Daily Readings - 10/11/2026

^36:1 The wicked man’s oracle is Sin in the depths of his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes.

^36:2 He sees himself with too flattering an eye to detect and detest his guilt;

^36:3 all he says tends to mischief and deceit, he has turned his back on wisdom. How best to work

^36:4 mischief he plots, even when he is in bed; he persists in his evil course, he never rejects what is bad.

^36:5 Your love, Yahweh, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds;

^36:6 your righteousness is like the mountains of God, your judgements like the mighty deep. Yahweh, protector of man and beast,

^36:7 how precious, God, your love! Hence the sons of men take shelter in the shadow of your wings.

^36:8 They feast on the bounty of your house, you give them drink from your river of pleasure;

^36:9 yes, with you is the fountain of life, by your light we see the light.

^36:10 Do not stop loving those who know you, or being righteous to upright hearts.

^36:11 Do not let arrogant feet crush me or wicked hands expel me.

^36:12 The evil men have fallen, there they lie, beaten down, never to stand again!

^17:7 ‘Which of you, with a servant ploughing or minding sheep, would say to him when he returned from the fields, “Come and have your meal immediately”?

^17:8 Would he not be more likely to say, “Get my supper laid; make yourself tidy and wait on me while I eat and drink. You can eat and drink yourself afterwards”?

^17:9 Must he be grateful to the servant for doing what he was told?

^17:10 So with you: when you have done all you have been told to do, say, “We are merely servants: we have done no more than our duty”.’