Devotional for the Third Sunday in Lent

St. Paul's UMC -
Goldsboro, North Carolina

Read Psalms 64-66 

 

Psalm 65 (New Century Version)

 

¹ God, you will be praised in Jerusalem. We will keep our promises to you. ² You hear our prayers. All people will come to you. ³ Our guilt overwhelms us, but you forgive our sins. ⁴ Happy are the people you choose and invite to stay in your court. We are filled with good things in your house, your holy Temple.

⁵ You answer us in amazing ways, God our Savior. People everywhere on the earth and beyond the sea trust you. ⁶ You made the mountains by your strength; you are dressed in power. ⁷ You stopped the roaring seas, the roaring waves, and the uproar of the nations. ⁸ Even those people at the ends of the earth fear your miracles. You are praised from where the sun rises to where it sets.

⁹ You take care of the land and water it; you make it very fertile. The rivers of God are full of water. Grain grows because you make it grow. ¹⁰ You send rain to the plowed fields; you fill the rows with water. You soften the ground with rain, and then you bless it with crops. ¹¹ You give the year a good harvest, and you load the wagons with many crops. ¹² The desert is covered with grass and the hills with happiness. ¹³ The pastures are full of flocks, and the valleys are covered with grain. Everything shouts and sings for joy.