These themes are Praise, Lament, Thanksgiving, Confidence, Kingship, Remembrance, and Wisdom. We also operate a recording studio, and eat on the porch a lot. After all this time the Psalms continue to help us to fix our eyes upon our Creator and encourage us to give thanks for the blessings we have received. For more information on the series, click HERE. 16 I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word. O heal 'ruises, Psalm 14* For upper 'ody pain healing, Psalm 119 For protection from 'ullies, Psalm * For protection from 'urgulars, Psalm 4% For success in 'usiness, Psalm 11$ For change of employment, Psalm%1! Keep a list of your favorites for different times and pray those as needed. 3 You came to greet him with rich blessings. Psalms of Thanksgiving. To accompany the musical content, our dear friend Lauren Stevens (Arizona native now working in KC) created original copper etchings for each major psalm category. Try starting with Psalm 86. One of the Bible's most famous books, the book of Psalms centers around worship and prayer in the varied context of a life lived in pursuit of God.
You may have a favorite lament for days of grief, a favorite Psalm of praise, or one you find great comfort on the hard days. What better place to start growing our prayer language than the Bible's own book of poetry, full of all human emotion and all spiritual hope. O overcome a disfiguring disease, Psalm)4! This can include heard and answered prayers, stories of deliverance, and God-given victories. Or, use more familiar music – hymns or contemporary worship songs – that are based on the Psalms. You can find music for each of the Psalms in various hymn books. I call to you, Lord, every day; I spread out my hands to you. These include categories from Hermann Gunkel's list as well as the lists and designations of other theologians and Biblical scholars. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun. And fills the hungry with good things. Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? Those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, 3 those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
As a ministry, we share all of our resources for free. What are the Psalms? And his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen. Another option is to pray from a daily or weekly list of selected Psalms. We might think of Psalm 19 as an example of this type: "1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
The Psalter speaks to the entirety of the human experience - from feelings of triumph to loss, from communion with God to utter loneliness. Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you, even at my mother's breast. Within the Psalms, every human emotion is covered, from grief, despair, and confession to praise, joy, and thanksgiving. Ideas for choosing a Psalm to pray: You can choose your Psalm in different ways. An excellent example of a lament psalm is Psalm 88: "I am confined and cannot escape; 9 my eyes are dim with grief. With in-person events, be it EveryPsalm, The Golgotha Experience, or otherwise. 24 Pour out your wrath on them; let your fierce anger overtake them. Not sure how to pray Lectio Divina? Few texts wield such a wide range of direction and influence, and possibly no others do so with such accuracy, empathy, and strength. O 'anish dou't, Psalm 1) For rain after a drought, Psalm% For safety from drowning, Psalm)2 or 9 For loyal support from your employees, Psalm 11# For encouragement, Psalm 1## For endurance of pain, Psalm 129! 5 They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. 1) Keep a list of favorite Psalms or Psalms for special occasions. Importantly, these categories are not intended to be harsh delinieations, or to be mutually exclusive. How often do you use the Psalms in your prayers?
20 Scorn has broken my heart. What are you waiting for? Simply open your Bible to the book of Psalms and pray the first one you see. 4 Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. Though each Lament begins in a generally negative position, each one turns back to God in trust and thanksgiving by its end (excluding Psalm 88). Psalms of Remembrance retell the history of God's presence in humanity, focusing on acts of salvation and redemption in the past. The readings are built around the seasons of the Church Year, which reflects the life of Jesus. To make all this possible, outside support is needed. Open your Bible to the Psalms and get started.
And gave me vinegar for my thirst. With poetic and emotionally charged language, the psalms speak to our souls—to what it looks and feels like to be human. Examples include Psalm 78, 105, and 106. The salvation of our God. One of the most ancient spiritual practices is reading the Psalms. 6 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. Not all psalms fit squarely into one category, but might contain elements of two or more different types. With 150 Psalms, though, this can feel daunting to most of us today. The wisdom psalms offer guidance and warnings, helping to direct people to live as God desires for us.
Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help. Our goal in this project, (like many of our others) is to help listeners engage with the scriptures in new ways, and to bring God's relevant and applicable word to both the normal and extraordinary times of life. We also do our best to serve both churches and underserved communities (prisons, rural, etc. ) In our experience, the truth of the Psalms can bring rest to sleepless nights, encouragement in times of failure, and the way forward where there seems to be none.
25 May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents. O ensure success of your children, Psalm 12* For loyal support of colleagues, Psalm 11#! This list is not exhaustive; other subcategories, such as pilgrimage psalms and enthronement psalms, have been suggested. Thanksgiving Psalms. One of the things I love about using the Lectionary to select Psalms and scripture for my prayers is that I'm more connected to the scripture used in my church service on Sunday. One method of praying the Psalms is to read (and pray) one each day, working your way from one of the book to the other.
Then, read it again, lingering over the words that speak to your heart. O get discharged from a hospital, Psalm 41! All the laws that come from your mouth. 14 Why, Lord, do you reject me. To a city where they could settle. Try these sources: - is my go-to reference site to find songs based on particular scriptures (or to look up scriptures referenced in a particular song). It's my way to go deeper in the message that week. Below is an example using Psalm 22. Thanksgiving psalms represent another category of psalms defined by joy.