Category: Psalms
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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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Why upset the status quo?
Psalm 103:1-5 “Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits . . . who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” Job 33:25 “let their flesh be renewed like a child’s; let them be restored as in the…
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What does it all mean?
Psalm 91:3 “for he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.” I don’t know about you, but the verse above, and in fact the entire 91st Psalm, is one that I’ve heard repeatedly since Covid-19 has struck. I’ve heard so many Christians turn to this Psalm as the…
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When darkness seems to hide His face
Psalm 91:1 “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.” One of the ways our invisible God works to teach us about Himself is by the use of metaphors. There are thousands of them in scripture, and they are all meant to help us grow in our…
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Spiritual songs
Psalm 89:1 “I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known Your faithfulness to all generations.” One of the things I remember as I was growing up was how my mother would always be singing as she went about her work around the house. It wasn’t loud, but it…
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The fear of loss
Psalm 84:11 “No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.” One of the arguments for unbelief – for resisting becoming a Christian – is the belief that one will “miss out” on something. The thoughts can go like this: “I won’t be able to have this or that,” or “I won’t be…
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How to speak – to our self
Psalm 62:5 “For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from Him.” Do you talk to yourself? It’s something perhaps everyone does at one time or another. Sometimes that “talk” is silent, as we roll various thoughts over in our mind. As we lie on our beds at night, sometimes waking…
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Wait . . .
Psalm 62:1-2 “For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.” Some things are worth waiting for. That’s a tough message in this microwave society we live in. So often we’re in such a hurry.…
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The very present help
Psalm 46:1 “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Are you facing any trouble in your life right now? If you’re not, you’re the rare individual, and if you’re not, wait a little while, and trouble will find its way to you. We are told that “man is born to trouble as the sparks…
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For the overwhelmed
Psalm 43:5 “Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.” Aren’t you thankful for the Psalms that show the psalmists baring the pain of their souls? These men of God had troubles, just…
To Encourage You 