Open your mouth and taste,
open your eyes and see—
how good God is.
Blessed are you who run to him. Ps 34:8
I bless you, Lord, with all my soul and all that is deepest within me. I won’t forget even one of your benefits. You forgive all my sins; You heal all my sicknesses. You redeem my life from the pit and corruption. You beautify, You dignify, You crown me with loving-kindness and tender mercy. You satisfy my mouth with good so that my youth, renewed, is like the eagles. Lord, You execute righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly. You are merciful and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in mercy and full of unfailing love!
Lord, You made the heavens, the earth, the sea and all that is in them. I will sing praises to You while I have any being! You keep truth and You are faithful forever. You execute justice, You set free the prisoners and open the eyes of the blind, You lift up those who are bowed down. Lord, You protect and preserve. You will reign forever.
It is good to sing praises to You. You are gracious and lovely; You heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds. You are great, Lord, and of great power; Your understanding is inexhaustible and boundless. You lift up the humble and downtrodden; You take pleasure in those who honor You. You fulfill my desires because I fear You; You hear my cries for help and You rescue me.
Blessed are You, Lord, my rock and my strength, my steadfast love and my fortress. You are my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and it is in You that I trust and take refuge. Lord, you are on my side and You take my part; I will not fear. Out of my distress I called upon You, You answered me and set me free. You have delivered my life from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. My heart is firmly fixed trusting in You. You sent Your word and healed me and rescued me from the pit and destruction.
The works of Your hands are absolute Truth and justice; and all your decrees and precepts are sure, fixed, established and trustworthy. You have commanded Your covenant to be forever; Holy is Your name. I give great praise and thanks to You, Lord, with my whole heart.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let Your glory be over all the earth.
3 comments:
Meems:
Thanks for today's post. It always does my heart (and soul) good to read God's Word, especially in the form of personal prayer, such as you've written. I may need to just print today's post out and paste it on my fridge! Or mirror. The two things I look at most...oh wait! My computer monitor!!!!!! :o)
Thanks for the reminder who God is an what He has done for me.
mlm: i have used many of these personal prayers from God's word over the years. as we pray them out loud and let our heart ascend to heaven in worship we are lifted out of our current state (whatever that is at the time) into a realm where we see God for Who He is. When we magnify WHO He is --that alone usually gives way to allow our hearts to open up wide to Him. It's really THAT simple.
jane: You are more than welcome.It really helps me too.
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