This podcast is an accompaniment to the book "The Lord is My Strength." Having the book is not a necessity however we encourage you to have it to view all the beautiful photography that compliments each message. The Lord is My Strength, a book dedicated to experiencing the Psalms day by day. Envisioned as a book of morning prayers posted on social media sites, it quickly became more than that when author Eric Kampmann began posting a photograph and a short commentary along with the passage from the psalms. Th e result is a new book that speaks through words and pictures to the beauty, harmony, and mystery that has been gifted to everyone who desires to see the glory of God’s creation. In his introduction to The Lord Is My Strength, Eric Kampmann places the psalms at the epicenter of the biblical narrative, weaving all the way back to the creation story, forward to the advent of Jesus, and beyond to the end of times. And within this epic story, the psalms tell each one of us of our hopes, our dreams, our fears and conflicts in a way that ignites our imagination, providing a full and deeper picture of who we are as we live day to day in our own time and place.
MIGHTIER THAN THE THUNDERS OF MANY WATERS, MIGHTIER THAN THE WAVES OF THE SEA, THE LORD ON HIGH IS MIGHTY! —Psalm 93:4
IT IS GOOD TO GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD, TO SING PRAISES TO YOUR NAME, O MOST HIGH; TO DECLARE YOUR STEADFAST LOVE IN THE MORNING, AND YOUR FAITHFULNESS BY NIGHT, TO THE MUSIC OF THE LUTE AND THE HARP, TO THE MELODY OF THE LYRE. —Psalm 92:1–3
WHEN HE CALLS TO ME, I WILL ANSWER HIM; I WILL BE WITH HIM IN TROUBLE; I WILL RESCUE HIM AND HONOR HIM. —
“BECAUSE HE HOLDS FAST TO ME IN LOVE, I WILL DELIVER HIM; I WILL PROTECT HIM, BECAUSE HE KNOWS MY NAME.” —Psalm 91:14
FOR HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU TO GUARD YOU IN ALL YOUR WAYS. ON THEIR HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP, LEST YOU STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE. —Psalm 91:11–12
A THOUSAND MAY FALL AT YOUR SIDE, TEN THOUSAND AT YOUR RIGHT HAND, BUT IT WILL NOT COME NEAR YOU. —Psalm 91:7
HE WHO DWELLS IN THE SHELTER OF THE MOST HIGH WILL ABIDE IN THE SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY. I WILL SAY TO THE LORD, “MY REFUGE AND MY FORTRESS, MY GOD, IN WHOM I TRUST.” —Psalm 91:1–2
SO TEACH US TO NUMBER OUR DAYS THAT WE MAY GET A HEART OF WISDOM. —Psalm 90:12
THE YEARS OF OUR LIFE ARE SEVENTY, OR EVEN BY REASON OF STRENGTH EIGHTY; YET THEIR SPAN IS BUT TOIL AND TROUBLE; THEY ARE SOON GONE, AND WE FLY AWAY. —Psalm 90:10
YOU SWEEP THEM AWAY AS WITH A FLOOD; THEY ARE LIKE A DREAM, LIKE GRASS THAT IS RENEWED IN THE MORNING: IN THE MORNING IT FLOURISHES AND IS RENEWED; IN THE EVENING IT FADES AND WITHERS. —Psalm 90:5–6
FOR A THOUSAND YEARS IN YOUR SIGHT ARE BUT AS YESTERDAY WHEN IT IS PAST, OR AS A WATCH IN THE NIGHT. —Psalm 90:4
LORD, YOU HAVE BEEN OUR DWELLING PLACE IN ALL GENERATIONS. BEFORE THE MOUNTAINS WERE BROUGHT FORTH, OR EVER YOU HAD FORMED THE EARTH AND THE WORLD, FROM EVERLASTING TO EVERLASTING YOU ARE GOD. —Psalm 90:1–2
REMEMBER HOW SHORT MY TIME IS! FOR WHAT VANITY YOU HAVE CREATED ALL THE CHILDREN OF MAN! WHAT MAN CAN LIVE AND NEVER SEE DEATH? WHO CAN DELIVER HIS SOUL FROM THE POWER OF SHEOL? —Psalm 89:47–48
YOU HAVE MADE HIS SPLENDOR TO CEASE AND CAST HIS THRONE TO THE GROUND. YOU HAVE CUT SHORT THE DAYS OF HIS YOUTH; YOU HAVE COVERED HIM WITH SHAME. HOW LONG, O LORD? WILL YOU HIDE YOURSELF FOREVER? HOW LONG WILL YOUR WRATH BURN LIKE FIRE? —Psalm 89:44–46
ONCE FOR ALL I HAVE SWORN BY MY HOLINESS; I WILL NOT LIE TO DAVID. HIS OFFSPRING SHALL ENDURE FOREVER, HIS THRONE AS LONG AS THE SUN BEFORE ME. LIKE THE MOON IT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOREVER, A FAITHFUL WITNESS IN THE SKIES.” —Psalm 89:35–37
HE SHALL CRY TO ME, ‘YOU ARE MY FATHER, MY GOD, AND THE ROCK OF MY SALVATION.' —Psalm 89:26
RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE ARE THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR THRONE; STEADFAST LOVE AND FAITHFULNESS GO BEFORE YOU. —Psalm 89:14
YOU HAVE SAID, “I HAVE MADE A COVENANT WITH MY CHOSEN ONE; I HAVE SWORN TO DAVID MY SERVANT: ‘I WILL ESTABLISH YOUR OFFSPRING FOREVER, AND BUILD YOUR THRONE FOR ALL GENERATIONS.'” —Psalm 89:3–4
I WILL SING OF THE STEADFAST LOVE OF THE LORD, FOREVER; WITH MY MOUTH I WILL MAKE KNOWN YOUR FAITHFULNESS TO ALL GENERATIONS. —Psalm 89:1
BUT I, O LORD, CRY TO YOU; IN THE MORNING MY PRAYER COMES BEFORE YOU. O LORD, WHY DO YOU CAST MY SOUL AWAY? WHY DO YOU HIDE YOUR FACE FROM ME? —Psalm 88:13–14
O LORD, GOD OF MY SALVATION, I CRY OUT DAY AND NIGHT BEFORE YOU. LET MY PRAYER COME BEFORE YOU; INCLINE YOUR EAR TO MY CRY! —Psalm 88:1–2
ON THE HOLY MOUNT STANDS THE CITY HE FOUNDED; THE LORD LOVES THE GATES OF ZION MORE THAN ALL THE DWELLING PLACES OF JACOB. GLORIOUS THINGS OF YOU ARE SPOKEN, O CITY OF GOD. —Psalm 87:1–3
BUT YOU, O LORD, ARE A GOD MERCIFUL AND GRACIOUS, SLOW TO ANGER AND ABOUNDING IN STEADFAST LOVE AND FAITHFULNESS. —Psalm 86:15
TEACH ME YOUR WAY, O LORD, THAT I MAY WALK IN YOUR TRUTH; UNITE MY HEART TO FEAR YOUR NAME. I GIVE THANKS TO YOU, O LORD MY GOD, WITH MY WHOLE HEART, AND I WILL GLORIFY YOUR NAME FOREVER. —Psalm 86:11–12
ALL THE NATIONS YOU HAVE MADE SHALL COME AND WORSHIP BEFORE YOU, O LORD, AND SHALL GLORIFY YOUR NAME. —Psalm 86:9
IN THE DAY OF MY TROUBLE I CALL UPON YOU, FOR YOU ANSWER ME. —Psalm 86:7
GIVE EAR, O LORD, TO MY PRAYER; LISTEN TO MY PLEA FOR GRACE. —Psalm 86:6
INCLINE YOUR EAR, O LORD, AND ANSWER ME, FOR I AM POOR AND NEEDY. PRESERVE MY LIFE, FOR I AM GODLY; SAVE YOUR SERVANT, WHO TRUSTS IN YOU—YOU ARE MY GOD. —Psalm 86:1–2
YES, THE LORD WILL GIVE WHAT IS GOOD, AND OUR LAND WILL YIELD ITS INCREASE. RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL GO BEFORE HIM AND MAKE HIS FOOTSTEPS A WAY. —Psalm 85:12–13
SURELY HIS SALVATION IS NEAR TO THOSE WHO FEAR HIM, THAT GLORY MAY DWELL IN OUR LAND. —Psalm 85:9
LET ME HEAR WHAT GOD THE LORD WILL SPEAK, FOR HE WILL SPEAK PEACE TO HIS PEOPLE, TO HIS SAINTS; BUT LET THEM NOT TURN BACK TO FOLLY. —Psalm 85:8
SHOW US YOUR STEADFAST LOVE, O LORD, AND GRANT US YOUR SALVATION. —Psalm 85:7
RESTORE US AGAIN, O GOD OF OUR SALVATION, AND PUT AWAY YOUR INDIGNATION TOWARD US! —Psalm 85:4
LORD, YOU WERE FAVORABLE TO YOUR LAND; YOU RESTORED THE FORTUNES OF JACOB. YOU FORGAVE THE INIQUITY OF YOUR PEOPLE; YOU COVERED ALL THEIR SIN. —Psalm 85:1–2
FOR THE LORD GOD IS A SUN AND SHIELD; THE LORD BESTOWS FAVOR AND HONOR. NO GOOD THING DOES HE WITHHOLD FROM THOSE WHO WALK UPRIGHTLY. O LORD OF HOSTS, BLESSED IS THE ONE WHO TRUSTS IN YOU! —Psalm 84:11–12
BEHOLD OUR SHIELD, O GOD; LOOK ON THE FACE OF YOUR ANOINTED! FOR A DAY IN YOUR COURTS IS BETTER THAN A THOUSAND ELSEWHERE. I WOULD RATHER BE A DOORKEEPER IN THE HOUSE OF MY GOD THAN DWELL IN THE TENTS OF WICKEDNESS. —Psalm 84:9–10
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO DWELL IN YOUR HOUSE, EVER SINGING YOUR PRAISE! —Psalm 84:4
HOW LOVELY IS YOUR DWELLING PLACE, O LORD OF HOSTS! MY SOUL LONGS, YES, FAINTS FOR THE COURTS OF THE LORD; MY HEART AND FLESH SING FOR JOY TO THE LIVING GOD. —Psalm 84:1–2
ARISE, O GOD, JUDGE THE EARTH; FOR YOU SHALL INHERIT ALL THE NATIONS! —Psalm 82:8
IN DISTRESS YOU CALLED, AND I DELIVERED YOU; I ANSWERED YOU IN THE SECRET PLACE OF THUNDER; I TESTED YOU AT THE WATERS OF MERIBAH. —Psalm 81:7
RESTORE US, O GOD; LET YOUR FACE SHINE, THAT WE MAY BE SAVED! —Psalm 80:3
BUT WE YOUR PEOPLE, THE SHEEP OF YOUR PASTURE, WILL GIVE THANKS TO YOU FOREVER; FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION WE WILL RECOUNT YOUR PRAISE. —Psalm 79:13
WHY SHOULD THE NATIONS SAY, “WHERE IS THEIR GOD?” LET THE AVENGING OF THE OUTPOURED BLOOD OF YOUR SERVANTS BE KNOWN AMONG THE NATIONS BEFORE OUR EYES! LET THE GROANS OF THE PRISONERS COME BEFORE YOU.... —Psalm 79:10–11
THEY HAVE POURED OUT THEIR BLOOD LIKE WATER ALL AROUND JERUSALEM, AND THERE WAS NO ONE TO BURY THEM. —Psalm 79:3
THEY HAVE GIVEN THE BODIES OF YOUR SERVANTS TO THE BIRDS OF THE HEAVENS FOR FOOD, THE FLESH OF YOUR FAITHFUL TO THE BEASTS OF THE EARTH. —Psalm 79:2
O GOD, THE NATIONS HAVE COME INTO YOUR INHERITANCE; THEY HAVE DEFILED YOUR HOLY TEMPLE; THEY HAVE LAID JERUSALEM IN RUINS. —Psalm 79:1
YET HE, BEING COMPASSIONATE, ATONED FOR THEIR INIQUITY AND DID NOT DESTROY THEM; HE RESTRAINED HIS ANGER OFTEN AND DID NOT STIR UP ALL HIS WRATH. HE REMEMBERED THAT THEY WERE BUT FLESH, A WIND THAT PASSES AND COMES NOT AGAIN —Psalm 78:38–39
THEIR HEART WAS NOT STEADFAST TOWARD HIM; THEY WERE NOT FAITHFUL TO HIS COVENANT. —Psalm 78:37
IN SPITE OF ALL THIS, THEY STILL SINNED; DESPITE HIS WONDERS, THEY DID NOT BELIEVE. SO HE MADE THEIR DAYS VANISH LIKE A BREATH, AND THEIR YEARS IN TERROR. —Psalm 78:32–33
THEREFORE, WHEN THE LORD HEARD, HE WAS FULL OF WRATH; A FIRE WAS KINDLED AGAINST JACOB; HIS ANGER ROSE AGAINST ISRAEL, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT BELIEVE IN GOD AND DID NOT TRUST HIS SAVING POWER. —Psalm 78:21–22
GIVE EAR, O MY PEOPLE, TO MY TEACHING; INCLINE YOUR EARS TO THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH! I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH IN A PARABLE; I WILL UTTER DARK SAYINGS FROM OF OLD, THINGS THAT WE HAVE HEARD AND KNOWN, THAT OUR FATHERS HAVE TOLD US. —Psalm 78:1–3