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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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Judgment and Grace

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 78:59–64 (ESV) 59 When God heard, he was full of wrath, and he utterly rejected Israel. 60 He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt among mankind, 61 and delivered his power to captivity, his glory to the hand of the foe. 62 He gave his people over to the sword and vented his wrath on his heritage. 63 Fire devoured their young men, and their young women had no marriage song. 64 Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows made no lamentation. Understanding and Applying the Word Because of … Continue reading Judgment and Grace

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Who Can Stand?

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 76:7–12 (ESV) 7 But you, you are to be feared! Who can stand before you when once your anger is roused? 8 From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still, 9 when God arose to establish judgment, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah 10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise you; the remnant of wrath you will put on like a belt. 11 Make your vows to the Lord your God and perform them; let all around him bring gifts to him who is to be feared, … Continue reading Who Can Stand?

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The Righteous Shall Be Lifted Up

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 75:6–10 (ESV) 6 For not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness comes lifting up, 7 but it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another. 8 For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup with foaming wine, well mixed, and he pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs. 9 But I will declare it forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. 10 All the horns of the wicked … Continue reading The Righteous Shall Be Lifted Up

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Do Not Boast

Tim Farley

  Shaped by the Word is a daily Bible reading devotional. I do not publish supplemental devotional material on Sundays, but I do include a suggested Scripture reading for the day. Please subscribe to this page so you can follow along each day as we read through the Book of Psalms in 2018. Reading the Word Psalm 75:1–5 (ESV) 1 We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds. 2 “At the set time that I appoint I will judge with equity. 3 When the earth totters, and all … Continue reading Do Not Boast

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Punishment upon Punishment

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 69:22–28 (ESV) 22 Let their own table before them become a snare; and when they are at peace, let it become a trap. 23 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see, and make their loins tremble continually. 24 Pour out your indignation upon them, and let your burning anger overtake them. 25 May their camp be a desolation; let no one dwell in their tents. 26 For they persecute him whom you have struck down, and they recount the pain of those you have wounded. 27 Add to them punishment upon punishment; … Continue reading Punishment upon Punishment

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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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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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Let the Righteous Rejoice in the Lord

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 64:7–10 (ESV) 7 But God shoots his arrow at them; they are wounded suddenly. 8 They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them; all who see them will wag their heads. 9 Then all mankind fears; they tell what God has brought about and ponder what he has done. 10 Let the righteous one rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him! Let all the upright in heart exult! Understanding and Applying the Word The world can often seem unfair and even cruel. Wicked and evil people seem to get … Continue reading Let the Righteous Rejoice in the Lord

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The Secret Plots of the Wicked

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 64:1–6 (ESV) 1 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy. 2 Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the throng of evildoers, 3 who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, 4 shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear. 5 They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, “Who can see them?” 6 They search out injustice, saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.” For the inward … Continue reading The Secret Plots of the Wicked

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