Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Psalms: Affirmations, Assurance, and Comfort


Psalm 1:1-3


1 Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.



Psalm 23 (The entire chapter)

1 The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
Forever.
 
 
 
 
Psalm 29:11
 
11 The Lord will give strength to His people;
The Lord will bless His people with peace.
 
 
 
Psalm 30:5
 
5 For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for life;
Weeping may endure for a night,
But joy comes in the morning.
 
 
 
Psalm 34: 10, 19 (See entire chapter)
 
10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger;
But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.
 
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the Lord delivers him out of them all.
 
 
 
 
 
Psalm 37: 4-5
 
4 Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.
 
 
 
Psalm 67: 5-6
 
5 Let the peoples praise You, O God;
Let all the peoples praise You.
6 Then the earth shall yield her increase;
God, our own God, shall bless us
 
 
 
Psalm 68: 6, 19
 
6 God sets the solitary in families;
He brings out those who are bound into prosperity;
But the rebellious dwell in a dry land.


19 Blessed be the Lord,
Who daily loads us with benefits,
The God of our salvation!
 
 
 
Psalm 84: 10-11
 
10 For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.




Psalm 91:  1,5,7,11-12

1  He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,


7 A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.


11 For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
12 In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.



 
 
 
Psalms103:1-5, 8-12
 
1  Bless the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,
4 Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
 
8 The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
9 He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor punished us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities those who fear Him.
 
 
 
Psalm 112:1-7
 
Praise the Lord!
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who delights greatly in His commandments.
2 His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches will be in his house,
And his righteousness endures forever.
4 Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness;
He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
5 A good man deals graciously and lends;
He will guide his affairs with discretion.
6 Surely he will never be shaken;
The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance.
7 He will not be afraid of evil tidings;
His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
 
 
 
Psalm 113:9
 
9 He grants the barren woman a home,
Like a joyful mother of children.
Praise the Lord!
 
 
 
Psalm 119: 11,36,103,105,116,123,165
 
11 Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.
 
36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to covetousness.
 
103 How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
 
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
 
116 Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live;
And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
 
123 My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation
And Your righteous word.
 
165 Great peace have those who love Your law,
And nothing causes them to stumble.
 
 
 
 
Psalm 121: 1-8 (This is the entire chapter)
 
1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not allow your foot to be moved;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, He who keeps Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade at your right hand.
6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord shall preserve you from all evil;
He shall preserve your soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in
From this time forth, and even forevermore.
 
 
 
Psalm 122: 1
 
1 I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go into the house of the Lord.”
 
 
 
 
Psalm 127: 1
 
Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.
 
 
 
 
Psalm 128: 2, 6
 
2 When you eat the labor of your hands,
You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.
 
6 Yes, may you see your children’s children.
Peace be upon Israel!
 
 
 
Psalm 136: 1
 
1 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.


All 26 verses of Psalms 136 has "For His mercy endures forever as the second sentence."

The verse, "Oh give thanks to the LORD for He is good, for His mercy endures forever," was written by David in I Chronicles 16:34. This was part of David's speech after the Ark of the Covenant was brought to Jerusalem. "Oh give thanks to the LORD for He is good, for His mercy endures forever," is written in Psalms 106:1, Psalms 107:1, Psalms 118:1 as well as in 136:1





Psalm 138:8

8 The Lord will perfect that which concerns me;
Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever;
Do not forsake the works of Your hands.




Psalm 139:13-14

13 For You formed my inward parts;
You covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;[b]
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.




Psalm 145:14

14 The Lord upholds all who fall,
And raises up all who are bowed down.




Psalm 146: 8

8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord raises those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous.




Psalm 147: 3-4

3 He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.
4 He counts the number of the stars;
He calls them all by name.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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