PRAYING THE PSALMS
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Another new week of Bible reading and devotion begins. Remember, the idea is that each of us should read the daily Psalm prayerfully, listen for what the Lord is saying to us, and then write a prayer based on the Psalm. By doing so, we are praying the Word of God; and that’s powerful! The
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Psalm 10 LORD, You are King Forever! I confess:When I see the material success of the wicked,living in blatant rebellion against You,Proud of their immorality,Cursing and rejecting You,Brimming with hatred,Lying, slandering and intimidating the downtroddenwith threats and violence.Bullying and crushing the weak.Succeeding in everything –I am so frustrated and confused.It’s easy to thinkthat You don’t
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Psalm 9 Lord,to You I lift my joyful songs of praiseand give my heartfelt thanks.You have been so, so good to me.You have worked powerfully behind the scenesand have delivered mefrom dangers and threats I never even perceived.Those situations that threatened to overwhelm meYou dealt with so powerfully, it is as though they never existed.
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Psalm 8 LORD, our Lord,Great Creator and Life-GiverI am so humbled by Your majesty and glory,on display for all to see. What a mystery it is!You created us in Your own imageas the crown of this Cosmos.You gave us the honour of rulingover the earth and all its creatures.Father, forgive me for the many times
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Psalm 7 Lord my God,You are my Protector and my Shield.In the conflicts raging around me,I pray only that Your righteousness and justice may prevail. If and when I am in the wrongand have caused harm to others,please forgive me,help me to do what is rightand use my repentance to restore Your perfect shalom and
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Before I begin today’s post, please be reminded that the format this year is very simple. As we strive to grow deeper with God through prayer in 2025, we’re reading one Psalm per day and then I’m sharing a prayer based on the Psalm. This is what we call “Praying the Bible”. It’s turning the
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Psalm of the Day: Psalm 5O Lord, my Holy God and KingIt is my joy to bow before You in this early morning hourto offer my life this day in humble surrender. I know that You,in Your holiness,despise, resist, and banish from Your presenceall rebellion, wickedness, evil, arrogance, violence and deceit,along with all who cling
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Psalm of the Day: Psalm 3 All-powerful, all-knowing, ever-present LORD,When I am overwhelmed by the prideful, selfish intentionsof those who cut me down with words or deedsbelieving they are right, that You are on their side, and that all is lost for me –I choose to look into Your loving gaze and put my trust
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Psalm of the Day: Psalm 2 King Jesus – High King of the Cosmos and all Eternity,I enthrone You again as the King of my life,and I willingly submit to Your holy reign.I rejoice that:You rule over me in perfect power, moved by perfect love;You rule over me, inspiring my decisions, but never forcing Your
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Psalm of the Day: Psalm 1 Lord of Life and Eternity, Grace and Truth,I delight in You and in Your every word.All Your ways are good, pleasing and perfect.Please bless me with the grace todayto steadfastly guard my heart against all influences but Yoursto diligently fill my mind with Your Wordto bravely make my every
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