Psalm 11:4-6

The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD's throne is in heaven; his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man. The LORD tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence. Let him rain coals on the wicked; fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart ... and He will make straight your paths." Trust You! Trust You! Trust You! Trust You! Perhaps I need to be that small child back in third grade writing, "I will not talk in class" 100 times. Trust in You with all my heart" You will rain coals on the wicked, You will resolve problems with family and technology, You will my portion be. Praise You, my Lord and my Master.

Psalm 11:7

For the LORD is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.

"This is eternal life, to know You, the only true God and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." Is this not the reward for obedience, Lord? To know You, to behold Your face? Is it not that as I seek to follow Your leading, that You are revealed more and more to me? As the debriding of a wound, so does obedience work on my heart and conscience to create a habitation suitable for the Presence. I am becoming a temple of the only true God.

Psalm 12:3-4

May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts, those who say, "With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is master over us?"

Lord, protect me from myself, protect me from that pride of knowledge, skill and accomplishment that makes great boasts, even if never voiced but does not acknowledge that You are the Lord and Master of my life. For You are not truly Lord and Master when I continue to be a rebellious and boastful servant.

Psalm 12:1-2 To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

Lord, I need Your protection for I am quick to believe those who flatter, feeding my ego and pleasing my ears. I need to learn, and only from You and Your wisdom can I learn, to separate the genuine from the fool's gold and how to respond appropriately in each circumstance. When will I learn that humility and contrition are the only proper attitudes for one of Your chosen?

Psalm 12:5

"Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will place him in the safety for which he longs."

O, what a promise, my Lord. Your strong right arm will intervene, it does come between me and my doubts, my pride, my sin-filled nature. Praise You, Lord as You fill my heart with that Peace that passes all understanding.

Psalm 119:15

I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.

A day, this Lord's Day, for meditating on Your precepts and delving into the way that they should instruct and form my life and actions. A day for absorbing more of Kingdom living.

Psalm 12:6-8

The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times. You, O LORD, will keep them; you will guard us from this generation forever. On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man.

Your Word stands between me and danger, not only is it the pure and complete guide for my life, but it is my shield and armor against the onslaught of the enemy. It is only through the protection of Your Word that I am protected from being sullied by the vileness of the culture as it spirals into its last days. Praise You, my Lord and my Master.

Psalm 13:1-2 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? (2) How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

Lord, as I struggle with the sins of the flesh, I often begin to believe that I am in this alone, "Where are You when I need You?" but You do not hide Your face from me; I am refusing to open the eyes of my heart and see Your goodness shining over me. The cry of the old man is "I can do it myself;" the cry of the new man is "Praise You, Lord Jesus, You have done it all." When will I learn that totally, completely, and without reservation?

Psalm 13:3-4

Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death, lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed over him," lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.

Guard me, Lord, protect me from becoming one of Satan's trophies. Let him not triumph over me and boast that I am another whom he has spoiled their communion with You. Keep me in Your word, remember the written word as it applies to my life and the word of creation as it swirls around me. All to keep me steadfast and safe in Your arms.

Psalm 13:5-6

 But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the LORD, because he has dealt bountifully with me.

Lord, Your joy pours over me, Your peace fills me, I am secure in Your presence. "For I know that my Redeemer liveth and that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day."

Psalm 14:1 To the choirmaster. Of David.

The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.

The fool says in his heart, but knows in his soul. There is deep within even the most corrupt a crying voice that says that there is a God; all their abominable deeds are attempts to quiet that still small voice that cries out to be acknowledged. Even their good deeds are self-serving, Little Jack Horner at his finest self-congratulatory crowing.

Psalm 14:2-3

The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.

I cannot hide from You, Lord, all my filthy rags laid out before You. Your eyes pierce to the very marrow of my bones, seeing the feeble attempts to justify my behavior for what they truly are. Nothing but self-serving efforts to keep me from acknowledging Your sovereignty. But You are Lord.