Faith Daily Lectio Monday, October 26, 2026 Morning Psalm
Monday, October 26, 2026 · Monday in the week of the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 25); Philipp Nicolai, Johann Heermann, and Paul Gerhardt, Hymnwriters
Morning Psalm
Oratio (prayer)
Lord, You are great and greatly to be praised. Send Your Holy Spirit as I pray Psalm 145 this morning, that I may bless Your name every day for Your goodness in Jesus Christ. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Meditatio (meditation)
Psalm 145
David’s Psalm of praise.
1I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
2Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
3Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
4One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
5I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
6And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
7They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
8The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
9The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
10All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.
11They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
12To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
13Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
14The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
15The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
16Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
17The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
18The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
20The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
21My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
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:
“The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him” (Psalm 145:18)
What other lines speak to you?
The Law David vows, "Every day will I bless thee" (v. 2). Yet many of our days pass without a word of praise. We forget that "The eyes of all wait upon thee" (v. 15), and we act as if our daily bread came from our own hands.
The Gospel "The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy" (v. 8). He "upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down" (v. 14). In Jesus He has come near: "The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him" (v. 18). He "will hear their cry, and will save them" (v. 19). That is His promise to you this morning.
Prayer Lord, I confess that I have let many days pass without praising You. Forgive me for Jesus' sake. Open my mouth to speak of Your goodness, and teach me to trust You for every need. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Tentatio (trial)
When we are bowed down, praise may feel far away. Under trial it may help to hold on to one line, "The LORD upholdeth all that fall" (v. 14), and to call on Him, who is near to all who call upon Him in truth.
Prayer Lord, lift me up when I fall, and keep me near You today. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Scripture quotations are from the King James Version.
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