2020 May
Jeffrey B. Childs 05/01/20
Lord,
you've been kind to your land.
You
have changed things for the better.
You’ve
forgiven your people’s wrongdoing.
You've
covered all their sins down to the letter.
God
speaks peace to the faithful ones.
Don't
let them return to foolish ways.
God’s
salvation is very close.
God's
glory lives always.
Faithful
love and truth have met.
Righteousness
and peace have kissed.
Yes,
the Lord gives what is good,
And
our land’s ample produce persist.
Psalm
86
Jeffrey
B. Childs 05/02/20
Lord,
listen closely and answer me.
Because
I am poor and in need.
Guard
my life because I am faithful.
For
I trust in you indeed.
Have
mercy on me, Lord,
I
cry out to you all day.
Make
your servant’s life blessed again.
Please
answer me when I pray.
Teach
me your way, Lord,
That
I can walk in the same.
Make
my heart focused,
Only
on honoring your name.
Show
me a sign of your goodness,
So
that all around me will see.
Show
a sign that you, Lord,
Have
helped and comforted me.
Psalm
87
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/03/20
God's
foundation is set,
High
on the holy mountains.
The
Lord loves Zion’s gates,
(Its
columns and its fountains.) *
Chorus:
While
they dance people sing Allelu’,
“The
source of my life comes from you.”
Glorious
things are said,
About
the city of God.
It
is said, “Each one was born there,”
(And
not somewhere abroad.) *
Chorus:
Psalm
88
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/04/20
God
of my salvation,
By
day I cry out.
Even
at night before you,
My
prayers I shout.
Turn
your ear to my outcry,
And
what I have to tell.
I
am filled with distress,
And
at the brink of hell.
You
placed me in the pit,
In
places dark and deep.
Your
anger smothers me,
Wave
after wave over me sweep.
Jeffrey
B. Childs 05/05/20
I will sing of the Lord's love
forever.
I will proclaim your faithfulness.
I will sing to all the generations.
(I will proclaim your righteousness.)
*
Your loyal love is rightly built
forever.
You establish your faithfulness in
heaven.
You made a covenant with your chosen
one,
That David's offspring would rise
like leaven.
* Added by the author
Psalm
90
Jeffrey B. Childs 05/06/20
Lord,
you have been our help,
Generation
after generation.
Before
the mountains were born,
You
birthed the earth and each nation.
A
thousand years in your sight,
Are
like yesterday passed.
Like
an instant during the night watch,
Humans
you sweep away fast.
You
sweep humans away like a dream,
Like
grass that is renewed in the morning.
Yes,
in the morning it thrives, renewed,
But
it withers, all dried up, in the evening.
Teach
us to number our days,
So,
that a wise heart we can have.
Quickly
come back to us, Lord.
Administer
compassion like a salve.
Let
your acts be seen by your servants.
Let
your glory be seen as in the past.
Let
your kindness flow over us.
Make
the work of our hands last!
Make
the work of our hands last!
Psalm
91
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/07/20
Living
in the Lord's shelter,
I
say solely to the Lord,
“You
are my refuge, my stronghold,
You
are by me most adored.”
God
will save you from snares,
And
from any deadly disease.
God
will protect you under almighty wings.
There
you’ll find refuge from all adversities.
God's
faithfulness is a protective shield.
Don't
be afraid of terrors at night,
Sickness
that prowls in the dark,
Or
arrows that fly in daylight.
Even
if, beside you, thousands fall.
It
will never happen to you.
God
says, “Because you are devoted to me,
I'll
protect you and see you through.”
Psalm
92
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/08/20
It
is good to give thanks to the Lord,
To
sing praises to your name, Most High.
To
proclaim your love in the morning,
Your
faithfulness when night draws nigh.
You
have blessed me, Lord.
For
your loving acts you are adored.
I
sing with joy because of your handiwork.
How
awesome are your works, Lord!
The
righteous will grow strong like a cedar.
They
will spring up like a palm tree.
Those
replanted in the Lord's house,
Will
grow in the courtyards of the Almighty.
Psalm
93
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/09/20
The
Lord rules robed in majesty.
Clothed
with strength, the Lord is dressed.
The
Lord set the world firmly in place.
God
is eternal and we are blessed.
The
floods have raised up their voices.
The
floods raise up a roar like thunder.
Yes,
the floods have raised up.
(But
our God is the Lord of wonder.) *
Mightier
than the sound of much water,
Mightier
than the seas waves,
Mighty
on high is the Lord!
By
faithful laws, us the Lord saves.
* Added by the author
Psalm 94
Jeffrey
B. Childs 05/10/20
Lord God, show yourself!
Rise up, Judge of the earth!
Pay back the arrogant what they
deserve!
Pay back the wicked what they are
worth!
The wicked spew arrogant words.
How long will they win?
All the evil doers are bragging.
They abuse your people, your
possession.
The one who made the ear, can't God
hear?
The one who formed the eye, can't God
see?
The one who disciplines nations, can't
God punish?
The one who teaches humans, can't God
decree?
The Lord knows human thoughts.
The Lord is my fortress.
The Lord is my rock of refuge.
The Lord our God will bless.
Psalm
95
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/11/20
Come,
let's sing out loud to the Lord!
Joyfully
shout to the Rock of our Salvation!
Let's
come before God with thanksgiving!
Let's
shout songs of joy with elation!
The
Lord is a great God.
The
earth's depths are in God's hands.
The
mountain heights belong to God.
The
sea, which God made, and all the lands.
Come,
let's worship and bow down!
Let's
kneel before the Lord our Maker!
We
are the people of God's pasture.
We
are the sheep, God is the Caretaker.
Psalm
96
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/12/20
Sing
to the Lord a new song!
Sing
to the Lord all the earth!
Sing
to the Lord every single day!
Share
the good news for all you're worth.
Declare
God's glory among the nations.
Declare
God’s wondrous works to all.
The
Lord is great and worthy of praise.
The
Lord is awesome to those great and small.
Tell
the nation, “The Lord rules!
God
will judge all people fairly.”
God
will establish justice in the world.
God
will establish justice squarely.
Psalm
97
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/13/20
The
Lord rules! Let the earth rejoice!
Let
all the lands celebrate!
Clouds
and thick darkness surround God,
God's
righteousness the lands permeate.
God's
fire and lightning light up the world.
The
whole world sees it and trembles!
The
mountains melt like wax before God.
The
whole world molten wax resembles.
Light
is planted like seed for the righteous.
Joy
too for those that faith proclaim.
Rejoice
in the Lord, righteous ones!
Give
thanks to God's holy name!
Psalm
98
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/14/20
Sing
to the Lord a new song,
For
God has done wonderful things.
By
mighty hand and holy arm,
The
victory is won; great piece it brings.
Sing
your praises to the Lord,
With
the sound of music with the lyre,
With
trumpets and a blast on the horn,
Shout
to the Lord higher and higher.
Let
the sea and everything in it roar,
Let
the world and all its inhabitants, too,
Let
all the rivers clap their hands,
Let
the mountains rejoice from lofty view.
God
is coming justice to establish,
To
establish justice on earth,
Justice
for all fairly and rightly,
Through
justice a new world will birth.
Psalm
99
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/15/20
The
Lord rules,
The
nation shakes.
God
sits enthroned,
The
earth quakes.
The
Lord is great,
Exalted
on high.
Let
us give thanks.
“God
is holy,” we cry.
Bow
before God,
Whom
we magnify.
At
God’s holy mountain,
“God
is holy,” we cry.
Jeffrey
B. Childs 05/16/20
Shout
to the Lord all the earth!
Celebrate
and serve the Lord.
Come
before God with shouts of joy!
The
Lord is God and to be adored.
God
has created us,
To
our creator we belong.
We
are the sheep of God's pasture.
(We
celebrate with song.) *
Enter
God's gates with thanksgiving.
Come
into the courtyards with praise.
The
Lord is good and loving forever.
God's
faithfulness lasts to the end of days.
* Added by the author
Psalm
101
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/17/20
Let
me sing of faithful love.
Lord,
I sing my praises to you!
The
way of integrity I want to learn,
And
live that way all my life through.
I
will walk with a heart of integrity,
In
my own home and throughout the land.
I
won't set my eyes on anything worthless.
Worthlessness
and wrong doing I cannot stand.
My
eyes will focus on the people,
Who
are faithful throughout the land.
My
desire is to have them close to me.
That
in peace we might walk hand in hand.
Psalm
102
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/18/20
Lord,
hear my prayer!
Let
my cry reach you!
Don't
hide your face,
Please
do ask I ask you to.
Listen
to my plea!
Answer
as I cry out!
My
days disappear like smoke.
My
life has been tossed about.
I
even forget to eat my food,
Because
of my intense groans.
I'm
like a wild screech owl.
From
my skin protrude my bones.
But
God you are the one!
Your
years never cease!
Let
your servants live safely,
And
generations know your peace.
Psalm
103
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/19/20
Let
my whole being bless the Lord!
Let
everything in me bless God's holy name!
Let
my whole being bless the Lord!
And
all God's good deeds to proclaim!
God
forgives all your sins,
Heals
all your sickness and pain,
Rescues
your life from the pit,
Crowns
you with love again and again.
The
Lord has established a throne in heaven.
The
Lord's kingdom rules over great and small.
You
define messengers, bless the Lord!
And
you who do God's will, give it your all.
Psalm
104
Jeffrey B. Childs 05/20/20
Let
my whole being bless the Lord!
Lord
my God how fantastic you are!
You
open the skies like a curtain.
You
are closed in glory and grandeur!
You
established the earth and its foundations,
In
order that it would never fall.
Then
you covered it with the watery deep,
Higher
than the mountains it covered all.
At
your rebuke, the waters ran away.
The
world’s land received rebirth.
You
set a boundary the waters cannot cross,
So,
they will never again cover the earth.
I
will sing to the Lord forever.
Praises
to the Lord I will always sing.
Let
my whole being bless the Lord!
For
in the Lord, I am rejoicing.
Psalm
105
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/21/20
Give
thanks to the Lord,
Call
upon God's holy name.
Sing
praises to the Lord,
To
all people God’s word proclaim.
Give
praise to God's holy name.
Let
all who seek the Lord rejoice.
All
the marvelous works God has done,
(Retell
them with a jubilant voice.
Tell
of the eternal covenant,
God
made with Abraham,
The
stories of Jacob and Joseph,
And
how Moses met the great “I am.”
God
set the people free,
Led
them to the promised land.
Yes,
all the great stories of old,
Were
done by God's command.) *
* Added by the author
Psalm
106
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/22/20
Give
thanks and praise the Lord!
God's
faithful love endures forever.
Who
can recall all of God's mighty acts?
Let
us forget them never!
The
people who uphold justice,
And
do what is right are blessed.
Visit
me, Lord, with your saving help,
Whenever
I'm overwhelmed and stressed.
Bless
the Lord, the God of Israel,
From
forever ago to forever from now.
And
let all the people say, “Amen.
Praise
the Lord!” Let each head bow.
Psalm
107
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/23/20
The
Lord is good, give thanks and praise.
God's
faithful love lasts forever and we are blessed.
So
say the ones God has gathered from all over,
From
North and South, East and West.
Some
had wandered into the desert.
They
couldn't find their way.
They
were hungry and thirsty.
Their
lives were slipping away.
They
cried to the Lord in their distress,
And
God delivered them from their mess.
God
led them straight to human habitation.
Let
them give thanks for God's faithfulness.
Some
were fools living in sinful ways,
Because
of their wickedness they were deprived.
They
had absolutely no appetite for food,
At
death's gates they had arrived.
They
cried to the Lord in their distress,
And
God saved them from all of it.
God
gave the order and healed them.
The
Lord rescued them from their pit.
Psalm
108
Jeffrey B. Childs 05/24/20
My
heart is unwavering, God.
I
will make music and sing.
Wake
up harp and lyre!
I'll
praise God with my whole being.
I
will wake the dawn itself!
God,
I will give thanks to you.
Among
all peoples and nations,
Your
praise will echo through.
Your
love is higher than heaven.
Your
faithfulness reaches to the sea.
Exalt
yourself, God, higher than heaven!
Over
all the earth, let your glory be.
Psalm
109
Jeffrey B. Childs 05/25/20
God
of my praise don't keep quiet,
Because
the mouths of wicked liars,
Have
opened up and spoken against me,
Talking
about me with deceitful desires.
Hateful
words surround me.
They
attack me for no reason.
Instead
of returning my love,
They
accused me of evil and treason.
I
remain steadfast in prayer,
Though
they repay me evil for good,
And
hatred in return for my love,
(With
your help all this I've withstood.) *
I
cry out, “Help me, Lord my God!”
Save
me by your faithful love!
Let
them know that this is by your hand.
It
has been done by the Lord above.
* Added by the author
Psalm
110
Jeffrey B. Childs 05/26/20
What
the Lord says to my master:
“Right
beside me have a seat,
Until
I make your enemies,
A
footstool for your feet.”
May
the Lord make your scepter mighty,
To
reach far and wide from Zion!
Rule
over all of your enemies,
And
your people like a majestic lion.
The
Lord has sworn a solemn pledge,
“You
are a priest forever like Melchizedek.”
My
master, by your strong hand,
God
has wrung kings by the neck.
Psalm 111
Jeffrey B. Childs 05/27/20
Praise
the Lord!
I
thank God with my whole heart,
In
the company of those who do right,
In
the congregation of which I'm part.
The
works of the Lord are magnificent.
They
are treasured by all who desire.
God's
deeds are majestic and glorious.
God's
righteousness is higher and higher.
God's
covenant lasts forever.
Holy
and awesome is God's name!
Fear
of the Lord is where wisdom begins.
All
who keep God's laws, praise proclaim.
Psalm
112
Jeffrey B. Childs 05/28/20
Praise
the Lord! All who honor God,
Those
who adore God's laws - Rejoice!
Their
descendants will be strong throughout the lands,
Blessed
be the descendants who obey God's voice.
Wealth
and riches will be in their houses,
Forever
their righteousness stands.
They
shine in the dark for others who do right.
They
are compassionate throughout the lands.
Those
who lend generously are good people,
As
are those who would deny justice, Never!
Yes,
these sorts of people will never be shaken,
The
righteous will be remembered forever!
Psalm
113
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/29/20
Praise
the Lord!
You
who serve the Lord praise!
Praise
the Lord's name!
Blessed
be the Lord's name always!
From
now until forever from now,
From
sunrise to sunset,
Let
the Lord's name be praised!
God's
glory is raised higher yet!
God
rules from on high,
God
comes down to observe all,
Lifts
up the poor of the earth,
And
raises up those who fall.
Praise
the Lord!
Psalm
114
Jeffrey B. Childs
05/30/20
When
the House of Jacob came out,
From
Egypt in the ancient story,
Judah
was God's sanctuary,
Israel
was God's territory.
The
sea saw it happen and ran.
The
mountains leapt away like rams.
The
Jordan River retreated.
The
hills leapt away like lambs.
Earth:
Tremble before the Lord!
Tremble
like a frightened fool.
From
the one who turned rock into a fountain,
And
the flintstone into a refreshing pool.
Psalm
115
Jeffrey B. Childs 05/31/20
Not
to us, Lord, not to us,
But
to your own name give glory,
Because
of your loyal love,
(Retold
in your salvation story.) *
Israel,
trust in the Lord!
God
is your help and shield.
Trust
in the Lord, house of Aaron!
(God's
presence will be revealed.) *
May
the Lord add to your numbers,
Both
to you and to your offspring.
May
you be blessed by the Lord,
The
maker of everything.
Praise
the Lord!
* Added by the author
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