Month: June 2023

(A son, A psalm of David)

“My heart is confident I’m You, O God; no wonder I can sing Your praises with all my heart! Wake up, lyre and harp! I will wake the dawn with my song. I will thank You, O Lord, among all the people. I will sing Your praises among the nations. For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens. You faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. May Your glory shine all over the earth.” (Psalm 108: -5, NLT)

“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! His faithful love endures forever. Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others He has redeemed you from your enemies.”

“Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world. They, too, observed the Lord’s power in action, , His impressive works on the deepest seas. He spoke and the winds rose, stirring up the waves. Their ships were tossed into the heavens and plunged again into the depths; the sailers cringed in terror. Thy relied and staggered like drunkards and were at their wit’s end. ‘Lord help! they cried in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves. What a blessing was that stillness as He brought them safely into harbor! Let them praise the wonderful things He has done for them. Let them exalt Him publicly before the congregation and the before the leaders of the nation.”

“Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the Lord.” (Psalm 107: 1-8, 23-31, 43, NLT)

“Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His faithfulness endures forever. Who can list the glorious miracles of the Lord? Who can ever praise Him enough? There is joy for those who deal justly with others and always do what is right.

Remember me, Lord, when You show favor to Your people; come near and rescue me. Let me share in the prosperity of Your chosen ones. Let me rejoice for Your people; let me praise You with those are Your heritage.” (Psalm 106: 1-5, NLT)

“Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim His greatness. Let the whole world know what He has done. Sing to Him, yes, sing His praises. Tell everyone about His wonderful deeds. Exult in His holy name; rejoice, you who worship the Lord. Search for the Lord and for HIs strength; continually seek Him. Remember the wonders He has performed, His miracles, and the rulings He has given, you children of his servant Abraham, You descendent of Jacob, His chosen ones.” (Psalm 15: 1-56, NLT)

“Let all that I am praise the Lord.

O Lord my God, how great You are! You are robed with honor and majesty. You are dressed in a robe of light. You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens; You lay out the rafters of Your home in the rain clouds. You make the clouds Your chariot; You ride upon the wings of the wind. The winds are Your messengers; flames of fire are Your servants. “

“You make spring pour water into the ravines, so steams gush down from the mountains. They provide water for al the animals, and the wild donkeys quench their thirst. The birds nest beside the streams and sing among the branches of the trees. You send rain on the mountains from Your heavenly home, and You fill the earth with the fruit of Your labor. You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for people to use. You allow them to produce food fro the earth- wine to make them glad, olive oil to soothe their skin and bread to give them strength.”

“You made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to set. You send the darkness, and it becomes light, when all the forest animals prowl about. The young lions roar for for their prey, stalking the food provided by God. At dawn they slink back to their dens to rest. Then people go off to their work, where they labor until evening.

O Lord, what a variety of things You have made! In wisdom You have made the all. The earth is full of Your creatures. Here is the ocean, vast and wide, teeming with life of every king, both large and small. See the ships sailing along, and the Leviathan, which You made to play in the sea.”

“I will sing to the Lord as long as I live. I will praise my God to my last breath! May all my thought be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the Lord.”
(Psalm 104 1-4, 10-15, 19-16, 33-34, NLT)

A psalm of David

“Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise His holy name. Let all that I am praise the lord; may I never forget the good things He does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals my diseases. He redeemed me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. He fills my life with good things. My youth is revived like the eagle’s!”

“He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. The Lord is like a father to His children, tender and compassionate to those who fear Him. For He knows how weak we are; He remembers we are only dust. Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. The wind blows, and we are gone- as though we had never been here. But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear Him. His salvation extends to the children’s children of those who are faithful to His covenant, of those who obey His commandments! The Lord has made heaven His throne; from there He rules over everything.

Praise the Lord, you angels, you might ones who carry out His plans. Yes, praise the Lord, you armies of angels who serve Him and do His will! Praise the Lord, everything He has created, everything in all His kingdom.

Let all I am praise the Lord.” Psalm 103: 1-5, 12-22, NLT)

A psalm of David

“I will sing of Your love and justice, Lord. I will praise You with songs. I will be careful to live a blameless life- when will You come to help me? I will lead a life of integrity in my own home. I will refuse to look at anything vile and vulgar. I hate all who deal crookedly; I will have nothing to do with them. I will reject perverse ideas and stay away from every evil. I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors. I will not endure conceit and pride.

I will search for faithful people to be my companions. Only those who are above reproach will be allowed to serve me. I will not allow deceivers to serve in my house, and liars will not stay in my presence. My daily tasks will be to ferret out the wicked and free the city from the Lord from their grip.”

A psalm of thanksgiving

“Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before Him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God. He made us, and we are His. We His people, the sheep of His pasture.

Enter His gates with thanksgiving; go into His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and His faithfulness continues to each generation.” (NLT)

“Come. let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come to Him with Thanksgiving. Let us sing psalms to praise Him. For the Lord is a great God, a great God, a great King above all Gods.

He holds His hands in the depths of the earth and the mightiest mountains. The sea belongs to Him, for He made it. His hands formed the the depths the earth and at the mightiest mountains. The sea belongs to Him, for He made it. His hands formed the dry land, too.” (Psalm 95: 1-5, NLT)

“Joyful are those You discipline,Lord, those You teach with Your instructions. You give them relief from troubled times until a pit is dug to capture the wicked. The Lord will not reject His people; He will not abandon His special possession. Judgement will again be founded on justice, and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.”

I cried out,’I am slipping!’but Your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me. When doubts filled my mind, Your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.”

“But the Lord is my fortress; my God is he might rock where I hide.” (Psalm 94: 12-15, 18-19, 22, NLT)