Old and New Testament Reading Plan: NIV- July 20, 2020

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View today's reading at Bible Gateway Psalm 29-30 Psalm 29 A psalm of David. 1 Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings,     ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;     worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness. 3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;     the God of glory thunders,     the Lord thunders over the mighty waters. 4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;     the voice of the Lord is majestic. 5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;     the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He makes Lebanon leap like a calf,     Sirion like a young wild ox. 7 The voice of the Lord strikes     with flashes of lightning. 8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;     the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the Lord twists the oaks     and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, "Glory!" 10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;     the Lord is enthroned as King forever. 11 The Lord gives strength to his people;     the Lord blesses his people with peace. Psalm 30 A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple. Of David. 1 I will exalt you, Lord,     for you lifted me out of the depths     and did not let my enemies gloat over me. 2 Lord my God, I called to you for help,     and you healed me. 3 You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;     you spared me from going down to the pit. 4 Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;     praise his holy name. 5 For his anger lasts only a moment,     but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night,     but rejoicing comes in the morning. 6 When I felt secure, I said,     "I will never be shaken." 7 Lord, when you favored me,     you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face,     I was dismayed. 8 To you, Lord, I called;     to the Lord I cried for mercy: 9 "What is gained if I am silenced,     if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you?     Will it proclaim your faithfulness? 10 Hear, Lord, and be merciful to me;     Lord, be my help." 11 You turned my wailing into dancing;     you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, 12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.     Lord my God, I will praise you forever. New International Version (NIV) Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica Acts 23:1-15 23 Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, "My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day." 2 At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!" 4 Those who were standing near Paul said, "How dare you insult God's high priest!" 5 Paul replied, "Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: 'Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.'" 6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, "My brothers, I am a Pharisee, descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead." 7 When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. 8 (The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees believe all these things.) 9 There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees stood up and argued vigorously. "We find nothing wrong with this man," they said. "What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?" 10 The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force and bring him into the barracks. 11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, "Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome." The Plot to Kill Paul 12 The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. 13 More than forty men were involved in this plot. 14 They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, "We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. 15 Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here." New International Version (NIV) Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica

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