Simon reads the Bible

Psalm 136 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. 2  Give thanks to the God of gods. His faithful love endures forever. 3  Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His faithful love endures forever. 4  Give thanks to him who alone does mighty miracles. His faithful love endures forever. 5  Give thanks to him who ma...

Psalm 135 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 Praise the LORD ! Praise the name of the LORD ! Praise him, you who serve the LORD, 2 you who serve in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God. 3 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; celebrate his lovely name with music. 4 For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own special treasure. 5 I know the greatness of t...

Psalm 134 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 Oh, praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, you who serve at night in the house of the LORD . 2 Lift your hands toward the sanctuary, and praise the LORD . 3 May the LORD, who made heaven and earth, bless you from Jerusalem.

Psalm 132 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 LORD, remember David and all that he suffered. 2 He made a solemn promise to the LORD . He vowed to the Mighty One of Israel, 3 “I will not go home; I will not let myself rest. 4 I will not let my eyes sleep nor close my eyelids in slumber 5 until I find a place to build a house for the LORD, a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel.” 6 We heard that...

Psalm 133 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony! 2 For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron’s head, that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe. 3 Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion. And there the LORD has pronounced his blessin...

Psalm 131 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 LORD, my heart is not proud; my eyes are not haughty. I don’t concern myself with matters too great or too awesome for me to grasp. 2 Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself, like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother’s milk. Yes, like a weaned child is my soul within me. 3 O Israel, put your hope in the LORD — now and always.

Psalm 130 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 From the depths of despair, O LORD, I call for your help. 2 Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer. 3 LORD, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive? 4 But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you. 5 I am counting on the LORD ; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word. 6 I long...

Psalm 129 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me. Let all Israel repeat this: 2 From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me, but they have never defeated me. 3 My back is covered with cuts, as if a farmer had plowed long furrows. 4 But the LORD is good; he has cut me free from the ropes of the ungodly. 5 May all who hate Jerusalem be turn...

Psalm 128 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 How joyful are those who fear the LORD — all who follow his ways! 2 You will enjoy the fruit of your labor. How joyful and prosperous you will be! 3 Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine, flourishing within your home. Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees as they sit around your table. 4 That is the LORD ’s blessing for those who...

Psalm 127 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 Unless the LORD builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the LORD protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. 2 It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones. 3 Children are a gift from the LORD ; they are a reward...

Psalm 126 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 When the LORD brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream! 2 We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, “What amazing things the LORD has done for them.” 3 Yes, the LORD has done amazing things for us! What joy! 4 Restore our fortunes, LORD, as streams renew the desert. 5 Those who plant in tears will...

Psalm 125 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever. 2 Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, both now and forever. 3 The wicked will not rule the land of the godly, for then the godly might be tempted to do wrong. 4 O LORD, do good to those who are good, whose...

Psalm 124 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 What if the LORD had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat: 2 What if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us? 3 They would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger. 4 The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmed us. 5 Yes, the raging waters of their fury would have overwhelmed our very lives. 6 Pra...

Psalm 123 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 I lift my eyes to you, O God, enthroned in heaven. 2 We keep looking to the LORD our God for his mercy, just as servants keep their eyes on their master, as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal. 3 Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, for we have had our fill of contempt. 4 We have had more than our fill of the scoffing of the...

Psalm 122 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD .” 2 And now here we are, standing inside your gates, O Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem is a well-built city; its seamless walls cannot be breached. 4 All the tribes of Israel—the LORD ’s people— make their pilgrimage here. They come to give thanks to the name of the LORD, as the law req...

Psalm 121 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? 2 My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth! 3 He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. 4 Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps. 5 The LORD himself watches over you! The LORD stands beside you as your protective shade. 6 The...

Psalm 120 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 I took my troubles to the LORD ; I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer. 2 Rescue me, O LORD, from liars and from all deceitful people. 3 O deceptive tongue, what will God do to you? How will he increase your punishment? 4 You will be pierced with sharp arrows and burned with glowing coals. 5 How I suffer in far-off Meshech. It pains me to...

Psalm 119 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane "With 176 verses, the psalm is the longest psalm as well as the longest chapter in the Bible. It is an acrostic poem, in which each set of eight verses begins with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The theme of the verses is the prayer of one who delights in and lives by the Torah, the sacred law. Unlike most other psalms, the author did not include his...

Psalm 118 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. 2 Let all Israel repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.” 3 Let Aaron’s descendants, the priests, repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.” 4 Let all who fear the LORD repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.” 5 In my distress I prayed to the LORD, and the LORD answe...

Psalm 117 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 Praise the LORD, all you nations. Praise him, all you people of the earth. 2 For his unfailing love for us is powerful; the LORD ’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise the LORD !

Psalm 116 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 I love the LORD because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. 2 Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath! 3 Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow. 4 Then I called on the name of the LORD : “Please, LORD, save me!” 5 How kind the LORD is! How good he is!...

Psalm 115 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name goes all the glory for your unfailing love and faithfulness. 2 Why let the nations say, “Where is their God?” 3 Our God is in the heavens, and he does as he wishes. 4 Their idols are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands. 5 They have mouths but cannot speak, and eyes but cannot see. 6 Th...

Psalm 114 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 When the Israelites escaped from Egypt— when the family of Jacob left that foreign land— 2 the land of Judah became God’s sanctuary, and Israel became his kingdom. 3 The Red Sea saw them coming and hurried out of their way! The water of the Jordan River turned away. 4 The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs! 5 What’s wrong, Red Sea, that...

Psalm 112 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 Praise the LORD ! How joyful are those who fear the LORD and delight in obeying his commands. 2 Their children will be successful everywhere; an entire generation of godly people will be blessed. 3 They themselves will be wealthy, and their good deeds will last forever. 4 Light shines in the darkness for the godly. They are generous, compassionate, an...

Psalm 111 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane 1 Praise the LORD ! I will thank the LORD with all my heart as I meet with his godly people. 2 How amazing are the deeds of the LORD ! All who delight in him should ponder them. 3 Everything he does reveals his glory and majesty. His righteousness never fails. 4 He causes us to remember his wonderful works. How gracious and merciful is our LORD ! 5 He g...