“… give me an undivided heart …”

Teach me your way, O LORD,
and I will walk in your truth;
give me an undivided heart,
that I may fear your name.
12 I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart;
I will glorify your name forever.
13 For great is your love toward me;
you have delivered me from the depths of the grave.
(Psalm 86:11-13; [...]

“Restore us, O God …”

Restore us, O God;
make your face shine upon us,
that we may be saved.
(Psalm 80:3, 7, 19; NIV. Please read Psalms 79-82.)
His people are suffering …
They are suffering from the consequences of their own sins … and the sins of others.
I am sure – if they are like me – that they have a long list [...]

“… the next generation …”

We will not hide them from their children;
we will tell the next generation
the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD,
his power, and the wonders he has done.
5 He decreed statutes for Jacob
and established the law in Israel,
which he commanded our forefathers
to teach their children,
6 so the next generation would know them,
even the children yet to be born,
and [...]

“I will remember …”

Then I thought, “To this I will appeal:
the years of the right hand of the Most High.”
11 I will remember the deeds of the LORD;
yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
12 I will meditate on all your works
and consider all your mighty deeds.
(Psalm 77:10-12; NIV. Please read Psalms 74-77.)
When your soul refuses to [...]

“Since my youth …”

Since my youth, O God, you have taught me,
and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
18 Even when I am old and gray,
do not forsake me, O God,
till I declare your power to the next generation,
your might to all who are to come.
(Psalm 71:17-18; NIV. Please read Psalms 71-73.)
Since my youth … God has [...]

“You know my folly …”

You know my folly, O God;
my guilt is not hidden from you. 6 May those who hope in you
not be disgraced because of me,
O Lord, the LORD Almighty;
may those who seek you
not be put to shame because of me,
O God of Israel.
(Psalm 69:5-6; NIV. Please read Psalms 68-70.)
I am sure that I had read these [...]

“On my bed …”

On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night.
7 Because you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
8 My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.
(Psalm 63:6-8; NIV. Please read Psalm 62-67.)
The truth is … I don’t sleep much (at least not for any significant stretch of [...]

“… until the disaster has passed …”

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me,
for in you my soul takes refuge.
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings
until the disaster has passed.
(Psalm 57:1; NIV. Please read Psalms 57-61.)
(Note the historical notation to introduce this song.)
David is a man after God’s own heart … the faithful servant of his [...]

” … my close friend …”

“If an enemy were insulting me,
I could endure it;
if a foe were raising himself against me,
I could hide from him.
13 But it is you, a man like myself,
my companion, my close friend,
14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship
as we walked with the throng at the house of God.”
(Psalms 55:12-14; NIV. Please read Psalms 52-56.)
I [...]

“Create in me a pure heart …”

Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
(Psalm 51:10-12; NIV. Please read Psalms 48-52.)
This Psalm has been the anguished prayer [...]