Scripture Memory: PSALM 27

Psalm 27. It’s a good one, and I am committing it to memory for the month of July 2014. Care to join me?  My feeling is that 14 verses in a month is manageable on a day by day basis, and if I focus on reviewing and adding a single verse each day, then the whole thing will have been studied mid-month, allowing for the back half of July to serve for review. I have pasted the text in full below:

The Lord is my light and my salvation;

whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my life;

of whom shall I be afraid?

When evildoers assail me

to eat up my flesh,

my adversaries and foes,

it is they who stumble and fall.

Though an army encamp against me,

my heart shall not fear;

though war arise against me,

yet I will be confident.

One thing have I asked of the Lord,

that will I seek after:

that I may dwell in the house of the Lord

all the days of my life,

to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord

and to inquire in his temple.

For he will hide me in his shelter

in the day of trouble;

he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;

he will lift me high upon a rock.

And now my head shall be lifted up

above my enemies all around me,

and I will offer in his tent

sacrifices with shouts of joy;

I will sing and make melody to the Lord.

Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;

be gracious to me and answer me!

You have said, “Seek my face.”

My heart says to you,

“Your face, Lord, do I seek.”

Hide not your face from me.

Turn not your servant away in anger,

O you who have been my help.

Cast me not off; forsake me not,

O God of my salvation!

For my father and my mother have forsaken me,

but the Lord will take me in.

Teach me your way, O Lord,

and lead me on a level path

because of my enemies.

Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;

for false witnesses have risen against me,

and they breathe out violence.

I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord

in the land of the living!

Wait for the Lord;

be strong, and let your heart take courage;

wait for the Lord!

I think it’s a worthwhile, mid-summer endeavor (as if I did not have enough of those already), and I would love for you to join me in doing so. There’s not a prize, but if you’d be willing to join me in this endeavor, I’d be very glad to hear from you throughout the month, either via Facebook or E-mail at cj@3lcpublishing.com.

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