Have Mercy on me, oh Lord

Psalms 86: 1-6, 16-17

1 Hear me, LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

2 Guard my life, for I am faithful to you; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God;

3 have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.

4 Bring joy to your servant, Lord, for I put my trust in you.

5 You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.

6 Hear my prayer, LORD; listen to my cry for mercy.

16 Turn to me and have mercy on me; show your strength in behalf of your servant; save me, because I serve you just as my mother did.

17 Give me a sign of your goodness, that my enemies may see it and be put to shame, for you, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

Lesson: God listens to the prayer of his people.

I will praise you with all my heart, Lord

Psalms 86:8-13

8 Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours.

9 All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name.

10 For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God.

11 Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.

12 I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.

13 For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths, from the realm of the dead.

Lessons: He is Lord, our creator, our maker

Am Speaking to Men, If you find a wife? ..huh! Read on….

Proverbs 18: 22 : He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.

1peter 4:8  Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

Ephesians 5: 33  However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Proverbs 12: 4  A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones

Ephesians 5: 22-25

 22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.

23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.

24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her

Summary: Marriage is good.it is a gift from God

The name of the Lord is a fortified tower. Safe place

Proverbs 18: 10,14,17,21,24

10 The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

14 The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

17 In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines.

21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Awake and arise to my defense, Lord

Psalms 35:17-28

17 How long, Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.

18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among the throngs I will praise you.

19 Do not let those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; do not let those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.

20 They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land.

21 They sneer at me and say, “Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we have seen it.”

22 LORD, you have seen this; do not be silent. Do not be far from me, Lord.

23 Awake, and rise to my defense! Contend for me, my God and Lord.

24 Vindicate me in your righteousness, LORD my God; do not let them gloat over me.

25 Do not let them think, “Aha, just what we wanted!” or say, “We have swallowed him up.”

26 May all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion; may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace.

27 May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “The LORD be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant.”

28 My tongue will proclaim your righteousness, your praises all day long.

Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord

Psalms 40: 1-4, 8,11

1 I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.

2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.

3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the LORDand put their trust in him.

4 Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.

8 I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.”

11 Do not withhold your mercy from me, LORD; may your love and faithfulness always protect me.

God is great

Even though i walk in the valley of darkness, i shall fear no evil

Psalms 23:1-6

1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,

3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.

4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley,I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Lesson: He is Lord, the supreme

When i called u,u answered me. Lord

Psalms 138:1-8

1 I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; before the “gods” I will sing your praise.

2 I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.

3 When I called, you answered me; you greatly emboldened me.

4 May all the kings of the earth praise you, LORD, when they hear what you have decreed.

5 May they sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.

6 Though the LORD is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly; though lofty, he sees them from afar.

7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me.

8 The LORD will vindicate me; your love, LORD, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands.

Lesson: It is lord that helps us in times of need, lets keep trusting him