Category: Weekly praying with the psalms archive
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Praying with the Psalms
Click here for Psalm 9 The first two verses are about as far as you need to go to traverse fertile prayer ground. First, there is praise with all your heart. You can pray in your head but praise from your heart is a stronger, more personal conversation with God.…
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Praying with the Psalms
Click here to read Plasm 8 This is by far, one of my favorite psalms to pray with. So much fertile ground to work with. Praising God’s name is always a great way to start any prayer time. Jumping into thanksgiving is another time honored way to be pleasing to…
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Praying with the Psalms
Click hear to read Psalm 6 Psalm 6 is the first of the seven penitential Psalms, good for expressing remorse for transgressions and to seek God’s mercy. The psalm mentions Sheol, which has an interesting history. There seems to be a different take on Sheol depending on when in history…
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Praying with the Psalms
Click here to read Psalm 3 In Psalm 3 David, the assumed author of this psalm is reaching out to God for help against his enemies. This could easily be sung by Jesus after an encounter with the many factions that line up against Jesus during his public ministry. Chapter…
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Praying with the Psalms
Click here to read psalm 7 Always return good when confronted with evil. There is a call to God to hand out judgement to those who are evil and let them pursue me if I have paid back evil for good. For those who are innocent of heart put an…
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Praying with the Psalms
Click here to read psalm 5 God’s house is a refuge for those who love His name. David identifies those who cannot stand before the Lord’s eyes. Verse 10 names four parts of the body: mouth, heart, throat, and tongue. All of these can bring us trouble. But together they…
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Praying with the Psalms
Click here to read psalm 4 Psalm 4 uses the word tremble in verse 5 to describe a person apparently in the state of sin. Offering remedies of sinning no more, weeping within your heart, wailing in bed, offering sacrifice and trusting God. Many times when confronting my sins, I…
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