July 12

TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. Psalms 18:3

Memorize this Verse:
Cover the verse text and using just the first letters of each word try to recite the entire passage.
3. I W C U T L W I W T B P S S I B S F M E

Notes on verse:

In prayer, for fresh mercies, and further appearances of Himself. And discoveries of His grace and favor.

“Who is worthy to be praised”: For the perfections of His nature and the works of His hands. His providential goodness, and more especially for his covenant grace and blessings in Christ. The Targum is, “in praise, or with a hymn, I pray before the Lord.” Agreeably to the rule the apostle gives (Phil. 4:6). And this prayer was a prayer of faith, as follows.

“So shall I be saved from mine enemies”: Which was founded upon past experience of God’s goodness to him in distress, when he called upon Him, as the words show in the next verse.

God inhabits the praises of His people. We are to praise God in all things. We, like David, should know from past blessings that God will be with us in all our battles. He is our help.

TODAY'S BIBLE READING

July 12
Today's Bible Reading Plan selections can be found below. If you don't have a Bible with you, just click the references to read each passage online:

Old Testament
1 Chronicles 29  —  8.0 minutes
Psalms 137  —  2.0 minutes

New Testament
Luke 9:51-62  —  3.0 minutes
1 Thessalonians 2:10-20  —  3.0 minutes

Total Average Read Time — 16.0 minutes