Hi! I am Sherry McClure and I am so happy to be memorizing Scripture with you!
The Psalms have been an anchor for me this year and I felt that it would be a good idea to memorize several verses from the Psalms to keep my mind focused on the Lord. My verses right now are Psalms 84:1-12:
“For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the Lord is a sun and shield, the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly. O Lord, of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you.”
These verses help me remember that if I feel that something is being withheld from me, it is not good for me! What relief to know that the Lord doesn’t withhold anything good from those who are following him. These verses also make me want to trust Him more and have the blessing of freedom, knowing He is good, faithful, and for me. It makes me want to be in His presence more than anywhere else. He is good and His ways are good!
Don’t give up, my SSMT friends! You can do it!
Elaine ~ Powder Springs, GA ~ They will live in prosperity, and their children will inherit the land.
(Psalm 25:13 NLT)
Stacey DiGrazia, Elgin, Ill.
“The troubles of my heart have multiplied; free me from my anguish.”
Psalm 25:17 NIV
Janet from Odessa, TX
So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me His prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God.
II Timothy 1:8 HCSB
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
James 3:17 ESV
Sherry McCurrie; Russellville, AR
Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
â€â€Ephesians‬ â€6:11‬ â€NASB‬‬
Stephanie Tausch -Helotes, Tx
“I said to myself, “God will bring into judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time to judge every deed.””
â€â€Ecclesiastes‬ â€3:17‬ â€NIV‬‬
Eleanor MacKay , Saskatoon, SK,CAN.
‘O my strength, I will sing praises to You,
for You, O God, are my fortress,
the God who shows me steadfast love.’
Ps. 59:17 ESV
Jodi from DFW, TX (vs 7)
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
â€â€Philippians‬ â€4:6-7‬ â€NIV‬‬
Sarah, Christina, Esther May and Janie Wenatchee WA
“On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he searched hard for me until he found me.”
2 Timothy 1:17 NIV
Dawn Byers Alvord Texas “They went in haste and found Mary and Joseph and the baby lying in the manger.” Luke 2:16 NAB
Kayla Lane; Bloomington, Illinois
“Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.”
Hebrews 10:23 NLT
Renae from Albuquerque, NM
“You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
nor of the arrow that flies by day,”
Psalm 91:5
NKJV
Melody from Borden, Indiana: “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” James 1:22 NIV
Sherie
The Woodlands, TX
“Blessed are you when people insult you,
persecute you, and falsely say
all kinds of evil against you because of me.”
Matthew 5:11 NIV
Deb Brown, Becker MN
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Ps 16:11 ESV
“Thus says the LORD: “Refrain your voice from weeping, And your eyes from tears; For your work shall be rewarded, says the LORD, And they shall come back from the land of the enemy. There is hope in your future, says the LORD, That your children shall come back to their own border.”
â€â€Jeremiah‬ â€31:16-17‬ â€NKJV
Natalie Malec, Grand Prairie, TX
“I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies.”
â€â€Psalm‬ â€18:3‬ â€NIV‬‬
Pam from Apple Valley, MN: The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 NIV
Brandy Trahan
Port Neches, Tx 77651
“All who claim me as their God will come, for I have made them for my glory. It was I who created them.” Isaiah 43:7
Angie from Bixby:
“May He grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your counsel!”
Ps. 20:4 (NAS)
“Guard the truth of the good news that you have been entrusted with. Guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.” 2 Tim. 1:14, NIrV
Sarah, Lincoln, NE “My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.” (Psalm 63:8 NASB)
Kathy, Albuquerque, NM
Psalm 139:13-14 NIV88
For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined to me, and heard my cry. Psalm 40:1 (ASV)
Jane Baker from Pontiac, IL: “Do good to your servant, and I will live; I will obey your word.” Psalm 119:17 (NIV 1984)
Edna Grace C. from Torrance, CA
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
Romans 18:8 NIV
Susan Canham, Bismarck ND
‘If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.’
-Psalm 139:11-12, NIV
Arilee H., Saskatoon, SK Canada
“My dear brothers and sisters, pay attention to what I say. Everyone should be quick to listen. But they should be slow to speak. They should be slow to get angry.” James 1:19 NIrV
Linda Hammett from Wake Forest, NC says:
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or
praiseworthy–think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8, NIV)
Phyllis, Irvine, CA: “Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes.” Psalm 17:7 (NIV)
Misty Sanders, North Charleston, SC
So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy,
and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.
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Hebrews‬ â€4:16‬ â€NLT‬‬
Holly Williams from Scammon Bay, AK
“I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.”
â€â€1 John‬ â€2:26-27‬ â€NIV
New Braunfels, TX
Make me know Thy ways, teach me Thy paths, lead me in Thy truth and teach me. Psalm 25:4 NASB
Johannah, Alexandria, LA
“Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.”
â€â€Psalm‬ â€143:10‬ â€NIV
Kelly from Delaware, OH
“Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices” – Colossians 3:9 (NIV)
Janet, Midlothian, Texas
Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.
Phillipians 4:5 NASB
Cathy Birmingham Al
Eph 4:32 ESV
Be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgives you.
Brenda, St. Peters, MO:
The blossoms appear in the countryside.
The time of singing has come, and the
turtledove’s cooing is heard in our land.
Song of Songs 2:12-13 (CSB)
LeAnn. Spring, TX
Psalm 3:3 (ESV)
“But You, O Lord, are a Shield about me, my Glory, and the Lifter of my head.”
Starke, FL
1 John 3:18 (ESV)
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
Mandy Parker
Powder Springs, GA
Heb 10:23 (NIV)
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess. For he who promised is faithful.
Cathy, Richmond, VA
Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
1 Peter 3:8-9 NIV ’84
Margaret Harris, Wyandotte, Mi, Psalm 91: 14, NIV “Because he loves me says the Lord; “I will resuce him, I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.”
Carolyn Hisaw
Broken Arrow, Ok.
Psalm 91:15 NLT
When they call on me I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them.
Jill, Dunedin Fl
Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain , and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
James 5:17
Susan Kolb, Slidell, Louisiana
But you, beloved, building yourselves up in the most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
Jude 20 ESV
Jennie Marie Knoll -DeWitt, AR- I am the vine,you are the branches. He who abides in Me,and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
Jana Wright from Bennington, Vermont
Psalm 121:8 The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
Soni from Gulfport,MS; Hebrews 13:20-
Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant
Alicia from Taylorsville, KY
“But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgement of God.” Romans 2:5 NASB