Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Psalms+119 Psalm 119-6 (vv81-96) English Standard Version (ESV) Kaph – The Reliability of God’s Word­ 81 My soul longs for your salvation;   I hope in your word. 82 My eyes long for your promise;   I ask, “When will you comfort me?” 83 For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,   yet I have not forgotten…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Psalms+119     Psalm 119-5 (vv65-80) English Standard Version (ESV) Teth – Confidence in God’s Word­ 65 You have dealt well with your servant,   O Lord, according to your word. 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge,   for I believe in your commandments. 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray,   but now I…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Psalms+119     Psalm 119-4 (vv49-64) English Standard Version (ESV) Zayin – God’s Word as a Source of Hope­ 49 Remember your word to your servant,   in which you have made me hope. 50 This is my comfort in my affliction,   that your promise gives me life. 51 The insolent utterly deride me,   but I…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Psalms+119     Psalm 119-3 (vv33-48) English Standard Version (ESV) He – Loyal Commitment to God’s Word­ 33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes;   and I will keep it to the end. 34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law   and observe it with my whole heart. 35 Lead…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Psalms+119     Psalm 119-2 (vv17-32) English Standard Version (ESV) Gimel – An Appreciation of God’s Word­ 17 Deal bountifully with your servant,   that I may live and keep your word. 18 Open my eyes, that I may behold   wondrous things out of your law. 19 I am a sojourner on the earth;…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Psalms+119     Reading Psalm 119   This is the longest psalm in the Bible. It contains a series of eight-line meditations based on each of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The psalm celebrates a revelation which brings delight, because each fresh word from God reveals not just information…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Psalms+118     Psalm 118 English Standard Version (ESV) His Steadfast Love Endures Forever 118 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;   for his steadfast love endures forever! 2 Let Israel say,   “His steadfast love endures forever.” 3 Let the house of Aaron say,   “His steadfast love endures forever.”…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Psalms+117     Psalm 117 English Standard Version (ESV) The Lord’s Faithfulness Endures Forever 117      Praise the Lord, all nations!   Extol him, all peoples! 2          For great is his steadfast love toward us,   and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!   Reflection This shortest of all the psalms focuses attention on the…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Psalms+116     Psalm 116 English Standard Version (ESV) I Love the Lord 116      I love the Lord, because he has heard   my voice and my pleas for mercy. 2          Because he inclined his ear to me,   therefore I will call on him as long as I live. 3          The snares of death encompassed…

Read chapter in full: www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Psalms+115     Psalm 115 English Standard Version (ESV) To Your Name Give Glory 115      Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,                 for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! 2          Why should the nations say,   “Where is their God?” 3         …