DAY ONE HUNDRED-SIXTY SIX

 

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June 14



   

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Devotional

For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation. Psalm 149:4 CSB

Do you have any pictures hanging on your refrigerator? For some people, the refrigerator becomes a place to post pictures of friends and family, kids’ drawings, or special notes. In most homes, the refrigerator is one of the most visited appliances, and the postings on the fridge are often seen. Today’s verse carries this simple thought that the Lord takes pleasure in His people. You are one of His people. It’s been said that if the Lord had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. You are loved as His child and valued beyond measure. He knows you better than you know yourself, He knows you at your best and at your worst, He knows everything about you…and it doesn’t change His love for you. His love isn’t based on what you’ve done or how much you’ve accomplished, but rather on His character that’s full of grace and compassion.

Psalm 134 CSB

Call to Evening Worship

A song of ascents.

1
Now bless the Lord,
 all you servants of the Lord
 who stand in the Lord’s house at night!
2 Lift up your hands in the holy place
 and bless the Lord!

3 May the Lord,
 Maker of heaven and earth,
 bless you from Zion.

Psalm 146 CSB

The God of Compassion

1
Hallelujah!
 My soul, praise the Lord.
2 I will praise the Lord all my life;
 I will sing to my God as long as I live.

3 Do not trust in nobles,
 in a son of man, who cannot save.
4 When his breath leaves him,
 he returns to the ground;
 on that day his plans die.

5 Happy is the one 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.
 He remains faithful forever,
7 executing justice for the exploited
 and giving food to the hungry.
 The Lord frees prisoners.
8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
 The Lord raises up those who are oppressed.
 The Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord protects resident aliens
 and helps the fatherless and the widow,
 but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

10 The Lord reigns forever;
 Zion, your God reigns for all generations.
 Hallelujah!

Psalm 147 CSB

God Restores Jerusalem

1
Hallelujah!
 How good it is to sing to our God,
 for praise is pleasant and lovely.

2 The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;
 he gathers Israel’s exiled people.
3 He heals the brokenhearted
 and bandages their wounds.
4 He counts the number of the stars;
 he gives names to all of them.
5 Our Lord is great, vast in power;
 his understanding is infinite.
6 The Lord helps the oppressed
 but brings the wicked to the ground.

7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
 play the lyre to our God,
8 who covers the sky with clouds,
 prepares rain for the earth,
 and causes grass to grow on the hills.
9 He provides the animals with their food,
 and the young ravens what they cry for.

10 He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
 he does not value the power of a warrior.
11 The Lord values those who fear him,
 those who put their hope in his faithful love.

12 Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem;
 praise your God, Zion!
13 For he strengthens the bars of your city gates
 and blesses your children within you.
14 He endows your territory with prosperity;
 he satisfies you with the finest wheat.

15 He sends his command throughout the earth;
 his word runs swiftly.
16 He spreads snow like wool;
 he scatters frost like ashes;
17 he throws his hailstones like crumbs.
 Who can withstand his cold?
18 He sends his word and melts them;
 he unleashes his winds, and the water flows.

19 He declares his word to Jacob,
 his statutes and judgments to Israel.
20 He has not done this for every nation;
 they do not know his judgments.
 Hallelujah!

Psalm 148 CSB

Creation’s Praise of the Lord

1
Hallelujah!
 Praise the Lord from the heavens;
 praise him in the heights.
2 Praise him, all his angels;
 praise him, all his heavenly armies.
3Praise him, sun and moon;
 praise him, all you shining stars.
4 Praise him, highest heavens,
 and you waters above the heavens.
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
 for he commanded, and they were created.
6 He set them in position forever and ever;
 he gave an order that will never pass away.

7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
 all sea monsters and ocean depths,
8 lightning and hail, snow and cloud,
 stormy wind that executes his command,
9 mountains and all hills,
 fruit trees and all cedars,
10 wild animals and all cattle,
 creatures that crawl and flying birds,
11 kings of the earth and all peoples,
 princes and all judges of the earth,
12 young men as well as young women,
 old and young together.
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
 for his name alone is exalted.
 His majesty covers heaven and earth.
14 He has raised up a horn for his people,
 resulting in praise to all his faithful ones,
 to the Israelites, the people close to him.
 Hallelujah!

Psalm 149 CSB

Praise for God’s Triumph

1
Hallelujah!
 Sing to the Lord a new song,
 his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
2 Let Israel celebrate its Maker;
 let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
3 Let them praise his name with dancing
 and make music to him with tambourine and lyre.
4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;
 he adorns the humble with salvation.
5 Let the faithful celebrate in triumphal glory;
 let them shout for joy on their beds.

6 Let the exaltation of God be in their mouths
 and a double-edged sword in their hands,
7 inflicting vengeance on the nations
 and punishment on the peoples,
8 binding their kings with chains
 and their dignitaries with iron shackles,
9 carrying out the judgment decreed against them.
 This honor is for all his faithful people.
 Hallelujah!

Psalm 150 CSB

Praise the Lord

1
Hallelujah!
 Praise God in his sanctuary.
 Praise him in his mighty expanse.
2 Praise him for his powerful acts;
 praise him for his abundant greatness.

3 Praise him with the blast of a ram’s horn;
 praise him with harp and lyre.
4 Praise him with tambourine and dance;
 praise him with strings and flute.
5 Praise him with resounding cymbals;
 praise him with clashing cymbals.

6 Let everything that breathes praise the Lord.
 Hallelujah!


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