Hear My Cry, O God

02 Saturday May 2026

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Listen to Psalm 61 read by Jonathan Dent

Reading: Psalm 61 (NIV)*

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David.
Hear my cry, O God;
listen to my prayer.
From the ends of the earth I call to you,
I call as my heart grows faint;
lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
For you have been my refuge,
a strong tower against the foe.
I long to dwell in your tent forever
and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.
For you, God, have heard my vows;
you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
Increase the days of the king’s life,
his years for many generations.
May he be enthroned in God’s presence forever;
appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.
Then I will ever sing in praise of your name
and fulfill my vows day after day.

Strength and glory are in his sanctuary — photo by David Kitz

Reflection
We can call out to God with confidence. He is more than nearby; He is within us helping to form the words of our prayers. We can draw close. David reminds us that we can take refuge in the shelter of your wings (v. 6).

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* NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, COPYRIGHT ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 BY BIBLICA

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Awake My Soul!

25 Saturday Apr 2026

Posted by davidkitz in Psalms

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Listen to Psalm 57:6-11 read by Jonathan Dent

Reading: Psalm 57:6-11 (NIV)*

They spread a net for my feet—
I was bowed down in distress.
They dug a pit in my path—
but they have fallen into it themselves.
My heart, O God, is steadfast,
my heart is steadfast;
I will sing and make music.
Awake, my soul!
Awake, harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.
I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will sing of you among the peoples.
For great is your love, reaching to the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory be over all the earth.

Strength and glory are in his sanctuary — photo by David Kitz

Reflection
There are times when I believe God wants us to sing His praise before deliverance comes—before the healing appears. He is our good and faithful God whether we have faith to move mountains or are troubled by doubt. Whether we live or die, He is faithful and worthy of our praise. In all the circumstances of life our help comes from Him.

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* NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, COPYRIGHT ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 BY BIBLICA

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Ideal for the Season of Lent

Look behind the scenes at the political plotting of King Herod, known as the scheming Fox for his ruthless shrewdness.

Get a front-row seat to the confrontation between the Jewish high priest Caiaphas and the Roman governor Pontius Pilate.

Understand as never before the horror of the decision to save a brutal terrorist in order to condemn the peaceful Jew to death.

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Raised Again!

05 Sunday Apr 2026

Posted by davidkitz in Psalm 22, Psalms

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I will praise the LORD!

Morning sunrise — photo by David Kitz

Reading: Psalm 22:27-31

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

On the first day of the week,
very early in the morning,
the women took the spices they had prepared
and went to the tomb.
They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
but when they entered,
they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
While they were wondering about this,
suddenly two men in clothes
that gleamed like lightning stood beside them.
In their fright
the women bowed down with their faces to the ground,
but the men said to them,
“Why do you look for the living among the dead?
He is not here;
he has risen!
Remember how he told you,
while he was still with you in Galilee:
‘The Son of Man must be delivered over
to the hands of sinners,
be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ”
Then they remembered his words.
(Luke 24: 1-8, NIV)

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The Garden Tomb

04 Saturday Apr 2026

Posted by davidkitz in Psalm 22, Psalms

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I will praise the LORD!

Landestreu Cemetery, Landestreu, SK. — photo courtesy of Donald Adam

Reading: Psalm 22:22-26

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

Later,
Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus.
Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus,
but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders.
With Pilate’s permission,
he came and took the body away. He was accompanied by Nicodemus,
the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night.
Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes,
about seventy-five pounds.Taking Jesus’ body,
the two of them wrapped it, with the spices,
in strips of linen.
This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. At the place where Jesus was crucified,
there was a garden,
and in the garden a new tomb,
in which no one had ever been laid. Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation
and since the tomb was nearby,
they laid Jesus there.
(John 19: 38-42, NIV)

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James—the brother of Jesus—who was this man? What evidence do we have that this “brother of our Lord” even existed?

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The Great King over All the Earth

29 Sunday Mar 2026

Posted by davidkitz in Psalm 47, Psalms

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I will praise the LORD!

Reading: Psalm 47

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A Psalm.

Clap your hands, all you nations;
    shout to God with cries of joy.
For the LORD Most High is awesome,
    the great King over all the earth.
He subdued nations under us,
    peoples under our feet.
He chose our inheritance for us,
    the pride of Jacob, whom he loved.God has ascended amid shouts of joy,
    the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets.
Sing praises to God, sing praises;
    sing praises to our King, sing praises.
For God is the King of all the earth;
    sing to him a psalm of praise.

    God reigns over the nations;
    God is seated on his holy throne.
The nobles of the nations assemble
    as the people of the God of Abraham,
for the kings of the earth belong to God;
    he is greatly exalted.
(NIV)

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An Ever-Present Help

28 Saturday Mar 2026

Posted by davidkitz in Psalm 46, Psalms

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I will praise the LORD!

Reading: Psalm 46:1-7

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah.
According to alamoth. A song.

God is our refuge and strength,
    an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
    and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
    and the mountains quake with their surging.There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the most high dwells.

God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.

The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
(NIV)

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* NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, COPYRIGHT ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 BY BIBLICA

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By the Light of Your Face

22 Sunday Mar 2026

Posted by davidkitz in Psalm 44, Psalms

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I will praise the LORD!

Reading: Psalm 44:1-8

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.

We have heard it with our ears, O God;
    our ancestors have told us
what you did in their days,
    in days long ago.
With your hand you drove out the nations
    and planted our ancestors;
you crushed the peoples
    and made our ancestors flourish.
It was not by their sword that they won the land,
    nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand, your arm,
    and the light of your face, for you loved them.
You are my King and my God,
    who decrees victories for Jacob.
Through you we push back our enemies;
    through your name we trample our foes.
I put no trust in my bow,
    my sword does not bring me victory;
but you give us victory over our enemies,
    you put our adversaries to shame.
In God we make our boast all day long,
    and we will praise your name forever.
(NIV)

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Plead My Cause

21 Saturday Mar 2026

Posted by davidkitz in Psalm 43, Psalms

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I will praise the LORD!

Photo by David Kitz

Reading: Psalm 43

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

Vindicate me, my God,
    and plead my cause
    against an unfaithful nation.
Rescue me from those who are
    deceitful and wicked.
You are God my stronghold.
    Why have you rejected me?
Why must I go about mourning,
    oppressed by the enemy?
Send me your light and your faithful care,
    let them lead me;
let them bring me to your holy mountain,
    to the place where you dwell.
Then I will go to the altar of God,
    to God, my joy and my delight.
I will praise you with the lyre,
    O God, my God.
Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God. (NIV)

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A Prayer to the God of My Life

15 Sunday Mar 2026

Posted by davidkitz in Psalm 42, Psalms

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I will praise the LORD!

Niagara Falls — photo by David Kitz

Reading: Psalm 42:6-11

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

My soul is downcast within me;
    therefore I will remember you
from the land of the Jordan,
    the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.
Deep calls to deep
    in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
    have swept over me.
By day the LORD directs his love,
    at night his song is with me—
    a prayer to the God of my life.
I say to God my Rock,
    “Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I go about mourning,
    oppressed by the enemy?”
My bones suffer mortal agony
    as my foes taunt me,
saying to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”
Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God. (NIV)

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Longing for God

14 Saturday Mar 2026

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I will praise the LORD!

Landestreu Church — photo by Donald Adam

Reading: Psalm 42:1-5

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

For the director of music. A maskil of the Sons of Korah.

As the deer pants for streams of water,
    so my soul pants for you, my God.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
    When can I go and meet with God?
My tears have been my food
    day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”
These things I remember
    as I pour out my soul:
how I used to go to the house of God
    under the protection of the Mighty One
with shouts of joy and praise
    among the festive throng.
Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God. (NIV)

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Please pray for peace to return to Israel, Lebanon, Iran,
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The photo of Jerusalem on the cover of Psalm 365, Volume II

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James—the brother of Jesus—who was this man? What evidence do we have that this “brother of our Lord” even existed?

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Listen to Psalm 61 read by Jonathan Dent

Reading: Psalm 61 (NIV)*

* NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, COPYRIGHT ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 BY BIBLICA

Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East and continue to pray for peace to return to Ukraine and Russia!

Listen to Psalm 57:6-11 read by Jonathan Dent

Reading: Psalm 57:6-11 (NIV)*

* NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, COPYRIGHT ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 BY BIBLICA

Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East and continue to pray for peace to return to Ukraine and Russia!

I will praise the LORD!

Para la publicación de Salmos 365 de hoy en español haga clic aquí.

* NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, COPYRIGHT ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 BY BIBLICA

Please pray for peace to return to Israel, Lebanon, Iran, the Middle East and Ukraine!

I will praise the LORD!

Para la publicación de Salmos 365 de hoy en español haga clic aquí.

* NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, COPYRIGHT ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 BY BIBLICA

Please pray for peace to return to Israel, Lebanon, Iran, the Middle East and Ukraine!

I will praise the LORD!

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A Psalm.

God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne. The nobles of the nations assemble as the people of the God of Abraham, for the kings of the earth belong to God; he is greatly exalted. (NIV)

Para la publicación de Salmos 365 de hoy en español haga clic aquí.

* NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, COPYRIGHT ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 BY BIBLICA

Please pray for peace to return to Israel, Lebanon, Iran, the Middle East and Ukraine!

I will praise the LORD!

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth. A song.

God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.

The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. (NIV)

Para la publicación de Salmos 365 de hoy en español haga clic aquí.

* NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, COPYRIGHT ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 BY BIBLICA

Please pray for peace to return to Israel, Lebanon, Iran, the Middle East and Ukraine!

I will praise the LORD!

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.

Para la publicación de Salmos 365 de hoy en español haga clic aquí.

* NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, COPYRIGHT ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 BY BIBLICA

Please pray for peace to return to Israel, Lebanon, Iran, the Middle East and Ukraine!

I will praise the LORD!

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* NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, COPYRIGHT ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 BY BIBLICA

Please pray for peace to return to Israel, Lebanon, Iran, the Middle East and Ukraine!

I will praise the LORD!

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* NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, COPYRIGHT ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 BY BIBLICA

Please pray for peace to return to Israel, Lebanon, Iran, the Middle East and Ukraine!

I will praise the LORD!

For the director of music. A maskil of the Sons of Korah.

Para la publicación de Salmos 365 de hoy en español haga clic aquí.

* NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, COPYRIGHT ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 BY BIBLICA

Please pray for peace to return to Israel, Lebanon, Iran, the Middle East and Ukraine!

Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East
and continue to pray for peace to return to Ukraine and Russia!

Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East
and continue to pray for peace to return to Ukraine and Russia!

Please pray for peace to return to Israel, Lebanon, Iran,
the Middle East and Ukraine!

Please pray for peace to return to Israel, Lebanon, Iran,
the Middle East and Ukraine!

God reigns over the nations;
God is seated on his holy throne.
The nobles of the nations assemble
as the people of the God of Abraham,
for the kings of the earth belong to God;
he is greatly exalted.
(NIV)

Please pray for peace to return to Israel, Lebanon, Iran,
the Middle East and Ukraine!

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah.
According to alamoth. A song.

God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.

The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
(NIV)

Please pray for peace to return to Israel, Lebanon, Iran,
the Middle East and Ukraine!

Please pray for peace to return to Israel, Lebanon, Iran,
the Middle East and Ukraine!

Please pray for peace to return to Israel, Lebanon, Iran,
the Middle East and Ukraine!

Please pray for peace to return to Israel, Lebanon, Iran,
the Middle East and Ukraine!

Please pray for peace to return to Israel, Lebanon, Iran,
the Middle East and Ukraine!