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God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear… Psalm 46:1,2a Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. Corrie Ten Boom, 1892-1983, Dutch evangelist Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; Psalm 46:2 Trust Him to provide what you need and resist the urge to look ahead and worry. Concentrate on what God is doing for you today. Warren Wiersbe, American pastor, prolific writer Christian literature, b1929

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Arise, be our help, And redeem us for the sake of Your lovingkindness. Psalm 44:26 It is not that God is unable to do certain things. God loves and love complicates every life. Douglas John Hall My heart overflows with a good theme; I address my verses to the King. Psalm 45:1a Heartless hymns are insults to heaven. Charles Haddon Spurgeon, 1834-92

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness. Psalm 45:6 God’s very nature is to be fair and just. His treatment of believers and unbelievers – both now…  ( Click for more )

It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them. Psalm 44:3 Dependence on God does not usurp personal responsibility nor does personal responsibility have priority over dependence on God.

Through You, we will push back our adversaries; Through Your name we will trample down those who rise up against us. Psalm 44:5 In union and communion with God, saints work wonders. Charles H. Spurgeon, 1834-92

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For You are the God of my strength; why have You rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? Psalm 43:2 Thou wilt have to cut thy way inch by inch and foot by foot as the Master is making thee an athlete. He is strengthening thy muscles and tendons by the arduous exercise of unanswered prayer, that thou mayest be finely fit for the future. C. H. Spurgeon, 1834-92 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. Psalm 43:3 Here is my blind understanding, chase…  ( Click for more )

O my God, my soul is in despair within me; Therefore I remember You from… Psalm 42:6a There is no need for God to create a new thing upon the earth in order to restore believers to joy; if they would prayerfully rake the ashes of the past, they would find light for the present; and if they would turn to the book of truth and the throne of grace, their candle would soon shine as aforetime. Charles Haddon Spurgeon, 1834-92, British Reformed Baptist, highly influential amongst Christians of different denominations

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As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God. Psalm 42:1 There is only one thing that wins a man’s heart, and that is the sight of God’s heart; and it is only when we know how precious His lovingkindness is that we shall be drawn towards Him. Alexander Maclaren, 1826-1910, British Baptist expository preacher My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and see the face of God? Psalm 42:2 God’s presence in our lives is absolutely unchanging, but the evidence of His presence is not. On some occasions God…  ( Click for more )

As for me, I said, "O Lord, be gracious to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You. Psalm 41:4 Sin will have sorrow; every true penitent grieves for the dishonour he has done to God and the wrong he has done to himself. Matthew Henry, 1662-1714, Welsh-born, English nonconformist minister Bible commentator

Even my close friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me. Psalm 41:9 A real friend will stand by you regardless of the risks involved. They will stick out their necks for you. They will be there when others turn and…  ( Click for more )

Withhold not, O Lord, thy tender mercies from me: thy mercy and thy truth have always upheld me. Psalm 40:11 How often has providence convinced believers, upon a sober recollection of the events of their lives, that if the Lord had left them to their own counsels they had as often been their own tormentors. John Flavel

Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion Who seek to destroy my life; Let them be driven backward and brought to dishonor Who wish me evil. Psalm 40:14 Fight against them that fight against me. Be, Thou a match for them; oppose thy strength…  ( Click for more )

.Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is written of me. Psalm 40:7 Holy Bible, book divine, Precious treasure, thou art mine; Mine to tell me whence I came; Mine to teach me what I am. John Burton, 1773-1822, Sunday school teacher

I delight to do Your will, O My God.. Psalm 40:8a It is wonderful what miracles God works in wills that are utterly surrendered to Him. He turns hard things into easy and bitter things into sweet. It is not that He puts easy things in the place of the hard, but He actually changes the hard thing into an easy one. Hannah Whitall…  ( Click for more )

He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Psalm 40:3a Hope is the ability to hear the music of the future. Faith is having the courage to dance to it today. http://www.oneliners-and-proverbs.com

(He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God) Many will see and fear (awe) And will trust in the Lord. Psalm 40:3b By faith we have seen And joyfully sing His goodness to men, That all men may wonder at what we impart, And thankfully ponder His love in their heart. Charles Wesley, 1707-88, Methodist, wrote over 6,000 hymns How blessed is…  ( Click for more )

And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You. Psalm 39:7 Faith is that which, knowing the Lord's will, goes and does it; or, not knowing it, stands and waits, content in ignorance as in knowledge, because God wills - neither pressing into the hidden future, nor careless of the knowledge which opens. George MacDonald

I have become mute; I do not open my mouth, Because it is You who have done it. Ps39:9 If we keep on blaming everything negative or painful in our lives on (someone else), we may very well miss the good and loving work of the discipline and training…  ( Click for more )

Do not forsake me, O Lord; O my God, be not far from me! Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! Psalm 38:21,22 The heart of God is not turned though His face be hid; and prayers are not flung back, though they be not instantly answered. Timothy Cruso Psalm of David: I will guard my ways That I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle While the wicked are in my presence. Psalm 39:1 We are watched; our words are caught; our lives are examined. Let us take care that we exhibit our Master, and not ourselves. Charles Spurgeon 1834-92

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My wounds are foul and festering Because of my foolishness. Psalm 38:5 There are consequences of sin within us which we are not able yet to reach, consequences that are following us in secret, and damaging us in very vital points. Spurgeon, 1834-92 I am feeble and severely broken; I groan because of the turmoil of my heart. Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. Psalm 38:8,9 Seasons recur when sense of sin and bodily distress cast us into lowest depths. Yet, faith survives; it knows its refuge and looks above. It doubts not that God…  ( Click for more )

It was pleasing in the sight of the Lord that Solomon had asked (for wisdom). 1 Kings 3:10

Wisdom is the ability to see life from God’s viewpoint and God’s understanding for application. Doug Sager, Christian

Because you have asked (for wisdom), and have not asked long life, riches, and life of your enemies, . I have done according to your words . And I have also given you what you have not asked: both riches and honor…1 Kings 3:11-13

The desires of the heart are an ever allowing or blocking God’s blessings as they stand and pulsate…  ( Click for more )

Solomon showed his love for the Lord by walking according to the statutes of his father David, except... 1 Kings 3:3

To what advantage is there to deviate from the plumb line of what is good? Will not what you devise collapse?

At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, ‘Ask! What shall I give you?’ 1 Kings 3:5

O God, forgive the poverty and the pettiness of our prayers. Listen not to our words but to the yearnings of our hearts. Hear beneath our petitions the crying of our need. Peter Marshall

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David (to young Solomon), "My time to die is near. So be strong and show yourself a man (you can do this). 1 Kings 2:2

My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me. Jim Valvano, 1946-1993 US basketball coach, sportscaster

David (to Solomon) Obey the Lord your God. Follow him by obeying his demands, his commands, his laws, and his rules that are written in the teachings of Moses. If you do these things, you will be successful in all you do and wherever you go. 1 Kings 2:3

Credible conviction is contagious. …  ( Click for more )

(David said, Solomon) shall sit on my throne, and he shall be king in my place (making him coregent until his death). For I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah. 1 Kings 1:35

No matter how complicated a problem is, it usually can be reduced to a simple, comprehensible form which is often the best solution. An Wang, 1920-90, Chinese-US electronics engineer, executive

(After being told to take Solomon to be anointed king, David’s servant) said, ‘Amen! May the Lord God of my lord the king say so too!’ 1 Kings 1:36

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(in chastising David and the people, the Lord said) It is enough! 2 Samuel 24:16b

Unnecessary discipline is counterproductive, cruel, corrosive, corruptive, detrimental, distressing, erosive, injurious, malignant, toxic, and venomous.

(David was offered a free place and supplies to erect an alter to God, but said) ‘I will not sacrifice to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.’ 2 Samuel 24:24 A sacrifice of praise will always cost you something. It will be a difficult thing to do. It requires trading in our pride, our anger, and…  ( Click for more )

(at this time, Israel was at rest from her enemies, but David) said, ‘Now go throughout all the tribes of Israel, . and count the people, that I may know the number of the people.’ 2 Samuel 24:2

The object of our confidence throws light on that which we rely.

Joab (ruthless military commander) resisted David: ‘May your God multiply people by the hundreds ., but why on earth would you desire (an unlawful census)? 2 Samuel 24:3

Examine criticism carefully, regardless of the source.

David was conscience-stricken after he had counted…  ( Click for more )

These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: thirty-seven in all (who stood with him in obscurity and prosperity). 2 Samuel 23:8,39b

One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you are. Gail Godwin

Josheb-basshebeth, chief of (David’s military), raised his spear against eight hundred men . in one encounter (and defeated them). 2 Samuel 23:8b

All of God's people are ordinary people who have been made extraordinary by the purpose He has given them. Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest …  ( Click for more )

Therefore (because of who You are and what You have done) I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the nations, And I will sing praises to Your name. 2 Samuel 22:50

Genuine gratitude and praise for an unseen God, awakens curiosity for an unknown God.

The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue. (David wrote about half of the Psalms). 2 Samuel 23:2

As the Holy Ghost, the Author of the Scriptures is He who alone can enlighten us rightly to understand them, we should constantly ask his teaching, and his guidance into all truth. Charles…  ( Click for more )

The Lord helps the righteous and delivers them; He shall deliver them because they trust in Him. Psalm 37:40 Things may seem to be going all wrong, but He knows as well as we; and He will arise in the right moment if we are really trusting Him so fully as to let Him work in His own way and time. A. B. Simpson (of David) O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure! Ps38:1 A saint's life is in the hands of God like a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see, and he stretches and strains and…  ( Click for more )

The law of his God is in the righteous man’s heart; his feet do not slip. Psalm 37:31 You can let your conscience be your guide so long as you let God guide your conscience. Adrian Rogers, 1931-2005

The Lord will not leave the righteous in the hand of the wicked, Nor condemn him when he is judged. Psalm 37:33 Temporary injustices are tolerated, in Providence’s purposes most wise; but the bitter shall not always be called sweet, nor light forever be traduced as darkness; the right shall appear in due season; the fictitious and pretentious shall be unmasked,…  ( Click for more )

All day long, the righteous is gracious and lends, And his descendants are a blessing. Psalm 37:26 Children learn and return what they observe and receive. Dorothy Knolte

Depart from evil and do good, So you will abide forever. Psalm 37:27 Let the godly man endeavor to relieve his brethren who have need of his help, but let him not injure one in order to help another, or afflict and grieve one in order to make another glad. John Calvin, 1509-64, French reformer and theologian

For the Lord loves justice, And does not forsake His saints. Psalm 37:28a God's…  ( Click for more )