Psalm 2, 32, 62, 92, 122 Psalm 2 begins with one of the universal “Why can’t we just all get along!” statements. Times don’t change that much because people don’t change. People have been rebelling against their governments as long as there has been government. The sad thing about Israel is that they were rebellingContinue reading “The Two’s”
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The Ones
Psalm 1, 31, 61, 91, 121 I’m going to take a one month break from discussing theology and jump into the Psalms. If you want to follow along, I will read all the Psalms in the month, starting with Psalm 1, 31, 61, 91, 121, five Psalms every day. Tomorrow will be 2, 32, 62,Continue reading “The Ones”
30June 2011 Psalm 122:6
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be secure. 7May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.” Jerusalem was the capital of ancient Israel. If there was peace in the capital, the country was secure. If the capital was in trouble, the whole nation was in trouble.Continue reading “30June 2011 Psalm 122:6”
29June 2011 Psalm 121:1-2
1I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from? 2My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. If only this was our prayer today! The LORD wants to be our protector. Are we willing to let Him be? This does not mean that nothing bad will happenContinue reading “29June 2011 Psalm 121:1-2”
28June 2011 Psalm 120:1
A song of ascents. Psalms 120-134 have this, or something very similar as the opening introduction. So what are songs of ascent? They are songs sung during the journey to the Temple in Jerusalem. To get to the Temple, you had to go up from the Kidron Valley some 200 feet, a very steep climbContinue reading “28June 2011 Psalm 120:1”
27June 2011 Psalm 120:7
7I am a man of peace; but when I speak, they are for war. Peace can be a hard objective in life. Some people don’t want peace. This is the story of Islam. Peace in Islam is not equal to peace in almost any other context. Peace is Islam only exists when all enemies ofContinue reading “27June 2011 Psalm 120:7”
26June 2011 Psalm 120:1
1I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me. Isn’t this what you would expect, that the LORD would answer when we call? Notice the distress the Psalmist refers to in the next verse: lying lips and deceitful tongues. His distress is present because of other people’s lies. Have you been hurtContinue reading “26June 2011 Psalm 120:1”
30Apr 2011 Psalm 94:1
1O LORD, the God who avenges, O God who avenges, shine forth. Words like these can get some people all riled up. They try to use them as a way to dismiss the Scriptures and the God who inspired them. They talk about the war and killing of the Old Testament and make the comparisonContinue reading “30Apr 2011 Psalm 94:1”
28Apr 2011 Psalm 92:14
14They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, Comparing the believer to a tree might seem a little strange to our modern ears. But that is exactly what the Psalm writer does. He has told how good, how profitable it is to have praise be a regular part ofContinue reading “28Apr 2011 Psalm 92:14”
31Mar 2011 Psalm 71:18
18Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, til I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come. This man has a clear sense of purpose for his life. He has a reason to get up in the morning and get to hisContinue reading “31Mar 2011 Psalm 71:18”
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