JULY 13, 2026 Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. By giving us His Word, God has made known to us what His will is regarding how we should live. As the prophet Micah declared, “He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does […]
JULY 12, 2026 Psalm 144:8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, for in You do I trust; cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to You. As was related in the previous devotion, the Scripture firmly establishes the idea that, spiritually speaking, it is […]
JULY 11, 2026 Psalm 144:8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, for in You do I trust; cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to You. In this verse, David says something that touches on an important precept repeatedly mentioned in Scripture, which is […]
JULY 10, 2026 Psalm 143:7 Answer me speedily, O Lord; my spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, lest I be like those who go down into the pit. Of all the tragedies that could befall someone who has known the Lord is for Him to turn His face away from that person. In fact, the […]
JULY 9, 2026 Psalm 143:4-5 My spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is distressed. I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands. There are times in our life when, due to distressing circumstances, it is not easy to see the path […]
JULY 8, 2026 Psalm 143:1-2 Hear my prayer, O Lord, Give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me, and in Your righteousness. Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for in Your sight no one living is righteous. It is an understatement to say that David experienced more than his fair share of trouble […]
JULY 7, 2026 Psalm 142:7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous shall surround me, for You shall deal bountifully with me. Considering that David composed this prayer while hiding out in a cave underscores the sentiment expressed in the words, “Bring my soul out of prison.” No doubt, […]
JULY 5, 2026 Psalm 141:8-10 My eyes are upon You, O God the Lord; in You I take refuge. … Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the traps of the workers of iniquity. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape safely. There is reason to believe that, in these verses […]
JULY 4, 2026 Psalm 141:5 Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness. And let him rebuke me; it shall be as excellent oil; let my head not refuse it. In stark contrast to David’s repugnance at the idea of joining with the wicked and partaking of their delicacies is his embrace of God’s reproof […]
JULY 3, 2026 Psalm 141:4 Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with men who work iniquity; and do not let me eat of their delicacies. There are far too many people in this world, young and old, who want to be recognized and accepted by those they think […]
JULY 2, 2026 Psalm 141:3 Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips. The Bible has a lot to say about man’s ability to speak. In fact, the Targum of Onkelos (an Aramaic translation of the Hebrew Scriptures) says that when God breathed the breath of life into man, […]
JULY 1, 2026 Psalm 141:1-2 Lord, I cry out to You; make haste to me! Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You. Let my prayer be set before You as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. We have explored the notion that our prayers and devotion to God can be […]
