The Daily Digest

1 Samuel 2:1-10 1 Then Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the Lord!The Lord has made me strong.Now I have an answer for my enemies;I rejoice because you rescued me.2 No one is holy like the Lord!There is no one besides you;there is no Rock like our God. 3 “Stop acting so proud and haughty!Don’t…

Habakkuk 3:1-4, 17-19 1 This prayer was sung by the prophet Habakkuk: 2 I have heard all about you, Lord.I am filled with awe by your amazing works.In this time of our deep need,help us again as you did in years gone by.And in your anger,remember your mercy. 3 I see God moving across the…

1 Kings 8:22-53 22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire community of Israel. He lifted his hands toward heaven, 23 and he prayed, “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven above or on the earth below. You keep your…

Deuteronomy 4:7 7 For what great nation has a god as near to them as the Lord our God is near to us whenever we call on him? When Israel was about to go into the land God had promised them, Moses told them what the people in that land would say about them. It…

Psalm 43 Declare me innocent, O God!    Defend me against these ungodly people.    Rescue me from these unjust liars.2 For you are God, my only safe haven.    Why have you tossed me aside?Why must I wander around in grief,    oppressed by my enemies?3 Send out your light and your truth;    let them guide me.Let them lead me to your holy mountain,    to the…

Psalm 51 For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Nathan the prophet came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. 1 Have mercy on me, O God,because of your unfailing love.Because of your great compassion,blot out the stain of my sins.2 Wash me clean from my guilt.Purify me from…

Psalm 5 For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by the flute. 1 O Lord, hear me as I pray;pay attention to my groaning.2 Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God,for I pray to no one but you.3 Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord.Each morning…

Psalm 88 For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah. A song to be sung to the tune “The Suffering of Affliction.” A psalm of Heman the Ezrahite. 1 O Lord, God of my salvation,I cry out to you by day.I come to you at night.2 Now hear my prayer;listen to my…

Psalm 42 For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah. 1 As the deer longs for streams of water,so I long for you, O God.2 I thirst for God, the living God.When can I go and stand before him?3 Day and night I have only tears for food,while my enemies continually taunt…

Psalm 39 For Jeduthun, the choir director: A psalm of David. 1 I said to myself, “I will watch what I doand not sin in what I say.I will hold my tonguewhen the ungodly are around me.”2 But as I stood there in silence—not even speaking of good things—the turmoil within me grew worse.3 The…