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    by Jan Couns

The ungodly crouches, he lies low, That the helpless may fall by his strength. Psalm 10:10 Beasts cover their malicious designs with the pretence of meekness, humility, and kindness. They concern themselves in their victim’s concernments to make them fall, to make a prey of them. Matthew Henry, 1662-1714, was a Welsh-born, English nonconformist minister and Bible commentator

The ungodly says to himself, ‘God has forgotten; he covers his face and never sees.’ Psalm 10:11 What better rational to do wrong than to minimize or deny the One who can either…  ( Click for more )

The proud ungodly care nothing for what God or the godly think; they blow them off. (The Message - paraphrased) Psalm 10:5 Your response can instantly reveal the Christian values by which you live. James C. Dobson, 1936-

(The proud) says to himself, ‘Nothing will shake me; I'll always be happy and never have trouble.’ Psalm 10:6 Only a foolish farmer believes he has mastered of his garden.

(The ungodly proud’s) mouth is full of curses and lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue. Psalm 10:7 Never underestimate a man who overestimates…  ( Click for more )

The wicked in his pride will hotly pursue the poor (helpless and needy)… Psalm 10:2a Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages. Samuel Johnson, English Poet, Critic and Writer. 1709-84 (David’s prayer) Let wicked men be caught in the plots which they have devised. Psalm 10:2b A praying saint performs far more havoc among the unseen forces of darkness than we have the slightest notion of. Oswald Chambers, 1874–1917

For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire. Psalm 10:3a Depravity longs for legal cultural acceptance…  ( Click for more )

For the needy shall not always be forgotten; Psalm 9:18a In your personal straits, when patience is exhausted; when the last handful is taken from the barrel; when complicated trials meet and hem you in; when the iron gate and the keepers before the door appear to render escape impossible— then look up, God is marching with reinforcements to your aid. F B Meyer, 1847-1929, English Baptist pastor and evangelist involved in inner city ministry

The hope of the afflicted shall not perish forever. Psalm 9:18b It’s Friday - But Sunday’s a coming. Dr. Tony…  ( Click for more )

For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cry of the afflicted. Psalm 9:12

Every mournful cry and every humble prayer of the afflicted saints makes an impression on the heart of God—written there indelibly, fully to be answered in the appointed time. Henry Law, Exposition of Psalms, 1878

Have mercy on me, O Lord! Consider my trouble . lift me up . I will rejoice in Your salvation. Psalm 9:13,14 When a man gets to despair he knows that all his thinking will never get him out. He will only get out by the sheer creative effort of God. Consequently…  ( Click for more )

He shall judge the world in righteousness; And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness. Psalm 9:8 Weaving throughout the fabric of life, camouflaged from the inattentive eye of man, God administers perfect justice with methodical and meticulous timing.

The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9

As the ships when vexed with tempest make for harbour, so do the oppressed hasten to the wings of a just and gracious God. Charles Haddon Spurgeon, 1834-92, British Reformed Baptist, highly influential amongst Christians…  ( Click for more )

My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before You. Psalm 9:3 Let no name but Jehovah be carved on the trophy reared on the battlefield. Alexander Maclaren, 1826-1910, British Baptist expository preacher

You have upheld my right and my cause; you have sat on your throne, judging righteously. Psalm 9:4

When God acts, it will be in just the right time, the right place, and the right way. Lifeway, Explore the Bible, Summer 2007

You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever. Psalm 9:5 A person, family…  ( Click for more )

You are good and do good; Teach me Your statutes. Psalm 119:68 Let thy unexampled love constrain me into holy obedience, and render my duty my delight. The Valley of Vision, Puritan Prayers and Devotions, 1600/1700s

It is good for me that I was afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes. Psalm 119:71 One learns by reading. A few learn by observation. The rest have to wet on the electric fence for themselves. Will Rogers, American, Actor

Your hands made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments. Psalm 119:73 Man does…  ( Click for more )

I considered my ways And turned my feet to Your testimonies. Psalm 119:59 A turn involves two things: a turning from something and a turning toward something. William Barclay, 1907-78, Church of Scotland minister, Professor of Divinity, author

I hastened and did not delay To keep Your commandments. Psalm 119:60 Be expedient to fix and detain the motion of the Spirit now striving in your heart, for it may be the moment of present advantage for victory over difficulties hitherto found insuperable. Charles Bridges, 1794-1869, preacher, theologian Church…  ( Click for more )

I will meditate on Your statutes. Psalm 119:48b It is not hasty reading, but serious meditation on holy and heavenly truths that makes them prove sweet and profitable to the soul. Thomas Brooks, 1608-80, English Puritan preacher, author

Remember the word to Your servant, In which You have made me hope. Psalm 119:49 God will never disappoint an expectation which himself hath raised. George Horne D.D., 1730-92, English churchman, writer, university administrator

The arrogant utterly deride me, Yet I do not turn aside from Your law. Psalm 119:51 …  ( Click for more )

Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, And give me life in Your ways. Psalm 119:37 He that considers how he must close his life will find nothing of so much importance as to look with indifference upon whatever is useless. Samuel Johnson, English Poet, Critic and Writer, 1709-84

Confirm Your word to Your servant, As that which produces reverence for You. Psalm 119:38 Don’t be satisfied with putting on a happy face and saying that all is well between you and God when you’re doubting or embittered in your heart. Admit your heart-struggle…  ( Click for more )

You have made him to have dominion over . All sheep and oxen-- beasts of the field, birds of the air, And the fish of the sea That pass through the paths of the seas. Psalm 8:6-8

Man’s terrestrial position of superiority mandates not power but responsibility, not abuse but compassion, not greed but conservation.

O LORD (Y@hovah), our Lord ('Adonay), how majestic is your name in all the earth! Psalm 8:9 The highest and most intense worship takes place when we can do nothing but be amazed, when we are rendered helpless and speechless with wonder and gratitude,…  ( Click for more )

Remove the false way from me, And graciously grant me Your law. Psalm 119:29 Lord, overcome my corruptions, and grant me grace to live above them. Valley Vision, Puritan Prayers and Devotions, 1600/1700s

I shall run the way of Your commandments, For You will enlarge my heart. Psalm 119:32 If thou make little spiritual progress, at least to be desiring to make more; to be praying and walking, and praying that thou mayest walk faster, and that in the end thou mayest run. Robert Leighton, 1611-84, Scottish Archbishop of Glasgow, Principal of University…  ( Click for more )

Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law. Psalm 119:18 The Holy Ghost enables men to recognize what is hid, to perceive beauty and to discover splendour where all before had appeared without form and comeliness. Henry Melvill, 1798-1871, clergyman Church of England, served as Canon St Paul's Cathedral

While powerful people maliciously gossip about me, I'm absorbed in pondering your wise counsel. (Message) Psalm 119:23 When difficult times and people come - and they will - we can decide to become bitter, angry, and brittle. Or, we can choose…  ( Click for more )

Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You. Psalm 119:11 As long as you aren’t being confronted with the Word, you can hide from the truth, excuse your sin, and run from the issue. Tony Evans, senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas

Blessed are You, O Lord; Teach me Your statutes. Psalm 119:12 Nothing is more common than for men to think that because they are familiar with words they understand the ideas they stand for. Cardinal John H. Newman, 1801-90

I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,…  ( Click for more )

The Lord is God, and He has given us light. Psalm 118:27 We carry about with us a light which had come from God; in His light we see light, and in this light we discern everything which the light manifests. J. C. Philpot, 1802-1869, English pastor, Huguenot descendant

Blessed are those whose way is upright, Who walk in the law of the Lord. Psalm 119:1 When we truly walk with God throughout our day, life slowly falls into place. Bill Hybels, b1951, pastor Willow Creek Community Church, Illinois

How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek…  ( Click for more )

.I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained… Psalm 8:3 The more we learn (untarnished by prejudice) about the wonders of our universe, the more clearly we are going to perceive the hand of God. Frank Borman, 1928 (Having created the universe) What is man that You are mindful of him… Psalm 8:4a

There are three important questions to ask ourselves: 1) who am I? 2) Why am I here? 3) Where am I going? Doug Sager, Senior Pastor, 1st Baptist Concord, Farragut, Tennessee (Having created the universe) what is…  ( Click for more )

The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation. Psalm 118:14 Rejoice and live each day with confidence in an all-powerful sovereign God, who saved you and keeps you. Lifeway, Explore the Bible, Spring 2007

The Lord has disciplined me severely; But He has not given me over to death. Psalm 118:18 God’s correction proves our cure so that in the end, the purpose of His medicine rids us of our malady, and renders us healthy and vigorous. John Calvin, 1509-64, French reformer, theologian

The stone which the builders rejected Has become the…  ( Click for more )

The upright man will not fear evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. Psalm 112:7 Trust is not a passive state of mind. It is a vigorous act of the soul by which we choose to lay hold on the promises of God and cling to Him despite the adversity that at times seeks to overwhelm us. Jerry Bridges, 20th century

The upright man has given freely to the poor, His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be exalted in honor. Psalm 112:9A godly man’s liberality has salted his righteousness, proved its reality, and secured its perpetuity. Charles Haddon…  ( Click for more )

How blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who greatly delights in His commandments. Psalm 112:1 We are happy when we have the disposition of a dutiful child toward a kind and gracious father, rather than that of a refractory slave toward a tyrannical and severe master. Joseph Benson, 1749–1821, English Methodist minister

(those who fear and obey the Lord) His descendants will be mighty on earth. Psalm 112:2a What we desire our children to become, we must endeavor to be before them. Andrew Combe, 1797–1847, Scottish physician and phrenologist.

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The trouble man causes recoils on himself; his violence comes down on his own head. Psalm 7:16 You reap what You SOW: Life is like a boomerang. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy. Grant M. Bright, British-Born American Engineer

I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High. Psalm 7:17 We, like the bird perched on a frail branch, sing even though we feel it bend, for we know God is faithful.

O Lord (the promise-making God), our Lord (the Sovereign, who…  ( Click for more )

My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart. Psalm 7:10 Fear overcomes belief or belief overcomes fear. Dennis Cope, Christian teacher

God is a righteous judge, And in strength God has indignation against the wicked every day. Psalm 7:11

What is your response when others do their worst to you? Be encouraged that God knows what is happening and will judge sin. If you walk with integrity, you may be confident that God will deal with those who sin against you. Warren Wiersbe, American pastor and a prolific writer of Christian literature, b. 1929

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While they treat with contempt and dishonor, You will bless; they rise up and are ashamed; but Your servant will be glad. Psalm 109:28 Sometimes we have to "step over" our anger, our jealousy, our feelings of rejection and move on. The temptation is to get stuck in our negative emotions, poking around in them as if we belong there. Henri Nouwen, 1932-96, Dutch priest, professor, writer

Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them. Psalm 111:2 The works of God are ofttimes not apprehended or minded; as a result…  ( Click for more )

He has shattered gates of bronze And cut bars of iron asunder. Psalm 107:16 God wants us to be victors, not victims; to grow, not grovel; to soar, not sink; to overcome, not to be overwhelmed. William Arthur Ward, 1812-82

They cried out to the Lord in their trouble (that they had brought on themselves); He saved them out of their distresses. Psalm 107:19 If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. But if you look at Christ, you’ll be at rest. Corrie Ten Boom, 1892-1983Dutch evangelist

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February 28, 2020

O Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me, or they will tear me like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me. Psalm 7:1,2

You know you’re surrendered to God when you rely on God to work things out instead of trying to manipulate others, force your agenda, and control the situation. You let go and let God work. You don’t have to always be in charge. Instead of trying harder, you trust more. Rick Warren, author, pastor

O LORD my God (I’m innocent), if I repaid evil to him who was at peace with me, Or have…  ( Click for more )

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