BibleGateway: 1 Kings 3 ESV Text: 1 Kings 3 1 Kings 3 (Listen) Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom 3:1 Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into… Solomon requests wisdom, and the Lord blesses him with wisdom. Solomon demonstrates his great wisdom in the dispute of the two prostitutes over a child.

BibleGateway: 1 Kings 2 ESV Text: 1 Kings 2 1 Kings 2 (Listen) David’s Instructions to Solomon 2:1 When David’s time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, 2 “I am about to go… Before his death, David instructs his son, Solomon. David dies. Solomon oversees the deaths of his enemies.

BibleGateway: 1 Kings 1 ESV Text: 1 Kings 1 1 Kings 1 (Listen) David in His Old Age 1:1 Now King David was old and advanced in years. And although they covered him with clothes, he… Abishag serves David in his old age. Adonijah attempts to claim the throne for himself, but Solomon is anointed king over Israel and Judah.

BibleGateway: Psalm 41 ESV Text: Psalm 41 Psalm 41 (Listen) O Lord, Be Gracious to Me To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 41:1   Blessed is the one who considers the poor!1    In the day of trouble… While enduring illness and the malice of his enemy, David prays to the Lord.

BibleGateway: Psalm 40 ESV Text: Psalm 40 Psalm 40 (Listen) My Help and My Deliverer To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 40:1   I waited patiently for the LORD;    he inclined to me and heard my cry.2   He… Even while living as an outlaw and fleeing for his life from Saul, David expresses his confidence in the love and deliverance of the Lord.

BibleGateway: Psalm 39 ESV Text: Psalm 39 Psalm 39 (Listen) What Is the Measure of My Days? To the choirmaster: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. 39:1   I said, “I will guard my ways,    that I may… In a time of illness, David acknowledges his sin and affirms his trust in the Lord.

BibleGateway: Psalm 38 ESV Text: Psalm 38 Psalm 38 (Listen) Do Not Forsake Me, O Lord A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering. 38:1   O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger,    nor discipline me in… Psalm 38 is the third of the seven “penitential psalms.” David attributes his suffering to the just wrath of the Lord and prays for deliverance.

BibleGateway: Psalm 37 ESV Text: Psalm 37 Psalm 37 (Listen) He Will Not Forsake His Saints 1 Of David. 37:1   Fret not yourself because of evildoers;    be not envious of wrongdoers!2   For they will soon fade like the… The wicked prosper and slander the faithful. Even powerful leaders refuse to trust in the Lord. The Lord, however, will not forsake His faithful people.

BibleGateway: Psalm 36 ESV Text: Psalm 36 Psalm 36 (Listen) How Precious Is Your Steadfast Love To the choirmaster. Of David, the servant of the LORD. 36:1   Transgression speaks to the wicked    deep in his heart;1  there is… When threatened by enemies, David clings to the steadfast love of the Lord.

BibleGateway: Psalm 35 ESV Text: Psalm 35 Psalm 35 (Listen) Great Is the Lord Of David. 35:1   Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me;    fight against those who fight against me!2   Take hold of shield and… When men close to him have slandered him and have endangered his life, David cries to the Lord for justice and for salvation.