1 O Lord, I have come to you for protection;
don’t let me be disgraced.
2 Save me and rescue me,
for you do what is right.
Turn your ear to listen to me,
and set me free.
3 Be my rock of safety
where I can always hide.
Give the order to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
4 My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked,
from the clutches of cruel oppressors.
5 O Lord, you alone are my hope.
I’ve trusted you, O Lord, from childhood.
6 Yes, you have been with me from birth;
from my mother’s womb you have cared for me.
No wonder I am always praising you!

7 My life is an example to many,
because you have been my strength and protection.
8 That is why I can never stop praising you;
I declare your glory all day long.
9 And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside.
Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing.
10 For my enemies are whispering against me.
They are plotting together to kill me.
11 They say, “God has abandoned him.
Let’s go and get him,
for no one will help him now.”

12 O God, don’t stay away.
My God, please hurry to help me.
13 Bring disgrace and destruction on my accusers.
Humiliate and shame those who want to harm me.
14 But I will keep on hoping for your help;
I will praise you more and more.
15 I will tell everyone about your righteousness.
All day long I will proclaim your saving power,
though I am not skilled with words.
16 I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign Lord.
I will tell everyone that you alone are just.

17 O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood,
and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do.
18 Now that I am old and gray,
do not abandon me, O God.
Let me proclaim your power to this new generation,
your mighty miracles to all who come after me.

19 Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the highest heavens.
You have done such wonderful things.
Who can compare with you, O God?
20 You have allowed me to suffer much hardship,
but you will restore me to life again
and lift me up from the depths of the earth.
21 You will restore me to even greater honor
and comfort me once again.

22 Then I will praise you with music on the harp,
because you are faithful to your promises, O my God.
I will sing praises to you with a lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.
23 I will shout for joy and sing your praises,
for you have ransomed me.
24 I will tell about your righteous deeds
all day long,
for everyone who tried to hurt me
has been shamed and humiliated.

Memory verse for the week:

"Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness?" 2 Corinthians 6:14

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Psalm 63
A psalm of David, regarding a time when David was in the wilderness of Judah.

1 O God, you are my God;
I earnestly search for you.
My soul thirsts for you;
my whole body longs for you
in this parched and weary land
where there is no water.
2 I have seen you in your sanctuary
and gazed upon your power and glory.
3 Your unfailing love is better than life itself;
how I praise you!
4 I will praise you as long as I live,
lifting up my hands to you in prayer.
5 You satisfy me more than the richest feast.
I will praise you with songs of joy.

6 I lie awake thinking of you,
meditating on you through the night.
7 Because you are my helper,
I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings.
8 I cling to you;
your strong right hand holds me securely.

9 But those plotting to destroy me will come to ruin.
They will go down into the depths of the earth.
10 They will die by the sword
and become the food of jackals.
11 But the king will rejoice in God.
All who trust in him will praise him,
while liars will be silenced.

Psalm 64
For the choir director: A psalm of David.

1 O God, listen to my complaint.
Protect my life from my enemies’ threats.
2 Hide me from the plots of this evil mob,
from this gang of wrongdoers.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim their bitter words like arrows.
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent,
attacking suddenly and fearlessly.
5 They encourage each other to do evil
and plan how to set their traps in secret.
“Who will ever notice?” they ask.
6 As they plot their crimes, they say,
“We have devised the perfect plan!”
Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning.

7 But God himself will shoot them with his arrows,
suddenly striking them down.
8 Their own tongues will ruin them,
and all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
9 Then everyone will be afraid;
they will proclaim the mighty acts of God
and realize all the amazing things he does.
10 The godly will rejoice in the Lord
and find shelter in him.
And those who do what is right
will praise him.

Memory verse for the week: "Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.” [John 14:21]

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JAMES 3:13 Who is WISE and understanding among you? Let him show by GOOD CONDUCT that his works are done in the MEEKNESS of WISDOM.* PROVERBS 4:7 WISDOM is the principal thing; Therefore get WISDOM. And in all your getting, get UNDERSTANDING.* PROVERBS 2:5 Then you will UNDERSTAND the FEAR of the LORD, And find the KNOWLEDGE of God.* PROVERBS 1:7 The FEAR of the LORD is the beginning of KNOWLEDGE, But fools despise WISDOM and instruction.* PROVERBS 9:10 “ The FEAR of the LORD is the beginning of WISDOM, And the KNOWLEDGE of the Holy One is UNDERSTANDING.* PSALM 111:10 The FEAR of the LORD is the beginning of WISDOM; A good UNDERSTANDING have all those who do HIS COMMANDMENTS.* DEUTERONOMY 4:6 Therefore be careful to observe them; for this is YOUR WISDOM and YOUR UNDERSTANDING in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes, and say, ‘Surely this great nation is A WISE AND UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE.’


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REVELATION 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD and the faith of Jesus.* JOHN 14:15 If you LOVE Me keep My commandments.* JOHN 15:10-12 If you keep My commandments you will abide in My LOVE.* I JOHN 5:3 For this is the LOVE of GOD, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.* I JOHN 4:21 And this commandment we have from Him: that he who LOVES GOD must LOVE his brother also.* I JOHN 5:2 By this we know that we LOVE the children of GOD, when we LOVE GOD and keep His commandments.* ROMANS 13:9 For THE COMMANDMENTS, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any OTHER COMMANDMENT, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.”* JAMES 2:8 If you really fulfill THE ROYAL LAW according to the Scripture, “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF,” you do well;* GALATIANS 5:14 For all THE LAW is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.”* ROMANS 13:10 LOVE does no harm to a neighbor; therefore LOVE is the FULFILLMENT of THE LAW.* MATTHEW 5:17 “Do not think that I came to destroy THE LAW or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but TO FULFILL.* I JOHN 4:19 We LOVE Him because He first LOVED us.* JOHN 3:16 For God so LOVED the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

JEREMIAH 31:35 Thus says the LORD, Who gives THE SUN for a light by day, The ordinances of the moon and THE STARS for a light by night, Who disturbs the sea, And its waves roar (The LORD of hosts is His name):* ISAIAH 40:26 Lift up your eyes on high, And see who has created these things, Who brings out THEIR HOST by number; HE CALLS THEM ALL BY NAME, By the greatness of His might And the strength of His power; NOT ONE IS MISSING.* ISAIAH 42:5 Thus says God the LORD, Who created THE HEAVENS and stretched them out, Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, Who gives breath to the people on it, And SPIRIT to those who walk on it:* JOB 38:33 Do you know the ordinances of THE HEAVENS? Can you set their DOMINION over the earth?* JOB 38:31 “Can you bind THE CLUSTER of the PLEIADES, Or loose the belt of ORION?* ISAIAH 45:12 I have made the earth, And created man on it. I—My hands—stretched out THE HEAVENS, And all their host I have commanded.* ISAIAH 45:18 For thus says the LORD, Who created THE HEAVENS, Who is God, Who formed the earth and made it, Who has established it, Who did not create it in vain, Who formed it to be inhabited: “ I am the LORD, and THERE IS NO OTHER.