Faith Daily Lectio Wednesday, October 28, 2026 Morning Psalm
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · Wednesday in the week of the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 25); St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles
Morning Psalm
Oratio (prayer)
Lord, it is good to sing praises to You. Send Your Holy Spirit as I pray Psalm 147 this morning, that I may praise You, who heal the broken in heart through Jesus Christ. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Meditatio (meditation)
Psalm 147:1-11
1Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
2The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
5Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.
6The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
7Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
11The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
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:
“Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite” (Psalm 147:5)
What other lines speak to you?
The Law God "delighteth not in the strength of the horse" (v. 10), and He is not impressed by ours either. "The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground" (v. 6). Our pride and self-reliance put us on the wrong side of that verse.
The Gospel This great God, who "telleth the number of the stars" (v. 4), stoops to heal: "He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds" (v. 3). He "gathereth together the outcasts of Israel" (v. 2). Jesus came for the outcast and the broken, and by His wounds you are healed. "The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy" (v. 11). In Christ He takes pleasure in you.
Prayer Lord, I confess that I have trusted my own strength. Forgive me for Jesus' sake. Heal my broken heart, bind up my wounds, and teach me to hope in Your mercy. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Tentatio (trial)
A broken heart can feel too small a thing for God, or too big a thing to mend. Under trial it may help to set two lines side by side. He calls every star "by their names" (v. 4), and He "bindeth up their wounds" (v. 3). The One who knows the stars knows you.
Prayer Lord, You know my name and my wounds. Bind them up, and give me hope in Your mercy today. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Scripture quotations are from the King James Version.
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