Daily Bible Reading “Let Thy Face Shine on Us, O God” (Psalm 80:1-19)

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Deborah H. Bateman

Let Thy Face Shine on Us, O God

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Psalm 80:1-19. Psalm 80 is a Psalm of Asaph, where he cries out for God, the Shepherd of Israel, to save His people. He calls out for God to save the tribes of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. The twelve sons of Jacob are listed in Genesis 35:23-26. He begged God to shine His face on them. He asked God how long He would be angry against His people. Why did Asaph think God was angry with them?

They were at strife with their neighbors, and had been brought to great sorrow. Their enemies made fun of them because God had turned His face from them. Asaph acknowledged that God brought them out of Egypt and established them in the Promised Land. Then he questioned why God let His guard down from around them so the enemy could come in and overtake them.

Because of their sin against Him, God turned His face away and allowed the enemy to attack them. Asaph begged for God’s forgiveness and for Him to shine His face upon them once again and save them from the destruction of their enemies. Have you ever cried out to God to let His face shine on you?

Daily Bible Reading:

Psalm 80:1-19

1 [[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph.]] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.
3 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
4 O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
7 Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
9 Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
14 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
18 So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
19 Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Things to think about:

Why was Asaph crying out to God?
What did he want God to do?
Why did God turn His face from the people?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank You for this Scripture in Psalm 80. We see that Asaph was crying out for Your help. They were in a desperate situation and they needed You to shine Your face on them and save them. Help us to realize our desperate state and cry out for You to help us and save us from ourselves and from the enemy. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Daily Bible Verse:

Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. – Psalm 80:19

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Psalm 119 will not be included in The Book of Psalms since Deborah has already published a book about it called: Psalm 119: Thy Word is a Lamp unto My Feet.

The book of Psalms is one of Deborah’s favorite books of the Bible. It is a great book to read if you’re ever feeling down or need to renew your relationship with Christ. King David went through a lot of tough times in his lifetime, but he loved God and trusted God to protect him from his enemies.

The book of Psalms was written by various people. About half of it was attributed to King David, whether they were written by David or for David is questioned by some biblical scholars. Some of the Psalms were written by Asaph and some say they were written for the sons of Korah and even Moses and Solomon were writers of the Psalms. The Psalms consists of poetry that was primarily meant to be used as songs of praise to the Lord.

The Book of Psalms: Part 3 Chapters 61-90 contains fifty Daily Bible Reading Lessons. Each lesson contains a brief commentary by the author, the Daily Bible Reading Scriptures, a few questions for contemplation or discussion, and a prayer of the day. It is a great Bible study for individuals or group studies.

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Daily Bible Reading “Help Us, O God” (Psalm 79:1-13)

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Deborah H. Bateman

Help Us, O God

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Psalm 79:1-13. Psalm 79 is a Psalm of Asaph. Asaph cries out to God for help because the heathen have attacked Jerusalem and have defiled the temple. Why would people want to destroy the temple of God?

There had been so much bloodshed that it was like water around Jerusalem. Asaph feared that they had become a reproach to their neighbors. He asks God, “How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?”

Asaph begged God to pour out His wrath on the heathen and those who’d never known Him. He asked God to forgive the Israelites of their sins and to have mercy on them, because they had been brought to a very low state in life.

Asaph cried out to God, “Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.” Have you ever felt desperate for God to help you, as Asaph did? If so, cry out to God, He will hear and answer your prayers.

Asaph pleaded with God to spare the rest of them. He asked God to pour out His wrath on those who have attacked them that they might receive seven times the punishment for their acts of violence.

Asaph wanted the people to know that they were God’s people and it was His land that they defiled. Asaph begged God to save His people, “So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.”

Daily Bible Reading:

Psalm 79:1-13

1 [[A Psalm of Asaph.]] O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
3 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
5 How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
6 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
7 For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.
8 O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.
9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.
10 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
12 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

Things to think about:

Why was Asaph crying out to God?
How was his situation desperate?
In what times or ways do you feel desperate for God’s help?
What was the promise Asaph made to God at the end of the chapter?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank You for this Scripture in Psalm 79. We see Asaph’s desperate cry to You for help. Help us to cry out to You when we need help in our lives. Help us not to wait until we are desperate, but to have an ongoing dialog with You through prayer. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Daily Bible Verse:

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and…

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purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.

– Psalm 79:9

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Daily Bible Reading “God Leads His People” (Psalm 78:40-52)

Posted on August 15, 2024 by Deborah H. Bateman

God Leads His People

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Psalm 78:40-52. Asaph refers to the children of Israel when they were wandering in the wilderness. He says they provoked and grieved God in the desert. God even sent signs and wonders yet they turned their backs on Him and forgot how He delivered them from the enemy.

God turned the rivers into blood so they couldn’t drink the water. He sent plagues of flies and frogs to try to get their attention. God destroyed their crops with caterpillars and locust and cattle with hail and their sycamore trees with frost.

Their flocks were destroyed by lightning. God sent angels of evil among them. He smote the firstborn in Egypt and the heads of their tabernacles in the land of Ham because of their disobedience.

God tried to be patient with them and gave them every chance to get right with Him. But, they stirred up God’s anger, wrath, and indignation with their rebellious ways. Verse 52 tells us that God made His people go forth like a flock of sheep, as He led them in the wilderness.

We love to think of God as a loving God, and He is, but we don’t like to think of God as a just God, pouring His wrath out on those who disobey Him. This Scripture reminds us that God is both loving and just.

Daily Bible Reading:

Psalm 78:40-52

40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
42 They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.
43 How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:
44 And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.
45 He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.
47 He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.
48 He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.
50 He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
51 And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
52 But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

Things to think about:

Can you imagine the turmoil the children of Israel went through because of their disobedience?
In what ways were the children of Israel disobedient to God?
What took the children of Israel so long to get the message?
In what ways do we do the same thing?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

We pray as we read this Scripture that You would help us to see how the children of Israel stirred up Your anger against them; please help us to be obedient. Forgive us of the times we fail You. Thank You for Your son, Jesus Christ, who died and was resurrected to cover our sins. Help those who haven’t yet accepted Jesus as their Savior to receive Him into their lives. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Daily Bible Verse:

But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. – Psalm 78:52

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Daily Bible Reading “God Forgave Their Iniquity” (Psalm 78:32-39)

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Deborah H. Bateman

God Forgave Their Iniquity

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Psalm 78:32-39. In Psalm 78 Asaph tells us the people sinned against God and didn’t believe all His wondrous works. Because of their rebellion against God their days were consumed in vanity and their years were spent in trouble. When God slew some of them, the rest knew they needed to return to God. They remembered that God was their rock and their redeemer. How many times do we return to God when we are in trouble?

The people gave God what we call lip service. They professed God with their mouths, but their hearts weren’t right with Him. They flattered Him with their mouth, and then lied to Him with the same tongue. They were unfaithful to His covenant. God, being a compassionate God, forgave their sins. He could have destroyed them all; instead God turned His wrath away and spared their lives many times. He remembered they were only human, made of flesh, and were fleeting, like the wind, which passes away.

God is a God of wrath, but He is also loving, kind, and compassionate. He loves His children and gives them every opportunity He can to repent of their sins and turn back to Him.

Daily Bible Reading:

Psalm 78:32-39

32 For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.
33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.
34 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.
35 And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.
36 Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
37 For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
39 For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

Things to think about:

Do we tend to call on God when we are in trouble?
Have you ever been guilty of saying you love God, but not living for Him?
How can we have pure hearts before God?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank You for this Scripture in Psalm 78. It reminds us You not only want us to profess our faith in You, but to live it out. Help us to have pure hearts before You. Help us to love You with all of our hearts. Forgive us of the many times we fail You. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Daily Bible Verse:

But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and …

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destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

– Psalm 78:38

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Daily Bible Reading “The Wrath of God” (Psalm 78:19-31)

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Deborah H. Bateman

The Wrath of God

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Psalm 78:19-31. In this Scripture Asaph talks about how the children of Israel spoke against God even after He had done so much for them. As they were wandering in the wilderness they questioned how God would provide water for them. He had Moses perform another miracle for them by using his staff to hit a rock and water flowed out of the rock and gave them plenty of water for all of their needs. With examples like this why do we ever question whether God can meet our needs?

I know when I lost my job it was devastating for me. My salary was half of our income at the time. I worried about how we would pay our bills. I was afraid there wouldn’t be enough money to take care of our basic needs.

God had to show me that He was my provider and He could provide for me any way He chose. I had to humble myself and accept that God had chosen my husband to work and provide for our family’s needs.

Shortly after I lost my job my husband got another job paying one and one-half times as much as his previous job. He has continued through different jobs to increase his salary to provide our needs. I can honestly say we have never gone without our basic needs and God has supplied many of our wants, as well. He loves us and wants the best for us. He wants us to trust Him completely.

The Israelites wondered how God would feed them in the wilderness. He rained down manna from heaven every day to feed them, but that wasn’t good enough, either.

They complained because they wanted meat to eat so God caused birds to fall from the skies, so much so that they ate them until they were sickened by them. I guess this is a lesson for us to be careful what we ask for, because we might get it.

While they were still filling the lust of their flesh with the birds, God’s wrath poured out against them. He killed some of their men and brought the chosen men of Israel to their knees. It’s a sad day when God is forced to pour His wrath out against His children because of their disobedience in order to cause them to repent and turn back to Him.

If you are a parent, you know how it makes you feel when you have to discipline your children because they are disobedient. It grieves your heart to have to correct them, but you know you cannot allow their disobedient ways to continue because they will only worsen. At some point you have to pull in the reigns and stop the process from happening, or watch them destroy themselves in the process. It’s not easy, but it must be done. As parents we can get a little glimpse into the way it must make God feel when He has to correct our paths.

Daily Bible Reading:

Psalm 78:19-31

19 Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
20 Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
21 Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
22 Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
23 Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
25 Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.
26 He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:
28 And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.
29 So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;
30 They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,
31 The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

Things to think about:

Are you thankful for what God has provided for you?
What causes you to complain about what you do or don’t have?
How can we show our gratitude to God for His provisions?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

We thank You for this Scripture in Psalm 78. We see through this Scripture that You are all-powerful and You can supply all of our needs, whatever they might be. Help us to be grateful for Your provisions. Help us not to complain about what we don’t have, but be thankful for what You have provided for us. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Daily Bible Verse:

The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

– Psalm 78:31

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