Thursday, November 05, 2009

Week of November 8, 2009, Psalm 146

One of the Scriptures for Sunday is Psalm 146 – a psalm of praise about God’s provisions:
1 Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
2 I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
3 Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save.
4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.
5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
6 the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them—
the LORD, who remains faithful forever.
7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets prisoners free,
8 the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down,
the LORD loves the righteous.
9 The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow,
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
10 The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD.


Dear God, I praise You. From the depths of my soul, with my whole heart and mind and soul and strength, I give You praise. I have learned not to trust in my surroundings or people for they cannot save. Only You, Lord, can save.

You are my Help and my Hope, the Maker of heaven and earth – of the sea, and everything in it, of all the earth and all the creatures and the people on the earth. You have made them all, and You, Lord, are faithful.

Lord, You uphold the cause of the oppressed and give food to the hungry. You, Lord, set the prisoners free. You, Lord, give sight to the blind. You, Lord, lift up all those who are bowed down, for You love the righteous. You, Lord, watch over the alien and those who feel alienated. You watch over those who are fatherless and motherless. You watch over the widow.

You, Lord, reign forever, for You are God for all generations. And I give You praise and thanks for being God of the moment for the needs that each of us. Thanks for Your love and Your presence always. Amen.

The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you His strength and His great peace. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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May you experience God in powerful ways this week, for God is our Hope and our Help, always with us.

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