READ Psalm 142:1-7   Then I pray to you, O LORD.     I say, “You are my place of refuge.     You are all I really want in life.” Psalm 142:5 I grew up in a family of four children. My brother, sisters, and I got along fairly well, though we had our moments of conflict. One of these…

READ Psalm 140:1-13   But I know the LORD will help those they persecute;     he will give justice to the poor. Psalm 140:12 If I were to stand up in front of a group of Christians today and say, “God will give justice to the poor,” I would receive diverse responses depending on the nature of…

READ Psalm 138:1-8   The LORD will work out his plans for my life–     for your faithful love, O LORD, endures forever.     Don’t abandon me, for you made me Psalm 138:8 When life goes in directions we didn’t expect, and when those directions include suffering and frustration, we can easily become discouraged. We wonder if God has…

READ Psalm 136:1-26   Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good!     His faithful love endures forever. Psalm 136:1 My grandmother had a collection of sayings that she repeated again and again and again. I heard her say, “Make somebody happy and you’ll be happy too” hundreds of times. When I became old enough to…

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