Pre-Game Proverb with John Rayner

Psa 17:3  You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night. You have scrutinized me and found nothing wrong. I am determined not to sin in what I say.

Psa 17:2  Declare me innocent, for you see those who do right. 

Psa 17:1  A prayer of David. O LORD, hear my plea for justice. Listen to my cry for help. Pay attention to my prayer, for it comes from honest lips.

Psa 16:8  I have set the LORD continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psa 16:9  Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will dwell securely. Psa 16:10  For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol; Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay. Psa 16:11  You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; I...

Psa 16:7  I will bless the LORD who has counseled me; Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night.

Psa 16:5  LORD, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine. Psa 16:6  The land you have given me is a pleasant land. What a wonderful inheritance!

Psa 16:4  The sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied; I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood, Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

Psa 16:3  As for the saints who are on the earth, "They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight."

Psa 16:2  O my soul, you have said to the LORD, "You are my Lord, My goodness is nothing apart from You."

Psa 16:1  Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You.

Psa 15:1  A psalm of David. Who may worship in your sanctuary, LORD? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? Psa 15:2  Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts. Psa 15:3  Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends. Psa 15:4  Those who despise flagrant sinners, and honor the faithful followers of the LO...

Psa 14:7  Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad. 

Psa 14:6  The wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the LORD will protect his people.

Psa 14:4  Will those who do evil never learn? They eat up my people like bread and wouldn’t think of praying to the LORD.Psa 14:5  Terror will grip them, for God is with those who obey him.

Psa 14:2  The LORD has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there are any who understand, Who seek after God. Psa 14:3  They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one.

Psa 14:1  For the choir director: A psalm of David. Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good!

Psa 13:3  Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,Psa 13:4  And my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," And my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken. Psa 13:5  But I have trusted in Your lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. Psa 13:6  I will sing to the LORD, Because He has dealt bountifully with me.

As David is dealing with his enemies, it would seem that they have the advantage and David is quite discouraged as we read in our Psalms today: 

Psa 13:1  For the choir director. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

Psa 12:7  Therefore, LORD, we know you will protect the oppressed, preserving them forever from this lying generation,Psa 12:8  even though the wicked strut about, and evil is praised throughout the land.

Psa 12:6  The words of the LORD are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times. 

Psa 12:4  They say, “We will lie to our hearts’ content. Our lips are our own—who can stop us?”Psa 12:5  The LORD replies, “I have seen violence done to the helpless, and I have heard the groans of the poor. Now I will rise up to rescue them, as they have longed for me to do.”

Psa 12:1  For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by an eight-stringed instrument. Help, O LORD, for the godly are fast disappearing! The faithful have vanished from the earth! Psa 12:2  Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts. Psa 12:3  May the LORD cut off their flattering lips and silence their boastful tongues.

Psa 11:5  The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, And the one who loves violence His soul hates. Psa 11:6  Upon the wicked He will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup. Psa 11:7  For the LORD is righteous, He loves righteousness; The upright will behold His face.

Psa 11:1  For the choir director: A psalm of David. I trust in the LORD for protection. So why do you say to me, “Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety! Psa 11:2  The wicked are stringing their bows and fitting their arrows on the bowstrings. They shoot from the shadows at those whose hearts are right. Psa 11:3  The foundations of law and order have collapsed. What can the righteous do?”Psa...