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1 Out of the depths I cry to You, LORD; 2 Lord, hear my voice. Let Your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. 3 If You, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? 4 But with You there is forgiveness, [...]

1 When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. 2 Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” 3 The [...]

81 My soul faints with longing for Your salvation, but I have put my hope in Your word. 82 My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I say, “When will You comfort me?” ~ Psalm 119:81-88 The Christian life is not always easy. It is [...]

Psalm 119:33-40 Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end. Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart. Direct me in the path of your commands, for there [...]

Psalm 119:25-32 I am laid low in the dust; preserve my life according to your word. I gave an account of my ways and you answered me; teach me your decrees. Cause me to understand the way of your precepts, that I may meditate on [...]

Psalm 119:17-24 – Please read the whole section Be good to your servant while I live, that I may obey your word. 18Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. 19I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands [...]

Psalm 119:9-16 How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.10 I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. 11 I have hidden your word in my heart that I [...]

Psalm 119: Please read vv. 1-8 “I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws. I will obey your decrees, do not utterly forsake me.” Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible. Each stanza begins with a different [...]

Psalm 118: Please read the whole Psalm: Let those who fear the LORD say: “His love endures forever.” 5 When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place. 6 The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. [...]

Psalm 117 Please read the whole Psalm: “Praise the LORD,all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. 2 For great is his lovetoward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.” This psalm is quoted in Romans 15 by Paul, to [...]

What shall I return to the LORD for all his goodness to me? 13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD. 14 I will fulfil my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his [...]

1 Not to us, LORD, not to us but to Your name be the glory, because of Your love and faithfulness. 2 Why do the nations say, “Where is their God?” 3 Our God is in Heaven; He does whatever pleases Him. ~ Psalm 115 [...]

5 Why was it, sea, that you fled? Why, Jordan, did you turn back? 6 Why, mountains, did you leap like rams, you hills, like lambs? 7 Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, 8 Who [...]

5 Who is like the LORD our God, the One Who sits enthroned on high, 6 Who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth? 7 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. ~ Psalm [...]

Intention A prerequisite to receiving God’s mercy and forgiveness is a spirit of repentance on the part of His people. Scripture “Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your unfailing love; according to Your great compassion blot out my transgressions.” —Psalm 51:1 Reflection This [...]

Intention Experiencing the Lord’s mercy first requires us to recognise our great need for Him. Scripture “Do not withhold Your mercy from me, Lord; may Your love and faithfulness always protect me.” —Psalm 40:11 Reflection Psalm 40 is a Messianic psalm which speaks prophetically of [...]

Intention We make our appeals to the God of mercy and love, Who keeps His promises and never forsakes His people. Scripture “Remember Lord, Your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.” —Psalm 25:6 Reflection This is a psalm for times of [...]

Intention The crisis we face may seem overwhelming, but we cry out to the God of mercy who hears His people’s prayers. Scripture “Answer me when I call to You, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear [...]

“Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous. Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice. Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered [...]

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts have good understanding. To Him belongs eternal praise.” ~ Psalm 111:10 The Internet can provide us with information -- enough for us to drown in. But what it cannot do [...]