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Psalm 119:71 It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes. "Consider it pure joy, when you face trials of many kinds" O, how difficult that is to obey when I am in the throes of dealing with a test. I know in my…
Psalm 141:8-10 But my eyes are toward You, O GOD, my Lord; in You I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless! Keep me from the trap that they have laid for me and from the snares of evildoers! Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by…
Psalm 141:6-7 When their judges are thrown over the cliff, then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant. As when one plows and breaks up the earth, so shall our bones be scattered at the mouth of Sheol. Here we are, Lord, at a time when the financial…
Psalm 141:5 Let a righteous man strike me--it is a kindness; let him rebuke me--it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds. Lord, keep me open to correction and to continuous guidance from You through one of…
Psalm 141: 3-4 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips! Do not let my heart incline to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds in company with men who work iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies! Lord,…
Psalm 141:1-2 O LORD, I call upon You; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to You! Let my prayer be counted as incense before You, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice! Lord, I call to you, I plead with You,…
Psalm 119:59-60 When I think on my ways, I turn my feet to your testimonies; I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments. It is a miracle, Lord, a miracle of grace and mercy as I think on my ways and realize where I was and where I…
Psalm 140:12-13 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy. Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name; the upright shall dwell in Your presence. Thank You, my Lord, You are my Rock, my Shield, Your Name is…
Psalm 140:9-11As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them! Let burning coals fall upon them! Let them be cast into fire, into miry pits, no more to rise! Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down…
Psalm 140:6-8I say to the LORD, You are my God; give ear to the voice of my pleas for mercy, O LORD! O LORD, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle. Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked;…
Psalm 140:1-5To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men, who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually. They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah…
Psalm 139:23-24Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! Lord, it is a continuation of the refining process, of working out my salvation, of becoming Your Ambassador…
Psalm 139:19-22Oh that You would slay the wicked, O God! O men of blood, depart from me! They speak against You with malicious intent; Your enemies take Your name in vain! Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD? And do I not loathe those who rise up…
Psalm 119:57-58 The LORD is my portion; I promise to keep your words. I entreat your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise. Lord, Thank You for all the blessings yesterday, those that we recognized and those that we did not. Forgive me Lord,…
Psalm 139:17-18 How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with You. Yes, my Lord, Your thoughts sustain me and that comforts me today as…