Psalm 114:3-8

The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back. The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back? O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs? Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.

All creation rejoices at the evidence of Your glory and grace as it is displayed in my life for You have taken the rock and flint of my heart and turned it into a flowing spring of the Living Water.

May Your Name be glorified through my life.

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Psalm 119:131-132

I open my mouth and pant, because I long for Your commandments. Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is Your way with those who love Your name.

Lord, I long for Your commandments for they are the reflection of You. They display Your character and goodness to all who seek to know You. Lord, fill me with the Presence.

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Psalm 115:1

Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name give glory, for the sake of Your steadfast love and Your faithfulness!

Your love, Your faithfulness, Your grace, Your mercy, Your goodness, Your righteousness, Your joy, Your peace, Your power, Your wisdom, Your light, Your love, Your patience, Your long-suffering, Your holiness. You are the Word, the Eternal One, the Almighty, the Creator, the Redeemer, the Lamb of God, the Son of Man, the Son of God, the River of Life, God with us, the Giver of Life and Love.

My Lord and Master.

Psalm 115:2-8

Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Our God is in the heavens; He does all that He pleases. Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see. They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell. They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; and they do not make a sound in their throat. Those who make them become like them; so do all who trust in them.

Lord, You have given me a choice: do I want to become as all those other gods or do I want to become like You? Do I really want a mouth that cannot speak of Your love, ears that cannot hear Your gentle voice, eyes that cannot see the glories of Your creation, a nose that cannot sense the rich aroma of Your presence, hands that cannot be used to advance Your kingdom nor feet that do not walk in the path of righteousness?

Psalm 115:9-14

O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield. You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield. The LORD has remembered us; He will bless us; He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron; He will bless those who fear the LORD, both the small and the great. May the LORD give you increase, you and your children!

You are my help and shield. A help to carry me along the way and a shield to protect me from danger and the attacks of the Evil One. You remember me, You do not let me slip from Your presence; your blessings are mine now and forever more.

Psalm 115:15-16

May you be blessed by the LORD, Who made heaven and earth! The heavens are the LORD's heavens, but the earth He has given to the children of man.

Lord, You have given me a very precious gift, the stewardship of Your creation. How will I use it today? How will I exercise the responsibility to use and manage these resources wisely? Guide me, Holy Spirit, as a demonstration of the transforming power of the love of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Psalm 115:17-18

The dead do not praise the LORD, nor do any who go down into silence. But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and forevermore. Praise the LORD!

How can I praise You if I am dead to You? How can I tell of Your mighty works if the eyes of my heart are blind? How can I sing of Your glory if I am mute? If my ears are stopped, how can I hear Your golden voice?

But I am alive, I can hear and speak, I can sing; Your glories can pour out through me; I'm alive in You. I can praise You, my Lord, my Master, my Redeemer, from this time forth and forever more.

Psalm 119:138

You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness.

Your righteousness and faithfulness is revealed in Your Rules, in Your word.

Psalm 119:144

Your testimonies are righteous forever; give me understanding that I may live.

Give me understanding, not head knowledge, but transformation of the heart. Fire in the belly, zeal in the soul, Your glory blasting out from my life. I want to live in Your Presence, now and forever.

Psalm 116:1-2

I love the LORD, because He has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. Because He inclined His ear to me, therefore I will call on Him as long as I live.

I love You, my Lord and Master. You transformed me from a child of the Evil One to a child of the Most High, fit for the presence of the Almighty, the creator of the universe. You hear my prayers, You are always faithful to answer my prayers. Your Holy Spirit is always within me, guiding and teaching, even when I am not listening. Praise You, my Lord and Master.

Psalm 116:3-4

The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish. Then I called on the name of the LORD: "O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!"

Why is it, Lord, that I have to be pushed to the edge before I call on Your name? I know in my mind and in my heart that You are there to deliver and will deliver, but I refuse to turn to You until all my 'old man' strivings fail. When will I learn?

Psalm 116:5-11

Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful. The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, He saved me. Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling; I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. I believed, even when I spoke, "I am greatly afflicted"; I said in my alarm, "All mankind are liars."

You have delivered me from the land of the walking dead and from a path that was potholes and rocks, overgrown with brambles and have set my feet on a broad path wending its way among pleasant hills and forests, decorated with beautiful flowers and birds. It is the Land of the Walking Living. Oh, thank You and praise You, my Lord and Master.