THE LAW OF THE LORD IS PERFECT / PSALMS 19:7-11

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(KJV) Psalms 19:7-11

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

THE LAW OF THE LORD IS PERFECT / PSALMS 19:7-11

THE LAW OF THE LORD IS PERFECT

These verses speak of the character, benefit and value of God’s law as revealed in His Word. The five parts of God’s Word mentioned in this psalm are:

“The ordinances,” which are laws governing social life and relationships with others that lead to justice and righteousness (Psalms 19:9).

“The law,” which is a general term for God’s revealed plans and purposes. The law is expressed through His commands and guidelines and gives direction in how to relate to Him in the right way (Psalms 19:7).

“The statutes,” which are God’s truths and decrees that express His character and purposes (1 John 5:9). Studying God’s statutes will make us wise (Psalms 19:7).

“The precepts,” which are definite rules concerning righteous living that give joy to God’s followers (Psalms 19:8). 

“The commands,” which are the authoritative source of guidance for those who want to clearly see and follow God’s ways (Psalms 19:8; Acts 26:18). The proper response to God’s commands in the “fear of the LORD,” meaning an awe and reverence which causes one to obey God and avoid evil, bringing spiritual peace and freedom (Psalms 19:9). 

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. THE LAW OF THE LORD IS PERFECT REVIVING THE SOUL / PSALMS 19:7
  2. THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD / PSALMS 19:1
  3. I LOVE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 18:1-50
  4. MY ROCK MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER / PSALMS 18:2
  5. THE APPLE OF YOUR EYE / PSALMS 17:8-9
  6. HEAR O LORD / PSALMS 17:1
  7. NOT ABANDON ME TO THE GRAVE / PSALMS 16:9-10
  8. SET THE LORD ALWAYS BEFORE ME / PSALMS 16:8
  9. ASSIGNED ME MY PRTION AND MY CUP / PSALMS 16:5
  10. APART FROM YOU I HAVE NO GOOD THING / PSALMS 16:2
  11. WHO KEEPS HIS OATH EVEN WHEN IT HURTS / PSALMS 15:4
  12. WHO MAY DWELL IN YOUR SANCTURARY? PSALMS 15:1
  13. THE FOOL / PSALMS 14:1-7
  14. MY HEART REJOIES IN YOUR SALVATION / PSALMS 13:5
  15. WILL YOU FORGET ME FOREVER? / PSALMS 13:1
  16. HELP LORD / PSALMS 12:1-8
  17. THOSE WHO LOVE VIOLENCE HIS SOUL HATES / PALMS 11:5
  18. IN THE LORD I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 11:1-7
  19. FROM AMBUSH HE MURDERS THE INNOCENT / PSALMS 10:8-10
  20. IN HIS ARROGANCE THE WICKED MAN HUNTS / PSALMS 10:2
  21. DO YOU STAND FAR OFF? / PSALMS 10:1-18
  22. THE NEEDY WILL NOT ALWAYS BE FORGOTTEN / PSALMS 9:18
  23. JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS / PSALMS 9:8
  24. DESTROYED THE WICKED / PSALMS 9:5
  25. I WILL PRAISE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 9:1-2
  26. WITH GLORY AND HONOR / PSALMS 8:5
  27. THE SON OF MAN / PSALMS 8:3-6
  28. WHO SAVES THE UPRIGHT IN HEART / PSALMS 7:10
  29. I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 7:1
  30. DELIVER ME FROM ALL WHO PURSUE ME / PSALMS 7:1-17
  31. I AM WORN OUT FROM GROANING / PSALMS 6:6
  32. DELIVER ME / PSALMS 6:4
  33. HEAL ME / PSALMS 6:2
  34. DO NOT REBUKE ME IN YOUR ANGER / PSALMS 6:1-10
  35. YOU HATE ALL WHO DO WRONG / PSALMS 5:5-6
  36. YOU HEAR MY VOICE / PSALMS 5:3
  37. WILL HEAR WHEN I CALL TO HIM / PSALMS 4:3
  38. ANSWER ME / PSALMS 4:1-8
  39. I LIE DOWN AND SLEEP / PSALMS 3:5
  40. YOU ARE A SHIELD … YOU BESTOW GLORY / PSALMS 3:3
  41. SELAH / PALMS 3:2
  42. HOW MANY ARE MY FOES! / PSALMS 3:1-8
  43. WHY DO THE NATIONS CONSPIRE / PSALMS 2:1-12
  44. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  45. MY SON TODAY I HAVE BECOME YOUR FATHER / PSALMS 2:7
  46. HIS ANOINTED ONE / PSALMS 2:2
  47. THE WICKED / PSALMS 1:4-6
  48. HE KNOWS HOW WE ARE FORMED / PSALMS 103:14
  49. COMPASSION ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM / PSALMS 103:13
  50. FORGIVES … HEALS / PSALMS 103:3-16
  51. PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL / PSALMS 103:1-2
  52. NEAR TO ALL WHO CALL ON HIM / PSALMS 145:18
  53. THE LORD IS GRACIOUS / PSALMS 145:8
  54. EVERY DAY I WILL PRAISE YOU / PSALMS 145:1-2
  55. BLESSED – THE LAW / PSALMS 119:1
  56. STREAMS OF WATER / PSALMS 1:3
  57. HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW / PSALMS 1:2
  58. BLESSED IS THE MAN / PSALMS 1:1
  59. YOUR WORD IS … A LIGHT FOR MY PATH / PSALMS 119:05
  60. CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE / PSALMS 50:15
  61. Guided By Grace About

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD / PSALMS 19:1

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(KJV) Psalms 19:1

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD / PSALMS 19:1

The Judeo-Christian view (the shared traditions and beliefs of Jews and Christians) is that the physical world declares, or reflects, God’s glory and creative power (Psalms 148:3-5; Romans 1:18-20). In contrast, the view of many people in the world is that the creation itself is “god” or a divine entity (Deuteronomy 4:19; 2 Kings 23:5). This worldly belief claims that “mother nature” is the source of life and that unseen forces in nature or the universe control human destiny (Isaiah 47:13). Another group believes that creation came about by chance, or that it just happened with no creator causing it. God’s true followers reject these views and accept the Biblical account of the origin of the universe and humankind. This belief inspires them to praise their Maker (Psalms 89:5-8).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. I LOVE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 18:1-50
  2. MY ROCK MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER / PSALMS 18:2
  3. THE APPLE OF YOUR EYE / PSALMS 17:8-9
  4. HEAR O LORD / PSALMS 17:1
  5. NOT ABANDON ME TO THE GRAVE / PSALMS 16:9-10
  6. SET THE LORD ALWAYS BEFORE ME / PSALMS 16:8
  7. ASSIGNED ME MY PRTION AND MY CUP / PSALMS 16:5
  8. APART FROM YOU I HAVE NO GOOD THING / PSALMS 16:2
  9. WHO KEEPS HIS OATH EVEN WHEN IT HURTS / PSALMS 15:4
  10. WHO MAY DWELL IN YOUR SANCTURARY? PSALMS 15:1
  11. THE FOOL / PSALMS 14:1-7
  12. MY HEART REJOIES IN YOUR SALVATION / PSALMS 13:5
  13. WILL YOU FORGET ME FOREVER? / PSALMS 13:1
  14. HELP LORD / PSALMS 12:1-8
  15. THOSE WHO LOVE VIOLENCE HIS SOUL HATES / PALMS 11:5
  16. IN THE LORD I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 11:1-7
  17. FROM AMBUSH HE MURDERS THE INNOCENT / PSALMS 10:8-10
  18. IN HIS ARROGANCE THE WICKED MAN HUNTS / PSALMS 10:2
  19. DO YOU STAND FAR OFF? / PSALMS 10:1-18
  20. THE NEEDY WILL NOT ALWAYS BE FORGOTTEN / PSALMS 9:18
  21. JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS / PSALMS 9:8
  22. DESTROYED THE WICKED / PSALMS 9:5
  23. I WILL PRAISE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 9:1-2
  24. WITH GLORY AND HONOR / PSALMS 8:5
  25. THE SON OF MAN / PSALMS 8:3-6
  26. WHO SAVES THE UPRIGHT IN HEART / PSALMS 7:10
  27. I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 7:1
  28. DELIVER ME FROM ALL WHO PURSUE ME / PSALMS 7:1-17
  29. I AM WORN OUT FROM GROANING / PSALMS 6:6
  30. DELIVER ME / PSALMS 6:4
  31. HEAL ME / PSALMS 6:2
  32. DO NOT REBUKE ME IN YOUR ANGER / PSALMS 6:1-10
  33. YOU HATE ALL WHO DO WRONG / PSALMS 5:5-6
  34. YOU HEAR MY VOICE / PSALMS 5:3
  35. WILL HEAR WHEN I CALL TO HIM / PSALMS 4:3
  36. ANSWER ME / PSALMS 4:1-8
  37. I LIE DOWN AND SLEEP / PSALMS 3:5
  38. YOU ARE A SHIELD … YOU BESTOW GLORY / PSALMS 3:3
  39. SELAH / PALMS 3:2
  40. HOW MANY ARE MY FOES! / PSALMS 3:1-8
  41. WHY DO THE NATIONS CONSPIRE / PSALMS 2:1-12
  42. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  43. MY SON TODAY I HAVE BECOME YOUR FATHER / PSALMS 2:7
  44. HIS ANOINTED ONE / PSALMS 2:2
  45. THE WICKED / PSALMS 1:4-6
  46. HE KNOWS HOW WE ARE FORMED / PSALMS 103:14
  47. COMPASSION ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM / PSALMS 103:13
  48. FORGIVES … HEALS / PSALMS 103:3-16
  49. PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL / PSALMS 103:1-2
  50. NEAR TO ALL WHO CALL ON HIM / PSALMS 145:18
  51. THE LORD IS GRACIOUS / PSALMS 145:8
  52. EVERY DAY I WILL PRAISE YOU / PSALMS 145:1-2
  53. BLESSED – THE LAW / PSALMS 119:1
  54. STREAMS OF WATER / PSALMS 1:3
  55. HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW / PSALMS 1:2
  56. BLESSED IS THE MAN / PSALMS 1:1
  57. YOUR WORD IS … A LIGHT FOR MY PATH / PSALMS 119:05
  58. CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE / PSALMS 50:15
  59. Guided By Grace About

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

THE LAW OF THE LORD IS PERFECT REVIVING THE SOUL / PSALMS 17:7

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(KJV) Psalms 19:7

 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

THE LAW OF THE LORD IS PERFECT REVIVING THE SOUL / PSALMS 17:7

God’s Word and all of the commands, instructions and guidelines contained in it are perfect. They are a completely effective guide for living. When applied to our lives, God’s Word will always serve the purposes that He has planned. Living by God’s standard is not a burden or a harsh responsibility; it is a privilege for those who love and trust God and depend on His strength (1 John 5:3). In fact, following God’s instructions is a life-giving, refreshing experience because it allows us to fulfill our highest purposes in life, and it keeps us free from constant failure, guilt and spiritual emptiness. Simply following the regulations of God’s law cannot save us (Romans 8:3; Hebrews 7:18-19) – amount of good works or self-effort can do that (Ephesians 2:9; Titus 3:5). The law reveals our own failures and weaknesses and points us to our need for forgiveness and a proper relationship with God. This brings us back to the bases for spiritual life and salvation (Romans 7:12, 13; Galatians 3:24). We can trust God’s Word completely to direct our lives. By learning and following the Word, we gain and live out true wisdom.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD / PSALMS 19:1
  2. I LOVE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 18:1-50
  3. MY ROCK MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER / PSALMS 18:2
  4. THE APPLE OF YOUR EYE / PSALMS 17:8-9
  5. HEAR O LORD / PSALMS 17:1
  6. NOT ABANDON ME TO THE GRAVE / PSALMS 16:9-10
  7. SET THE LORD ALWAYS BEFORE ME / PSALMS 16:8
  8. ASSIGNED ME MY PRTION AND MY CUP / PSALMS 16:5
  9. APART FROM YOU I HAVE NO GOOD THING / PSALMS 16:2
  10. WHO KEEPS HIS OATH EVEN WHEN IT HURTS / PSALMS 15:4
  11. WHO MAY DWELL IN YOUR SANCTURARY? PSALMS 15:1
  12. THE FOOL / PSALMS 14:1-7
  13. MY HEART REJOIES IN YOUR SALVATION / PSALMS 13:5
  14. WILL YOU FORGET ME FOREVER? / PSALMS 13:1
  15. HELP LORD / PSALMS 12:1-8
  16. THOSE WHO LOVE VIOLENCE HIS SOUL HATES / PALMS 11:5
  17. IN THE LORD I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 11:1-7
  18. FROM AMBUSH HE MURDERS THE INNOCENT / PSALMS 10:8-10
  19. IN HIS ARROGANCE THE WICKED MAN HUNTS / PSALMS 10:2
  20. DO YOU STAND FAR OFF? / PSALMS 10:1-18
  21. THE NEEDY WILL NOT ALWAYS BE FORGOTTEN / PSALMS 9:18
  22. JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS / PSALMS 9:8
  23. DESTROYED THE WICKED / PSALMS 9:5
  24. I WILL PRAISE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 9:1-2
  25. WITH GLORY AND HONOR / PSALMS 8:5
  26. THE SON OF MAN / PSALMS 8:3-6
  27. WHO SAVES THE UPRIGHT IN HEART / PSALMS 7:10
  28. I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 7:1
  29. DELIVER ME FROM ALL WHO PURSUE ME / PSALMS 7:1-17
  30. I AM WORN OUT FROM GROANING / PSALMS 6:6
  31. DELIVER ME / PSALMS 6:4
  32. HEAL ME / PSALMS 6:2
  33. DO NOT REBUKE ME IN YOUR ANGER / PSALMS 6:1-10
  34. YOU HATE ALL WHO DO WRONG / PSALMS 5:5-6
  35. YOU HEAR MY VOICE / PSALMS 5:3
  36. WILL HEAR WHEN I CALL TO HIM / PSALMS 4:3
  37. ANSWER ME / PSALMS 4:1-8
  38. I LIE DOWN AND SLEEP / PSALMS 3:5
  39. YOU ARE A SHIELD … YOU BESTOW GLORY / PSALMS 3:3
  40. SELAH / PALMS 3:2
  41. HOW MANY ARE MY FOES! / PSALMS 3:1-8
  42. WHY DO THE NATIONS CONSPIRE / PSALMS 2:1-12
  43. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  44. MY SON TODAY I HAVE BECOME YOUR FATHER / PSALMS 2:7
  45. HIS ANOINTED ONE / PSALMS 2:2
  46. THE WICKED / PSALMS 1:4-6
  47. HE KNOWS HOW WE ARE FORMED / PSALMS 103:14
  48. COMPASSION ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM / PSALMS 103:13
  49. FORGIVES … HEALS / PSALMS 103:3-16
  50. PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL / PSALMS 103:1-2
  51. NEAR TO ALL WHO CALL ON HIM / PSALMS 145:18
  52. THE LORD IS GRACIOUS / PSALMS 145:8
  53. EVERY DAY I WILL PRAISE YOU / PSALMS 145:1-2
  54. BLESSED – THE LAW / PSALMS 119:1
  55. STREAMS OF WATER / PSALMS 1:3
  56. HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW / PSALMS 1:2
  57. BLESSED IS THE MAN / PSALMS 1:1
  58. YOUR WORD IS … A LIGHT FOR MY PATH / PSALMS 119:05
  59. CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE / PSALMS 50:15
  60. Guided By Grace About

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

I LOVE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 18:1-50

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(KJV) Psalms 18:1-50

I LOVE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 18:1-50

This psalm is also recorded in 2 Samuel 22 with a few differences. It was probably written early in King David’s reign (2 Samuel 8:14), before he committed the devastating sin of adultery and suffered the results for the rest of his life (2 Samuel 12:1-14). The psalm may point prophetically to Christ since Paul quotes Psalms 18:49 to describe a time when all nations will praise the name of God because of what Jesus has done (Romans 15:9).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. MY ROCK MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER / PSALMS 18:2
  2. THE APPLE OF YOUR EYE / PSALMS 17:8-9
  3. HEAR O LORD / PSALMS 17:1
  4. NOT ABANDON ME TO THE GRAVE / PSALMS 16:9-10
  5. SET THE LORD ALWAYS BEFORE ME / PSALMS 16:8
  6. ASSIGNED ME MY PRTION AND MY CUP / PSALMS 16:5
  7. APART FROM YOU I HAVE NO GOOD THING / PSALMS 16:2
  8. WHO KEEPS HIS OATH EVEN WHEN IT HURTS / PSALMS 15:4
  9. WHO MAY DWELL IN YOUR SANCTURARY? PSALMS 15:1
  10. THE FOOL / PSALMS 14:1-7
  11. MY HEART REJOIES IN YOUR SALVATION / PSALMS 13:5
  12. WILL YOU FORGET ME FOREVER? / PSALMS 13:1
  13. HELP LORD / PSALMS 12:1-8
  14. THOSE WHO LOVE VIOLENCE HIS SOUL HATES / PALMS 11:5
  15. IN THE LORD I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 11:1-7
  16. FROM AMBUSH HE MURDERS THE INNOCENT / PSALMS 10:8-10
  17. IN HIS ARROGANCE THE WICKED MAN HUNTS / PSALMS 10:2
  18. DO YOU STAND FAR OFF? / PSALMS 10:1-18
  19. THE NEEDY WILL NOT ALWAYS BE FORGOTTEN / PSALMS 9:18
  20. JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS / PSALMS 9:8
  21. DESTROYED THE WICKED / PSALMS 9:5
  22. I WILL PRAISE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 9:1-2
  23. WITH GLORY AND HONOR / PSALMS 8:5
  24. THE SON OF MAN / PSALMS 8:3-6
  25. WHO SAVES THE UPRIGHT IN HEART / PSALMS 7:10
  26. I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 7:1
  27. DELIVER ME FROM ALL WHO PURSUE ME / PSALMS 7:1-17
  28. I AM WORN OUT FROM GROANING / PSALMS 6:6
  29. DELIVER ME / PSALMS 6:4
  30. HEAL ME / PSALMS 6:2
  31. DO NOT REBUKE ME IN YOUR ANGER / PSALMS 6:1-10
  32. YOU HATE ALL WHO DO WRONG / PSALMS 5:5-6
  33. YOU HEAR MY VOICE / PSALMS 5:3
  34. WILL HEAR WHEN I CALL TO HIM / PSALMS 4:3
  35. ANSWER ME / PSALMS 4:1-8
  36. I LIE DOWN AND SLEEP / PSALMS 3:5
  37. YOU ARE A SHIELD … YOU BESTOW GLORY / PSALMS 3:3
  38. SELAH / PALMS 3:2
  39. HOW MANY ARE MY FOES! / PSALMS 3:1-8
  40. WHY DO THE NATIONS CONSPIRE / PSALMS 2:1-12
  41. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  42. MY SON TODAY I HAVE BECOME YOUR FATHER / PSALMS 2:7
  43. HIS ANOINTED ONE / PSALMS 2:2
  44. THE WICKED / PSALMS 1:4-6
  45. HE KNOWS HOW WE ARE FORMED / PSALMS 103:14
  46. COMPASSION ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM / PSALMS 103:13
  47. FORGIVES … HEALS / PSALMS 103:3-16
  48. PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL / PSALMS 103:1-2
  49. NEAR TO ALL WHO CALL ON HIM / PSALMS 145:18
  50. THE LORD IS GRACIOUS / PSALMS 145:8
  51. EVERY DAY I WILL PRAISE YOU / PSALMS 145:1-2
  52. BLESSED – THE LAW / PSALMS 119:1
  53. STREAMS OF WATER / PSALMS 1:3
  54. HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW / PSALMS 1:2
  55. BLESSED IS THE MAN / PSALMS 1:1
  56. YOUR WORD IS … A LIGHT FOR MY PATH / PSALMS 119:05
  57. CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE / PSALMS 50:15
  58. Guided By Grace About

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

THE APPLE OF YOUR EYE / PSALMS 17:8-9

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(KJV) Psalms 17:8-9

Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

THE APPLE OF YOUR EYE / PSALMS 17:8-9

The psalmist uses two word pictures to teach about God’s love and care for His faithful people. 

  1. The “apple” of the eye is the pupil of the eye and is a Hebrew metaphor (figure of speech, symbol, comparison) for something that is cherished and of great value. 
  2. “The shadow of your wings” is a metaphor based on the picture of a hen protecting her young under her wings. It expresses God’s loving care and provision (Psalms 36:7; 57:1; 61:4; 63:7). Christ used this symbol to express His love for Israel. (Matthew 23:37). Praying for God’s strong arm of protection and support is the privilege of every believer (Deuteronomy 32:10; Proverbs 7:2; Zechariah 2:8).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. HEAR O LORD / PSALMS 17:1
  2. NOT ABANDON ME TO THE GRAVE / PSALMS 16:9-10
  3. SET THE LORD ALWAYS BEFORE ME / PSALMS 16:8
  4. ASSIGNED ME MY PRTION AND MY CUP / PSALMS 16:5
  5. APART FROM YOU I HAVE NO GOOD THING / PSALMS 16:2
  6. WHO KEEPS HIS OATH EVEN WHEN IT HURTS / PSALMS 15:4
  7. WHO MAY DWELL IN YOUR SANCTURARY? PSALMS 15:1
  8. THE FOOL / PSALMS 14:1-7
  9. MY HEART REJOIES IN YOUR SALVATION / PSALMS 13:5
  10. WILL YOU FORGET ME FOREVER? / PSALMS 13:1
  11. HELP LORD / PSALMS 12:1-8
  12. THOSE WHO LOVE VIOLENCE HIS SOUL HATES / PALMS 11:5
  13. IN THE LORD I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 11:1-7
  14. FROM AMBUSH HE MURDERS THE INNOCENT / PSALMS 10:8-10
  15. IN HIS ARROGANCE THE WICKED MAN HUNTS / PSALMS 10:2
  16. DO YOU STAND FAR OFF? / PSALMS 10:1-18
  17. THE NEEDY WILL NOT ALWAYS BE FORGOTTEN / PSALMS 9:18
  18. JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS / PSALMS 9:8
  19. DESTROYED THE WICKED / PSALMS 9:5
  20. I WILL PRAISE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 9:1-2
  21. WITH GLORY AND HONOR / PSALMS 8:5
  22. THE SON OF MAN / PSALMS 8:3-6
  23. WHO SAVES THE UPRIGHT IN HEART / PSALMS 7:10
  24. I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 7:1
  25. DELIVER ME FROM ALL WHO PURSUE ME / PSALMS 7:1-17
  26. I AM WORN OUT FROM GROANING / PSALMS 6:6
  27. DELIVER ME / PSALMS 6:4
  28. HEAL ME / PSALMS 6:2
  29. DO NOT REBUKE ME IN YOUR ANGER / PSALMS 6:1-10
  30. YOU HATE ALL WHO DO WRONG / PSALMS 5:5-6
  31. YOU HEAR MY VOICE / PSALMS 5:3
  32. WILL HEAR WHEN I CALL TO HIM / PSALMS 4:3
  33. ANSWER ME / PSALMS 4:1-8
  34. I LIE DOWN AND SLEEP / PSALMS 3:5
  35. YOU ARE A SHIELD … YOU BESTOW GLORY / PSALMS 3:3
  36. SELAH / PALMS 3:2
  37. HOW MANY ARE MY FOES! / PSALMS 3:1-8
  38. WHY DO THE NATIONS CONSPIRE / PSALMS 2:1-12
  39. HE KNOWS HOW WE ARE FORMED / PSALMS 103:14
  40. COMPASSION ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM / PSALMS 103:13
  41. FORGIVES … HEALS / PSALMS 103:3-16
  42. PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL / PSALMS 103:1-2
  43. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  44. NEAR TO ALL WHO CALL ON HIM / PSALMS 145:18
  45. THE LORD IS GRACIOUS / PSALMS 145:8
  46. EVERY DAY I WILL PRAISE YOU / PSALMS 145:1-2
  47. BLESSED – THE LAW / PSALMS 119:1
  48. MY SON TODAY I HAVE BECOME YOUR FATHER / PSALMS 2:7
  49. THE WICKED / PSALMS 1:4-6
  50. MY ROCK MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER / PSALMS 18:2
  51. HIS ANOINTED ONE / PSALMS 2:2
  52. STREAMS OF WATER / PSALMS 1:3
  53. HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW / PSALMS 1:2
  54. BLESSED IS THE MAN / PSALMS 1:1
  55. YOUR WORD IS … A LIGHT FOR MY PATH / PSALMS 119:05
  56. CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE / PSALMS 50:15
  57. Guided By Grace About

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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HEAR O LORD / PSALMS 17:1

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(KJV) Psalms 17:1

Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

HEAR O LORD / PSALMS 17:1

David’s cry to the Lord to hear his prayer is based on God’s mercy and also on David’s own faithful obedience to God (Psalms 17:1-5). God searched David’s heart and found that his efforts were right and true (1 John 3:19-21). David’s request to God on the basis of his own faithfulness teaches us that God has promised to hear the prayers of those who love and honor Him (John 15:7). Effective prayer requires a clear conscience and pure life (1 John 3:22).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. NOT ABANDON ME TO THE GRAVE / PSALMS 16:9-10
  2. SET THE LORD ALWAYS BEFORE ME / PSALMS 16:8
  3. ASSIGNED ME MY PRTION AND MY CUP / PSALMS 16:5
  4. APART FROM YOU I HAVE NO GOOD THING / PSALMS 16:2
  5. WHO KEEPS HIS OATH EVEN WHEN IT HURTS / PSALMS 15:4
  6. WHO MAY DWELL IN YOUR SANCTURARY? PSALMS 15:1
  7. THE FOOL / PSALMS 14:1-7
  8. MY HEART REJOIES IN YOUR SALVATION / PSALMS 13:5
  9. WILL YOU FORGET ME FOREVER? / PSALMS 13:1
  10. HELP LORD / PSALMS 12:1-8
  11. THOSE WHO LOVE VIOLENCE HIS SOUL HATES / PALMS 11:5
  12. IN THE LORD I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 11:1-7
  13. FROM AMBUSH HE MURDERS THE INNOCENT / PSALMS 10:8-10
  14. IN HIS ARROGANCE THE WICKED MAN HUNTS / PSALMS 10:2
  15. DO YOU STAND FAR OFF? / PSALMS 10:1-18
  16. THE NEEDY WILL NOT ALWAYS BE FORGOTTEN / PSALMS 9:18
  17. JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS / PSALMS 9:8
  18. DESTROYED THE WICKED / PSALMS 9:5
  19. I WILL PRAISE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 9:1-2
  20. WITH GLORY AND HONOR / PSALMS 8:5
  21. THE SON OF MAN / PSALMS 8:3-6
  22. WHO SAVES THE UPRIGHT IN HEART / PSALMS 7:10
  23. I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 7:1
  24. DELIVER ME FROM ALL WHO PURSUE ME / PSALMS 7:1-17
  25. I AM WORN OUT FROM GROANING / PSALMS 6:6
  26. DELIVER ME / PSALMS 6:4
  27. HEAL ME / PSALMS 6:2
  28. DO NOT REBUKE ME IN YOUR ANGER / PSALMS 6:1-10
  29. YOU HATE ALL WHO DO WRONG / PSALMS 5:5-6
  30. YOU HEAR MY VOICE / PSALMS 5:3
  31. WILL HEAR WHEN I CALL TO HIM / PSALMS 4:3
  32. ANSWER ME / PSALMS 4:1-8
  33. I LIE DOWN AND SLEEP / PSALMS 3:5
  34. YOU ARE A SHIELD … YOU BESTOW GLORY / PSALMS 3:3
  35. SELAH / PALMS 3:2
  36. HOW MANY ARE MY FOES! / PSALMS 3:1-8
  37. WHY DO THE NATIONS CONSPIRE / PSALMS 2:1-12
  38. HE KNOWS HOW WE ARE FORMED / PSALMS 103:14
  39. COMPASSION ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM / PSALMS 103:13
  40. FORGIVES … HEALS / PSALMS 103:3-16
  41. PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL / PSALMS 103:1-2
  42. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  43. NEAR TO ALL WHO CALL ON HIM / PSALMS 145:18
  44. THE LORD IS GRACIOUS / PSALMS 145:8
  45. EVERY DAY I WILL PRAISE YOU / PSALMS 145:1-2
  46. BLESSED – THE LAW / PSALMS 119:1
  47. MY SON TODAY I HAVE BECOME YOUR FATHER / PSALMS 2:7
  48. THE WICKED / PSALMS 1:4-6
  49. MY ROCK MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER / PSALMS 18:2
  50. HIS ANOINTED ONE / PSALMS 2:2
  51. STREAMS OF WATER / PSALMS 1:3
  52. HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW / PSALMS 1:2
  53. BLESSED IS THE MAN / PSALMS 1:1
  54. YOUR WORD IS … A LIGHT FOR MY PATH / PSALMS 119:05
  55. CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE / PSALMS 50:15
  56. Guided By Grace About

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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NOT ABANDON ME TO THE GRAVE / PSALMS 16:9-10

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(KJV) Psalms 16:9-10

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

NOT ABANDON ME TO THE GRAVE / PSALMS 16:9-10

A personal relationship with God gives people the confidence of a future life with God and the certainty that He will not abandon them in death (Hebrew Sheol; Psalms 73:26). The apostles (pioneer leaders in the early church) Peter and Paul applied this verse to Christ and His resurrection (Acts 2:25-31; 13:34-37). 

  1. Sheol, found 66 times in the Old Testament, is translated 55 times as “the grave” and 6 times as “death.”
  2. In general, the Old Testament views Sheol as a place associated with some sort of punishment. (a) When Jacob indicated that he would go down to the grave (Sheol) because of the loss of his son, Joseph (Genesis 37:35), he felt he must be under God’s judgment. That is why he refused to be comforted. There is no evidence that he tried to make any other request to God until after he heard that Joseph was still alive. (b) David clearly indicated that the grave (Sheol) was the place where “the wicked” would go (Psalms 9:17). Isaiah said that the ungodly king Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria, when he died, would join the kings he conquered in that terrible place (Isaiah 14:9-10). (c) There are several passages that indicate the Israelites did not expect to go to Sheol when they died but would go where they could enjoy God’s presence. David anticipated that when he died, he would be living “in the house of the LORD forever” (Psalms 23:6). Another psalm writer believed that God would rescue his life from the grave (Sheol) and take him to heaven (Psalms 49:15; 73:14-15). And Solomon testified that the path of a wise, God-fearing person leads upward “to keep him from going down to the grave” (Proverbs 15:24).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. SET THE LORD ALWAYS BEFORE ME / PSALMS 16:8
  2. ASSIGNED ME MY PRTION AND MY CUP / PSALMS 16:5
  3. APART FROM YOU I HAVE NO GOOD THING / PSALMS 16:2
  4. WHO KEEPS HIS OATH EVEN WHEN IT HURTS / PSALMS 15:4
  5. WHO MAY DWELL IN YOUR SANCTURARY? PSALMS 15:1
  6. THE FOOL / PSALMS 14:1-7
  7. MY HEART REJOIES IN YOUR SALVATION / PSALMS 13:5
  8. WILL YOU FORGET ME FOREVER? / PSALMS 13:1
  9. HELP LORD / PSALMS 12:1-8
  10. THOSE WHO LOVE VIOLENCE HIS SOUL HATES / PALMS 11:5
  11. IN THE LORD I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 11:1-7
  12. FROM AMBUSH HE MURDERS THE INNOCENT / PSALMS 10:8-10
  13. IN HIS ARROGANCE THE WICKED MAN HUNTS / PSALMS 10:2
  14. DO YOU STAND FAR OFF? / PSALMS 10:1-18
  15. THE NEEDY WILL NOT ALWAYS BE FORGOTTEN / PSALMS 9:18
  16. JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS / PSALMS 9:8
  17. DESTROYED THE WICKED / PSALMS 9:5
  18. I WILL PRAISE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 9:1-2
  19. WITH GLORY AND HONOR / PSALMS 8:5
  20. THE SON OF MAN / PSALMS 8:3-6
  21. WHO SAVES THE UPRIGHT IN HEART / PSALMS 7:10
  22. I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 7:1
  23. DELIVER ME FROM ALL WHO PURSUE ME / PSALMS 7:1-17
  24. I AM WORN OUT FROM GROANING / PSALMS 6:6
  25. DELIVER ME / PSALMS 6:4
  26. HEAL ME / PSALMS 6:2
  27. DO NOT REBUKE ME IN YOUR ANGER / PSALMS 6:1-10
  28. YOU HATE ALL WHO DO WRONG / PSALMS 5:5-6
  29. YOU HEAR MY VOICE / PSALMS 5:3
  30. WILL HEAR WHEN I CALL TO HIM / PSALMS 4:3
  31. ANSWER ME / PSALMS 4:1-8
  32. I LIE DOWN AND SLEEP / PSALMS 3:5
  33. YOU ARE A SHIELD … YOU BESTOW GLORY / PSALMS 3:3
  34. SELAH / PALMS 3:2
  35. HOW MANY ARE MY FOES! / PSALMS 3:1-8
  36. WHY DO THE NATIONS CONSPIRE / PSALMS 2:1-12
  37. HE KNOWS HOW WE ARE FORMED / PSALMS 103:14
  38. COMPASSION ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM / PSALMS 103:13
  39. FORGIVES … HEALS / PSALMS 103:3-16
  40. PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL / PSALMS 103:1-2
  41. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  42. NEAR TO ALL WHO CALL ON HIM / PSALMS 145:18
  43. THE LORD IS GRACIOUS / PSALMS 145:8
  44. EVERY DAY I WILL PRAISE YOU / PSALMS 145:1-2
  45. BLESSED – THE LAW / PSALMS 119:1
  46. MY SON TODAY I HAVE BECOME YOUR FATHER / PSALMS 2:7
  47. THE WICKED / PSALMS 1:4-6
  48. MY ROCK MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER / PSALMS 18:2
  49. HIS ANOINTED ONE / PSALMS 2:2
  50. STREAMS OF WATER / PSALMS 1:3
  51. HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW / PSALMS 1:2
  52. BLESSED IS THE MAN / PSALMS 1:1
  53. YOUR WORD IS … A LIGHT FOR MY PATH / PSALMS 119:05
  54. CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE / PSALMS 50:15
  55. Guided By Grace About

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

SET THE LORD ALWAYS BEFORE ME / PSALMS 16:8

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Psalms 16:8

I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

SET THE LORD ALWAYS BEFORE ME / PSALMS 16:8

God’s people should pursue and cherish above all else a more intimate relationship with the Lord. His continual presence at our right hand. His continual presence at our right hand (representing the position of honor, authority and strength) brings guidance (Psalms 16:7, 11), protection (Psalms 16:8), joy (Psalms 16:9), resurrection (Psalms 16:10) and eternal pleasures (Psalms 16:11).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. ASSIGNED ME MY PRTION AND MY CUP / PSALMS 16:5
  2. APART FROM YOU I HAVE NO GOOD THING / PSALMS 16:2
  3. WHO KEEPS HIS OATH EVEN WHEN IT HURTS / PSALMS 15:4
  4. WHO MAY DWELL IN YOUR SANCTURARY? PSALMS 15:1
  5. THE FOOL / PSALMS 14:1-7
  6. MY HEART REJOIES IN YOUR SALVATION / PSALMS 13:5
  7. WILL YOU FORGET ME FOREVER? / PSALMS 13:1
  8. HELP LORD / PSALMS 12:1-8
  9. THOSE WHO LOVE VIOLENCE HIS SOUL HATES / PALMS 11:5
  10. IN THE LORD I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 11:1-7
  11. FROM AMBUSH HE MURDERS THE INNOCENT / PSALMS 10:8-10
  12. IN HIS ARROGANCE THE WICKED MAN HUNTS / PSALMS 10:2
  13. DO YOU STAND FAR OFF? / PSALMS 10:1-18
  14. THE NEEDY WILL NOT ALWAYS BE FORGOTTEN / PSALMS 9:18
  15. JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS / PSALMS 9:8
  16. DESTROYED THE WICKED / PSALMS 9:5
  17. I WILL PRAISE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 9:1-2
  18. WITH GLORY AND HONOR / PSALMS 8:5
  19. THE SON OF MAN / PSALMS 8:3-6
  20. WHO SAVES THE UPRIGHT IN HEART / PSALMS 7:10
  21. I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 7:1
  22. DELIVER ME FROM ALL WHO PURSUE ME / PSALMS 7:1-17
  23. I AM WORN OUT FROM GROANING / PSALMS 6:6
  24. DELIVER ME / PSALMS 6:4
  25. HEAL ME / PSALMS 6:2
  26. DO NOT REBUKE ME IN YOUR ANGER / PSALMS 6:1-10
  27. YOU HATE ALL WHO DO WRONG / PSALMS 5:5-6
  28. YOU HEAR MY VOICE / PSALMS 5:3
  29. WILL HEAR WHEN I CALL TO HIM / PSALMS 4:3
  30. ANSWER ME / PSALMS 4:1-8
  31. I LIE DOWN AND SLEEP / PSALMS 3:5
  32. YOU ARE A SHIELD … YOU BESTOW GLORY / PSALMS 3:3
  33. SELAH / PALMS 3:2
  34. HOW MANY ARE MY FOES! / PSALMS 3:1-8
  35. WHY DO THE NATIONS CONSPIRE / PSALMS 2:1-12
  36. HE KNOWS HOW WE ARE FORMED / PSALMS 103:14
  37. COMPASSION ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM / PSALMS 103:13
  38. FORGIVES … HEALS / PSALMS 103:3-16
  39. PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL / PSALMS 103:1-2
  40. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  41. NEAR TO ALL WHO CALL ON HIM / PSALMS 145:18
  42. THE LORD IS GRACIOUS / PSALMS 145:8
  43. EVERY DAY I WILL PRAISE YOU / PSALMS 145:1-2
  44. BLESSED – THE LAW / PSALMS 119:1
  45. MY SON TODAY I HAVE BECOME YOUR FATHER / PSALMS 2:7
  46. THE WICKED / PSALMS 1:4-6
  47. MY ROCK MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER / PSALMS 18:2
  48. HIS ANOINTED ONE / PSALMS 2:2
  49. STREAMS OF WATER / PSALMS 1:3
  50. HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW / PSALMS 1:2
  51. BLESSED IS THE MAN / PSALMS 1:1
  52. YOUR WORD IS … A LIGHT FOR MY PATH / PSALMS 119:05
  53. CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE / PSALMS 50:15
  54. Guided By Grace About

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

ASSIGNED ME MY PORTION AND MY CUP / PSALMS 16:5

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(KJV) Psalms 16:5

The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

ASSIGNED ME MY PORTION AND MY CUP / PSALMS 16:5

In this passage, David refers to the inheritance of “portions” God’s people received when they entered the promised land, both in fields (Numbers 16:14) and in God’s presence. The “cup” is a metaphor (figure of speech directly comparing two things to show how they are alike) that refers to the refreshing drink that would be offered to a guest as an act of kindness and hospitality. In this case, the Lord is both the “portion” and the “cup” (Psalms 73:26; Numbers 18:20; Deuteronomy 18:2). He is our inheritance, our source of blessing and the only means of continued happiness (John 14:23).

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  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. APART FROM YOU I HAVE NO GOOD THING / PSALMS 16:2
  2. WHO KEEPS HIS OATH EVEN WHEN IT HURTS / PSALMS 15:4
  3. WHO MAY DWELL IN YOUR SANCTURARY? PSALMS 15:1
  4. THE FOOL / PSALMS 14:1-7
  5. MY HEART REJOIES IN YOUR SALVATION / PSALMS 13:5
  6. WILL YOU FORGET ME FOREVER? / PSALMS 13:1
  7. HELP LORD / PSALMS 12:1-8
  8. THOSE WHO LOVE VIOLENCE HIS SOUL HATES / PALMS 11:5
  9. IN THE LORD I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 11:1-7
  10. FROM AMBUSH HE MURDERS THE INNOCENT / PSALMS 10:8-10
  11. IN HIS ARROGANCE THE WICKED MAN HUNTS / PSALMS 10:2
  12. DO YOU STAND FAR OFF? / PSALMS 10:1-18
  13. THE NEEDY WILL NOT ALWAYS BE FORGOTTEN / PSALMS 9:18
  14. JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS / PSALMS 9:8
  15. DESTROYED THE WICKED / PSALMS 9:5
  16. I WILL PRAISE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 9:1-2
  17. WITH GLORY AND HONOR / PSALMS 8:5
  18. THE SON OF MAN / PSALMS 8:3-6
  19. WHO SAVES THE UPRIGHT IN HEART / PSALMS 7:10
  20. I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 7:1
  21. DELIVER ME FROM ALL WHO PURSUE ME / PSALMS 7:1-17
  22. I AM WORN OUT FROM GROANING / PSALMS 6:6
  23. DELIVER ME / PSALMS 6:4
  24. HEAL ME / PSALMS 6:2
  25. DO NOT REBUKE ME IN YOUR ANGER / PSALMS 6:1-10
  26. YOU HATE ALL WHO DO WRONG / PSALMS 5:5-6
  27. YOU HEAR MY VOICE / PSALMS 5:3
  28. WILL HEAR WHEN I CALL TO HIM / PSALMS 4:3
  29. ANSWER ME / PSALMS 4:1-8
  30. I LIE DOWN AND SLEEP / PSALMS 3:5
  31. YOU ARE A SHIELD … YOU BESTOW GLORY / PSALMS 3:3
  32. SELAH / PALMS 3:2
  33. HOW MANY ARE MY FOES! / PSALMS 3:1-8
  34. WHY DO THE NATIONS CONSPIRE / PSALMS 2:1-12
  35. HE KNOWS HOW WE ARE FORMED / PSALMS 103:14
  36. COMPASSION ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM / PSALMS 103:13
  37. FORGIVES … HEALS / PSALMS 103:3-16
  38. PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL / PSALMS 103:1-2
  39. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  40. NEAR TO ALL WHO CALL ON HIM / PSALMS 145:18
  41. THE LORD IS GRACIOUS / PSALMS 145:8
  42. EVERY DAY I WILL PRAISE YOU / PSALMS 145:1-2
  43. BLESSED – THE LAW / PSALMS 119:1
  44. MY SON TODAY I HAVE BECOME YOUR FATHER / PSALMS 2:7
  45. THE WICKED / PSALMS 1:4-6
  46. MY ROCK MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER / PSALMS 18:2
  47. HIS ANOINTED ONE / PSALMS 2:2
  48. STREAMS OF WATER / PSALMS 1:3
  49. HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW / PSALMS 1:2
  50. BLESSED IS THE MAN / PSALMS 1:1
  51. YOUR WORD IS … A LIGHT FOR MY PATH / PSALMS 119:05
  52. CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE / PSALMS 50:15
  53. Guided By Grace About

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

APART FROM YOU I HAVE NO GOOD THING / PSALMS 16:2

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Psalms16:2

O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

APART FROM YOU I HAVE NO GOOD THING / PSALMS 16:2

Apart from God, the psalmist sees no meaning in life and no personal happiness. Without God’s presence and blessing, nothing in this life is truly good and satisfying. The writer will have nothing to do with false gods or anything that takes priority over God (Psalms 16:4). His relationship with the true God means everything to him. Paul expressed this same truth when he said: “For to me, to live is Christ” (Philippians 1:21; Galatians 2:20).

Bible Study Tools I Use

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  • www. biblegateway.com
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  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. WHO KEEPS HIS OATH EVEN WHEN IT HURTS / PSALMS 15:4
  2. WHO MAY DWELL IN YOUR SANCTURARY? PSALMS 15:1
  3. THE FOOL / PSALMS 14:1-7
  4. MY HEART REJOIES IN YOUR SALVATION / PSALMS 13:5
  5. WILL YOU FORGET ME FOREVER? / PSALMS 13:1
  6. HELP LORD / PSALMS 12:1-8
  7. THOSE WHO LOVE VIOLENCE HIS SOUL HATES / PALMS 11:5
  8. IN THE LORD I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 11:1-7
  9. FROM AMBUSH HE MURDERS THE INNOCENT / PSALMS 10:8-10
  10. IN HIS ARROGANCE THE WICKED MAN HUNTS / PSALMS 10:2
  11. DO YOU STAND FAR OFF? / PSALMS 10:1-18
  12. THE NEEDY WILL NOT ALWAYS BE FORGOTTEN / PSALMS 9:18
  13. JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS / PSALMS 9:8
  14. DESTROYED THE WICKED / PSALMS 9:5
  15. I WILL PRAISE YOU O LORD / PSALMS 9:1-2
  16. WITH GLORY AND HONOR / PSALMS 8:5
  17. THE SON OF MAN / PSALMS 8:3-6
  18. WHO SAVES THE UPRIGHT IN HEART / PSALMS 7:10
  19. I TAKE REFUGE / PSALMS 7:1
  20. DELIVER ME FROM ALL WHO PURSUE ME / PSALMS 7:1-17
  21. I AM WORN OUT FROM GROANING / PSALMS 6:6
  22. DELIVER ME / PSALMS 6:4
  23. HEAL ME / PSALMS 6:2
  24. DO NOT REBUKE ME IN YOUR ANGER / PSALMS 6:1-10
  25. YOU HATE ALL WHO DO WRONG / PSALMS 5:5-6
  26. YOU HEAR MY VOICE / PSALMS 5:3
  27. WILL HEAR WHEN I CALL TO HIM / PSALMS 4:3
  28. ANSWER ME / PSALMS 4:1-8
  29. I LIE DOWN AND SLEEP / PSALMS 3:5
  30. YOU ARE A SHIELD … YOU BESTOW GLORY / PSALMS 3:3
  31. SELAH / PALMS 3:2
  32. HOW MANY ARE MY FOES! / PSALMS 3:1-8
  33. WHY DO THE NATIONS CONSPIRE / PSALMS 2:1-12
  34. HE KNOWS HOW WE ARE FORMED / PSALMS 103:14
  35. COMPASSION ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM / PSALMS 103:13
  36. FORGIVES … HEALS / PSALMS 103:3-16
  37. PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL / PSALMS 103:1-2
  38. THE NATIONS YOUR INHERITANCE / PSALMS 2:8
  39. NEAR TO ALL WHO CALL ON HIM / PSALMS 145:18
  40. THE LORD IS GRACIOUS / PSALMS 145:8
  41. EVERY DAY I WILL PRAISE YOU / PSALMS 145:1-2
  42. BLESSED – THE LAW / PSALMS 119:1
  43. MY SON TODAY I HAVE BECOME YOUR FATHER / PSALMS 2:7
  44. THE WICKED / PSALMS 1:4-6
  45. MY ROCK MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER / PSALMS 18:2
  46. HIS ANOINTED ONE / PSALMS 2:2
  47. STREAMS OF WATER / PSALMS 1:3
  48. HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW / PSALMS 1:2
  49. BLESSED IS THE MAN / PSALMS 1:1
  50. YOUR WORD IS … A LIGHT FOR MY PATH / PSALMS 119:05
  51. CALL UPON ME IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE / PSALMS 50:15
  52. Guided By Grace About

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace