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10/27/2024
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“May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice” (2). The psalmist’s desire was genuine fellowship with God – prayer and worship that was as ‘real’ as incense and sacrifice. He longed to grow in righteousness and asked God to “set a guard over my mouth ... do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil” (4). Knowing the human tendency to self-justify, he even asked for help and correction from godly people (5).
“But my eyes are fixed on you, Sovereign Lord” (8). Fixing our eyes on Jesus helps us avoid the deceptive pitfalls of sin (8), and in Him we see clearly what righteousness looks like.