How to Pray through a Psalm, and Make It Personal to You

“’Because he loves me,’ says the Lord, ‘I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.” (v.14)

Lord, You love me so much. Thank you for Your perfect love. Thank You that You are my rescuer, and you will protect me from the enemy. Thank you that everyone who calls on Your name is saved.

“He will call on me, and I will answer him
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.

With long life I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation.” (vs. 15-16)

I am calling on You, my Savior, please answer me. Thank you for being with me in trouble. Please deliver me and help me to be honorable in You for Your glory. No matter how many days I have on this earth, help me to be satisfied in You and be reminded of the eternity that I have been promised with You. Remind me of my salvation through You. You are my hope, You are my God.

Amen.

This is just a simple example of praying through the Bible. What are you going through right now? How can the Lord meet you there in His Scriptures? Maybe you are needing a specific passage to read and reflect on, but you never considered praying that passage over your life or a loved one’s life.

Take time to seek that Lord. He wants to hear from you. Take what He has said and put it into your own words and situation. You can be even more specific.

Praying God’s Word gives us the power that the Bible shares while personalizing to our modern-day lives. This does not need to be fancy or formal, Christ just loves to hear from us and know our hearts. As we look at a passage, we can go verse-by-verse like I did above, or we can just summarize what encompassed the entire passage.

Option 1

1. Read the passage

2. Read a verse, pray a verse

3. Remember to personalize

Option 2

1. Read the passage

2. Pray the concept of the passage and personalize

May you enjoy speaking to God and praying through His perfect and wonderful words as you cry out to Him in any situation that may come your way in life.

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Emma Danzey’s mission in life stems from Ephesians 3:20-21, to embrace the extraordinary. One of her greatest joys is to journey with the Lord in His Scriptures. She is wife to Drew and mom to Graham. Emma serves alongside her husband in ministry, she focuses most of her time in the home, but loves to provide articles on the Bible, life questions, and Christian lifestyle. Her article on Interracial Marriage was the number 1 on Crosswalk in 2021. Most recently, Emma released Treasures for Tots, (Scripture memory songs) and multiple books and devotionals for young children. During her ministry career, Emma has released Wildflower: Blooming Through Singleness, two worship EP albums, founded and led Polished Conference Ministries, and ran the Refined Magazine. You can view her articles on her blog at emmadanzey.wordpress.com and check out her Instagram @Emmadanzey.