I waited patiently for the LORD;he inclined to me and heard my cry.He drew me up from the pit of destruction,out of the miry bog,and set my feet upon a rock,making my steps secure.He put a new song in my mouth,a song of praise to our God.Many will see and fear,and put their trust inContinue reading “Psalm 40: 1-5…..Victory!”
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Psalm 39: 7-13….so sad!
“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?My hope is in you.Deliver me from all my transgressions.Do not make me the scorn of the fool!I am mute; I do not open my mouth,for it is you who have done it.Remove your stroke from me;I am spent by the hostility of your hand.When you disciplineContinue reading “Psalm 39: 7-13….so sad!”
Psalm 39: 1-6….What do you make of this?
I said, “I will guard my ways,that I may not sin with my tongue;I will guard my mouth with a muzzle,so long as the wicked are in my presence.”I was mute and silent;I held my peace to no avail,and my distress grew worse.My heart became hot within me.As I mused, the fire burned;then I spokeContinue reading “Psalm 39: 1-6….What do you make of this?”
Psalm 38: 17-22….An Impassioned Plea.
* For I am ready to fall,and my pain is ever before me.I confess my iniquity;I am sorry for my sin.** But my foes are vigorous, they are mighty,and many are those who hate me wrongfully.Those who render me evil for goodaccuse me because I follow after good.*** Do not forsake me, O LORD!O myContinue reading “Psalm 38: 17-22….An Impassioned Plea.”
Psalm 38: 9-16…..Left alone.
O Lord, all my longing is before you;my sighing is not hidden from you.My heart throbs; my strength fails me,and the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me.My friends and companions stand aloof from my plague,and my nearest kin stand far off.Those who seek my life lay their snares;those who seek my hurtContinue reading “Psalm 38: 9-16…..Left alone.”
Psalm 38: 1-8….A revolting infestation!
O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger,nor discipline me in your wrath!For your arrows have sunk into me,and your hand has come down on me.There is no soundness in my fleshbecause of your indignation;there is no health in my bonesbecause of my sin.For my iniquities have gone over my head;like a heavy burden, theyContinue reading “Psalm 38: 1-8….A revolting infestation!”
Psalm 37: 34-40…..Good news!
Wait for the LORD and keep his way,and he will exalt you to inherit the land;you will look on when the wicked are cut off.I have seen a wicked, ruthless man,spreading himself like a green laurel tree.But he passed away, and behold, he was no more;though I sought him, he could not be found.Mark theContinue reading “Psalm 37: 34-40…..Good news!”
Psalm 37: 25-33……Is it always true?
I have been young, and now am old,yet I have not seen the righteous forsakenor his children begging for bread.He is ever lending generously,and his children become a blessing.Turn away from evil and do good;so shall you dwell forever.For the LORD loves justice;he will not forsake his saints.They are preserved forever,but the children of theContinue reading “Psalm 37: 25-33……Is it always true?”
Psalm 37: 16-24…..Comparisons.
Better is the little that the righteous hasthan the abundance of many wicked. Why is this so?For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,but the LORD upholds the righteous. Because God is definitely on the side of the good man or woman!The LORD knows the days of the blameless,and their heritage will remain forever;theyContinue reading “Psalm 37: 16-24…..Comparisons.”
Psalm 37: 8-15…..Jumbled thoughts!
Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.For the evildoers shall be cut off,but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.But the meek shall inherit theContinue reading “Psalm 37: 8-15…..Jumbled thoughts!”
As I read it! 