Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him – Psalm 41:1 Thought for today: You can never outgive God. “Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.” Proverbs 19:17 “Give, and it shall be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, …
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Psalm 40 – Misery in the Mire
I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. Psalm 40:1-2 (NLT) Mires are low areas …
Psalm 39 – Handbreadths
Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you. Psalm 39:5 This earthly life is just a handbreadth in the face of eternity. One day, we will step into heaven where there is no pain, no sorrow, no suffering, and no more injustice. This is the hope we cling …
Psalm 38 – All My Longing
O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you. Psalm 38:9 You and I don’t have a God who is indifferent to our needs, who is too busy to care about those He created. We have a God who understands our longings, who hears our sighs, who cares about our daily …
Psalm 37:7 – Waiting Lessons
Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Psalm 37:7 (NLT) I sometimes wonder about God’s timing, His purpose, His plan. I ponder His ‘slowness’ to act. I consider those ‘unanswered’ prayers. I put unanswered in brackets because that’s how it appears to my human mind. Yet even …
Psalm 36:9 – The Light by Which We See
You are the fountain of life, the light by which we see. Psalm 36:9 (NLT) On February 18, 1952, a brutal nor’easter hit off the coast of Cape Cod. The crew of the Pendleton T2 oil tanker was trapped aboard the ship when it split in half. Despite the massive storm, Boatswain’s Mate First Class Bernie …
Psalm 35
Of David. 1 Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me!2 Take hold of shield and buckler and rise for my help!3 Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers!Say to my soul, “I am your salvation!” 4 Let them be put to shame and dishonor who seek after my life!Let them be turned back and disappointed who devise evil against …
Psalm 34
Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. 1 I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad.3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! 4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered …
Psalm 33
Psalm 33 1 Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.2 Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. 4 For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of …
Psalm 32
A Maskil of David. 1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat …