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Psalm 145, Great is our GOD!

Psa 145:1-2, … I will extol YOU, MY GOD, O KING; And I will bless YOUR name forever and ever. Every day I will bless YOU, And I will praise YOUR name forever and ever.

This is the last Psalm attributed to king David, a Psalm of praise and adoration of HIM who is worthy to be praised! David, being an earthly king, knew that GOD, his GOD, is the true KING of kings! He will bless and praise daily without end!

Rev 19:16, And HE has on HIS robe and on HIS thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Psa 145:3, GREAT IS THE LORD, AND GREATLY TO BE PRAISED; AND HIS GREATNESS IS UNSEARCHABLE. 

When we consider HIS creation all around us, the stars and galaxies, the mighty sea, our own bodies etc; we are left in awe of HIS greatness! YET, this is only a glimpse of HIS power for we only see the mere edges of it!

Job 26:12-14, HE stirs up the sea with HIS power, And by HIS understanding HE breaks up the storm. By HIS Spirit HE adorned the heavens; HIS hand pierced the fleeing serpent. INDEED THESE ARE THE MERE EDGES OF HIS WAYS, AND HOW SMALL A WHISPER WE HEAR OF HIM! BUT THE THUNDER OF HIS POWER WHO CAN UNDERSTAND?”

Psa 145:8-9, The LORD IS GRACIOUS AND FULL OF COMPASSION, SLOW TO ANGER AND GREAT IN MERCY. The LORD IS GOOD TO ALL, AND HIS TENDER MERCIES ARE OVER ALL HIS WORKS.

Even though, for us, sometimes it’s hard to see, and impossible to understand the trials that happen in our lives? why did I lose my job, why this why that, why a precious life was taken? YET, KNOW THE LORD IS GOOD TO ALL AND WHAT HE DOES, EVEN THOUGH WE DON’T UNDERSTAND, WAS FOR THE BEST!

Rom 8:28, AND WE KNOW THAT ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO THOSE WHO LOVE GOD, TO THOSE WHO ARE THE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE.

Psa 147:5, Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; HIS UNDERSTANDING IS INFINITE. 

Psa 145:18, THE LORD IS NEAR TO ALL WHO CALL UPON HIM, TO ALL WHO CALL UPON HIM IN TRUTH. 

HE is like the air that surrounds us, always present for HE has said, “I SHALL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU”! HE hears are prayers, and knows the sadness in our hearts!

Psa 145:21, MY MOUTH SHALL SPEAK THE PRAISE OF THE LORD, AND ALL FLESH SHALL BLESS HIS HOLY NAME FOREVER AND EVER. 

Happen what may, David made his choice to follow the LORD, Have you?

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Psalm 144, our Eternal GOD!

Psa 144:1, …Blessed be the LORD my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle

David was a man of war whose strength came from the LORD. He battled many armies and fought a giant with success, but David lost the battle with the tempter himself! Know it or not, but we are in a battle with an unseen enemy!

2Sa 11:2, Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. AND FROM THE ROOF HE SAW A WOMAN BATHING, AND THE WOMAN WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL TO BEHOLD. 

HIS word trains us for the spiritual battle we have daily! Remember even wise Job wasn’t immune to the lust of the eyes!

Job 31:1, “I HAVE MADE A COVENANT WITH MY EYES; WHY THEN SHOULD I LOOK UPON A YOUNG WOMAN? 

1Pe 5:8, BE SOBER, BE VIGILANT; BECAUSE YOUR ADVERSARY THE DEVIL WALKS ABOUT LIKE A ROARING LION, SEEKING WHOM HE MAY DEVOUR. 

Psa 144:3, LORD, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him? 

Job 7:17, “What is man, that You should exalt him, THAT YOU SHOULD SET YOUR HEART ON HIM, 

It’s not about who we are, but about who HE is! HE is a GOD of love who made man in HIS image and set HIS heart on him!

Rom 5:8, But God demonstrates His own love toward us, IN THAT WHILE WE WERE STILL SINNERS, CHRIST DIED FOR US. 

Psa 144:4, Man is like a breath; His days are like a passing shadow. 

While HE is eternal without beginning or end, we are but a breath, here one day and gone the next!

Jas 4:14, whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. 

Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed to anyone and it’s our choice how we live our lives! This world offers very little, but HE offers eternity with HIM! Choose wisely for we have more time behind us than before us!

Joh 5:24, “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. 

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Psalm 142, walking in Darkness!

Psa 142:1-2, …I cry out to the LORD with my voice; With my voice to the LORD I make my supplication. I POUR OUT MY COMPLAINT BEFORE HIM; I DECLARE BEFORE HIM MY TROUBLE.

“Caves make good closets for prayer; their gloom and solitude are helpful to the exercise of devotion. Had David prayed as much in his palace as he did in his cave, he might never have fallen into the act which brought such misery upon his later days.” (Spurgeon)

David brought his complaint to the LORD for HE is his refuge and strength in times of trouble!

Psa 46:1-2, …GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH, A VERY PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE. THEREFORE WE WILL NOT FEAR…

Psa 142:3, When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, THEN YOU KNEW MY PATH. IN THE WAY IN WHICH I WALK They have secretly set a snare for me. 

There are some troubles in life that seem to cripple us, not knowing where to go or what to do. Yet while were overwhelmed and confused, the LORD isn’t! HE knows what to do and HE can guide you if you let HIM!

Pro 3:5-6, Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge HIM, AND HE SHALL DIRECT YOUR PATHS.

Psa 142:7, BRING MY SOUL OUT OF PRISON, That I may praise Your name; The righteous shall surround me, For You shall deal bountifully with me.” 

David wasn’t in a prison, but his own soul seemed imprisoned by the circumstances; in the same way sin imprisons our souls. Externally they may seem find, but internally there is a darkness that seems normal, and they don’t realize they are walking in darkness!

Joh 8:12, Then JESUS spoke to them again, saying, “I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. HE WHO FOLLOWS ME SHALL NOT WALK IN DARKNESS, BUT HAVE THE LIGHT OF LIFE.” 

We will have trouble in this world, but those that walk in the light know their GOD, and can see that HE is in full control! HE shall never leave us nor forsake us; for HE is faithful to HIS promises found in scripture! Trust in 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; 

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Psalm 141, Prayer Pleases the LORD!

Psa 141:1, LORD, I CRY OUT TO YOU; MAKE HASTE TO ME! GIVE EAR TO MY VOICE WHEN I CRY OUT TO YOU. 

David’s first reaction to trouble is to go before the LORD in prayer. Most people today trust in their abilities, but when that goes wrong then they pray to GOD! While we asked the LORD to make haste, HE already knows what’s needed!

Isa 65:24, “It shall come to pass That before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Psa 141:2, LET MY PRAYER BE SET BEFORE YOU AS INCENSE, The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 

David saw his prayers to GOD as a sweet-smelling aroma before the LORD. PRAYER PLEASES GOD JUST AS INCENSE HAS A PLEASING SMELL!

Rev 8:4, AND THE SMOKE OF THE INCENSE, WITH THE PRAYERS OF THE SAINTS, ASCENDED BEFORE GOD…

Praying in a private place pleases GOD for it shows that you truly believe in HIM and have faith that HE hears!

Psa 116:12-13, WHAT SHALL I RENDER TO THE LORD FOR ALL HIS BENEFITS TOWARD ME? I WILL TAKE UP THE CUP OF SALVATION, AND CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD.

Psa 141:3, Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips. 

David knows that the tongue is hard, if not impossible to tame.

Jas 3:8, But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 

How can we Pray before HIM and with that same tongue curse at someone else?

Jas 3:10, OUT OF THE SAME MOUTH PROCEED BLESSING AND CURSING. MY BRETHREN, THESE THINGS OUGHT NOT TO BE SO.

Sometimes I surprise myself by what comes out of my mouth; this is one of my struggles. But, I know without the LORD’s help I shall never overcome this problem!

Psa 25:4-5, Show me Your ways, O LORD; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day.

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Psalm 140, Life or Death you choose!

Psa 140:1-2, …Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men, WHO PLAN EVIL THINGS IN THEIR HEARTS; They continually gather together for war.

David suffered many times from evil men that were around him; those whom contemplated evil in their hearts! But, David went straight to the LORD for help! The LORD is his defense!

2Co 10:4, For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal BUT MIGHTY IN GOD FOR PULLING DOWN STRONGHOLDS

Psa 140:3, THEY SHARPEN THEIR TONGUES LIKE A SERPENT; THE POISON OF ASPS IS UNDER THEIR LIPS. SELAH 

There are many people around us who even call themselves Christians, but their hearts are filled with evil thoughts. With their tongue they speak lies behind your back, and unknowingly they reject what the LORD wants to give them! A NEW HEART!

Eze 36:26, I WILL GIVE YOU A NEW HEART AND PUT A NEW SPIRIT WITHIN YOU; I WILL TAKE THE HEART OF STONE OUT OF YOUR FLESH AND GIVE YOU A HEART OF FLESH. 

It’s a choice we all have to make; choose HIM or choose the way of this world!

Deu 30:19, I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, THAT I HAVE SET BEFORE YOU LIFE AND DEATH, BLESSING AND CURSING; THEREFORE CHOOSE LIFE, THAT BOTH YOU AND YOUR DESCENDANTS MAY LIVE; 

If indeed you are a believer in CHRIST JESUS, then put away your former conduct. Remember, HE knows the thoughts and desires of your heart!

Eph 4:21-24, IF INDEED YOU HAVE HEARD HIM AND HAVE BEEN TAUGHT BY HIM, AS THE TRUTH IS IN JESUS:  THAT YOU PUT OFF, CONCERNING YOUR FORMER CONDUCT, THE OLD MAN WHICH GROWS CORRUPT ACCORDING TO THE DECEITFUL LUSTS, AND BE RENEWED IN THE SPIRIT OF YOUR MIND, AND THAT YOU PUT ON THE NEW MAN WHICH WAS CREATED ACCORDING TO GOD, IN TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HOLINESS.

Pro 14:12, THERE IS A WAY THAT SEEMS RIGHT TO A MAN, BUT ITS END IS THE WAY OF DEATH. 

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Psalm 139, HE knows you more than you know yourself!

Psa 139:1-4, … O LORD, YOU HAVE SEARCHED ME AND KNOWN ME. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.

GOD knows everything about you for HE has searched you heart and all your thoughts are before HIM! YOU CAN’T HIDE ANYTHING FROM HIM FOR HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT YOU AND ME!

Psa 139:6, SUCH KNOWLEDGE IS TOO WONDERFUL FOR ME; IT IS HIGH, I CANNOT ATTAIN IT.

Such knowledge is far beyond human abilities; for HE knows us, and everyone else in the world, more than we know about ourselves. There are trillions of stars in the universe, Yet HE knows each one by name!

Psa 147:4, HE COUNTS THE NUMBER OF THE STARS; HE CALLS THEM ALL BY NAME. 

Psa 139:7-10, 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.

GOD is like the air that surrounds us constantly giving breath to our bodies. Yet, we don’t perceive the air before us nor even think of it, but we know it’s there! HE is like that, always before yet we don’t perceive HIM!

Job 9:11, If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I DO NOT PERCEIVE HIM; 

Psa 139:17-18, HOW PRECIOUS ALSO ARE YOUR THOUGHTS TO ME, O God! HOW GREAT IS THE SUM OF THEM! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You.

HE loves us so much that HE can’t take HIS eyes off of us! HE is constantly thinking of us, and even though we don’t perceive HIM know that HE is there!

Zep 3:17, THE LORD YOUR GOD IN YOUR MIDST, THE MIGHTY ONE, WILL SAVE; HE WILL REJOICE OVER YOU WITH GLADNESS, HE WILL QUIET YOU WITH HIS LOVE, HE WILL REJOICE OVER YOU WITH SINGING.” 

Scripture says, what is man that YOU are mindful of him? It’s not who we are but who HE is! HE IS THE GOD OF LOVE AND COMPASSION NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH, BUT THAT ALL SHOULD COME TO FAITH IN HIM! BEAUTIFUL PSALM! THANK YOU LORD!

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Psalm 138, Not ashamed of HIM!

Psa 138:1, I WILL PRAISE YOU WITH MY WHOLE HEART; BEFORE THE gods I WILL SING PRAISES TO YOU.

This is what separated king David from others; he wasn’t ashamed of showing his love for GOD! In front of great men, so called gods, judges, dignitaries, kings it didn’t matter to him; what mattered was the LORD!

Psa 119:46, I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings, And will not be ashamed. 

2Sa 6:16, Now as the ark of the LORD came into the City of David, Michal, SAUL’S DAUGHTER, LOOKED THROUGH A WINDOW AND SAW KING DAVID LEAPING AND WHIRLING BEFORE THE LORD; AND SHE DESPISED HIM IN HER HEART. 

Does it really matter what other people think of you and your faith in HIM? Let them criticize they do it anyway! Remember what Paul said!

Rom 1:16, FOR I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST, FOR IT IS THE POWER OF GOD TO SALVATION FOR EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES…

Psa 138:2, I will worship toward Your holy temple, And praise Your name For Your lovingkindness and Your truth; FOR YOU HAVE MAGNIFIED YOUR WORD ABOVE ALL YOUR NAME. 

HE has a name above all names, yet HE honors HIS promises more than his name! HE IS FAITHFUL AND HIS WORDS ARE TRUE!

Num 23:19, “GOD IS NOT A MAN, THAT HE SHOULD LIE, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. HAS HE SAID, AND WILL HE NOT DO? OR HAS HE SPOKEN, AND WILL HE NOT MAKE IT GOOD? 

This is why we should know HIS word, HIS promises. IF HE HAS SPOKEN IT, THEN IT WILL BE DONE.

Luk 21:33, HEAVEN AND EARTH WILL PASS AWAY, BUT MY WORDS WILL BY NO MEANS PASS AWAY. 

Psa 138:4-5, All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O LORD, WHEN THEY HEAR THE WORDS OF YOUR MOUTH. Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the LORD, For great is the glory of the LORD.

HE is coming back to reign as the KING of all the earth! Every eye shall see HIM and every ear shall hear for HE shall reign in righteousness and justice! GET READY!

Zec 14:9, AND THE LORD SHALL BE KING OVER ALL THE EARTH….

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Psalm 137, the cost of sin!

Psa 137:1, BY THE RIVERS OF BABYLON, THERE WE SAT DOWN, yea, WE WEPT When we remembered Zion.

The Psalmist finds himself weeping, writing this psalm far away from home! BECAUSE OF SIN, the LORD brought Babylon against them! IT DOESN’T MATTER WHO YOU ARE SIN LIES AT THE DOOR WAITING ON YOU!

The quote below is from Ravi Zacharias

Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay.

2Ki 24:3-4, SURELY AT THE COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD THIS CAME UPON JUDAH, TO REMOVE THEM FROM HIS SIGHT BECAUSE OF THE SINS OF MANASSEH, according to all that he had done, and also because of the innocent blood that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the LORD would not pardon.

Psa 137:2-4, We hung our harps Upon the willows in the midst of it. FOR THERE THOSE WHO CARRIED US AWAY CAPTIVE ASKED OF US A SONG, And those who plundered us requested mirth, Saying, “SING US ONE OF THE SONGS OF ZION!” HOW SHALL WE SING THE LORD’S SONG IN A FOREIGN LAND?

They ravished their women in Zion, and killed their children, Yet they wanted them to sing?

SIN BRINGS MUCH MORE THAN YOU BARGAIN FOR! IT CAN DESTROY THE ONES YOU LOVE THE MOST!

Isa 13:16, Their children also will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives ravished. 

Amo 8:3, And THE SONGS OF THE TEMPLE SHALL BE WAILING IN THAT DAY,” SAYS THE LORD GOD…

Psa 137:8-9, O daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed, Happy the one who repays you as you have served us! HAPPY THE ONE WHO TAKES AND DASHES YOUR LITTLE ONES AGAINST THE ROCK!

As they saw them kill their own children, they want it done to them as well!

Rom 12:19, Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY,” says the Lord. 

Beware Christian sin is so costly it took the life of our LORD to pay for it!

Gen 4:7, If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, SIN LIES AT THE DOOR. AND ITS DESIRE IS FOR YOU, BUT YOU SHOULD RULE OVER IT.” 

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Psalm 136, For HIS mercy endures forever!

Psa 136:1a, OH, GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD, FOR HE IS GOOD!

This is a statement of fact; HE is and HE does good! GOD is love, and HE loves us!

1Jn 4:16, AND WE HAVE KNOWN AND BELIEVED THE LOVE THAT GOD HAS FOR US. GOD IS LOVE, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 

Psa 136:1b, … FOR HIS MERCY ENDURES FOREVER. 

This phrase is repeated 26 times in this psalm, one for every verse! GOD is good and rich in mercy clearly seen in the work of HIS SON; for JESUS suffered on the cross for our sins!

Eph 2:4-5, BUT GOD, WHO IS RICH IN MERCY, BECAUSE OF HIS GREAT LOVE WITH WHICH HE LOVED US, even when we were dead in trespasses, MADE US ALIVE TOGETHER WITH CHRIST (by grace you have been saved),

Psa 136:2-3, Oh, give thanks TO THE GOD OF gods! …. Oh, give thanks TO THE LORD OF lords! FOR HIS MERCY ENDURES FOREVER:

This is HIS title, HE IS THE GOD OF gods, LORD OF lords, KING OF kings!

Rev 19:16, And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. 

Deu 10:17, FOR THE LORD YOUR GOD is God of gods AND LORD of lords, THE GREAT GOD, MIGHTY AND AWESOME, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe. 

And the day is coming, and almost here that HE will be the KING OF ALL THE EARTH!

Zec 14:9, AND THE LORD SHALL BE KING OVER ALL THE EARTH…

Psa 136:26, OH, GIVE THANKS TO THE GOD OF HEAVEN! FOR HIS MERCY ENDURES FOREVER. 

In everything we should always give thanks to HIM for HE is good and HIS mercies will endure forever, and ever! TURN BACK TO THE LORD FOR HE IS NEAR, TURN BACK TO THE LORD FOR HE LOVES YOU, AND IS WAITING FOR YOU!

Joe 2:12-13, “Now, therefore,” says the LORD, “Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm.

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Psalm 135, the GOD of the living!

Psa 135:1-2, Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD; Praise HIM, O you servants of the LORD! You who stand in the house of the LORD, In the courts of the house of our God,

The LORD GOD is worthy to be praised, is worthy to be glorified! HIS name is above all names!

Php 2:9-10, Therefore God also has highly exalted HIM AND GIVEN HIM THE NAME WHICH IS ABOVE EVERY NAME, THAT AT THE NAME OF JESUS EVERY KNEE SHOULD BOW, OF THOSE IN HEAVEN, AND OF THOSE ON EARTH, AND OF THOSE UNDER THE EARTH, 

Psa 135:3-4, Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant. FOR THE LORD HAS CHOSEN JACOB FOR HIMSELF, ISRAEL FOR HIS SPECIAL TREASURE.

HE has chosen Israel, not because they deserve it, but because HE loves them and because of the promise HE made to Abraham!

Deu 7:7-8, The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; but because the LORD loves you, and BECAUSE HE WOULD KEEP THE OATH WHICH HE SWORE TO YOUR FATHERS,…

Psa 138:2, … FOR YOU HAVE MAGNIFIED YOUR WORD ABOVE ALL YOUR NAME. 

The name of the LORD is to be revered among men, BUT THE LORD MAGNIFIES HIS PROMISES ABOVE HIS NAME! FOR HE IS FAITHFUL AND CAN NOT LIE!

Tit 1:2, IN HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE WHICH GOD, WHO CANNOT LIE, PROMISED BEFORE TIME BEGAN, 

IF HE SAID IT THEN YOU CAN COUNT ON IT!

Isa 14:24, The LORD of hosts has sworn, saying, “SURELY, AS I HAVE THOUGHT, SO IT SHALL COME TO PASS, AND AS I HAVE PURPOSED, SO IT SHALL STAND: 

Psa 135:5, For I know that the LORD is great, AND OUR LORD IS ABOVE ALL gods. 

It is sad to see people lifting up their god made by their own hands? IT’S A DEAD OBJECT MADE BY SPIRITUALLY DEAD PEOPLE!

Psa 135:16-18, They have mouths, but they do not speak; Eyes they have, but they do not see; They have ears, but they do not hear; Nor is there any breath in their mouths. THOSE WHO MAKE THEM ARE LIKE THEM; SO IS EVERYONE WHO TRUSTS IN THEM.

Trust in the LORD who made heaven and earth, who created you and me! HE IS FAITHFUL AND KEEPS HIS PROMISES! HE IS THE GOD OF THE LIVING NOT OF THE DEAD!