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I love the Psalms

~ Connecting daily with God through the Psalms

I love the Psalms

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Like a River in the Desert

17 Sunday Dec 2017

Posted by davidkitz in Bible, Psalm 105, Psalms

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Abraham, bread of heaven, desert, joy, Light, nations, Petrie Island, praise, rejoice, river, the LORD

I will praise Him!

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Petrie Island sunrise — photo by David Kitz

He spread out a cloud as a covering,
    and a fire to give light at night.
They asked, and he brought them quail;
    he fed them well with the bread of heaven.
He opened the rock, and water gushed out;
    it flowed like a river in the desert.
For he remembered his holy promise
given to his servant Abraham.
He brought out his people with rejoicing,
his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
he gave them the lands of the nations,
and they fell heir to what others had toiled for—
that they might keep his precepts
and observe his laws. Praise the LORD.

(Psalm 105:39-45, NIV)

God is within her

31 Friday Mar 2017

Posted by davidkitz in Psalm 46, Psalms

≈ 4 Comments

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city of God, help, mountains, refuge, river, strams, strength, trouble

I will praise Him!

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Petrie Island, Orleans, ON — photo by David Kitz

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.

(Psalm 46:1-5, NIV)

There is a River

01 Wednesday Mar 2017

Posted by davidkitz in Mid-Week Medtiation, Psalms

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Bilberry Creek, city of God, fear, God, mountains, Orleans, refuge, river, streams, strength

I will praise Him!

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Bilberry Creek, Orleans, ON — photo by David Kitz

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.

(Psalm 46:1-5, NIV)

The LORD of hosts is with us

05 Sunday Feb 2017

Posted by davidkitz in Psalms, Sunday's Psalm

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city of God, God, Ottawa ON, Ottawa River, refuge, Remic Rapids Park, river

I will praise Him!

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Remic Rapids, on the Ottawa River, Ottawa, ON — photo by David Kitz

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.

(Psalm 46:4-7, NIV)

Drinking from your river

30 Sunday Oct 2016

Posted by davidkitz in Psalms, Sunday's Psalm

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Arboretum, delights, feast, fountain, fountain of life, Ottawa, river

I will praise Him!

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Misty morning, Arboretum, Ottawa, ON — photo by David Kitz

People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
They feast on the abundance of your house;
    you give them drink from your river of delights.
For with you is the fountain of life;
    in your light we see light.

(Psalm 36:7-9 NIV)

Like a River

14 Thursday Apr 2016

Posted by davidkitz in Psalms, Thursday's Thought

≈ 5 Comments

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drink, food, God, heaven, life-giving fountain, Perth ON, river, Tay River, thirst

You give your guests a feast
    in your house,
    and you serve a tasty drink
    that flows like a river.
The life-giving fountain
    belongs to you,
    and your light gives light
    to each of us (Psalm 36:8-9, CEV).

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Tay River, Perth, ON — photo by David Kitz

Reflection

This week’s I Love the Psalms theme is thirst.

Today’s verse from the Psalms seems almost too beautiful to be true. It speaks of food, drink and sweet fellowship in God’s house.

You give your guests a feast in your house, and you serve a tasty drink that flows like a river. The life-giving fountain belongs to you, and your light gives light to each of us (Psalm 36:8-9, CEV).

Part of me wants to park these verses in the sweet by and by, up in heaven somewhere someday. But the context of Psalm 36 does not warrant that interpretation. In other words don’t put off till heaven what is available today.

The LORD has a feast prepared for us now in His house. He has a river of delights that we can drink from today. We have access to His life-giving fountain now. His light shines on the path set before us, so now we know the way to walk.

We are God’s guests. Let’s accept His invitation!

Response: LORD God, thank you for all the good things you have prepared for us—for me. You are so good! Meet me now in prayer through the shed blood of your Son. Amen.

Your Turn: Have you put off till heaven what is available today?

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