Difficult Times

Psalm 11:5-7   New International Version     5 The Lord examines the righteous,     but the wicked, those who love violence,     he hates with a passion. 6 On the wicked he will rain     fiery coals and burning sulfur;     a scorching wind will be their lot. 7 For...

God Is in Control

Psalm 11:1-4   New International Version   1 In the Lord I take refuge.     How then can you say to me:     “Flee like a bird to your mountain. 2 For look, the wicked bend their bows;     they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows     at the...

God Cares for the Weak

Psalm 9:15-18   New International Version     15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;     their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. 16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;     the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. 17 The...

Help from God

Psalm 9:13-14   New International Version     13 Lord, see how my enemies persecute me!     Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death, 14 that I may declare your praises     in the gates of Daughter Zion,     and there rejoice in your salvation. When you call...

One True God

Psalm 9:11   New International Version     11 Sing the praises of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;     proclaim among the nations what he has done. God is everywhere at all times. The focal point of Israelite worship came to be in Jerusalem and the Temple. God was present...