Author: © Christian National Church of Christ



Psalm 113 asserts the greatness of God (113:4-6): “The Lord is high above all nations; His glory is above the heavens. Who is like the Lord our God, who is enthroned on high …?” It is safe to say that many of our troubles in the Christian life stem from the fact that (as J. B. Phillips put it) our God is too small. Psalm 113 in Septuagint/Vulgate numbering would correspond to Psalm 114–115 in Hebrew numbering. Psalm 113 is the 113th psalm of the Book of Psalms, generally known in English by its first verse, in the King James Version, “Praise ye the Lord, O ye servants of the Lord”.
Psalm 113:1-9
Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD’s name is to be praised. The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high, Who humbled himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth! He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the dunghill; That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people. He makes the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
Father God, I know that it is Your will to help those that are stressed, afflicted or are hurting from a loss of a loved one, or someone needing some sort of healing. Guide me to speak the right words or just to support the weak, to provide for the widows and orphans and to help those that are in need. Use my hands and feet to be of service to those in need, and use my voice to speak words of healing and encouragement to those that are afflicted and in distress. I thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
{Power Verse}
From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD’s name is to be praised.

Psalm 113:3

Psalm 112 is about the man that God makes righteous. Now the word “righteous” in the Bible is a special word. It means “always doing what is right”. Only God is really *righteous. But the people that love and obey God are also *righteous. They are not *righteous because they always do what is right. Wisdom Psalm, provides instruction in right living and right faith in the tradition of the other wisdom writings of the Old Testament. It, like Psalm 111, is a succinct acrostic, with each of its twenty-lines beginning with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. First thing. When people hear fear the Lord they run and hide. But if you believe that Jesus died for our sins and rose to new life and you accepted Jesus. Just walk in righteousness and love the Lord with all your heart. What does it mean to fear the Lord Psalm 112? In Psalm 112:7 They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the LORD. .What is Psalm 112? Psalm 112 is a special kind of poem. A poem is a beautiful way to use words. All the psalms are Hebrew *poems, but some of them are acrostic *poems. Hebrew is the language that the *Jews spoke.

Psalm Chapter 112:1-10
Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed. Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever. Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD. His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies. He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor. The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

Father God, forgive me in any thing I say that is wrong, anything I may do that You don’t approve. I thank You for second chances in being guided in Your righteousness and freedom. Half the world don’t give 2nd chances and they like seeing others always acts of desecration to be sacrilegious acts of trouble, while they are just as bad by dispersing evil back that wasn’t their deed to do. Forgiveness is not in their mind , but getting even with a situation they never needed to but into. It is called a tip toe world waiting for Jesus to come back and save all.. Thank You and praise You that You break all bondage. You can turn the worse thieving wicked person around and make them walk right or perish to hell. Lord I never want to go to hell or perish. You see and hear all. Some don’t acknowledge this. You will make all stuff right in Your timing. I want to live in Your freedom and serve till I see You when You come back or meet with You in Heaven. I am believing for those who do not know You that they will turn to Jesus and repent and ask Jesus for forgiveness and guide others in their life that will teach and encourage them all the days of their lives and mine. Thank You for blessing me with Your powerful guidance. Bless them mentors all the days of their life and all those gone home with You in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
{Power Verse}

A good man shows favor, and lends: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
Psalm 112:1-10

Psalm 111 is classified as an Individual Hymn of Thanksgiving, a psalm type in which the singer gives thanks for God’s goodness in delivering him/her from various life-threatening situations such as illness, oppression, or enemy attack. Hallelujah is a Hebrew word. It means “say that the *LORD is very great”. Many people do not translate it, but use the Hebrew word. Hallelujah an utterance of the word “hallelujah” as an expression of worship or rejoicing
Psalm Chapter 111:1-10
Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. His work is honorable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever. He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion. He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant. He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen. The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure. They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness. He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endures for ever.

{Let’s Pray}
Father God, You are a loving Father to all Your children. I thank You and praise Your glorious name and I believe that You would increase my wisdom and understanding of all You are to me, with every passing day, for I desire to do Your will in humble obedience to You – for You alone are worthy, I will keep giving and be Jesus to others in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
{Power Verse}
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endures for ever. Psalm 111:10

Summary of Galatians 1 Paul immediately begins his letter to the churches of Galatia by making a statement of authority saying that he has not been sent by people, but by Jesus Christ himself. He is referring to the incident that is recorded in Acts 9:3-7 that caused him to stop persecuting Christians and instead become a believer. So I will read this:

Acts 9:3-7 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecute thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecute: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. As you read Galatians Chapter 1:1-24, let this be like Paul speaking to you! When Paul speaks he is speaking brethren fellow Christians or members.
Galatians Chapter 1:1-24
Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother. Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not. Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia; And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ: But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preaches the faith which once he destroyed. And they glorified God in me.
{Lets Pray}
Father God, I praise You and thank You for the life and ministry of Paul and for the many epistles he penned, which so clearly lay out the gospel of salvation. I thank You and praise You for the freedom I have in Christ Jesus, and the warning against legalism in the epistle to the Galatians. Keep the pulpits of today’s churches free from legalism and give discernment to your people so they may recognize legalistic teachings and expose those who would try to bring Your people back under bondage. Help me to recognize when legalism rears its ugly sinful head and I believe that those that have been enticed into this destructive way of thinking would find their liberty in Jesus always in His Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:12

Psalm 110 is one of the Psalms which contains a prophecy related to Jesus Christ. In “Matthew 22:43-44 ~ He said to them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘LORD’? For he says, “‘The LORD said to my LORD: “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.”‘, Jesus identified David as the author of this psalm; Peter, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, quotes this psalm in Acts 2:34-36 ~ For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool. Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. . This psalm describes a discussion between Jehovah, the Father, and Jesus, His Son (v. 1). Psalm 110: This royal psalm is also messianic. It is the only messianic psalm with no contemporary reference to David or another. Though assailed by critics, its Davidic authorship, divine inspiration, and messianic interpretation are all assumed by Jesus and the New Testament writers.
Psalm Chapter 110:1-7
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries. He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.

{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You that You are a good and gracious God and that one day You will reign in righteousness and justice over the earth. Prepare me, I believe, to be the person You would have me be, until that day when we shall meet face to face and I will be known as I am known, Your child. When You come back or when I go home to be with You. What a day of rejoicing that will be, I thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen. Hallelujah!
{Power Verse}
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. Psalm 110:1

The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The LORD is with you.”Luke 1:28 This verse speaks unity.
What did the Angel say about Mary the mother of Jesus?
Mary the Mother of Jesus’ Strengths. The angel told Mary in Luke 1:28 that she was highly favored by God. This phrase simply meant that Mary had been given much grace or “unmerited favor” from God. Even with God’s favor, Mary would still suffer much.
A prayer to the Virgin Mary used chiefly by Roman Catholics, beginning with part of
Luke 1:28
{Mary, mother of Jesus}
Why Do Catholics Pray to Mary? In the Roman Catholic church , Mary is seen as a mediator in her own right and therefore, worthy of receiving prayers from Christians. She was the bride of Christ pure and without blemish.
Why does Jesus tell us to pray to Mary?
Jesus tells us specifically, pray to the Father. Through His roll as Mediator, we have been given the blessing of being able to go straight to the Father. Only Christians who are in Christ can do this. Why would we not take advantage of this wonderful blessing in order to pray to someone like Mary. We pray for each other.
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, Matthew 5:44
Mary persecuted for being a virgin and giving birth to Jesus.
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:14-15
Matthew 1:18-25 – This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the LORD appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the LORD had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the LORD had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

The angel coming to Joseph son of David saying take Mary as your wife. Matthew 1:18-24

Just as we pray for each other and the Holy Spirit interveines. Romans 8:26

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 {Jesus is God} This verse speaks volumes.
Mary gave birth to Jesus

“Saint Mary” and “Virgin Mary. Blessed Virgin Mary. {And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19}
{A dark painting of a woman wearing a black veil, staring out of the portrait with her hands clasped gently in prayer.} My mom had a wooden plaque of Mary and a wooden plaque of Jesus that my mom got from her mom. Our dad took a piece of wood and painted a butterfly for my mom. These plaques hug ate every place we moved to.
Our Lady of Sorrows, by Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, 17th century
Born c. 18 BC[1]
Died after c. 30/33 AD
Spouse(s) Joseph

Mary was a 1st century Galilean Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and, according to the gospels, the virgin mother of Jesus.
The Blessed Virgin Mary is the one woman in the entire Bible who makes the claim, “All generations to come shall call me blessed” (Luke 1:48). And why is that? Well, Catholics believe it is because she was preserved from all time from sin by a special privilege of God.

Both the gospels of Matthew and Luke in the New Testament and the Quran describe Mary as a virgin. She is betrothed to Joseph, according to Matthew and Luke. According to Christian theology, Mary conceived Jesus through the Holy Spirit while still a virgin, and accompanied Joseph to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born.

According to Catholic and Eastern Christian teachings, at the end of her earthly life, God raised Mary’s body directly into heaven; this is known in the Christian West as the Assumption of Mary.

Mary has been venerated since early Christianity, and is considered by millions to be the holiest and greatest saint because of her extraordinary virtues as seen at the Annunciation by the archangel Gabriel. She is said to have miraculously appeared to believers many times over the centuries. The Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches believe that Mary, as mother of Jesus, is the Theotokos: Mother of God (used in the Eastern Orthodox Church as a title of the Virgin Mary).”the love poured into the Theotokos to enable her to love so fully in her turn”

(Mother of God; Θεοτόκος). There is significant diversity in the Marian beliefs and devotional practices of major Christian traditions. The Catholic Church holds distinctive Marian dogmas, namely her status as the Mother of God, her Immaculate Conception, her perpetual virginity, and her Assumption into heaven. Many Protestants minimize Mary’s role within Christianity, basing their argument on the lack of biblical support for any beliefs other than the virgin birth (actually a virginal conception). Mary also has the highest position in Islam among all women. [verification needed] She is mentioned in the Quran more often than in the New Testament, where two of the longer chapters of the Quran are devoted to her and her family.
My mom Patricia would stop at St. James Church so we could kneel and pray no matter what situations we was going through we would kneel side by side and pray. then we would walk out of the church to go walk to where ever our journey took us. See even though my mom was Catholic. We had our time to pray to God. I never understood why my mom didn’t go to First Baptist Church with us and our dad would go with us every once in awhile. I always wished when we sang in the choir that both of them would be in the church watching me and my sister sing. It doesn’t matter what religion in Christ you go to. It is unity in Jesus Christ that bonds us together. Mother Mary in any Christian Religion is the one who through birth, death and ressurection proved that staying close to God brings honor, glory and eternity. Mothers no matter what they go through have been honored and treasured by God from the beginning. Just as Jesus, men are also honored and treasured by God that turn and believe in Jesus Christ and walk in righteousness. Keep praying for each other. Amen.
So when I make beads or just seen those Rosaries in my mothers hands. I know what ever suffering my mom went through. She was holding on to her eternity of love for Jesus coming back or her going to Him. It is all about the love of the Lord Jesus. Amen! No matter what! You don’t have to hold on to anything, just enjoy your journey with Jesus. Have a wonderful day full of blessings and joy and enjoy this day God has given us. Love you.

Remember the verse: My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous

. . . 1 John 2:1

Jesus Christ is who we worship! Amen!

The writer complains of his virulent enemies, on whom he imprecates God‘s righteous punishment, and to a prayer for a divine interposition in his behalf appends the expression of his confidence and a promise of his praises. This Psalm is remarkable for the number and severity of its imprecations.

Psalm Chapter 109:1-31
Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. Let his days be few; and let another take his office. Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour. Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children. Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out. Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth. Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart. As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually. Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul. But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust. My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads. Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy: That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it. Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice. Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle. I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude. For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
{Prayer}
Father God, there are times when the taunting, difficulties and dangers in my life seem to be very similar to the things that David went through when he called on You to judge his enemies and cover his accusers with dishonor and shame. At times, I also feel like praying for You to avenge me of all the horrific things my enemies have done against me and left scars. I know this would be wrong because Jesus carried His scars to Calvary for all of us. I also know You have promised that Your grace and mercy is sufficient for me in All the evils I may face and believe that You would give me wisdom to know how to pray when I am troubled by those that would do me harm. Bless them in a way that they will see You and Your righteousness and guide them just that way. Help me Lord Jesus, to deal with those that would assault my soul in a Christlike way, and give me wisdom to recognize a time to pray for forgiveness and a time to pray for justice. Thank You for those who can tell of their testimony and have courage. I don’t have time nor the patience to relive all the abuse and pain I have been through in my life. I just carry the scars proud cause You have brought me through it all and let me overcome by letting me remember the best memories of those who really care. Bless them all in Heaven and on earth. Remind me to read the ingredients on anything I consume! Cause when I don’t I am my own enemy. Just saying! Amen! I thank You, Praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle. Psalm 109:29

Psalm 108: David tells God that he will always sing God’s *praises. *Praises are words to tell someone that they are very great. David will start to sing before the dawn, In Psalm 57, David thanks God for giving him help to fight his enemies. In Psalm 60, those enemies are Babylon and Edom, the two countries that started the *exile. So David really did write Psalm 108! Psalm 108: This psalm is composed of fragments from two other psalms. The first section (verses 1-5 is taken from 57:7-11) the second section (verses 6-13, is taken from 60:5-12), with little change in the wording of either fragment. Though taken from psalms of individual lament (chapter 57), and national lament (chapter 60), the present psalm is composed of the most positive sections of confidence in both. The resulting work is a psalm of victory that only briefly alluded to the nation’s lament, namely, their ever-present enemies (verses 12-13).In verse 1, David tells God that he will always sing God’s *praises.
Psalm 108:1-13
God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth; That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me. God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph. Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts? Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies. arrowup arrowright
{Prayer}
Fathere God, Thank You that David believed and Loved You and that his words inspire Your true love for Your children. I praise You that It was Love incarnate that visited the earth so many years ago, and that same love saved us from our sins, and came to dwell within the hearts of all that trust in Jesus as Savior. Loving Father, accept our grateful sacrifice of praise, and may we all come to know You more and love You better in the days that lie ahead. In Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. Psalm 108:3

Psalm 107 – NIV Bible – Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love… 1. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. 3. those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. 4. Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. This psalm is a song of thanksgiving to God, who has been merciful to his people and gathered all who were lost.
Psalm Chapter 107:1-43
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men. For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High: Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and there was none to help. Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death. Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses. He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit’s end. Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground; A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings. And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation; And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase. He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow. He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock. The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.

{Prayer}

Loving Father God, I thank You and praise Your name for You are a good and faithful Father God and Your steadfast love endures forever eternal. I thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever. Psalm 107:1

Psalm 106 Israel’s faithlessness to God. Like the previous psalm, this psalm recounts the history of Israel. But whereas Psalm 105 emphasized God’s faithfulness, Psalm 106 emphasizes Israel’s unfaithfulness and the punishments it suffered as a result. Since God is good, people should praise and obey him. “Israel’s history is here written with the view of showing human sin, even as the preceding Psalm was composed to magnify divine goodness. It is, in fact, A NATIONAL CONFESSION.” (Charles Spurgeon) A. Praise and prayer. 1. (1) Praising God for His enduring mercy. Praise the LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
Psalm Chapter 106:1-48
Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever. Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise? Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times. Remember me, O LORD, with the favor that thou bears unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation; That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance. We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left. Then believed they his words; they sang his praise. They soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel: But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul. They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD. The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image. Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eats grass. They forgot God their savior, which had done great things in Egypt; Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea. Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD. Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness: To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands. They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them. Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed. And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore. They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips. They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them: But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them. Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood. Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions. Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance. And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them. Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand. Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry: And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies. He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives. Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise. Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.
Father God, I thank You and praise You for the book of Psalms that has become a source of comfort, hope and commonsense as well as a reminder of Your never-failing mercy, grace and love. I thank You that although You scattered Your rebellious people, the day is coming when they will repent of their sin, call on the name of the Lord, and be saved as a nation knowing Jesus. May I never forget what a faithful and honorable God You are to Israel and all Your people, and may I develop a heart of humility, compassion and appreciation for all the goodness and grace that has been extended to me. You are a teaching and healing God towards Your righteousness. I believe that my heart would remain tender towards You and be filled with prayers of thanksgiving, praise, honor and glory for Your holy name! Hallelujah! Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, Who is from everlasting even to everlasting. I thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}

Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

Psalm 106:3