Psalms

Emilea, put in a praise CD and take time to read throrugh this. You need to not be rushed and you need to feel utterly and incandescently in love with God. Praise him. Dance if you have to. But most of all, love him.

Psalm 62-63
5 Find rest, my soul, in God alone;
my hope comes from him.
6 He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
7 My salvation and honor depend on God;
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
8 Trust in him at all times, people!
Pour out your hearts to him,
God is our refuge.
11 One thing God has said,
two things I've heard:
that you, God, are strong,
12 and that you, my Lord, are loving.
1 O God, you are my God,
earnestly I seek you,
my soul thirsts for you,
my body longs for you,
in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.
2 I have seen you in the santuary
and beheld your power and glory.
3 Because your love is better than life,
so my lips will glorify your name.
4 I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth with praise you.
6 On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night.
7 Because you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
8 My sould clings to you,
your right hand upholds me.

Psalm 64
10 Let the righteous rejoice in the Lord
and take refuge in him;
let all the upright in heart praise him!

Psalm 66
1 Shout with joy to God, all the earth!
2 Sing the glory of his name;
make his praise glorious!
3 Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power
that enemies cringe before you.
4 All the earth bows down to you,
they sing praises to your name."
5 Come and see what God has done,
how awesome his works in man's behalf!
6 He turned the sea into dry land,
they passed through the waters on foot--
come, let us rejoice in him.
8 Praise our God, people!
Let the sound of his praise be heard;
9 he has preserved our lives
and kept our feet from slipping.

Psalm 68
4 Sing to God, sing praise to his name,
extol him who rides on the clouds--
his name is the Lord--
and rejoice before him.

Psalm 103
1 Praise the Lord, my soul,
all that's inside of me, praise his holy name.
2 Praise God, my soul,
and don't forget what he's done for us--
3 he forgives our sins
and heals our diseases,
4 he redeems us, lifts us out of the pit
and crowns us with his love and compassion,
5 he satisfies our desires with good things...
8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
he's slow to anger and abounding in love for us.
9 He won't always accuse us,
and he won't be mad at us forever;
10 he doesn't treat us the way we deserve to be treated
or repay us because of all our iniquities.
11 Because as high as the heavens are above the earth,
that's how great his love is for us;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
that's how far he throws our sins away.
13 Like a dad has compassion for his kids,
that's how God has compassion on all of us that fear him;
14 because he knows how he formed us,
he remembers how we crumble like dirt.
15 For all of us, we live like grass
or like flowers from a field;
16 the wind blows and we're gone
and we're no longer remembered.
17 But from forever to forever
God's love is with those of us who fear him,
and his righteousness is with us and our descendants.

Revival is coming. It becomes more evident every day. We need to be ready for when God comes. He loves us more than we could ever imagine! Where will we stand when he returns? What kind of love, what kind of life will we have to show him?