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 […]
JUNE 30, 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. When God gave life to mankind, it is written that He “breathed into his nostrils […]
JUNE 29, 2026 Psalm 141:1 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. This psalm of David, like so many others, is said to have been written […]
JUNE 28, 2026 Psalm 140:12-13 I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the poor. Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name; the upright shall dwell in Your presence. Because God knows the heart of the wicked and the heart of the righteous, David declared with confidence that the “Lord […]