Tag Archives: Psalms

Psalm 19:7

The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. How do we know that we are God’s chosen people? When the laws of the Lord revive our soul. … Continue reading

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Psalm 118:20-21

This is the gate of the Lord through which the righteous may enter. I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation. The gate of the temple was a source of comfort for the psalmist, … Continue reading

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Psalm 23:6

Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. God offers us a refuge in this world. David, the person who wrote this Psalm, … Continue reading

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Psalm 119:32

I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free. Freedom is not being able to indulge all of your desires.  That is slavery to the world.  Real freedom is the ability to say, “I … Continue reading

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Psalm 8:6

You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet: There is an aspect of God’s plan that empowers us to rule over our surroundings. In other words, there are things that God delegates … Continue reading

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Psalm 18:16-17

He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. This Psalm brings us back to … Continue reading

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Psalm 119:33-34

Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end. Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart. When the Psalmist asks God to teach … Continue reading

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Psalm 10:14

But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless. This Psalm deals with the feeling that God is … Continue reading

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Psalm 139:13-14

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. God’s greatest work is not the Grand … Continue reading

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Psalm 23:5-6

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in … Continue reading

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