Prayer: Father, the attitude of my heart and my eyes are important. May they be focused on You, upward and outward. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Reading: Psalm 47 key: vs. 7-8 7 Sing praises to God, sing praises!Sing praises to our King, sing praises!8 For God is the King of all the earth.Sing praises with a skillful song. …
Prayer: Father, the psalmist makes some marvelous claims and acknowledgements about You today which sound very contemporary in nature. I pray that You are the same today, yesterday, and tomorrow to us and for us. In Jesus’ name, amen. Reading: Psalm 46 key: 7-8 7 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms totter,He utters His voice, the earth melts!8 Adonai–Tzva’ot is …
Prayer: Father, thank You for a timely word! Your Word I delight in. It amazes me. Astounding. In Jesus’ name, amen. Reading: Psalm 45 key: vs. 8-9 8 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.Therefore, God, your God, anointed you with the oil of gladness above your companions.[a]9 All your robes have myrrh, aloes, cassia.From ivory palaces, stringed …
Prayer: Father, it feels to me in reading this psalm that the writer is presumptive in assessing his self-righteousness and the true nature of his nation. He is accurate when he says, “You know the secrets of the heart.” Help me to be honest and transparent before You. Amen. Reading: Psalm 44 key: vs. 2-4 2 We …
Prayer: Father, I ask You like the psalmist today to “Champion my cause against an ungodly nation.” May we no longer be deceived by the claims of moral superiority when we act like a dictator state. When we have opposition murdered and eliminated. I pray for an awakening and a move of the Holy Spirit. …
Prayer: Father, water plays such a prominent role in Your kingdom. May my soul long for You as the deer pants for water. What a beautiful illustration by the psalmist. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Amen. Reading: Psalm 42 key: vs. 8 8 Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls.All …
Prayer: Father, thank You for the instruction and wisdom of Your Word. If I will listen and obey Your Word, I will avoid much heartache and calamity. Give me eyes to see, ears to hear, and a heart to be obedient. Amen. Reading: Psalm 41 key: vs. 4 Adonai will strengthen him on his sickbed.May You restore …
Prayer: Father, the words of David inspire me to cry out along with him, “Adonai be magnified.” Amen. Reading: Psalm 40 key: 2-4a 2 I waited patiently for Adonai.He bent down to me and heard my cry.3 He brought me up out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire.Then He set my feet on a rock.He …
Prayer: Father, what an interesting request by David, tell me the “days of my life.” You have revealed to a few the answer to this question. May I listen to Your reply. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Reading: Psalms 39 key: vs. 5-6 5 “Let me know, Adonai, my endand what the number of my days is.Let me know …
Prayer: Father, may I learn from David’s life, his sorrows, his failures, and his successes. In all phases of his life, You were there. May I have a penitent heart as David did. Amen. Reading: Psalm 38 key: vs. 7-11 7 I am bent over, bowed down greatly.All day I walk about in mourning.8 For my heart is …
