Category: psalms
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Five Quick Questions
1Oh come, let us sing to the LORD;let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!2Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!3For the LORD is a great God,and a great King above all gods.4In his hand are the depths of the earth;the heights…
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Don’t Act Like God Doesn’t Matter!
8Understand, O dullest of the people!Fools, when will you be wise?9He who planted the ear, does he not hear?He who formed the eye, does he not see?10He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke?He who teaches man knowledge—11the LORD—knows the thoughts of man,that they are but a breath.–Psalm 94 This anonymous psalm definitely had a…
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7 Quick Truths to Start Your Week
1It is good to give thanks to the LORD,to sing praises to your name, O Most High;2to declare your steadfast love in the morning,and your faithfulness by night,3to the music of the lute and the harp,to the melody of the lyre.4For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work;at the works of your hands I…
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The Great Lesson
12So teach us to number our daysthat we may get a heart of wisdom.–Psalm 90 Here is a psalm from Moses. Before our selected verse, he had been talking about how we are but ‘dust’ that lives a short life. This psalm says that many make it to 70, or maybe even 80. Deuteronomy 34…
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Coffee and Bible
13But I, O LORD, cry to you;in the morning my prayer comes before you.–Psalm 88 This was a hard psalm and a hard situation. The sons of Korah prayed a depressing prayer full of pain and tears. But they prayed. They illustrated a wonderful principle that has helped me in my depression. Get up and spend…
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Unite My Heart
11Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.–Psalm 86 Another great psalm by David. Good leaders are also good submitters. And David here wanted to be led by God. He proclaimed two things and then linked them to promise. David first spoke in a…
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Find Strength in God
5Blessed are those whose strength is in you…–Psalm 84 I had the absolute honor to teach on Step 4 last night at our local Celebrate Recovery. Doing a fearless moral and spiritual inventory years ago absolutely changed my life and I am grateful for this pivotal ministry. The main verse for Celebrate Recovery is on…
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What Does God Inherit?
8Arise, O God, judge the earth;for you shall inherit all the nations!–Psalm 82 The psalms of David sometimes touch on personal trauma. You can tell David suffers from depression and anxiety. The psalms of Asaph, however, are full of national despair. The enemy nations are surrounding them. Threatening to destroy and overcome. The laments of…
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Your Own Counsel
11“But my people did not listen to my voice;Israel would not submit to me.12So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts,to follow their own counsels.–Psalm 81 Asaph at times quoted God in this psalm. Here is one of those moments. What was God’s message? His people refused to do two things and so God…
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The Groans
11Let the groans of the prisoners come before you;according to your great power, preserve those doomed to die!12Return sevenfold into the lap of our neighborsthe taunts with which they have taunted you, O Lord!13But we your people, the sheep of your pasture,will give thanks to you forever;from generation to generation we will recount your praise.–Psalm…
Joel M Bradshaw 