Psalms 68

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“A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation” (Psalm 68:5 NKJV).

March 26, 2020

AN ENCOURAGING PROMISE FOR SINGLE PARENTS My mother used to pray this Psalm of David, reminding God of our plight after my father died. She was a widow with four children to raise alone, yet not alone. For she called on God to keep His promise.   “Be a father to my children and a

“A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation” (Psalm 68:5 NKJV)

September 24, 2015

Are you raising children without a husband to help? You don’t have to go it alone. I often heard my mother quote this psalm in prayer after my father died. She was only 31 years old when she found herself a widow. She raised four children alone. Yet, not alone. She called on God to keep His promise to be a Father to her fatherless children and a Defender, a Husband, to her. I think He heard her prayers. My life and calling are a testament to her prayers and God’s promise.

“A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation” (Psalm 68:5 NKJV)

March 25, 2015

My mother used to pray this Psalm of David, reminding God of our plight after my father died. She was a widow with four children to raise alone, yet not alone. For she called on God to keep His promise.
“Be a father to my children and a husband to me.” I would hear her praying in the early morning before the rest of us awoke.
My mother was a wonderful praying example to her children. She understood the power of praying the psalms, letting them give expression to her deepest longings. Have you tried making the book of Psalms your prayer book?

“Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy” (Psalm 68:5 NLT)

September 24, 2014

I often heard my mother quote this psalm in prayer after my father died. She was only 31 years old when she found herself a widow raising four children alone. She called on God to keep His promise to be a Father to her fatherless children and a Defender, a Husband, to her. I think He heard her prayers. My life and calling are a testament to them.

“Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation” (Psalm 68:19 ESV)

March 26, 2013

Every day we awake to a new day never expecting otherwise. Yet, we have no control over the sun’s rising nor setting. We haven’t even any authority over our heart’s beating or lung’s breathing. Even the faithless atheist counts on such things remaining constant, setting his alarm and marking his calendar as if there were some galactic guarantee. But the Psalmist “blessed the Lord,” recognizing that it is God who gives us life and daily sustains us, awakening us to a new day.

“Our God is a God who saves! The Sovereign Lord rescues us from death” (Psalm 68:20)

March 26, 2012

Where is death threatening today? In your marriage or other close relationship? Perhaps in your body as you’re getting older or the doctor has given a scary diagnosis? There are little “deaths” that we die along the road to dying. But our God saves. This salvation will overcome all death.