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Tag: Psalm
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Verse to DATE the Word on September 11 (9/11) is Psalm 9:11
“Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion! Declare His
deeds among the people.” – Psalm 9:11
SINGING TO the Lord and TALKING ABOUT the Lord
What do you like to sing? Who do you like to sing to? Who and what do you like to talk about with others? David gives some great instructions for our singing and our talking in Psalm 9:11.
We are to be singing with worship to the Lord and sharing about the work of the Lord with everyone!!
So let us sing to the Lord in heaven above and share about the Lord on earth below!
Let us consider a couple of practical questions for applying Psalm 9:11.
How has God been working in your life that causes you to sing to Him?
For instance:
After crossing through the Red Sea on dry land we find in Exodus 15:1 that “Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the LORD, saying, “I will sing to the LORD, for He has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.”
Psalm 13:6 I will sing to the LORD because He has dealt bountifully with me.
Psalm 89:1 I will sing of the steadfast love of the LORD, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
With those examples how has God been working in your life that causes you to want to sing to Him? Be sure and sing to Him today!
How has God been working in your life that causes you to want to share about Him?
For instance:
Psalm 66:16 Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for my soul.
Psalm 71:17 O God, You have taught me from my youth; and to this day I declare Your wondrous works.
Psalm 145:6 Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, And I will declare Your greatness.
With those examples how has God been working in your life that causes you to want to share with others what He has been doing in you and for you? Be sure and share with someone today!
Verse to DATE the Word on September 11 (9/11) is Psalms 9:11. It says, “Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion! Declare His deeds among the people.”
Sing songs to the Savior! Share stories about the Savior!
Continue Strong singing to and sharing about our great God,
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Verse to DATE the Word on September 10 (9/10) is Psalm 9:10
“And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You,
LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.” – Psalm 9:10Names you can TRUST
Psalm 9:10 has become one of my favorite go-to verses as it tells me WHO I can trust and HOW by KNOWING the NAMES OF GOD my trust in God can be stronger, as well as, yes, sustained. Every day we face the challenges of doubting God as we face disappointments, diseases, and, yes even facing a coming death. The trials of life bring a test of our trust in God. While we can easily quote the famous quote from Charles Spurgeon where he said, “When you can’t trace His hand, trust His heart,” there is a very real battle of the mind and heart of CAN I TRULY TRUST GOD. I have a feeling you have been here, and I have a very good feeling you will be here again. Thus, there is a need to know and apply Psalm 9:10.
As you consider Psalm 9:10 it does call for some work on our part for it says THOSE WHO KNOW YOUR NAME. To KNOW means to learn. Learning calls for studying. Studying takes time and effort. God has graciously revealed Himself to us throughout His Word. And one of the ways He uses to reveal Himself is by revealing His names. A Google search of the names of God found in the Bible will reveal nearly 1000 names. This tells me God wants us to KNOW a lot about Him SO THAT no matter what we are facing we can KNOW that HE can be TRUSTED.
One example from one verse that tells us of God’s names and how He is everything we need is found in Isaiah 9:6. Isaiah 9:6 is more than a Christmas verse as it is one of the most complete descriptions of our God we will ever get in just one verse. Isaiah 9:6 says “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Think about this from the names found in Isaiah 9:6. In a world of confusion, He is the wonderful counselor! He is the smartest in the world! In a world of chaos, He is the mighty God! He is the strongest in the world! In a world of complexity, He is the everlasting Father (speaks for being the Founder who understands how it was made). He is superior! In a world of conflict, He is the Prince of peace! He is the Savior for all as the greatest conflict of all is with God. From and through the Prince of Peace we can have peace with God because of what He did at the cross and at the tomb!
Isaiah 9:6 is just one example of how when we KNOW the names of God, we realize we can TRUST GOD!
Verse to DATE the Word on September 10 (9/10) is Psalms 9:10. It says, “And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.”
One of God’s ways of revealing Himself to us is through His names. Get to know them and watch your trust in Him increase. They are NAMES YOU CAN TRUST!
Continue Strong Learning and KNOWING His names,
And remember to DATE THE WORD!
BTW – 9/10 has a few other really good verses to DATE
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.
Proverbs 9:10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Matthew 9:10 Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. -
Verse to DATE the Word on September 2 (9/2) is Psalm 9:2
“I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.” – Psalm 9:2 Singing with joy and gladness to the LORD
What makes you GLAD? What brings you JOY and causes you to REJOICE? What causes your soul to SING?
The Psalmist will speak of being GLAD, speaking of it over 30 times. To be glad is to be satisfied. It means one is pleased as they have experienced something pleasurable. Has the idea of gratefulness. The Psalmist is glad in God for God satisfied the souls. He writes in Psalm 126:3 “The LORD has done great things for us, and we are glad.”
Not only is the Psalmist glad but he is also REJOICING in God! The word “rejoice” is used over 55 times in Psalms. It speaks of joy and cheerfulness. As one rejoices, they are filled with delight. One who is rejoicing is not disappointed. The Psalmist is delighted in God as He does not disappoint!
Having declared how glad he is in God and how he rejoices in God brings another declaration from Psalm 9:2 in which he says, “I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.” The internal feelings of being delighted in God and satisfied by God bring about songs of praise to God.
The phrase “I will sing” is used over 30 times in Psalms. David had to verbalize outwardly his inward feelings about God! Here He sings with adoration concerning God’s great name of O Most High, the one who is superior to all!!
I will be glad – I will be glad in God!
I will rejoice – I will rejoice in God!
I will sing – I will sing to (and about) God.
How about you? What are your “I wills” for each day? After all Psalm 118:24 says, “This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.”
Verse to DATE the Word on September 2 (9/2) is Psalm 9:2. It says, “I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.”
Maybe you would like to sing
Oh, how marvelous! Oh, how wonderful! And my song shall ever be:
Oh, how marvelous! Oh, how wonderful! Is my Savior’s love for me!
Continue strong worshiping, rejoicing, and singing with gladness to the Lord
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Verse to DATE the Word on August 9 (8/9) is Psalm 8:9
“O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!” Psalm 8:9 (NIV) How MAJESTIC IS OUR GOD
Our verse to DATE is the conclusion to Psalm 8 and is a repeat of the beginning verse of Psalm 8. Psalm 8 was written to show just how majestic God is and why our majestic God is to be adored, exalted, praised, and worshiped! As one just looks at the created world one should be in awe. Psalm 19:1 says the heavens declare His glory. To see the works of His fingers in creation (Ps. 8:3) and then consider that God has taken thought of the plight of man has to be so humbling for us. (Psalm 8:4) To know that though He was rich, yet for our sakes He became poor, that we through His poverty might become rich (2 Cor. 8:9) should bring about a crescendo of praise. Our God is the God of creation AND is also the God of redemption!! I don’t know about you, but it takes my breath away just thinking that God thinks about me and He thinks so much of me that He would personally send His beloved Son to die in my place so that I might be redeemed. The work God has done for us demands a response of WORSHIP!! We should join the Psalmist in “O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!”
Application: As I pray, I am more prone to be about the purpose of the petition than the Person I am presenting the petition to. Maybe you are the same. I am reminded of the great prayer warriors found in the Bible that their understanding of the PERSON they were making their petition to led first to adoration and praise of God. Think, for instance, of Nehemiah and Hezekiah in how they approached God with enormous petitions yet before making their requests known to God, they offered adoration to God! See Neh. 1 and 2 Kings 19.
Yes, we go boldly to the throne of grace for help. Yes, we cast our cares upon Him. Yes, we bring our requests to Him. But let us first and foremost WORSHIP Him with adoration and praise. PRAISE preceded petitions!
Verse to DATE the Word on August 9 (8/9) is Psalm 8:9. It says, “O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!”
God loves to hear His name praised.
Continue Strong praising God for who He is,
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Verse to DATE the Word on January 2 (1/2) is Psalm 1:2
Our verse to DATE the Word on January 2 (1/2) is Psalm 1:2 Psalm 1:2 says, “But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night.” Psalm 1 is one of the FOUNDATIONAL chapters of the Bible for how to live life! It is one of the first chapters I recommend being memorized. One of the main reasons for learning this Psalm is that verse 1 starts with the word BLESSED as this Psalm tells what one is to be doing to be blessed by God. After the word BLESSED, we find there are two actions that a person needs to do in order to be BLESSED. There will be a NOT action and a DO ACTION.
With the NOT ACTION we do NOT associate with people who will influence us AWAY from God and INTO sinful living. Verse 1 says, “Blessed is the person who walks NOT in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners nor sits in the seat of the scorner.” I draw the principle from verse 1 that one TAKES PRECAUTION in ASSOCIATING WITH THE WICKED!
To be blessed you need to TAKE PRECAUTION IN ASSOCIATING WITH THE WICKED!
While we have a NOT action in verse 1 we have a DO action in verse 2 as it tells us the blessed man’s delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night.” The principle I draw here is one TAKES PLEASURE in MEDITATING ON THE WORD!
To be blessed you need to TAKE PLEASURE IN MEDITATING ON THE WORD!
One way of looking at Psalm 1:1-2 is:
in v 1 the WORLD influences the person.
in v 2 the WORD influences the person.
To be BLESSED, a person will NOT just REJECT what the world says but will REMOVE the WORLD’S influencers from their lives. You should be asking WHO and WHAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED from your life as we begin a New Year.
To be BLESSED means that you BRING the influence of the WORD into your life by DELIGHTING in DISCOVERING what God’s Word says and DOING what it says. It will be in the DOING that God’s blessing begins to FLOW and one will begin to be fruitful and flourish!
BTW – to BRING the influence of God’s Word into your life means you will be READING IT, HEARING IT, MEMORIZING IT, STUDYING IT, and MEDITATING on it. (Meditation means to chew the cud as a cow does with her food.)
I so want you to know the blessings of God. Make the decision to daily be INFLUENCED by the WORD.
Verse to DATE the Word on January 2 (1/2) is Psalm 1:2. It says, “But the blessed person’s delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night.”
Continue Strong filling your heart and mind with the WORD OF GOD
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Verse to DATE the Word on December 6 (12/6) is Psalm 12:6
Our verse to DATE the Word on December 6 (12/6) is Psalms 12:6 Psalms 12:6 says, “The words of the LORD are pure words, Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times.” Trustworthy WORDS
We live in a day of “FAKE NEWS.” Who do we trust? What do we trust? What can we believe? What can we rely on? And let us be really honest here that there is some information that we need absolute truth such as is there God, and has He said anything, and can I know Him personally. We need the truth about our condition before God and the truth of what it takes to have a relationship with God. We need truth concerning eternity and how one can spend eternity with God in His heaven. We need the truth regarding how God would want us to live. We need the truth regarding what is right and what is wrong.
One of the greatest gifts to the WORLD is the WORD of God which is called the Bible or as I grew up was called the Holy Bible. Written over 1600 years with 40 different writers, it gives the ANSWERS to life’s most difficult questions. It was said by Dr. Harold Wilmington, Dean of the Liberty Home Bible Institute and author of Wilmington’s Guide to the Bible that the Bible can be summed up with two words. Those two words are CREATION and REDEMPTION. After the story of CREATION comes the story of REDEMPTION. From the pages of the Bible, Dr. W. A. Criswell said there is a scarlet thread through the Bible telling of the REDEEMER who will come and the REDEEMER who came and the REDEEMER who will come again!
But is the Bible true? Is the message it gives trustworthy? Interestingly there will be times when the Bible will itself answer these questions. Our verse to DATE is one of those times. Psalm 12:6 says “The words of the LORD are pure words.” They are FLAWLESS.
To convey the pureness of God’s Word a human, earthly illustration is given as the psalmist writes LIKE silver that will be purified so it is pure so is God’s Word pure. The silver goes through the fire over and over to burn away every impurity that is there. God’s Word is LIKE that. LIKE THAT!! When God speaks it is pure. It is truth. It does not need to be purified. But so we understand how pure it is God’s Word is like silver put through the fire seven times.
What is God’s Word conveying? You can TRUST His Words. There is nothing FAKE about it. There is God, God who created the world and created man and woman. Man has a sinful condition that needs redemption. God sent His only Son to REDEEM us. He died on a cruel cross, dying for every human being, His precious blood poured out. He then rose again on the third day and today offers the gift of eternal life to whoever will call upon Him for salvation. Only those who call on Him will have eternal life in heaven as there is NO other name under heaven whereby men may be saved.
We have TRUTHFUL news! Truthful news that you can trust your entire eternity on. Proverbs 8:8 says, “All the words of my mouth are with righteousness; Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.”
Verse to DATE the Word on December 6 (12/6) is Psalms 12:6. It says, “The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.”
Make sure you know the TRUTH and make sure to read some TRUTHFUL NEWS today!
Continue Strong with full confidence in the purity of God’s Word
And remember to DATE THE WORD