Background

Psalm for May 2023.

Scripture

Psalm

1. Psalm 21:4 – After the Battle ( Link )
   • He asked life of you, and you gave it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
2. Psalm 37:18 – Do Not Envy Those who Do Wrong ( Link )
   • The LORD knows the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be forever.
3. Psalm 16:11 – The Presence of God ( Link )
   • You will show me the path of life: in your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand, there are pleasures for ever more.
4. Psalm 33:18 – Praise to the Creator ( Link )
   • ¹⁸ Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion

     ¹⁹ to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

     ²⁰ Our soul waits for the LORD;

     He is our help and our shield.

     ²¹ For our hearts rejoice in Him,

     since we trust in His holy name.

     ²² May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD,

     as we put our hope in You.

5. Psalm 1 – The Two Paths ( Link )
   • ¹ Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

     ² But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.

     ³ He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season,

     whose leaf does not wither,

     and who prospers in all he does.

     ⁴ Not so the wicked!

     For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.

     ⁵ Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,

     nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

     ⁶ For the LORD guards the path of the righteous,

     but the way of the wicked will perish.

Matthew

1. Matthew 5:3-10 – The Beatitudes ( Link )
   • ³ “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

     ⁴ Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

     ⁵ Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

     ⁶ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

     for they will be filled.

     ⁷ Blessed are the merciful,

     for they will be shown mercy.

     ⁸ Blessed are the pure in heart,

     for they will see God.

     ⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers,

     for they will be called sons of God.

     ¹⁰ Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,

     for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.