What if Daniel prayed "lead me to the rock that is higher than I" hours before the lions came?

Save me. He delivered me. I will give thanks. Same prayer, three tenses, one unshakable confidence.

We need to keep Psalm 41 handy, for we will pray this prayer of confession and repentance many times in our lives.

We’ve all heard of the “armor of God,” but what does it look like in real life to put it on and use it?

A stubborn animal has to be tied to a post, but a confessing sinner gets to run free. Psalm 32 on why hiding your sin is heavier than admitting it.

Ask the Holy Spirit to help you pray, leading you into fellowship with the Father through this psalm. Then take fifteen minutes and let the Lord begin the conversation. What does He want the two of you to talk about right now?

Forget about the cross. This prayer is not just for Jesus.

In the final three Psalms of Ascent, we discover the most demanding truth of the entire journey: true worship means blessing the Lord over promises that haven't come true yet, and in the night shift when no one else is watching.

The journey of worship from a troubled soul to a quieted soul as captured in the Psalms of Ascent.

Is there a place to sing for joy while sowing with tears in the presence of God?

There is a place for uncertainty, and certainty, in authentic worship.

"Before you can arrive, you have to leave."

The Psalms of Ascent look like a random collection. They are anything but.

Prayer is an act of memory.

Prayer recovers the shape of creation.

If we insist on praying when we feel like it according to what we feel we need, we take on a burden that is too much for our soul to bear.

Praying Psalm 88 frustrates those looking for a plot, leading instead to the character development, the interiorization of faith.

“If we pray without listening, we pray out of context.” (Eugene Peterson). Psalm 87 demonstrates that prayer is an answer to God as we listen to Him.

“Prayer is the language of the people who are in trouble and know it, and who believe or hope that God can get them out.” (Eugene Peterson)

Can I praise the Lord when my “feels” are disconnected?