Posts tagged Psalm

Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
and perform your vows to the Most High,
and call upon me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”

~(Psalm 50:14-15 ESV)

But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”

~(Luke 14:13-14 ESV)

O God, we have heard with our ears,
our fathers have told us,
what deeds you performed in their days,
in the days of old:

~(Psalm 44:1 ESV)

Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

~(Exodus 40:34 ESV)

And they went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm.

~(Luke 8:24 ESV)

The LORD is the strength of his people;

he is the saving refuge of his anointed.

Oh, save your people and bless your heritage!

Be their shepherd and carry them forever.

(Psalm 28:8-9 ESV)

I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD

in the land of the living!

(Psalm 27:13 ESV)

The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed,

a stronghold in times of trouble.

And those who know your name put their trust in you,

for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.

(Psalm 9:9-10 ESV)

My shield is with God,

who saves the upright in heart.

God is a righteous judge,

and a God who feels indignation every day.

(Psalm 7:10-11 ESV)

But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;

let them ever sing for joy,

and spread your protection over them,

that those who love your name may exult in you.

For you bless the righteous, O LORD;

you cover him with favor as with a shield.

(Psalm 5:11-12 ESV)

Praise the LORD!

Praise God in his sanctuary;

     praise him in his mighty heavens!

Praise him for his mighty deeds;

     praise him according to his excellent greatness!

Praise him with trumpet sound;

     praise him with lute and harp!

Praise him with tambourine and dance;

     praise him with strings and pipe!

Praise him with sounding cymbals;

     praise him with loud clashing cymbals!

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD!

(Psalm 150:1-4)

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And David danced before the LORD with all his might. 

(2 Samuel 6:14a ESV)

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,

for in you my soul takes refuge;

in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,

till the storms of destruction pass by.

  I cry out to God Most High,

to God who fulfills his purpose for me.

  He will send from heaven and save me;

he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah

God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!

My soul is in the midst of lions;

I lie down amid fiery beasts—

the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows,

whose tongues are sharp swords.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!

Let your glory be over all the earth!

They set a net for my steps;

my soul was bowed down.

They dug a pit in my way,

but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah

  My heart is steadfast, O God,

my heart is steadfast!

I will sing and make melody!

  Awake, my glory!

Awake, O harp and lyre!

I will awake the dawn!

  I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;

I will sing praises to you among the nations.

  For your steadfast love is great to the heavens,

your faithfulness to the clouds.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!

Let your glory be over all the earth!

 (Psalm 57 ESV)

(Source: esvonline.org)

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God “
         They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds;
         There is no one who does good. 
The LORD has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men
         To see if there are any who understand,
         Who seek after God. 
They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt;
         There is no one who does good, not even one. 
Do all the workers of wickedness not know,
         Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
         And do not call upon the Lord? 
There they are in great dread,
         For God is with the righteous generation. 
You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted,
         But the LORD is his refuge. 
Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
         When the LORD restores His captive people,
         Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.

May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble!
May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high! 
May He send you help from the sanctuary
And support you from Zion! 
May He remember all your meal offerings
And find your burnt offering acceptable!

Selah.
May He grant you your heart’s desire
And fulfill all your counsel! 
We will sing for joy over your victory,
And in the name of our God we will set up our banners 
May the LORD fulfill all your petitions. 
Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
With the saving strength of His right hand.

Some boast in chariots and some in horses,
But we will boast in the name of the LORD, our God.

They have bowed down and fallen,
But we have risen and stood upright.

Save, O LORD;
May the King answer us in the day we call.

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Praying a variation of this for my friend SGT Brian Major and his wife Sandy. Sandy has cancer and found out that it has spread today and more chemo is needed. They are both feeling weak right now and prayers for them would be appreciated!

Genesis 23:4

“I am a stranger and a sojourner among you; give me a burial site among you that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”

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Psalm 39:12

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry;
Do not be silent at my tears;
For I am a stranger with You,
A sojourner like all my fathers.

Hebrews 11:13-16

All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own. And indeed if they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He has prepared a city for them.

1 Peter 2:11-12

Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul. Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.

The law of the LORD

is perfect, restoring the soul;

The testimony of the LORD

is sure, making wise the simple.

The precepts of the LORD

are right, rejoicing the heart;

The commandment of the LORD

is pure, enlightening the eyes.

The fear of the LORD

is clean, enduring forever;

The judgments of the LORD

are true; they are righteous altogether.