Psalm 136-140
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Monday, December 31st, 2007Excerpt
O give thanks to the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Psalm 136:26
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Prayer
On this last day of the calendar year, it seems only right to give You thanks, dear Lord, for You have made Your steadfast love known to me in so many ways this year.
You […]
Psalm 136 – Our Low Estate
Friday, December 14th, 2007Excerpt
It is he who remembered us in our low estate,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Psalm 136:23
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Prayer
O Lord, in this season of Advent we look ahead, remembering the yearnings of Israel for a Messiah […]
Psalm 140 – Justice for the Poor
Monday, November 19th, 2007Excerpt
I know that the LORD maintains the cause of the needy,
and executes justice for the poor.
Psalm 140:12
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Prayer
O Lord, You are a God of justice. Your judgments are always right, Your sentences always fair. You judge all human beings according to the standard of Your perfect righteousness.
Yet through […]
Psalm 139 – God Knows Me
Sunday, November 18th, 2007Excerpt
O LORD, you have searched me and known me.
Psalm 139:1
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Prayer
This, dear Lord, could be some of the most wonderful news ever . . . or some of the scariest. If You were not a God […]
Psalm 138 – God’s Purpose
Saturday, November 17th, 2007Excerpt
The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;
your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever.
Do not forsake the work of your hands.
Psalm 138:8
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Prayer
What a marvelous promise this is, Lord! You will fulfill Your purpose for […]
Psalm 137 – Vengeance
Friday, November 16th, 2007Excerpt
O daughter Babylon, you devastator!
Happy shall they be who pay you back
what you have done to us!
Happy shall they be who take your little ones
and dash them against the rock!
Psalm 137:8-9
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Prayer
O Lord, few verses in […]
Psalm 136 – Early Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Excerpt
O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Psalm 136:1
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Prayer
Gracious God, in just over a week we’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving. Yet, at least for me, sometimes that day […]
Psalm 140 – Strong Deliverer
Friday, June 22nd, 2007Excerpt
O LORD, my Lord, my strong deliverer.
Psalm 140:7
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Prayer
O God, You are the LORD, the One who revealed Himself as Yahweh. You are the LORD who is gracious and merciful. You are the God who makes covenant with us for our good. You are the One who is faithful […]
Psalm 139 – God Has Searched Me
Thursday, June 21st, 2007Excerpt
O LORD, you have searched me and known me.
Psalm 139:1
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Prayer
O Lord, this is either some of the most wonderful news I can imagine, or it’s some of the worst news. You have searched me and known me. You know everything about me: every little secret, every thought, every […]
Psalm 138 – God Regards the Lowly
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Excerpt
For though the LORD is high,
he regards the lowly. . . .
Psalm 138:6
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Prayer
I’ve seen this thought elsewhere in the Psalms, Lord, and yet it still strikes me as extraordinary. You are high, indeed, higher than the tallest mountain, higher than the most distant stars, more exalted than anything […]