PRAYING THE PSALMS
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Psalm 140 LORD, my Sovereign GodYou rule over all things by Your power and love. Please protect me from thosewho are willing to do anythingand to use any means possibleto get their own way.They plot, they quarrel,they gossip, they slander,they falsely accuseand spread their poisonwith words that fly like arrows,like the spitting cobra’s venom.Keep me
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Psalm 139 LORD,You know me inside out,my every thought, my every word,my resting and my doing.You know me deeperthan I know myself,than I could ever comprehend. LORD,You are everywhere I go –Behind me and before me,Above me and below,to left and right, to east and west,in heaven and on earth,in darkness and in light,in death
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Psalm 138 LORD,I seek Your face, I praise Your Name.I thank You, Lord, with all my heart.I bow my knee in awe and honourto glorify Your Name. You are God alone!O God of unfailing love and faithfulness,O God of absolute authority,O God who answers every prayerand gives me strength each day,I worship You and give
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Psalm 137 LORD,I call to mindthe placeswhere I have most deeply encountered Youin worship,and my heart is stirred with gratitude and love.I call to mindthe peoplewith whom I have most deeply found fellowshipin You,and my heart is stirred with longing and love.Thank You,for these people and placesthat were such a wonderful partof my journey with
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Psalm 136 Thank You, LORD, for Your unfailing goodness.Your love endures forever!Thank You, LORD, the God of ‘gods’,the King of kings and Lord of lords.Your love endures forever! By Your wisdom You created this ordered worldof sea, earth and sky,of sun, moon and stars;and, in Your world,You perform great and glorious wonders.Your love endures forever!
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Psalm 135 I praise You, LORD, for You are goodand in Your kindnessYou made me Your very own. I praise You, LORD, for You are great,the Sovereign Lord over all the earth.You accomplish Your perfect willin heaven and earth, in sea and sky. I praise You, LORD, for You deliver,and in Your love You set
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Psalm 134 LORD,draw us, Your People, near to Youto worship and to pray,to lift our hands,to bless Your heart,to glorify Your Name.And then,I know with all my heart,I’m absolutely sure,Wondrous God of heaven and earth,You’ll bless usevermore.Amen.
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Psalm 133 Father,Grant us, Your Peoplethe grace to live in loving harmonywith You and with each other.ThenYour Father-Heart will take delight in us,Your Spirit will dwell in us richly,Your Blessing will rest on usas dew rests on the mountain grass,Your Life-Giving Power will anoint us all,just as Your fragrant oil drenched Aaronand set him apart
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Psalm 132 Mighty God of Grace,stir our hearts with passionfor the Gathering Place of Your People –the Place of Worshipwhere You draw nearto receive our Praise.Fill us with a holy desire to be with Youand to worship in spirit and truthbefore Your holy Throne of Grace. LORD,may Your Presence always fill our Place of Worship.May
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Psalm 131 LORD,I humbly surrendermy prideful striving and strainingto know better than others;to understand and have an opinionon every issue under the sun.I humbly acceptthat there are many thingsI will simply never understand.They are too lofty for me,too complex and nuanced,and, frankly,too confusing for my finite mind!Only You,Infinite God of Wisdom and Understandingcan know all
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