Psalm 50 LORD Almighty,You are radiant in the beauty of Your holinessand Your Word goes out to all.All who seek You will see Your glory.All who listen will hear Your voice. LORD, my Righteous Judge,Forgive me for ever being blind to Your gloryand going through the motions of worshipwithout truly engaging my heart and mind.You…

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Psalm 49 Father God,Remind me every dayhow worthless earthly riches are.No earthly wealth can pay the priceto set me free from sin!No earthly wisdom ever keeps mefrom my destined end!No earthly greatness can exempt mefrom that final breath! Father,Remind me every dayhow futile it isto trust myself,my wealth,my wisdom,my greatness. Only Youcan truly satisfy me…

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Psalm 48 O LORD,You are very great,and so worthy to be praised! By Your outrageous saving graceYou’ve made my heart Your homeAnd by Your sacred presence within meYou’ve set my life apart for Your glory. So, may my brokenness be turned to beauty,and my sorrow turned to joy,may Your peace be my inheritanceand Your glory…

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Psalm 47 Lord Most High,You reign supreme over all creation.O High King of heaven and earth,We stand in awe of You! May Your Royal Powerdirect our paths,Your Royal Loveour sure foundation be.May the self-exalted of this worldcome worship at Your feet,And all Your people everywhereunite to bring You praise! With clapping hands and shouts of…

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Psalm 46 LORD,You are my Refuge,my Safety and my Strength,my Ever-Present Saviour in troubled times. When storms are raging all around me,when my world is falling apart,and the foundations of my life are crumbling –Fear will not rule my life!Because,LORD Most High,You are with me.Your River of Life within meis my Joy and my Delight.…

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Psalm 45 is a song written for the wedding of one of the kings of Israel. In this prayer I am relying on the New Testament image of the “Bride of Christ” and seeing the Psalm as an expression of wonderful truth about our “Bridegroom”, King Jesus. Psalm 45 O Lord, my KingYou are too…

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Psalm 44 Lord, my King and my God:I look around me nowand, in honesty,confess:I’m overwhelmed.I’m drowning in doubt.I’m forgotten and forsaken,abandoned and alone.The foundations of my faith are failing,my world is crumbling,my life, disintegratingday by day.Have You really cast me aside?Have You really turned away? No!I cannot surrender to these lies. Lord, my King and…

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Psalm 41 Gracious and merciful Lord,Strengthen my faithfor those devastating times of trouble,when cruelty and betrayal hang thick in the air. When those who despise mecut me down with their cursing;When those who feign compassion for meonly gather the fuel for their gleeful gossip;When those who hate me without causespout poison and malice to all…

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