Psalms and Such

Today was my last day in the blessed book of Psalms. Wow, what a book!! Now, I know I say that about almost every book I've read during my challenge, but this one deserves some real props. I was planning of writing a creative little ditty about Psalms like 150 Words for 150 Psamls. But my computer crashed halfway through writing it, so I've decided to give a little teaser.

If you haven't read through Psalms before, do it. There are so much things you can learn from it. It amazed me how much a person can connect with the words of the authors of this compelation. You can get such an inside perspective of a person's heart. You experience the agony they're in, or can be called to worship through their adoration of our Lord. Just today I was reading in chatper 147, and the author describes the physical power of God and what he can do. In the next chapter he describes who should be praising God and why they should. This book is so wonderful..

Psalms truly was a blessing for me. When I first began my challenge, I wanted to encorporate the Psamls into my everyday reading, so I wouldn't spend 2 months reading Psalms. Well, I decided not to do that back in October or so, because I though maybe when I get to Psalms, I'll be going through a rough patch and would really need the extended time in easier and encouraging reading. How did God provide!! These last 2 months have been really really hard. Between show choir craziness, senioritis at its worst, and a stressing college desicion, I really did need the break. Looking back, I can see how God provided through all of it. Even if I got behind in my schedule, it is much easier to read 12 chatper of Psalms than 12 chapter of Isaiah in one sitting. So, in hind sight, I can only give God the glory with his protection of me, and with the blessing Psalms has been in my life.

I'll end this post with a Psalm 121, a song of ascents. These types of psalms could only bring me to praise the Lord:

I lift up my eyes to the hills—
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD watches over you—
the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.