14 day plan

Reasons to Sing

Day 6 of 14

NIV

Psalms 63:6-8

6On my bed I remember you;

I think of you through the watches of the night.

7Because you are my help,

I sing in the shadow of your wings.

8I cling to you;

your right hand upholds me.

Reflection:

David wrote these verses when he was in the wilderness, pursued by Saul. In his time of fear, he sought out God, thought of him, and clung to him. There, “in the shadow of his wings,” David found God to be his help — so much so that he was given strength not just to endure, but to rejoice. “Because you are my help, I SING in the shadow of your wings.”

What does it mean for you to cling to God? How could you position yourself in the shadow of his wings?

Prayer:

Loving Father, by your grace, grant that we may know your presence in times of need. Be our help, our strength and our joy.  Amen.

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Psalms 63:1-11

Psalm 63

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

1You, God, are my God,

earnestly I seek you;

I thirst for you,

my whole being longs for you,

in a dry and parched land

where there is no water.

2I have seen you in the sanctuary

and beheld your power and your glory.

3Because your love is better than life,

my lips will glorify you.

4I will praise you as long as I live,

and in your name I will lift up my hands.

5I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;

with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

6On my bed I remember you;

I think of you through the watches of the night.

7Because you are my help,

I sing in the shadow of your wings.

8I cling to you;

your right hand upholds me.

9Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;

they will go down to the depths of the earth.

10They will be given over to the sword

and become food for jackals.

11But the king will rejoice in God;

all who swear by God will glory in him,

while the mouths of liars will be silenced.

The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.