July 22 Psalm 147 (ESV) He Heals the Brokenhearted 147:1 Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, [1] and a song of praise is fitting. 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. 3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. 4 He determines the number of the … More July 22 Psalm 147
I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. —Psalm 146:2 Charles H. Spurgeon, in “The Treasury of David” While I live I’ll love; and while I breathe I’ll bless. It is but for a while, and I … More Spurgeon: Here I have to sigh and praise, but there I shall only sing and praise.
July 21 Psalm 146 (ESV) Put Not Your Trust in Princes 146:1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! 2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. 3 Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. … More July 21 Psalm 146
Sam Storms’ meditation on Psalms 145 (our reading for today) is titled, “Celebrating the Unsearchable Greatness of God” David begins with God’s greatness (vv. 3, 6b), a word that is horribly overused in our day and applied to anything from deodorant to the most obnoxious professional athlete. Historically, many have taken the adjective Great and made it part of … More Who alone is great?
July 20 Psalm 145 (ESV) Great Is the Lord [1] A Song of Praise. Of David. 145:1 I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. 2 Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. … More July 20 Psalm 145
Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me…… I will sing a new song to you, O God; upon a ten-stringed … More Who gives victory to kings?
July 19 Psalm 144 (ESV) My Rock and My Fortress Of David. 144:1 Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; 2 he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples [1] under me. 3 O Lord, … More July 19 Psalm 144
Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. For your name’s sake, O Lord, preserve my life! In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble! (Psalm 143:8, 11, in our Bible reading plan … More When you come to God, fill your mouth with arguments
At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, “Because you relied on the king of Syria, and did not rely on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped you. Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet … More A challenge from 2 Chronicles 16 and Psalm 143
July 18 Psalms 143 (ESV) My Soul Thirsts for You A Psalm of David. 143:1 Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! 2 Enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you. 3 For the enemy has pursued my soul; … More July 18 Psalms 143
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