Daily DEVOTIONAL

Psalm 103: Bless the Lord!

May 9, 2026

1 Samuel 19-20, Psalm 103, Mark 12:13-27, 2 Corinthians 8 Psalm 103: To be blessed by God is to be the recipient of his benefaction. It is to be declared by him as being in a blessed or favorable state. The blessedness of the redeemed is described by Jesus in the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount in…

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