Psalm 142: 5 I cried out to You, O Lord:I said, “You are my refuge,My portion in the land of the living. Dave wrote this while he was in a cave. He knew who was his refuge. He knew where to go when he needed help. The Lord God, Jehovah! I wonder how often we forget to go…
Psalm 141 mouth, heart, table
Psalm 141:3-4 Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil so that I take part in wicked deedsalong with those who are evildoers; do not let me eat their delicacies. It is far to easy to let words unkind and unholy slip through…
Psalm 138 worship, reason, He is worthy
Psalm 138:1-3 I will praise You with my whole heart;Before the gods I will sing praises to You.2 I will worship toward Your holy temple,And praise Your nameFor Your lovingkindness and Your truth;For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.3 In the day when I cried out, You answered me,And made me bold with strength in my soul. There is…
Psalm 137 exile, lost song, hear the cries
Psalm 137:4-6 How shall we sing the Lord’s songIn a foreign land?5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem,Let my right hand forget its skill!6 If I do not remember you,Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth—If I do not exalt JerusalemAbove my chief joy. In this psalm the Israelite’s remember their homeland. They had been taken away…
Psalm 136 Give thanks, God is good, His love endures
Psalm 136 is unique in the way it is written. Over and over it in each verse after a statement it says, “His love endures forever.” Below I’ve put all the statements and capped it off with this beautiful declaration. Give thanks to the Lord, for his good … Give thanks to the God of…
Psalm 135 idols, worthless, worship
Psalm 135:15-18 The idols of the nations are silver and gold,The work of men’s hands.16 They have mouths, but they do not speak;Eyes they have, but they do not see;17 They have ears, but they do not hear;Nor is there any breath in their mouths.18 Those who make them are like them;So is everyone who trusts in them. “If they cannot even see…