Bless the Lord

Psalm 103:1-2English Standard Version (ESV)

Bless the Lord, O My Soul

Of David.

103 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and all that is within me,
    bless his holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and forget not all his benefits,

Revelation 22:2-4English Standard Version (ESV)

2 through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river,the tree of life[a] with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants[b] will worship him. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

Bless the Lord, my Soul--never forget the blessings we receive for being God's children.  The healing He sends us and the chance to worship in His presence!

El Roi--The God Who Sees Me

Psalm 100:4-5English Standard Version (ESV)

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
    and his courts with praise!
    Give thanks to him; bless his name!

5 For the Lord is good;
    his steadfast love endures forever,
    and his faithfulness to all generations.

Job 34:21-22English Standard Version (ESV)

21 “For his eyes are on the ways of a man,
    and he sees all his steps.
22 There is no gloom or deep darkness
    where evildoers may hide themselves.

Praise God at all times even in my fallen nature.  The most amazing thing about God is that he sees my sins and loves me unconditionally anyway!

Rejoice in Our Days

Psalm 90:12-14English Standard Version (ESV)

12 So teach us to number our days
    that we may get a heart of wisdom.
13 Return, O Lord! How long?
    Have pity on your servants!
14 Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love,
    that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

Isaiah 59:1English Standard Version (ESV)

59 Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save,
    or his ear dull, that it cannot hear;

Rejoice for each day and its trials.

Preserve My Soul

Psalm 86:2-3English Standard Version (ESV)

2 Preserve my soul/life, for I am godly;
    save your servant, who trusts in you—you are my God.
3 Be gracious to me, O Lord,
    for to you do I cry all the day.

Job 40:10-14English Standard Version (ESV)

10 “Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity;
    clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
11 Pour out the over flowings of your anger,
    and look on everyone who is proud and abase him.
12 Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low
    and tread down the wicked where they stand.
13 Hide them all in the dust together;
    bind their faces in the world below.[a]
14 Then will I also acknowledge to you
    that your own right hand can save you.

Job questions God about his trials; as God answers Job realizes he has no more to say to God.  Yet God does save us and our souls even or especially when we are in the "wrong!"

God is My Strength and Refuge

Psalm 73:26-28English Standard Version (ESV)

26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
    but God is the strength[a] of my heart and my portion forever.

27 For behold, those who are far from you shall perish;
    you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you.
28 But for me it is good to be near God;
    I have made the Lord God my refuge,
    that I may tell of all your works.

Revelation3: 8-11

8 “‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. 9 Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you. 10 Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth. 11 I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.

Not Abandoned

Psalm 56:4English Standard Version (ESV)

4 In God, whose word I praise,
    in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
    What can flesh do to me?

What can mere man do to me?

Job 29:4-6English Standard Version (ESV)

4 as I was in my prime,[a]
    when the friendship of God was upon my tent,
5 when the Almighty was yet with me,
    when my children were all around me,
6 when my steps were washed with butter,
    and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!

When God is with us, we need to fear no one.  God does not abandon us ever!

Thirsting for the Living God

Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul?

To the choirmaster. A Maskil[a] of the Sons of Korah.

42 As a deer pants for flowing streams,
    so pants my soul for you, O God.
2 My soul thirsts for God,
    for the living God.
When shall I come and appear before God?[b]

My soul longs for You!

Blessed and Trusting

Psalm 40:3-4English Standard Version (ESV)

3 He put a new song in my mouth,
    a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear,
    and put their trust in the Lord.

4 Blessed is the man who makes
    the Lord his trust,
who does not turn to the proud,
    to those who go astray after a lie!

Upright of Heart

Psalm 36:10English Standard Version (ESV)

10 Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you,
    and your righteousness to the upright of heart!

Be Strong and Take Courage

Psalm 31:23-24English Standard Version (ESV)

23 Love the Lord, all you his saints!
    The Lord preserves the faithful
    but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.
24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage,
    all you who wait for the Lord!

Cleanness of My Hands

Psalm 18:20-21English Standard Version (ESV)

20 The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness;
    according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
    and have not wickedly departed from my God.

Kept the ways of the Lord!