Psalm 46 (5/9)

O LORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me… Psalm 139:1-2

O Lord, you have examined my heart
and know everything about me.
You know when I sit down or stand up.
You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.
Psalm 139:1-2 seeking thoughts understanding
You know what I am going to say
even before I say it, Lord.
Psalm 139:4 speaking almighty understanding

I can never escape from your Spirit!
I can never get away from your presence!
If I go up to heaven, you are there;
if I go down to the grave, you are there.
Psalm 139:7-8 Spirit heaven death
You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body
and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
Psalm 139:13-14 creation miracles soul
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Point out anything in me that offends you,
and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
Psalm 139:23-24 eternal life holiness righteousness
Hear my prayer, O Lord;
listen to my plea!
Answer me because you are faithful and righteous.
Psalm 143:1 reliability righteousness prayer
I lift my hands to you in prayer.
I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain.
Psalm 143:6 worship receiving dependence
Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning,
for I am trusting you.
Show me where to walk,
for I give myself to you.
Psalm 143:8 trust love planning
Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
May your gracious Spirit lead me forward
on a firm footing.
Psalm 143:10 learning Spirit obedience
I will exalt you, my God and King,
and praise your name forever and ever.
Psalm 145:1 worship eternal life praise
Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise!
No one can measure his greatness.
Psalm 145:3 worship understanding almighty
The Lord is righteous in everything he does;
he is filled with kindness.
Psalm 145:17 reliability righteousness goodness
The Lord is close to all who call on him,
yes, to all who call on him in truth.
Psalm 145:18 trust reliability prayer
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down.
The Lord loves the godly.
Psalm 146:8 sickness healing righteousness
The Lord protects the foreigners among us.
He cares for the orphans and widows,
but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.
Psalm 146:9 protection orphans widows
He heals the brokenhearted
and bandages their wounds.
Psalm 147:3 healing heart sickness
For the Lord delights in his people;
he crowns the humble with victory.
Psalm 149:4 humility joy blessing
Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150:6 worship praise
Oh, the joys of those who do not
follow the advice of the wicked,
or stand around with sinners,
or join in with mockers.
Psalm 1:1 sin righteousness blessing
But you, O Lord, are a shield around me;
you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.
Psalm 3:3 dependence overcoming protection
Victory comes from you, O Lord.
May you bless your people.
Psalm 3:8 salvation blessing dependence
In peace I will lie down and sleep,
for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.
Psalm 4:8 safety rest peace
Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord.
Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.
Psalm 5:3 prayer patience listening
For you bless the godly, O Lord;
you surround them with your shield of love.
Psalm 5:12 blessing protection righteousness
What are mere mortals that you should think about them,
human beings that you should care for them?
Psalm 8:4 blessing humility grace