15 As for man, his days are like grass;he flourishes like a flower of the field;16 for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,and its place knows it no more. – We all know that this is true, but is it? On the basis that death is the end you may well assumeContinue reading “Psalm 103: 15-22….Bless the C’s”
Category Archives: Psalms
Psalm 103: 1-14….Say it over again to me!
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul,and all that is within me,bless his holy name!2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,and forget not all his benefits,Sorry, I have interrupted David, because of a burning question which I have. How can a mere human ‘bless’ God Almighty, who has ‘everything’ already? On thinking – possibly everything,Continue reading “Psalm 103: 1-14….Say it over again to me!”
Psalm 102: 1-11….Does God play hide and seek with us?
Introduction: A good percentage of Psalms say at the top who the author was, but not this one! At the top is written ‘A prayer of one afflicted!’ In these 11 verses of a 28 verse Psalm the writer gives us two main causes for his crying out to God for action on his behalf.Continue reading “Psalm 102: 1-11….Does God play hide and seek with us?”
Psalm 101: 1-8….I WILL walk with Integrity!
Introduction: (A lesson in English) do ‘will’ and ‘shall’ mean the same thing? My reading says that shall is becoming the lesser used of the two. If they mean the same, that is if they are alternative words as part of the future tense structure of English words, then just flip the coin and useContinue reading “Psalm 101: 1-8….I WILL walk with Integrity!”
Psalm 100: 1-5….Good, Reasonable Commands!
1 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth!2 Serve the LORD with gladness!Come into his presence with singing!3 Know that the LORD, he is God!It is he who made us, and we are his;we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,and his courts with praise!GiveContinue reading “Psalm 100: 1-5….Good, Reasonable Commands!”
Psalm 99: 1-9….Why should I bend my knee to anyone?
1 The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble!He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!2 The LORD is great in Zion;he is exalted over all the peoples.3 Let them praise your great and awesome name!Holy is he!4 The King in his might loves justice.You have established equity;you have executed justiceand righteousness in Jacob.5Continue reading “Psalm 99: 1-9….Why should I bend my knee to anyone?”
Psalm 98: 1-9….Break forth into joyous song!
Introduction: Maybe this Psalm would be ideally printed out and nailed somewhere so that you were thinking along these lines every single day! 1 Oh sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! – think of one marvellous thing that God has done for you. His right hand and hisContinue reading “Psalm 98: 1-9….Break forth into joyous song!”
Psalm 97: 1-12….Is it true? Does God reign?
1 The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice;let the many coastlands be glad!2 Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.3 Fire goes before himand burns up his adversaries all around.4 His lightnings light up the world;the earth sees and trembles.5 The mountains melt like wax beforeContinue reading “Psalm 97: 1-12….Is it true? Does God reign?”
Psalms 96: 1-13….Commands which I seek to follow!
1 Oh sing to the LORD a new song;sing to the LORD, all the earth!2 Sing to the LORD, bless his name; – People can sing derges but the tone of these words is that the command to sing springs from deep seated JOY which is to refreshed every morning! Sing the song to GodContinue reading “Psalms 96: 1-13….Commands which I seek to follow!”
Psalm 95: 1-11….Such a ‘Christian horse!’
Introduction: I remember hearing a story, probable apocryphal, about a young girl, who lived on a farm, being given a horse, her own horse, on her birthday! On seeing the animal, before hastening to her parents to thank them, she threw her arms around the horse’s neck and said, ‘You’re a magnificent horse, you’re aContinue reading “Psalm 95: 1-11….Such a ‘Christian horse!’”