August 19

Psalm 131:2

But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

NLT:  Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself, like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother’s milk.  Yes, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

Psalm 21:6

Surely you have granted him eternal blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.

NLT:  You have endowed him with eternal blessings and given him the joy of your presence.

Psalm 37:7

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

NLT:  Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act.  Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.

Jeremiah 17:7 (NKJV)

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord.”

NLT:  “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.”