Category: Praying Through the Psalms

An Appeal for Israel’s Repentance To the Chief Musician. On An Instrument of Gath. A Psalm of Asaph. 1 Sing aloud to God our strength;Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob.2 Raise a song and strike the timbrel,The pleasant harp with the lute.3 Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon,At … Continue reading Psalm 81 (NKJV)

14 Return, we beseech You, O God of hosts;Look down from heaven and see,And visit this vine15 And the vineyard which Your right hand has planted,And the branch that You made strong for Yourself.16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down;They perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.17 Let Your hand be upon … Continue reading Psalm 80:14–19 (NKJV)

8 You have brought a vine out of Egypt;You have cast out the nations, and planted it.9 You prepared room for it,And caused it to take deep root,And it filled the land.10 The hills were covered with its shadow,And the mighty cedars with its boughs.11 She sent out her boughs to the Sea,And her branches … Continue reading Psalm 80:8–13 (NKJV)

4 O LORD God of hosts,How long will You be angryAgainst the prayer of Your people?5 You have fed them with the bread of tears,And given them tears to drink in great measure.6 You have made us a strife to our neighbors,And our enemies laugh among themselves. Lord, I have called out to You in … Continue reading Psalm 80:4–7 (NKJV)

1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock;You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth!2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh,Stir up Your strength,And come and save us!3 Restore us, O God;Cause Your face to shine,And we shall be saved! Lord, I recognize You as the leader of my life, … Continue reading Psalm 80:1–3 (NKJV)

A Dirge and a Prayer for Israel, Destroyed by Enemies A Psalm of Asaph. 1 O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance;Your holy temple they have defiled;They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.2 The dead bodies of Your servants—They have given as food for the birds of the heavens,The flesh of Your saints to … Continue reading Psalm 79 (NKJV)

56 Yet they tested and provoked the Most High God,And did not keep His testimonies,57 But turned back and acted unfaithfully like their fathers;They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.58 For they provoked Him to anger with their high places,And moved Him to jealousy with their carved images.59 When God heard this, He was … Continue reading Psalm 78:56–72 (NKJV)

40 How often they provoked Him in the wilderness,And grieved Him in the desert!41 Yes, again and again they tempted God,And limited the Holy One of Israel.42 They did not remember His power:The day when He redeemed them from the enemy,43 When He worked His signs in Egypt,And His wonders in the field of Zoan;44 … Continue reading Psalm 78:40–55 (NKJV)

32 In spite of this they still sinned,And did not believe in His wondrous works.33 Therefore their days He consumed in futility,And their years in fear. Lord, I do not want to sin against You. Help me to never forget Your great acts toward me and my people. I do not want to disappear into … Continue reading Psalm 78:32–39 (NKJV)

17 But they sinned even more against HimBy rebelling against the Most High in the wilderness.18 And they tested God in their heartBy asking for the food of their fancy.19 Yes, they spoke against God:They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?20 Behold, He struck the rock,So that the waters gushed out,And the … Continue reading Psalm 78:17–31 (NKJV)