Seed 1

60- Minute Psalms

My laptop decided to delete all the previous Psalms from Seed 1!! The Joys!

I shall attempt to restore them all later....

For me, the Psalms have been a lifeline SO many times in my life's journey.

I love the honesty of the words.

I love the many prayers.....of trust, of thanksgiving, of despair, of hope.

I cannot encourage you enough to discover each and all!

I re-dedicate these thoughts and Psalms below to my sons, Ross and Paul, and to my 'Bethany brothers'.... Goldie, Mikey, Darren and Charlie.

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27th May, 2026

The prayer of David, to his Rock, his refuge, his God.

I have turned to this psalm time and time and time again....and God always is there to listen to me!

Like David, I am certain that God is my Rock, my fortress and my deliverer.

This is how the Good News Bible reads......

How I love you, LORD!

You are my defender.

2The LORD is my protector;

he is my strong fortress.

My God is my protection,

and with him I am safe.

He protects me like a shield;

he defends me and keeps me safe.

3I call to the LORD,

and he saves me from my enemies.

Praise the LORD!

4The danger of death was all round me;

the waves of destruction rolled over me.

5The danger of death was round me,

and the grave set its trap for me.

6In my trouble I called to the LORD;

I called to my God for help.

In his temple he heard my voice;

he listened to my cry for help.

7Then the earth trembled and shook;

the foundations of the mountains rocked and quivered,

because God was angry.

8Smoke poured out of his nostrils,

a consuming flame and burning coals from his mouth.

9He tore the sky apart and came down

with a dark cloud under his feet.

10He flew swiftly on a winged creature;

he travelled on the wings of the wind.

11He covered himself with darkness;

thick clouds, full of water, surrounded him.

12Hailstones and flashes of fire

came from the lightning before him

and broke through the dark clouds.

13Then the LORD thundered from the sky;

and the voice of the Most High was heard.

14He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies;

with flashes of lightning he sent them running.

15The floor of the ocean was laid bare,

and the foundations of the earth were uncovered,

when you rebuked your enemies, LORD,

and roared at them in anger.

16The LORD reached down from above and took hold of me;

he pulled me out of the deep waters.

17He rescued me from my powerful enemies

and from all those who hate me —

they were too strong for me.

18When I was in trouble, they attacked me,

but the LORD protected me.

19He helped me out of danger;

he saved me because he was pleased with me.

20The LORD rewards me because I do what is right;

he blesses me because I am innocent.

21I have obeyed the law of the LORD;

I have not turned away from my God.

22I have observed all his laws;

I have not disobeyed his commands.

23He knows that I am faultless,

that I have kept myself from doing wrong.

24And so he rewards me because I do what is right,

because he knows that I am innocent.

25O LORD, you are faithful to those who are faithful to you;

completely good to those who are perfect.

26You are pure to those who are pure,

but hostile to those who are wicked.

27You save those who are humble,

but you humble those who are proud.

28O LORD, you give me light;

you dispel my darkness.

29You give me strength to attack my enemies

and power to overcome their defences.

30This God — how perfect are his deeds!

How dependable his words!

He is like a shield

for all who seek his protection.

31The LORD alone is God;

God alone is our defence.

32He is the God who makes me strong,

who makes my pathway safe.

33 He makes me sure-footed as a deer;

he keeps me safe on the mountains.

34He trains me for battle,

so that I can use the strongest bow.

35O LORD, you protect me and save me;

your care has made me great,

and your power has kept me safe.

36You have kept me from being captured,

and I have never fallen.

37I pursue my enemies and catch them;

I do not stop until I destroy them.

38I strike them down, and they cannot rise;

they lie defeated before me.

39You give me strength for the battle

and victory over my enemies.

40You make my enemies run from me;

I destroy those who hate me.

41They cry for help, but no one saves them;

they call to the LORD, but he does not answer.

42I crush them, so that they become like dust

which the wind blows away.

I trample on them like mud in the streets.

43You saved me from a rebellious people

and made me ruler over the nations;

people I did not know have now become my subjects.

44Foreigners bow before me;

when they hear me, they obey.

45They lose their courage

and come trembling from their fortresses.

46The LORD lives! Praise my defender!

Proclaim the greatness of the God who saves me.

47He gives me victory over my enemies;

he subdues the nations under me

48and saves me from my foes.

O LORD, you give me victory over my enemies

and protect me from violent people.

49 And so I praise you among the nations;

I sing praises to you.

50God gives great victories to his king;

he shows constant love to the one he has chosen,

to David and his descendants for ever.

15th April, 2026

A Kingdom Psalm to ponder and pray over.....for our world, His Church, others in your prayer circle and for yourself....

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,

the world, and all who live in it;

2for he founded it on the seas

and established it on the waters.

3Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?

Who may stand in his holy place?

4The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,

who does not trust in an idol

or swear by a false god.

5They will receive blessing from the Lord

and vindication from God their Savior.

6Such is the generation of those who seek him,

who seek your face, God of Jacob.

7Lift up your heads, you gates;

be lifted up, you ancient doors,

that the King of glory may come in.

8Who is this King of glory?

The Lord strong and mighty,

the Lord mighty in battle.

9Lift up your heads, you gates;

lift them up, you ancient doors,

that the King of glory may come in.

10Who is he, this King of glory?

The Lord Almighty—

he is the King of glory.

2nd March, 2026

As we journey through Lent 2026, I encourage you to pause and ponder the words of Psalm 55.

Whatever your cares, however you are feeling, I trust that this God is your God, and you find Him nearer than you realised.....

Listen to my prayer, O God,

do not ignore my plea;

2hear me and answer me.

My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught

3because of what my enemy is saying,

because of the threats of the wicked;

for they bring down suffering on me

and assail me in their anger.

4My heart is in anguish within me;

the terrors of death have fallen on me.

5Fear and trembling have beset me;

horror has overwhelmed me.

6I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!

I would fly away and be at rest.

7I would flee far away

and stay in the desert;

8I would hurry to my place of shelter,

far from the tempest and storm.”

9Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,

for I see violence and strife in the city.

10Day and night they prowl about on its walls;

malice and abuse are within it.

11Destructive forces are at work in the city;

threats and lies never leave its streets.

12If an enemy were insulting me,

I could endure it;

if a foe were rising against me,

I could hide.

13But it is you, a man like myself,

my companion, my close friend,

14with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship

at the house of God,

as we walked about

among the worshipers.

15Let death take my enemies by surprise;

let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,

for evil finds lodging among them.

16As for me, I call to God,

and the Lord saves me.

17Evening, morning and noon

I cry out in distress,

and he hears my voice.

18He rescues me unharmed

from the battle waged against me,

even though many oppose me.

19God, who is enthroned from of old,

who does not change—

he will hear them and humble them,

because they have no fear of God.

20My companion attacks his friends;

he violates his covenant.

21His talk is smooth as butter,

yet war is in his heart;

his words are more soothing than oil,

yet they are drawn swords.

22Cast your cares on the Lord

and he will sustain you;

he will never let

the righteous be shaken.

23But you, God, will bring down the wicked

into the pit of decay;

the bloodthirsty and deceitful

will not live out half their days.

But as for me, I trust in you.