NOVEMBER 17, 2023 Psalm 17:13-15 Deliver my life from the wicked … O Lord, from men of the world who have their portion in this life, and whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. They are satisfied with children, and leave the rest of their possession for their babes. As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be […]
NOVEMBER 16, 2023 Psalm 17:7-9 Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand, O You who save those who trust in You from those who rise up against them. Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me under the shadow of Your wings, from the wicked who oppress me, from my deadly enemies who surround me. As God […]
NOVEMBER 15, 2023 Psalm 17:4-5 Concerning the works of men, by the word of Your lips, I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer. Uphold my steps in Your paths, that my footsteps may not slip. When we think of a path, I would suggest that we typically imagine some long and winding foot […]
NOVEMBER 14, 2023 Psalm 17:3 You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and have found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. As was stated in the previous devotion, God never chooses a perfect person but He always perfects those He chooses which is to say, He puts […]
NOVEMBER 13, 2023 Psalm 17:1-2 Hear a just cause, O Lord, attend to my cry; give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips. Let my vindication come from Your presence; let Your eyes look on the things that are upright. The more we look at David’s prayers and petitions, the more we realize that, in […]
NOVEMBVER 12, 2023 Psalm 16:11 You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. In the previous devotion, we mentioned that Peter referred to David and this particular psalm as speaking prophetically of the Messiah. Addressing those assembled in Jerusalem for Pentecost, he quoted Psalm 16 extensively […]
NOVEMBER 11, 2023 Psalm 16:9-10 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; my flesh also will rest in hope. For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. All of mankind was formed from the dust of the earth and, at our death, our bodies return […]
NOVEMBER 10, 2023 Psalm 16:7-8 I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; my heart also instructs me in the night seasons. I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. As was mentioned in the previous devotion, the LORD guides those […]
NOVEMBER 9, 2023 Psalm 16:5-6 O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; yes, I have a good inheritance. In the secular world, inheritances are distributed to the beneficiaries according to the wishes of the testator. That means that some might receive more […]