Daily Bible Reading - November 24th, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - November 24th, 2019 | American Bible Society: Psalm 144: Today’s reading is another royal psalm that celebrates God’s powers and virtues, and it contains a number of similarities to Psalm 18 (see the readings from November 17 and 18). What Psalm 18 describes as God’s actions on David’s behalf, in Psalm 144 they become requests for God to act. This change suggests the new situation after the end of the kingdom of David (586 B.C.) The “enemies” and “foreigners” mentioned in verses 6, 7, and 11 are the nations that oppressed God’s people during the exile and after their return. The psalm concludes with a prayer for the nation.

Daily Bible Reading - November 17th, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - November 17th, 2019 | American Bible Society: Psalm 18:1-24: Today we begin reading the first half of Psalm 18. It is the third longest psalm (after 119 and 78), and employs a warrior-deity image for God. The psalm is attributed to David who sang this song to the LORD after the LORD had rescued him from his enemies. This victory song also appears in 2 Samuel 22. Centuries after the time of David, this psalm was used to express the hope that God would rescue the people of Israel from their enemies.

Daily Bible Reading - November 15th, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - November 15th, 2019 | American Bible Society: Psalm 136: Today’s reading is a hymn of thanksgiving for God’s eternal goodness and love. Written as a litany that was probably sung by the priests during worship, the words “his love is eternal” are a congregational response at the end of each verse.

Daily Bible Reading - November 10th, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - November 10th, 2019 | American Bible Society: Psalm 115: The psalm writer begins by giving glory to God, followed by an attack on idolatry, and then calling upon the people to trust in the LORD.

Daily Bible Reading - November 5th, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - November 5th, 2019 | American Bible Society: Psalm 107: Today’s psalm speaks of God’s unfailing love by describing God’s saving acts in four instances – coming to the aid of those wandering the desert, rescuing those suffering in prison, healing the sick and those close to death, and rescuing those in trouble at sea – saving all from their distress. The psalm concludes with an affirmation of the LORD’s constant love.

Daily Bible Reading - November 5th, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - November 5th, 2019 | American Bible Society: Psalm 107: Today’s psalm speaks of God’s unfailing love by describing God’s saving acts in four instances – coming to the aid of those wandering the desert, rescuing those suffering in prison, healing the sick and those close to death, and rescuing those in trouble at sea – saving all from their distress. The psalm concludes with an affirmation of the LORD’s constant love.

Daily Bible Reading - November 5th, 2019 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - November 5th, 2019 | American Bible Society: Psalm 107: Today’s psalm speaks of God’s unfailing love by describing God’s saving acts in four instances – coming to the aid of those wandering the desert, rescuing those suffering in prison, healing the sick and those close to death, and rescuing those in trouble at sea – saving all from their distress. The psalm concludes with an affirmation of the LORD’s constant love.