Category: Psalms
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Why this?
Psalm 119:75 “I know, O Lord, . . . that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.” For a believer, every single affliction that touches his or her life must pass through God first. He is our Great Shepherd and he never abandons His sheep. Nothing is greater than Him. And He is a Good Shepherd…
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The mind of Christ
Psalm 119:73 “Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.” It is impossible to put into words the awesomeness of the Word of God. The same mind that conceived the human body gave us the Word of God. To think of the genius behind this defies description.…
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Emotions
Psalm 119:28 “My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word!” When a Christian reads the words above, he or she may question how this could refer to a believer when we are told in other places in scripture things such as “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice…
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Seeing wonders
Psalm 119:18 “Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.” This is one of my favorite verses. God’s law, His Word, the Bible, is filled with wondrous things; but if God doesn’t open our eyes to them, we will miss them. They are things that are more precious than gold,…
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Valleys
Psalm 116:1-2 “I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.” Have you ever been at the end of yourself? Have you ever been in a situation in which you had no answers, you didn’t…
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Marvelous condescension
Psalm 115:12-13 “The Lord has remembered us; he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron; he will bless those who fear the Lord, both the small and the great.” In the vastness of the universe, have you ever thought about how small we are? I’ve had the thought, from time to…
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Satisfied
Psalm 107:9 “For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.” Are you satisfied? Do you have a full life? A satisfied and full life is not the same thing as a busy life. Most of us are busy with work, family and friends, and various responsibilities. And when we…
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When trials come
Psalm 105:16-22 “When He (i.e. God) summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread, He had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron; until what he had said came to pass, the Word of the Lord tested him. The…
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He cares for you
Psalm 104:16-18 “The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees. The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.” Do you have any pets? Have you ever taken care…
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How Great Thou Art!
Psalm 104:1 “Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed in splendor and majesty.” How GREAT is our God! Any words we use, no matter how many we use, can only understate his majesty. He is a being that never had a beginning and never will…
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