Psalms 9 & 10 August 16, 2015 Zach Powell I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. 2I will be glad and exult in you; — Psalm 9:1-2 (NRSV) … he does not forget the cry of the afflicted. — Psalm 9:12 (NRSV) You have rebuked the nations, you have destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name forever and ever. — Psalm 9:5 (NRSV) The Lord has made himself known the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. — Psalm 9:16 (NRSV) Those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. — Psalm 9:10 (NRSV) For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever. Psalm 9:18 (NRSV) Why, O Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? — Psalm 10:1 (NRSV) In the pride of their countenance the wicked say, “God will not seek it out”; all their thoughts are, “There is no God.” — Psalm 10:4 (NRSV) Why do the wicked renounce God, and say in their hearts, “You will not call us to account”? — Psalm 10:13 (NRSV) [The wicked] lurk in secret … they seize the poor and drag them off in their net. — Psalm 10:9 (NRSV) But you do see! Indeed you note trouble and grief, that you may take it into your hands; — Psalm 10:14 (NRSV) READ THE PSALMS THIS SUMMER! (Join in anytime) Psalm 2 - Get a ‘Psalm partner’ to encourage and hold each other accountable. Psalm 34 - Buy your favorite chocolate and eat it while reading this Psalm. Psalm 78 - Post to Facebook, Twitter or call/write a friend to proclaim your love for Jesus & his for you. Psalm 112 - Contact Pastor Jeremy or Pastor John to go out for coffee (or another beverage ☺) so you can share with them how God is using your reading of the Psalms. Psalm 150 - Contact your Psalm partner(s) and schedule a celebration meal together. Share with each other how you are becoming ‘real with God’ through you reading. .