Today's Scripture & Prayer

Daily Bible Reading & Praying with the Church

The congregation of Countryside is encouraged to not only read ahead in the texts we will be sharing and studying together during our services, but also to personally read the Scriptures together as a congregation. Here you will find Scripture for the day (a Psalm for each morning (always at least the first Psalm) and night, and selections from the Old Testament, New Testament and Gospels), as well as weekly and daily prayers. Together we read through the New Testament once a year, and the Old Testament every two years. The Scripture selections, and the prayers, are from common sources used by most Christians throughout the world.

The historic church found expression in the same rhythms of worship and devotion that were evident in the early church, and among the Hebrews, God's people, before that. Our hope is that the regular reminder will be of encouragement to us all to join the people of God in reading the Scriptures and praying. Both are meant to go together with our daily prayer and communion service.

Reading for Sat, Jun 27

Psalm 107:33-108:13

³³He turned rivers into a desert,^(A)
flowing springs^(B) into thirsty ground,
³⁴and fruitful land into a salt waste,^(C)
because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
³⁵He turned the desert into pools of water^(D)
and the parched ground into flowing springs;^(E)
³⁶there he brought the hungry to live,
and they founded a city where they could settle.
³⁷They sowed fields and planted vineyards^(F)
that yielded a fruitful harvest;
³⁸he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,^(G)
and he did not let their herds diminish.^(H)

³⁹Then their numbers decreased,^(I) and they were humbled^(J)
by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
⁴⁰he who pours contempt on nobles^(K)
made them wander in a trackless waste.^(L)
⁴¹But he lifted the needy^(M) out of their affliction
and increased their families like flocks.^(N)
⁴²The upright see and rejoice,^(O)
but all the wicked shut their mouths.^(P)

⁴³Let the one who is wise^(Q) heed these things
and ponder the loving deeds^(R) of the Lord.

Psalm 108^[a]^(S)^(T)

A song. A psalm of David.

¹My heart, O God, is steadfast;^(U)
I will sing^(V) and make music with all my soul.
²Awake, harp and lyre!^(W)
I will awaken the dawn.
³I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will sing of you among the peoples.
⁴For great is your love,^(X) higher than the heavens;
your faithfulness^(Y) reaches to the skies.^(Z)
⁵Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;^(AA)
let your glory be over all the earth.^(AB)

⁶Save us and help us with your right hand,^(AC)
that those you love may be delivered.
⁷God has spoken^(AD) from his sanctuary:^(AE)
“In triumph I will parcel out Shechem^(AF)
and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.^(AG)
⁸Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim is my helmet,
Judah^(AH) is my scepter.
⁹Moab^(AI) is my washbasin,
on Edom^(AJ) I toss my sandal;
over Philistia^(AK) I shout in triumph.”

¹⁰Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
¹¹Is it not you, God, you who have rejected us
and no longer go out with our armies?^(AL)
¹²Give us aid against the enemy,
for human help is worthless.^(AM)
¹³With God we will gain the victory,
and he will trample down^(AN) our enemies.

Footnotes:

Psalm 108:1 In Hebrew texts 108:1-13 is numbered 108:2-14.

Cross references:

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Psalm 33

¹Sing joyfully^(A) to the Lord, you righteous;
it is fitting^(B) for the upright^(C) to praise him.
²Praise the Lord with the harp;^(D)
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.^(E)
³Sing to him a new song;^(F)
play skillfully, and shout for joy.^(G)

⁴For the word of the Lord is right^(H) and true;^(I)
he is faithful^(J) in all he does.
⁵The Lord loves righteousness and justice;^(K)
the earth is full of his unfailing love.^(L)

⁶By the word^(M) of the Lord the heavens were made,^(N)
their starry host^(O) by the breath of his mouth.
⁷He gathers the waters^(P) of the sea into jars^[a];^(Q)
he puts the deep into storehouses.
⁸Let all the earth fear the Lord;^(R)
let all the people of the world^(S) revere him.^(T)
⁹For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded,^(U) and it stood firm.

¹⁰The Lord foils^(V) the plans^(W) of the nations;^(X)
he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
¹¹But the plans of the Lord stand firm^(Y) forever,
the purposes^(Z) of his heart through all generations.

¹²Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,^(AA)
the people he chose^(AB) for his inheritance.^(AC)
¹³From heaven the Lord looks down^(AD)
and sees all mankind;^(AE)
¹⁴from his dwelling place^(AF) he watches
all who live on earth—
¹⁵he who forms^(AG) the hearts of all,
who considers everything they do.^(AH)

¹⁶No king is saved by the size of his army;^(AI)
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
¹⁷A horse^(AJ) is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
¹⁸But the eyes^(AK) of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,^(AL)
¹⁹to deliver them from death^(AM)
and keep them alive in famine.^(AN)

²⁰We wait^(AO) in hope for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
²¹In him our hearts rejoice,^(AP)
for we trust in his holy name.^(AQ)
²²May your unfailing love^(AR) be with us, Lord,
even as we put our hope in you.

Footnotes:

Psalm 33:7 Or sea as into a heap

Cross references:

Psalm 33:1 : S Ps 5:11; S 101:1
Psalm 33:1 : Ps 147:1
Psalm 33:1 : Ps 11:7
Psalm 33:2 : S Ge 4:21; 1Co 14:7; Rev 5:8
Psalm 33:2 : Ps 92:3; 144:9
Psalm 33:3 : Ps 40:3; Isa 42:10; S Rev 5:9
Psalm 33:3 : S Job 3:7; Ps 35:27; 47:1
Psalm 33:4 : S Ps 19:8
Psalm 33:4 : Ps 119:142; Rev 19:9; 22:6
Psalm 33:4 : Ps 18:25; 25:10
Psalm 33:5 : Ps 11:7
Psalm 33:5 : Ps 6:4
Psalm 33:6 : S Ge 1:3; Heb 11:3
Psalm 33:6 : S Ex 8:19; S 2Ch 2:12
Psalm 33:6 : S Ge 1:16
Psalm 33:7 : S Ge 1:10
Psalm 33:7 : S Jos 3:16
Psalm 33:8 : S Dt 6:13; Ps 2:11
Psalm 33:8 : Ps 49:1; Isa 18:3; Mic 1:2
Psalm 33:8 : S Dt 14:23
Psalm 33:9 : Ps 148:5
Psalm 33:10 : Isa 44:25
Psalm 33:10 : S Job 5:12
Psalm 33:10 : Ps 2:1
Psalm 33:11 : S Nu 23:19
Psalm 33:11 : Jer 51:12, 29
Psalm 33:12 : Ps 144:15
Psalm 33:12 : S Ex 8:22; Dt 7:6; Ps 4:3; 65:4; 84:4
Psalm 33:12 : S Ex 34:9
Psalm 33:13 : Ps 53:2; 102:19
Psalm 33:13 : Job 28:24; Ps 11:4; 14:2; S Heb 4:13
Psalm 33:14 : S Lev 15:31; 1Ki 8:39
Psalm 33:15 : Job 10:8; Ps 119:73
Psalm 33:15 : S Job 10:4; Jer 32:19
Psalm 33:16 : 1Sa 14:6
Psalm 33:17 : S Ps 20:7
Psalm 33:18 : S Ex 3:16; S Ps 11:4; 1Pe 3:12
Psalm 33:18 : S Ps 6:4
Psalm 33:19 : Ps 56:13; Ac 12:11
Psalm 33:19 : S Job 5:20
Psalm 33:20 : S Ps 27:14
Psalm 33:21 : S 1Sa 2:1; S Joel 2:23
Psalm 33:21 : S Ps 30:4; S 99:3
Psalm 33:22 : Ps 6:4

New International Version (NIV)

Numbers 20:14-29

Edom Denies Israel Passage

¹⁴Moses sent messengers from Kadesh^(A) to the king of Edom,^(B) saying:

“This is what your brother Israel says: You know^(C) about all the hardships^(D) that have come on us. ¹⁵Our ancestors went down into Egypt,^(E) and we lived there many years.^(F) The Egyptians mistreated^(G) us and our ancestors, ¹⁶but when we cried out to the Lord, he heard our cry^(H) and sent an angel^(I) and brought us out of Egypt.^(J)

“Now we are here at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory.^(K) ¹⁷Please let us pass through your country. We will not go through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will travel along the King’s Highway and not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.^(L)”

¹⁸But Edom^(M) answered:

“You may not pass through here; if you try, we will march out and attack you with the sword.^(N)”

¹⁹The Israelites replied:

“We will go along the main road, and if we or our livestock^(O) drink any of your water, we will pay for it.^(P) We only want to pass through on foot—nothing else.”

²⁰Again they answered:

“You may not pass through.^(Q)”

Then Edom^(R) came out against them with a large and powerful army. ²¹Since Edom refused to let them go through their territory,^(S) Israel turned away from them.^(T)

The Death of Aaron

²²The whole Israelite community set out from Kadesh^(U) and came to Mount Hor.^(V) ²³At Mount Hor, near the border of Edom,^(W) the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ²⁴“Aaron will be gathered to his people.^(X) He will not enter the land I give the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against my command^(Y) at the waters of Meribah.^(Z) ²⁵Get Aaron and his son Eleazar and take them up Mount Hor.^(AA) ²⁶Remove Aaron’s garments^(AB) and put them on his son Eleazar, for Aaron will be gathered to his people;^(AC) he will die there.”

²⁷Moses did as the Lord commanded: They went up Mount Hor^(AD) in the sight of the whole community. ²⁸Moses removed Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar.^(AE) And Aaron died there^(AF) on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain, ²⁹and when the whole community learned that Aaron had died,^(AG) all the Israelites mourned for him^(AH) thirty days.

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Romans 6:1-11

Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ

6 What shall we say, then?^(A) Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?^(B) ²By no means! We are those who have died to sin;^(C) how can we live in it any longer? ³Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized^(D) into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? ⁴We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death^(E) in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead^(F) through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.^(G)

⁵For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.^(H) ⁶For we know that our old self^(I) was crucified with him^(J) so that the body ruled by sin^(K) might be done away with,^[a] that we should no longer be slaves to sin^(L)— ⁷because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.^(M)

⁸Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.^(N) ⁹For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead,^(O) he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.^(P) ¹⁰The death he died, he died to sin^(Q) once for all;^(R) but the life he lives, he lives to God.

¹¹In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin^(S) but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Footnotes:

Romans 6:6 Or be rendered powerless

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Matthew 21:1-11

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King^(A)^(B)

21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives,^(C) Jesus sent two disciples, ²saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. ³If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

⁴This took place to fulfill^(D) what was spoken through the prophet:

⁵“Say to Daughter Zion,
‘See, your king comes to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”^[a]^(E)

⁶The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. ⁷They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. ⁸A very large crowd spread their cloaks^(F) on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. ⁹The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

“Hosanna^[b] to the Son of David!”^(G)

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”^[c]^(H)

“Hosanna^[d] in the highest heaven!”^(I)

¹⁰When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

¹¹The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet^(J) from Nazareth in Galilee.”

Footnotes:

Matthew 21:5 Zech. 9:9
Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
Matthew 21:9 Psalm 118:25,26
Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15

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For Today's Prayers click here

The Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Your Name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Greatest Commandment

"‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these.” [Mark 12:29-31]

Daily Scripture 6/21/2026

DAILY READINGS: June 21 - 28

SUNDAY: Morning: Psalm 66, 67; Evening: Psalm 19, 46; 1 Samuel 4:12-22; James 1:1-18; Matthew 19:23-30

MONDAY: Morning: Psalm 89:1-18; Evening: Psalm 89:19-52; 1 Samuel 5:1-12; Acts 5:12-26; Luke 21:29-36

TUESDAY : Morning: Psalm 97, 99, [100]; Evening: Psalm 94, [95]; 1 Samuel 6:1-16; Acts 5:27-42; Luke 21:37-22:13

WEDNESDAY : Morning: Psalm 101, 109:1-4(5-19)20-30; Evening: Psalm 119:121-144; 1 Samuel 7:2-17; Acts 6:1-15; Luke 22:14-23

THURSDAY: Morning: Psalm 105:1-22; Evening: Psalm 105:23-45; 1 Samuel 8:1-22; Acts 6:15-7:16; Luke 22:24-30

FRIDAY: Morning: Psalm 102; Evening: Psalm 107:1-32; 1 Samuel 9:1-14; Acts 7:17-29; Luke 22:31-38

SATURDAY: Morning: Psalm 107:33-43, 108:1-13; Evening: Psalm 33; 1 Samuel 9:15-10:1; Acts 7:30-43; Luke 22:39-51

SUNDAY: Morning: Psalm 118; Evening: Psalm 145; 1 Samuel 10:1-16; Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 21:23-32

FOR THE WEEK: Genesis 21:8-21; Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17; Romans 6:1-11; Matthew 10:24-39; Luke 19

Today's Scripture & Prayer

Daily Bible Reading & Praying with the Church

Today's Scripture & Prayer

Daily Bible Reading & Praying with the Church

Reading for Sat, Jun 27

Psalm 107:33-108:13

Psalm 108[a](S)(T)

A song. A psalm of David.

Footnotes:

Cross references:

Psalm 33

Psalm 33

Footnotes:

Cross references:

Numbers 20:14-29

Edom Denies Israel Passage

The Death of Aaron

Cross references:

Romans 6:1-11

Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ

Footnotes:

Cross references:

Matthew 21:1-11

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King(A)(B)

Footnotes:

Cross references:

Psalm 108^[a]^(S)^(T)

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King^(A)^(B)