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For Your Sake

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 69:7–12 (ESV) 7 For it is for your sake that I have borne reproach, that dishonor has covered my face. 8 I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s sons. 9 For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me. 10 When I wept and humbled my soul with fasting, it became my reproach. 11 When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them. 12 I am the talk of those who sit in the gate, … Continue reading For Your Sake

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Not Hidden from You

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 69:1–6 (ESV) 1 Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. 2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me. 3 I am weary with my crying out; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God. 4 More in number than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without cause; mighty are those who would destroy me, those who attack me with lies. What I did not steal must … Continue reading Not Hidden from You

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Praise the Conquering King

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 68:32–35 (ESV) 32 O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; sing praises to the Lord, Selah33 to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens; behold, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice. 34 Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, and whose power is in the skies. 35 Awesome is God from his sanctuary; the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God! Understanding and Applying the Word What wonderful words of praise end this psalm! Sing praises to God! … Continue reading Praise the Conquering King

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The Procession of God

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 68:24–31 (ESV) 24 Your procession is seen, O God, the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary— 25 the singers in front, the musicians last, between them virgins playing tambourines: 26 “Bless God in the great congregation, the Lord, O you who are of Israel’s fountain!” 27 There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead, the princes of Judah in their throng, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali. 28 Summon your power, O God, the power, O God, by which you have worked for us. 29 Because of your … Continue reading The Procession of God

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The Lord Who Daily Bears Us Up

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 68:19–23 (ESV) 19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah20 Our God is a God of salvation, and to God, the Lord, belong deliverances from death. 21 But God will strike the heads of his enemies, the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways. 22 The Lord said, “I will bring them back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea, 23 that you may strike your feet in their blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion … Continue reading The Lord Who Daily Bears Us Up

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He Led a Host of Captives

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 68:7–18 (ESV) 7 O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, Selah8 the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. 9 Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad; you restored your inheritance as it languished; 10 your flock found a dwelling in it; in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy. 11 The Lord gives the word; the women who announce the news are a great host: 12 “The kings of the armies—they … Continue reading He Led a Host of Captives

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Father of the Fatherless

Tim Farley

I do not publish devotional content on Sundays, but I do include a suggested reading for the day. Thank you for reading Shaped by the Word. This is a daily Bible reading devotional. If you have not already done so, please subscribe to the page so you can follow along as we read through the Book of Psalms in 2018. Reading the Word Psalm 68:1–6 (ESV) 1 God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him! 2 As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away; as wax melts before … Continue reading Father of the Fatherless

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May God Bless Us

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 67:1–7 (ESV) 1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah2 that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. 3 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! 4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Selah5 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! 6 The earth has yielded its increase; God, our … Continue reading May God Bless Us

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Considering Our Prayers

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 66:17–20 (ESV) 17 I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. 18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. 19 But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer. 20 Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me! Understanding and Applying the Word These verses conclude Psalm 66. Here we read that the psalmist called out to God. This is a way of saying that the psalmist prayed … Continue reading Considering Our Prayers

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Come and Hear

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 66:13–16 (ESV) 13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will perform my vows to you, 14 that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. 15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah16 Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul. Understanding and Applying the Word In these verses, the psalmist promises to publicly worship … Continue reading Come and Hear

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