Sermons on Psalms (Page 2)

So do not fear, for I am with you;    do not be dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you and help you;    I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. “All who rage against you    will surely be ashamed and disgraced;those who oppose you    will be as nothing and perish.Though you search for your enemies,    you will not find them.Those who wage war against you    will be as nothing at all.For I am the Lord your God    who takes hold of your right handand says to you, Do not fear;    I will help you.” Isaiah…

Yes, my soul, find rest in God;    my hope comes from him.Truly he is my rock and my salvation;    he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.My salvation and my honor depend on God;    he is my mighty rock, my refuge.Trust in him at all times, you people;    pour out your hearts to him,    for God is our refuge. Psalm 62:5-8

Praise the Lord, my soul;    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.Praise the Lord, my soul,    and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins    and heals all your diseases,who redeems your life from the pit    and crowns you with love and compassion,who satisfies your desires with good things    so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Psalm 103:1-5

Above all else, guard your heart,    for everything you do flows from it.Keep your mouth free of perversity;    keep corrupt talk far from your lips.Let your eyes look straight ahead;    fix your gaze directly before you.Give careful thought to the paths for your feet    and be steadfast in all your ways.Do not turn to the right or the left;    keep your foot from evil. Proverbs 4:23-27

Trust in the Lord and do good;    dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.Take delight in the Lord,    and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord;    trust in him and he will do this:He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,    your vindication like the noonday sun. Psalm 37:3-6

Blessed is the one    who does not walk in step with the wickedor stand in the way that sinners take    or sit in the company of mockers,but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,    and who meditates on his law day and night.That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,    which yields its fruit in seasonand whose leaf does not wither—    whatever they do prospers. Not so the wicked!    They are like chaff    that the wind blows away.Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,    nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For…

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.  People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own.  If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.  Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to…

Do not fret because of those who are evil     or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither,     like green plants they will soon die away. Trust in the Lord and do good;     dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Take delight in the Lord,     and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord;     trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,     your vindication…