Through the Bible – Day 215

Bible text(s)

Psalms 90

(A prayer by Moses, the man of God.)

God is eternal

1Our Lord, in all generations

you have been our home.

2You have always been God—

long before the birth

of the mountains,

even before you created

the earth and the world.

3At your command we die

and turn back to dust,

4but a thousand years

mean nothing to you!

They are merely a day gone by

or a few hours in the night.

5You bring our lives to an end

just like a dream.

We are merely tender grass

6that sprouts and grows

in the morning,

but dries up by evening.

7Your furious anger frightens

and destroys us,

8and you know-all our sins,

even those we do in secret.

9Your anger is a burden

each day we live,

then life ends like a sigh.

10We can expect seventy years,

or perhaps eighty,

if we are healthy,

but even our best years

bring trouble and sorrow.

Suddenly our time is up,

and we disappear.

11No one knows the full power

of your furious anger,

but it is as great as the fear

that we owe to you.

12Teach us to use wisely

all the time we have.

13Help us, LORD! Don't wait!

Pity your servants.

14When morning comes,

let your love satisfy

all our needs.

Then we can celebrate

and be glad for what time

we have left.

15Make us happy for as long

as you caused us trouble

and sorrow.

16Do wonderful things for us,

your servants,

and show your mighty power

to our children.

17Our Lord and our God,

treat us with kindness

and let all go well for us.

Please let all go well!

Psalms 91

The LORD is my fortress

1Live under the protection

of God Most High

and stay in the shadow

of God All-Powerful.

2Then you will say to the LORD,

“You are my fortress,

my place of safety;

you are my God,

and I trust you.”

3The Lord will keep you safe

from secret traps

and deadly diseases.

4He will spread his wings

over you

and keep you secure.

His faithfulness is like

a shield or a city wall.

5You won't need to worry

about dangers at night

or arrows during the day.

6And you won't fear diseases

that strike in the dark

or sudden disaster at midday.

7You will not be harmed,

though thousands fall

all around you.

8And with your own eyes

you will see the punishment

of the wicked.

9The LORD Most High

is your fortress.

Run to him for safety,

10and no terrible disasters

will strike you

or your home.

11God will command his angels

to protect you

wherever you go.

12They will carry you

in their arms,

and you won't hurt your feet

on the stones.

13You will overpower

the strongest lions

and the most deadly snakes.

14The Lord says, “If you love me

and truly know who I am,

I will rescue you

and keep you safe.

15When you are in trouble,

call out to me.

I will answer and be there

to protect and honour you.

16You will live a long life

and see my saving power.”

Psalms 92

(A psalm and a song for the Sabbath.)

Sing praises to the LORD

1It is wonderful to be grateful

and to sing your praises,

LORD Most High!

2It is wonderful each morning

to tell about your love

and at night to announce

how faithful you are.

3I enjoy praising your name

to the music of harps,

4because everything you do

makes me happy,

and I sing joyful songs.

5You do great things, LORD.

Your thoughts are too deep

6for an ignorant fool

to know or understand.

7Though the wicked sprout

and spread like grass,

they will be pulled up

by their roots.

8But you will rule

over all of us for ever,

9and your hateful enemies

will be scattered

and then destroyed.

10You have given me

the strength of a wild ox,

and you have chosen me

to be your very own.

11My eyes have seen,

and my ears have heard

the doom and destruction

of my terrible enemies.

12Good people will prosper

like palm trees,

and they will grow strong

like the cedars of Lebanon.

13They will take root

in your house, LORD God,

and they will do well.

14They will be like trees

that stay healthy and fruitful,

even when they are old.

15And they will say about you,

“The LORD always does right!

God is our mighty rock.”

Psalms 90:1-92:15CEVOpen in Bible reader

Romans 3

No one is good

9What does all this mean? Does it mean that we Jews are better off than the Gentiles? No, it doesn't! Jews, as well as Gentiles, are ruled by sin, just as I have said. 10The Scriptures tell us,

“No one is acceptable to God!

11Not one of them understands

or even searches for God.

12They have all turned away

and are worthless.

There isn't one person

who does right.

13Their words are like

an open pit,

and their tongues are good

only for telling lies.

Each word is as deadly

as the fangs of a snake,

14and they say nothing

but bitter curses.

15These people quickly

become violent.

16Wherever they go,

they leave ruin

and destruction.

17They don't know how

to live in peace.

18They don't even fear God.”

19We know that everything in the Law was written for those who are under its power. The Law says these things to stop anyone from making excuses and to let God show that the whole world is guilty. 20God doesn't accept people simply because they obey the Law. No, indeed! All the Law does is to point out our sin.

God's way of accepting people

21Now we see how God does make us acceptable to him. The Law and the Prophets tell how we become acceptable, and it isn't by obeying the Law of Moses. 22God treats everyone alike. He accepts people only because they have faith in Jesus Christ. 23All of us have sinned and fallen short of God's glory. 24But God treats us much better than we deserve, and because of Christ Jesus, he freely accepts us and sets us free from our sins. 25-26God sent Christ to be our sacrifice. Christ offered his life's blood, so that by faith in him we could come to God. And God did this to show that in the past he was right to be patient and forgive sinners. This also shows that God is right when he accepts people who have faith in Jesus.

27What is left for us to boast about? Not a thing! Is it because we obeyed some law? No! It is because of faith. 28We see that people are acceptable to God because they have faith, and not because they obey the Law. 29Does God belong only to the Jews? Isn't he also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, he is! 30There is only one God, and he accepts Gentiles as well as Jews, simply because of their faith. 31Do we destroy the Law by our faith? Not at all! We make it even more powerful.

Romans 3:9-31CEVOpen in Bible reader
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