By Bill Gaultiere © 2007-2012
I pray Psalms with Jesus everyday — not because I’m good at prayer, but because I’m learning to pray! In the spirit of David, the Psalmist, My Psalms Prayer Book is my personal prayer journal that I have filled with my meditations, prayer poems, abiding prayers, pictures, journal entries, and intercessions for others.
By Praying the Psalms my devotion to live my whole life as an apprentice to Jesus in his kingdom has been growing! Many people have found my meditations and short Psalms Prayers helpful. I invite you to join us in using these prayers for your personal devotions and in your ministry to others.
If you want to pray the Psalms with me you can follow along with my 60-day schedule of going through the Psalter: Praying the Psalms Morning, Noon, and Night Every Two Months.
One of the most helpful things I do when I pray from a Psalm is to go deeper with a verse or thought that the Holy Spirit impresses upon my heart. This has led me to write many abiding prayers which I like to pray over and over throughout the day.
I also sing the Psalms — even though I don’t have the least bit of musical talent! You can read my story and learn the benefits of this devotional practice in my article, “No Notes? Sing a Psalm Anyway!”
Most every week I add to our Soul Shepherding Blog a prayer or meditation from My Psalms Prayer Book. I have archived these here:
From My Psalms Prayer Prayer Book
Psalm 2: A Little Affection for our Great God, Kiss the Son of God
Psalm 3: Use your Christ-Shield
Psalm 5: Waiting for Holy Fire
Psalm 16: My All in All
Psalm 18: Rising to High Places with Christ
Psalm 19: God’s Word to Me
Psalm 20: The One Benediction You (and Others!) Need
Psalm 22: Jesus and Abba at the Cross
Psalm 23: My Soul Shepherding Psalm, Psalm 23 Pictures to Pray, The Lamb Became the Shepherd, Walk with Good Shepherd in Psalm 23, Psalm 23: Translations, Hymns, and Poems
Psalm 27: One Thing
Psalm 28: Lost and Found
Psalm 31: Put it in the Father’s Hands
Psalm 32:5-7: A Secret Safe Place for You
Psalm 34: I am in Trouble!, Why Get Angry?
Psalm 35: Angry Prayers Can Bring Peace
Psalm 37:4, 23: Jesus Smiles at You!, Negative Emotions, Don’t Rush
Psalm 42: Waves of Love
Psalm 44: The Other Side of Deep Darkness
Psalm 46:10: Be Still as the Lake at Dawn, Be Still and Know Christ
Psalm 50: An Arrow Prayer to Help you Listen
Psalm 51: A Sinful Heart’s Cry for Mercy
Psalm 52:9: Jesus, in Your Name I Hope
Psalm 56: “Fear Not!” 365 Days a Year
Psalm 57: A Caveman Prayer
Psalm 61:4: Jesus is My Refuge
Psalm 62:1,5: In Christ Alone, Find Rest, O My Soul
Psalm 63:1,3: Thirsty for Jesus!
Psalm 66: Come and See
Psalm 67:1: God Dawns on You
Psalm 68:9: O Lord, Pour Down your Rain
Psalm 71: Be My Rock of Refuge
Psalm 73: Smile with Jesus in your Heart!, Drink from a Deep Well of Devotion
Psalm 74:19: 7 Spirit-Anointed Syllables (“Precious Dove remain on me”)
Psalm 77: In the Dark Night Remember God
Psalm 81: Open Up to Christ
Psalm 86: Devoted to You
Psalm 90: Here and Now
Psalm 91: In Jesus’ Shadow
Psalm 93: O Lord Jesus Reign Over Me, Waves of Prayer
Psalm 95: Come
Psalms 96-99: Rejoice! The Lord is Judge
Psalm 101: Eyes of Prayer
Psalm 103:15-17: God’s Wildflower, Bloom Where You are Planted (a Benediction)
Psalm 104:12, 17, 27-30: Don’t Worry – Listen to the Birds!
Psalm 112: The Words we Need to Hear on 9-11
Psalm 113: How Could it Be?
Psalm 118: Jesus, Our Immanuel, Thoughts as Incense
Psalm 119: Sweet Words of Jesus, Good Shepherd is Looking for You!
Psalm 120:7: Prayer for Peace
Psalm 131: 2: Jesus is Enough for Me
Psalm 135:4: The Lord Treasures You, Chosen!
Psalm 144: I Am Because You Are the I AM
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Bill & Kristi
Bill Gaultiere, Ph.D. & Kristi Gaultiere, Psy.D. ~ http://www.soulshepherding.org
