Recipe for Increasing My Love for God

Luke 7:47
Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.”

I did not keep up with Tim Challies’ “Memorizing Scripture Together” program. I seem to have different memorization needs. Of course, his program is great… but there are other passages that I think would help me better. One such passage is Psalm 32. I was not forgiven little… but once in a while,  my love for the Lord and my thankfulness for His forgiveness are not as they should be, and I wonder what can I do to help my weak heart grow in grace. It is too easy to get used to being forgiven.

Blessed Are the Forgiven

32 A Maskil¹ of David.

^{1 j}Blessed is the one whose ^ktransgression is forgiven,

whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man against whom the Lord ^lcounts no iniquity,

and in whose spirit ^mthere is no deceit.

³ For when I kept silent, my ⁿbones wasted away

through my ^ogroaning all day long.

⁴ For day and night your ^phand was heavy upon me;

my strength was dried up² as by the heat of summer. Selah

⁵ I ^qacknowledged my sin to you,

and I did not cover my iniquity;

I said, “I ^rwill confess my transgressions to the Lord,”

and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

⁶ Therefore let everyone who is ^sgodly

offer prayer to you at a time when you ^tmay be found;

surely in the rush of ^ugreat waters,

they shall not reach him.

⁷ You are a ^vhiding place for me;

you preserve me from ^wtrouble;

you surround me with ^xshouts of deliverance. Selah

⁸ I will ^yinstruct you and teach you in the way you should go;

I will ^zcounsel you with my eye upon you.

^{9 a}Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,

which must be curbed with ^bbit and bridle,

or it will not stay near you.

^{10 c}Many are the sorrows of the wicked,

but steadfast love surrounds the one who ^dtrusts in the Lord.

^{11 e}Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous,

and ^fshout for joy, all you ^gupright in heart!

¹ Probably a musical or liturgical term

^j Cited Rom. 4:7, 8; [Ps. 85:2]

^k [Ex. 34:7; John 1:29]

^l [2 Cor. 5:19]

^m John 1:47

ⁿ See Ps. 31:10

^o See Ps. 22:1

^p 1 Sam. 5:6, 11; [Ps. 38:2]

² Hebrew my vitality was changed

^q Ps. 51:3

^r Ps. 38:18; Job 33:27; Prov. 28:13; [Luke 15:18, 21; 1 John 1:9]

^s Ps. 30:4

^t See Ps. 69:13

^u [Ps. 18:4, 16; 42:7; 69:1; 144:7]; See Job 22:11

^v Ps. 91:1; 119:114; [Ps. 27:5; 31:20]

^w Ps. 9:9

^x [Ps. 18, title]; See Ex. 15:1–18; Judg. 5:1–31

^y Ps. 25:8, 12

^z Ps. 73:24

^a Prov. 26:3; [Job 35:11]

^b James 3:3

^c [Prov. 13:21; Rom. 2:9]

^d Ps. 34:8; 84:12; Prov. 16:20; Jer. 17:7

^e Ps. 64:10; 68:3; 97:12; [Ps. 33:1]

^f Deut. 32:43

^g See Ps. 7:10

The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001 (Ps 32:1-11). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.