Sabbath Ponderings: Favorite Psalms

          I'm passionate about memorizing stuff. Scripture especially, but really anything. Today I'm sharing a few Psalms that I memorized. These in particular have pulled me through many situations where I needed Scripture more immediately than I could have accessed a Bible.     

     Knowing the entirety of a chapter is powerful, so I went ahead and put the full text of Psalm 34, which is my personal favorite. I have also put a few verses from 91 and 121, two other favorites. Even if you don't slowly read through and meditate on each Psalm—really, when is computer-screen reading good for focus and deep thought—you can skim them, and maybe remember the numbers so you can make sure to go read them later. 
     I also selected certain verses out of other Psalms I have memorized, so that you would have those chapters to consider too, but the post wouldn't get too long. 
     I want you to know that memorizing does not have to be a quick process. I took a solid set of weeks/months to memorize each of these; I would memorize a single verse each day. That also enabled me to meditate on each phrase of each verse and digest the truth in it. If you aren't used to memorizing Scripture, I would encourage you not to let yourself be intimidated by how you think it will go or should go. As Nike says, just do it.

34

 I will bless the Lord pat all times;

his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

2  My soul qmakes its boast in the Lord;

let the humble hear and rbe glad.

3  Oh, smagnify the Lord with me,

and let us exalt his name together!

4  I tsought the Lord, and he answered me

and delivered me from all my fears.

5  Those who look to him are uradiant,

and their faces shall never be ashamed.

6  vThis poor man cried, and the Lord heard him

and wsaved him out of all his troubles.

7  xThe angel of the Lord yencamps

around those who fear him, and delivers them.

8  Oh, ztaste and see that athe Lord is good!

bBlessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

9  Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,

for those who fear him have no lack!

10  cThe young lions suffer want and hunger;

but those who dseek the Lord lack no good thing.

11  eCome, O children, listen to me;

fI will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12  gWhat man is there who desires life

and loves many days, that he may hsee good?

13  iKeep your tongue from evil

and your lips from jspeaking deceit.

14  kTurn away from evil and do good;

seek peace and lpursue it.

15  mThe eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous

nand his ears toward their cry.

16  oThe face of the Lord is against those who do evil,

to pcut off the memory of them from the earth.

17  nWhen the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears

and delivers them out of all their troubles.

18  The Lord is near to qthe brokenhearted

and saves rthe crushed in spirit.

19  sMany are the afflictions of the righteous,

tbut the Lord delivers him out of them all.

20  He keeps all his bones;

unot one of them is broken.

21  vAffliction will slay the wicked,

and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

22  The Lord wredeems the life of his servants;

none of those who take refuge in him will be xcondemned.\

91:4
"He will cover you with his feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge. His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart."

121:1
"I lift up my eyes to the hills, from where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth."