Psalms

The Psalms’ Inherent Prayer

Sunday, June 5, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 150 Hallelujah! Praise God in the holy house of worship, praise God under the open skies; Praise God for acts of power, praise the Lord for magnificent greatness; Praise with a blast on the trumpet, praise by strumming soft strings; Praise God with castanets [...]

2022-06-04T04:57:03-05:00Psalms|

The Psalms’ Inherent Prayer

Saturday, June 4, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 149 Hallelujah! Sing to God a brand-new song, praise God in the company of all who love the Lord. Let all Israel celebrate their Sovereign Creator, Zion’s children exult in their King. Let them praise God’s name in dance; strike up the band [...]

2022-06-04T04:49:01-05:00Psalms|

The Psalms’ Inherent Prayer

Friday, June 3, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 148 Hallelujah! Praise God from heaven, praise him from the mountaintops; Praise God, all you his angels, praise, all you his warriors, Praise God, sun and moon, praise, you morning stars; Praise God, high heaven, praise, heavenly rain clouds; Praise, oh let them [...]

2022-06-03T05:38:07-05:00Psalms|

The Psalms’ Inherent Prayer

Thursday, June 2, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 147 Hallelujah! It’s a good thing to sing praise to our God; praise is beautiful, praise is fitting. God’s the one who rebuilds Jerusalem, who regathers Israel’s scattered exiles. God heals the heartbroken and bandages their wounds. God counts the stars and assigns [...]

2022-06-02T05:24:42-05:00Psalms|

The Psalms’ Inherent Prayer

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 146 Hallelujah! O my soul, praise God! All my life long I’ll praise God, singing songs to my God as long as I live. Don’t put your life in the hands of experts who know nothing of life, of salvation life. Mere humans [...]

2022-06-01T13:29:14-05:00Psalms|

The Psalms’ Inherent Prayer

Tuesday, May 31, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 145 I lift you high in praise, my God, O my King! and I’ll bless your name into eternity. I’ll bless you every day, and keep it up from now to eternity. God is magnificent and can never be praised enough. There are no [...]

2022-05-31T05:18:12-05:00Psalms|

The Psalms’ Inherent Prayer

Monday, May 30, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 144 Blessed be God, my mountain, who trains me to fight fair and well. He’s the bedrock on which I stand, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight, The high crag where I run for dear life, while he lays my [...]

2022-05-30T05:24:38-05:00Psalms|

The Psalms’ Inherent Prayer

Sunday, May 29, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 143 Listen to this prayer of mine, God; pay attention to what I’m asking. Answer me—you’re famous for your answers! Do what’s right for me. But don’t, please don’t, haul me into court; not a person alive would be acquitted there. The enemy hunted [...]

2022-05-29T05:18:20-05:00Psalms|

The Psalms’ Inherent Prayer

Saturday, May 28, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 142 I cry out loudly to God, loudly I plead with God for mercy. I spill out all my complaints before him, and spell out my troubles in detail: “As I sink in despair, my spirit ebbing away, you know how I’m feeling, [...]

2022-05-28T04:54:28-05:00Psalms|

The Psalms’ Inherent Prayer

Friday, May 27, 2022 The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster Psalm 141 God, come close. Come quickly! Open your ears—it’s my voice you’re hearing! Treat my prayer as sweet incense rising; my raised hands are my evening prayers. Post a guard at my mouth, God, set a watch at the door of my lips. [...]

2022-05-27T05:35:44-05:00Psalms|