Monday – Psalm 23

The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside the still waters; he restores my soul.
He leads me in the paths of righteousness…for his name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I shall fear no evil…thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.
Surely, goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life
And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Tuesday - Psalm 121

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

From Mendelssohn’s Elijah: “He Watching Over Israel”

Wednesday - Psalm 27

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

“The Lord is My Light”


Thursday - Psalm 35

Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
False witnesses come forward against me
asking me questions I cannot answer
they cross-examine me, repay my kindness with cruelty,
make my life barren.

We offered 15; they countered with 70.
We went up to 27; they countered with 60.
We went up to 35; they countered with 50.
We said forget it; they got 6500 on Friday.