Trust and commitment for the COVID-19 pandemic...and always

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My Mom is pretty sharp. She made up a Bible verse acrostic to help herself and others reflect from the Psalms during this coronavirus pandemic. I’m impressed by her work. (I’m sure Dad would be properly proud of her.) I hope I’m still doing this well should I ever reach 87.5 years of age.

Commit thy way unto the Lord (Psalm 37:5).
O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee (Psalm 5:3).
Rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God (Psalm 62:7).
Oh how great is thy goodness (Psalm 31:19).
Nevertheless I am continually with thee (Psalm 73:23).
As for God, his way is perfect (Psalm 18:30).
Voice of thanksgiving, and tell all thy wondrous works (Psalm 26:7).
I will love thee, O Lord, my strength (Psalm 18:1).
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him (Psalm 37:7).
Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks (Psalm 75:1).
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me (Psalm 23:6).

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A theme I noticed in Psalm 119:81-88

I’ve known for decades that God’s Word is mentioned in all but one or two of the 176 verses in Psalm 119.

Only recently (as in, a month of two ago) did I notice that each eight-verse section seems to have its own overarching theme. For example, this morning I read the section with verses 81-88:

  1. “My soul fainteth…”
  2. “Mine eyes fail…When wilt thou comfort me?”
  3. “For I am become like a bottle in the smoke…”
  4. “…them that persecute me?”
  5. “The proud have digged pits for me…”
  6. “…they persecute me wrongfully…”
  7. “They had almost consumed me…”
  8. “Quicken me after thy lovingkindness…”

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