GOD, MY GREATEST PLEASURE, AND THE PINNACLE OF MY JOY
June 3, 2026Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, and to the place where You dwell. Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joyH8057. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God. Psalm 43:3–4 The psalmist asked God to send out His beacon to light the way into His presence. He asked the Lord to bring him “out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9). God was his overwhelming, glorious jubilation. God is not only the source of joy,…
WRAP YOURSELF IN PRAYER
These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God with shouts of joyH7440 and praise. Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the…
“BAD TO THE BONE” VS JOY TO THE BONES!
May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues. For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul. May ruin befall them by surprise; may the…
SPARKLE
RADIANT WITH JOY: SPARKLING!
I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoiceH8055. Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together. I…
JOYFULLY USE YOUR GIFTS TO GLORIFY GOD
RejoiceH7442 in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him. Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings. Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout…
RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD RESULTS IN JOY
Be gladH8055 in the LORD and rejoiceH1523, O righteous ones; shout for joyH7442, all you upright in heart. Psalm 32:11 David is laying everything out on the table, prostrating himself before the divine court for mercy. He had an adulterous…
JOY RESTORED
Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name. For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joyH7440 comes in the morning. Psalm 30:4-5 Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance…
JOYFUL SONG OF THANKSGIVING
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices,H5937 and I give thanks to Him with my song. Psalm 28:7 David had many times when he needed God…
GOD IS MY ROCK AND MY SHELTER
For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock. Then my head will be held high above my…
JOY IN GOD’S STRENGTH, SALVATION, AND PRESENCE
O LORD, the king rejoicesH8055 in Your strength. How greatly he exultsH1523 in Your salvation! You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed…