Psalm 106-110
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007Excerpt
Your people will offer themselves willingly
on the day you lead your forces
on the holy mountains.
Psalm 110:3
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Prayer
O Lord, as King of kings could could demand our service. You have every right to it. Serving You could be something from which we could never escape.
Yet if this were the […]
Psalm 109 – The Name of God
Friday, October 19th, 2007Excerpt
But you, O LORD my Lord,
act on my behalf for your name’s sake;
because your steadfast love is good, deliver me.
Psalm 109:21
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Prayer
You are LORD, the One who has revealed His name to us as Yahweh. You are who You will be. You are unique as the self-determining God.
Moreover, You […]
Psalm 108 – A Steadfast Heart
Thursday, October 18th, 2007Excerpt
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing and make melody.
Awake, my soul!
Psalm 108:1
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Prayer
Is my heart steadfast, Lord? Perhaps, yes; perhaps, no. It all depends on the condition of my […]
Psalm 107 – Desert into Pools
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007Excerpt
He turns a desert into pools of water,
a parched land into springs of water.
Psalm 107:35
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Prayer
Dear Lord, this psalm celebrates Your judgment, when you turn things upside down, turning rivers into a desert and a desert […]
Psalm 106 – Forgetting God’s Works
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007Excerpt
But they soon forgot his works;
they did not wait for his counsel.
Psalm 106:13
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Prayer
Gracious and Holy God, this verse recounts in few words the sorry history of Your chosen people. Though saved by You, guided by […]
Psalm 107: Thanks for God’s Works
Monday, May 21st, 2007(Note: Tomorrow I return to the proper order, with Psalm 111.)
Excerpt
Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to humankind. (Psalm 107:8)
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Prayer
Gracious Lord, what could be a more fitting and basic response to Your resurrection than gratitude? As I consider what You did […]
Psalm 110 – A Priest Like Melchizedek
Sunday, May 13th, 2007Excerpt
The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind,
“You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”
Psalm 110:4
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Prayer
Lord Jesus, You are not just any high priest, but the ultimate high priest. Though You shared in God’s own nature, You chose to become human so that […]
Psalm 109: God Saves the Needy
Saturday, May 12th, 2007Excerpt
For he stands at the right hand of the needy,
to save them from those who would condemn them to death.
Psalm 109:31
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Prayer
Dear Lord, this psalm reminds me to pray for the needy. So I pray, first of all, for those who are in physical danger, that You would save […]
Psalm 108 – God’s Victory
Friday, May 11th, 2007Excerpt
With God we shall do valiantly;
it is he who will tread down our foes.
Psalm 108:13
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Prayer
O Lord, our battle is not ours, really, but yours. We fight in Your army against the forces of evil. Yet we do not fight in our own strength, but in Yours.
Tread down our […]
Psalm 107 – God Satisfies the Thirsty
Thursday, May 10th, 2007Excerpt
For he satisfies the thirsty,
and the hungry he fills with good things.
Psalm 107:9
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Prayer
Gracious God, indeed you satisfy me with good things: water to drink, food to eat, and so many other tangible blessings. Yet You satisfy so much more than simply my physical needs and desires. You satisfy […]