Here is the Bible verse of the day: one well-loved verse of Scripture for today, the same for everyone, taken from the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible. You can look back at yesterday’s verse, look ahead to tomorrow’s, copy or share the verse, or save it as a picture.

Verse of the day

For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.

Psalm 86:5

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.

The verses of this week

Tuesday, November 10: For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee. (Psalm 86:5)
Monday, November 9: The Lord is good and giveth strength in the day of trouble: and knoweth them that hope in him. (Nahum 1:7)
Sunday, November 8: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes: and death shall be no more, nor mourning, nor crying, nor sorrow shall be any more, for the former things are passed away. (Revelation 21:4)
Saturday, November 7: If then any be in Christ a new creature, the old things are passed away, behold all things are made new. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Friday, November 6: A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another. (John 13:34)
Thursday, November 5: Give glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. (Psalm 107:1)
Wednesday, November 4: A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury. (Proverbs 15:1)

How to pray with the verse of the day

Two minutes are enough. Many people do this first thing in the morning, before looking at anything else on the phone.

Read the verse slowly, twice. Notice the word or phrase that stays with you.
Reflect. Why that word, today? What in your day does it speak to: a worry, a person, a decision?
Respond. Tell God what the verse stirs in you. Thank him, ask him, or simply say, “Lord, help me to live this today.”
Rest for a moment in silence. Then choose a few words of the verse to repeat during the day, in the car, in a queue, before a hard conversation.

Some people write the verse on a card, or save the picture as the lock screen of their phone, so that they meet it again in the afternoon and before sleep.

How the verse is chosen

The verse of the day comes from a list of 168 of the best-known verses of the Bible, on hope, peace, love, strength, faith, comfort, forgiveness, thanksgiving, wisdom, healing and joy. Each verse comes up once before any verse repeats, and everyone sees the same verse on the same date. The day changes at midnight where you are.

If you would rather open the Bible at random, the random Bible verse generator gives you a new verse at every tap and lets you choose a topic.

About the translation

The verses are from the Douay-Rheims Bible in Bishop Challoner’s revision (1749–1752), the traditional English Bible of Catholics, now in the public domain. Its wording is older than that of modern Bibles: “charity” for “love”, “thee” and “thou” for “you”. The references use the numbering of the psalms that most people know (Psalm 23 for “The Lord ruleth me”), although the Douay-Rheims itself numbers most psalms one lower.

Frequently asked questions

Is this the reading from today’s Mass?

No. The verse of the day is a single verse chosen from a fixed list. For the readings the Church reads at Mass today, see today’s Mass readings.

Is the verse the same for everybody?

Yes. Everyone who opens this page on the same date sees the same verse.

Can I see the verse for another day?

Use “Yesterday” and “Tomorrow” under the verse to move one day at a time. The list above shows the verses of the last seven days.

May I share the verse or the picture?

Yes. The text is in the public domain and the pictures are free to share.

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Source

The Holy Bible, Douay-Rheims version, Challoner revision (1749–1752), public domain; text checked against drbo.org.