Faith Daily Lectio Sunday, October 25, 2026 Evening Psalm
Sunday, October 25, 2026 · The Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 25), kept as Reformation Sunday; Dorcas (Tabitha), Lydia, and Phoebe, Faithful Women
Evening Psalm
Oratio (prayer)
O God, You are our refuge and strength. Send Your Holy Spirit as I pray Psalm 46 this evening, that I may be still and know that You are God, with me in Jesus Christ. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Meditatio (meditation)
Psalm 46
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.
1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
4There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
6The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
7The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
8Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
9He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
11The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Consider even rereading in another translation.
You could also consider listening to this chapter, narrated:
KJV (Max McLean) · ESV (Max McLean) · NIV (dramatized)
You might read the whole reading slowly, aloud, more than once.
Consider this verse, for example:
“Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10)
What other lines speak to you?
The Law The Psalm pictures a world in uproar: "The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved" (v. 6). We often join that noise. We run, plan and worry, and we will not be still. God's word cuts through it: "Be still, and know that I am God" (v. 10).
The Gospel "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble" (v. 1). He is not far off. "The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge" (v. 7). In Jesus, God came to be with us, and He keeps His church through every storm. "God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved" (v. 5). You belong to that city, and He is with you tonight.
Prayer O God, I confess my restless heart and my fear of what may come. Forgive me for Jesus' sake. Be my refuge tonight, and teach me to be still before You. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Tentatio (trial)
Night can magnify every fear: the earth removed, the waters roaring. The Psalm does not deny the storm. It points to the One in the midst of it. Under trial it may help to end the day with its quiet word, "Be still, and know that I am God" (v. 10), and to rest there.
Evening prayer Lord of hosts, be with me through this night. Be my refuge and my strength, and give me quiet rest in You. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Scripture quotations are from the King James Version.
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