July 23, 2011
It's been four years since Jane (Her Name Was Jane) told me to read Psalm 150 and Psalm 140, and then prayed a prayer of blessing over my life. See II Samuel 13:1 - 14:33 written on 7-23-10, and my writings for Psalm 140 and Psalm 150 beginning on 6/3/11 (Blogger date of March 19, 2015) through to 6/14/11 (Blogger date of March 29, 2015).
We quote Psalm 140 and Psalm 150 from the NIV. Today I am writing them from the NCV.
Psalm 150
Praise the LORD!
Praise God in his Temple;
praise him in his mighty heaven.
Praise him for his strength;
praise him for his greatness.
Praise him with trumpet blasts;
praise him with harps and lyres.
Praise him with tambourines and dancing;
praise him with stringed instruments and flutes.
Praise him with loud cymbals;
praise him with crashing cymbals.
Let everything that breathes praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD!
Psalm 140
LORD, rescue me from evil people;
protect me from cruel people
who make evil plans,
who always start fights.
They make their tongues sharp, as a snakes;
their words are like snake poison.
LORD, guard me from the power of wicked people;
protect me from cruel people
who plan to trip me up.
The proud hid a trap for me.
They spread out a net beside the road;
they set traps for me.
I said to the LORD, "You are my God."
LORD, listen to my prayer for help.
LORD God, my mighty savior,
you protect me in battle.
LORD, do not give the wicked what they want.
Don't let their plans succeed,
or they will become proud.
Those around me have planned trouble.
Now let it come to them.
Let burning coals fall on them.
Throw them into the fire
or into pits from which they cannot escape.
Don't let liars settle in the land.
Let evil quickly hunt down cruel people.
I KNOW the LORD will get justice for the poor
and will defend the needy in court.
Good people will praise his name;
honest people will live in his presence.
Just two days ago I wrote about those who have hardened their hearts and how horrible it would be to live without the presence of God in your life. What a contrast to the last line of Psalm 140 - "...honest people will live in his presence."
I choose to believe. I choose to wait. I choose to trust.
Next Entry: Isaiah 8:1 – 10:34
It's been four years since Jane (Her Name Was Jane) told me to read Psalm 150 and Psalm 140, and then prayed a prayer of blessing over my life. See II Samuel 13:1 - 14:33 written on 7-23-10, and my writings for Psalm 140 and Psalm 150 beginning on 6/3/11 (Blogger date of March 19, 2015) through to 6/14/11 (Blogger date of March 29, 2015).
We quote Psalm 140 and Psalm 150 from the NIV. Today I am writing them from the NCV.
Psalm 150
Praise the LORD!
Praise God in his Temple;
praise him in his mighty heaven.
Praise him for his strength;
praise him for his greatness.
Praise him with trumpet blasts;
praise him with harps and lyres.
Praise him with tambourines and dancing;
praise him with stringed instruments and flutes.
Praise him with loud cymbals;
praise him with crashing cymbals.
Let everything that breathes praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD!
Psalm 140
LORD, rescue me from evil people;
protect me from cruel people
who make evil plans,
who always start fights.
They make their tongues sharp, as a snakes;
their words are like snake poison.
LORD, guard me from the power of wicked people;
protect me from cruel people
who plan to trip me up.
The proud hid a trap for me.
They spread out a net beside the road;
they set traps for me.
I said to the LORD, "You are my God."
LORD, listen to my prayer for help.
LORD God, my mighty savior,
you protect me in battle.
LORD, do not give the wicked what they want.
Don't let their plans succeed,
or they will become proud.
Those around me have planned trouble.
Now let it come to them.
Let burning coals fall on them.
Throw them into the fire
or into pits from which they cannot escape.
Don't let liars settle in the land.
Let evil quickly hunt down cruel people.
I KNOW the LORD will get justice for the poor
and will defend the needy in court.
Good people will praise his name;
honest people will live in his presence.
Just two days ago I wrote about those who have hardened their hearts and how horrible it would be to live without the presence of God in your life. What a contrast to the last line of Psalm 140 - "...honest people will live in his presence."
I choose to believe. I choose to wait. I choose to trust.
Next Entry: Isaiah 8:1 – 10:34
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