4Blessed is that man who makes the Lord his trust,And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.-Psalm 40:4We spend a lot of time through these devotions talking about the importance ...  Read More

1I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me,And heard my cry.2He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,Out of the miry clay,And set my feet upon a rock,And established my steps.3He has ...  Read More

12“Hear my prayer, O Lord,And give ear to my cry;Do not be silent at my tears;For I am a stranger with You,A sojourner, as all my fathers were.13Remove Your gaze from me, that I may regain strength,Be...  Read More

7“And now, Lord, what do I wait for?My hope is in You.8Deliver me from all my transgressions;Do not make me the reproach of the foolish.9I was mute, I did not open my mouth,Because it was You who did ...  Read More

6Surely every man walks about like a shadow;Surely they busy themselves in vain;He heaps up riches,And does not know who will gather them.-Psalm 39:6In my last devotion I had written something that wa...  Read More

Then I spoke with my tongue:4“Lord, make me to know my end,And what is the measure of my days,That I may know how frail I am.5Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths,And my age is as nothing bef...  Read More

I said, “I will guard my ways, Lest I sin with my tongue;I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle,While the wicked are before me.”2I was mute with silence,I held my peace even from good;And my sorrow wa...  Read More

    9      Lord, all my desire is before You;    And my sighing is not hidden from You.    10      My heart pants, my strength fails me;    As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me.    11...  Read More

    1      O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your wrath,    Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure!    2      For Your arrows pierce me deeply,    And Your hand presses me down.    3      There is no soundn...  Read More

    32      The wicked watches the righteous,    And seeks to slay him.    33      The LORD will not leave him in his hand,    Nor condemn him when he is judged.    34      Wait on the LORD,    And ke...  Read More

30The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom,And his tongue talks of justice.31The law of his God is in his heart;None of his steps shall slide.-Psalm 37:30-31The tongue is a powerful tool, a deadly wea...  Read More

27Depart from evil, and do good;And dwell forevermore.28For the Lord loves justice,And does not forsake His saints;They are preserved forever,But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.29The r...  Read More

25I have been young, and now am old;Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,Nor his descendants begging bread.26He is ever merciful, and lends;And his descendants are blessed.-Psalm 37:25-26We are ...  Read More

23The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,And He delights in his way.24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;For the Lord upholds him with His hand.-Psalm 37:23-24The Lord is delig...  Read More

21The wicked borrows and does not repay,But the righteous shows mercy and gives.22For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth,But those cursed by Him shall be cut off.-Psalm 37:21-22Here again we...  Read More

18The Lord knows the days of the upright,And their inheritance shall be forever.19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time,And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.20But the wicked shall pe...  Read More

16A little that a righteous man hasIs better than the riches of many wicked.17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,But the Lord upholds the righteous.-Psalm 37:16-17The Kingdom of God has often ...  Read More

12The wicked plots against the just,And gnashes at him with his teeth.13The Lord laughs at him,For He sees that his day is coming.14The wicked have drawn the swordAnd have bent their bow,To cast down ...  Read More

7Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;Do not fret—i...  Read More

5Commit your way to the Lord,Trust also in Him,And He shall bring it to pass.6He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,And your justice as the noonday.-Psalm 37:5-6Are you committed to the...  Read More

    1      Do not fret because of evildoers,    Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.    2      For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,    And wither as the green herb.    3      Trust in...  Read More

    10      Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,    And Your righteousness to the upright in heart.    11      Let not the foot of pride come against me,    And let not the hand of ...  Read More

    5      Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens;    Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.    6      Your righteousness is like the great mountains;    Your judgments are a great deep;    O LORD, Y...  Read More

    1      An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked:    There is no fear of God before his eyes.    2      For he flatters himself in his own eyes,    When he finds out his...  Read More