Devotion on Psalm 40

I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. The word “waited” is used 47 times in the OT and 17 times in Psalms. It means waiting with a deep longing…so there is a deep sense of intimacy in David’s mind and heart as he waits for the Lord....

Devotion on Psalm 102

 Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry come to you! 2 Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress! Incline your ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call! 3 For my days pass away like smoke, and my bones burn like a furnace. 4 My heart is struck...

Devotion on Psalm 4:1-8

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer! 2 O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah 3 But know that...

Devotion on Psalm 26

  Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. 2 Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind.  3 For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness. 4 I do not sit with...

Devotion on Psalm 15 pt. 2

O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? 2 He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; 3 who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his...

Devotion on Psalm 88 pt. 1

O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before you. 2 Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry! 3 For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. 4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am a man who has no...