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Psalm 39:7-11 "And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you. Deliver me from all my transgressions. Do not make me the scorn of the fool! I am mute; I do not open my mouth, for it is you who have done it. Remove your…
Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing they are in turmoil; man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather! Is this where Solomon began to understand that all is vanity? Is this the recognition that man is driven by an intense desire to…
To the choirmaster: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, "I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence." I was mute and silent; I held my peace…
Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"-- yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a…
Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is only one lawgiver…
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and…
You are good and do good; teach me your statutes. Teach me Your statutes for they define Your Goodness. It is through them that I get a glimmer of who You are, of the beauty of Your righteousness, and of the completeness of Your grace, Your mercy. Your Word lays…
Do not forsake me, O LORD! O my God, be not far from me! Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! And You answer, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." Keep reminding me, Lord, I am weak and wavering. Today's readings in the Psalms: Morning: Psalm…
For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever before me. I confess my iniquity; I am sorry for my sin. But my foes are vigorous, they are mighty, and many are those who hate me wrongfully. Those who render me evil for good accuse me because I…
But I am like a deaf man; I do not hear, like a mute man who does not open his mouth. I have become like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth are no rebukes. But for you, O LORD, do I wait; it is you, O…
My friends and companions stand aloof from my plague, and my nearest kin stand far off. Those who seek my life lay their snares; those who seek my hurt speak of ruin and meditate treachery all day long. Satan is always snapping at my heels, looking for a weak spot…
O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you. My heart throbs; my strength fails me, and the light of my eyes--it also has gone from me. There is no need for me to attempt to hide my weaknesses and my lack of faith.…
I am utterly bowed down and prostrate; all the day I go about mourning. For my sides are filled with burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh. I am feeble and crushed; I groan because of the tumult of my heart. I am disgusted when I consider my…
Let those who fear you turn to me, that they may know your testimonies. Lord, You have given me a ministry to others to encourage and lead them. Give me understanding, compassion, wisdom, and discernment that I might lead them rightly into the path that You have chosen for them.…
There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin. For my iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me. My wounds stink and fester because of my foolishness, I…