Some of these Psalms are filled with images of conflict, enemies, and defeat, but all the Psalms this week declare hope in God.
My favorite quotes are:
But I will sing of your might; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been a fortress for me and a refuge in the day of my distress. O my strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love. 59.16-17
Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the end of the earth I call to you, when my heart is faint. 61.1-2
For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken. 62.1-2, 5-6
Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God, and steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord. For you repay to all according to their work. 62.11-12
O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. 63. 1-2
Happy are those whom you choose and bring near to live in your courts. We shall be satified with the goodness of your house, your holy temple. 65.4
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