Category: Praying Through the Psalms

7 Where can I go from Your Spirit?Or where can I flee from Your presence?8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there;If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.9 If I take the wings of the morning,And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,10 Even there Your hand shall lead … Continue reading Psalm 139:7–12 (NKJV)

1 O LORD, You have searched me and known me.2 You know my sitting down and my rising up;You understand my thought afar off.3 You comprehend my path and my lying down,And are acquainted with all my ways.4 For there is not a word on my tongue,But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.5 You … Continue reading Psalm 139:1–6 (NKJV)

The LORD’s Goodness to the Faithful A Psalm of David. 1 I will praise You with my whole heart;Before the gods I will sing praises to You.2 I will worship toward Your holy temple,And praise Your nameFor Your lovingkindness and Your truth;For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.3 In the day when … Continue reading Psalm 138 (NKJV)

Longing for Zion in a Foreign Land 1 By the rivers of Babylon,There we sat down, yea, we weptWhen we remembered Zion.2 We hung our harpsUpon the willows in the midst of it.3 For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song,And those who plundered us requested mirth,Saying, “Sing us one … Continue reading Psalm 137 (NKJV)

10 To Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn,For His mercy endures forever;11 And brought out Israel from among them,For His mercy endures forever;12 With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm,For His mercy endures forever;13 To Him who divided the Red Sea in two,For His mercy endures forever;14 And made Israel pass through … Continue reading Psalm 136:10–26 (NKJV)

Thanksgiving to God for His Enduring Mercy 1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!For His mercy endures forever.2 Oh, give thanks to the God of gods!For His mercy endures forever.3 Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords!For His mercy endures forever:4 To Him who alone does great wonders,For His mercy … Continue reading Psalm 136:1–9 (NKJV)

13 Your name, O LORD, endures forever,Your fame, O LORD, throughout all generations.14 For the LORD will judge His people,And He will have compassion on His servants.15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold,The work of men’s hands.16 They have mouths, but they do not speak;Eyes they have, but they do not see;17 … Continue reading Psalm 135:13–21 (NKJV)

Praise to God in Creation and Redemption 1 Praise the LORD!Praise the name of the LORD;Praise Him, O you servants of the LORD!2 You who stand in the house of the LORD,In the courts of the house of our God,3 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;Sing praises to His name, for it is … Continue reading Psalm 135:1–12 (NKJV)

Praising the LORD In His House at Night A Song of Ascents. 1 Behold, bless the LORD,All you servants of the LORD,Who by night stand in the house of the LORD!2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary,And bless the LORD.3 The LORD who made heaven and earthBless you from Zion! Lord, get my attention … Continue reading Psalm 134 (NKJV)

Blessed Unity of the People of God A Song of Ascents. Of David. 1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it isFor brethren to dwell together in unity!2 It is like the precious oil upon the head,Running down on the beard,The beard of Aaron,Running down on the edge of his garments.3 It is like the … Continue reading Psalm 133 (NKJV)