Passion for Praise: 'A Cry for Help and Health'

Monday, March 23, 2009

O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you restored my health. You brought me up from the grave, O Lord. You kept me from falling into the pit of death. Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones! Praise his holy name.
— Psalm 30:2-4

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Illustration of Psalm 30:2-4 — O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you restored my health. You brought me up from the grave, O Lord. You kept me from falling into the pit of death. Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones! Praise his holy name.

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Passion for Praise is a daily devotional consisting of a passage of Scripture that emphasizes praise to our God.

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