#psalm20

[anastpaul]

Our Lenten Journey with the Angels and the Saints – 21 March – Seek for Nothing!

Our Lenten Journey with the Angels and the Saints – 21 March – Thursday of Passion Week – Ecclesiasticus 45:1-6, Matthew 19:27-29 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “He asked life of Thee,Thou hast given himlength of days,forever and ever.”Psalm 20:5 “And everyone who has left house,or brethren, or sisters, or father,or mother, or wife, or children, or landsfor My Name’s sake,shall…

[michelledrawz]

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[newprophets]

Trust in the Name of the Lord Insights from Psalm 20

#Psalm20 #TrustInGod #FaithJourney #BiblicalWisdom #DivineProtection #SpiritualGrowth #GodsProvision

[melissa-lynne]

We Will Remember the Name of the Lord Our God

Psalm 20:7 Day 24 One-Year Daily Bible Reading – Genesis 48-49; Matthew 15:29-16:12; Psalm20:1-9; Proverbs 4:20-27 ______ Some trust in chariots and some in horsesGrant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions. Now know I that the Lord saveth his…

[kylelovesangela]

A Prayer for Hope: Lord, I maintain my hope in You and I hold onto the assurance that what I am praying for is already accomplished in the name of Jesus. Your Word promises “no good thing does He withhold from those that walk uprightly” (Psalm 84:11). I wait upon You for Your definition of the “good thing” You will not withhold from me. As David prayed in (Psalm21:2) "You have given him his heart's desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah"

Romans8:24-25 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

Philippians4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Psalm20:4 May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans!

2Corinthians5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

1John514-15 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.

Psalm16:11 You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Proverbs3:6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?

Psalm37:5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.

Proverbs4:23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

Psalm94:19 When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.

Mark11:24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

Hebrews11:6  A man cannot please God unless he has faith. Anyone who comes to God must believe that He is. That one must also know that God gives what is promised to the one who keeps on looking for Him.

[piouscatholic]

#Universalis

Saturday

24 June 2023

#TheNativityofSaintJohntheBaptistSolemnity🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

Lord, open our lips.

And we shall praise your name.

#InvitatoryPsalm

Psalm 99 (100)

John rejoiced and pointed out the Lamb of God: come, let us adore him.

(repeat antiphon*)

Rejoice in the Lord, all the earth,

and serve him with joy.

Exult as you enter his presence.

(repeat antiphon*)

Know that the Lord is God.

He made us and we are his

– his people, the sheep of his flock.

(repeat antiphon*)

Cry out his praises as you enter his gates,

fill his courtyards with songs.

Proclaim him and bless his name;

for the Lord is our delight.

His mercy lasts for ever,

his faithfulness through all the ages.

(repeat antiphon*)

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

(repeat antiphon*)

* If you are reciting this on your own, you can choose to say the antiphon once only at the start of the psalm and not repeat it.

#Hymn

How great the tale, that there should be,

In God’s Son’s heart, a place for me!

That on a sinner’s lips like mine

The cross of Jesus Christ should shine!

Christ Jesus, bend me to thy will,

My feet to urge, my griefs to still;

That e’en my flesh and blood may be

A temple sanctified to Thee.

No rest, no calm my soul may win,

Because my body craves to sin;

Till thou, dear Lord, thyself impart

Peace on my head, light in my heart.

May consecration come from far,

Soft shining like the evening star.

My toilsome path make plain to me,

Until I come to rest in thee.

#Psalm20(21)

[Thanksgiving for victory]

The Lord called me before I was born, from my mother’s womb he pronounced my name.

Lord, the king will rejoice in your strength,

he will triumph in your saving power.

You have granted him his heart’s desire,

you have not denied the wish that he spoke.

For you showered him with blessings

even before he asked for them.

You have placed a crown of purest gold upon his head.

He asked you for life,

and you granted it to him,

length of days for ever and for ever.

Great is his glory through your help:

you cover him with splendour and majesty.

You lay a blessing upon him that will last for ever,

you make him rejoice in joy before you.

For the king hopes in the Lord,

and through the kindness of the Most High he will not be shaken.

Stand high above us, Lord, in your power;

and we will sing and celebrate your might.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

The Lord called me before I was born, from my mother’s womb he pronounced my name.

#Psalm91(92)

[Praise of God, the Creator]

The Lord made my mouth a sharp sword, and protected me with his outstretched arm.

It is good to praise the Lord,

and to sing psalms to your name, O Most High,

to proclaim your mercy in the morning

and your faithfulness by night;

on the ten-stringed lyre and the harp,

with songs upon the lyre.

For you give me joy, Lord, in your creation:

I rejoice in the work of your hands.

How great are your works, O Lord,

how immeasurably deep your thoughts.

The fool does not hear,

the slow-witted do not understand.

When the wicked sprout up like grass,

and the doers of evil are in full bloom,

it will come to nothing, for they will perish for ever and ever;

but you, Lord, are the Highest eternally.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

The Lord made my mouth a sharp sword, and protected me with his outstretched arm.

#Psalm91(92)

This is the testimony of John: there is one coming after me who existed before me.

For behold, Lord, your enemies,

how your enemies will perish,

how wrongdoers will be scattered.

You will give me strength as the wild oxen have;

I have been anointed with the purest oil.

I will look down upon my enemies,

and hear the plans of those who plot evil against me.

The just will flourish like the palm tree,

grow tall like the cedar of Lebanon.

They will be planted in the house of the Lord;

in the courts of our God they will flourish.

They will bear fruit even when old,

fresh and luxuriant through all their days.

They will proclaim how just is the Lord, my refuge,

for in him there is no unrighteousness.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit,

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

This is the testimony of John: there is one coming after me who existed before me.

℣. He came as a witness to the light.

℟. So that everyone might believe through him.

#FirstReading

[Jeremiah 1:4-10,17-19 ©]

Stand up and tell them all I command you

The word of the Lord was addressed to me, saying,

‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;

before you came to birth I consecrated you;

I have appointed you as prophet to the nations.’

I said, ‘Ah, Lord; look, I do not know how to speak: I am a child!’

But the Lord replied,

‘Do not say, “I am a child.”

Go now to those to whom I send you

and, say whatever I command you.

Do not be afraid of them,

for I am with you to protect you –

it is the Lord who speaks!’

Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me:

‘There! I am putting my words into your mouth.

Look, today I am setting you

over nations and over kingdoms,

to tear up and to knock down,

to destroy and to overthrow,

to build and to plant.

‘So now brace yourself for action.

Stand up and tell them

all I command you.

Do not be dismayed at their presence,

or in their presence I will make you dismayed.

I, for my part, today will make you

into a fortified city,

a pillar of iron,

and a wall of bronze

to confront all this land:

the kings of Judah, its princes,

its priests and the country people.

They will fight against you

but shall not overcome you,

for I am with you to deliver you –

it is the Lord who speaks.’

#Responsory

℟. Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I consecrated you.

* I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.

℣. I am putting my words into your mouth: I am setting you over nations and kingdoms.

* I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.

#SecondReading

[From a sermon by Saint Augustine]

#Thevoiceofonecryinginthewilderness

The Church observes the birth of John as in some way sacred; and you will not find any other of the great men of old whose birth we celebrate officially.

We celebrate John’s, as we celebrate Christ’s.

This point cannot be passed over in silence, and if I may not perhaps be able to explain it in the way that such an important matter deserves, it is still worth thinking about it a little more deeply and fruitfully than usual.

John is born of an old woman who is barren;

Christ is born of a young woman who is a virgin.

That John will be born is not believed, and his father is struck dumb;

that Christ will be born is believed, and he is conceived by faith.

I have proposed some matters for inquiry, and listed in advance some things that need to be discussed.

I have introduced these points even if we are not up to examining all the twists and turns of such a great mystery, either for lack of capacity or for lack of time.

You will be taught much better by the one who speaks in you even when I am not here; the one about whom you think loving thoughts, the one whom you have taken into your hearts and whose temple you have become.

John, it seems, has been inserted as a kind of boundary between the two Testaments, the Old and the New.

That he is somehow or other a boundary is something that the Lord himself indicates when he says, The Law and the prophets were until John.

So he represents the old and heralds the new.

Because he represents the old, he is born of an elderly couple;

because he represents the new, he is revealed as a prophet in his mother’s womb.

You will remember that, before he was born, at Mary’s arrival he leapt in his mother’s womb.

Already he had been marked out there, designated before he was born;

it was already shown whose forerunner he would be, even before he saw him.

These are divine matters, and exceed the measure of human frailty.

Finally, he is born, he receives a name, and his father’s tongue is loosed.

Zachary is struck dumb and loses his voice, until John, the Lord’s forerunner, is born and releases his voice for him.

What does Zachary’s silence mean, but that prophecy was obscure and, before the proclamation of Christ, somehow concealed and shut up?

It is released and opened up by his arrival, it becomes clear when the one who was being prophesied is about to come.

The releasing of Zachary’s voice at the birth of John has the same significance as the tearing of the veil of the Temple at the crucifixion of Christ.

If John were meant to proclaim himself, he would not be opening Zachary’s mouth.

The tongue is released because a voice is being born – for when John was already heralding the Lord, he was asked, Who are you and he replied I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness.

John is the voice, but the Lord in the beginning was the Word.

John is a voice for a time, but Christ is the eternal Word from the beginning.

#Responsory

℟. You, little child, you shall be called a prophet of God, the Most High.

* You shall go ahead of the Lord to prepare his ways before him.

℣. You shall make known to his people their salvation through forgiveness of all their sins.

* You shall go ahead of the Lord to prepare his ways before him.

#Canticle

#TeDeum

God, we praise you; Lord, we proclaim you!

You, the Father, the eternal –

all the earth venerates you.

All the angels, all the heavens, every power –

The cherubim, the seraphim –

unceasingly, they cry:

“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts:

heaven and earth are full of the majesty of your glory!”

The glorious choir of Apostles –

The noble ranks of prophets –

The shining army of martyrs –

all praise you.

Throughout the world your holy Church proclaims you.

– Father of immeasurable majesty,

– True Son, only-begotten, worthy of worship,

– Holy Spirit, our Advocate.

You, Christ:

– You are the king of glory.

– You are the Father’s eternal Son.

– You, to free mankind, did not disdain a Virgin’s womb.

– You defeated the sharp spear of Death, and opened the kingdom of heaven to those who believe in you.

– You sit at God’s right hand, in the glory of the Father.

– You will come, so we believe, as our Judge.

And so we ask of you: give help to your servants, whom you set free at the price of your precious blood.

Number them among your chosen ones in eternal glory.

(The final part of the hymn may be omitted:)

Bring your people to safety, Lord, and bless those who are your inheritance.

Rule them and lift them high for ever.

Day by day we bless you, Lord: we praise you for ever and for ever.

Of your goodness, Lord, keep us without sin for today.

Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us.

Let your pity, Lord, be upon us, as much as we trust in you.

In you, Lord, I trust: let me never be put to shame.

[Let us pray.]

Almighty God,

give your people grace to enter on the way of salvation.

As they hearken to the voice of John, the Lord’s herald,

bring them safely to Jesus, whom John foretold.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Let us praise the Lord.

– Thanks be to God.

[allscripture]

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

Psalm 20:7 (NIV) 

[sanitythruartjournaling]

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[revdavidbsmith]

Psalm 20:5; September 22, 2021

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[shijumoni]

Deuteronomy 15 6: For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee. உன் தேவனாகிய கர்த்தர் உனக்குச் சொன்னபடி உன்னை ஆசீர்வதிப்பதினால், நீ அநேகம் ஜாதிகளுக்குக் கடன் கொடுப்பாய், நீயோ கடன் வாங்குவதில்லை; நீ அநேகம் ஜாதிகளை ஆளுவாய், உன்னையோ அவர்கள் ஆளுவதில்லை. Thank you Jesus 💓 🙏 ☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️☘️🌸🌸☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️☘️🌸🌸☘️🌸☘️☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️🌸☘️💐🌸☘️☘️☘️🌸☘️💐 #faith #god #powerful #perfect #protect #inspiration #favour #salvation #verseoftheday #psalm20 #pray #kjv #readthebible #morningprayer #religiousquotes #oldtestament #newtestament #biblescriptures #morningdevotional #dailydevotionals #dailydevo #everythingchristian #godlyquotes #livebygrace #biblestudymoments #christianchurch #christianchurches #liveinfaith #bvotd #yourgrace (at Chengalpattu Enga Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5LHeQvgEcb/?igshid=1ju4lq5moipjr

[timthurman]

Psalm 20:4 #psalms #psalm20

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[anastpaul]

Quote/s of the Day – 1 January – New Year’s Day 2019

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here!”

2 Corinthians 5:17

“Brothers, . . . I can only say, that forgetting all that lies behind me and straining forward to what lies in front of me and I am racing towards the finishing-point, to win the prize of God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 3:13

May he give you what you desire and make all your plans succeed. Then we will shout for joy over your victory and celebrate your triumph by praising our God. May the LORD answer all your requests.

Psalm 20:4-5

“The bread you store up belongs to the hungry, the cloak that lies in your chest belongs to the naked, the gold you have hidden in the ground, belongs to the poor.”

St Basil the Great (329-379) Father & Doctor of the Church

“Love God, serve God; everything is in that.”

St Clare of Assisi (1194-1253)

“Teach us to give and not to count the cost.”

“All for the greater glory of God.”

St Ignatius de Loyola (1491-1556)

“You must ask God to give you power to fight against the sin of pride which is your greatest enemy – the root of all that is evil and the failure of all that is good. For God resists the proud.”

St Vincent de Paul (1581-1660)

“Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labours.”

St Thérèse of the Child Jesus (1873-1897)- Doctor of the Church

“During this new year, I resolve to begin a new life. I do not know, what will happen to me, during this year. But I abandon myself entirely to You, my God. And my aspirations and all my affections, will be for You. I feel so weak, dear Jesus but with Your help, I hope and resolve, to live a different life, that is, a life closer to You.”

“Father, do You know, the latest idea that has come into my head? It is to become a saint at all costs. I made this resolution yesterday evening. During my meditation I was thinking, that one lives only once and it is certain, that one is going to die, then one will have to answer to God.”

“Every time the clock strikes, I will repeat three times – ‘My Jesus, mercy!”

St Gemma Galgani (1878-1903)

(via Quote/s of the Day - 1 January - New Year's Day 2019)

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(via Psalm 20: Prayer For Victory)