Psalm 11

• Save yourself (1-3)
• No, I will believe that God will save me (4-7)

Psalm 12

• God, help me; for nobody else will (1)
• I am surrounded by sinners (v 2-5)
• God, I know that You are good and that You will do good for me (6-8)

Psalm 13

• Lord, it’s been a long time (1-2)
• And I’m ready to die at any moment (3)
• I can’t bear to hear the taunts of my enemies (4)
• Thank You, Lord, for hearing my praying and answering favorably (5-6)

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Psalm 106

Pray for yourself, and pray for your people

For self (1-5)

For others

• who have enjoyed God’s mercies ( 6-39)
• who have sinned and been afflicted (40-46)
• who need God to restore them (47-48)

Psalm 107

Trouble in life is like

• a journey into an unknown and scary wilderness (1-9)
• imprisonment (10-16)
• serious illness (17-22)
• a storm at sea (23-32)

We who have experiences trouble in life should praise God because

• He stops the afflictions and changes the climate of our lives (33-38)
• He lifts us up and casts our enemies down (39-41)
• His providence is a lesson to us (42-43)

Psalm 108

A short prayer can be as effective as a long one.

• O, my soul, what good things you have received of the Lord (vs 1-5)
• O, my God, comfort me (v 6)
• O, my people, pray for God to deliver you (7-13)

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Psalm 103

8 good reasons to praise the Lord:

• He forgives our iniquities and heals our diseases (v 3)
• He redeems us and covers us with His mercy (v 4)
• He satisfies us with good things (v 5)
• He helps us and He reveals His will to us (v 6-9)
• He pardons us (v 10-12)
• He is God our Father (v 13-14)
• His mercy and rule are everlasting (v 17-19)

Psalm 104

8 great works of God our Creator and Lord:

• He made the heavens (v 1-3)
• He made the earth and the sea (v 4-9)
• He made the rivers (v 10-13)
• He made plants and trees (v 14-18)
• He made the sun and the moon, day and night (v 19-23)
• He made the earth and sea bountiful for men and animals (v 24-31)
• He controls earthquakes and volcanoes (v 32)
• He teaches us that sinners shall be destroyed (v 33-35)

Psalm 105

6 more reasons to praise the Lord:

• He does great things (v 1-5)
• He has shown goodness to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph (v 6-22)
• He showed goodness to Israel and Moses in Egypt (v 23-26)
• He sent plagues against Egypt, and delivered Israel (v 27-38)
• He stayed by Israel during the 40 years in the wilderness (v 39-43)
• He opened up Canaan for His people (v 44-45)

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How to praise the Lord

Psalm 149

• in song, with a new song (v 1)
• for being our Creator and King (v 2)
• with our bodies (v 3)
• loudly, with joy (v 5)
• by our campaign to remove sin from the world (v 6-9)

Psalm 150

• in church and out of church (v 1)
• for His actions and His attributes (v 2)
• with musical instruments (v 3-6)

Meditation Points:

1. The Lord enjoys His people (Psalm 149:4; Psalm 147:11). Do you enjoy Him?
2. Everything that has breath should praise the Lord (Psalm 150:6). Are you breathing?

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