Category: Psalms
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Are you good?
Psalm 57:4-5 “My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down amid fiery beasts—the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!” My wife tells me I’m prone to exaggeration – like the…
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The enemy within
Psalm 56:1-2 “Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me; my enemies trample on me all day long, for many attack me proudly.” I’m sure you’ve heard the saying “He’s his own worst enemy.” Could it be that this idea is included in the many warnings…
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Where justice and love meet
Psalm 52:1 “Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day.” How discouraging and disheartening would be the things that we see so often around us – but for God. When you see the destruction that drug dealers are wreaking on so many, when you see…
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The countenance
Psalm 42:11 “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.” One of the outward signs of the condition of the heart is our countenance. It’s an obvious sign of our…
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The waves
Psalm 42:5-7 “Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? . . . Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me.” Job 42:8-11 “Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb,…
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Eternal perspective
Psalm 34:19 “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” If one verse should sound a death knell to the “health and wealth” prosperity gospel, it is the one above from Psalm 34. To hear some TV preachers tell it, if you are a Christian, God wants nothing for…
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Have you tasted?
Psalm 34:8 “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!” Philippians 3:8-9 “What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my…
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A wonderful invitation
Psalm 34:3 ““Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!” Do you like invitations? They are typically very nice things to receive. Someone is celebrating something and because of their relationship with you, they want you to join them. It’s something that someone doesn’t want to be alone to experience.…
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A helping hand
Exodus 18:17-19 “Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone. Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you!” Are you thankful…
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An awesome name
Psalm 34:3 “Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!” Jesus – what a great and awesome name. It’s a name that believers are told to exalt, to lift up, to praise. Jesus – it’s a name that represents the God who is wonderful – the One and only God…
To Encourage You 