Psalm 61 (NRSV)

1Hear my cry, O God;
listen to my prayer.
2From the end of the earth I call to you,
when my heart is faint.
Lead me to the rock
that is higher than I;
3for you are my refuge,
a strong tower against the enemy.
4Let me abide in your tent forever,
find refuge under the shelter of your wings.
Selah

5For you, O God, have heard my vows;
you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
6Prolong the life of the king;
may his years endure to all generations!
7May he be enthroned forever before God;
appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!
8So I will always sing praises to your name,
as I pay my vows day after day.

But you, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

Daily Bible Reading: Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Psalm 3 (NRSV)

1O LORD, how many are my foes!
Many are rising against me;
2any are saying to me,
"There is no help for you in God."
Selah

3But you, O LORD, are a shield around me,
my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
4I cry aloud to the LORD,
and he answers me from his holy hill.
Selah

5I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
6I am not afraid of ten thousands of people
who have set themselves against me all around.
7Rise up, O LORD!
Deliver me, O my God!
For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;
you break the teeth of the wicked.
8Deliverance belongs to the LORD;
may your blessing be on your people!
Selah

Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help.

Daily Bible Reading: Friday, September 23, 2022

Psalm 146 (NRSV)

​1Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD, O my soul!
2I will praise the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God all my life long.
3Do not put your trust in princes,
in mortals, in whom there is no help.
4When their breath departs, they return to the earth;
on that very day their plans perish.
5Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the LORD their God,
6who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;
7who executes justice for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets the prisoners free;
8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind.
The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down;
the LORD loves the righteous.
9The LORD watches over the strangers;
he upholds the orphan and the widow,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
10The LORD will reign forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the LORD!

ELCA's daily Bible readings are chosen from "Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings," prepared by Consultation on the Common Texts, © 2005.
All text is from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyrighted, 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches USA, and is used by permission. All rights reserved.