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By Your Favor, O Lord

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 30:6–12 (ESV) 6 As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.” 7 By your favor, O Lord, you made my mountain stand strong; you hid your face; I was dismayed. 8 To you, O Lord, I cry, and to the Lord I plead for mercy: 9 “What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness? 10 Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me! O Lord, be my helper!” 11 You have turned for me … Continue reading By Your Favor, O Lord

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Joy Comes with the Morning

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 30:1–5 (ESV) 1 I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me. 3 O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit. 4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. 5 For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for … Continue reading Joy Comes with the Morning

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Ascribe to the Lord

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 29:1–11 (ESV) 1 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness. 3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over many waters. 4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. 5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He makes Lebanon to skip like a … Continue reading Ascribe to the Lord

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God Has Heard

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 28:6–9 (ESV) 6 Blessed be the Lord! For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy. 7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. 8 The Lord is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed. 9 Oh, save your people and bless your heritage! Be their shepherd and carry them forever. Understanding and Applying the Word After making petition for himself in the opening verses of … Continue reading God Has Heard

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To You, O Lord, I Call

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 28:1–5 (ESV) 1 To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary. 3 Do not drag me off with the wicked, with the workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors while evil is in their hearts. 4 Give to them according to their work and according … Continue reading To You, O Lord, I Call

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Wait for the Lord

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 27:7–14 (ESV) 7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me! 8 You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.” 9 Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger, O you who have been my help. Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation! 10 For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in. 11 Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on … Continue reading Wait for the Lord

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The Lord Is My Light and Salvation

Tim Farley

I do not publish devotional content on Sundays, but I do include the day’s suggested reading. If you have not done so already, please take a moment and follow this page so you can join us in reading through the Book of Psalms in 2018. Thanks for reading! Reading the Word Psalm 27:1–6 (ESV) 1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble … Continue reading The Lord Is My Light and Salvation

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I Love Where Your Glory Dwells

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 26:6–12 (ESV) 6 I wash my hands in innocence and go around your altar, O Lord, 7 proclaiming thanksgiving aloud, and telling all your wondrous deeds. 8 O Lord, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells. 9 Do not sweep my soul away with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men, 10 in whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes. 11 But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me. 12 My foot stands on … Continue reading I Love Where Your Glory Dwells

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I Have Walked in Integrity

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 26:1–5 (ESV) 1 Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. 2 Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind. 3 For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness. 4 I do not sit with men of falsehood, nor do I consort with hypocrites. 5 I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not sit with the wicked. Understanding and Applying the Word Integrity is defined as “the state of being whole … Continue reading I Have Walked in Integrity

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Be Gracious to Me

Tim Farley

Reading the Word Psalm 25:15–22 (ESV) 15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for he will pluck my feet out of the net. 16 Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. 17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged; bring me out of my distresses. 18 Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins. 19 Consider how many are my foes, and with what violent hatred they hate me. 20 Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me! Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in … Continue reading Be Gracious to Me

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