In The Word Read: Psalms 79 – 80 A Lament over the Destruction of Jerusalem, and Prayer for Help. A Psalm of Asaph. 79 O God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance; They have defiled Your holy temple; They have laid Jerusalem in ruins. 2 They have given the dead bodies of Your servants for food to the birds of the heavens, The […]
Don’t Use God, Love Him
In The Word Read: Psalm 78:40-72 40 How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness And grieved Him in the desert! 41 Again and again they tempted God, And pained the Holy One of Israel. 42 They did not remember His power, The day when He redeemed them from the adversary, 43 When He performed His signs in Egypt And His marvels in the field of Zoan, 44 And turned their […]
A Godly Heritage
In The Word Read: Psalm 78:1-39 God’s Guidance of His People in Spite of Their Unfaithfulness. A Maskil of Asaph. 78 Listen, O my people, to my instruction; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, 3 Which we have heard and known, And our fathers […]
Do Not Stop Praying
In The Word Read: Psalms 77 Comfort in Trouble from Recalling God’s Mighty Deeds. For the choir director; according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. 77 My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud; My voice rises to God, and He will hear me. 2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; In the night my hand was stretched out without weariness; […]
God Will Judge Everyone
In The Word Read: Psalms 75 – 76 God Abases the Proud, but Exalts the Righteous. For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. 75 We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks, For Your name is near; Men declare Your wondrous works. 2 “When I select an appointed time, It is I who judge with equity. 3 “The earth […]
God Saves His People
In The Word Read: Psalm 74 An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy. A Maskil of Asaph. 74 O God, why have You rejected us forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? 2 Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance; And this Mount Zion, where You have […]
Envious of The Wicked
In The Word Read: Psalm 73 The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous. A Psalm of Asaph. 73 Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart! 2 But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped. 3 For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the […]
Weep for Pharaoh and Egypt
In The Word Read: Ezekiel 31 – 32 Pharaoh Warned of Assyria’s Fate 31 In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me saying, 2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes, ‘Whom are you like in your greatness? 3 ‘Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon With beautiful branches […]
Judgment of Egypt
In The Word Read: Ezekiel 29 – 30 Judgment of Egypt 29 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth of the month, the word of the Lord came to me saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt. 3 Speak and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against you, […]
Like King, Like Country
In The Word Read: Ezekiel 27, 28 Lament over Tyre 27 Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me saying, 2 “And you, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre; 3 and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrance to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’ […]