31 May Psalm 97:1, 4, 9-11 The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad! 4 His lightnings light up the world; the earth sees and trembles. 9 For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods. 10 The Lord loves those who hate evil; he guards the lives […]
30 May Psalm 93:3-4 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring. 4 More majestic than the thunders of mighty waters, more majestic than the waves of the sea, majestic on high is the Lord! 1 Chronicles 16:1-6, 30-33 They brought in the ark of […]
29 May Psalm 23:1-4 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; 3 he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with […]
28 May Psalm 48:1-4, 12-14 Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain, 2 beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King. 3 Within its citadels God has shown himself a sure defence. 4 Then the kings […]
27 May Psalm 147:1-3, 17-18 Praise the Lord! How good it is to sing praises to our God; for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting. 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. 3 He heals the broken-hearted, and binds up their wounds. 17 He hurls down hail like crumbs—who can stand before […]
26 May Psalm 30:5 For his anger is but for a moment; his favour is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning. Ezra 3:10-13 When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments were stationed to praise the Lord with trumpets, and […]
25 May Psalm 51:1-2, 15-17 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. 16 For you have no delight […]
May 24 Psalm 38:4, 6, 8-10 For my iniquities have gone over my head; they weigh like a burden too heavy for me. 6 I am utterly bowed down and prostrate; all day long I go around mourning. 8 I am utterly spent and crushed; I groan because of the tumult of my heart. 9 O Lord, […]
23 May Psalm 139:1-3 O Lord, you have searched me and known me. 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. 3 You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. 2 Chronicles 19:4-6 Jehoshaphat resided at Jerusalem; then he […]
22 May Psalm 147:5, 15, 18b Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure 15 He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly. 18 He sends out his word, and melts them; Isaiah 58:9a Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry for help, […]