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Psalm 123, keep your eyes on the LORD!

Psa 123:1, UNTO YOU I LIFT UP MY EYES, O YOU WHO DWELL IN THE HEAVENS.

As the storms in our lives (trials) rages on my eyes will be steadfast focused on the LORD! Remember HIS disciples, fishermen, while on the boat were focused on the storm, not the CREATOR who was with them!

Mat 8:25-27, Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “LORD, SAVE US! WE ARE PERISHING!”  BUT HE SAID TO THEM, “WHY ARE YOU FEARFUL, O YOU OF LITTLE FAITH?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. So the men marveled, saying, “WHO CAN THIS BE, THAT EVEN THE WINDS AND THE SEA OBEY HIM?”

HE is always with us, and HE is in full control!

2Co 4:8-9, We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed—

Psa 123:2, Behold, AS the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, AS the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, SO OUR EYES LOOK TO THE LORD OUR GOD, UNTIL HE HAS MERCY ON US. 

Like a waiter or butler is intently focused on the slightest hint from their master with that same intensity the psalmist looks to GOD! HE is always working in our lives, but we need to wait for HIS perfect timing!

Psa 27:13-14, I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. WAIT ON THE LORD; BE OF GOOD COURAGE, AND HE SHALL STRENGTHEN YOUR HEART; WAIT, I SAY, ON THE LORD!

Psa 123:3-4, Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us! FOR WE ARE EXCEEDINGLY FILLED WITH CONTEMPT. OUR SOUL IS EXCEEDINGLY FILLED WITH THE SCORN of those who are at ease, WITH THE CONTEMPT OF THE PROUD.

Remember, this is not our home; for those that believe this is the closest we will ever be to hell! But, to those that don’t believe this world is the closest they will be to heaven!

Isa 53:3, HE IS DESPISED AND REJECTED BY MEN, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from HIM; HE WAS DESPISED, AND WE DID NOT ESTEEM HIM. 

As HE was rejected, so will we be rejected for our faith in HIM! This world offers nothing but grief! But HE is coming and soon will be here!

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Psalm 119:1-16, Aleph/Beth, HIS word!

This psalm is divided in 22 sections in units of 8 verses; one for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet! Aleph =  א

Psa 119:1, BLESSED ARE THE UNDEFILED IN THE WAY, WHO WALK IN THE LAW OF THE LORD!

Blessed are the undefiled, not polluted by the ways of the world! YET were all guilty of this very thing! We lived lives without GOD without caring who we hurt! But HE opened our eyes! A good example of this is Enoch!

Gen 5:22-24, After he begot Methuselah, ENOCH WALKED WITH GOD THREE HUNDRED YEARS, and had sons and daughters. So all the days of Enoch were THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE YEARS. And ENOCH WALKED WITH GOD; AND HE WAS NOT, FOR GOD TOOK HIM.

For 65 years Enoch walked in his own ways, But at the birth of his son he had an encounter with the living GOD! From that point on he walked with GOD, and GOD took him!

Psalm 119:2, BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO KEEP HIS TESTIMONIES, WHO SEEK HIM WITH THE WHOLE HEART!

Enoch pleased GOD because he kept HIS word and followed HIM for the rest of his life!

Heb 11:5, By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “AND WAS NOT FOUND, BECAUSE GOD HAD TAKEN HIM”; FOR BEFORE HE WAS TAKEN HE HAD THIS TESTIMONY, THAT HE PLEASED GOD. 

Beth = ב , 8-16

Psa 119:9, How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.

Keeping HIS word will keep you clean from the filth found in this world!

Joh 15:3, You are already clean BECAUSE OF THE WORD WHICH I HAVE SPOKEN TO YOU. 

Psa 119:11, 16, YOUR WORD I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You…. I will delight myself in Your statutes; I WILL NOT FORGET YOUR WORD.

How can we hide HIS word in our hearts if we don’t read HIS word? Scripture tells us that if we seek HIM with all of our hearts, we will find HIM! But the opposite is also true, if we don’t seek HIM we will never find HIM!

Jer 29:13, AND YOU WILL SEEK ME AND FIND ME, WHEN YOU SEARCH FOR ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART. 

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Psalm 105, Seeking the LORD!

Psa 105:1-2, Oh, GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD! CALL UPON HIS NAME; MAKE KNOWN HIS DEEDS AMONG THE PEOPLES! … TALK OF ALL HIS WONDROUS WORKS! 

As Christians, we have all experience HIS blessings in our lives! We must make them known to all those willing to hear! Even king Nebuchadnezzar made known HIS works!

Dan 4:2, I thought it good to declare the signs and wonders that the MOST HIGH GOD HAS WORKED FOR ME.

Psa 105:3, GLORY IN HIS HOLY NAME; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD! 

So many people glory in their strength, their money, their position, but the LORD says!

Jer 9:23-24, Thus says the LORD: “Let not the wise man glory in his WISDOM, Let not the mighty man glory in his MIGHT, Nor let the rich man glory in his RICHES; BUT LET HIM WHO GLORIES GLORY IN THIS, THAT HE UNDERSTANDS AND KNOWS ME, ….

Psa 105:4, SEEK THE LORD AND HIS STRENGTH; SEEK HIS FACE EVERMORE! 

Those that seek HIM will find HIM, but the opposite is also true! James tells us “DRAW NEAR TO GOD AND HE WILL DRAW NEAR TO YOU (Jam 4:8)! HE WAITS ON YOU!

Jer 29:13, AND YOU WILL SEEK ME AND FIND ME, WHEN YOU SEARCH FOR ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART. 

Psa 105:5, REMEMBER HIS MARVELOUS WORKS WHICH HE HAS DONE, HIS WONDERS, and the judgments of His mouth, 

When trials come, and they will, ALWAYS REMEMBER WHAT HE HAS DONE IN THE PAST! How HE lifted you up in your time of need! How HE opened doors that you didn’t even see! YET, THE BIGGEST THING TO REMEMBER IS WHAT HE DID FOR YOU ON THE CROSS OF CALVARY!

Luk 22:19, And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, SAYING, “THIS IS MY BODY WHICH IS GIVEN FOR YOU; DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME.” 

Rom 4:7-8, “BLESSED ARE THOSE WHOSE LAWLESS DEEDS ARE FORGIVEN, AND WHOSE SINS ARE COVERED; BLESSED IS THE MAN TO WHOM THE LORD SHALL NOT IMPUTE SIN.”

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Psalm 102, Trails!

Psa 102:1-2, Hear my prayer, O LORD, And let my cry come to You. DO NOT HIDE YOUR FACE FROM ME IN THE DAY OF MY TROUBLE; INCLINE YOUR EAR TO ME; IN THE DAY THAT I CALL, ANSWER ME SPEEDILY.

A desperate plea for GOD’s attention, “LORD attend to my prayer”! The affliction is bad enough, but don’t add to it by hiding from me! THE HARDEST PART OF A TRIAL IS WAITING ON HIS RESPONSE! IT MAY SEEM THAT HE IS NOT DOING ANYTHING, BUT HE IS ALWAYS WORKING IN OUR LIVES!

Isa 8:17, AND I WILL WAIT ON THE LORD, Who hides HIS face from the house of Jacob; AND I WILL HOPE IN HIM. 

Psa 102:9-10, For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping, Because of Your indignation and Your wrath; For You have lifted me up and cast me away.

The Psalmist mourning was made worse because he senses that this trial came from the LORD! The LORD doesn’t sleep on the job, HE is working and teaching by any means!

Rom 5:3-4, …but we also glory in tribulations, KNOWING THAT TRIBULATION PRODUCES PERSEVERANCE; AND PERSEVERANCE, CHARACTER; AND CHARACTER, HOPE.

Psa 102:11-12, MY DAYS are like a shadow that lengthens, AND I WITHER AWAY like grass.  But You, O LORD, shall endure forever, And the remembrance of Your name to all generations. 

My days, I wither away, BUT YOU!  The Psalmist gets his mind off himself and onto the LORD! Focus on the LORD, not on the trial!

Col 3:2, SET YOUR MIND ON THINGS ABOVE, NOT ON THINGS ON THE EARTH. 

Psa 102:19-20, FOR HE LOOKED DOWN FROM THE HEIGHT OF HIS SANCTUARY; FROM HEAVEN THE LORD VIEWED THE EARTH, To hear the groaning of the prisoner, TO RELEASE THOSE APPOINTED TO DEATH,

Remember we were prisoners to sin, BUT THE LORD JESUS SET US FREE; NO LONGER CONDEMNED, BUT RESTORED IN HIM!

Rom 6:22-23, But now having BEEN SET FREE FROM SIN, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death, BUT THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD.

TRIALS WILL COME, BUT WE HAVE VICTORY IN CHRIST JESUS! SET YOU MIND ON HIM!

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Psalm 88, depression! seeking HIM!

Psa 88:1-2, … O LORD, GOD OF MY SALVATION, I HAVE CRIED OUT DAY AND NIGHT BEFORE YOU. LET MY PRAYER COME BEFORE YOU; INCLINE YOUR EAR TO MY CRY.

This is regarded as the saddest of the psalms. He knows that GOD is his eternal salvation, but his soul was in great grief!

Psa 88:3-4, For my SOUL is full of TROUBLES, And MY LIFE DRAWS NEAR TO THE GRAVE. I am counted with those who go down to the PIT; I am like a man who has no strength,

The Psalmist soul felt as if he was going to hell and is unable to do anything for lack strength! Reminds me of the words of JESUS on the cross of calvary when HE said.

Psa 22:1, …My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning?

Psa 88:8, YOU HAVE PUT AWAY MY ACQUAINTANCES FAR FROM ME; YOU HAVE MADE ME AN ABOMINATION TO THEM; I am shut up, and I cannot get out; 

The Psalmist felt alone his friends were far from him! JESUS also felt alone on the cross for HIS acquaintances stood far from HIM!

Luk 23:49, BUT ALL HIS ACQUAINTANCES, AND THE WOMEN WHO FOLLOWED HIM FROM GALILEE, STOOD AT A DISTANCE, WATCHING THESE THINGS. 

Psa 88:13, BUT TO YOU I HAVE CRIED OUT, O LORD, AND IN THE MORNING MY PRAYER COMES BEFORE YOU. 

YET, even though I feel this way, I shall seek YOU! LORD YOU shall here my voice every morning for in YOU I still have hope!

Psa 5:3, My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up. 

In deep despair the wises thing to do is seek HIM! You may feel alone lost in a crowd, YET HE sees you and knows what you’re going through! YOUR NEVER ALONE FOR HE CARES FOR YOU!

1Pe 5:7, CASTING ALL YOUR CARE UPON HIM, FOR HE CARES FOR YOU. 

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Psalm 64, HE knows all and sees all!

Psa 64:1, … HEAR MY VOICE, O GOD, IN MY MEDITATION; Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

The LORD can hear you even if you speak withing yourself! The LORD heard Jonah from the belly of a big fish! No place exists where he can’t hear the cry of HIS people! WE CAN’T RUN FROM HIS SIGHT!

Psa 139:7-11, WHERE CAN I GO FROM YOUR SPIRIT? OR WHERE CAN I FLEE FROM YOUR PRESENCE? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me. If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” Even the night shall be light about me;

THE LORD IS LIKE THE AIR THAT SURROUNDS US ALWAYS PRESENT! IF WE ARE IN THE OCEAN, THEN HE IS LIKE THE WATER! HE SHALL ALWAYS BE WITH HIS PEOPLE!

Psa 64:2, Hide me from the SECRET PLOTS OF THE WICKED, From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity,

David would prefer the enemy in the battle field where he can see them rather than an enemy secretly devising plot against him!

Psa 64:3,5, WHO SHARPEN THEIR TONGUE LIKE A SWORD, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—BITTER WORDS…. THEY ENCOURAGE THEMSELVES IN AN EVIL MATTER; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, “WHO WILL SEE THEM?” 

GOD sees all, hears all and knows all, yet the wicked do not know that HE is always present!

Psa 10:11, HE HAS SAID IN HIS HEART, “GOD HAS FORGOTTEN; HE HIDES HIS FACE; HE WILL NEVER SEE.” 

Psa 94:7, YET THEY SAY, “THE LORD DOES NOT SEE, NOR DOES THE GOD OF JACOB UNDERSTAND.” 

JUDGEMENT DAY IS COMING AND WE SHALL BE ACCOUNT FOR EVERY IDLE WORD! BE PREPARED, AND SEEK THE LORD!

Mat 12:36, But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, THEY WILL GIVE ACCOUNT OF IT IN THE DAY OF JUDGMENT.

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Psalm 62, waiting on the LORD!

Psa 62:1-2, …Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.

In times of trouble we get anxious waiting on the LORD to respond, But even in silence HE will refine HIS people; for we live by faith!

Mic 7:7, Therefore I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear me. 

Psa 62:3-4, How long will you attack a man? You shall be slain, all of you, Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence. They only consult to cast him down from his high position; THEY DELIGHT IN LIES; THEY BLESS WITH THEIR MOUTH, BUT THEY CURSE INWARDLY. Selah

There are people around us who delight in lies, they rejoice in speaking evil, Yet act if they are our friends only to uncover more juicy details! Like a leaning fence soon they will fall and will need to answer the LORD for their offense!

Mat 12:36, But I say to you THAT FOR EVERY IDLE WORD MEN MAY SPEAK, THEY WILL GIVE ACCOUNT OF IT IN THE DAY OF JUDGMENT. 

Psa 62:8, Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

ONLY GOD CAN BE TRUSTED AT ALL TIMES FOR HE IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED! OPEN YOUR HEART TO THE LORD FOR HE CARES FOR YOU!

Psa 62:9a, SURELY MEN OF LOW DEGREE ARE A VAPOR, MEN OF HIGH DEGREE ARE A LIE…

ALL MEN AND WOMEN FALL SHORT OF HIS EXPECTATION FOR WE ARE ALL SINNERS AT HEART!

Psa 62:11-12, …POWER BELONGS TO GOD. ALSO TO YOU, O LORD, BELONGS MERCY; FOR YOU RENDER TO EACH ONE ACCORDING TO HIS WORK.

ALL OUR WORKS AND WORDS WILL ONE DAY BE WEIGHED BY HONEST SCALES AND WILL BE TESTED BY FIRE! HE WANTS TO BLESS HIS PEOPLE WITH MUCH, YET WE BLOCK OUR OWN BLESSINGS! HE IS COMING, BE READY!

Rev 22:12, AND BEHOLD, I AM COMING QUICKLY, AND MY REWARD IS WITH ME, TO GIVE TO EVERY ONE ACCORDING TO HIS WORK. 

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Psalm 61, Seeking the LORD!

Psa 61:1-2a, HEAR MY CRY, O GOD; ATTEND TO MY PRAYER. FROM THE END OF THE EARTH I WILL CRY TO YOU, WHEN MY HEART IS OVERWHELMED;

David often cried out to the LORD! Some may believe crying is a sign of weakness, but David was a strong king and warrior! But David knew where his strength came from! THE LORD!

Exo 15:2, The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him. 

Psa 61:2b, LEAD ME TO THE ROCK THAT IS HIGHER THAN I.

When our hearts are overwhelmed and we don’t know what to do or where to go; CRY OUT TO THE LORD FOR HE IS THE ROCK OF OUR SALVATION! WE WILL NOT BE MOVED!

Psa 89:26, He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’ 

David, being king, knew the highest place to be was at the feet of the LORD; for HIS ways are perfect and just! Trust in the LORD!

Deu 32:3-4, For I proclaim the name of the LORD: Ascribe greatness to our God. He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.

Psa 61:3-4, FOR YOU HAVE BEEN A SHELTER FOR ME, A strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I WILL TRUST IN THE SHELTER OF YOUR WINGS. SELAH 

Like a bird protecting her chicks from danger, David wanted to be as close as possible to the LORD! He was remembering all the times the LORD protected him gave him shelter from his enemies! THE LORD IS ALWAYS WORKING IN OUR LIVES!

Joh 5:17, But JESUS answered them, “MY FATHER HAS BEEN WORKING UNTIL NOW, AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING.” 

Psa 61:8, SO I WILL SING PRAISE TO YOUR NAME FOREVER, THAT I MAY DAILY PERFORM MY VOWS. 

THE LORD IS STRENGTH AND SHELTER TO THOSE THAT SEEK HIM, AND TRUST IN HIM! HE IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED! SEEK HIM DAILY FOR HIS TIME IS NEAR!

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Psalm 54, Strength in times of trouble!

Psalm 54:1-2, … SAVE ME, O GOD, BY YOUR NAME, AND VINDICATE ME BY YOUR STRENGTH. HEAR MY PRAYER, O GOD; GIVE EAR TO THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH. 

David was in hiding from Saul in the woods of Ziph, but men told Saul where he was hiding. 

1Sa 23:19, Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in strongholds in the woods, … 

David was in trouble and his life was in danger; so, he sought the LORD in prayer asking him to save him!

Php 4:6, Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, LET YOUR REQUESTS BE MADE KNOWN TO GOD; 

Isa 12:2, Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’ ” 

Psa 54:4, BEHOLD, GOD IS MY HELPER; The Lord is with those who uphold my life. 

David had a relationship with the living GOD, and his strength came from the LORD! Even though David ran from Saul, The LORD was always with him!

Isa 41:10, Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ 

Psa 54:7, FOR HE HAS DELIVERED ME OUT OF ALL TROUBLE; And my eye has seen its desire upon my enemies. 

GOD will not prevent trouble or trials from coming, but will be your strength in them!

Psa 34:19, MANY ARE THE AFFLICTIONS OF THE RIGHTEOUS, BUT THE LORD DELIVERS HIM OUT OF THEM ALL. 

David was almost fenced in by Saul, but then a messenger came to Saul!

1Sa 23:27, But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have invaded the land!” 

When trials seem to get stronger and stronger with no way out, SEEK THE LORD FOR HE CAN USE ANYTHING OR ANYONE! NEVER RELY ON YOUR OWN STRENGTH BUT SEEKS HIS DAILY! HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU!

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Psalm 53, Seeking the LORD!

Psa 53:1, The fool has said in his heart,”There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none who does good.

The Hebrew word here for fool is “Nabal” more moral than intellectual. It’s not about being smart, IT’S THAT THEY SIMPLY REJECT THE LORD BY IGNORING THE EVIDENCE FOR HIM!

The evidence for HIM is all around us. When we see HIS design we see the Designer, but a fool will say, it was chance & luck that made that!

Rom 1:20, For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, BEING UNDERSTOOD BY THE THINGS THAT ARE MADE, EVEN HIS ETERNAL POWER AND GODHEAD, SO THAT THEY ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE, 

On judgement day, no one will be able to say, “I DIDN’T KNOW YOU WERE REAL”! THEY ARE WITHOUT AN EXCUSE!

Psa 53:2-3, GOD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY WHO UNDERSTAND, WHO SEEK GOD. Every one of them has turned aside; They have together become corrupt; THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, NO, NOT ONE.

There are so many people who say that they are good, but GOD says, “THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, NO, NOT ONE”! The focus of man is only on the external, but GOD sees both all, and knows all!

Pro 20:9, Who can say, “I HAVE MADE MY HEART CLEAN, I AM PURE FROM MY SIN”? 

Rom 3:23, FOR ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALL SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD, 

Psa 53:6, OH, THAT THE SALVATION OF ISRAEL WOULD COME OUT OF ZION!…

The word Salvation is Hebrew is “yeshû‛âh”, the name of JESUS! The Lord JESUS did come in order to pay the price for our sins; HE paid the penalty for our Iniquity and was crucified on calvary!  SEEK THE LORD WHILE HE MAY BE FOUND, SEEK HIM DILIGENTLY!

Pro 8:17, I LOVE THOSE WHO LOVE ME, AND THOSE WHO SEEK ME DILIGENTLY WILL FIND ME.