WOW! What happiness! You’ve jam-packed my heart with joy, God. What a celebration! I just can’t stop singing Your praises! ~Psalm 9:2
Psalm 103 (New Living Translation
January 11, 2011 at 8:41 am (New Living Translation)
Tags: Psalm 103
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 all my diseases.
He redeems me from death
and crowns me with love and tender mercies.
He fills my life with good things.
My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!
The Lord gives righteousness
and justice to all who are treated unfairly.
He revealed his character to Moses
and his deeds to the people of Israel.
The Lord is compassionate and merciful,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
He will not constantly accuse us,
nor remain angry forever.
He does not punish us for all our sins;
he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.
For his unfailing love toward those who fear him
is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.
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 the heavens his throne;
from there he rules over everything.
Praise the Lord, you angels,
you mighty ones who carry out his plans,
listening for each of his commands.
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 that I am praise the Lord.
Psalm 91 (Amplified Version)
January 7, 2011 at 6:09 am (Amplified Version, Psalm 91)
HE WHO dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty Whose power no foe can withstand.
I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I confidently trust! For then He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.
Then He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust and find refuge; His truth and His faithfulness are a shield and a buckler. Read the rest of this entry »
Psalm 90 (New Living Translation)
January 4, 2011 at 4:20 pm (New Living Translation)
Lord, you have been our dwelling place
throughout all generations.
Before the mountains were born
or you brought forth the whole world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God
Teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us;
establish the work of our hands for us—
yes, establish the work of our hands –Psalm 90:1-2; 12; 17
Psalm 87 (The Amplifed Version)
May 4, 2010 at 10:42 pm (Amplified Version, Psalm 87)
ON THE holy hills stands the city of Jerusalem and the temple God founded. The Lord loves the gates of Zion through which the crowds of pilgrims enter from all nations more than all the dwellings of Jacob (Israel).
Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God. Selah [pause, and calmly realize what that means]!
I will make mention of Rahab [the poetic name for Egypt] and Babylon as among those who know the city of God–behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia (Cush)–saying, This man was born there.
Yes, of Zion it shall be said, This man and that man were born in her, for the Most High Himself will establish her. The Lord shall count, when He registers the peoples, that this man was born there. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! The singers as well as the players on instruments shall say, All my springs–my sources of life and joy–are in the city of our God.
Psalm 86 (The Amplified Version)
May 4, 2010 at 3:04 am (86, Amplified Version)
INCLINE YOUR ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and distressed, needy and desiring. Preserve my life, for I am godly and dedicated; O my God, save Your servant, for I trust in You and have committed everything to you and confidently look to You, without fear or doubt.
Be merciful and gracious to me, O Lord, for to You do I cry all the day. Make me, Your servant, to rejoice, O Lord, for to You do I lift myself up.
For You, O Lord, are good, and ready to forgive my trespasses, sending them away, letting them go completely and forever; and You are abundant in mercy and loving-kindness to anyone who calls upon You. Read the rest of this entry »
