Psalms to Help You Sleep

When our world feels crazy, what two things do we need to know about God? Listen to Sarah's devotional from Psalm 53 now.  Read Psalm 53 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression pull up a chair. Psalms is a book that gives us permission to feel but also to hear God's voice. Make sure to follow Sarah and Jen on social media and check out...

Where is God when we are faced with evil and its consequences? Can we trust in God's justice? Read Psalm 52 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression pull up a chair. Psalms is a book that gives us permission to feel but also to hear God's voice. Make sure to follow Sarah and Jen on social media and check out their writing from the links...

Confession of our sin can bring peace to our hearts - but not because we are such sinful people but because we serve a God full of grace.  Read Psalm 51 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression pull up a chair. Psalms is a book that gives us permission to feel but also to hear God's voice. Make sure to follow Sarah and Jen on social medi...

Our God comes, he does not keep silent. Join Jen tonight and discover how God speaks to us, even if we don't feel like he is.  Read  Psalm 50 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression pull up a chair. Psalms is a book that gives us permission to feel but also to hear God's voice. Make sure to follow Sarah and Jen on social media and check...

Tonight we look at Psalm 49, which is a brand new type of Psalm. We've not encountered a psalm like this, but there are many in the psalmster. This is a wisdom psalm, written by the Sons of Korah. Let's discover how this wisdom can help us sleep.  Read  Psalm 49 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression pull up a chair. Psalms is a book t...

Do you have a place where your soul can rest and meditate on the steadfast love of God? Today we talk about the importance of taking time in beauty to consider God's love. Read  Psalm 48 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression pull up a chair. Psalms is a book that gives us permission to feel but also to hear God's voice. Make sure to f...

The first coming of Jesus provides hope for his second coming. When he comes he will be king! But even now, we know God has not left us. His presence is with us, His strength helps us, His peace guides us. According to Psalm 47 we discover how to rest in the king that is here, with us and also coming again.  Read  Psalm 47 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fight...

Can we trust God even in the earth shattering moments? Read  Psalm 46 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression pull up a chair. Psalms is a book that gives us permission to feel but also to hear God's voice. Make sure to follow Sarah and Jen on social media and check out their writing from the links below.  Sarah Fraze r is the author of...

Psalm 45 paints a beautiful picture of a kingly marriage. Some have speculated that this poem or song was written for Solomon's wedding or a later king, but the identity remains unknown. As we read it today, in 2025, more than two thousand years later, we read it in light of the New Testament.  Listen to how it can comfort our hearts tonight.  Read Psalm 45 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at...

How do we deal with the suffering of the faithful? When it feels like there's no reason for our suffering? Read  Psalm 44 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression pull up a chair. Psalms is a book that gives us permission to feel but also to hear God's voice. Make sure to follow Sarah and Jen on social media and check out their writing f...

We all carry heavy things, but most of the time those things are invisible to everyone else.  Each week I'm reminded of how hard life can be. Everyone listening right now is carrying something heavy in their hearts. Everyone you pass on the street, sit next to in church, and even those we see on the televisions are all carrying a heavy weight of some sort. Listen to Psalm 43 to find out how big an...

Where is our hope when we are downcast or deeply depressed and how does Psalm 42 teach us the way through? Find out tonight as we study Psalm 42. Read  Psalm 42 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression pull up a chair. Psalms is a book that gives us permission to feel but also to hear God's voice. Make sure to follow Sarah and Jen on soc...

Tonight we listen to Sarah share how to praise God, even when we suffer. Depression and anxiety are not a punishment. God corrects us when we sin, but for the purpose of restoration. Listen to Psalm 41 and discover how God might be working in your suffering that includes His glory!  Read  Psalm 41 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression...

What is a new song and why should we sing it? Find out on tonight's episode why we should sing of God's faithfulness. Read  Psalm 40 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression pull up a chair. Psalms is a book that gives us permission to feel but also to hear God's voice. Make sure to follow Sarah and Jen on social media and check out thei...

Night after night the darkness would creep inside my heart and I would lie awake crying - for no reason. I begged God for relief or even to give me a reason. Nothing changed and so I stopped praying for a time.  Like the author of Psalm 39, I thought maybe if I just stay silent things would be fine. I never ever talked about my depression with friends or family (other than my husband). I thought i...

What if the pain keeping us up at night is our own sin? We don't like to talk about it, but it happens and we learn so many beautiful truths from Psalm 38. Read  Psalm 38 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression pull up a chair. Psalms is a book that gives us permission to feel but also to hear God's voice. Make sure to follow Sarah and...

Psalm 37 is David's quick book of wisdom. When depression and anxiety threaten our faith, how can we look up and look forward? Read  Psalm 37 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression pull up a chair. Psalms is a book that gives us permission to feel but also to hear God's voice. Make sure to follow Sarah and Jen on social media and check...

Listen to be encouraged to be rooted and grounded in the steadfast love of God for you. Read  Psalm 36 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression pull up a chair. Psalms is a book that gives us permission to feel but also to hear God's voice. Make sure to follow Sarah and Jen on social media and check out their writing from the links below...

Psalm 35 is an imprecatory psalm. David writes in a such way that might seem too harsh for us today. But David is simply calling to God to punish the wicked. How does this help us when we face our own injustice?  Read  Psalm 35 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression pull up a chair. Psalms is a book that gives us permission to feel but...

Where is God when we suffer? And how does the story of Lazarus fit with Psalm 34. Listen to tonight's episode as we talk about the nearness of God. Read  Psalm 34 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression pull up a chair. Psalms is a book that gives us permission to feel but also to hear God's voice. Make sure to follow Sarah and Jen on s...

How do we read a psalm like Psalm 33 when we feel the sadness linger? These psalms are not the ones we tend to go to when we are struggling. I'll admit, while writing this episode I'm feeling a lot of sadness under the surface right now. Listen as Sarah shares how sorrow and joy can walk side by side each day.  Read  Psalm 33 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fi...

Have you ever laid awake at night recounting your past mistakes? I have. Come learn with me how to do this with joy as we study Psalm 32. Read Psalm 32 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression pull up a chair. Psalms is a book that gives us permission to feel but also to hear God's voice. Make sure to follow Sarah and Jen on social media...

Depression and anxiety use absolutes like "always, never…" What we love about the psalms is that there are particular chapters that can speak to us during these times in a profound way. We do not need a platitude of "Things will be better in the morning…."  We need a voice to say, "Yes, it is hard, but we are not alone, forgotten, or unloved. This is what Psalm 31 is for us. Listen as Sarah shares...

What do we do when verses seem like a platitude? How do we believe joy comes in the morning when it seems like it never does? Listen as Jen shares Psalm 30.  Read  Psalm 30 here.* If you struggle to fall asleep at night or go through your day fighting anxiety and depression pull up a chair. Psalms is a book that gives us permission to feel but also to hear God's voice. Make sure to follow Sarah an...

Psalm 29 reminds us that the universe is big and creation is complex. But God is bigger and wiser than we could ever imagine. In Psalm 29 we see that the image of God is one of both strength and presence. God is in the BIG things and God is in the SMALL things. He is over many waters but he is also with the deer when she gives birth. What an amazingly powerful and person God we see here.  Listen a...