The Psalms of the Day

When you divide the 150 psalms into the (30) days of the month, you have 5 psalms each day. On the 1st day of each month, you read Psalms 1, 31, 61, 91 and 121. Find today's selection below. In order not to violate copyrights, we have tried to shorten each psalm -- presenting the most relevant verses. But the change is slight, since all of God's Word is so good.

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Psalm 13 (David)

 

How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?
How long shall I take counsel in my soul,
Having sorrow in my heart daily?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?
Consider and hear me, O Lord my God;
Enlighten my eyes,
Lest I sleep the sleep of death;
Lest my enemy say,
“I have prevailed against him”...

But I have trusted in Your mercy;
My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.
I will sing to the Lord,
Because He has dealt bountifully with me.

 

Psalm 43

Vindicate ame, O God,

And plead my cause against an ungodly nation;
Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!
For You are the God of my strength;
Why do You cast me off?
Why do I go mourning

because of the oppression of the enemy?
 

Oh, send out Your light and Your truth!
Let them lead me;
Let them bring me to Your holy hill and to Your tabernacle.
Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy;
And on the harp I will praise You, O God, my God.
 

Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him,
The help of my countenance and my God."

 

Psalm 73

 

Truly God is good to Israel,
To such as are pure in heart.
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled;
My steps had nearly slipped.
 For I was envious of the boastful,
When I saw the prosperity of the wicked....

They speak loftily.
They set their mouth against the heavens,
And their tongue walks through the earth....

When I thought how to understand this,
It was too painful for me—
Until I went into the sanctuary of God;
Then I understood their end.
Surely You set them in slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction....

Thus my heart was grieved,
And I was vexed in my mind.
 I was so foolish and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.

Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You hold me by my right hand.
You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to glory.

Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.

My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the strength of my heart

and my portion forever....

... it is good for me to draw near to God;
I have put my trust in the Lord God,
That I may declare all Your works.

 

Psalm 103 (David)

Bless the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,
Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s....

The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor punished us according to our iniquities.
 

For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
As a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities those who fear Him.

The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
On those who fear Him...
The Lord has established His throne in heaven,
And His kingdom rules over all.

 

Psalm 133

 

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell together in unity!
It is like the precious oil upon the head...
It is like the dew of Hermon,
Descending upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the Lord commanded the blessing—
Life forevermore.