Read the Bible: Psalm 111

Hallelujah!
I will praise the LORD with all my heart
in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.
2 The LORD’s works are great,
studied by all who delight in them.
3 All that he does is splendid and majestic;
his righteousness endures forever.
4 He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered.
The LORD is gracious and compassionate.
5 He has provided food for those who fear him;
he remembers his covenant forever.
6 He has shown his people the power of his works
by giving them the inheritance of the nations.
7 The works of his hands are truth and justice;
all his instructions are trustworthy.
8 They are established forever and ever,
enacted in truth and in uprightness.
9 He has sent redemption to his people.
He has ordained his covenant forever.
His name is holy and awe-inspiring.

10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;
all who follow his instructions have good insight.
His praise endures forever.

Psalms 111:1-10 (CSB)

Read the Bible: Psalm 110

This is the declaration of the LORD
to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies your footstool.”
2 The LORD will extend your mighty scepter from Zion.
Rule over your surrounding enemies.
3 Your people will volunteer
on your day of battle.
In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn,
the dew of your youth belongs to you.
4 The LORD has sworn an oath and will not take it back:
“You are a priest forever
according to the pattern of Melchizedek.”

5 The Lord is at your right hand;
he will crush kings on the day of his anger.
6 He will judge the nations, heaping up corpses;
he will crush leaders over the entire world.
7 He will drink from the brook by the road;
therefore, he will lift up his head.

Psalms 110:1-7 (CSB)

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Read the Bible: Psalm 109

God of my praise, do not be silent.
2 For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;
they speak against me with lying tongues.
3 They surround me with hateful words
and attack me without cause.
4 In return for my love they accuse me,
but I continue to pray.
5 They repay me evil for good,
and hatred for my love.

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26 Help me, LORD my God;
save me according to your faithful love
27 so they may know that this is your hand
and that you, Lord, have done it.
28 Though they curse, you will bless.
When they rise up, they will be put to shame,
but your servant will rejoice.
29 My accusers will be clothed with disgrace;
they will wear their shame like a cloak.
30 I will fervently thank the LORD with my mouth;
I will praise him in the presence of many.
31 For he stands at the right hand of the needy
to save him from those who would condemn him.

Psalms 109:1-5, 26-31 (CSB)

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Read the Bible: Psalm 108

My heart is confident, God;
I will sing; I will sing praises
with the whole of my being.
2 Wake up, harp and lyre!
I will wake up the dawn.
3 I will praise you, LORD, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.
4 For your faithful love is higher than the heavens,
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
5 God, be exalted above the heavens,
and let your glory be over the whole earth.
6 Save with your right hand and answer me
so that those you love may be rescued.

7 God has spoken in his sanctuary:
“I will celebrate!
I will divide up Shechem.
I will apportion the Valley of Succoth.
8 Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine,
and Ephraim is my helmet;
Judah is my scepter.
9 Moab is my washbasin;
I throw my sandal on Edom.
I shout in triumph over Philistia.”

10 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
11 God, haven’t you rejected us?
God, you do not march out with our armies.
12 Give us aid against the foe,
for human help is worthless.
13 With God we will perform valiantly;
he will trample our foes.

Psalms 108:1-13 (CSB)

Read the Bible: Psalm 107

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his faithful love endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of the LORD proclaim
that he has redeemed them from the power of the foe
3 and has gathered them from the lands —
from the east and the west,
from the north and the south.

4 Some wandered in the desolate wilderness,
finding no way to a city where they could live.
5 They were hungry and thirsty;
their spirits failed within them.
6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble;
he rescued them from their distress.
7 He led them by the right path
to go to a city where they could live.
8 Let them give thanks to the LORD
for his faithful love
and his wondrous works for all humanity.
9 For he has satisfied the thirsty
and filled the hungry with good things.

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43 Let whoever is wise pay attention to these things
and consider the LORD’s acts of faithful love.

Psalms 107:1-9, 43 (CSB)

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Miriam sang to them:

Sing to the LORD,
for He is highly exalted;
He has thrown the horse
and its rider into the sea.

Exodus 15:21

Just a little while before the Red Sea crossing, Israel was in Egypt, preparing for the Passover and the tenth plague that would cause Pharaoh to forcefully expel them from the land. In the midst of packing all they owned to carry out of the only land they’d known for 430 years, the women of Israel made sure to pack their tambourines.

When the Lord delivered Israel through the waters of judgment and death, safe to the other side, Miriam knew just what the occasion required, and she led forth with that tambourine. Led by the women of Israel, they sang what has become known as the Song of Moses.

LORD, who is like you among the gods?
Who is like you, glorious in holiness,
revered with praises, performing wonders?

Exodus 15:11

Just as Israel literally passed through the waters of death and judgment through a miraculous work of the Lord, we who are born again and have participated in the symbol of baptism have figuratively done the same. We have been delivered from death in sin and raised to newness of life in Christ Jesus. Our participation in water baptism symbolizes that inward work of deliverance that Jesus accomplished in us. And Scripture tells us that we who persevere to the end will join the Song of Moses again:

…those who had won the victory over the beast, its image, and the number of its name, were standing on the sea of glass with harps from God. They sang the song of God’s servant Moses and the song of the Lamb:

Great and awe-inspiring are your works,
Lord God, the Almighty;
just and true are your ways,
King of the nations.
Lord, who will not fear
and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
All the nations will come
and worship before you
because your righteous acts
have been revealed.

Revelation 15:2-4

As we journey toward our eternal home in union with Christ, have you packed your tambourine?

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Read the Bible: Psalm 106

Hallelujah!
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his faithful love endures forever.
2 Who can declare the LORD’s mighty acts
or proclaim all the praise due him?
3 How happy are those who uphold justice,
who practice righteousness at all times.

4 Remember me, LORD,
when you show favor to your people.
Come to me with your salvation
5 so that I may enjoy the prosperity
of your chosen ones,
rejoice in the joy of your nation,
and boast about your heritage.

6 Both we and our ancestors have sinned;
we have done wrong and have acted wickedly.

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43 He rescued them many times,
but they continued to rebel deliberately
and were beaten down by their iniquity.

44 When he heard their cry,
he took note of their distress,
45 remembered his covenant with them,
and relented according to the abundance
of his faithful love.
46 He caused them to be pitied
before all their captors.

47 Save us, LORD our God,
and gather us from the nations,
so that we may give thanks to your holy name
and rejoice in your praise.

48 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
Let all the people say, “Amen! ”
Hallelujah!

Psalms 106:1-6, 43-48 (CSB)

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