Your Works and Thoughts toward Us are Wondrous Beyond Number

Day 117  Psalms 40:5             Psalm 40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are Your wonderful works Which You have done; And Your thoughts toward us Cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.             Almighty and triune God, Your works areContinue reading “Your Works and Thoughts toward Us are Wondrous Beyond Number”

It is a blessing to trust in God More than Men.

Day 116  Psalms 40:4             Psalm 40:4 Blessed is that man who makes the LORD his trust, And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.             Lord, help us not only to rejoice in Your forgiveness, but continue to trust You even when we stand in front of those whoContinue reading “It is a blessing to trust in God More than Men.”

May Your Work in Us Help Others Believe and Follow You

Day 115:  Psalms 40: 3             Psalm 40:3 He has put a new song in my mouth — Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the LORD.             As David prayed in the last Psalm that he would not be brought down or humiliated due to his ownContinue reading “May Your Work in Us Help Others Believe and Follow You”

The Lord’s Loving and Chastening Hand

Day 112  Psalms 39:9-11             Psalm 39:9 I was mute, I did not open my mouth, Because it was You who did it. 10Remove Your plague from me; I am consumed by the blow of Your hand. 11When with rebukes You correct man for iniquity, You make his beauty melt away like a moth; SurelyContinue reading “The Lord’s Loving and Chastening Hand”

Learning Eternal Priorities

Day 111  Psalms 39:6-8             Psalm 39:6 Surely every man walks about like a shadow; Surely they busy themselves in vain; He heaps up riches, And does not know who will gather them. 7“And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You. 8Deliver me from all my transgressions; Do not makeContinue reading “Learning Eternal Priorities”

O Lord, Forgive my Foolish Tongue and Help Me Trust and Follow You

Day 110  Psalms 39:1-5             Psalm 39:1 To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will guard my ways, Lest I sin with my tongue; I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle, While the wicked are before me.”             Oh God, my intention was not to speak when IContinue reading “O Lord, Forgive my Foolish Tongue and Help Me Trust and Follow You”

We continue to Pray for the Lord’s Help to Deal with His and our Enemies

Day 109 Psalms 38:19-22             Psalm 38:19 But my enemies are vigorous, and they are strong; And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied. 20Those also who render evil for good, They are my adversaries, because I follow what is good. 21Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me!Continue reading “We continue to Pray for the Lord’s Help to Deal with His and our Enemies”

God deliver me from me and from my enemies

Day 108: Psalms 38:15-18             Psalm 38:15 For in You, O LORD, I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God. 16For I said, “Hear me, lest they rejoice over me, Lest, when my foot slips, they exalt themselves against me.” 17For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. 18ForContinue reading “God deliver me from me and from my enemies”