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As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God! I thirst for God, for the living God. I say, “When will I be able to go and appear in God’s presence?” Lord, I thirst for You.  You are “the living God.”  When may I appear in Your presence?”  “And the Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come.’  And let the one who hears say, ‘Come.’  ...

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      May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, “May the Lord be praised!” Three mays greet us this May morning: (1) “May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you!” (2) “May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually”; (3) “May the Lord be p...

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          O Lord, you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me! The psalmist here sounds much like the prodigal son in Luke 15: “And he got up and came to his father.  But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him, and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him, and kissed him” (Luk...

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I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help. He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing. He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord! Today is a time for testimony.  “I relied...

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        Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor. Time flies when you’re having fun!  Lord, my lifespan is nothing from Your perspective.  You are the eternal God.  The ground time of all people is short. “Yet you do not know what your life will be l...

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“O LORD, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass! The two key words in our verse for this morning are: (1) “understand” and (2) “realize.” First of all, “O LORD, help me understand” both “My mortality” and “the brevity of [my] life.”  Then LORD, “Let me realize how qui...

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        Rely on the LORD! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men. Our verse for this morning presents us with two commands and then promises. Commands: (1) “Rely on the LORD!” (2) “Obey his commands!” Promises: (1) “he will permit you to possess the land” and (2) “you will see...

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The Lord grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable. Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong, for the Lord holds his hand. These verses offer two observations and a reason. Observations: (1) “The Lord grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable” – in other words, He blesses the obedient heart; (2) “Even if he trips, he will not fall ...

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Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes! Here we are commanded to wait “patiently” and “confidently” on the Lord, not fretting over the “apparent success” of the bad guys.  We are not to wait in resignation, but rather with expectation and excitement.  Let us...

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Commit your future to the Lord! Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf. This verse contains two commands and a promise: (1) “Commit your future to the Lord!” and (2) “Trust in him.” He promises to “act on your behalf.”  If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king.  B...

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