Psalm 139: 1 – 12 NLT For the choir director: A psalm of David. 1 O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.2 You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.3 You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do.4 You know...
Category: Daily Devotion
September 15 – I am Counting on the Lord
Psalm 130 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. 1 From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for your help.2 Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer. 3 Lord, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive?4 But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you. 5 I am counting on the Lord; yes,...
September 14 – God Wants to Build Your House
Psalm 127 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of Solomon. 1 Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted.Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.2 It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night,anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest...
September 13 – The LORD Himself Watches Over You
Psalm 121 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. 1 I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there?2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! 3 He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber.4 Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps. 5 The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside...
September 10 – God’s’ Dwelling Place
Psalm 84 For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument. 1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.2 I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord.With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.3 Even the sparrow finds...
September 9 – Brilliance
Psalm 119: 97 – 105 NLT Mem 97 Oh, how I love your instructions! I think about them all day long.98 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are my constant guide.99 Yes, I have more insight than my teachers, for I am always thinking of your laws.100 I am even wiser than my elders, for I have kept...
September 8 – Time
Psalm 119: 33 – 40 NLT He 33 Teach me your decrees, O Lord; I will keep them to the end.34 Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions; I will put them into practice with all my heart.35 Make me walk along the path of your commands, for that is where my happiness is found.36 Give me an eagerness for your...
September 7 – How Can a Young Person Stay Pure?
Psalm 119 is a long psalm divided into sections with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; each section has 8 verses. Its emphasis is on God’s Word, how knowing God’s Word makes our lives special and helps us deal with the difficult things life throws at us. Psalm 119: 9 – 16 NLT Beth 9 How...
September 6 – Labour Day
Colossians 3: 23 NLT “Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.” Labour Day in Canada began in 1872 as a celebration of workers’ rights that had been put into law after a printers’ strike in Toronto. Today, union leaders often make speeches on that day outlining...
September 3 – God Cares Even When Things are Hard
Psalm 94 1 O Lord, the God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!2 Arise, O Judge of the earth. Give the proud what they deserve.3 How long, O Lord? How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?4 How long will they speak with arrogance? How long will these evil people boast?5 They crush your people, Lord, hurting those you claim as...
September 2 – God’s Unfailing Love
Psalm 103: 7 – 18 7 He revealed his character to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel.8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.9 He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever.10 He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.11 For his...
September 1 – Bless the Lord, O My Soul
Psalm 103: 1 – 6 and 19 – 22 A psalm of David. 1 Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.2 Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me.3 He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.4 He redeems me...
August 31 – How Am I Doing These Days?
O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you:to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6: 8) That verse strikes me as a condensed version of what God expects of me. It is similar to what Jesus said: ‘You must love...
August 30 – Praise!
Psalms of Praise Today, I’m doing something different. I’ve chosen verses from several psalms that praise God, that show how mighty and creative He is. I love the imagery some lines have – “Let the rivers clap their hands in glee!” I’ve never thought about rivers clapping, but then I think of the roar of...
August 27 – God Speaks to You
Psalm 91: 9 – 16 NLT If you make the Lord your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter,10 no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home.11 For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go.12 They will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.13 You...
August 26 – How Can I Read My Bible Effectively?
Psalm 91: 1 – 8 NLT 1 Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.2 This I declare about the Lord:He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.3 For he will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease.4 He...
August 25 – Sturdy Tree or Windblown Dust?
Psalm 1 The Message How well God must like you— you don’t walk in the ruts of those blind-as-bats, you don’t stand with the good-for-nothings, you don’t take your seat among the know-it-alls. 2-3 Instead you thrill to God’s Word, you chew on Scripture day and night.You’re a tree replanted in Eden, bearing fresh fruit every month,Never dropping a leaf, always in blossom....
August 24 – God Helps in Hard Times
Psalm 4 1 Answer me when I call to you, O God who declares me innocent.Free me from my troubles. Have mercy on me and hear my prayer. 2 How long will you people ruin my reputation? How long will you make groundless accusations? How long will you continue your lies? Interlude3 You can be sure of this: The Lord set apart the godly for himself. The Lord will...
August 23 – Prayer
Before you read today’s psalm, notice that some words are in regular print; some are in italics. The words in the regular print are David’s pleas for God’s help. The ones in italics are words of belief and confidence in God. Psalm 86 1 Bend down, O Lord, and hear my prayer; answer me, for I need your...
August 20 – God Can Help Me
Psalm 40: 1 – 8 NLT 1 I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry.2 He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire.He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.3 He has given me a new song to...