• Psalm 42 | Longing for God in the Midst of Distress

    A Cry of Deep Longing “As the deer pants for the water brooks,So my soul pants for You, God.My soul thirsts for God, for the living God;When shall I come and appear before God?” Tears and Memories “My tears have been my food day and night,While they say to me all day long, ‘Where is…

  • Psalm 41 | God’s Care for the Weak and the Faithful

    Blessing for Those Who Help the Helpless “Blessed is one who considers the helpless;The Lord will save him on a day of trouble.The Lord will protect him and keep him alive,And he will be called blessed on the earth;And do not turn him over to the desire of his enemies.The Lord will sustain him upon…

  • Psalm 40 | Waiting Patiently for the Lord

    Deliverance Through Patient Trust “I waited patiently for the Lord;And He reached down to me and heard my cry.He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the mud;And He set my feet on a rock, making my footsteps firm.He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to…

  • Psalm 39 | The Brevity of Life and the Hope in God

    A Struggle to Stay Silent “I said, ‘I will keep watch over my waysSo that I do not sin with my tongue;I will keep my mouth shutAs with a muzzle, while the wicked are in my presence.’I was mute and silent,I refused to say even something good,And my pain was stirred up.” The Brevity of…

  • Psalm 38 | A Prayer in Sickness and Distress

    A Cry from Affliction “Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath,And do not punish me in Your burning anger.For Your arrows have sunk deep into me,And Your hand has pressed down on me.There is no healthy spot in my flesh because of Your indignation;There is no health in my bones because of my sin.For…

  • Psalm 37 | Trust in the Lord and Do Good

    Don’t Envy the Wicked “Do not get upset because of evildoers,Do not be envious of wrongdoers.For they will wither quickly like the grass,And decay like the green plants.” Trust and Delight in the Lord “Trust in the Lord and do good;Live in the land and cultivate faithfulness.Delight yourself in the Lord;And He will give you…

  • Psalm 36 | The Steadfast Love of the Lord

    The Sinfulness of the Wicked “Wrongdoing speaks to the ungodly within his heart;There is no fear of God before his eyes.For it flatters him in his own eyesConcerning the discovery of his guilt and the hatred of it.The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;He has ceased to be wise and to do good.He…