

October 31: Psalm 91; 1 Kings 22:41–53; Zechariah 4; James 4:1–10

October 31, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes - 1.59 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 91 Psalm 91 (Listen) My Refuge and My Fortress 91   He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High     will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. 2   I will say1 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 fowler     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 shield and ...

October 30: Psalm 90; 1 Kings 22:1–40; Zechariah 3; James 3:13–18

October 30, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.47 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 90 Psalm 90 (Listen) Book Four From Everlasting to Everlasting A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. 90   Lord, you have been our dwelling place1     in all generations. 2   Before the mountains were brought forth,     or ever you had formed the earth and the world,     from everlasting to everlasting you are God. 3   You return man to dust     and say, “Return, O children of man!”2 4   For a thousand years in your sight     are but as yesterda...

October 29: Psalm 89; 1 Kings 21; Zechariah 1:18–2:13; James 3:1–12

October 29, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 3.28 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 89 Psalm 89 (Listen) I Will Sing of the Steadfast Love of the Lord A Maskil1 of Ethan the Ezrahite. 89   I will sing of the steadfast love of the LORD, forever;     with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations. 2   For I said, “Steadfast love will be built up forever;     in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness.” 3   You have said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one;     I have sworn to David my serv...

October 28: Psalm 88; 1 Kings 20; Zechariah 1:1–17; James 2:14–26

October 28, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 3.22 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 88 Psalm 88 (Listen) I Cry Out Day and Night Before You A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil1 of Heman the Ezrahite. 88   O LORD, God of my salvation,     I cry out day and night before you. 2   Let my prayer come before you;     incline your ear to my cry! 3   For my soul is full of troubles,     and my life draws near to Sheol. 4   I am counted among those who go down to the pit;...

October 27: Psalm 87; 1 Kings 19; Haggai 2; James 2:1–13

October 27, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 2.31 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 87 Psalm 87 (Listen) Glorious Things of You Are Spoken A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. A Song. 87   On the holy mount stands the city he founded; 2     the LORD loves the gates of Zion     more than all the dwelling places of Jacob. 3   Glorious things of you are spoken,     O city of God. Selah 4   Among those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon;     behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Cush1—     “This one was born there,” they say. 5   And o...

October 26: Psalm 86; 1 Kings 18:20–46; Haggai 1; James 1

October 26, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 2.93 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 86 Psalm 86 (Listen) Great Is Your Steadfast Love A Prayer of David. 86   Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me,     for I am poor and needy. 2   Preserve my life, for I am godly;     save your servant, who trusts in you—you are my God. 3   Be gracious to me, O Lord,     for to you do I cry all the day. 4   Gladden the soul of your servant,     for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 5   For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,     aboundi...

October 25: Psalm 85; 1 Kings 18:1–19; Ezekiel 47:13–48:35; Romans 16

October 25, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 3.45 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 85 Psalm 85 (Listen) Revive Us Again To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 85   LORD, you were favorable to your land;     you restored the fortunes of Jacob. 2   You forgave the iniquity of your people;     you covered all their sin. Selah 3   You withdrew all your wrath;     you turned from your hot anger. 4   Restore us again, O God of our salvation,     and put away your indignation toward us! 5   Will you be angry with us for...

October 24: Psalm 84; 1 Kings 17; Ezekiel 47:1–12; Romans 15:14–33

October 24, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 2.3 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 84 Psalm 84 (Listen) My Soul Longs for the Courts of the Lord To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith.1 A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 84   How lovely is your dwelling place,     O LORD of hosts! 2   My soul longs, yes, faints     for the courts of the LORD;   my heart and flesh sing for joy     to the living God. 3   Even the sparrow finds a home,     and the swallow a nest for herself,     where she may lay her young,   at your altars, ...

October 23: Psalm 83; 1 Kings 15:25–16:34; Ezekiel 46; Romans 15:1–13

October 23, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 3.4 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 83 Psalm 83 (Listen) O God, Do Not Keep Silence A Song. A Psalm of Asaph. 83   O God, do not keep silence;     do not hold your peace or be still, O God! 2   For behold, your enemies make an uproar;     those who hate you have raised their heads. 3   They lay crafty plans against your people;     they consult together against your treasured ones. 4   They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation;     let the name of Israel be remembered no...

October 22: Psalm 82; 1 Kings 14:21–15:24; Ezekiel 45; Romans 14

October 22, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 3.23 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 82 Psalm 82 (Listen) Rescue the Weak and Needy A Psalm of Asaph. 82   God has taken his place in the divine council;     in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: 2   “How long will you judge unjustly     and show partiality to the wicked? Selah 3   Give justice to the weak and the fatherless;     maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. 4   Rescue the weak and the needy;     deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” 5   They...

October 21: Psalm 81; 1 Kings 14:1–20; Ezekiel 44; Romans 13

October 21, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 2.98 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 81 Psalm 81 (Listen) Oh, That My People Would Listen to Me To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith.1 Of Asaph. 81   Sing aloud to God our strength;     shout for joy to the God of Jacob! 2   Raise a song; sound the tambourine,     the sweet lyre with the harp. 3   Blow the trumpet at the new moon,     at the full moon, on our feast day. 4   For it is a statute for Israel,     a rule2 of the God of Jacob. 5   He made it a decree in Joseph...

October 20: Psalm 80; 1 Kings 13; Ezekiel 43; Romans 12

October 20, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 3.43 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 80 Psalm 80 (Listen) Restore Us, O God To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Testimony. Of Asaph, a Psalm. 80   Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,     you who lead Joseph like a flock.   You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth. 2     Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh,   stir up your might     and come to save us! 3   Restore us,1 O God;     let your face shine, that we may be saved! 4   O LORD God of hosts,     how long...

October 19: Psalm 79; 1 Kings 12:16–33; Ezekiel 41–42; Romans 11

October 19, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes - 3.85 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 79 Psalm 79 (Listen) How Long, O Lord? A Psalm of Asaph. 79   O God, the nations have come into your inheritance;     they have defiled your holy temple;     they have laid Jerusalem in ruins. 2   They have given the bodies of your servants     to the birds of the heavens for food,     the flesh of your faithful to the beasts of the earth. 3   They have poured out their blood like water     all around Jerusalem,     and there was no one to bur...

October 18: Psalm 78; 1 Kings 12:1–15; Ezekiel 40; Romans 9:30–10:21

October 18, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 4.72 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 78 Psalm 78 (Listen) Tell the Coming Generation A Maskil1 of Asaph. 78   Give ear, O my people, to my teaching;     incline your ears to the words of my mouth! 2   I will open my mouth in a parable;     I will utter dark sayings from of old, 3   things that we have heard and known,     that our fathers have told us. 4   We will not hide them from their children,     but tell to the coming generation   the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his mi...

October 17: Psalm 77; 1 Kings 11; Ezekiel 39; Romans 9:1–29

October 17, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes - 4.08 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 77 Psalm 77 (Listen) In the Day of Trouble I Seek the Lord To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. 77   I cry aloud to God,     aloud to God, and he will hear me. 2   In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;     in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying;     my soul refuses to be comforted. 3   When I remember God, I moan;     when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah 4   You hold my eyelids open;     I am so...

October 16: Psalm 76; 1 Kings 9:10–10:29; Ezekiel 38; Romans 8:18–39

October 16, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 3.63 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 76 Psalm 76 (Listen) Who Can Stand Before You? To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. 76   In Judah God is known;     his name is great in Israel. 2   His abode has been established in Salem,     his dwelling place in Zion. 3   There he broke the flashing arrows,     the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah 4   Glorious are you, more majestic     than the mountains full of prey. 5   The stoutheart...

October 15: Psalm 75; 1 Kings 9:1–9; Ezekiel 37; Romans 8:1–17

October 15, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.34 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 75 Psalm 75 (Listen) God Will Judge with Equity To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. 75   We give thanks to you, O God;     we give thanks, for your name is near.   We1 recount your wondrous deeds. 2   “At the set time that I appoint     I will judge with equity. 3   When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants,     it is I who keep steady its pillars. Selah 4   I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’  ...

October 14: Psalm 74; 1 Kings 8:22–66; Ezekiel 36; Romans 7

October 14, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 4.63 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 74 Psalm 74 (Listen) Arise, O God, Defend Your Cause A Maskil1 of Asaph. 74   O God, why do you cast us off forever?     Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture? 2   Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old,     which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage!     Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt. 3   Direct your steps to the perpetual ruins;     the enemy has destroyed everything in the...

October 13: Psalm 73; 1 Kings 8:1–21; Ezekiel 35; Romans 6

October 13, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.59 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 73 Psalm 73 (Listen) Book Three God Is My Strength and Portion Forever A Psalm of Asaph. 73   Truly God is good to Israel,     to those who are pure in heart. 2   But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled,     my steps had nearly slipped. 3   For I was envious of the arrogant     when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4   For they have no pangs until death;     their bodies are fat and sleek. 5   They are not in trouble as others are;    ...

October 12: Psalm 72; 1 Kings 7; Ezekiel 34; Romans 5:12–21

October 12, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes - 3.88 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: 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 oppres...

October 11: Psalm 71; 1 Kings 6; Ezekiel 33; Romans 5:1–11

October 11, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 3.48 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 71 Psalm 71 (Listen) Forsake Me Not When My Strength Is Spent 71   In you, O LORD, do I take refuge;     let me never be put to shame! 2   In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;     incline your ear to me, and save me! 3   Be to me a rock of refuge,     to which I may continually come;   you have given the command to save me,     for you are my rock and my fortress. 4   Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,     from the gr...

October 10: Psalm 70; 1 Kings 5; Ezekiel 32; Romans 4

October 10, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 2.89 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 70 Psalm 70 (Listen) O Lord, Do Not Delay To the choirmaster. Of David, for the memorial offering. 70   Make haste, O God, to deliver me!     O LORD, make haste to help me! 2   Let them be put to shame and confusion     who seek my life!   Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor     who delight in my hurt! 3   Let them turn back because of their shame     who say, “Aha, Aha!” 4   May all who seek you     rejoice and be glad in you!   ...

October 9: Psalm 69; 1 Kings 4; Ezekiel 31; Romans 3:21–31

October 09, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 3.06 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 69 Psalm 69 (Listen) Save Me, O God To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. Of David. 69   Save me, O God!     For the waters have come up to my neck.1 2   I sink in deep mire,     where there is no foothold;   I have come into deep waters,     and the flood sweeps over me. 3   I am weary with my crying out;     my throat is parched.   My eyes grow dim     with waiting for my God. 4   More in number than the hairs of my head     are those wh...

October 8: Psalm 68; 1 Kings 3; Ezekiel 29–30; Romans 3:9–20

October 08, 2023 10:00 - 18 minutes - 4.19 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 68 Psalm 68 (Listen) God Shall Scatter His Enemies To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song. 68   God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered;     and those who hate him shall flee before him! 2   As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away;     as wax melts before fire,     so the wicked shall perish before God! 3   But the righteous shall be glad;     they shall exult before God;     they shall be jubilant with joy! 4   Si...

October 7: Psalm 67; 1 Kings 2; Ezekiel 28; Romans 2:17–3:8

October 07, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 3.57 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 67 Psalm 67 (Listen) Make Your Face Shine upon Us To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. 67   May God be gracious to us and bless us     and make his face to shine upon us, Selah 2   that your way may be known on earth,     your saving power among all nations. 3   Let the peoples praise you, O God;     let all the peoples praise you! 4   Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,     for you judge the peoples with equi...

October 6: Psalm 66; 1 Kings 1:28–53; Ezekiel 27; Romans 2:1–16

October 06, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 3.09 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 66 Psalm 66 (Listen) How Awesome Are Your Deeds To the choirmaster. A Song. A Psalm. 66   Shout for joy to God, all the earth; 2     sing the glory of his name;     give to him glorious praise! 3   Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!     So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. 4   All the earth worships you     and sings praises to you;     they sing praises to your name.” Selah 5   Come and see what God has done: ...

May 29: Psalm 148; Numbers 33:50–34:29; Joel 2:18–27; 1 Timothy 5–6:2

May 29, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.53 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 148 Psalm 148 (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 created. 6   And he e...

May 28: Psalm 147; Numbers 33:1–49; Joel 2:1–17; 1 Timothy 4

May 28, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.53 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 147 Psalm 147 (Listen) He Heals the Brokenhearted 147   Praise the LORD!   For it is good to sing praises to our God;     for it is pleasant,1 and a song of praise is fitting. 2   The LORD builds up Jerusalem;     he gathers the outcasts of Israel. 3   He heals the brokenhearted     and binds up their wounds. 4   He determines the number of the stars;     he gives to all of them their names. 5   Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;     his...

May 27: Psalm 146; Numbers 32; Joel 1; 1 Timothy 3

May 27, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.67 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 146 Psalm 146 (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 Jacob,     who...

May 26: Psalm 145; Numbers 31; Obadiah 15–21; 1 Timothy 2

May 26, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.63 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 145 Psalm 145 (Listen) Great Is the Lord 1 A Song of Praise. Of David. 145   I will extol you, my God and King,     and bless your name forever and ever. 2   Every day I will bless you     and praise your name forever and ever. 3   Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised,     and his greatness is unsearchable. 4   One generation shall commend your works to another,     and shall declare your mighty acts. 5   On the glorious splendor of y...

May 25: Psalm 144; Numbers 30; Obadiah 1–14; 1 Timothy 1

May 25, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 2.17 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 144 Psalm 144 (Listen) My Rock and My Fortress Of David. 144   Blessed be the LORD, my rock,     who trains my hands for war,     and my fingers for battle; 2   he is my steadfast love and my fortress,     my stronghold and my deliverer,   my shield and he in whom I take refuge,     who subdues peoples1 under me. 3   O LORD, what is man that you regard him,     or the son of man that you think of him? 4   Man is like a breath;     his days ar...

May 24: Psalm 143; Numbers 28–29; Isaiah 66; 2 Thessalonians 3:6–18

May 24, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes - 3.95 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 143 Psalm 143 (Listen) My Soul Thirsts for You A Psalm of David. 143   Hear my prayer, O LORD;     give ear to my pleas for mercy!     In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! 2   Enter not into judgment with your servant,     for no one living is righteous before you. 3   For the enemy has pursued my soul;     he has crushed my life to the ground;     he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead. 4   Therefore my spirit ...

May 23: Psalm 142; Numbers 27; Isaiah 65; 2 Thessalonians 2:13–3:5

May 23, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 2.3 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 142 Psalm 142 (Listen) You Are My Refuge A Maskil1 of David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer. 142   With my voice I cry out to the LORD;     with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD. 2   I pour out my complaint before him;     I tell my trouble before him. 3   When my spirit faints within me,     you know my way!   In the path where I walk     they have hidden a trap for me. 4   Look to the right and see:     there is none who takes noti...

May 22: Psalm 141; Numbers 26; Isaiah 63–64; 2 Thessalonians 2:1–12

May 22, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes - 3.76 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 141 Psalm 141 (Listen) Give Ear to My Voice A Psalm of David. 141   O LORD, I call upon you; hasten to me!     Give ear to my voice when I call to you! 2   Let my prayer be counted as incense before you,     and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice! 3   Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth;     keep watch over the door of my lips! 4   Do not let my heart incline to any evil,     to busy myself with wicked deeds   in company with ...

May 21: Psalm 140; Numbers 25; Isaiah 61–62; 2 Thessalonians 1

May 21, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.33 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 140 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,     who have p...

May 20: Psalm 139; Numbers 23–24; Isaiah 60; 1 Thessalonians 5:23–28

May 20, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 3.43 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 139 Psalm 139 (Listen) Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 139   O LORD, you have searched me and known me! 2   You know when I sit down and when I rise up;     you discern my thoughts from afar. 3   You search out my path and my lying down     and are acquainted with all my ways. 4   Even before a word is on my tongue,     behold, O LORD, you know it altogether. 5   You hem me in, behind and before,     a...

May 19: Psalm 138; Numbers 22; Isaiah 59; 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22

May 19, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.7 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 138 Psalm 138 (Listen) Give Thanks to the Lord Of David. 138   I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart;     before the gods I sing your praise; 2   I bow down toward your holy temple     and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,     for you have exalted above all things     your name and your word.1 3   On the day I called, you answered me;     my strength of soul you increased.2 4   All the kings of t...

May 18: Psalm 137; Numbers 20–21; Isaiah 58; 1 Thessalonians 4:13–5:11

May 18, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 3.52 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 137 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,     let my right han...

May 17: Psalm 136; Numbers 18–19; Isaiah 56–57; 1 Thessalonians 4:1–12

May 17, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes - 4.39 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 136 Psalm 136 (Listen) His Steadfast Love Endures Forever 136   Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,     for his steadfast love endures forever. 2   Give thanks to the God of gods,     for his steadfast love endures forever. 3   Give thanks to the Lord of lords,     for his steadfast love endures forever; 4   to him who alone does great wonders,     for his steadfast love endures forever; 5   to him who by understanding made the heavens,  ...

May 16: Psalm 135; Numbers 16–17; Isaiah 55; 1 Thessalonians 2:17–3:13

May 16, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 3.54 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 135 Psalm 135 (Listen) Your Name, O Lord, Endures Forever 135   Praise the LORD!   Praise the name of the LORD,     give praise, O servants of the LORD, 2   who stand in the house of the LORD,     in the courts of the house of our God! 3   Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;     sing to his name, for it is pleasant!1 4   For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself,     Israel as his own possession. 5   For I know that the LORD is great,     a...

May 15: Psalm 134; Numbers 15; Isaiah 54; 1 Thessalonians 2:1–16

May 15, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.55 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 134 Psalm 134 (Listen) Come, Bless the Lord A Song of Ascents. 134   Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD,     who stand by night in the house of the LORD! 2   Lift up your hands to the holy place     and bless the LORD! 3   May the LORD bless you from Zion,     he who made heaven and earth! (ESV) Pentateuch and History: Numbers 15 Numbers 15 (Listen) Laws About Sacrifices 15 The LORD spoke to Moses, sayi...

May 14: Psalm 133; Numbers 13–14; Isaiah 52:13–53:12; 1 Thessalonians 1

May 14, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 3.44 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 133 Psalm 133 (Listen) When Brothers Dwell in Unity A Song of Ascents. Of David. 133   Behold, how good and pleasant it is     when brothers dwell in unity!1 2   It is like the precious oil on the head,     running down on the beard,   on the beard of Aaron,     running down on the collar of his robes! 3   It is like the dew of Hermon,     which falls on the mountains of Zion!   For there the LORD has commanded the blessing,     life forevermo...

May 13: Psalm 132; Numbers 12; Isaiah 51–52:12; Colossians 3:18–4:18

May 13, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 3.06 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 132 Psalm 132 (Listen) The Lord Has Chosen Zion A Song of Ascents. 132   Remember, O LORD, in David’s favor,     all the hardships he endured, 2   how he swore to the LORD     and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, 3   “I will not enter my house     or get into my bed, 4   I will not give sleep to my eyes     or slumber to my eyelids, 5   until I find a place for the LORD,     a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.” 6   Behold, we heard...

May 12: Psalm 131; Numbers 11; Isaiah 50; Colossians 3:1–17

May 12, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.37 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 131 Psalm 131 (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 forevermore. (...

May 11: Psalm 130; Numbers 10:11–36; Isaiah 48–49; Colossians 2:6–23

May 11, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 3.43 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 130 Psalm 130 (Listen) My Soul Waits for the Lord A Song of Ascents. 130   Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD! 2     O Lord, hear my voice!   Let your ears be attentive     to the voice of my pleas for mercy! 3   If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities,     O Lord, who could stand? 4   But with you there is forgiveness,     that you may be feared. 5   I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,     and in his word I hope; 6   my soul waits for th...

May 10: Psalm 129; Numbers 9:15–10:10; Isaiah 46–47; Colossians 1:21–2:5

May 10, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.41 MB

Psalms and Wisdom: Psalm 129 Psalm 129 (Listen) They Have Afflicted Me from My Youth A Song of Ascents. 129   “Greatly1 have they afflicted me from my youth”—     let Israel now say— 2   “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth,     yet they have not prevailed against me. 3   The plowers plowed upon my back;     they made long their furrows.” 4   The LORD is righteous;     he has cut the cords of the wicked. 5   May all who hate Zion     be put to shame and turne...