psalm on my heart.

For the director of music. A song. A psalm.


1 Shout with joy to God,
all the earth!

2 Sing the glory of his name;
make his praise glorious!

3 Say to God, "How awesome are
your deeds! So great is your power
that your enemies cringe before you.

4 All the earth bows down to you;
they sing praise to you,
they sing praise to your name."

5 Come and see what God has done
how awesome his works in man's behalf!

6 He turned the sea into dry land,
they passed through the
waters on foot — come,
let us rejoice in him.

S e l a h

7 He rules forever by his power,
his eyes watch the nations—
let not the rebellious rise
up against him.

8 Praise our God, O peoples,
let the sound of his praise be heard

9 he has preserved our lives
and kept our feet from slipping.

10 For you, O God, tested us;
you refined us like
silver.


S e l a h

11 You brought us into prison
and laid burdens on our backs.

12 You let men ride over our heads;
we went through fire and water,
but you brought us to a
place of abundance.

16 Come and listen,all you who fear
let me tell you what he has
done for me.

17 I cried out to him with my mouth;
his praise was on my tongue.

S e l a h

18 If I had cherished sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened;

19 but God has surely listened
and heard my voice
in prayer.

20 Praise be to God,who has not
rejected my prayer or withheld his
love from me!

silent moments

I should be sleeping. I can't sleep and it's just me and my Creator ... in the quiet and the stillness, it's powerful; the presence of God. " You hold me now", such a truth. God shows up when we call on Him, He really does answer, like right now for me.

*this passage is crazy ... you have to read the whole thing, don't skim it -- I am in one of those "ahh God" moments ((powerful))

Psalm 73
A psalm of Asaph.

¹Surely God is good to Israel,
to those who are pure in heart.

² But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;
I had nearly lost my foothold.

³ For I envied the arrogant
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

⁴ They have no struggles;
their bodies are healthy and strong. ^[a]

⁵ They are free from the burdens common to man;
they are not plagued by human ills.

⁶ Therefore pride is their necklace;
they clothe themselves with violence.

⁷ From their callous hearts comes iniquity ^[b] ;
the evil conceits of their minds know no limits.

⁸ They scoff, and speak with malice;
in their arrogance they threaten oppression.

⁹ Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
and their tongues take possession of the earth.

¹⁰ Therefore their people turn to them
and drink up waters in abundance. ^[c]

¹¹ They say, "How can God know?
Does the Most High have knowledge?"

¹² This is what the wicked are like—
always carefree, they increase in wealth.

¹³ Surely in vain have I kept my heart pure;
in vain have I washed my hands in innocence.

¹⁴ All day long I have been plagued;
I have been punished every morning.

¹⁵ If I had said, "I will speak thus,"
I would have betrayed your children.

¹⁶ When I tried to understand all this,
it was oppressive to me

¹⁷ till I entered the sanctuary of God;
then I understood their final destiny.

¹⁸ Surely you place them on slippery ground;
you cast them down to ruin.

¹⁹ How suddenly are they destroyed,
completely swept away by terrors!

²⁰ As a dream when one awakes,
so when you arise, O Lord,
you will despise them as fantasies.

²¹ When my heart was grieved
and my spirit embittered,

²² I was senseless and ignorant;
I was a brute beast before you.

²³ Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.

²⁴ You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will take me into glory.

²⁵ Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.

²⁶ My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.

²⁷ Those who are far from you will perish;
you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.

²⁸ But as for me, it is good to be near God.
I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge;
I will tell of all your deeds.

excited

SO many things to be excited, happy, and thankful about!

"Sing to the LORD a new song,for he has done marvelous things"

Ps. 98:1