Daily DEVOTIONAL

Psalm 88: My Soul Is Full of Troubles

April 18, 2026

Judges 13-15, Psalm 88, Mark 7:1-23, 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 Psalm 88: “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me.” This and other similar “old saws” suggest that we are most at threat from physical danger. Certainly, physical danger is not to be eschewed or ignored as if it were nothing. Only those who…

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