This blog does not accept advertising or comments designed to redirect to other sites. Accepted comments post after approval. Book 1 of the Psalms is framed by four psalms containing “blessed” declarations. Blessed is the one who does not share with the wicked (1:1). God receives into his presence and favors with salvation and blessing …
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Psalm 17: A Model for Praying in the Midst of Problems
The symmetrical outline of the Psalms as presented in the NIV Study Bible parallels Psalm 17 with the better known Psalm 22 (“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”) Both are briefly described as pleas for deliverance from the foes. The shorter Psalm 17 deserves more attention and awareness than it typically receives. …
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A New Week, A New Month: A Pattern for Our Lives–Psalm 101
Psalm 101 is the first of ten psalms that appear to stand together as a group. The section is framed by two kingly psalms–Psalm 101 and Psalm 110. Psalm 101, only eight verses long, is one of my favorites. (Although it has eight verses, it contains seven couplets or parallel thoughts; see the text divisions …
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Psalm 5: A Morning Prayer
Psalm 5 is known as a morning prayer, perhaps associated with the morning sacrifice in Israel, but also a call for God’s help in the face of false rumors and accusations, implications and innuendos. A part of the Psalm says, “In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my …
Worth Sharing: Psalm 23 Paraphrased
[Note: I received this in an email. The author is unknown to me. I thought it worth sharing.] I am your shepherd. You will never have need of anything that I want for you. If you will trust me, and really allow me to be the shepherd of your life, I will give to you …
It’s Sunday Again: God is God, God is good [Psalm 100]
I return to Psalm 100 again and again to be reminded of two great truths about God: God is God, God is good. I enjoy other aspects of this short psalm as well, but these two truths are foundational. The short and simplified (simplistic?) version of what Sundays are about for the Christian is to …
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