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Psalms for every season

Learn to pray through refuge, remembrance, guidance, lament and gratitude.

1. 1. Read and discover - Read lesson

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   Psalms 46:1

   ¹ For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

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   Understanding the passage

   The psalm portrays God as refuge amid upheaval; help in trouble acknowledges that trouble really exists.

   Reflect

   • What might seeking refuge and help in God mean during a difficult time?

   Put it into practice

   Identify a practical support network for a difficult time.

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2. 2. The word in the heart - Read lesson

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   Psalms 119:9-11

   ⁹ How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.

   ¹⁰ With my whole heart I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.

   ¹¹ I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

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   Understanding the passage

   The psalmist connects keeping the word with seeking God and guarding one’s way; memory serves life rather than competition.

   Reflect

   • How does the psalmist connect keeping God’s word with the way he lives?

   Put it into practice

   Memorize a phrase and note how it guides a decision.

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3. 3. A lamp for the path - Read lesson

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   Psalms 119:105

   ¹⁰⁵ Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.

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   Understanding the passage

   The lamp lights the traveler’s steps; the image offers guidance without promising a detailed map of the future.

   Reflect

   • How might God’s word guide the next step in your life?

   Put it into practice

   Consider the next responsible step without demanding the entire future.

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4. 4. Praying lament - Read lesson

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   Psalms 13:1-6

   ¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

   ² How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?

   ³ Behold, and answer me, LORD, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;

   ⁴ lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him;” lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.

   ⁵ But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation.

   ⁶ I will sing to the LORD, because he has been good to me.

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   Understanding the passage

   The psalm moves from repeated questions to petition and trust; prayer can hold pain without pretending it has ended.

   Reflect

   • Which questions does the psalmist dare to ask?

   Put it into practice

   Write a prayer honestly naming a difficulty.

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5. 5. Remembering gifts - Read lesson

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   Psalms 103:1-5

   ¹ By David. Praise the LORD, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!

   ² Praise the LORD, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits,

   ³ who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases,

   ⁴ who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies,

   ⁵ who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

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   Understanding the passage

   The psalmist calls himself to remember mercy and care; gratitude does not replace the psalm’s wider attention to human frailty.

   Reflect

   • Which reasons for gratitude does the psalmist recall, and which do you recognize in your life?

   Put it into practice

   Record care you received and thank someone who helped provide it.