2023 First 100 days – day 14 – Wisdom and Praise January 14
Wisdom and Praise
Psalms 14, 44, 74, 104, 134 and Proverb 14
Today’s readings again compare the righteous and the wicked, remembering what God has done in the past and He will do it again, the struggles of discipline and the destruction of a special place. We have a whole psalm dedicated to the Creator God and His glory. I sing another Psalm. Proverbs has some tidbits for us about our heart and character. I found quite a few new songs!
Let’s dive in!
- Psalm 14 From David’s Prayer Journal – The wicked
- Ps 14:1 The fool[a] says in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does good. - Ps 14:2-3 The Lord looks down from heaven
on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,
any who seek God.
3 All have turned away, all have become corrupt;
there is no one who does good,
not even one. - Ps 14:7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord restores his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad! - Psalm 14 by Psalms Project
- Ps 14:1 The fool[a] says in his heart,
- Psalm 44 Remembering What the Lord has done
- Ps 44:1 God, we have heard with our ears—
our ancestors have told us—
the work You accomplished in their days,
in days long ago: - Ps 44:4 You are my King, my God,
who ordains[a] victories for Jacob. - Ps 44:9-14 Discipline or what?
- Ps 44:15 – 16 because of persecution
- My disgrace is before me all day long,
and shame has covered my face,
16 because of the voice of the scorner and reviler,
because of the enemy and avenger. - Matt 5:10
- Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
- Matt 5:11-12
- “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
- Persecution for beliefs feels like we are ignored by our God. In fact, it is allowed, not caused, and this is for our good.
- James 1: 2 Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
- My disgrace is before me all day long,
- Ps 44:23-26 Cry out to God for help in times of trouble!
- Rise up! Help us!
Redeem us because of Your faithful love.
- Rise up! Help us!
- Songs of Psalm 44
- Ps 44:1 God, we have heard with our ears—
- Psalm 74 – Crying out because of destruction
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- Ps 74:1 Out cry as His people
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- Why have You rejected us forever, God?
Why does Your anger burn
against the sheep of Your pasture?
- Why have You rejected us forever, God?
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- Ps 74:3-11 Describing the Destruction
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- It was like men in a thicket of trees,
wielding axes,
6 then smashing all the carvings
with hatchets and picks.
7 They set Your sanctuary on fire;
they utterly[c] desecrated
the dwelling place of Your name.
- It was like men in a thicket of trees,
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- Ps 74:12-17 Reminder the God of Creation
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- God my King is from ancient times,
performing saving acts on the earth.
13 You divided the sea with Your strength;
You smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters;
- God my King is from ancient times,
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- Ps 74:18 – 23 Remember Your People
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- Rise up, God, defend Your cause!
Remember the insults
that fools bring against You all day long.
23 Do not forget the clamor of Your adversaries,
the tumult of Your opponents that goes up constantly.
- Rise up, God, defend Your cause!
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- Songs of Psalm 74
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- Psalm 74 – Oh God, Why? by Jason Silver
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- Ps 74:1 Out cry as His people
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- Psalm 104 Glory to God!
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- Ps 104:1- 4
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- My soul, praise Yahweh!
Lord my God, You are very great;
You are clothed with majesty and splendor.
2 He wraps Himself in light as if it were a robe,
spreading out the sky like a canopy,
3 laying the beams of His palace
on the waters above,
making the clouds His chariot,
walking on the wings of the wind,
4 and making the winds His messengers,[a]
flames of fire His servants.
- My soul, praise Yahweh!
- Ps 104:5-26 God Created all things
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- :5 He established the earth on its foundations;
it will never be shaken. - :10 He causes the springs to gush into the valleys;
they flow between the mountains. - :16 The trees of the Lord flourish,[c]
the cedars of Lebanon that He planted.
17 There the birds make their nests;
the stork makes its home in the pine trees. - :24 How countless are Your works, Lord!
In wisdom You have made them all;
the earth is full of Your creatures.[f]
- :5 He established the earth on its foundations;
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- Ps 104:27 – 30 The Relationship with God
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- :29-30 When You hide Your face,
they are terrified;
when You take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.
30 When You send Your breath,[g]
they are created,
and You renew the face of the earth.
- :29-30 When You hide Your face,
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- Ps 104:31 – 35 Song of Praise
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- :31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in His works. - :33 – 34 I will sing to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God while I live.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to Him;
I will rejoice in the Lord.
- :31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
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- Ps 104:1- 4
- Songs of 104
- Psalm 104:1-9 Oh Lord my God you are very Great by Esther Mui
- Psalm 104 by Amy Grant
- Psalm 104 – Alleluia by Mike Janzen
- Psalm 104 sung in Ancient Hebrew by Yamma Ensemble
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Psalm 134 a Psalm for Singing
- Ps 134:1-2
- Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,
who stand by night in the house of the Lord!
2 Lift up your hands to the holy place
and bless the Lord!
- Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,
- Ps 134:3 Benediction
- May the Lord bless you from Zion,
he who made heaven and earth!
- May the Lord bless you from Zion,
- Songs for Psalm 134
- Come Bless the Lord – Grover Community Church
- Psalm 134 by Jason Silver
- Psalm 134 by Sons of Korah
- Psalm 134 by Messianic Jewish Alliance
- Ps 134:1-2
- Proverb 14 – guard your heart
- Pr 14:1 a verse drilled ito the minds and hearts of young women
- Every wise woman builds her house,
but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
- Every wise woman builds her house,
- Pr 14:10 authentic self, truth of the heart
- The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no outsider shares in its joy.
- The heart knows its own bitterness,
- Pr 14:12 wisdom guides
- There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death. - Jeremiah 17:9 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
- Proverb 8:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
- There is a way that seems right to a man,
- Pr 14:16-17 Go To Verse
- 16 A wise man is cautious and turns from evil,
but a fool is easily angered and is careless. - 17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,
and a man who schemes is hated.
- 16 A wise man is cautious and turns from evil,
- Pr 14:26 Go To Verse
- 26 In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence and his children have a refuge.
- Pr 14:27 Go To Verse
- 27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning people away from the snares of death.
- 27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning people away from the snares of death.
- Pr 14:30 (NIV) Go To Verse for Mental Health as well as Physical
- A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
- Psalm 131 in W&P day 11
- Proverbs 15:13 (NLT) A glad heart makes a happy face; a broken heart crushes the spirit.
- Guard your heart written in 2019
- A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
- Pr 14:33 Wisdom resides in the heart of the discerning;
she is known[h] even among fools.
- Pr 14:1 a verse drilled ito the minds and hearts of young women
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