Psalm 131—In Quietness and Trust Shall Be Your Strength
I have calmed and quieted my soul. Psalm 131:2 Psalm 131 is only three verses long. It’s very easy to miss when reading through the Psalms. Yet it captures in only a [...]
I have calmed and quieted my soul. Psalm 131:2 Psalm 131 is only three verses long. It’s very easy to miss when reading through the Psalms. Yet it captures in only a [...]
If Thou, O Lord, shouldst mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand. But there is forgiveness with Thee. Psalm 130:3-4 Forgiveness is a necessary ingredient of any relationship. This is not only because [...]
Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways. Psalm 128:1 Psalm 128 is chanted at every wedding service in the Orthodox Church. It paints a picture of [...]
Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Psalm 127 In our lives, we either work for ourselves, or we work for One greater than [...]
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. Psalm 125:1 At the end of the book of Deuteronomy, the people of [...]
If it had not been the Lord Who was on our side, when men rose up against us, then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was [...]
In my distress I cry to the Lord, that He may answer me: “Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.” Psalm 120:1-2 The most powerful “weapon” [...]
Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with their whole heart. Psalm 119: [...]
This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 What a more appropriate verse can there be to meditate on [...]
What shall I render to the Lord for all His bounty to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord. Psalm 115: [...]