Psalm 95-100 - Today, if you hear His voice

Let Us Kneel Before Yahweh Our Maker

Psa 95:1-2 LSB - 

[1] Oh come, let us sing for joy to Yahweh, 

Let us make a loud shout to the rock of our salvation. 

[2] Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, 

Let us make a loud shout to Him with songs of praise.

Psa 95:6-9 LSB - 

[6] Come, let us worship and bow down, 

Let us kneel before Yahweh our Maker. 

[7] For He is our God, 

And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. 

Today, if you hear His voice, 

[8] Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, 

As in the day of Massah in the wilderness, 

[9] "When your fathers tried Me, 

They tested Me, though they had seen My work.

Ascribe to Yahweh Glory and Strength

Psa 96:1-3 LSB - 

[1] Sing to Yahweh a new song; 

Sing to Yahweh, all the earth. 

[2] Sing to Yahweh, bless His name; 

Proclaim good news of His salvation from day to day. 

[3] Recount His glory among the nations, 

His wondrous deeds among all the peoples.

Psa 96:13 LSB - 

[13] Before Yahweh, for He is coming, 

For He is coming to judge the earth. 

He will judge the world in righteousness 

And the peoples in His faithfulness.

Remember His Holy Name

Psa 97:6 LSB - [6] The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples see His glory.

Psa 97:11-12 LSB - 

[11] Light is sown for the righteous 

And gladness for the upright in heart. 

[12] Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous ones, 

And give thanks for the remembrance of His holy [name].

Sing to Yahweh a New Song

Psa 98:2-3 LSB - 

[2] Yahweh has made known His salvation; He has revealed His righteousness in the eyes of the nations. [3] He has remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Psa 98:9 LSB - 

[9] Before Yahweh, for He is coming to judge the earth; 

He will judge the world with righteousness 

And the peoples with equity.

Holy Is Yahweh Our God

Psa 99:1 LSB - [1] Yahweh reigns, let the peoples tremble; He sits enthroned [above] the cherubim, let the earth quake!

Psa 99:5 LSB - [5] Exalt Yahweh our God 

And worship at the footstool of His feet; 

Holy is He.

Psa 99:6 LSB - [6] Moses and Aaron were among His priests, 

And Samuel was among those who called on His name; 

They would call upon Yahweh and He would answer them.

Serve Yahweh with Gladness

Psa 100:1-2 LSB - [1] A Psalm of Thanksgiving. 

Make a loud shout to Yahweh, all the earth. 

[2] Serve Yahweh with gladness; Come before Him with joyful songs.

Psalm 90-94 - the days of our life

From Everlasting to Everlasting, You Are God

Psa 90:1 LSB - [1] A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. 

Lord, You have been our dwelling place from generation to generation.

Jhn 6:56 LSB - [56] "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.

1Jo 4:16 LSB - [16] And we have come to know and have believed the love which God has in us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

Psa 90:10 LSB - [10] As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to might, eighty years, Yet their pride is [but] labor and wickedness; For soon it is gone and we fly away.

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Psa 90:14-15 ESV -
[14] Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. [15] Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen evil.

In the Shadow of the Almighty

Psa 91:1-2 LSB - [1] He who abides in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. [2] I will say to Yahweh, "My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!"

Psa 91:7-9 LSB - 

[7] A thousand may fall at your side And ten thousand at your right hand, 

[But] it shall not approach you. 

[8] You will only look on with your eyes 

And see the recompense of the wicked. 

[9] For you have made Yahweh--my refuge, 

The Most High--your dwelling place.

How Great Are Your Works, O Yahweh

Psa 92:1-2 LSB - [1] A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath day. 

It is good to give thanks to Yahweh 

And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; 

[2] To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning 

And Your faithfulness by night,

Psa 92:12-15 LSB - 

[12] The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree, 

He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 

[13] Planted in the house of Yahweh, 

They will flourish in the courts of our God. 

[14] They will still yield fruit in old age; 

They shall be rich and fresh, 

[15] To declare that Yahweh is upright; 

[He is] my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

Ecclesiastes 10-12 - Fear God and Keep His Commandments

The Folly of a Simpleminded Fool

Ecc 10:4 ESV - [4] If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for calmness will lay great offenses to rest.

Ecc 10:20 LSB - [20] Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the sky will bring the sound and the winged creature will tell the matter.

Cast Your Bread on the Waters

Ecc 11:5 LSB - [5] Just as you do not know the path of the wind and how bones [are formed] in the womb of the pregnant woman, so you do not know the work of God who works all things.

Ecc 11:9 LSB - [9] Be glad, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be merry during the days of young manhood. And walk in the ways of your heart and in the sights of your eyes. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things.

Ecc 11:10 LSB - [10] So, remove vexation from your heart and put away evil from your flesh because childhood and the prime of life are vanity.

Remember Your Creator in Your Youth

Ecc 12:1-4 LSB - [1] Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days happen and the years draw near in which you will say, "I have no delight in them"; 

[2] before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain; 

[3] in the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and valiant men bend down, the grinding ones stand idle because they are few, and those who look through windows grow dark; 

[4] and the doors on the street are shut as the sound of the grinding mill is low, and one will arise at the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song will sing softly.

Ecc 12:6-7 LSB - 

[6] [Remember Him] before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is crushed, the pitcher by the spring is broken and the wheel at the cistern is crushed; 

[7] then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.

Fear God and Keep His Commandments

Ecc 12:13-14 LSB - [13] The end of the matter, all [that] has been heard: fear God and keep His commandments, because this is [the end of the matter for] all mankind. [14] For God will bring every work to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.

Ecclesiastes 7-9 - Death Comes to All

The Contrast of Wisdom and Folly

Ecc 7:2 LSB - [2] Better to go to a house of mourning 

Than to go to a house of feasting 

Because that is the end of all mankind, 

And the living puts [this] in his heart.

Ecc 7:16 LSB - [16] Do not be excessively righteous, and do not be overly wise. Why should you make yourself desolate?

Ecc 7:20 LSB - [20] Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who [continually] does good and who never sins.

Job 15:14 LSB - [14] "What is man, that he should be pure, Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Rom 3:23 LSB - [23] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Ecc 7:29 ESV - [29] See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.

Gen 6:5 LSB - [5] Then Yahweh saw that the evil of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

 

Keep the Command of the King

Ecc 8:1 LSB - [1] Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man's wisdom illumines his face and causes his stern face to beam.

Ecc 8:15 LSB - [15] So I laud gladness, for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry, and this will join with him in his labor [throughout] the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

Ecc 8:17 LSB - [17] and I saw every work of God, [I concluded] that man cannot find out the work which has been done under the sun. Even though man should seek laboriously, he will not find [it] out; and though the wise man should say, "I know," he cannot find [it] out.

Death Comes to All

Ecc 9:4 LSB - [4] For whoever is joined with all the living, there is confidence; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.

Whatever Your Hand Finds to Do

Ecc 9:10 LSB - [10] Whatever your hand finds to do, do [it] with [all] your might; for there is no working or explaining or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

Ecc 9:12 LSB - [12] Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish seized in an evil net and birds seized in a trap, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them.

Ecclesiastes 4-6 - Do not be hasty with your mouth

Evil Under the Sun

Ecc 4:8 LSB - [8] There was a certain man without a second man, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches--"And for whom am I laboring and depriving myself of good?" This too is vanity, and it is a grievous endeavor.

Ecc 4:11 LSB - [11] Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm [alone]?

Ecc 4:13 LSB - [13] A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows [how] to receive warning.

Fear God

Ecc 5:2 LSB - [2] Do not be hasty with your mouth or impulsive in your heart to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven but you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few.

Pro 10:19 LSB - [19] When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, But he who holds back his lips has insight.

 Ecc 5:7 LSB - [7] For in many dreams and vanities are many words. Rather, fear God.

The Vanity of Riches

Ecc 5:12 LSB - [12] The sleep of the laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the satisfaction of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.

Ecc 5:15 LSB - [15] As he had come naked from his mother's womb, so will he return as he came. He will carry nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can bring in his hand.

Ecc 5:18 LSB - [18] Here is what I have seen to be good, which is beautiful: to eat, to drink, and to see good in all one's labor in which he labors under the sun [during] the few days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.

The Vanity of Life

Ecc 6:7 LSB - [7] All a man's labor is for his mouth, and yet the soul is not fulfilled.

Ecc 6:10 LSB - [10] Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is; and he cannot dispute with him who is stronger than he is.

Ecclesiastes 1-3 - Vanity under the Sun

All Is Vanity

Ecc 1:2 LSB - [2] "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher, "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity."

Ecc 1:9 LSB - [9] That which has been is that which will be, And that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun.

Ecc 1:11 LSB - [11] There is no remembrance of earlier things; And also of the later things which will be, There will be for them no remembrance Among those who will come later [still].

The Vanity of Wisdom

Ecc 1:13 LSB - [13] And I gave my heart to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. [It] is a grievous endeavor [which] God has given to the sons of men with which to occupy [themselves].

Ecc 1:14 LSB - [14] I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind.

Ecc 1:18 LSB - [18] Because in much wisdom there is much vexation, and [whoever] increases knowledge increases pain.

The Vanity of Pleasure and Possessions

Ecc 2:1 ESV - [1] I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself." But behold, this also was vanity.

Ecc 2:11 LSB - [11] Thus I turned to all my works which my hands had done and the labor which I had labored to do, and behold, all was vanity and striving after wind, and there was no advantage under the sun.

The Vanity of Living Wisely

Ecc 2:15 LSB - [15] Then I said in my heart, "As is the fate of the fool, so will my fate be also. Why then have I been extremely wise?" So I said in my heart, "This too is vanity."

Ecc 2:16-17 LSB - [16] For there is no remembrance of the wise man along with the fool forever, inasmuch as [in] the coming days all will be forgotten. And how the wise man dies with the fool! [17] So I hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was grievous to me; because everything is vanity and striving after wind.

The Vanity of Labor

Ecc 2:18 LSB - [18] Thus I hated all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, for I must leave it to the man who will come after me.

Ecc 2:24-25 LSB - [24] There is nothing better for a man [than] to eat and drink and have his soul see good in his labor. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God. [25] For who can eat and who can have enjoyment outside of Him?

Ecc 2:26 LSB - [26] For to a man who is good before Him, He has given wisdom and knowledge and gladness, while to the sinner He has given the endeavor of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who is good before God. This too is vanity and striving after wind.

A Time for Everything

Ecc 3:1-2 LSB - 

[1] There is an appointed time for everything. 

And there is a time for every matter under heaven-- 

[2] A time to give birth and a time to die; 

A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.

God Set Eternity in the Heart of Man

Ecc 3:11 LSB - [11] He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.

Ecc 3:12-13 LSB - [12] I know that there is nothing better for them than to be glad and to do good in one's lifetime; [13] moreover, that every man who eats and drinks and sees good in all his labor--it is the gift of God.

Ecc 3:19-20 LSB - [19] For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same fate for [each of] them. As one dies so dies the other, and they all have the same breath. So there is no advantage for man over beast, for all is vanity. [20] All go to the same place. All came from the dust, and all return to the dust.

Ecc 3:21 LSB - [21] Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?

Psalm 88-89 - What man can live and not see death?

Incline Your Ear to My Cry

Psa 88:1 LSB - [1] A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. 

O Yahweh, the God of my salvation, 

I have cried out by day and throughout the night before You.

Psa 88:2 LSB - [2] Let my prayer come before You; 

Incline Your ear to my cry of lamentation!

Psa 88:13 LSB - [13] But as for me, O Yahweh, I have cried out to You for help, 

And in the morning my prayer comes before You.

Sing of the Lovingkindness of Yahweh Forever

Psa 89:1 LSB - [1] A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. 

I will sing of the lovingkindnesses of Yahweh forever; 

From generation to generation I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth.

Psa 89:14 ESV - [14] Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.

Psa 89:47-48 LSB - [47] Remember what my span of life is; 

For what vanity You have created all the sons of men! 

[48] What man can live and not see death? 

Can he provide his soul escape from the power of Sheol? Selah.

Psalm 84-87 - To You, O Lord, I Lift Up My Soul

Blessed Is the Man Who Trusts in You

Psa 84:1 LSB - [1] For the choir director. According to the Gittith. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. 

How lovely are Your dwelling places, O Yahweh of hosts!

Psa 84:10 LSB - 

[10] For better is a day in Your courts than a thousand [elsewhere]. 

I would choose to stand at the threshold of the house of my God 

Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Turn Us Back, O God

Psa 85:4 ESV - [4] Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away your indignation toward us!

Psa 85:9 LSB - [9] Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our land.

To You, O Lord, I Lift Up My Soul

Psa 86:9 LSB - 

[9] All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, 

And they shall glorify Your name.

Psa 86:11 LSB - 

[11] Teach me Your way, O Yahweh; 

I will walk in Your truth; 

Unite my heart to fear Your name.

Glorious Things of You Are Spoken

Psa 87:2 LSB - 

[2] Yahweh loves the gates of Zion 

More than all the dwelling places of Jacob.

Psa 87:3 LSB - 

[3] Glorious things are spoken of you, 

O city of God. Selah.

Psa 87:4-6 LSB - 

[4] "I shall mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me; 

Behold, Philistia and Tyre with Ethiopia: 'This one was born there.'" 

[5] But of Zion it shall be said, 

"This one and that one were born in her"; 

And the Most High Himself will establish her. 

[6] Yahweh will count when He registers the peoples, 

"This one was born there." Selah.