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Thriving
May he be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth. Psalm 71:6 The nourishment that the Lord provides brings us...
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God Using YOU
May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor. Psalm 71:4 The Psalmist is...
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Fear No More
May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness. Psalm 72:3 When Jesus is in the thoughts, there...
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Being Exposed
May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice. Psalm 72:2 The Lord is the righteous judge. He can examine...
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Let Us Tell
My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long, for those who wanted to harm have been put to shame and confusion. Psalm 71:24...
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Making Decisions
Endow the king with your justice, O God the royal son with your righteousness. Psalm 72:1 Now Solomon, the son of David, has a voice and...
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Seeking to Win
My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I whom you have delivered. Psalm 71:23 My lips will shout for joy, exclaims the...
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God Uses Trials
You will increase my honor and comfort me once more. Psalm 71:21 The Psalmist found God increasing in his life during hardships. He found...
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Walking Through Troubles
Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring...
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Who is Like You, God?
Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens you who have done great things. Who is like you, God? Psalm 71:19 Who is like you,...
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As We Age
Even when I am old and gray do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are...
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What are you saying?
I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone. Psalm 71:16 What is the...
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God's Plan
My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long—though I know not how to relate them all. Psalm 71:15 The...
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You are Surrounded
As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more. Psalm 71:14 Notable, the Psalmist didn't lose hope even during...
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The Strength of the Heart
May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace. Psalm 71:13 The Psalmist has had...
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What enemies Need to Know
For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together. They say, "God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him,...
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Growing Old
Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone. Psalm 71:9 Even in his growing age, the Psalmist needed...
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The Sign
I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge. Psalm 71:7 We all carry a sign around with us— what is it saying? What are we...
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Reliance
From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother's womb. Psalm 71:6 Many of us have experienced the disappointment...
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Hope Filled Days
For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth. Psalm 71:5 The Psalmist found his confidence in the Sovereign...
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In the Lord
In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. Psalm 71:1 In the Lord, the psalmist calls out-in the Lord is where he...
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The Courageous
But as for me, I am poor and needy come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; Lord, do not delay. Psalm 70:5 David knew...
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Sorrow into Joy?
But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, "The Lord is great!" Psalm 70:4...
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Acceptance
those who say to me, "Aha! Aha! turn back because of their shame. Psalm 70:3 It would be awesome in this world when our accuser tries to...
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Living Beyond the Ordinary
the children of his servants will inherit it, and those who love his name will dwell there. Psalm 69:36 God was giving the land back that...
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True Joy
The poor will see and be glad— you who seek God, may your hearts live! Psalm 69:32 The poor will see, and gladness will be their...
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Finding Favor
This will please the Lord more than an ox, more than a bull with its horns and hooves. Psalm 69:31 What will please the Lord more than...
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Returning to Praise
I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. Psalm 69:30 The Psalmist, amid all his persecutions, returns to...
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The Book of Life
May they be blotted out of the Book of life and not be listed with the righteous. Psalm 69:28 Thankfully there is a book of life, and God...
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Pleasurable Living
Charge them with crime upon crime; do not let them share in your salvation. Psalm 69:27 Left to our sin and rebellious way, evil will...
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What are your Words Saying?
For they persecute those you wound and talk about the pain of those you hurt. Psalm 69:26 David's persecutors added to his injuries with...
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A Father
A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. Psalm 68:5 Oh, what a promise for times of...
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Riding on the Clouds
Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the Lord. Psalm 68:4 Doesn't...
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Fear More God
May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him. Psalm 67:7 Imagine the ends of the earth fearing the pleasure of...
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The Harvest is in You
The land yields its harvest; God, our God, blesses us. Psalm 67:6 God blesses us beyond our understanding, for He gives beyond what we...
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Praise on Monday
May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. Psalm 67:5 Again the Psalmist brings us back to the place of praise, the...
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Remodeling Your Home
May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents. Psalm 69:25 Jesus quoted these words Look, your house is left...
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Just Praise
May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. Psalm 67:3 I personally can't think of a better way to start anything...
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Thinking About God
But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful. Psalm 68:3 We have every reason to be happy and...
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Be in the Light
May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him. Psalm 68:1 Imagine with me, as the Psalmist believes that God...
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God Coming Near
Come near and rescue me deliver me because of my foes. Psalm 69:18 I wonder how many men and women who fought for our country prayed or...
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Do You Need Joy
You know how I am scorned, disgraced, and shamed; all my enemies are before you. Psalm 69:19 David felt disgraced and shamed by his...
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God's Opinion
They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst. Psalm 68:21 The Psalmist experiences the greatest of pains – the persecution...
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Is Grace Expected
the table set before them become a snare; may it become retribution and a trap. Psalm 69:22 Here David prays for his enemies to fall...
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The Way of the Light
their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever. Psalm 69:23 This verse continues David's rant before God for...
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The Wrath
Pour out your wrath on them; let your fierce anger overtake them. Psalm 69:24 Now David has had enough, and the only prayer that makes...
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Take a Knee
But I pray to you, Lord, in the time of your favor; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation. Psalm 69:13 There is...
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Start Here
Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a...
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An Open Heart
Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Psalm 62:8 Is it possible to trust God and yet...
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Dependent on God
My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Psalm 62:7 David is dependent upon what victories God is...
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