Category: Psalms
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What’s your perspective?
Psalm 139:6 “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.” Do you read the Bible? If you do, what is the perspective from which you approach it? Might I suggest there are at least three views we can take as we read it. The first is to place ourselves above…
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To be all you can be
Psalm 138:8 “The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me.” Have you heard the popular slogan for the U.S. Army: “Be all you can be?” It’s similar to a saying we frequently hear at high school graduation ceremonies: “You can be anything you want to be!” The truth is, however, that we can’t be anything we…
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The chosen people
Psalm 135:4 “For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His own possession.” Most of us have heard the term “God’s chosen people” as applied to the nation of Israel. When one hears this who is not a Jew, a typical reaction might be “What about me? Are the Jews better than me? …
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Wonderful unity
Psalm 133:1 “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” One of the things that is constantly in the news today is the divisions that are so evident in the U.S.A. No matter where we look, there is discord: division between races, division between political parties, divisions in families, divisions between genders,…
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While we wait . . .
Psalm 130:5 “I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in His word I hope” Are you good at waiting for things? For example, how often have you heard, or thought, “I just can’t wait for this weather to change.” So often in life we find ourselves in positions of waiting, and more often…
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A lavished love
Psalm 127:3 “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.” Sometimes things are so much more incredible than we realize at first glance. My youngest son’s name is Adam. Adam has Down syndrome. Anyone that knows Adam knows that he is a walking, talking bundle of love and joy. Every…
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Controlling our emotions
Psalm 126:3 “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.” Do you realize that joy should be the prevailing emotion of a Christian? In fact, we have actually been commanded by God to rejoice, per the words from Philippians 4:4: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I will say, rejoice.” Like all…
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The believer’s hope
Psalm 121:7-8 “The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.” One of the greatest blessings of the believer is his or her joyful anticipation of the future. Isn’t it so often that the fear of the future robs people of…
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Looking for help
Psalm 121:1-2 “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.” One of the things the Bible tells us is that we are to “always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason…
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The hard way – that leads to life
Psalm 119:176 “I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.” The 119th Psalm was penned by someone who had a deep reverence and love for God and his Word. He speaks of God’s Word in one way or another 176 times in this psalm. Yet,…
To Encourage You 