Category: Book of Psalms
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When Your Heart Is Overwhelmed
Scripture Focus “Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy.” – Psalm…
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God Remembers Every Tear
Scripture Focus “You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?” – Psalm 56:8 (ESV) Devotional Thought Psalm 56 was written during a time when David was surrounded by enemies and living under constant threat. His life was filled with…
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Sin Is First Against God
Scripture Focus “Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.” – Psalm 51:4 (ESV) Devotional Thought Psalm 51 is David’s prayer of repentance after his sin with Bathsheba and…
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The Price Too High to Pay
Scripture Focus “Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life, for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice, that he should live on forever and never see the pit.” – Psalm 49:7–9 (ESV) Devotional Thought Psalm 49 reads almost…
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Be Still and Know
Scripture Focus “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” – Psalm 46:10 (ESV) Devotional Thought Psalm 46:10 contains one of the most well-known commands in Scripture: “Be still, and know that I am God.” Yet…
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When God Is Your Defender
Scripture Focus “O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might. O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth. For strangers have risen against me; ruthless men seek my life; they do not set God before themselves. Selah. Behold, God is…
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Refusing to Speak Sinful Words
Scripture Focus “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.’ I was mute with silence, I held my peace even from good; and my sorrow was stirred up.” – Psalm 39:1–2…
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Can Sin Cause Sickness?
Scripture Focus “There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin. For my iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.” – Psalm 38:3–4 (ESV) Devotional Thought Psalm 38…
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Be Still When the Wicked Prosper
Scripture Focus “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. For the evildoers shall be…
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The Easy Way or the Hard Way
Scripture Focus “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you.” —…
