ENCOURAGEMENT acrostic from the Psalms by Noreen Roth
My Mom does jigsaw puzzles and word search puzzles. Occasionally, she also makes up her own acrostics. Recently she made up a Bible verse acrostic using the word encouragement. I think you may find it encouraging and uplifting, so here you are. May it lift your focus heavenward to the Almighty who is never cast down or discouraged.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving (Psalm 100:4).
Now, Lord…my hope is in thee (Psalm 39:7).
Commit thy way unto the Lord (Psalm 37:5).
O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust (Psalm 7:1).
Unto thee lift I up mine eyes (Psalm 123:1)
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him (Psalm 37:7).
As for God, his way is perfect (Psalm 18:30).
God is our refuge and strength (Psalm 46:1).
Entrance of thy words giveth light (Psalm 119:130).
Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works (Psalm 40:5).
Examine me, O Lord (Psalm 26:2).
Now have I kept thy word (Psalm 119:67).
Through God we shall do valiently (Psalm 60:12).
Here you have the full text of the verses she used:
“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name” (Psalm 100:4).
“And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee” (Psalm 39:7).
“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass” (Psalm 37:5).
“O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me” (Psalm 7:1).
“Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens” (Psalm 123:1).
“Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass” (Psalm 37:7).
“As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him” (Psalm 18:30).
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1).
“The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple” (Psalm 119:130).
“Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered” (Psalm 40:5).
“Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart” (Psalm 26:2).
“Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word” (Psalm 119:67).
“Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies” (Psalm 60:12).
Thank you, Mom! 🙂
Oh, and here’s a coronavirus acrostic she did about seven months ago, again drawing from the Psalms: Coronavirus Reflections From the Psalms. 🙂