1 Chapter: Psalm 34
1 Verse: Verse 3. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, for the fellowship of Your people. Thank You for placing me within a family and a community that recognizes and celebrates Your goodness. Help me today to make a big deal about how good You are with others who also love You.
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Saturday, August 05, 2006
Friday, August 04, 2006
Psalm 33
1 Chapter: Psalm 33
1 Verse: Verse 18. Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, on those who hope for His lovingkindness,
1 Prayer: Father, I know Your eye is upon me, not to spy out my mistakes and failures but to look for ways to show me your kindness and love. That is my only hope -- that You would be gracious to me in my weakness. And "behold!" -- You are! You've proven beyond all shadow of doubt that whatever it is that You see when You look at me is somehow worth saving, even at the cost of the life of Your Son. I don't understand it, Lord, but I hope for it anyway. Thank you, Father, for being so kind.
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1 Verse: Verse 18. Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, on those who hope for His lovingkindness,
1 Prayer: Father, I know Your eye is upon me, not to spy out my mistakes and failures but to look for ways to show me your kindness and love. That is my only hope -- that You would be gracious to me in my weakness. And "behold!" -- You are! You've proven beyond all shadow of doubt that whatever it is that You see when You look at me is somehow worth saving, even at the cost of the life of Your Son. I don't understand it, Lord, but I hope for it anyway. Thank you, Father, for being so kind.
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Thursday, August 03, 2006
Psalm 32
1 Chapter: Psalm 32
1 Verse: Verse 7. You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
1 Prayer: Father, there are so many places that I run to when I need to hide, but You alone are the One who gives real, lasting, eternal security. Help me to not hide from You, but instead hide in You. Help me hear the songs of deliverance, of rescue, of liberation that come from You.
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1 Verse: Verse 7. You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
1 Prayer: Father, there are so many places that I run to when I need to hide, but You alone are the One who gives real, lasting, eternal security. Help me to not hide from You, but instead hide in You. Help me hear the songs of deliverance, of rescue, of liberation that come from You.
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Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Psalm 31
1 Chapter: Psalm 31
1 Verse: Verse 22. As for me, I said in my alarm, "I am cut off from before Your eyes"; Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications when I cried to You.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, for being unwavering in Your commitment to me. Even when my faith is weak and I fear the worst, You prove me wrong by proving Yourself faithful. Your love truly is unfailing. Today I celebrate being held secure in the arms of Your love that will not let me go.
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1 Verse: Verse 22. As for me, I said in my alarm, "I am cut off from before Your eyes"; Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications when I cried to You.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, for being unwavering in Your commitment to me. Even when my faith is weak and I fear the worst, You prove me wrong by proving Yourself faithful. Your love truly is unfailing. Today I celebrate being held secure in the arms of Your love that will not let me go.
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Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Psalm 30
1 Chapter: Psalm 30
1 Verse: Verse 9. "What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?"
1 Prayer: Father, it's incredible to think that You might profit in any way from my life. You are unlimited in Your infinite resources, while all I have and all I am already comes from You. Yet You have made this a non-zero-sum world. You are benefited, it is to Your advantage, whenever I praise You and declare Your faithfulness. Help me not to withhold from You what You have so rightly earned, the worship You freely and richly deserve.
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1 Verse: Verse 9. "What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?"
1 Prayer: Father, it's incredible to think that You might profit in any way from my life. You are unlimited in Your infinite resources, while all I have and all I am already comes from You. Yet You have made this a non-zero-sum world. You are benefited, it is to Your advantage, whenever I praise You and declare Your faithfulness. Help me not to withhold from You what You have so rightly earned, the worship You freely and richly deserve.
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Monday, July 31, 2006
Psalm 29
1 Chapter: Psalm 29
1 Verse: Verse 11. The LORD will give strength to His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace.
1 Prayer: Father, is it really Your voice that is stripping the cedars of Lebanon bare? Does strength only come from military force? Is peace only achieved through violence? Your people are on all sides, on both sides, on neither side, surrounded by enemies, entangled in governments, victimized by history, oppressed by economics, paralyzed by politics, yet still You bless us with peace that passes understanding. Our world seems able to understand only one kind of peace -- peace bought with weapons of war. We need Your miraculous, other-worldly, incomprehensible peace instead.
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1 Verse: Verse 11. The LORD will give strength to His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace.
1 Prayer: Father, is it really Your voice that is stripping the cedars of Lebanon bare? Does strength only come from military force? Is peace only achieved through violence? Your people are on all sides, on both sides, on neither side, surrounded by enemies, entangled in governments, victimized by history, oppressed by economics, paralyzed by politics, yet still You bless us with peace that passes understanding. Our world seems able to understand only one kind of peace -- peace bought with weapons of war. We need Your miraculous, other-worldly, incomprehensible peace instead.
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Sunday, July 30, 2006
Psalm 28
1 Chapter: Psalm 28
1 Verse: Verse 1. To You, O LORD, I call; my rock, do not be deaf to me, for if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, for Your living Word. The voice of Your Spirit keeps me alive. I'd be as good as dead without You. And thank you, Father, for hearing my words. I'm calling to You now, knowing that You listen, and asking that You be my rock today and forever. Help me to stay in conversation with you -- speaking and listening -- throughout this day.
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1 Verse: Verse 1. To You, O LORD, I call; my rock, do not be deaf to me, for if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, for Your living Word. The voice of Your Spirit keeps me alive. I'd be as good as dead without You. And thank you, Father, for hearing my words. I'm calling to You now, knowing that You listen, and asking that You be my rock today and forever. Help me to stay in conversation with you -- speaking and listening -- throughout this day.
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Saturday, July 29, 2006
Psalm 27
1 Chapter: Psalm 27
1 Verse: Verse 13. I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, for the miraculous wonder of a gift that is faith. Small as a mustard seed though it may be, it is the one thing that keeps me from complete and utter despair. Increase my faith today, Lord, as I trust in You. Help me to imagine ways that I might see Your goodness in this life and in this place and amongst this people.
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1 Verse: Verse 13. I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, for the miraculous wonder of a gift that is faith. Small as a mustard seed though it may be, it is the one thing that keeps me from complete and utter despair. Increase my faith today, Lord, as I trust in You. Help me to imagine ways that I might see Your goodness in this life and in this place and amongst this people.
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Friday, July 28, 2006
Psalm 26
1 Chapter: Psalm 26
1 Verse: Verse 12. My foot stands on a level place; in the congregations I shall bless the LORD.
1 Prayer: Father, if I stand, it is only because of You. You are my level place, my secure footing, my foundation, the Rock that never shifts, shakes, falters or fails. I don't have a leg to stand on. I am weak, weary, wounded, wobbly and woebegone. Yet You support me, You sustain me, You hold me up and do not let me fall. What else can I do but praise and thank You?
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1 Verse: Verse 12. My foot stands on a level place; in the congregations I shall bless the LORD.
1 Prayer: Father, if I stand, it is only because of You. You are my level place, my secure footing, my foundation, the Rock that never shifts, shakes, falters or fails. I don't have a leg to stand on. I am weak, weary, wounded, wobbly and woebegone. Yet You support me, You sustain me, You hold me up and do not let me fall. What else can I do but praise and thank You?
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Thursday, July 27, 2006
Psalm 25
1 Chapter: Psalm 25
1 Verse: Verse 7. Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to Your lovingkindness remember me, For Your goodness' sake, O LORD.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, for remembering me, and for not remembering my sins, even though they sometimes seem to be the most memorable part of me. Thank you for remembering me even when I sometimes forget you in the busy-ness of my day, the weakness of my flesh, the selfishness of my heart. Thank you for remembering me not according to the judgment I deserve for my forgetfulness but according to Your lovingkindness.
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1 Verse: Verse 7. Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to Your lovingkindness remember me, For Your goodness' sake, O LORD.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, for remembering me, and for not remembering my sins, even though they sometimes seem to be the most memorable part of me. Thank you for remembering me even when I sometimes forget you in the busy-ness of my day, the weakness of my flesh, the selfishness of my heart. Thank you for remembering me not according to the judgment I deserve for my forgetfulness but according to Your lovingkindness.
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Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Psalm 24
1 Chapter: Psalm 24
1 Verse: Verse 1. The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains; the world, and those who dwell in it.
1 Prayer: Father, I am Yours. Everything, and more importantly, everyone I encounter today belongs to You. Help me treat them as Your prized possessions.
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1 Verse: Verse 1. The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains; the world, and those who dwell in it.
1 Prayer: Father, I am Yours. Everything, and more importantly, everyone I encounter today belongs to You. Help me treat them as Your prized possessions.
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Psalm 23
1 Chapter: Psalm 23
1 Verse: Verse 3. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, for bringing my wayward soul back to You again and again and again. Whenever I go astray on wrong paths, You guide me back to right ways and You enable me to see how much better Your ways are than all others.
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1 Verse: Verse 3. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, for bringing my wayward soul back to You again and again and again. Whenever I go astray on wrong paths, You guide me back to right ways and You enable me to see how much better Your ways are than all others.
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Monday, July 24, 2006
Psalm 22
1 Chapter: Psalm 22
1 Verse: Verse 24. For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, for not shrinking away in horror from the pain, suffering and distress of Your people. If You hid Your face, it would only compound our misery. Forgive me, Father, for turning my back on the afflicted. You do not judge or despise. Instead, You listen. Help me do the same.
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1 Verse: Verse 24. For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Nor has He hidden His face from him; But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, for not shrinking away in horror from the pain, suffering and distress of Your people. If You hid Your face, it would only compound our misery. Forgive me, Father, for turning my back on the afflicted. You do not judge or despise. Instead, You listen. Help me do the same.
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Sunday, July 23, 2006
Psalm 21
1 Chapter: Psalm 21
1 Verse: Verse 13. Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, that Your exaltation depends on Your strength and not on mine. Yet, even in my weakness, I will sing and praise You and hope that in so doing you will be exalted.
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1 Verse: Verse 13. Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, that Your exaltation depends on Your strength and not on mine. Yet, even in my weakness, I will sing and praise You and hope that in so doing you will be exalted.
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Saturday, July 22, 2006
Psalm 20
1 Chapter: Psalm 20
1 Verse: Verse 7. Some boast in chariots and some in horses, but we will boast in the name of the LORD, our God.
1 Prayer: Father, nations around the world are trying to out-boast one another with the superiority of their military power and will, but I am looking to You for peace. The only name I can be proud of claiming is Your name, and the name of Your Son, the Prince of Peace, who sets the example for me to follow by choosing to allow Himself to be killed rather than to kill those whom You love.
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1 Verse: Verse 7. Some boast in chariots and some in horses, but we will boast in the name of the LORD, our God.
1 Prayer: Father, nations around the world are trying to out-boast one another with the superiority of their military power and will, but I am looking to You for peace. The only name I can be proud of claiming is Your name, and the name of Your Son, the Prince of Peace, who sets the example for me to follow by choosing to allow Himself to be killed rather than to kill those whom You love.
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Friday, July 21, 2006
Psalm 19
1 Chapter: Psalm 19
1 Verse: Verse 14. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer.
1 Prayer: Help me, Father, to think and speak in ways that are consistent with who You are and with who I am in You.
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1 Verse: Verse 14. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer.
1 Prayer: Help me, Father, to think and speak in ways that are consistent with who You are and with who I am in You.
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Thursday, July 20, 2006
Psalm 16
1 Chapter: Psalm 16
1 Verse: I have set the LORD continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, for surrounding me at all times. You keep me safe and secure in your love.
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1 Verse: I have set the LORD continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, for surrounding me at all times. You keep me safe and secure in your love.
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Thursday, July 13, 2006
Psalm 11
1 Chapter: Psalm 11
1 Verse: Psalm 11:4. The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD'S throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, for your watchful care over your children. When your eyes behold me today, may you be pleased by what you see.
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1 Verse: Psalm 11:4. The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD'S throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.
1 Prayer: Thank you, Father, for your watchful care over your children. When your eyes behold me today, may you be pleased by what you see.
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