Verse of the Day August 19

For the next few weeks, we’re doing a series called “End of Summer Songs.”

All of us have songs we like that we associate with summer. In the Bible, the book of Psalms contains the songs and prayers of Israel, 150 of them gathered in a collection that includes joyful songs of praise and thanksgiving as well as sad songs of lamentation and distress. The songs and prayers are addressed to God, usually either pleading for help or bearing witness to God’s gracious acts on behalf of God’s people.

Jesus died with psalms on his lips, quoting from or referring directly to three of them, including Psalm 31, our focus for this week.

Today’s reading is Psalm 31:6-8, Grateful Recognition for God’s Help.

The Verse of the Day is Psalm 31:7,

I will exult and rejoice in your steadfast love, because you have seen my affliction; you have taken heed of my adversities.