Psalm 131 My heart is not proud, Lord, my eyes are not haughty;I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me.2 But I have calmed and quieted myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child I am content. 3 Israel, put your hope in the Lord both now and forevermore. Whatever the occasion was,…
Author: Starla
Psalm 130, sin, forgiveness, hope
Psalm 130:3-5 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?4 But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you. 5 I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. We know that forgiveness comes with Jesus Christ. He bought it with His blood on the cross of…
Psalm 129, youth, enemy, victory
Psalm 129:1-4 “Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth,”Let Israel now say—2 “Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth;Yet they have not prevailed against me.3 The plowers plowed on my back;They made their furrows long.”4 The Lord is righteous;He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked. Here we can see that the enemy has been after…
Psalm 128, The Fear of the Lord, blessing, family
Psalm 128:1-4 Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him.2 You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house;your children will be like olive shoots around your table.4 Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the Lord. When I look at this…
Psalm 127, build, frustration, family
I enjoy building teams and building worship events. I love to put words together and make something come of it but without the Lord these things are just people rushing about, a bunch of songs strung together, and words on a page. Psalm 127:1 Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards…
Psalm 124, escape, help, the Lord is on our side
Psalm 124:6-8 Praise be to the Lord who has not let us be torn by their teeth. We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Can you remember a…