PSALMS
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Psalm 100 I sing to You, LORD,I worship You with joy.I come into Your Presence singing:“You alone are God!You created me and I am Yours.I am a child in Your Family,and a lamb in Your Flock.”I enter Your gates giving thanks,I enter Your Presencewith an offering of praise,“You are good and Your love is eternal,Your
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Psalm 99 LORD, my God and King,enthroned on high,surrounded by angelic worship!Earth quakes in Your Presence,People quiver when You move. LORD, my God and King,Supreme and Sovereign,matchless in power!I worship Your greatnessand Your majestic glory,crying,“Holy, holy, holy!” Lord, my God and King,Mighty, righteous, just and trueI bow before Your throne,and praise Your holy Name,crying,“Holy, holy,
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Daily Reading: Psalm 86:1-10 Because we only ever read these poems we call the Psalms after they have been translated into our own language, we miss out on the original language’s flow, rhythms and rhymes that are such important elements of any poetry. Perhaps that’s why a psalm can sometimes feel like a slightly disorganised
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Daily Readings: Psalm 147 and Psalm 130 Today you’re invited to memorise Psalm 130:7-8 7 Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.8 He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins. First commit these verses to memory and then meditate on them throughout the day in light of Psalm
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Daily Readings: Psalm 146 and Psalm 130 Today you’re invited to memorise Psalm 130:5-65 I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.6 I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. First commit it to memory and then meditate on it throughout
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Daily Readings: Psalm 142 and Psalm 130 Today you’re invited to memorise Psalm 130:3-4: 3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?4 But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you. First commit it to memory and then meditate on it throughout the day in light of Psalm 142:7 7 Set
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Daily Readings: Psalm 139 and Psalm 130 Today you’re invited to memorise Psalm 130:1-2:1 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;2 Lord, hear my voice.Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. First commit those verses to memory and then meditate on them throughout the day in light of Psalm 139:7-8, 7 Where can I
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This week our focus moves to our final Psalm in this “Season in the Psalms”, Psalm 130. Each day, we’ll meditate on a verse or two in light of the daily Psalm(s). As an added extra, because this particular Psalm has inspired so many musical expressions, I’ll also share a link to a song based
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Daily Readings: Psalm 124 and Psalm 126 Today you’re invited to memorise Psalm 126:6 Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow,will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them. First commit it to memory and then meditate on it throughout the day in light of Psalm 124:8 Our help is in the name of
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Daily Readings: Psalm 122-123 and Psalm 126 Today you’re invited to memorise Psalm 126:5 (although it would be great to try to recite the whole of v.1-5 if you can). Verse 5 reads: Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Commit it to memory and then meditate on it throughout the day,
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