In The Word Read: Psalm 70 – 71 Prayer for Help against Persecutors. For the choir director. A Psalm of David; for a memorial. 70 O God, hasten to deliver me; O Lord, hasten to my help! 2 Let those be ashamed and humiliated Who seek my life; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt. 3 Let those be turned back […]
David’s Distress
In The Word Read: Psalm 69 A Cry of Distress and Imprecation on Adversaries. For the choir director; according to Shoshannim. A Psalm of David. 69 Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life. 2 I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me. 3 I am weary with my […]
God Is Our strength
In The Word Read: Psalm 68:19-35 19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation. Selah. 20 God is to us a God of deliverances; And to God the Lord belong escapes from death. 21 Surely God will shatter the head of His enemies, The hairy crown of him who goes on in his guilty deeds. 22 The Lord said, “I will bring them back […]
Let God Arise
In The Word Read: Psalm 68:1-18 The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary. For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song. 68 Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered, And let those who hate Him flee before Him. 2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked perish before God. 3 But let the righteous […]
Glorify God
In The Word Read: Psalms 66 – 67 Praise for God’s Mighty Deeds and for His Answer to Prayer. For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm. 66 Shout joyfully to God, all the earth; 2 Sing the glory of His name; Make His praise glorious. 3 Say to God, “How awesome are Your works! Because of the greatness of Your […]
If God is For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?
In The Word Read: Psalms 64 – 65 Prayer for Deliverance from Secret Enemies. For the choir director. A Psalm of David. 64 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; Preserve my life from dread of the enemy. 2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, From the tumult of those who do iniquity, 3 Who have sharpened their tongue like […]
Are You Hungry And Thirsty?
In The Word Read: Psalm 63 The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God. A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 63 O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2 Thus I have seen You in […]
The Rock Of Our Salvation
In The Word Read: Psalms 61 – 62 Confidence in God’s Protection. For the choir director; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David. 61 Hear my cry, O God; Give heed to my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3 For […]
Children Of God
In The Word Read: Psalms 60 Lament over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help. For the choir director; according to Shushan Eduth. A Mikhtam of David, to teach; when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. 60 O God, You have rejected us. You have broken […]
What Is In Your Mouth?
In The Word Read: Psalms 58 – 59 Prayer for the Punishment of the Wicked. For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David. 58 Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men? 2 No, in heart you work unrighteousness; On earth you weigh out the violence of your hands. 3 The wicked are estranged from the womb; These […]