Praying the Psalms

Psalm 101

Psalm 101

Of David. A psalm.

¹ I will sing of your love and justice;
    to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
² I will be careful to lead a blameless life—
    when will you come to me?

I will conduct the affairs of my house
    with a blameless heart.
³ I will not look with approval
    on anything that is vile.

I hate what faithless people do;
    I will have no part in it.
⁴ The perverse of heart shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

⁵ Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret,
    I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart,
    I will not tolerate.

⁶ My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
    that they may dwell with me;
the one whose walk is blameless
    will minister to me.

⁷ No one who practices deceit
    will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
    will stand in my presence.

⁸ Every morning I will put to silence
    all the wicked in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer
    from the city of the Lord.

Questions to ponder:

How does David’s prayer impact our conduct and temperament as Christians?

As a church?

Praying for you as you read, study, and apply God’s Word.

Psalm 97

Psalm 97

¹ The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad;
    let the distant shores rejoice.
² Clouds and thick darkness surround him;
    righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
³ Fire goes before him
    and consumes his foes on every side.
⁴ His lightning lights up the world;
    the earth sees and trembles.
⁵ The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,
    before the Lord of all the earth.
⁶ The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
    and all peoples see his glory.

⁷ All who worship images are put to shame,
    those who boast in idols—
    worship him, all you gods!

⁸ Zion hears and rejoices
    and the villages of Judah are glad
    because of your judgments, Lord.
⁹ For you, Lord, are the Most High over all the earth;
    you are exalted far above all gods.
¹⁰ Let those who love the Lord hate evil,
    for he guards the lives of his faithful ones
    and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
¹¹ Light shines^[a] on the righteous
    and joy on the upright in heart.
¹² Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous,
    and praise his holy name.

Questions to ponder:

Cite some parallels between this Psalm and the restoration we have in Christ.

How does this Psalm foreshadow an eternity with Jesus?

Praying for you as you read, study, and apply God’s Word.