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 Sun, Sep 6

Psalm 63

Psalm 63^[a]

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

¹You, God, are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,^(A)
my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
where there is no water.^(B)

²I have seen you in the sanctuary^(C)
and beheld your power and your glory.^(D)
³Because your love is better than life,^(E)
my lips will glorify you.
⁴I will praise you as long as I live,^(F)
and in your name I will lift up my hands.^(G)
⁵I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;^(H)
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

⁶On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night.^(I)
⁷Because you are my help,^(J)
I sing in the shadow of your wings.^(K)
⁸I cling to you;^(L)
your right hand upholds me.^(M)

⁹Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;^(N)
they will go down to the depths of the earth.^(O)
¹⁰They will be given over to the sword^(P)
and become food for jackals.^(Q)

¹¹But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by God will glory in him,^(R)
while the mouths of liars will be silenced.^(S)

Footnotes:

Psalm 63:1 In Hebrew texts 63:1-11 is numbered 63:2-12.

New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 103

Of David.

¹Praise the Lord,^(A) my soul;^(B)
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.^(C)
²Praise the Lord,^(D) my soul,
and forget not^(E) all his benefits—
³who forgives all your sins^(F)
and heals^(G) all your diseases,
⁴who redeems your life^(H) from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,^(I)
⁵who satisfies^(J) your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed^(K) like the eagle’s.^(L)

⁶The Lord works righteousness^(M)
and justice for all the oppressed.^(N)

⁷He made known^(O) his ways^(P) to Moses,
his deeds^(Q) to the people of Israel:
⁸The Lord is compassionate and gracious,^(R)
slow to anger, abounding in love.
⁹He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;^(S)
¹⁰he does not treat us as our sins deserve^(T)
or repay us according to our iniquities.
¹¹For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love^(U) for those who fear him;^(V)
¹²as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions^(W) from us.

¹³As a father has compassion^(X) on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
¹⁴for he knows how we are formed,^(Y)
he remembers that we are dust.^(Z)
¹⁵The life of mortals is like grass,^(AA)
they flourish like a flower^(AB) of the field;
¹⁶the wind blows^(AC) over it and it is gone,
and its place^(AD) remembers it no more.
¹⁷But from everlasting to everlasting
the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children^(AE)—
¹⁸with those who keep his covenant^(AF)
and remember^(AG) to obey his precepts.^(AH)

¹⁹The Lord has established his throne^(AI) in heaven,
and his kingdom rules^(AJ) over all.

²⁰Praise the Lord,^(AK) you his angels,^(AL)
you mighty ones^(AM) who do his bidding,^(AN)
who obey his word.
²¹Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,^(AO)
you his servants^(AP) who do his will.
²²Praise the Lord, all his works^(AQ)
everywhere in his dominion.

Praise the Lord, my soul.^(AR)

Cross references:

New International Version (NIV)

Job 25

Bildad

25 Then Bildad the Shuhite^(A) replied:

²“Dominion and awe belong to God;^(B)
he establishes order in the heights of heaven.^(C)
³Can his forces be numbered?
On whom does his light not rise?^(D)
⁴How then can a mortal be righteous before God?
How can one born of woman be pure?^(E)
⁵If even the moon^(F) is not bright
and the stars are not pure in his eyes,^(G)
⁶how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot—
a human being,^(H) who is only a worm!”^(I)

Cross references:

Job 25:1 : S Job 8:1
Job 25:2 : S Job 9:4; Ps 47:9; 89:18; Zec 9:7; Rev 1:6
Job 25:2 : S 2Ch 20:6; S Job 11:8; S 16:19
Job 25:3 : Mt 5:45; Jas 1:17
Job 25:4 : S Job 4:17
Job 25:5 : Job 31:26
Job 25:5 : S Job 4:18
Job 25:6 : Ps 80:17; 144:3; Eze 2:1
Job 25:6 : S Job 4:19; S 7:5

New International Version (NIV)

Job 27:1-6

Job’s Final Word to His Friends

27 And Job continued his discourse:^(A)

²“As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice,^(B)
the Almighty,^(C) who has made my life bitter,^(D)
³as long as I have life within me,
the breath of God^(E) in my nostrils,
⁴my lips will not say anything wicked,
and my tongue will not utter lies.^(F)
⁵I will never admit you are in the right;
till I die, I will not deny my integrity.^(G)
⁶I will maintain my innocence^(H) and never let go of it;
my conscience^(I) will not reproach me as long as I live.^(J)

New International Version (NIV)

Revelation 14:1-7

The Lamb and the 144,000

14 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb,^(A) standing on Mount Zion,^(B) and with him 144,000^(C) who had his name and his Father’s name^(D) written on their foreheads.^(E) ²And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters^(F) and like a loud peal of thunder.^(G) The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.^(H) ³And they sang a new song^(I) before the throne and before the four living creatures^(J) and the elders.^(K) No one could learn the song except the 144,000^(L) who had been redeemed from the earth. ⁴These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins.^(M) They follow the Lamb wherever he goes.^(N) They were purchased from among mankind^(O) and offered as firstfruits^(P) to God and the Lamb. ⁵No lie was found in their mouths;^(Q) they are blameless.^(R)

The Three Angels

⁶Then I saw another angel flying in midair,^(S) and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth^(T)—to every nation, tribe, language and people.^(U) ⁷He said in a loud voice, “Fear God^(V) and give him glory,^(W) because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made^(X) the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”^(Y)

New International Version (NIV)

Revelation 14:13

¹³Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord^(A) from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit,^(B) “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”

Cross references:

New International Version (NIV)

Matthew 5:13-20

Salt and Light

¹³“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.^(A)

¹⁴“You are the light of the world.^(B) A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.^(C) ¹⁶In the same way, let your light shine before others,^(D) that they may see your good deeds^(E) and glorify^(F) your Father in heaven.

The Fulfillment of the Law

¹⁷“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.^(G) ¹⁸For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.^(H) ¹⁹Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands^(I) and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. ²⁰For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.^(J)

New International Version (NIV)

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 8/30/2026

DAILY READINGS: August 30 - September 6

SUNDAY: Morning: Psalm 148, 149, 150; Evening: Psalm 114, 115; 1 Kings 8:22-40; 1 Timothy 4:7-16; John 8:47-59

MONDAY: Morning: Psalm 25; Evening: Psalm 9, 15; 2 Chronicles 6:32-7:7; James 2:1-13; Mark 14:53-65

TUESDAY : Morning: Psalm 26, 28; Evening: Psalm 36, 39; 1 Kings 8:65-9:9; James 2:14-26; Mark 14:66-72

WEDNESDAY : Morning: Psalm 38; Evening: Psalm 119:25-48; 1 Kings 9:24-10:13; James 3:1-12; Mark 15:1-11

THURSDAY: Morning: Psalm 37:1-18; Evening: Psalm 37:19-42; 1 Kings 11:1-13; James 3:13-4:12; Mark 15:12-21

FRIDAY: Morning: Psalm 31; Evening: Psalm 35; 1 Kings 11:26-43; James 4:13-5:6; Mark 15:22-32

SATURDAY: Morning: Psalm 30, 32; Evening: Psalm 42, 43; 1 Kings 12:1-20; James 5:7-12,19-20; Mark 15:33-39

SUNDAY: Morning: Psalm 63:1-11, 98; Evening: Psalm 103; 1 Kings 12:21-33; Acts 4:18-31; John 10:31-42

FOR THE WEEK: Jeremiah 15:15-21; Psalm 26:1-8; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28; Luke 20

Today's Scripture & Prayer

Daily Bible Reading & Praying with the Church

Today's Scripture & Prayer

Daily Bible Reading & Praying with the Church

Reading for Sun, Sep 6

Psalm 63

Psalm 63[a]

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

Footnotes:

Cross references:

Psalm 103

Psalm 103

Of David.

Cross references:

Job 25

Bildad

Cross references:

Job 27:1-6

Job’s Final Word to His Friends

Cross references:

Revelation 14:1-7

The Lamb and the 144,000

The Three Angels

Cross references:

Revelation 14:13

Cross references:

Matthew 5:13-20

Salt and Light

The Fulfillment of the Law

Cross references:

Psalm 63^[a]