Sometimes it seems like all of our prayers are, “God, Help me!” If you are in one of those seasons, you are not alone. Over and over in the psalms we see David crying out to God for help. Yet through it all David continues to find hope.
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Psalm 54 – God Is My Help
Ever feel like the whole world was against you? In Psalm 54 David, while fleeing from Saul, finds himself betrayed by the people who live in the area in which he is hiding. (You can read about it in 1 Samuel 23.) David realizes that his army is not large enough to defeat Saul and, […]
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Psalm 53 – God Looks Down
What does God see when He looks down on humanity? Psalm 53 addresses this question. Interestingly, the numerical value for the Hebrew word translated “looks down” is 72 and this psalm is 72 words long in the original Hebrew. God is always watching and looking, but what does He see?
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Words of Wisdom – Psalm 49
The author of Psalm 49 wants to give you wisdom to guide your life. Will you listen? Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world, Psalm 49:1 The psalmist encourages us to have an eternal perspective on our lives and on money. He does this by focusing on the inevitability of […]
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Psalm 38 – I Wait for You, O Lord
Psalm 38 is a mixture of confession and a plea for restoration. David is sick and believes he is under divine punishment. In this psalm we learn to place our situation into God’s hands and trust that God will restore us.
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Psalm 36 – Your Love, O Lord, Reaches to the Heavens
The center of Psalm 36 is one of the most beautiful hymns of praise to God’s love. Are you feeling unloved or forgotten? Psalm 36 reminds us that God loves us and is the great Provider and Protector of those who love Him.
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Let Us Sing to the Lord – Psalm 95:1-2
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! Psalm 95:12 (ESV)
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