7 Days of Praying With The Psalms

Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi, Lex Vivendi—the way we pray, shapes the way we believe, shapes the way we live and love and become whole.

Jesus, followers of Jesus, and before that, God’s covenant people, have been praying the Psalms—cumulatively, for thousands of years. The Psalms get at the heart of prayer, and are a true school of prayer to those who will enter and make these prayers their own.

The following provides a 7 day experience of praying with 7 psalms, 1 per day, for an entire week. I would encourage you to listen to the first on a Sunday, and to conclude on the following Saturday.

 

DAY 1 | PSALM 8

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[Prayers drawn from Psalm 8 (NIV) and Sheltering Mercy: Prayers Inspired by the Psalms, p. 29]

 

DAY 2 | PSALM 24

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[Prayers drawn from Psalm 24 (NIV) and Sheltering Mercy, Prayers Inspired by the Psalms, p. 71]

 

DAY 3 | PSALM 42

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[Prayers drawn from Psalm 42 (NIV) and Sheltering Mercy, Prayers Inspired by the Psalms, p. 131]

 

DAY 4 | PSALM 73

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[Prayers drawn from Psalm 73 (NIV) and Sheltering Mercy, Prayers Inspired by the Psalms, p. 227]

 

DAY 5 | PSALM 90

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[Prayers drawn from Psalm 90 (NIV) and Endless Grace, Prayers Inspired by the Psalms, p. 66]

 

DAY 6 | PSALM 139

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[Prayers drawn from Psalm 139 (NIV) and Endless Grace, Prayers Inspired by the Psalms, p. 209]

 

DAY 7 | PSALM 150

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[Prayers drawn from Psalm 150 (NIV) and Endless Grace, Prayers Inspired by the Psalms, p. 237]

 

Sheltering Mercy: Prayers Inspired by the Psalms (Ps. 1-75) and Endless Grace: Prayers Inspired by the Psalms (Ps. 76-150) are available wherever you buy books, and at PrayWithThePsalms.com.

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Sheltering Mercy: Prayers Inspired by the Psalms

Sheltering Mercy, along with its companion volume, Endless Grace, helps us rediscover the rich treasures of the Psalms—through free-verse prayer renderings of their poems and hymns—as a guide to personal devotion and meditation.

The church has always used the Psalms as part of its prayer life, and they have inspired countless other prayers. This book contains 75 prayers drawn from Psalms 1-75, providing lyrical sketches of what authors Ryan Smith and Dan Wilt have seen, heard, and felt while sojourning in the Psalms. Each prayer is a response to the Psalms written in harmony with Scripture. These prayers help us quiet our hearts before God and welcome us into a safe place amid the storms of life.

This artful, poetic, and classic devotional book features compelling custom illustrations and foil-stamped hardcover binding, offering a fresh way to reflect on and pray the Psalms.