He Will Sustain You
He Will Sustain You Psalm 40:11–12 Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord; Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me. For innumerable evils have surrounded me; My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more than the …
God of Wonder
God of Wonder Psalm 40:5 Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works which You have done; And Your thoughts toward us cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. Experiencing Jesus in the Psalms …
He is Listening
He is Listening Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, and heard my cry. Experiencing Jesus in the Psalms Patient waiting upon God was a special characteristic of our Lord Jesus. All through his agony in the garden, his trial of cruel mockings before …
A Passing Guest
A Passing Guest Psalm 39:12–13 “Hear my prayer, O Lord, And give ear to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am a stranger with You, a sojourner, as all my fathers were. Remove Your gaze from me, that I may regain strength, before I go …
Time is Short
Time is Short Psalm 39:4 “Lord, make me to know my end, and what is the measure of my days, that I may know how frail I am. Experiencing Jesus in the Psalms David recognizes the frailty of man and asks, “What is the purpose of life? What is it …
Help is on it’s Way
Help is on it’s Way Psalm 38:21–22 Do not forsake me, O Lord; O my God, be not far from me! Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! Experiencing Jesus in the Psalms Now is the time I need thee most. When sickness, slander, and sin all beset …
Desiring God
Desiring God Psalm 38:9 Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. Experiencing Jesus in the Psalms Unuttered, yet perceived. Blessed be God, he reads the longings of our hearts; nothing can be hidden from him; what we cannot tell to him he …
He is Our Salvation and Strength
He is Our Salvation and Strength Psalm 37:39–40 But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, And save them, Because they trust in …
He Rewards the Upright
He Rewards the Upright Psalm 37:37–38 Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; For the future of that man is peace. But the transgressors shall be destroyed together; The future of the wicked shall be cut off. Experiencing Jesus in the Psalms The “perfect man” is one who is …
He is Upholding You
He is Upholding You Psalm 37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand. Experiencing Jesus in the Psalms Though he fall. Disasters and reverses may lay him low; he may, like Job, be stripped of everything; like Joseph, be …