Category: Psalms
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Loving Sinners. Hating Sin.
Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.” “Love the sinner and hate the sin” –…
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The Secret Place
Psalm 91:1 (NKJV) “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Do you have any secrets? Some secrets are fun to keep – like some secret gift we are planning to give someone we love on their birthday or at Christmas. Others are necessary in…
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Source of strength
Psalm 119:133 “Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me.” Every person on earth has areas of weakness. Another way of saying this is that there are many things in this world that are stronger than we are. In the physical realm, one only needs to think…
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The sojourners
Judges 16:30 “And Samson said, ‘Let me die with the Philistines.’” Psalm 39:4-5, 12-13 “O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely all mankind stands as a…
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The sword that divides
John 17:17 “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” Psalm 119:104 “Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.” In John 17 Jesus prays that His followers would be sanctified, i.e., set apart to God and separated from the world and all the sin that so characterizes it. This is the concept…
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Are you grateful?
Psalm 145:15-16 “The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing.” Do you realize how dependent you are on God for the most basic necessities of life? If you eat anything today, it is only because God provided it…
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(Re)actions that speak louder than words
Psalm 145:8-9 “The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.” Aren’t you glad that the true God is the God of the Bible? When we think of His great power, aren’t you glad that the things that are said…
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An urgent prayer for an urgent need
Psalm 141:1-2 “O Lord, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you! Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice! Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of…
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Knowing ourselves
Psalm 139:23-24 “Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!” Have you ever noticed how many people are on a quest to “know who they are?” So many people are searching to know themselves. …
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It’s personal
Psalm 139:17-18 “How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than the sand.” Do you read the Bible? Do you realize it is a message written to you, personally? If you don’t read it, what a shame to miss what was meant for…
To Encourage You 