A reminder that, regardless of how I have felt you never left God Dash you never wandered off to do your own thing – that is powerful wording, translation, as if you were just waiting for a chance to slip away from my demanding character, but you were always patiently there by my side, listening to my attempts to make sense of it all. New paragraph everyone is on the hunt for God Dash searching! It’s a part of this great life, those who thought it was in power: those who thought it was in poverty: those who never got it together enough: and every thing in between all here together praising and joyful!
“Some nations boast of their chariots and horses, but we boast in the name of the Lord our God. Those nations will fall down and collapse, but we will rise up and stand firm.”
Psalms 20:7-8 NLT
yes and yes. love this!
I love the psalms. so encouraging. Lord help me to always remember that you are Holy. “Yet you are holy…”
Psalms 22:3 NLT
Holy- set apart. unique. different. special. Holy!
When we truly take time to create and grow a relationship with Jesus, the desires of our hearts change into pleasing and acceptable things to the Lord. That is why the Lord says he will give us the desires of our hearts. Many people read that verse and they wonder why so many things in their life did not happen even as they were praying to God daily and reading their Bible and going to church. Sometimes the Lord does not give us everything we want because he knows that it will not cause the goodness we need in our lives
“ yet you are he who took me from the womb;
you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts. On you was I cast from my birth,
and from my mother’s womb you have been my God.”
Reading this aloud to my month old baby as I feed her and it really resonates! Praying I can raise her with a knowledge of and love for her God
I just wanted to share that I saw so many connections between what David was saying in this Psalm and Jesus at the cross. Was this foreshadowing in a way? Some of the things I noticed : “My God, My God why have you forsaken me?” And the piercing of hands and feet. And the drawing lots for the garments.
Dear Ann, May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble- Psalms 20 vs 1. I pray that God will glorify himself in your family. That pain and lack will be a thing of the past. I pray God’s glory will beautify your home and every heart. You’re not going through this alone sister. Remember, Jesus is close to the broken hearted. Have faith and hope.
Praying this last verse over your family, Ann, and all our sisters in need of a miracle, that,
Ps22:31 They will come and tell a people yet to be born about His righteousness —what He has done.
God is faithful. Praying for you all today, that we would look for things in our life to proclaim to those yet unborn!
Praying for you Ann and your parents. So inspired that you are faithful in spending time in Gods word. May you find peace, strength and perseverance in Him. As Amy Carmichael says “tuck yourself into God” and miracles still happen!
Father, I ask in Jesus name that you provide for Ann and her family. You know exactly what they need. You tell us to ask for anything in your name, so I pray for provision for this family.
Dear Lord. Please go to Ann right now. Cover her household. You said in your word that the trying of our faith develop patience. lord, they are in trying times right now and need you more than ever right now. Give her mother and father the strength to persevere. Remind them of your word to not worry about what they will eat or drink tomorrow because you will sustain and have always sustained them even in these trying times. We praise you now for the blessings that you will bestow upon this family and for hearing and answering the prayers of the righteous. In Jesus name. Amen.
Hi guys, this has nothing to do with this scripture. I’m just in desperate need for prayer. I don’t know how many will see this post or if anyone will but I desperately need prayer.
My dad has been out of a job for almost 3 years now and it’s become really hard for my mum to cope and she is now forced to pay for everything. Things have gotten really bad to the point where we were being threatened with an eviction from the house we live in. My mum is struggling and the bills keep piling up. My dad does try to apply for jobs but it’s really hard to get a job in this economy right now and especially in Perth, WA. Jobs are really scarce and no one is hiring much. Recently, he received a job and I thought that all our prayers had been answered because it was meant to be a permanent position for a few months, but today after only working 2/3
days he was fired. The position was no longer and now we are back to rock bottom.
I just feel really helpless and down. I feel like all the hope I had in me is now lost. I really need prayer from anyone and everyone. I would really appreciate it if you would all pray for my dad to find a new job as soon as possible and that we don’t have to face this again. I’m in desperate need for a miracle :( I just need help from you guys and god.
Hi Ann, Praying for your dad to find a good job and that God will continue to provide for you and your family and that no need goes unmet. I pray that He will do the miraculous for you family and I pay that until your dad gets another job that your family will not lack. In Jesus name, Amen.
Praying for you and your family-that God would provide. Also praying that God would bring you and your family peace, that, with Job you can say that this hard season has brought you to the end of yourselves and drawn you closer to see God more! “For I know that my Redeemer lives,
and at the last he will stand upon the earth.
And after my skin has been thus destroyed,
yet in my flesh I shall see God,
whom I shall see for myself,
and my eyes shall behold, and not another.
My heart faints within me!” Job 19:25-27
Lord I just come to you right now and I lift up Anna and her family. Father I ask that your will be done in their lives, father I know that in hard moments like these we feel as though you don’t have a plan for us, but father I just pray that you give Anna peace, father that she may know that you have not left her or her family alone, that your plan is in the making. Father, I thank you because I know that this too shall pass! We thank you father because you care about the details of our lives. I pray peace in Anna’s life and her family, in the name of Jesus Amen!
Lord,
Thank you for caring for us–that you know every freckle on our face as you number the stars in the sky. You are good, Lord. We trust in you and ask that the community surrounding Ann would come alongside her and be your hands and feet. In this time, I pray for peace. We have come before you in supplication and thanksgiving. Be a pillar of strength, and a refuge of peace, and a source of wisdom for Ann and her family. Thank you for this community of believers that have responded to Ann’s plea for prayer. Be with our sister, dear Lord, and let her know your presence.
Amen
Sending many prayers for you and your family. I pray that Jesus will provide for you and your family, and that He will lay his hands upon you, granting you calm in the storm. I ask that he will be with you along each and every step, and that He will carry you if the burden becomes too much to bear. In Jesus name, amen.
Ann. God will NEVER leave you nor forsake you and your household. His promises would come to pass even if they tarry. Wait on the Lord and just believe.
Ann- Praying for you and your family in Mn. One of my favorite verses is in this passage ” 7 Some boast in chariots and some in horses, But we will boast in the name of the Lord, our God.”
We trust God will meet your needs in an amazing way … Even today. He is able!
I spy my Lord! Goosebumps all over! I LOVE reading Jesus prophesied it just reminds me of how God has Jesus’ saving power in the works from the very behinning
*like I have ruined my life and really want to start over. Please pray that God will transform me. I want to experience the real Christian walk. To really do it, to really experience Him and to
I’m thankful for this app because sometimes when I am unable to understand exactly what the passage is saying, I can come to the comments and see how how it is touching others and get a better sense of what it is saying. I ask that you all pray for me and that I can stick to God’s word and not be a luke warm Christian.
Praying for you Kenzie, that you would stand firm in the faith — this is a good place to be, amen! That His word would permeate your soul & nourish you like nothing the world can offer. How great is His love!
~For WE trust in the lord! He is most high. His STEADFAST love shall NOT be moved. So we shall not be moved by Satan, when we stand STRONG in the Lord’s love.~
I got GIDDY reading this part — ALL the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, all the families of the nations shall worship before you — because CAN YOU IMAGINE?! From the depths of the seas to all of our families, ALL WILL WORSHIP, all will acknowledge, all will praise. All hail the King of all kings — it’s enough to put a skip in my step this Monday!! Happy new week to all of you, my beautiful SRT ladies!
Lord help me! Fears keep creeping up but I trust in You! I place my marriage in Your able hands! Some trust in chariots but I trust in You and I know You see and have not forgotten or forsaken us! We are in Your hands and wait for You!
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. – it’s amazing that all will bow down. It’s hard to imagine everyone on their knees before God, but one day it will happen.
Psalm 20: 1;7 NIV
1 May the Lord answer you when you are in distress;
may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
Psalm 22 NIV
1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?
2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by night, but I find no rest.
3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you are the one Israel praises.
4 In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them.
5 To you they cried out and were saved;
in you they trusted and were not put to shame.
6 But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
7 All who see me mock me;
they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
8 “He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
“let the Lord rescue him.
Let him deliver him,
since he delights in him.”
9 Yet you brought me out of the womb;
you made me trust in you, even at my mother’s breast.
10 From birth I was cast on you;
from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
11 Do not be far from me,
for trouble is near
and there is no one to help.
12 Many bulls surround me;
strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13 Roaring lions that tear their prey
open their mouths wide against me.
14 I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.
My heart has turned to wax;
it has melted within me.
15 My mouth is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
you lay me in the dust of death.
16 Dogs surround me,
a pack of villains encircles me;
they pierce my hands and my feet.
17 All my bones are on display;
people stare and gloat over me.
18 They divide my clothes among them
and cast lots for my garment.
19 But you, Lord, do not be far from me.
You are my strength; come quickly to help me.
20 Deliver me from the sword,
my precious life from the power of the dogs.
21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;
save me from the horns of the wild oxen.
22 I will declare your name to my people;
in the assembly I will praise you.
23 You who fear the Lord, praise him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!
Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
24 For he has not despised or scorned
the suffering of the afflicted one;
he has not hidden his face from him
but has listened to his cry for help.
25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;
before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows.
26 The poor will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the Lord will praise him—
may your hearts live forever!
27 All the ends of the earth
will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
will bow down before him,
28 for dominion belongs to the Lord
and he rules over the nations.
29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship;
all who go down to the dust will kneel before him—
those who cannot keep themselves alive.
30 Posterity will serve him;
future generations will be told about the Lord.
31 They will proclaim his righteousness,
declaring to a people yet unborn:
He has done it!
All of Psalm 22 is about Jesus and His crucifixion.
Dropped the YouVersion app for the She Reads Truth app.
Praying for those who have shared struggles today and other days. Ps 22:14 For those of us who are stuck. Disjointed bones. Hearts melted like wax in overwhelming pain. Praying for rescuing grace. .
The God of Jacob protects you. God made a covenant w/ Jacob! And they pray unanimously. And they trusted in God not in chariots & horses. Not in their support. Not in their ministry. Not in their resources. In God Alone. Because You sit at Right Hand, help each of us stand tall today. Stand upright Ps 20:7-8.
21:4, 6 “He asked life of You, [and] You gave it to him, length of days forever & ever. For You make him most blessed forever; You make him joyful with gladness in Your presence”. The life that God gives results in joy and gladness! That is what He declares. Like John. He gives [abundant!] life. It should make others “want what you’ve got”. So different from the apathy, doubt, emptiness, and sadness that is so prevalent today.
1 The king rejoices in your strength, Lord.
How great is his joy in the victories you give!
2 You have granted him his heart’s desire
and have not withheld the request of his lips.
3 You came to greet him with rich blessings
and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.
4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
length of days, for ever and ever.
5 Through the victories you gave, his glory is great;
you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.
6 Surely you have granted him unending blessings
and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
7 For the king trusts in the Lord;
through the unfailing love of the Most High
he will not be shaken.
I really enjoyed reading this segment… I think it’s a good reminder that (even though we aren’t royalty) God is here, and is ever powerful.
Wow. So much to reflect on in these chapters. Psalm 20 made me think of the joy of worship and how blessed we are that we can go to church today and praise Him in corporate/community worship. And Psalm 22 is so amazing to read. The questions in the first part and the hope in the second. I loved this verse 22:26 The poor will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the Lord will praise him—
may your hearts live forever!
Amen!
6 Now this I know:
The Lord gives victory to his anointed.
He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary
with the victorious power of his right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
8 They are brought to their knees and fall,
but we rise up and stand firm.
9 Yet you brought me out of the womb;
you made me trust in you, even at my mother’s breast.” Im nursing my son as I read this, and I glanced over to my son, thankful for God’s pursuit of him.
My favorite verses from today’s reading:
27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28 For the kingdom is the LORD’S: and he is the governor among the nations.
There is SO MUCH goodness stored up in these chapters. It makes me want to stand and start shouting His praises and dancing in my yet-still house on the hill. I could reiterate everything that David has said with jubilee in my heart, but here are some of my thoughts…
In the midst of circumstances that seem like they could not be changed by any person, I shout out verse 7: Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
In the midst of a world that feels like it’s turning upside down, I dig out my crown, put it on my head, and revel in verses 6-7: Surely you have granted him unending blessings
and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
7 For the king trusts in the Lord;
through the unfailing love of the Most High
he will not be shaken.
With thanksgiving, my heart rejoices that verse 10 has been my portion: From birth I was cast on you;
from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
And with Job near to my heart, verses 23-26 make me sing choruses of His goodness toward us in the midst of trials: You who fear the Lord, praise him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!
Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
24 For he has not despised or scorned
the suffering of the afflicted one;
he has not hidden his face from him
but has listened to his cry for help.
25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;
before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows.
26 The poor will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the Lord will praise him—
may your hearts live forever!
Finally, today, verses 30-31 are my prayer. That I may live to tell the narrative of His goodness to my great-grandchildren and beyond!
30 Posterity will serve him;
future generations will be told about the Lord.
31 They will proclaim his righteousness,
declaring to a people yet unborn:
He has done it!
Wow! Thank you Lydia for your thoughts this morning. I woke up in a funk for reasons unknown and reading your post has helped lift the heaviness on my heart.
Psalm 22 got me go thinking. I wonder if David knew he was penning prophecy, especially one of such a pivotal event as Jesus’ death on the cross. Jesus, his own earthly decedent, would one day speak these words and experience the very things he wrote of, but in a literal sense rather than figurative.
just gave me chills and some food for thought.
This is the cry of my heart during my struggle with my eating disorder. “7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” It’s as simple as that. In myself I can do nothing. I’ve tried to trust in myself or work out how I can overcome in myself but it is just pointless. I trust in Him: there’s no other hope. Only He can make me well. I love the Psalms because they are real and full of brokenness and pain, yet so founded on trust at the same time. I hear the cry of my heart in these verses and find hope to carry on. Ah He is so good to me. And there’s real hope ahead for me. I believe it. Help me Lord in my unbelief.
Jess I am praying for you in your struggle. Have you ever read “Carry On, Warrior” by Glennon Melton? You might find it helpful. This lady had an eating disorder and she trusted in God to help her heal. I wish you all the best with your journey.
This is me too Jess! I struggle with clinical depression and as I read this i hear my cries yet see the hope when you trust. Lord her and me in our unbelief
YES! I heard it said once that Jesus’ quoted this scripture as a message of hope to his followers standing around his cross. That any Jew in the crowd would hear these words and immediately call to memory the full 22nd chapter of psalms and see a glimpse into the future…when his name would be proclaimed to every generation and WE will say “He has done it!!!” (Vs 33)
I love you, Father!! ❤️
Thank you Jesus for your presence.
A reminder that, regardless of how I have felt you never left God Dash you never wandered off to do your own thing – that is powerful wording, translation, as if you were just waiting for a chance to slip away from my demanding character, but you were always patiently there by my side, listening to my attempts to make sense of it all. New paragraph everyone is on the hunt for God Dash searching! It’s a part of this great life, those who thought it was in power: those who thought it was in poverty: those who never got it together enough: and every thing in between all here together praising and joyful!
A wonderful reminder that regardless of how I have felt, YOU have never left, God – you never “wandered off to do your own thing.”
“Some nations boast of their chariots and horses, but we boast in the name of the Lord our God. Those nations will fall down and collapse, but we will rise up and stand firm.”
Psalms 20:7-8 NLT
yes and yes. love this!
I love the psalms. so encouraging. Lord help me to always remember that you are Holy. “Yet you are holy…”
Psalms 22:3 NLT
Holy- set apart. unique. different. special. Holy!
Some trust in horses and chariots but we trust in the name of the Lord our God
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“May He send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.” ❤️
so dang good
In our struggle we can declare that God has done it
“Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.”
Though in his time of struggle, David doesn’t fail to acknowledge God’s power and holiness.
I read about Perpetua today and her brave story. In Job, when it talked about people trusting chariots..it really reminded me of her day
V 31 “they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn,
that he has done it.” It is finished! ✝️
God is our deliverer! ❤️
When we truly take time to create and grow a relationship with Jesus, the desires of our hearts change into pleasing and acceptable things to the Lord. That is why the Lord says he will give us the desires of our hearts. Many people read that verse and they wonder why so many things in their life did not happen even as they were praying to God daily and reading their Bible and going to church. Sometimes the Lord does not give us everything we want because he knows that it will not cause the goodness we need in our lives
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You have given Lisa her heart’s desire
2You have given him his heart’s desire
and have not withheld the request of his lips.
5May we shout for joy over your salvation,
and in the name of our God set up our banners!
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!
4May he grant you your heart’s desire
and fulfill all your plans!
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some believe that when jesus spoke that line, he was actually referencing back to the psalm which prophesized Jesus’ sacrifice to us centuries before!
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The afflicted will eat and be satisfied!
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How sweet to know that when we trust God with everything, we will not and cannot be shaken.
11Do not be far from me,
for trouble is near
and there is no one to help.
“ yet you are he who took me from the womb;
you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts. On you was I cast from my birth,
and from my mother’s womb you have been my God.”
Reading this aloud to my month old baby as I feed her and it really resonates! Praying I can raise her with a knowledge of and love for her God
In all seasons may we also say “yet you are holy.”
I just wanted to share that I saw so many connections between what David was saying in this Psalm and Jesus at the cross. Was this foreshadowing in a way? Some of the things I noticed : “My God, My God why have you forsaken me?” And the piercing of hands and feet. And the drawing lots for the garments.
I noticed that as well!
I noticed this too as I read it today! I need to read it in my study Bible now.
Anyone else think of this song doing the reading today? “God, you’re so good. God, you’re so good. God, you’re so good, you’re so good to me.”
Done❤️
Ps 21:5-7 spoke to me most when I substituted the “king” for “us” and read it aloud
The nations will bow down ❤️
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Through the faithful love of the Most High, I am not shaken.
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Dear Ann, May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble- Psalms 20 vs 1. I pray that God will glorify himself in your family. That pain and lack will be a thing of the past. I pray God’s glory will beautify your home and every heart. You’re not going through this alone sister. Remember, Jesus is close to the broken hearted. Have faith and hope.
Praying this last verse over your family, Ann, and all our sisters in need of a miracle, that,
Ps22:31 They will come and tell a people yet to be born about His righteousness —what He has done.
God is faithful. Praying for you all today, that we would look for things in our life to proclaim to those yet unborn!
Praying for you Ann and your parents. So inspired that you are faithful in spending time in Gods word. May you find peace, strength and perseverance in Him. As Amy Carmichael says “tuck yourself into God” and miracles still happen!
Father, I ask in Jesus name that you provide for Ann and her family. You know exactly what they need. You tell us to ask for anything in your name, so I pray for provision for this family.
Dear Lord. Please go to Ann right now. Cover her household. You said in your word that the trying of our faith develop patience. lord, they are in trying times right now and need you more than ever right now. Give her mother and father the strength to persevere. Remind them of your word to not worry about what they will eat or drink tomorrow because you will sustain and have always sustained them even in these trying times. We praise you now for the blessings that you will bestow upon this family and for hearing and answering the prayers of the righteous. In Jesus name. Amen.
I’m so sorry you’re experiencing this! I’m praying for you and your family.
Praying for you and your family!
Hi guys, this has nothing to do with this scripture. I’m just in desperate need for prayer. I don’t know how many will see this post or if anyone will but I desperately need prayer.
My dad has been out of a job for almost 3 years now and it’s become really hard for my mum to cope and she is now forced to pay for everything. Things have gotten really bad to the point where we were being threatened with an eviction from the house we live in. My mum is struggling and the bills keep piling up. My dad does try to apply for jobs but it’s really hard to get a job in this economy right now and especially in Perth, WA. Jobs are really scarce and no one is hiring much. Recently, he received a job and I thought that all our prayers had been answered because it was meant to be a permanent position for a few months, but today after only working 2/3
days he was fired. The position was no longer and now we are back to rock bottom.
I just feel really helpless and down. I feel like all the hope I had in me is now lost. I really need prayer from anyone and everyone. I would really appreciate it if you would all pray for my dad to find a new job as soon as possible and that we don’t have to face this again. I’m in desperate need for a miracle :( I just need help from you guys and god.
Thank you so much
Praying. Don’t give up.
Hi Ann, Praying for your dad to find a good job and that God will continue to provide for you and your family and that no need goes unmet. I pray that He will do the miraculous for you family and I pay that until your dad gets another job that your family will not lack. In Jesus name, Amen.
Praying for you and your family-that God would provide. Also praying that God would bring you and your family peace, that, with Job you can say that this hard season has brought you to the end of yourselves and drawn you closer to see God more! “For I know that my Redeemer lives,
and at the last he will stand upon the earth.
And after my skin has been thus destroyed,
yet in my flesh I shall see God,
whom I shall see for myself,
and my eyes shall behold, and not another.
My heart faints within me!” Job 19:25-27
Praying for you. Don’t give up, for Our Lord Jesus Christ will never ever leave you or forsake you.
Praying for you and your family.
Lord I just come to you right now and I lift up Anna and her family. Father I ask that your will be done in their lives, father I know that in hard moments like these we feel as though you don’t have a plan for us, but father I just pray that you give Anna peace, father that she may know that you have not left her or her family alone, that your plan is in the making. Father, I thank you because I know that this too shall pass! We thank you father because you care about the details of our lives. I pray peace in Anna’s life and her family, in the name of Jesus Amen!
Lord,
Thank you for caring for us–that you know every freckle on our face as you number the stars in the sky. You are good, Lord. We trust in you and ask that the community surrounding Ann would come alongside her and be your hands and feet. In this time, I pray for peace. We have come before you in supplication and thanksgiving. Be a pillar of strength, and a refuge of peace, and a source of wisdom for Ann and her family. Thank you for this community of believers that have responded to Ann’s plea for prayer. Be with our sister, dear Lord, and let her know your presence.
Amen
Sending many prayers for you and your family. I pray that Jesus will provide for you and your family, and that He will lay his hands upon you, granting you calm in the storm. I ask that he will be with you along each and every step, and that He will carry you if the burden becomes too much to bear. In Jesus name, amen.
Praying right this moment. The LORD will makes way where there is no way. He makes a way in the wilderness. May your eyes see His provision today.
Praying for you and your family here in South Dakota. Lord, open a door and make your will clear to them. Shower them with your grace. Amen.
Ann. God will NEVER leave you nor forsake you and your household. His promises would come to pass even if they tarry. Wait on the Lord and just believe.
Ann- Praying for you and your family in Mn. One of my favorite verses is in this passage ” 7 Some boast in chariots and some in horses, But we will boast in the name of the Lord, our God.”
We trust God will meet your needs in an amazing way … Even today. He is able!
Praying Ann!!!!
Praying for you and your family, Ann.
http://www1.cbn.com/biblestudy/psalm-22-and-the-passion-of-jesus
Great commentary on Psalm 22! Crucifixion had not even been invented yet and here is David, one thousand years before, describing it. Mind blowing.
I spy my Lord! Goosebumps all over! I LOVE reading Jesus prophesied it just reminds me of how God has Jesus’ saving power in the works from the very behinning
I’ve experienced that situation before I promise life is so much better with him. And I will have you in my prayers
He will love you just as much his work is Amazing it might be hard but there’s always time for him
I’m a little young but as long as you pray believe and ttrust
Be the best woman that I can be for Him. I just really need help.
Praying!
*like I have ruined my life and really want to start over. Please pray that God will transform me. I want to experience the real Christian walk. To really do it, to really experience Him and to
I ask ladies that you pray for me as well, I feel li
I’m thankful for this app because sometimes when I am unable to understand exactly what the passage is saying, I can come to the comments and see how how it is touching others and get a better sense of what it is saying. I ask that you all pray for me and that I can stick to God’s word and not be a luke warm Christian.
Praying for you Kenzie, that you would stand firm in the faith — this is a good place to be, amen! That His word would permeate your soul & nourish you like nothing the world can offer. How great is His love!
Praying!
Praying for you Kenzie!
~For WE trust in the lord! He is most high. His STEADFAST love shall NOT be moved. So we shall not be moved by Satan, when we stand STRONG in the Lord’s love.~
I got GIDDY reading this part — ALL the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, all the families of the nations shall worship before you — because CAN YOU IMAGINE?! From the depths of the seas to all of our families, ALL WILL WORSHIP, all will acknowledge, all will praise. All hail the King of all kings — it’s enough to put a skip in my step this Monday!! Happy new week to all of you, my beautiful SRT ladies!
Love that!
Lord help me! Fears keep creeping up but I trust in You! I place my marriage in Your able hands! Some trust in chariots but I trust in You and I know You see and have not forgotten or forsaken us! We are in Your hands and wait for You!
Amen!
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. – it’s amazing that all will bow down. It’s hard to imagine everyone on their knees before God, but one day it will happen.
Finally He has done it so no need to worry about ur sorrows again!
Psalm 22:31 They will proclaim his righteousness,
declaring to a people yet unborn:
He has done it!
Loved this!
Psalm 20: 1;7 NIV
1 May the Lord answer you when you are in distress;
may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
Psalm 22 NIV
1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?
2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by night, but I find no rest.
3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you are the one Israel praises.
4 In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them.
5 To you they cried out and were saved;
in you they trusted and were not put to shame.
6 But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
7 All who see me mock me;
they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
8 “He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
“let the Lord rescue him.
Let him deliver him,
since he delights in him.”
9 Yet you brought me out of the womb;
you made me trust in you, even at my mother’s breast.
10 From birth I was cast on you;
from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
11 Do not be far from me,
for trouble is near
and there is no one to help.
12 Many bulls surround me;
strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13 Roaring lions that tear their prey
open their mouths wide against me.
14 I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.
My heart has turned to wax;
it has melted within me.
15 My mouth is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
you lay me in the dust of death.
16 Dogs surround me,
a pack of villains encircles me;
they pierce my hands and my feet.
17 All my bones are on display;
people stare and gloat over me.
18 They divide my clothes among them
and cast lots for my garment.
19 But you, Lord, do not be far from me.
You are my strength; come quickly to help me.
20 Deliver me from the sword,
my precious life from the power of the dogs.
21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;
save me from the horns of the wild oxen.
22 I will declare your name to my people;
in the assembly I will praise you.
23 You who fear the Lord, praise him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!
Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
24 For he has not despised or scorned
the suffering of the afflicted one;
he has not hidden his face from him
but has listened to his cry for help.
25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;
before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows.
26 The poor will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the Lord will praise him—
may your hearts live forever!
27 All the ends of the earth
will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
will bow down before him,
28 for dominion belongs to the Lord
and he rules over the nations.
29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship;
all who go down to the dust will kneel before him—
those who cannot keep themselves alive.
30 Posterity will serve him;
future generations will be told about the Lord.
31 They will proclaim his righteousness,
declaring to a people yet unborn:
He has done it!
All of Psalm 22 is about Jesus and His crucifixion.
Dropped the YouVersion app for the She Reads Truth app.
Yes I realized this as I was reading also. I never saw the connection until now!
Love this: 8 They are brought to their knees and fall,
but we rise up and stand firm.
9 Lord, give victory to the king!
Answer us when we call!
Praying for those who have shared struggles today and other days. Ps 22:14 For those of us who are stuck. Disjointed bones. Hearts melted like wax in overwhelming pain. Praying for rescuing grace. .
The God of Jacob protects you. God made a covenant w/ Jacob! And they pray unanimously. And they trusted in God not in chariots & horses. Not in their support. Not in their ministry. Not in their resources. In God Alone. Because You sit at Right Hand, help each of us stand tall today. Stand upright Ps 20:7-8.
21:4, 6 “He asked life of You, [and] You gave it to him, length of days forever & ever. For You make him most blessed forever; You make him joyful with gladness in Your presence”. The life that God gives results in joy and gladness! That is what He declares. Like John. He gives [abundant!] life. It should make others “want what you’ve got”. So different from the apathy, doubt, emptiness, and sadness that is so prevalent today.
1 The king rejoices in your strength, Lord.
How great is his joy in the victories you give!
2 You have granted him his heart’s desire
and have not withheld the request of his lips.
3 You came to greet him with rich blessings
and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.
4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
length of days, for ever and ever.
5 Through the victories you gave, his glory is great;
you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.
6 Surely you have granted him unending blessings
and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
7 For the king trusts in the Lord;
through the unfailing love of the Most High
he will not be shaken.
I really enjoyed reading this segment… I think it’s a good reminder that (even though we aren’t royalty) God is here, and is ever powerful.
I had a tough time reflecting on these passages, as a whole they seemed to say one thing to me after finishing with them:
The LORD is all powerful <3
Amen! I couldn’t agree more!
This was so nice to read after Job. That’s been an intense read for me.
Definitely. I’m loving Job, but it is for sure intense. It’s good to rest with the psalms!
Wow. So much to reflect on in these chapters. Psalm 20 made me think of the joy of worship and how blessed we are that we can go to church today and praise Him in corporate/community worship. And Psalm 22 is so amazing to read. The questions in the first part and the hope in the second. I loved this verse 22:26 The poor will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the Lord will praise him—
may your hearts live forever!
Amen!
6 Now this I know:
The Lord gives victory to his anointed.
He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary
with the victorious power of his right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
8 They are brought to their knees and fall,
but we rise up and stand firm.
❤️
9 Yet you brought me out of the womb;
you made me trust in you, even at my mother’s breast.” Im nursing my son as I read this, and I glanced over to my son, thankful for God’s pursuit of him.
Same!!
Me too! Lord, I pray these verses could be proclaimed by my sons one day!
I am reading this MONTHS later (in July- I just started a few weeks ago!!) and I am nursing my daughter as I read this! How crazy!
Today’s reading was so empowering!
My favorite verses from today’s reading:
27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28 For the kingdom is the LORD’S: and he is the governor among the nations.
I loved the end of Psalm 22…declaring His Hope to a people yet unborn. Let us live with His glorious declarations always on our lips!
I loved this ending as well!
There is SO MUCH goodness stored up in these chapters. It makes me want to stand and start shouting His praises and dancing in my yet-still house on the hill. I could reiterate everything that David has said with jubilee in my heart, but here are some of my thoughts…
In the midst of circumstances that seem like they could not be changed by any person, I shout out verse 7: Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
In the midst of a world that feels like it’s turning upside down, I dig out my crown, put it on my head, and revel in verses 6-7: Surely you have granted him unending blessings
and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
7 For the king trusts in the Lord;
through the unfailing love of the Most High
he will not be shaken.
With thanksgiving, my heart rejoices that verse 10 has been my portion: From birth I was cast on you;
from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
And with Job near to my heart, verses 23-26 make me sing choruses of His goodness toward us in the midst of trials: You who fear the Lord, praise him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!
Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
24 For he has not despised or scorned
the suffering of the afflicted one;
he has not hidden his face from him
but has listened to his cry for help.
25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;
before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows.
26 The poor will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the Lord will praise him—
may your hearts live forever!
Finally, today, verses 30-31 are my prayer. That I may live to tell the narrative of His goodness to my great-grandchildren and beyond!
30 Posterity will serve him;
future generations will be told about the Lord.
31 They will proclaim his righteousness,
declaring to a people yet unborn:
He has done it!
Wow! Thank you Lydia for your thoughts this morning. I woke up in a funk for reasons unknown and reading your post has helped lift the heaviness on my heart.
Yes and amen!
Psalm 22 got me go thinking. I wonder if David knew he was penning prophecy, especially one of such a pivotal event as Jesus’ death on the cross. Jesus, his own earthly decedent, would one day speak these words and experience the very things he wrote of, but in a literal sense rather than figurative.
just gave me chills and some food for thought.
Psalm 22. Jesus. Chilling.
Right?!
Indeed! To know that Jesus fulfilled this passage. Powerful!
He has done it!
This is the cry of my heart during my struggle with my eating disorder. “7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” It’s as simple as that. In myself I can do nothing. I’ve tried to trust in myself or work out how I can overcome in myself but it is just pointless. I trust in Him: there’s no other hope. Only He can make me well. I love the Psalms because they are real and full of brokenness and pain, yet so founded on trust at the same time. I hear the cry of my heart in these verses and find hope to carry on. Ah He is so good to me. And there’s real hope ahead for me. I believe it. Help me Lord in my unbelief.
Praying for the Lord to be you strength during your struggle, Jess.
Xoxo!! God is the ultimate healer, you will be healed!
Jess I am praying for you in your struggle. Have you ever read “Carry On, Warrior” by Glennon Melton? You might find it helpful. This lady had an eating disorder and she trusted in God to help her heal. I wish you all the best with your journey.
This is me too Jess! I struggle with clinical depression and as I read this i hear my cries yet see the hope when you trust. Lord her and me in our unbelief
I’ve never read much of Psalms, but 22 really touched me – to think of Jesus thinking of this one during his final hours on the cross was moving.
YES! I heard it said once that Jesus’ quoted this scripture as a message of hope to his followers standing around his cross. That any Jew in the crowd would hear these words and immediately call to memory the full 22nd chapter of psalms and see a glimpse into the future…when his name would be proclaimed to every generation and WE will say “He has done it!!!” (Vs 33)
Wow! I never knew that, but what an AMAZING culmination and prophecy of him coming again!
Wow psalm 22 is one of my absolute favorites!!