Overview
As David penned the psalms you read today, he thought of the multifaceted character of the God he served. The Lord is "good and upright" (25:8), "my light" (27:1), "my strength" (28:7), "King for ever" (29:10), and "my God" (30:2, 12). |
Your Daily Walk
Psalm 25 is the first "alphabetic psalm" in the Psalter. Here's why that is. an appropriate designation.
Write out the letters of the English alphabet vertically in the margin; A, B, C, etc. Now, can you think of one Bible verse that begins with each of those letters? For example, A—"All we like sheep have gone astray" (Isaiah 53:6); B—"Blessed are the poor in spirit" (Matthew 5:3). See how many of the 26 letters you can match with a Bible verse.
What you just attempted with the English alphabet, David does in Psalm 25 with the Hebrew alphabet. With only minor variations, David proceeds through the entire Hebrew alphabet, capturing his thoughts in alphabetical order. You might think of it as "praying through his problems from A to Z."
Because of the way David "packaged" his prayer requests, he was able to remember them long after the psalm was written. In that way he could check up and sec how God had faithfully answered each request. You can do the same thing by beginning a prayer log. Write down your prayer requests, date them, pray daily and systematically for them, and watch God work! (And remember, God answers prayers three ways: "yes," "no," and "wait!") Then you, like David, can make your prayer time as memorable as A, B, C!
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