Category: Praying the Psalms

  • Day 130: Your Name is Near Psalm 75

    Day 130: Your Name is Near Psalm 75

    “We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.”‭‭Psalm‬ ‭75‬:‭1‬ ‭ESV‬‬ Thank you, Lord, that Your name is near. We talk a lot about the goodness of Your name. That Your name is holy. That your name is majestic in all the earth. But…

  • Day 128: Bossing the Angels (Psalm 29:1-2)

    Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;    worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness Psalm 29:1-2 At first glance, Psalm 29-1-2 is exactly like Psalm 96: Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,     ascribe to the Lord glory and strength! 8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;     bring an offering, and come into…

  • Day 118: A Songbook Big Enough (Psalms 88 and 118)

    Because of the way the five Psalms a day reading plan is structured, I always read Psalm 88 and Psalm 118 back to back. But I was today years old before I was struck by the contrasts between them. God, in His great love for us, has given us a Psalter that has room for…

  • Psalm 121: What a Difference a Question Mark Makes

    “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?”‭‭Psalm‬ ‭121‬:‭1‬ ‭ESV‬‬ “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help.”‭‭Psalm‬ ‭121‬:‭1‬ ‭KJV‬‬ My denomination once owned a conference center nestled in the Sangre de Cristo mountains near Santa Fe, New Mexico. I was blessed to…

  • Praying the Psalms: A Meditation on Psalm 84

    84 How lovely is your dwelling place,    O Lord of hosts!2 My soul longs, yes, faints    for the courts of the Lord;my heart and flesh sing for joy    to the living God. 3 Even the sparrow finds a home,    and the swallow a nest for herself,    where she may lay her young,at your altars, O Lord of hosts,    my King and my God.4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house,    ever singing your praise!  ‭Psalm‬ ‭84:1-4…

  • Praying the Psalms: Meditation on Psalm 39

    “I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence.” I was mute and silent; I held my peace to no avail, and my distress grew worse. My heart became hot within me.…

  • Praying the Psalms: A Meditation on Psalm 5

    Give ear to my words, O Lord;    consider my groaning.Give attention to the sound of my cry,    my King and my God,    for to you do I pray. Psalm 5:1-2, ESV Father, sometimes I come to you like a little boy who has learned a new trick and wants his father’s approval. I say, “Daddy, watch me!” Sometimes I turn away from…

  • Day 132: Where Every Part Reflects the Whole (Psalm 67)

    Through the Bible Reading Plan: Psalm 65-67, 69-70 67 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah 2 that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. 3 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise…

  • Day 131: Why The Pharisees Missed It, and Why We Sometimes do Too (Psalm 20)

    Through the Bible: 2 Samuel 10; 1 Chronicles 19; Psalm 20 “Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand.” (Psalm 20:6) When I read Psalm 20:6, it’s a little easier for me to understand why the Pharisees didn’t…

  • Day 122: The Sanctifying Power of Unity (Psalm 133)

    “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! 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! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there…

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