1. Listen to my prayer to you Lord. Oh great God that you are, and insignificant sinful man that I am what an amazing thought to think that you would listen to me. May you recognize my hearts groanings for you that I may not be able to express to you in words.
2. Lord I recognize my need for your divine help. May you always be the king in my life, the one who reigns on high and directs my every thought and decision. May I truly recognize the gift of prayer to the most High God that will listen to my requests.
3. May You be the first thought on my mind when I wake up. May my day be surrounded with thoughts of you. May You hear my prayer and may I eagerly watch to see what your Divine Hand will do. May I not pray out of doubt, but of mighty faith that You will accomplish all you desire to do in me and through me.
4. Lord, keep me from sin. May my prayers constantly be of repentance and protection from temptation, for You hate sin and cannot be in the presence of it. How hard I find it to pray to You sometimes when I have let sin come into my heart. You cannot have anything to do with evil and take no pleasure in it. May my heart desire the same hatred for sin, may I crave righteousness and hate sin with the passion that You do.
5. Lord I pray You would give me humility. It is well understood that you hate pride and arrogance. The boastful man relies only on his own strength, and makes himself God. Only a humble man can recognize his sinfulness and bow his knee to You. You hate the boastful and everything they are about. Give me humility, help me to constantly rely on Your power and Your strength, and remember my inability to do anything good on my own.
6. One day you will destroy all those who have not recognized You as Lord. Those who speak lies, deceive and harm others You want nothing to do with. Help me to remember that apart from You that would be me.
7. But thankfully it is not me, because of your great lovingkindness. Because of the work of Your Son on the cross and my faith in His atoning work, I am able to confidently come before You and enter into Your House with thanksgiving and praise. Thank You for loving me enough to send Your Son to die on the cross for my sins. May I revere and praise You for all You have done.
8. Constantly remind me of my need for Your strength. Remind me that I cannot do it on my own. May I humbly submit to your righteous lead. May I not take after the sinful world that takes their own lead and relies on their own strength. O Lord, how you know it is in my sinfulness to want to do things in my own power. Help me be humbly led by You into righteousness. Make Your will for me clear, and give me the strength to follow Your path.
9. Help me to remember what I was apart from you. The sinful world that does not recognize You is one that is unreliable, constantly lying, and desiring to harm others. Keep my tongue from lying and flattery. All of these things lead only to destruction.
10. Lord give us a desire to help those who are in sin that need you, for one day You will hold them guilty for all their iniquities and you will destroy them. May that cause me to fear what I was saved from and help me to show others where they are heading. For you will hold them accountable for all their sins done apart from Christ. They rebel against You and only desire their own way. They will get their way when they spend eternity apart from You in hell. Oh Lord, keep me from this destruction.
11. Thinking about what You have saved me from, may my heart rejoice every day. Fill my heart with the joy of remembrance of all that You have done in my salvation. May we take advantage of the shelter you provide from sin and from harm. May we love You with all of hearts. May our lives overflow with our gratitude for all You have done. May we exult You always and sing of Your praises forever.
12. We can be joyful and praise You forever when we remember that You have blessed us beyond what we can even know. Those of us who are righteous, not because of us, but because of You, have been given so much. Thank You for our families, our homes, our church, our friends, Your Word, and most importantly Your Son. You surround us with Your favor as a father would his son. Praise You Lord for all You have done.
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Psalm 4
1. Thank you Lord so much for answering my prayers. You do not allows answer them immediately or in the way I originally desire, but You are always faithful to answer them in the way You see best. May my heart desire what you desire, and may my prayers be pleasing to you. You are my righteousness. Apart from You I am nothing but wretched sinfulness. Left to myself I would follow only after unrighteousness. May I praise you for giving me your righteousness through Christ. You have taken care of me both temporarily and eternally. You are both gracious to me and abundantly give of your lovingkindness.
2. May I remember what I once was. Full of unrighteousness always seeking after my own desires as the world does. The world follows after its own lusts, and loves only that which can never save and have no eternal value. What a waste of time. May I be honorable to you in my living before the unrighteous world. May I not reproach your Name, nor give a false testimony to who you are. May those who seek after foolishness see the error of their ways and give you glory because of my testimony.
3. Those who remain in their ways and rejects Christ remains an enemy of God. How grateful and thankful I am to know that you have set apart those of us who have been saved by the blood of Christ for you eternal blessing. You only decide to listen to those who are Yours. You do not even hear the prayer of the wicked. Their breath is a waste of air. Thank you for the privilege of knowing You and having access to you in prayer. May I always take advantage of this time.
4. May I tremble at the thought of your perfect righteousness. May the thought of Your holiness drive me to my knees and keep me from sinning. On my own I stumble. Frequently, I forget to look to you for my strength and I stumble. Remind me of Your holiness and your desire for righteousness in my life. May I think all day and night of Your truths and Your Word, may it lead to righteous living.
5. Thank you Jesus for being the one time sacrifice for all my sins. May I always trust in its power and not try to earn my way to you. May I always recognize that it is the sacrifice of Christ that is sufficient for the forgiveness of sins, not my behavior. I must always trust that Your blood was sufficient for my sins. I cannot earn my way to You.
6. The world is so often bleak and dark. Lord show your face through Your word and Your church. Light up the world with your holiness that they may see Your goodness and desire to follow You. May our lives be a light to a dark world that needs You.
7. Lord make me content. May I not look upon the wicked and envy their temporary gains and pleasures for you a greater than anything they can achieve. In You and You alone is true joy and contentment. Help me to truly believe that in my heart. Help me to remember the end of the wicked and the fact that nothing they can receive here on earth will satisfy them as much as You can.
8. Because of all of these things I can lie down and rest in peace. I can know that My God and Savior is in control of everything. Nothing happens to me that is outside of Your knowledge. In You I rest and sleep in perfect peace. The peace that surpasses all understanding.
2. May I remember what I once was. Full of unrighteousness always seeking after my own desires as the world does. The world follows after its own lusts, and loves only that which can never save and have no eternal value. What a waste of time. May I be honorable to you in my living before the unrighteous world. May I not reproach your Name, nor give a false testimony to who you are. May those who seek after foolishness see the error of their ways and give you glory because of my testimony.
3. Those who remain in their ways and rejects Christ remains an enemy of God. How grateful and thankful I am to know that you have set apart those of us who have been saved by the blood of Christ for you eternal blessing. You only decide to listen to those who are Yours. You do not even hear the prayer of the wicked. Their breath is a waste of air. Thank you for the privilege of knowing You and having access to you in prayer. May I always take advantage of this time.
4. May I tremble at the thought of your perfect righteousness. May the thought of Your holiness drive me to my knees and keep me from sinning. On my own I stumble. Frequently, I forget to look to you for my strength and I stumble. Remind me of Your holiness and your desire for righteousness in my life. May I think all day and night of Your truths and Your Word, may it lead to righteous living.
5. Thank you Jesus for being the one time sacrifice for all my sins. May I always trust in its power and not try to earn my way to you. May I always recognize that it is the sacrifice of Christ that is sufficient for the forgiveness of sins, not my behavior. I must always trust that Your blood was sufficient for my sins. I cannot earn my way to You.
6. The world is so often bleak and dark. Lord show your face through Your word and Your church. Light up the world with your holiness that they may see Your goodness and desire to follow You. May our lives be a light to a dark world that needs You.
7. Lord make me content. May I not look upon the wicked and envy their temporary gains and pleasures for you a greater than anything they can achieve. In You and You alone is true joy and contentment. Help me to truly believe that in my heart. Help me to remember the end of the wicked and the fact that nothing they can receive here on earth will satisfy them as much as You can.
8. Because of all of these things I can lie down and rest in peace. I can know that My God and Savior is in control of everything. Nothing happens to me that is outside of Your knowledge. In You I rest and sleep in perfect peace. The peace that surpasses all understanding.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Psalm 3
1. Those who mock you and seek my destruction increase everyday. May my enemies increase because of righteous actions, not my sinful ones. May I be bold to confront those who oppose You. When adversaries and trouble come my way may I cling to you.
2. Those who don't know you may look at me and in their own foolishness think that I would despair, and there is no hope for me. May they be proved wrong. May all my trials and tribulations only prove to me all the more that you are here. May I look at my hardships as a time for you to come and save me. May you deliver me not from my problems, but from my desire to react in a sinful way to trials.
3. Although there are many who would say there is no hope, it is only because they do not know you. For you are a shield and the protector of my life. You are everything that is good in me. When problems arise and trouble comes You are my hope. May I always look to you for my hope and my contentment, may I never look to myself or what the world has to offer for my satisfaction. Like a loving Father you lift my head when I tend to despair.
4. Lord, thank You so much for listening to my prayers. May my heart continually seek you. Whether I am in distress or giving thanks may my heart go straight to prayer. You may not answer me immediately or in the way I want, but Lord you always answer us, and in the way that is ultimately best for us. Thank you for being the all-powerful, sovereign God of this universe, yet, listen to my individual cry to you.
5. You give me peace and rest. You do not allow anything to come my way that I cannot handle, you are gracious indeed. You give me just enough to handle and rejuvenate my soul with peace and rest when I lean on you. May I be strengthened in my weakness because of You. You sustain us and give us the strength we need to get through each day. Thank you for the food, clothes, and health that you give us, may we use everything we have to glorify You.
6. Because of the strength You give us, the shield that You are to us, we have nothing to fear. Though the world seek to destroy us may we find refuge and strength in You. May we not fear anything that the world can throw at us. May we fear only You and You're righteous judgments.
7. You are a living God that is able to do as You have promised. You have told me that You will never leave nor forsake me. You have the power to destroy all evil and temporal things that would look to harm us. Why should we cling to these weak temporal things that we so often do when You can destroy them in an instant? May you destroy the evil and keep us safe.
8. Most of all save us Lord. Thank you for the salvation you freely offer us. The protection and strength that you give us is wonderful, but all the more may we rejoice in the salvation that you freely offer to us through Your Son. May you truly have your blessed hand upon those of us who love and cherish You. Praise be Your name, may you truly bless Your children.
2. Those who don't know you may look at me and in their own foolishness think that I would despair, and there is no hope for me. May they be proved wrong. May all my trials and tribulations only prove to me all the more that you are here. May I look at my hardships as a time for you to come and save me. May you deliver me not from my problems, but from my desire to react in a sinful way to trials.
3. Although there are many who would say there is no hope, it is only because they do not know you. For you are a shield and the protector of my life. You are everything that is good in me. When problems arise and trouble comes You are my hope. May I always look to you for my hope and my contentment, may I never look to myself or what the world has to offer for my satisfaction. Like a loving Father you lift my head when I tend to despair.
4. Lord, thank You so much for listening to my prayers. May my heart continually seek you. Whether I am in distress or giving thanks may my heart go straight to prayer. You may not answer me immediately or in the way I want, but Lord you always answer us, and in the way that is ultimately best for us. Thank you for being the all-powerful, sovereign God of this universe, yet, listen to my individual cry to you.
5. You give me peace and rest. You do not allow anything to come my way that I cannot handle, you are gracious indeed. You give me just enough to handle and rejuvenate my soul with peace and rest when I lean on you. May I be strengthened in my weakness because of You. You sustain us and give us the strength we need to get through each day. Thank you for the food, clothes, and health that you give us, may we use everything we have to glorify You.
6. Because of the strength You give us, the shield that You are to us, we have nothing to fear. Though the world seek to destroy us may we find refuge and strength in You. May we not fear anything that the world can throw at us. May we fear only You and You're righteous judgments.
7. You are a living God that is able to do as You have promised. You have told me that You will never leave nor forsake me. You have the power to destroy all evil and temporal things that would look to harm us. Why should we cling to these weak temporal things that we so often do when You can destroy them in an instant? May you destroy the evil and keep us safe.
8. Most of all save us Lord. Thank you for the salvation you freely offer us. The protection and strength that you give us is wonderful, but all the more may we rejoice in the salvation that you freely offer to us through Your Son. May you truly have your blessed hand upon those of us who love and cherish You. Praise be Your name, may you truly bless Your children.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Psalm 2
1. Lord, help us to remember that you are in control. Everything of the world goes against who you are. May we not get caught up in the lures of this world. We spend so much of our time devising our own plans and we neglect to include you in them. Help us to remember you in all our decisions, help us to seek your wisdom through your Word as you direct our steps.
2. The world seeks fame, fortune, and their own desires. The world seeks for power, they seek to take all glory away from God and heap it on themselves. Just as you were when you came to earth, the world mocks you and seeks to dethrone you.
3. May we do everything in our power to run from these evil powers. May we run from the sin that so easily entangles us. Lord keep us from harm and give us the strength and wisdom to come together as the Church and fight the spiritual battle you have called us to.
4. Lord you are so BIG, and I am so small. You look down from your throne on high and see those who crave unrighteousness, who live as if there is no God. And yet You, you sit in heaven and look down and laugh. You are all-powerful sovereign God, may we remember that none can usurp your throne. May we remember that you are above all, and we cannot even begin to fathom your power.
5. Your laughter in heaven will only remain for so long. There will come a day when your patience will run out and your wrath will consume those who did not obey you. Lord, help us to remember your wrath, may it cause us to fear and tremble. May we not forget you throughout the day, but remember we have been saved from that terrible wrath which will one day be poured out upon the unrighteous.
6. You do as you please. You place whoever you desire where you require them. You have appointed those whom you desire to overthrow the foolish wisdom of the world.
7. May our lips proclaim your majesty to the world. May our thoughts often drift to you. How blessed we are to be called your sons. To dwell in the family of the Most High God is a privilege we should never take for granted. You have allowed us to be born again. Because of the Sacrifice of Son of God, can we be called sons of God.
8. Lord may we always remember that you desire what is best for us. May we constantly be praising you and thanking you for all you have given to us. We have inherited so many temporary and permanent blessings because of what you have done for us. You own the whole world and desire to give us what is good, may we ask with confidence when we ask of you. May our prayers never sell your power short, or may we never ask selfishly.
9. Lord, you will one day return to destroy your enemies. Those who mock you and despise you, you will show them your power. May we shudder at the thought of your wrath and warn others of its swift destruction.
10. As those who have been given a new life and are saved by the grace of God may we be wise with our actions. May our testimony to the world be pleasing to you. May we constantly be on alert and never be satisfied with our current state, but rather pursue you and take heed of your impending wrath.
11. When we come before you to pray, or worship, or listen to your word may we pay You the respect and honor you deserve. May we never approach You with flippancy or indifference. May our joy be rooted in the fear we have for Your Name. May our worship to you be a sweet fragrance because you see our reverence and fear for Your Name.
12. May our thoughts be constantly focused on Christ. May we always remember the ultimate sacrifice He paid for us and never trample on His precious Name. The world opposes Him and mocks Him by the way we live, may we remember their ultimate destruction and be grateful and know the blessing we have as we can take refuge in the very God of this universe. We can confidently come before you and you will protect us from your wrath, for those who have loved Your Son.
2. The world seeks fame, fortune, and their own desires. The world seeks for power, they seek to take all glory away from God and heap it on themselves. Just as you were when you came to earth, the world mocks you and seeks to dethrone you.
3. May we do everything in our power to run from these evil powers. May we run from the sin that so easily entangles us. Lord keep us from harm and give us the strength and wisdom to come together as the Church and fight the spiritual battle you have called us to.
4. Lord you are so BIG, and I am so small. You look down from your throne on high and see those who crave unrighteousness, who live as if there is no God. And yet You, you sit in heaven and look down and laugh. You are all-powerful sovereign God, may we remember that none can usurp your throne. May we remember that you are above all, and we cannot even begin to fathom your power.
5. Your laughter in heaven will only remain for so long. There will come a day when your patience will run out and your wrath will consume those who did not obey you. Lord, help us to remember your wrath, may it cause us to fear and tremble. May we not forget you throughout the day, but remember we have been saved from that terrible wrath which will one day be poured out upon the unrighteous.
6. You do as you please. You place whoever you desire where you require them. You have appointed those whom you desire to overthrow the foolish wisdom of the world.
7. May our lips proclaim your majesty to the world. May our thoughts often drift to you. How blessed we are to be called your sons. To dwell in the family of the Most High God is a privilege we should never take for granted. You have allowed us to be born again. Because of the Sacrifice of Son of God, can we be called sons of God.
8. Lord may we always remember that you desire what is best for us. May we constantly be praising you and thanking you for all you have given to us. We have inherited so many temporary and permanent blessings because of what you have done for us. You own the whole world and desire to give us what is good, may we ask with confidence when we ask of you. May our prayers never sell your power short, or may we never ask selfishly.
9. Lord, you will one day return to destroy your enemies. Those who mock you and despise you, you will show them your power. May we shudder at the thought of your wrath and warn others of its swift destruction.
10. As those who have been given a new life and are saved by the grace of God may we be wise with our actions. May our testimony to the world be pleasing to you. May we constantly be on alert and never be satisfied with our current state, but rather pursue you and take heed of your impending wrath.
11. When we come before you to pray, or worship, or listen to your word may we pay You the respect and honor you deserve. May we never approach You with flippancy or indifference. May our joy be rooted in the fear we have for Your Name. May our worship to you be a sweet fragrance because you see our reverence and fear for Your Name.
12. May our thoughts be constantly focused on Christ. May we always remember the ultimate sacrifice He paid for us and never trample on His precious Name. The world opposes Him and mocks Him by the way we live, may we remember their ultimate destruction and be grateful and know the blessing we have as we can take refuge in the very God of this universe. We can confidently come before you and you will protect us from your wrath, for those who have loved Your Son.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Psalm 1
1. How much happier we are when we are to bless the Lord. You are honored in us Lord when we keep from the wicked. May you keep our steps from wandering into the sinful traps of this world. May you keep our hearts from those who would speak against you. May you keep our hearts pure from those who would mock you and mock those you have created.
2. How much happier we are when we recognize your Words and the life they bring. May our hearts not only desire to read your word, but that all of our being would delight in knowing it. May we recognize the special treasure we have in your Word. May we truly recognize Scripture as you speaking to us, and may we think about it as often as we can. May we not just think about it, but may we live in it. May what we read in your Word delight our hearts and change our living.
3. May our delight in your Word grow strong roots in our heart and anchor us to your truth. May we find refreshment and life sustaining nutrients in all that you reveal to us, and may we never stray to seek refreshment elsewhere for it will surely be poison to our souls. May your Word produce in us the necessary fruits. May we anxiously await for the next good deed we can do for you, in your name. May we prosper and our lives be blessed as long as we look to you for our sustenance. And may we remember you in all that we do.
4-5. May our lives be the opposite of the wicked. May we be a contrast to those who are against you. May we constantly recognize the benefits we have in you. May we not compare ourselves to the temporary benefits it may seem the wicked get for you tell us that they will one day be blown away like chaff. They have no roots in you, and in the day you return they will try to reconcile with you, and have no foundation to stand on. May we remember the blessing we have in being rooted in you and your truth. When you judge us, if our hearts are not rooted in the foundation of Christ we will be cast away and never be able to dwell among you and your people. May our hearts long to be with you and be with those who desire you.
6. Lord, know my heart, know me, continue to reveal to me the benefits of your word, and the blessings of being your child. Direct my paths and help me to remember the way of destruction that I might keep far from it.
2. How much happier we are when we recognize your Words and the life they bring. May our hearts not only desire to read your word, but that all of our being would delight in knowing it. May we recognize the special treasure we have in your Word. May we truly recognize Scripture as you speaking to us, and may we think about it as often as we can. May we not just think about it, but may we live in it. May what we read in your Word delight our hearts and change our living.
3. May our delight in your Word grow strong roots in our heart and anchor us to your truth. May we find refreshment and life sustaining nutrients in all that you reveal to us, and may we never stray to seek refreshment elsewhere for it will surely be poison to our souls. May your Word produce in us the necessary fruits. May we anxiously await for the next good deed we can do for you, in your name. May we prosper and our lives be blessed as long as we look to you for our sustenance. And may we remember you in all that we do.
4-5. May our lives be the opposite of the wicked. May we be a contrast to those who are against you. May we constantly recognize the benefits we have in you. May we not compare ourselves to the temporary benefits it may seem the wicked get for you tell us that they will one day be blown away like chaff. They have no roots in you, and in the day you return they will try to reconcile with you, and have no foundation to stand on. May we remember the blessing we have in being rooted in you and your truth. When you judge us, if our hearts are not rooted in the foundation of Christ we will be cast away and never be able to dwell among you and your people. May our hearts long to be with you and be with those who desire you.
6. Lord, know my heart, know me, continue to reveal to me the benefits of your word, and the blessings of being your child. Direct my paths and help me to remember the way of destruction that I might keep far from it.
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