Dave's Diary

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  • Psalm 46

    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

    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

    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 43

    Psalm 43 LORD, my Saviour and my God,You are my Shield and Defender!Please keep me safefrom the lies and cruelty of this world.Guard my life from evil.Send the Truth and Light of Your Wordand lead me safely into Your presence. Lord, my Joy and my Delight!You are the Wellspring of my Life.In Your presenceI will…

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  • Psalm 42

    Yesterday Psalm 41 very quietly brought us to the end of what is known as “Book 1” of the Book of Psalms. That’s why Psalm 41 ended with the double affirmation: “Amen and Amen”. So today feels like a good day to remind everyone that in 2025, these daily posts consist simply of a Psalm-of-the-day…

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  • Psalm 41

    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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  • Psalm 40

    Psalm 40 LORD, my Saving God,Surrounded by so many troubles,blinded by the darkness of sin,crushed by the weight of guilt and shame –in my weakness and poverty,all my courage and confidence melted away.Brought to my knees in desperation,out of my darkest night, I cried to You:“Please Lord, save me!Please, Lord!Help!” You, LORD, are my Saviour…

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  • Psalm 39

    Psalm 39 O LORD,In my days of deep darkness and despair,it seems I am trapped..No matter what I do or say,and even when I do nothing,and say nothing,taking cover in silence and inaction,I somehow manage to make things worse.My best intentions and all my effortsonly seem to dig me a deeper hole.Trapped in this prison…

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  • Psalm 38

    Psalm 38 O LORD,when days of darkness come over me –days of pain and suffering in my body,days of soul-weariness and despair,days of grief and mourning –keep me safe from the onewho accuses You of causing my suffering!LORD,keep me safe from his flaming arrowsof guilt and shame.Please forgive me for every sin,and cleanse me by…

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  • Psalm 37

    Psalm 37 Loving God, I worship You,You are my All-Powerful Protector and Provider.You are my Help and my Happiness.Ever-Present and Ever-Faithful,You are my Deep Well of Peace. Lord,Please give me the grace and powerto find my deepest delight in you,to trust in You with all my heart,to surrender myself completely to Your careand to wait…

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