A worthy goal: My tongue will speak of your righteousness and of your praises all day long (Psalm 35:28 ..read more

I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. Glorify the Lord with me. Let us exalt his name together (Psalm 34:1,3 ..read more

We wait in hope for the Lord because we know the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations (Psalm 33:20,11). The Lord watches all who live on earth—considering everything they do (Psalm 33:14). Wait in hope ..read more

Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not count against him (Psalm 32:1-2). Forgiveness is a blessing given by God to those who confess their sin ..read more

My eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief (Psalm 31:9). But God’s power is made perfect in weakness . . . for when I am weak, then I am strong (2 Corinthians 12:9-10). Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord (Psalm 31:24 ..read more

David’s prayer for the dedication of the palace was relational. He considered what God had done. “I will exalt you, O Lord . . . I will give you thanks forever (Psalm 30:1,12).” When we dedicate ourselves and our stuff to God, we too should pray relationally. Life and all things come from God ..read more

The God of glory thunders with a powerful and majestic voice that shakes the desert and strips the forests bare. In his temple all cry, “Glory!” (see Psalm 29) Join with them and give God glory ..read more

Praise be to the Lord, for he has heard my cry for mercy (Psalm 28:6). “We pray, we besiege the throne of God with some urgent need. . . . We rise from our knees, and nothing has changed.” How do we know God heard? “God has pledged Himself in a hundred ways to hear His people’s cry. He hears, He says so, and that’s enough. . . . As David Livingstone once said: “‘It is the word of a gentleman of the strictest and most sacred honour. And that’s the end of it.'”* *John Phillips, Exploring the Psalms, Psalm 1-88, p. 214 ..read more

My heart says of you, ‘Seek his face!’ Your face, Lord, I will seek (Psalm 27:8). Seek God’s face through His Word to know what matters to Him ..read more

I have trusted in the Lord without wavering (Psalm 26:1). I will praise the Lord (Psalm 26:12) Trust precedes praise ..read more