Which psalm or verse especially reflects your heart today?  Use those words to talk to the Lord.

• Sinners – Psalm 53 reminds us that we are all sinners (v2-3). And Psalm 52 reminds us that God will judge the wicked sinner.  So we plead for God’s mercy and seek his forgiveness (Psalm 51).  He can cleanse us from our sins and blot out our iniquities.  For what sins do you need to seek his forgiveness?  Praise the Lord for his mercy!
• God our Helper – God is our helper and the upholder of our lives (Psalm 54). And so we cast our burdens upon him – and he will sustain us (Psalm 55).  Where do you need God to help and sustain you?  Cast those burdens on him.

Which psalm or verse especially reflects your heart today?  Use those words to talk to the Lord.

• Refuge – Psalm 46 gives us great help in the midst of great trials. It reminds us that God is our refuge and strength and help and fortress.  He is present with us in the midst of our trial.  He calls us to be still and know that he is God.  Trust him.  Lean on him.  Look to him today.
• Praise the Lord – Psalm 47 reminds us that God reigns as king over all the earth. And so we should praise him with loud songs of joy.  Psalm 48 reminds us that God is great and greatly to be praised.  Psalm 50 reminds us that God owns everything.  We should give thanks to God for his many blessings and glorify him.  Take some time to praise the Lord!

Which psalm or verse especially reflects your heart today?  Use those words to talk to the Lord.

• Desire – In Psalm 42 & 43, the psalmist pants and thirsts for God (42:1-2). He wants to go to the temple and praise the Lord with God’s people (42:3-4, 43:3-4).  Because he can’t go, he is downcast, yet he hopes in God that he will again go and praise the Lord (42:5, 11, 43:5).  Do you have this longing desire for God?  This intense desire to gather and worship?  Ask God to help you grow in these desires.
• Help – Psalm 44 recounts God’s past help before crying out to God for help in the present. How has God helped you in the past?  How do you need him to help you today?

Which psalm or verse especially reflects your heart today?  Use those words to talk to the Lord.

• God’s love – Psalm 36 speaks of God’s great love. By his love we take refuge in him.  His love provides us with food to eat and numerous delights to enjoy.  He gives us life itself.  How has he shown his love to you?
• Look to the Lord – Many of today’s psalms remind us that life is often rough, but we can trust the Lord and wait on him. Life is also short, but we hope in the Lord.  For what do you need to look to the Lord today?

Which psalm or verse especially reflects your heart today?  Use those words to talk to the Lord.

• Fear and Forgiveness – We ought to fear the Lord and do that which is good (34:7-14). Do you have a reverent fear (or awe) of God that leads you to obey him?  When we fail to obey him, we can confess our sins and seek his forgiveness (32:1-5).  Are there some sins you need to confess and seek God’s forgiveness for?
• Great God – Psalm 33 speaks of our great God who is full of righteousness and justice and love. He is the Creator and King.  And so we look to him for help and we offer up our praises to him.  What do you need to trust God with today?  How can you praise him today?

Which psalm or verse especially reflects your heart today?  Use those words to talk to the Lord.

• Glorious God – God is full of glory (29:1-2,9). He is full of power and majesty and beauty (29:3-4; 27:4).  He is enthroned as king (29:10).  How does David respond?  David desires to gaze upon God’s beauty (27:4).  He wants to seek God (27:4,8).  He desires to praise God (29:2).  Consider the glory of God.  How do you need to respond to God?
• Strength – God is David’s strength and shield (28:7). God is the stronghold of his life so he doesn’t need to fear (27:1).  What situations are you facing that bring fear or worry?  Will you look to God for your strength?

Which psalm or verse especially reflects your heart today?  Use those words to talk to the Lord.

• Trust – Again and again, David speaks of trusting God (21:7, 22:4-9, 25:2). Psalm 23 is a psalm expressing his trust in God.  In what situations do you need to trust God today?  How might the words of Psalm 23 help you?
• Forgiveness and Instruction – David seeks God’s mercy, asking God not remember his past sins (25:6-7). He asks God to pardon his guilt (25:11) and forgive his sins (25:18).  But he goes further.  He also wants God to instruct him in God’s ways, in God’s truth, in what is right (25:4-5, 8-9).  For what sins do you need to seek forgiveness?  Will you then seek God’s help to overcome those sins in the future that you might follow God’s ways?

Which psalm or verse especially reflects your heart today?  Use those words to talk to the Lord.

• My portion – David says that God is his portion and inheritance (16:5-6). God is the giver of every good thing (16:2).  God gives joy and pleasure in his presence (16:11).  How have you experienced God this way?
• Revelation – God reveals himself in his creation and through his Word (Psalm 19). How have you seen God’s glory in his creation?  How has God’s Word revived you, made you wise, brought you joy, and enlightened your eyes?

Which psalm or verse especially reflects your heart today?  Use those words to talk to the Lord.

• Wicked versus Righteous – The wicked oppose the righteous (11:2), lie and boast (12:2-3), plunder the poor (12:5), and do corrupt abominable deeds as they deny God exists (14:1). Meanwhile the righteous walk blamelessly, speak the truth, don’t slander others, don’t do evil to others, are faithful to his word, and just towards others (15).  Which characteristics describe you?
• How long? – Have you ever felt like David in Psalm 13:1-4? How might verses 5-6 help?