Old Testament Bible Reading With Dr.Diana Brevan 07-03-2024

Psalm 10-12

New King James Version

A Song of Confidence in God’s Triumph over Evil

10 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord?Why do You hide in times of trouble?2 The wicked in his pride [a]persecutes the poor;Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

3 For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire;[b]He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;[c]God is in none of his thoughts.

5 His ways [d]are always prospering;Your judgments are far above, out of his sight;As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.6 He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved;I shall never be in adversity.”7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression;Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.

8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages;In the secret places he murders the innocent;His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den;He lies in wait to catch the poor;He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.10 So [e]he crouches, he lies low,That the helpless may fall by his [f]strength.11 He has said in his heart,“God has forgotten;He hides His face;He will never see.”

12 Arise, O Lord!O God, lift up Your hand!Do not forget the humble.13 Why do the wicked renounce God?He has said in his heart,“You will not require an account.”

14 But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief,To repay it by Your hand.The helpless commits[g] himself to You;You are the helper of the fatherless.15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man;Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

16 The Lord is King forever and ever;The nations have perished out of His land.17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;You will prepare their heart;You will cause Your ear to hear,18 To [h]do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,That the man of the earth may [i]oppress no more.

Faith in the Lord’s Righteousness

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

11 In the Lord I put my trust;How can you say to my soul,“Flee as a bird to your mountain”?2 For look! The wicked bend their bow,They make ready their arrow on the string,That they may shoot [j]secretly at the upright in heart.3 If the foundations are destroyed,What can the righteous do?

4 The Lord is in His holy temple,The Lord’s throne is in heaven;His eyes behold,His eyelids test the sons of men.5 The Lord tests the righteous,But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.6 Upon the wicked He will rain coals;Fire and brimstone and a burning windShall be [k]the portion of their cup.

7 For the Lord is righteous,He loves righteousness;[l]His countenance beholds the upright.

Man’s Treachery and God’s Constancy

To the Chief Musician. On [m]an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David.

12 Help,[n] Lord, for the godly man ceases!For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.2 They speak idly everyone with his neighbor;With flattering lips and [o]a double heart they speak.

3 May the Lord [p]cut off all flattering lips,And the tongue that speaks [q]proud things,4 Who have said,“With our tongue we will prevail;Our lips are our own;Who is lord over us?”

5 “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,Now I will arise,” says the Lord;“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”

6 The words of the Lord are pure words,Like silver tried in a furnace of earth,Purified seven times.7 You shall keep them, O Lord,You shall preserve them from this generation forever.

8 The wicked prowl on every side,When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

Footnotes

1. Psalm 10:2 hotly pursues

2. Psalm 10:3 Or The greedy man curses and spurns the Lord

3. Psalm 10:4 Or All his thoughts are, “There is no God”

4. Psalm 10:5 Lit. are strong

5. Psalm 10:10 Or he is crushed, is bowed

6. Psalm 10:10 Or mighty ones

7. Psalm 10:14 Lit. leaves, entrusts

8. Psalm 10:18 vindicate

9. Psalm 10:18 terrify

10. Psalm 11:2 Lit. in darkness

11. Psalm 11:6 Their allotted portion or serving

12. Psalm 11:7 Or The upright beholds His countenance

13. Psalm 12:1 Heb. sheminith

14. Psalm 12:1 Save

15. Psalm 12:2 An inconsistent mind

16. Psalm 12:3 destroy

17. Psalm 12:3 great

Salmos 10-12

La Palabra (España)

Salmo 10 (9)

Has escuchado, Señor, el deseo de los pobres

10 Señor, ¿por qué permaneces lejosy te ocultas en tiempo de angustia?2 Con su arrogancia el malvado acosa al débil;¡ojalá quede atrapado en la trama que ha urdido!3 El malvado se enorgullece de su ambición,el codicioso blasfema e injuria al Señor.4 El malvado, en su soberbia, de nada se preocupa:“No hay Dios”; esto es todo lo que piensa.5 Sus caminos siempre prosperan,tus mandatos están lejos de él,a todos sus enemigos desprecia.6 Él piensa: “Nadie me hará caer;seré feliz, no me alcanzará la desgracia”.7 Su boca está llena de maldición, mentira y engaño;bajo su lengua hay injusticia y maldad.8 Se aposta al acecho junto a los poblados,a escondidas mata al inocente,sus ojos espían al desvalido.9 Se esconde al acechocomo león en su guarida,acecha para apresar al humilde,lo apresa atrayéndolo a su trampa.10 Se agazapa, se encorvay caen en sus garras los desvalidos.11 Piensa: “Dios lo ha olvidado,ha ocultado su rostro, nunca vio nada”.12 ¡Ponte, Señor, en acción!¡Muestra, oh Dios, tu poder!No olvides a los humildes.13 ¿Por qué el malvado injuria al Señorpensando: “de nada me hace responsable”?14 Pero tú lo has visto, tú miras la miseria y el dolorpara acogerlos en tus manos.En ti se abandona el desvalido,tú eres quien protege al huérfano.15 Destruye el poder del malvado y del injusto,hazle responder de su maldadhasta que desaparezca por completo.16 El Señor es el rey eterno,los paganos desaparecerán de su tierra.17 Tú atiendes, Señor, el deseo de los humildes,fortaleces su corazón, les prestas oído;18 haces justicia al huérfano y al oprimido,¡que el simple mortal no vuelva a sembrar el miedo!

Salmo 11 (10)

En el Señor confío

11 Al maestro del coro. De David.En el Señor confío, ¿cómo podéis decirme:“Vuela a los montes como un pájaro,2 si los malvados ya han tensado su arcoy tienen ya la flecha en la cuerdapara disparar en la penumbra a los honrados?3 Cuando son arrasados los cimientos,¿qué puede hacer el justo”?4 El Señor está en su santo Templo,el Señor tiene su trono en el cielo.Sus ojos están observando,su mirada sondea a los humanos:5 el Señor sondea al justo y al malvado,él detesta al que ama la violencia.6 Hará llover sobre los malos brasas y azufre,un viento ardiente será la porción de su copa.7 Porque el Señor es justo y ama la justicia;quien es recto podrá contemplar su rostro.

Salmo 12 (11)

Sálvanos, Señor, que ha desaparecido el fiel

12 Al maestro del coro; en octava. Salmo de David.2 Sálvanos, Señor, que ha desaparecido el fiel,no queda lealtad entre los seres humanos.3 Se mienten unos a otros,conversan con lengua aduladora y corazón doble.4 Que el Señor extirpe la palabra aduladora,la lengua que habla con arrogancia;5 que aniquile a quienes dicen:“Con nuestra lengua nos hacemos fuertes,en nuestras palabras confiamos,¿quién podrá dominarnos?”.6 Por la opresión de los humildes,por los gritos de los desvalidosestoy decidido a actuar —dice el Señor—y daré la salvación a quien suspira por ella.7 Las palabras del Señor son palabras puras,plata aquilatada en un crisol de barro,que ha sido refinada siete veces.8 Tú, Señor, nos protegerás,nos librarás de esta generación por siempre.9 Los malvados vagan errantes por todas partes,la vileza humana llega a