October 30: Psalm 45:2; Psalm 104:34; Song of Solomon 5:10; Song of Solomon 5:16; Philippians 2:9; Philippians 3:8–9; Colossians 1:19; 1 Peter 1:8; 1 Peter 2:6; 1 Samuel 30:6; Psalm 18:6; Psalm 18:18–19; Psalm 34:1–4; Psalm 34:8; John 6:68; 2 Timothy 1:12 - a podcast by Crossway

He is altogether desirable.

May my meditation be pleasing to him.—My beloved is… distinguished among ten thousand.—“A cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”—You are the most handsome of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips.—God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name.—In him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell.

Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory.

I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith.

Psalm 45:2 (Listen)

2   You are the most handsome of the sons of men;
    grace is poured upon your lips;
    therefore God has blessed you forever.

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Psalm 104:34 (Listen)

34   May my meditation be pleasing to him,
    for I rejoice in the LORD.

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Song of Solomon 5:10 (Listen)

The Bride Praises Her Beloved

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Song of Solomon 5:16 (Listen)

16   His mouth¹ is most sweet,
    and he is altogether desirable.
  This is my beloved and this is my friend,
    O daughters of Jerusalem.

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Philippians 2:9 (Listen)

9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,

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Philippians 3:8–9 (Listen)

8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—

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Colossians 1:19 (Listen)

19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,

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1 Peter 1:8 (Listen)

8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,

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1 Peter 2:6 (Listen)

6 For it stands in Scripture:

  “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
    a cornerstone chosen and precious,
  and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

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David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”—I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.

In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears…. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.

I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears…. Oh taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

1 Samuel 30:6 (Listen)

6 And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul,¹ each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.

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Psalm 18:6 (Listen)

6   In my distress I called upon the LORD;
    to my God I cried for help.
  From his temple he heard my voice,
    and my cry to him reached his ears.

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Psalm 18:18–19 (Listen)

18   They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
    but the LORD was my support.
19   He brought me out into a broad place;
    he rescued me, because he delighted in me.

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Psalm 34:1–4 (Listen)

Taste and See That the Lord Is Good

¹ Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.

34   I will bless the LORD at all times;
    his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2   My soul makes its boast in the LORD;
    let the humble hear and be glad.
3   Oh, magnify the LORD with me,
    and let us exalt his name together!


4   I sought the LORD, and he answered me
    and delivered me from all my fears.

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Psalm 34:8 (Listen)

8   Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!
    Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

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John 6:68 (Listen)

68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life,

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2 Timothy 1:12 (Listen)

12 which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me.¹

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