Psalm 86:11-13 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “11Teach me Your way, O LORD,that I may walk in Your truth.Give me an undivided heart,that I may fear Your name.12I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart;I will glorify Your name forever.13For great is Your loving devotion to me;You have delivered me from the … Continue reading Give Me an Undivided Heart

Psalm 79:1-4 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance;they have defiled Your holy templeand reduced Jerusalem to rubble.2They have given the corpses of Your servantsas food to the birds of the air,the flesh of Your saints to the beasts of the earth.3They have poured out their blood like waterall around … Continue reading The Nations Have Invaded!

Psalm 71:1-8 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “1In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge;let me never be put to shame.2In Your justice, rescue and deliver me;incline Your ear and save me.3Be my rock of refuge,where I can always go.Give the command to save me,for You are my rock and my fortress.4Deliver me, O my God, … Continue reading I Have Taken Refuge in The Lord

Psalm 66:10-12 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) For You, O God, have tested us;You have refined us like silver.11You led us into the net;You laid burdens on our backs.12You let men ride over our heads;we went through fire and water,but You brought us into abundance. Faith in Jesus Christ is not “smooth sailing.” It is not … Continue reading All You Who Fear God

I was in bed, hoping to fall asleep, when a tune came into my head. I knew it was a song from the musical Les Misérables, but I could not recall the lyrics. The Lord does that with me sometimes, puts tunes in my head, and if I can’t recall the lyrics, I sing the … Continue reading The Mob of Workers of Iniquity

Psalm 63:1 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “1 O God, You are my God.Earnestly I seek You;my soul thirsts for You.My body yearns for Youin a dry and weary land without water.” What should this look like, in all practicality, for the life of someone who believes in Jesus Christ? If God is truly our God … Continue reading My Soul Thirsts for You O God

Psalm 52:1-5 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man?The loving devotion of God endures all day long.2Your tongue devises destructionlike a sharpened razor,O worker of deceit.3You love evil more than good,falsehood more than speaking truth.Selah “4You love every word that devours,O deceitful tongue.5Surely God will bring you down to … Continue reading Tongues Which Devise Destruction

Psalm 50:14-15 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “14Sacrifice a thank offering to God,and fulfill your vows to the Most High.15Call upon Me in the day of trouble;I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.” Here God is speaking to his saints, to all who have, by faith in Jesus Christ, repented of their sins and … Continue reading You Who Forget God

Psalm 49:5,10,14-19 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) 5Why should I fear in times of trouble,when wicked usurpers surround me?10For it is clear that wise men die,and the foolish and the senseless both perishand leave their wealth to others. 14Like sheep they are destined for Sheol.Death will be their shepherd.The upright will rule them in the morning,and … Continue reading Why Should I Fear?

Psalm 46:1-3 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “1God is our refuge and strength,an ever-present help in times of trouble.2Therefore we will not fear,though the earth is transformedand the mountains are toppledinto the depths of the seas,3though their waters roar and foamand the mountains quake in the surge.Selah” If we are followers of Jesus Christ who walk … Continue reading God is Our Refuge and Strength