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Psalm 45

Today’s Scripture: My heart is moved with a good theme;I [d]verses to the [f]upon Your lips;Therefore God has blessed You forever. 3 Strap Your sword on Your thigh, [h]awesome things.5 Your arrows are sharp;The peoples fall under You;Your arrows are in the heart of the King’s enemies. 6 Your throne, God, is forever and ever;The scepter of Your […]

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Psalm 44

Today’s Scripture: God, we have heard with our ears,Our fathers have told usThe work that You did in their days,In the days of old.2 You with Your own hand drove out the nations;Then You planted them;You afflicted the peoples,Then You let them go free.3 For by their own sword they did not possess the land,And their own […]

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Psalm 43 – Prayer Episode

Today’s Scripture: Vindicate me, God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation;[b]because of the oppression of the enemy? 3 Send out Your light and Your truth, they shall lead me;They shall bring me to Your holy hillAnd to Your dwelling places.4 Then I will go to the altar of God,To God [d]in despair, my soul?And why […]

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Psalm 42

Today’s Scripture: 1 As the deer pants for streams of water,so my soul pants for you, my God. 2My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.When can I go and meet with God? 3My tears have been my foodday and night,while people say to me all day long,“Where is your God?” 4These things I […]

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Psalm 41

Today’s Scripture: Blessed are those who have regard for the weak;    the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.2 The Lord protects and preserves them—    they are counted among the blessed in the land—    he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.3 The Lord sustains them on their sickbed    and restores them from their bed of illness. […]

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Psalm 40

Today’s Scripture: I waited patiently for the Lord;    he turned to me and heard my cry.2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,    out of the mud and mire;he set my feet on a rock    and gave me a firm place to stand.3 He put a new song in my mouth,    a hymn of praise to our God.Many will see […]

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Psalm 39

Today’s Scripture: I said, “I will watch my ways    and keep my tongue from sin;I will put a muzzle on my mouth    while in the presence of the wicked.”2 So I remained utterly silent,    not even saying anything good.But my anguish increased;3     my heart grew hot within me.While I meditated, the fire burned;    then I spoke with my tongue: 4 “Show me, […]

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Psalm 38

Today’s Scripture: Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger    or discipline me in your wrath.2 Your arrows have pierced me,    and your hand has come down on me.3 Because of your wrath there is no health in my body;    there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin.4 My guilt has overwhelmed me    like a burden too heavy to […]

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Psalm 37:21-40

Today’s Scripture: The wicked borrow and do not repay,    but the righteous give generously;22 those the Lord blesses will inherit the land,    but those he curses will be destroyed. 23 The Lord makes firm the steps    of the one who delights in him;24 though he may stumble, he will not fall,    for the Lord upholds him with his hand. 25 I was young […]

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Psalm 37:1-20

Today’s Scripture: Do not fret because of those who are evil    or be envious of those who do wrong;2 for like the grass they will soon wither,    like green plants they will soon die away. 3 Trust in the Lord and do good;    dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.4 Take delight in the Lord,    and he will give you the […]

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