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You Return Man to Dust

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 90:1–4 (ESV) 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. 3 You return man to dust and say, “Return, O children of man!” 4 For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night. Understanding and Applying the Word These verses speak of the everlasting nature of God. He was before the formation of the mountains. … Continue reading You Return Man to Dust

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Have You Broken Your Promise?

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 89:38–45 (ESV) 38 But now you have cast off and rejected; you are full of wrath against your anointed. 39 You have renounced the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown in the dust. 40 You have breached all his walls; you have laid his strongholds in ruins. 41 All who pass by plunder him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors. 42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice. 43 You have also turned back the edge of his sword, and you … Continue reading Have You Broken Your Promise?

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Your Mighty Arm

Tim Farley

  Thank you for reading today’s post on Shaped by the Word. This is a daily Bible reading devotional. I do not publish devotional material on Sundays, but I do include a suggested Scripture reading below. Be sure to subscribe to this page so you can follow along as we read through the Book of Psalms in 2018. Reading the Word Psalm 89:9–18 (ESV) 9 You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them. 10 You crushed Rahab like a carcass; you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm. 11 The heavens are yours; the … Continue reading Your Mighty Arm

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Better Is One Day in Your Courts

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 84:9–12 (ESV) 9 Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed! 10 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. 11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. 12 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you! Understanding and Applying the Word There is a well-known … Continue reading Better Is One Day in Your Courts

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The Pilgrimage to God

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 84:5–8 (ESV) 5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. 6 As they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. 7 They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion. 8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah Understanding and Applying the Word The words in these verses describe a pilgrimage to the temple. The opening verses (vv. 1-4) described … Continue reading The Pilgrimage to God

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Longing for the Presence of God

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 84:1–4 (ESV) 1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. 3 Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. 4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise! Selah Understanding and Applying the Word In these verses, the psalmist speaks about beauty of … Continue reading Longing for the Presence of God

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That They May Know

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 83:14–18 (ESV) 14 As fire consumes the forest, as the flame sets the mountains ablaze, 15 so may you pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your hurricane! 16 Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek your name, O Lord. 17 Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever; let them perish in disgrace, 18 that they may know that you alone, whose name is the Lord, are the Most High over all the earth. Understanding and Applying the Word This psalm calls for God to destroy the enemies of Israel. … Continue reading That They May Know

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Those Who Hate God

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 83:1–8 (ESV) 1 O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God! 2 For behold, your enemies make an uproar; those who hate you have raised their heads. 3 They lay crafty plans against your people; they consult together against your treasured ones. 4 They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more!” 5 For they conspire with one accord; against you they make a covenant— 6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the … Continue reading Those Who Hate God

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Whom Have I in Heaven but You?

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 73:24–28 (ESV) 24 You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. 26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength 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 … Continue reading Whom Have I in Heaven but You?

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Give to Him Glorious Praise

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 66:1–5 (ESV) 1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth; 2 sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! 3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. 4 All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.” Selah5 Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man. Understanding and Applying the Word Psalm 66 calls for all people to praise God for who … Continue reading Give to Him Glorious Praise

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