Faith Daily Lectio Monday, November 2, 2026 Morning Psalm
Monday, November 2, 2026 · Monday in the week of the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 26)
Morning Psalm
Oratio (prayer)
Lord God, my King, 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 through 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 The Psalmist says, "Every day will I bless thee" (v. 2). Many days we forget to bless Him at all. The Psalm also says plainly, "all the wicked will he destroy" (v. 20). We cannot call ourselves righteous by our own works, for only "The LORD is righteous in all his ways" (v. 17).
The Gospel "The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy" (v. 8). He shows that mercy in Jesus Christ, who came to lift sinners. "The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down" (v. 14). He gives daily bread, too: "thou givest them their meat in due season" (v. 15). And He feeds you with His own body and blood. "The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him" (v. 18).
Prayer Lord, I confess that I have let days pass without blessing Your name. Forgive me for Jesus' sake. Open my mouth to speak Your praise, and raise me up when I fall. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Tentatio (trial)
When you feel bowed down, this Psalm speaks directly to you: "The LORD upholdeth all that fall" (v. 14). Under trial it may help to wait on Him as the Psalm describes: "The eyes of all wait upon thee" (v. 15). He opens His hand at the right time.
Prayer Lord, I look to You today. Uphold me when I stumble, satisfy me with Your gifts, and hear my cry, for You are near to all who call upon You. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Scripture quotations are from the King James Version.
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