Let Me Never Be Put to Confusion In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: Let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: Incline thine ear unto me, and save me. Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress. – Psalm 71:1-3
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PSALM 72 – BLESSED BE HIS GLORIOUS NAME FOR EVER
He Only Doeth Wondrous Things Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen. – Psalm 72:18-19
The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. – Psalm 72:20
When I read this last verse, I thought how David seems to be declaring the place he began as David, the son of Jesse, and the place where he will end, as David, the son of Jesse. All of the things in his life are because of and for the glory of God. It was God who took a young boy, set him up to be king, and used him for His purposes and His glory. What more could David say of his life than he said in these verses?
What more can I say of my life. Where God brought me from, where He has brought me to, where He will take me in the future? May my prayer and my heart song, today and every day, be as David’s and yet wholly my own.
Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be His glorious Name forever: and let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen, and Amen!
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PSALM 73 – WHOM HAVE I IN HEAVEN BUT THEE?
His Counsel Guides Me Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. – Psalm 73:23-26
That I May Declare All Thy Works But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. – Psalm 73:28
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PSALM 74 – GOD IS MY KING OF OLD
Psalm 74:12
Something to Meditate On For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. – Psalm 74:12
In Psalm 74, the Psalmist is crying out and praying to God, recalling all the things he has done in the past and detailing each time God comes to rescue the children of Israel.
It tells me the importance of detailing every victory, every answered prayer, every time God has saved, healed, and delivered me…detail by detail.
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PSALM 75 – GOD IS THE JUDGE
Promotion and Demotion Comes From God For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. – Psalm 75:6
The Lord Will Not Hear If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. – Psalm 66:18-20
Regard – to have or show respect or concern for; to think highly of; esteem Iniquity – Gross injustice; a wicked act or thing; sin
One version says, “if you cherished iniquity in my heart.” Another says, “If I regard sin and baseness in my heart [that is, if I know it is there and do nothing about it]”
If I like my sin and refuse to turn away from it, God will not hear my prayers! What a huge, huge price to pay. To not have your Father in heaven hear your prayers. To not know that He is listening to your crys and your requests. To not know that you can commune with the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. How sad that would be. Yet, that that isn’t even the highest price. The sins that we regard only lead to an eternity in hell. Turn from sin and turn to Jesus before it is too late. Even one day without a relationship with Jesus is way too high a price to pay!!! Help us all Lord.
Psalm 66:18
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PSALM 67 – GOD BE MERCIFUL UNTO US AND BLESS US
That Thy Way May Be Known God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. – Psalm 67:1-2
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PSALM 68 – LET THE RIGHTEOUS BE GLAD
Let God Arise, Let His Enemies Be Scattered Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. – Psalm 68:1-3
IF we keep close to God and live full of the Holy Ghost, our enemies will scatter when He arises in our lives. If they hate Him, they will flee, even from us, who have Him living within. The enemy must leave because nothing of the enemy can stand and stay in the presence of almighty God. On that day, we will be glad and rejoice. But we won’t just rejoice. We will exceedingly rejoice!!!
He Loadeth Us With Benefits (Every Single Day) Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. – Psalm 68:19
This verse says that not only does the Lord give us benefits daily, but that He gives them in loads – he loadeth us with them daily.
Loadeth – to supply in abundance or excess
The God of Israel Giveth Strength and Power To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; Lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. Ascribe ye strength unto God: His excellency is over Israel, And his strength is in the clouds. O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: The God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God. – Psalm 68:33-35
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PSALM 69 – YOUR HEART SHALL LIVE THAT SEEK GOD
My Reproach I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children. For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. – Psalm 69:8-10
Reproach – to bring into discredit; to express disappointment in or displeasure with
What Pleases God? I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God. – Psalm 69:30-32
A song of thanksgiving to our God will please Him more than anything you can sacrifice before Him.
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PSALM 70 – LET ALL THOSE THAT SEEK THEE REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN THEE
Psalm 70:4
Let God Be Magnified Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: And let such as love thy salvation say continually, let God be magnified. – Psalm 70:4
My Help and My Deliverer But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying. – Psalm 70:5
Thou Hast Heard My Vows For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. – Psalm 61:5
So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows. – Psalms 61:8
Vow – a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment; a solemn or earnest declaration.
The Lord knows the vows that I have made to Him. I made a vow when I received salvation to serve and worship Jesus as my Lord and Savior and Him alone. There are other vows we take as we go deeper in this walk with Jesus. We pledge to the Lord things when we pray. God expects us to keep and live out our vows.
As a young Christian, for a season, I came under the teaching of Sister Gwen Shaw. Sister Gwen was a missionary and evangelist, but I knew her mostly as a woman of prayer and fasting. I learned much in my early years from her teachings on fasting and prayer. Those who sat under her leadership were called “End-time Handmaidens” and took vows before the Lord. I was so moved by the vows that I took them as well. My heart desires is to live out these vows all the days of my life. I was not vowing to Sister Gwen or her organization. I am in no way affiliated with them. I just came under her teaching. But these vows are holy to the Lord because I made them to Him and Him alone. I have not been perfect in fulfilling them. As I sit here and reread them, I am very aware that I must realign my heart even today. I do desire to be faithful and true, and if I strive toward anything, it is to be counted faithful to my Lord, Jesus Christ and to those He has set me under at this time. Here are those vows – my vows:
“Lord, I give myself to You; I give my life to You. I want to be your servant. I feel Your call; I believe I was sent To do the will of my Father.
I will take orders from You. I will submit to You. I will let You break my will. I will not seek for comfort Nor for high position, Nor to do what I want to do.
Mine is the humblest task, Or the most dangerous task; By the grace of God, I will do it. I will go where You want me to go; I will do what You give me to do. If in this walk I seem to have nothing, I will not complain.
At times when I find myself in a kind of prison, I will rejoice, and I will praise You Because You’ve been to prison for me.
I love You, Jesus!
I thank You for calling me, And that You want me, And that You can use me; I thank You that You are there to guide every step As I do my part to ready Your bride for Your return. And I say today with my whole heart,
“Send the Fire and burn up the sacrifice. Fill me again and again with Thy Holy Spirit And give me a double portion of Thine anointing.”
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PSALM 62 – POWER BELONGETH UNTO GOD
God Hath Spoken (the verse that satisfies today) Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. – Psalm 62:1-2
God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God. – Psalms 62:11
How many of us constantly talk to God while we are waiting? We have a hard time sitting alongside Him in silence. I know I have a hard time with it. But I also know that a season of waiting means to do so in body, mind, and spirit. Stop everything. Stop the busyness. Stop overthinking everything. Just be quiet. Just be still.
As in any relationship, times of quiet and contentment, just in who you are together, are vital. Be patient in the waiting and in the quiet. If you find yourself doing anything then let it be listening! If you do not listen, you will never hear what is on the other person’s heart.
This is also true in our relationship with God. If you are constantly talking (even about good things), you will not hear God speak. You will not hear Him say things like – Power belongs to Him! Power belongs to Him. POWER belongs to HIM!
That one verse satisfies all the needs of my longing heart today. POWER!
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PSALM 63 – MY FLESH LONGETH FOR THEE IN A DRY AND THIRSTY LAND
Early Will I Seek Thee O God, thou art My God; early will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee In a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; – Psalm 63:1
In the Shadow of Thy Wings Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. – Psalm 63:7
Thy Right Hand Upholdeth Me My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me. – Psalm 63:8
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PSALM 64 – THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL BE GLAD IN THE LORD
Preserve My Life from Fear of the Enemy Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. – Psalm 64:1
All the Upright in Heart Shall Glory The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; And all the upright in heart shall glory. – Psalm 64:10
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PSALM 65 – BLESSED IS THE MAN WHOM THOU CHOOSEST
Psalm 65:4
Chosen Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. – Psalm 65:4
What a blessed place to be allowed into the Presence of the One True and Living God; to be allowed to approach the King of kings and Lord of lords on behalf of ourselves and others. To have the Father’s ear. What a privilege to be chosen for a time such as this.
PSALM 56 – I WILL NOT FEAR WHAT FLESH CAN DO UNTO ME
Trust the Lord What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. In God I will praise his word, In God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
Thou tellest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle: Are they not in thy book? When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: This I know; for God is for me. In God will I praise his word: In the LORD will I praise his word. In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, That I may walk before God in the light of the living?
– Psalm 56:3-4, 8-13
In all circumstances and in every emotion that springs forth, we have the choice to trust the Lord through it and allow Him to do His perfect work in our hearts and lives…or to trust our own feelings. Leaning into feelings, whether it is fear, anger, jealousy, loneliness, or even earthly love and happiness, rather than leaning into Jesus will cause us to start straying from His perfect path and walking toward disobedience.
Heavenly Father, Please help us to trust You and You alone today. In Jesus’ Name. Amen
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PSALM 57 – I WILL CRY UNTO GOD MOST HIGH
Psalm 57:2
Perform: to carry out; execute; do; to accomplish; to fulfill a command, promise, or undertaking
He Performeth All Things (for me) Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me. He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. – Psalm 57:1-3
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PSALM 58 – VERILY THERE IS A REWARD FOR THE RIGHTEOUS
The Righteous Shall Rejoice The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth. – Psalm 58:10-11
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PSALM 59 – I WILL SING ALOUD OF THY MERCY IN THE MORNING
God is My Defense and My Refuge But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy. – Psalm 59:16-17
Defense – resistance against attack; protection; the defending of a cause or the like by speech, argument, etc. Refuge – Shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.; anything to which one has recourse for aid, relief, or escape
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PSALM 60:12 – HE IT IS THAT SHALL TREAD DOWN OUR ENEMIES
We HE Shall Do Valiantly Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies. – Psalms 60:12
Then I Will TeachTransgressors Thy Ways Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. – Psalms 51:1-4
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. Psalm 51:5-12
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar. – Psalms 51:13-19
I broke this passage up because I saw it broken down interestingly, and I wanted to share it. Unfortunately, the author was not documented, so I couldn’t either.
Come Clean
1. I have sinned against God (verses 1-4)
We will never see sin rightly until we see that our sin (all of our sin) is against God.
2. God must cleanse me (verses 5-12)
I can’t do anything to cleanse myself. Only God can!
3. God must restore me (verses 13-19)
I can’t do anything to restore me. Only God can!
Then I will teachUse your past sin to teach and encourage others that there is an escape and His Name is Jesus!
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PSALM 52 – WHY BOASTEST THOU THYSELF IN MISCHIEF
Evil Words Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. 2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. – Psalm 52:1-5
Boasting, mischievous, deceitful, lying, devouring words lead to destruction.
I Trust in the Mercy of God For Ever and Ever But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: And I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints. – Psalm 52:8-9
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PSALM 53 – GOD LOOKED DOWN
Psalm 53:2
To See if Any Did Understand, Any Did Seek Him God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. – Psalm 53:2
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PSALM 54 – THE LORD IS WITH THEM THAT UPHOLD MY SOUL
My Helper Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. – Psalm 54:4
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PSALM 55 – OH THAT I HAD WINGS LIKE A DOVE!
The Safety of the Wilderness Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah. – Psalms 55:5-7
The psalmist is hurting and overwhelmed by so much going on in his world and his mind. He wants to fly far, far away to the wilderness to rest. To fly to a wilderness says to me he wants to be in a rugged and lonely place. A hard place. Haven’t we all been there?
Why the wilderness? Maybe because you are pretty sure others won’t follow you there. They might follow and come against you when you are sitting comfortably, but no one much fights to go to the wilderness…except those who want to go deeper with God. Those will find that in the wilderness, there is a great safety. That the Presence of the Lord, though sometimes hard found, is always there. It is a place where you can rest, and if the enemy arrives to take you down, you will likely see him coming.
She Shall Not Be Moved There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. – Psalm 46:4-5
He Maketh Wars to Cease Unto the End of the Earth Come, behold the works of the LORD, What desolations he hath made in the earth. He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariot in the fire. Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. – Psalm 46:8-10
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PSALM 47 – HE SHALL CHOOSE
My Inheritance is His Choice He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.- Psalm 47:4
Jacob’s inheritance was that during shakings (famine in the world), Jacob, who God loved, was spared from death and settled in Egypt’s best part (Goshen). So is our portion as God’s children.
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PSALM 48 – THIS GOD IS OUR GOD FOREVER AND EVER
Tell the Generation Following Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following. For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death. – Psalms 48:11-14
I am so thankful as I approach this day that God is with me to guide me through it. He is here no matter what is in store. Our Father knows and has planned out my course, just as He did for His Children of Israel as He led them through the wilderness toward the Promised Land. Even in their wanderings, He was there! He is still here today, and as our forefathers have done, we are to tell the next generation of all that God has done for us. God uses our testimonies to encourage and guide us.
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PSALM 49 – HE SHALL RECEIVE ME
God Will Redeem My Soul But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: For he shall receive me. Selah. – Psalm 49:15
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PSALM 50 – WHOSO OFFERETH PRAISE GLORIFIETH ME
To Him that Ordereth His Conversation Aright Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: And to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God. – Psalm 50:23
PSALM 41 – BLESSED IS HE THAT CONSIDERETH THE POOR
The LORD will Deliver Him in Time of Trouble Blessed is he that considereth the poor: The LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: And thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. – Psalm 41:1-2
Everlasting to Everlasting Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. – Psalms 41:13
Psalm 41 affirms to me that the Lord is my first and my last. Jesus is my everything. He is here when I need Him and when I suffer and go through various trials. When I am in the midst of hard things for His Name, Holy Ghost is closer than I can ever realize or comprehend. He is my Hope, my deliverer, and He is my very present help in my time of need. I bless my God and my Savior, Jesus Christ, and the precious and ever-present Holy Ghost.
Blessed – Worthy of adoration, reverence, or worship; divinely or supremely favored Everlasting – eternal; lasting forever Amen – It is so; so be it
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PSALM 42 – WHEN SHALL I COME AND APPEAR BEFORE GOD
Thirst My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? – Psalms 42:2
Thirst is a hard thing to bear. Thirst, if left unfulfilled, can cause desperation and panic. This verse makes me ask myself, am I thirsty for God? Am I desperate to appear before Him, to draw close to Him and know Him? Help me, Lord, to thirst for You!!!
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PSALM 43 – UPON THE HARP WILL I PRAISE THEE, O GOD
My Exceeding Joy O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God. – Psalms 43:3-4
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PSALM 44 – IN GOD WE BOAST ALL THE DAY LONG
Psalm 44:8
I Will Not Trust in My Bow, Neither Shall My Sword Save Me For I will not trust in my bow, Neither shall my sword save me. But thou hast saved us from our enemies, And hast put them to shame that hated us. In God we boast all the day long, And praise thy name for ever. Selah. – Psalm 44:6-8
Every Secret of Every Heart If we have forgotten the Name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. – Psalms 44:20-21
No use trying to hide our impurities. The Father knoweth every secret of every heart.
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PSALM 45 – MY TONGUE IS THE PEN OF A READY WRITER
My Heart is Inditing a Good Manner My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: My tongue is The pen of a ready writer. – Psalm 45:1
Make His Name to Be Remembered I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever. – Psalm 45:17
Thy Faithfulness Reacheth Unto the Clouds Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. – Psalm 36:5
With Thee is the Fountain of Life How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; And thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: In thy light shall we see light, – Psalm 36:7-9
Psalm 36:5
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PSALM 37 – FRET NOT THYSELF BECAUSE OF EVILDOERS
Stop Being Envious of the Wicked Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth. – Psalms 37:1-9
Here it seemed like the wicked were prospering, and God wasn’t doing anything about it. So David gives four assurances to believers who question how God is running His world. The first one is part of our reading for today.
The Lord can be trusted. David gives several instructions in the first nine verses about being assured that God can be trusted.
Fret not Fret – to burn, to get heated up. When we see evil, we should feel holy anger at sin, but to be jealous of wicked people only leads to fretting, and fretting leads to anger that isn’t holy. The wicked will not always be here. One day they will be gone, like the grass that either fades away or is cut down and burned.
Trust in the Lord and do good When you fret you are not trusting God. Trust God and wait on Him for what He will do in your life and in the lives of others. While you wait, do good things, because faith and works go together.
Delight in the Lord Delight – comes from the root that means “to be brought up in luxury, to be pampered.” If you delight in the Lord, you will want to know Him better. The Lord will surely satisfy that desire!!!
Commit your way to the Lord Commit – to roll off your burden. God doesn’t take our burdens away so we can sit around and do nothing. He takes them away so we can serve Him better.
Rest in the Lord Rest – to be silent; be still. It describes calm surrender to the Lord
Unless we learn to wait silently before God, we will never experience His peace and His joy. Peace and joy and fretfulness cannot coexist. For us to get upset because of the evil schemes of the ungodly is to doubt God’s goodness and justice and when we choose that path we forgo His peace and His joy.
The Meek Shall Delight Themselves in the Abundance of Peace For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth; And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. – Psalm 37:10-11
Prepare Your Heart for the Famine The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. – Psalms 37:18-19
Jesus is Our Strength But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him. – Psalms 37:39-40
Psalm 37:10-11
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PSALM 38 – LORD, ALL MY DESIRE IS BEFORE THEE
Forsake Me Not Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. – Psalms 38:9-10
Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me. Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation. – Psalms 38:21-22
Panteth – To breathe hard and quickly; to gasp for air; to long with breathless or intense eagerness; yearn. To throb or heave violently or rapidly
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PSALM 39 – LORD, MAKE ME TO KNOW MINE END
Psalm 39:4
Dumb (with silence) That I May Know How Frail I Am I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred. My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue, Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. – Psalms 39:1-5, Psalm 39:7
It is incredible how slow life sometimes seems but how fast life can turn around. One day, you are young, and the next, you are old. One day, you are healthy, and the next, your body has started showing signs of age and deterioration. One day, you are pleased where you are, and the next, you look for something different. The things that never bothered you before are, for some reason, now daunting. Life, indeed, is fleeting.
Teach us to number our days, Lord. Teach us not to take one day for granted. To work while we are able and to also prepare for the time when we can’t. Help us trust You in each season and realize that even if we are still young, we are all very frail…without YOU!!!
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PSALM 40 – I DELIGHT TO DO THY WILL
Psalm 40:1-2
I Waited Patiently for the LORD I waited patiently for the LORD: and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings – Psalm 40:1-2
Sacrifice and Offering Thou Didst Not Desire Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. – Psalms 40:6, 8
A life following God is a life of sacrifice and offering. But, God cares more about our obedience than what we sacrifice or give. He opens our ears, eyes, and our hearts so that we can hear and live by His commands. Living by His law is an action that leads to delight in His will and His ways. When you are filled with the Holy Ghost, sacrifice and offering still won’t be required, but you will give them because You will have His heart and His is a heart that serves and gives.
Let All Those that Seek Thee Rejoice and Be Glad Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: Let such as love thy salvation say continually, the LORD be magnified. – Psalm 40:16
Poor and Needy, Yet… But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou are my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. – Psalms 40:17
Be Thou My Strong Rock In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: Be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. – Psalm 31:1-2
Hesed I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities; – Psalms 31:7
David rejoiced in God’s lovingkindness. His Hesed. He has joy because he knows that God has seen his affliction and has known his troubles. God knows our troubles too. Not only because He knows all things, but because He came to earth as a man and lived and endured all the things we endure. He suffered loneliness, rejection, pain, sickness, hunger, abuse, torture, and even death. He experienced the utter sorrow of being cut off from God’s love. But these things happened so that we would have a perfect High Priest who understood our sufferings. Those sufferings brought us to God, that we may live with Him eternally.
My Times are in Thy Hand But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God. My times are in thy hand: Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me for thy mercies’ sake. – Psalm 31:14-16
Let Them Be Silent Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave. Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous. – Psalms 31:17-18
Be of Good Courage Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, All ye that hope in the LORD. – Psalm 31:24
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PSALM 32 – MERCY SHALL COMPASS HIM ABOUT
Psalm 32:5
I Will Confess My Transgressions Unto the LORD Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile. When I kept silence, my bones waxed old Through my roaring all the day long. For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: My moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah. I acknowledged my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. – Psalm 32:2-5
He that Trusteth Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. – Psalms 32:10
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PSALM 33 – HE IS OUR HELP AND OUR SHIELD
Psalm 33:20-22
Blessed is the Nation Whose God is the LORD Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; And the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. – Psalm 33:12
Our Soul Waiteth on the LORD Our soul waiteth on the LORD: He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in him, Because we have trusted in his holy name. Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, According as we hope in thee – Psalm 33:20-22
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PSALM 34 – HE DELIVERED ME FROM ALL MY FEARS
I Sought the LORD, and He Heard Me I sought the LORD, and he heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. – Psalm 34:4
They that Seek the Lord Shall Not Want Any Good Thing O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.– Psalms 34:9-10
He will Teach Me the Fear of the Lord Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. – Psalms 34:11
None that Trust Him Shall be Desolate The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: And none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. – Psalm 34:22
PSALM 35 – I BOWED DOWN HEAVILY AS ONE THAT MOURNETH FOR HIS MOTHER
Becoming Pure But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not: – Psalms 35:13-15
David prayed and fasted for his enemies as though he were praying for his friends when they faced adversity. But his enemies rejoiced when misfortune came to his life. God had me turn this around in an interesting way today.
The Bible tells us to love and pray for our enemies. Through this verse, God asked me today, do you pray for your enemies with a pure heart, or do you do it for others to see but secretly harbor an attitude of happiness and arrogance when they fail?
God is dealing with all the impurities in my heart and revealing them to me one by one.
I Have Loved the Habitation of Thy House I will wash mine hands in innocency: So will I compass thine altar, O LORD: That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all thy wondrous works. LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, And the place where thine honour dwelleth. – Psalm 26:6-8
I will bless the Lord Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me. My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord. – Psalms 26:9-12 ______
PSALM 27 – LEAD ME IN A PLAIN PATH
Psalm 27:8
He Shall Hide Me The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. – Psalms 27:1, 3, 5
Thy Face, Lord, Will I Seek When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. – Psalm 27:8
Teach Me Thy Way, O LORD Teach me thy way, O LORD, And lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. – Psalm 27:11
Wait On the LORD Wait on the LORD: Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. – Psalm 27:14 ______
PSALM 28 – SAVE THY PEOPLE AND BLESS THINE INHERITANCE
Unto Thee Will I Cry, O LORD Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts. – Psalm 28:1-3
He is My Strength and Shield The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever. – Psalms 28:7-9
David learned that God would not fix everything or make everything perfect for him. But, God would give David protection and strength to fight and overcome his trials. I am so thankful that God does the same thing for us. God doesn’t promise to fix every problem we face, but oh yes, He does promise to give us what we need to overcome them.
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PSALM 29 – THE LORD WILL GIVE STRENGTH TO HIS PEOPLE
Psalm 29:4
The Voice of the LORD The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: The God of glory thundereth: The LORD is upon many waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; The voice of the LORD is full of majesty. The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; Yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire. The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: And in his temple doth every one speak of his glory. – Psalm 29:3-5, 7-9
The Lord Will Bless His People with Peace The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace. – Psalm 29:11
Psalm 29:11
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PSALM 30 – IN HIS FAVOUR IS LIFE
Hear, O Lord, and Have Mercy Upon Me Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. – Psalm 30:4-5
Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper. – Psalms 30:10
Such beautiful promises that his anger endureth but a moment, in His favor is life, and joy cometh in the morning. How do we obtain His favor? Praise Him!!! Remember His holiness!!! Hearken unto His voice!!! Know that even if you are in a season of weeping, it is only a season, and His joy is coming. Ask Him to have mercy and help you in the “night” season, but have faith in what He has promised is coming in “the morning.”
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