One Year Chronological Bible Sampler - Flipbook - Page 26
JULY 5
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Like sheep, they are led to the grave,*
where death will be their shepherd.
In the morning the godly will rule over them.
Their bodies will rot in the grave,
far from their grand estates.
But as for me, God will redeem my life.
He will snatch me from the power of the grave.
Interlude
So don’t be dismayed when the wicked grow rich
and their homes become ever more splendid.
For when they die, they take nothing with them.
Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.
In this life they consider themselves fortunate
and are applauded for their success.
But they will die like all before them
and never again see the light of day.
People who boast of their wealth don’t understand;
they will die, just like animals.
Psalm 84
For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah,
to be accompanied by a stringed instrument.*
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How lovely is your dwelling place,
O LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
I long, yes, I faint with longing
to enter the courts of the LORD.
With my whole being, body and soul,
I will shout joyfully to the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young
at a place near your altar,
O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God!
What joy for those who can live in your house,
always singing your praises.
Interlude
What joy for those whose strength comes from the LORD,
who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
When they walk through the Valley of Weeping,*
it will become a place of refreshing springs.
The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.
They will continue to grow stronger,
and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.*
O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, hear my prayer.
Listen, O God of Jacob.
Interlude
O God, look with favor upon the king, our shield!
Show favor to the one you have anointed.
49:14 Hebrew Sheol; also in 49:14b, 15. 84:TITLE Hebrew according to the gittith.
reads valley of Baca. 84:7 Hebrew Zion.
84:6 Or Valley of Poplars; Hebrew
