Hello there. This is Mary Demuth and this is Pray Every Day where I have the joy and privilege of praying you through the scriptures verse by verse really enjoying praying through the Psalms.

And again, I am painting through the Psalms on Instagram and that's at at Mary Demuth so you can catch those as well.

Today I'm reading from Psalm 87 and Psalm 88 and as per usual, I will pause after each one

and pray for you according to that Psalm, just really enjoying this time of just worshiping

through the Psalms. Psalm 87, a Psalm by the Sons of Cora, a song. His foundation is in the holy mountains. Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all

the dwellings of Jacob. Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God, Selah. I will record

Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me. Behold Philistia, Tyre, and also Ethiopia.

This one was born there. Yes, of Zion it will be said, this one, and that one was born in her.

The Most High himself will establish her. Yahweh will count when he writes up the peoples. This one was born there,

Selah. Those who sing as well as those who dance say, all my springs are in you. Mind if I pray

for you. Lord, we know that as your children, you acknowledge us, this one is born in Zion. This is born of above.

This one is born of me. This one is adopted of me. And so, Lord, we just thank you right now for choosing us.

I'm humbled and really deeply joyful that you chose me. It's really miraculous and beautiful. and I'm so grateful. Help us to walk that out

with fear and trembling, to not take for granted the fact that we've been chosen by you. And Lord,

may it be that we do say all of our springs, all that wellspring, all that life are in you. Lord, you are that well from inside of us that

springs up to eternal life. All of our joy, all of our satisfaction, all of our everything is in you.

And so, Lord, help us to live as if that's true, because it is true. We are your children and all

of our springs are in you.

All right, Psalm 88 says,

A song, a Psalm by the Sons of Cora for the chief musician

to the tune of the suffering of affliction,

a contemplation by Haman, the Ezra Height.

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