Category: Praying Through the Psalms

Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death 8 For You have delivered my soul from death,My eyes from tears,And my feet from falling.9 I will walk before the LORDIn the land of the living.10 I believed, therefore I spoke,“I am greatly afflicted.”11 I said in my haste,“All men are liars.” You are my constant Champion and Deliverer.You … Continue reading Psalm 116:8-14 (NKJV)

Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death 1 I love the LORD, because He has heard My voice and my supplications.2 Because He has inclined His ear to me,Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live. Lord, thank You that You hear my prayers!You turn Your ear toward me, Your child, and answer me … Continue reading Psalm 116:1-7 (NKJV)

The Futility of Idols and the Trustworthiness of God 1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us,But to Your name give glory,Because of Your mercy,Because of Your truth.2 Why should the Gentiles say,“So where is their God?” Lord, You alone deserve glory!I am weak and without ability when I stand before You.You give mercy … Continue reading Psalm 115 (NKJV)

The Power of God in His Deliverance of Israel 1 When Israel went out of Egypt,The house of Jacob from a people of strange language,2 Judah became His sanctuary,And Israel His dominion. God, when You liberated Israel out of Egypt, You lived with them and led them.When they got to the Promised Land of Canaan, … Continue reading Psalm 114 (NKJV)

The Majesty and Condescension of God 1 Praise the LORD!Praise, O servants of the LORD,Praise the name of the LORD!2 Blessed be the name of the LORDFrom this time forth and forevermore!3 From the rising of the sun to its going downThe LORD’s name is to be praised. I will praise You, Lord. You are … Continue reading Psalm 113 (NKJV)

The Blessed State of the Righteous 1 Praise the LORD!Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,Who delights greatly in His commandments. Praise the Lord. I will honor you for all that You are and for all that You do.Fear the Lord. I will honor You with my thoughts and my actions. I will seek … Continue reading Psalm 112 (NKJV)

Praise to God for His Faithfulness and Justice 1 Praise the LORD!I will praise the LORD with my whole heart,In the assembly of the upright and in the congregation. Praise be to You, O LORD. With all of my being, I lift You up, a praiseworthy name and being!I will praise You in the church, … Continue reading Psalm 111 (NKJV)

Announcement of the Messiah’s Reign A Psalm of David. 1 The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand,Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”2 The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion.Rule in the midst of Your enemies!3 Your people shall be volunteersIn the day of Your power;In … Continue reading Psalm 110 (NKJV)

14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD,And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.15 Let them be continually before the LORD,That He may cut off the memory of them from the earth;16 Because he did not remember to show mercy,But persecuted the poor and needy man,That he … Continue reading Psalm 109:14–31 (NKJV)

1 Do not keep silent,O God of my praise!2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitfulHave opened against me;They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.3 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,And fought against me without a cause.4 In return for my love they are my … Continue reading Psalm 109:1–13 (NKJV)