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You have rejected us, God, and burst upon us; You have been angry — now restore us! You have shaken the land and torn it open; mend its fractures, for it is quaking. You have shown Your people desperate times; You have given us wine [...]

3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. 4 In God, Whose word I praise — in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? ~ Psalm 56 It has been my privilege to do these [...]

6 I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. 7 I would flee far away and stay in the desert; 8 I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and [...]

4 Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one Who sustains me. ~ Psalm 54 It is interesting how times in the Psalms we see David under attack – especially verbally. Rather than just lash out in self-defence, he calls upon God. A [...]

1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good. 2 God looks down from Heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who [...]

Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God? You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor. You love evil rather than [...]

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from Your presence or take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain [...]

The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets. From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before Him, and around Him [...]

Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world, both low and high, rich and poor alike: My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding. I will turn my ear to a proverb; with [...]

Within Your temple, O God, we meditate on Your unfailing love. Like Your name, O God, Your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is filled with righteousness. ~ Psalm 48:9-10 God’s temple in the New Testament is His people. It [...]

1 Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. 2 For the LORD Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth. ~ Psalm 47:1-2 Christianity is communal. It’s not just for individuals but for the nations. Christianity [...]

1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with [...]

My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skilful writer You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed with grace, since God has blessed you [...]

Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. Awake, Lord! Why do You sleep? Rouse Yourself! Do not reject us forever. Why do You hide Your face and forget our misery and oppression? We are [...]

Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Saviour and my God. ~ Psalm 43:5 Christians can get discouraged, downcast and depressed. It is not the case that we are [...]

1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for You, my God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? ~ Psalm 42 There is a spiritual thirst and hunger, [...]

1 Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the LORD delivers them in times of trouble. 2 The LORD protects and preserves them — they are counted among the blessed in the land — He does not give them over to the desire [...]

“I waited patiently for the LORD; He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put [...]

“Show me, LORD, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is. You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before You. Everyone is but a breath, even those [...]

21 LORD, do not forsake me; do not be far from me, my God. 22 Come quickly to help me, my Lord and my Saviour. ~ Psalm 38 One of the great fears of any human being is being forsaken – by parents, wife, husband, [...]