Hear this, all peoples!Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,both low and high,rich and poor together!My mouth shall speak wisdom;the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.I will incline my ear to a proverb;I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.Why should I fear in times of trouble,when the iniquity of thoseContinue reading “Psalm 49: 1-12…..You need to see the whole context!”
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Psalm 48: 9-13….Speak Out His Praise!
We have thought on your steadfast love, O God,in the midst of your temple.As your name, O God,so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth.Your right hand is filled with righteousness.Let Mount Zion be glad!Let the daughters of Judah rejoicebecause of your judgments!Walk about Zion, go around her,number her towers,consider well her ramparts,goContinue reading “Psalm 48: 9-13….Speak Out His Praise!”
Psalm 48: 1-8….Let praise reverberate!
Great is the LORD and greatly to be praisedin the city of our God!His holy mountain, beautiful in elevation,is the joy of all the earth,Mount Zion, in the far north,the city of the great King.Within her citadels Godhas made himself known as a fortress.For behold, the kings assembled;they came on together.As soon as they sawContinue reading “Psalm 48: 1-8….Let praise reverberate!”
Psalm 47: 1-9…..Ecstatic Exclamation! God is King!
Clap your hands, all peoples!Shout to God with loud songs of joy!For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared,a great king over all the earth.He subdued peoples under us,and nations under our feet.He chose our heritage for us,the pride of Jacob whom he loves. SelahGod has gone up with a shout,the LORD withContinue reading “Psalm 47: 1-9…..Ecstatic Exclamation! God is King!”
Psalm 46: 6-11….What about other nations and God?
The nations rage, the kingdoms totter;he utters his voice, the earth melts.The LORD of hosts is with us;the God of Jacob is our fortress. SelahCome, behold the works of the LORD,how he has brought desolations on the earth.He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;he breaks the bow and shatters the spear;he burnsContinue reading “Psalm 46: 6-11….What about other nations and God?”
Psalm 46: 1-5….A faith statement.
God is our refuge and strength,a very present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,though its waters roar and foam,though the mountains tremble at its swelling. SelahThere is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,the holy habitationContinue reading “Psalm 46: 1-5….A faith statement.”
Genesis 42: 29-38a…..More surprises!
When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying, “The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us and took us to be spies of the land. But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we have never beenContinue reading “Genesis 42: 29-38a…..More surprises!”
Genesis 42: 21-28…..What would you think?
Then they said to one another, “In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us and we did not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.” And Reuben answered them, “Did I not tell you not to sin against theContinue reading “Genesis 42: 21-28…..What would you think?”
Genesis 42: 9-20…..Play acting.
And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them. And he said to them, “You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land.” They said to him, “No, my lord, your servants have come to buy food. We are all sons of one man. We are honest men. YourContinue reading “Genesis 42: 9-20…..Play acting.”
Genesis 42: 1-9a……Meanwhile in Canaan
When Jacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you look at one another?” And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die.” So tenContinue reading “Genesis 42: 1-9a……Meanwhile in Canaan”
As I read it! 