Posts with the category “psalms”

9Honor the Lord with your possessions,And with the firstfruits of all your increase;10So your barns will be filled with plenty,And your vats will overflow with new wine.-Proverbs 3:9-10To everything t...  Read More

7Do not be wise in your own eyes;Fear the Lord and depart from evil.8It will be health to your flesh,And strength to your bones.-Proverbs 3:7-8We must consider ourselves with humble judgement. When we...  Read More

5Trust in the Lord with all your heart,And lean not on your own understanding;6In all your ways acknowledge Him,And He shall direct your paths.-Proverbs 3:5-6Commit this to memory. There are so many d...  Read More

3Let not mercy and truth forsake you;Bind them around your neck,Write them on the tablet of your heart,4And so find favor and high esteemIn the sight of God and man.-Proverbs 3:3-4As we continue to pr...  Read More

My son, do not forget my law,But let your heart keep my commands;2For length of days and long lifeAnd peace they will add to you.-Proverbs 3:1-2Israel found themselves getting into a lot of issues sim...  Read More

16To deliver you from the immoral woman,From the seductress who flatters with her words,17Who forsakes the companion of her youth,And forgets the covenant of her God.18For her house leads down to deat...  Read More

10When wisdom enters your heart,And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,11Discretion will preserve you;Understanding will keep you,12To deliver you from the way of evil,From the man who speaks perverse...  Read More

6For the Lord gives wisdom;From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;7He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;8He guards the paths of justice,And pre...  Read More

My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you,2So that you incline your ear to wisdom,And apply your heart to understanding;3Yes, if you cry out for discernment,And lift up your...  Read More

28“Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.29Because they hated knowledgeAnd did not choose the fear of the Lord,30They would have none...  Read More

20Wisdom calls aloud outside;She raises her voice in the open squares.21She cries out in the chief concourses,At the openings of the gates in the cityShe speaks her words:22“How long, you simple ones,...  Read More

10My son, if sinners entice you,Do not consent.11If they say, “Come with us,Let us lie in wait to shed blood;Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;12Let us swallow them alive like Sheol,...  Read More

8My son, hear the instruction of your father,And do not forsake the law of your mother;9For they will be a graceful ornament on your head,And chains about your neck.-Proverbs 1:8-9There are two ways t...  Read More

7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,But fools despise wisdom and instruction.-Proverbs 1:7There are two major ways to understand this verse, and I think both have their place. The firs...  Read More

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:2To know wisdom and instruction,To perceive the words of understanding,3To receive the instruction of wisdom,Justice, judgment, and equity;4To ...  Read More

1Praise the Lord!Praise God in His sanctuary;Praise Him in His mighty firmament!2Praise Him for His mighty acts;Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!3Praise Him with the sound of the trumpe...  Read More

1Praise the Lord!Praise the Lord from the heavens;Praise Him in the heights!2Praise Him, all His angels;Praise Him, all His hosts!3Praise Him, sun and moon;Praise Him, all you stars of light!4Praise H...  Read More

12Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!Praise your God, O Zion!13For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;He has blessed your children within you.14He makes peace in your borders,And fills you with the ...  Read More

7Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;Sing praises on the harp to our God,8Who covers the heavens with clouds,Who prepares rain for the earth,Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.9He gives to the be...  Read More

1Praise the Lord!For it is good to sing praises to our God;For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.2The Lord builds up Jerusalem;He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.3He heals the brokenhear...  Read More

1Praise the Lord!Praise the Lord, O my soul!2While I live I will praise the Lord;I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.3Do not put your trust in princes,Nor in a son of man, in whom ther...  Read More

17The Lord is righteous in all His ways,Gracious in all His works.18The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,To all who call upon Him in truth.19He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;He al...  Read More

14The Lord upholds all who fall,And raises up all who are bowed down.15The eyes of all look expectantly to You,And You give them their food in due season.16You open Your handAnd satisfy the desire of ...  Read More

10All Your works shall praise You, O Lord,And Your saints shall bless You.11They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom,And talk of Your power,12To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts,And ...  Read More

8The Lord is gracious and full of compassion,Slow to anger and great in mercy.9The Lord is good to all,And His tender mercies are over all His works.-Psalm 145:8-9We give a lot of time to speak of the...  Read More

4One generation shall praise Your works to another,And shall declare Your mighty acts.5I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty,And on Your wondrous works.6Men shall speak of the might...  Read More

11Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners,Whose mouth speaks lying words,And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood—12That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth;That ou...  Read More

9I will sing a new song to You, O God;On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,10The One who gives salvation to kings,Who delivers David His servantFrom the deadly sword.-Psalm 144:9-10Ther...  Read More

5Bow down Your heavens, O Lord, and come down;Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.6Flash forth lightning and scatter them;Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them.7Stretch out Your hand from above...  Read More

3Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?4Man is like a breath;His days are like a passing shadow.-Psalm 144:3-4Take a moment and really medita...  Read More

1Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war,And my fingers for battle—2My lovingkindness and my fortress,My high tower and my deliverer,My shield and the One in whom I take refuge,Who su...  Read More

7Answer me speedily, O Lord;My spirit fails!Do not hide Your face from me,Lest I be like those who go down into the pit.8Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,For in You do I trust;Cause...  Read More

1Hear my prayer, O Lord,Give ear to my supplications!In Your faithfulness answer me,And in Your righteousness.2Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,For in Your sight no one living is righteous...  Read More

1I cry out to the Lord with my voice;With my voice to the Lord I make my supplication.2I pour out my complaint before Him;I declare before Him my trouble.3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,Then...  Read More

5Let the righteous strike me;It shall be a kindness.And let him rebuke me;It shall be as excellent oil;Let my head not refuse it.For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked.6Their judges ar...  Read More

4Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,To practice wicked worksWith men who work iniquity;And do not let me eat of their delicacies.-Psalm 141:4Over the last couple of devotions there has been a l...  Read More

3Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;Keep watch over the door of my lips.-Psalm 141:3I think every believer needs to add this verse to their arsenal of memorized and continuously revisited verses. Are ...  Read More

1Lord, I cry out to You;Make haste to me!Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You.2Let my prayer be set before You as incense,The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.-Psalm 141:1-2Some o...  Read More

6I said to the Lord: “You are my God;Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.7O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation,You have covered my head in the day of battle.8Do not grant, O Lord, the d...  Read More

1Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;Preserve me from violent men,2Who plan evil things in their hearts;They continually gather together for war.3They sharpen their tongues like a serpent;The poison of ...  Read More