Welcome to a year in the Bible with daily grace. The Bible tells one big story of

redemption and we want to spend five minutes every day journeying through the

Bible from start to finish, and exploring how all of it

points to Jesus. Hey everyone, welcome back to A year in the Bible with Daily Grace.

My name is Alexa and today we continue our study of the Book of Psalms

by looking at Psalms 141 through 145. In Psalm 141, David

prays for God's help. But even before praying for God's help, David asks for

God to keep him from evil. His prayers are ultimately for God to rescue him from the wicked, but he sees his own need to flee from evil and asks to receive rebuke from others if there is any sin in him.

David looks to God and trust seeking refuge

in him alone. In Psalm 142, David prays while hiding in a cave from Saul. David cries

out to the Lord and pours out to him the trouble he's experiencing.

Even though David feels like he doesn't have physical refuge, he acknowledges that God is his

spiritual shelter, who comforts him and cares for him in his time of distress.

David continues to pray for God's help in Psalm 143. He asks for God to listen to His

Christ for help and to not turn away from him. We see David's trust in God as he chooses to recount God's past

works of faithfulness. He also prays for God to give him wisdom and to teach him to do his

will. In Psalm 144, David acknowledges how God is the one who empowers him and makes him successful as king.

He prays for God's presence to powerfully remove the wicked and his foes who seek to attack

him as king.

David responds with hope and trust that his kingdom will flourish

all because of the blessing and grace of God. In Psalm 145, David pens a hymn and declaring praise to the Lord.

He blesses God's name and praises his character, the fact

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