AUGUST 4, 2026 Psalm 146:1-2 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! While I live I will praise the Lord; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. This psalm picks up where the previous one left off — with a pledge and exhortation to praise the Lord. I find it interesting, and […]
AUGUST 3, 2026 Psalm 145:21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, and all flesh shall bless His holy name forever and ever. This psalm began with an emphasis on praising the Lord; it is dedicated as “A Praise of David” (meaning, a song of praise written by David). For the third time in […]
AUGUST 2, 2026 Psalm 145:18-19 The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them. In consideration that the verse says God will “fulfill the desire of those who fear Him,” why […]
JULY 31, 2026 Psalm 145:18-19 The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them. An earthly ruler, no matter how kind and beneficent, cannot help his people if he is not […]
JULY 30, 2026 Psalm 145:17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways, gracious in all His works. As believers, we readily accept this statement as fact; because God is eternal, sovereign and innately good, He is righteous in everything He does. But to those who don’t believe, His ways are questioned, ridiculed and commonly determined to be […]
JULY 29, 2026 Psalm 145:14-15 The Lord upholds all who fall, and raises up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look expectantly to You, and You give them their food in due season. If we were to summarize the primary theme conveyed in this psalm, a passage from James sums it up the best: “Every good gift and […]
JULY 28, 2026 Psalm 145:11-13 They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom, and talk of Your power, to make known to the sons of men His mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of His kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures throughout all generations. One of the duties — you might even say privileges […]
JULY 27, 2026 Psalm 145:8-9 The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy. The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works. In these verses, the psalmist continues to applaud God’s many attributes. In consideration of His eternal and unlimited power, it is likely impossible to say one is greater […]
JULY 26, 2026 Psalm 145:6-7 Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, and I will declare Your greatness. They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness, and shall sing of Your righteousness. Over several verses, the psalmist makes a commitment to speak of God’s greatness and goodness to everyone he meets. In addressing […]
JULY 25, 2026 Psalm 145:3-4 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall praise Your works to another and shall declare Your mighty acts. The greatness of any mortal king is limited but not so with the God of Israel — just as He has no beginning or end, His majesty and […]
JULY 24, 2026 Psalm 145:1-2 A Praise of David. I will extol You, my God, O King; and I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever. Of all the psalms within the Scripture, this particular psalm is the only one entitled […]
JULY 23, 2026 Psalm 144:14-15 That our oxen may be well laden; that there be no breaking in or going out that there be no outcry in our streets. Happy are the people who are in such a state; happy are the people whose God is the Lord! As we have addressed in the previous devotions, David’s prayer on his own behalf was also in consideration of future […]