Psalm 6 For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by an eight-stringed instrument. 1 O Lord, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage.2 Have compassion on me, Lord, for I am weak. Heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.3 I am sick at heart. How long, O Lord, until you restore me? 4 Return, O Lord, …
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Day 5: Psalm
Psalm 5 For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by the flute. 1 O Lord, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning.2 Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to no one but you.3 Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning, I bring my requests to …
Day 4
Psalm 4 For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments. 1 Answer me when I call to you, O God who declares me innocent.Free me from my troubles. Have mercy on me and hear my prayer. 2 How long will you people ruin my reputation? How long will you make groundless accusations? How long will …
Day 3
Psalm 3 1 O Lord, I have so many enemies; so many are against me.2 So many are saying, “God will never rescue him!” 3 But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.4 I cried out to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy mountain. 5 I lay down and slept, yet I woke …
Day 2: Psalm 2
Psalm 2 1 Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans?2 The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot togetheragainst the Lord and against his anointed one.3 “Let us break their chains,” they cry, “and free ourselves from slavery to God.” 4 But the one who rules in heaven laughs. The Lord scoffs at them.5 Then …
Psalm 1
Embracing Winter – A Personal Reflection on the Season
Winter has finally come to our neck of the woods. Like a toddler just learning to walk, it edged nearer in fits and starts, its presence laying bare the world around me. Trees, once verdant and lush, have been divested of their august raiment. Their branches, like gnarled fingers, stretch upward as though grasping for …
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Sleepless in Judah
I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night. Psalm 63:6 (NLT) Sleeplessness was familiar territory to David. Instead of a soft bed in the palace, he lay on the hard, desert ground. Yet his thoughts were not focused on what should have rightfully been his but on the goodness of God. …
Someone Needs You
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 ESV …
The Sticky Web of What-Ifs
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life . . . But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” …