Daily Devotions

Psalm 78 - The power of memory A  maskil [ a ]  of Asaph. 1  My people, hear my teaching;      listen to the words of my mouth. 2  I will open my mouth with a parable;      I will utter hidden things, things from of old— 3  things we have heard and known,      things our ancestors have told us. 4  We will not hide them from their descendants;      we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the  Lord ,      his power, and the wonders he has done. 5  He decreed statutes for Jacob      and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors      to teach their children, 6  so the next generation would know them,      even the children yet to be born,      and they in turn would tell their children. 7  Then they would...

Psalm 77 - Arguing your case For the director of music. For Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A psalm. 1  I cried out to God for help;      I cried out to God to hear me. 2  When I was in distress, I sought the Lord;      at night I stretched out untiring hands,      and I would not be comforted. 3  I remembered you, God, and I groaned;      I meditated, and my spirit grew faint. [ b ] 4  You kept my eyes from closing;      I was too troubled to speak. 5  I thought about the former days,      the years of long ago; 6  I remembered my songs in the night.      My heart meditated and my spirit asked: 7  “Will the Lord reject forever?      Will he never show his favor again? 8  Has his unfailing love vanished forever?      Has his promise failed for all ...

Psalm 76 - The Lion has triumphed For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song. 1  God is renowned in Judah;      in Israel his name is great. 2  His tent is in Salem,      his dwelling place in Zion. 3  There he broke the flashing arrows,      the shields and the swords, the weapons of war. [ b ] 4  You are radiant with light,      more majestic than mountains rich with game. 5  The valiant lie plundered,      they sleep their last sleep; not one of the warriors      can lift his hands. 6  At your rebuke, God of Jacob,      both horse and chariot lie still. 7  It is you alone who are to be feared.      Who can stand before you when you are angry? 8  From heaven you pronounced judgment,      and the land feared...

Psalm 75 - Humbling the Proud For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm of Asaph. A song. 1  We praise you, God,      we praise you, for your Name is near;      people tell of your wonderful deeds. 2  You say, “I choose the appointed time;      it is I who judge with equity. 3  When the earth and all its people quake,      it is I who hold its pillars firm. [ b ] 4  To the arrogant I say, ‘Boast no more,’      and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns. [ c ] 5  Do not lift your horns against heaven;      do not speak so defiantly.’” 6  No one from the east or the west      or from the desert can exalt themselves. 7  It is God who judges:      He brings one down, he exalts another. 8  In the hand of the  Lord  is a cup    ...

Psalm 74 - A voice in the darkness A  maskil [ a ]  of Asaph. 1  O God, why have you rejected us forever?      Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture? 2  Remember the nation you purchased long ago,      the people of your inheritance, whom you redeemed—      Mount Zion, where you dwelt. 3  Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins,      all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary. 4  Your foes roared in the place where you met with us;      they set up their standards as signs. 5  They behaved like men wielding axes      to cut through a thicket of trees. 6  They smashed all the carved paneling      with their axes and hatchets. 7  They burned your sanctuary to the ground;      they defiled the dwelling...