I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise; —Psalm 138:1 ESV We need a broken heart to mourn our own sins, but a whole heart to praise the Lord’s perfections. If ever our heart is whole and wholly occupied with one thing, it should … More Spurgeon: We need a whole heart to praise the Lord’s perfections
July 13 Psalm 138 (ESV) Give Thanks to the Lord Of David. 138:1 I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise; 2 I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your … More July 13 Psalm 138
Psalm 137:1-3 By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our lyres. For there our captors required of us songs, and our tormentors, mirth, saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” The Christian cannot sing in captivity. So it was … More Every heart that has been made new is turned into a harp of praise
July 12 Psalm 137 (ESV) How Shall We Sing the Lord‘s Song? 137:1 By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 On the willows [1] there we hung up our lyres. 3 For there our captors required of us songs, and our tormentors, mirth, saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” … More July 12 Psalm 137
Psalm 136, our reading for today, opens with “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love [mercy] endures forever.” Each of the following 26 verses of this Psalm declare “for for his steadfast love [mercy] endures forever.” Charles Spurgeon comments at The Treasury of David: Mark the one sole cause … More Spurgeon: God does all things from this motive
July 11 Psalm 136 (ESV) His Steadfast Love Endures Forever 136:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever; 4 to him who alone … More July 11 Psalm 136
John Piper on Psalm 135, in our reading plan for today: The psalm begins by calling us to praise the Lord: “Praise the Lord. Praise the name of the Lord.” Then, starting in verse 3 the psalmist gives us reasons for why we should feel praise rising in our hearts toward God. It says, for … More God has pleasure in all that he does.
July 10 Psalm 135 (ESV) Your Name, O Lord, Endures Forever 135:1 Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord, give praise, O servants of the Lord, 2 who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God! 3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant! [1] 4 For the Lord has chosen … More July 10 Psalm 135
Psalm 133:1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! In John 17, Jesus prays for us as believers to have this unity, that we should be one. And in Acts 4:32, we read that, “Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul.” As in music, … More Sweet harmony
July 9 Psalm 133-134 (ESV) When Brothers Dwell in Unity A Song of Ascents. Of David. 133:1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! [1] 2 It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! … More July 9 Psalm 133-134
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