Psalm 98 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Psalm 98.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/psa/98/1/s_576001

Meditate on verse 4.

 

Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth;

 break forth and sing for joy and sing praises.

 

Psalm 98 tells you why the LORD is worthy of worship:

·      He has done wonderful things (v. 1).

·      His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him (v. 1).

·      He has made known His salvation (v. 2).

·      He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations (v. 2).

·      He has remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to Israel (v. 3).

·      All the ends of the earth have seen His salvation (v. 3).

·      He is coming to judge the world with righteousness and equity (v. 9). 


Join the sea, rivers, and mountains in roaring, clapping, and singing for joy to your LORD the King (vs. 6-7). 


Praise Him with Psalm 98 as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7). 


“LORD, You have done wonderful things!

 Your right hand and holy arm have

gained the victory.

You have made known Your salvation.

You have revealed Your righteousness

 in the sight of the nations.

You have remembered Your lovingkindness and

 Faithfulness to the house of Israel. Thank You for

remembering Your lovingkindness and faithfulness

 to my house, too.


All the ends of the earth have seen Your salvation.


Cause ____________ to see Your salvation

 before You come to judge the world with

righteousness and equity.


You are worthy of all the shouting, singing,

praising, roaring, and clapping,

Our LORD, our King, Jesus~”

 

The Watchman on the Wall 2 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

 

Psalm 97 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Psalm 97.

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Meditate on verses 9-10a.

 

For You are the LORD Most High over all the earth;

You are exalted far above all gods. Hate evil, you who love the LORD...

 

Some of the truths about the LORD from Psalm 97 are:

·      He reigns (v. 1).

·      Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne (v. 2).

·      Fire goes before Him and burns up His adversaries (v. 3).

·      He is LORD of the whole earth (v. 5).

·      The heavens declare His righteousness, and all people have seen His glory (v. 6).

·      He is Most High over all the earth and exalted far above all supernatural powers (v. 9).

·      He preserves the souls of His Godly ones and delivers them from the wicked (v. 10). 


Based on these truths about the LORD:

·      Hate evil (v. 10)


·      Be glad in Him (v. 12)


·      Give thanks to His holy name (v. 12) 


Pray Psalm 97:9-12 to the LORD as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).


“LORD, You are Most High over all the earth.

You are exalted (praised) far above all gods. 


__________ and I love You, LORD, and we hate evil.

We are Your Godly ones; preserve our souls and 


deliver us from the hand of the wicked.


Keep us righteous and upright in heart; sow light and gladness for us.

We are Your righteous ones; we will be glad in You, LORD.


We give thanks to Your holy name, Jesus~”

 

The Watchman on the Wall 2 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

 

 

Psalm 96 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Psalm 96.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/psa/96/1/s_574001

Meditate on verse 2.

 

Sing to the LORD; bless His name;

proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day.

 

Psalm 96 answers many questions about worship.

Who is to worship?

•   All the earth (v. 1, 9)

•   Families of the peoples (v. 7)

What is worship?

•   Singing a new song to the LORD (v. 1)

•   Blessing His name and proclaiming good tidings of His salvation (v. 2)

•   Telling of His glory and wonderful deeds (v. 3)

•   Ascribing to God glory and strength, the glory of His name (vs. 7-8)

•   Bringing an offering and coming to His courts (v. 8)

Where does worship take place?

•   Among the nations and all the peoples (v. 3)

•   In His courts (v. 8)

When is worship?

• From day to day (v. 2)

Why worship the LORD?

•   He is great, greatly to be praised, and to be feared above all gods (v. 4).

•   He made the heavens (v. 5).

•   Splendor, majesty, strength, and beauty are before Him and in His sanctuary (v. 6).

•   He is coming to judge the earth, the world, and the peoples in righteousness and faithfulness (v. 13).

 

How do you worship?

•   Trembling before Him in holy attire (v. 9) “Put on the 
LORD Jesus Christ ...” (Romans 13:14).

•   By saying, “The LORD reigns; indeed the world is firmly established; it will not be moved. He will judge the peoples with equity” (v. 10). 


The heavens, earth, sea and all it contains, field and all that is in it, and all the trees of the forest are worshipping the LORD (vs. 11-12). Join them by starting your worship with Psalm 96:4a.


“LORD, You are great and greatly to be praised ...” 


 

Continue to worship all day, everyday.

 

The Watchman on the Wall 2 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

 

 

 

 

 

Psalm 95 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Psalm 95.

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Meditate on verses 7b-8a.

 

Today, if you would hear His voice, do not harden your hearts ...

In a world full of wickedness and evil, it is tempting to be cynical and calloused; however, God exhorts you not to harden your heart. Heed His Words from Psalm 95:8-11:

“I loathed that hard-hearted generation who had seen My work,

 yet they tested and tried Me. They erred in their heart

 and did not know My ways. Therefore I swore in My anger,

truly they shall not enter into My rest.”

 

Hear the LORD speaking to you, and accept His invitation to come into His presence with thanksgiving, joyfully singing and shouting to the Rock of your salvation (vs. 1-2). It is the cure for callousness and the antidote to hard-heartedness.

Come, worship, bow down, kneel before the LORD your Maker (v. 6) and praise Him with Psalm 95:3-5 and 7-8 as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, You are a great God and a great King above all gods,

in whose hand are the depths of the earth.


The peaks of the mountains are Yours also.

The sea is Yours, for You made it, and

Your hands formed the dry land.


You are _________ and my God!


We are the people of Your pasture

 and the sheep of Your hand.

Today, let us hear Your voice, and

 do not let us harden our hearts.

 For the sake of Your name, Jesus~”

 

The Watchman on the Wall 2 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

 

Psalm 94 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Psalm 94.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/psa/94/1/s_572001

Meditate on verse 19.

 

When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,

Your consolations delight my soul.

 

The psalmist asked God questions which you may also have asked:

·      LORD, how long will the wicked exult (v. 3)?

·      He who planted the ear, does He not hear; He who formed the eye, does He not see (v. 9)?

·      He who chastens the nations and teaches man knowledge, will He not rebuke (v. 10)?

·      Who will stand up for me against evildoers and those who do wickedness (v. 16)?

·      Can a throne of destruction and mischief be allied with the LORD (v. 20)? 


When you ask God questions, listen for His answers:

·      A pit is dug for the wicked (v. 13).

·      The LORD will not abandon His people (v. 14).

·      Judgment will again be righteous for the upright in heart to follow (v. 15).

·      The LORD is your help, and His lovingkindness will hold you up (vs. 17-18).

·      The LORD is your stronghold and rock of refuge (v. 22).

·      The LORD your God will bring wickedness back on the wicked and 
destroy them in their evil (v. 23). 


Be consoled by the LORD and His Word and pray Psalm 94:17-19 and 22 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7). 


“LORD, You are _________ and my help! Our souls

will not dwell in the abode of silence. When our feet

slip, Your lovingkindness, O LORD, will hold us up.

When our anxious thoughts multiply within

 us, Your consolations delight our souls. LORD, You

 are our stronghold, and God,

You are the Rock of our refuge, Jesus~”

 

The Watchman on the Wall 2 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

 

Psalm 93 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 93.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/psa/93/1/s_571001

Meditate on verse 5.

Your testimonies are fully confirmed;

holiness befits Your house, O LORD, forevermore.

As a child of God, you are the house of God.

Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are ...

—Hebrews 3:6


As a child of God, you are holy because He is holy.

Like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior

 because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

—1 Peter 1:15-16

As a child of God, you are fully confirmed in the LORD Jesus Christ.

Our LORD Jesus Christ will also confirm you to the end,

blameless in the day of our LORD Jesus Christ.


—1 Corinthians 1:7b-8

Ponder these truths about who you are in Christ and pray Psalm 93 in confident praise to your LORD.

“LORD, You reign! You are

clothed with majesty.


LORD, You have clothed and

girded Yourself with strength.

 Indeed, the world is firmly established,

 it will not be moved.

Your throne is established from of old;

You are from everlasting.

O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice

and their pounding waves.

But more than the sounds of many waters

and the mighty breakers of the sea,

You, the LORD on high, are mighty!


Your testimonies are fully confirmed.


Thank You for confirming them in ________ and me.

Holiness befits Your house.

Make us holy, O LORD, forevermore.

Because of You, LORD Jesus~”

The Watchman on the Wall 2 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

Psalm 92 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 92.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/psa/92/1/s_570001

Meditate on verses 1-2.

It is good to give thanks to the LORD and to

 sing praises to Your name, O Most High;

 to declare Your lovingkindness in the

morning and Your faithfulness by night.

Why is it good to give God thanks?

·      The works of His hands are great, and they make you glad (v. 4-5).

·      His thoughts are very deep (v. 5).

·      He is on high forever (v. 8).

·      His enemies will perish, and all who do iniquity will be scattered (v. 9).

·      He makes you righteous, so you flourish like the palm tree (v. 12).

·      He plants you in His house where you flourish in His courts (v. 13).

·      He lets you yield fruit, even in old age (v. 14). 


The LORD does all of the above, so you can declare that He is upright, that He is your rock, and that there is no unrighteousness in Him (v. 15).

So much to be thankful for! Spend this day thanking Him. And pray Psalm 92:1-2 and 12-15 as a faithful prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).


“LORD, it is good to give You thanks and

 sing
praises to Your name, O Most High.


I will declare Your lovingkindness in the

 morning
and Your faithfulness by night.


Make ___________ and me righteous.


Let us flourish like the palm tree

and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Plant us in Your house, LORD,

and let us flourish in Your courts.

 Let us still yield fruit in old age;

 let us be full of sap
and very green,

to declare that You are upright;


You are our Rock, and there is

 no unrighteousness in You.

Because You are the LORD Jesus~”

The Watchman on the Wall 2 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell