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!”
Category Archives: Psalms
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!”
Psalm 37: 1-7…..Simply trusting.
Fret not yourself because of evildoers;be not envious of wrongdoers!For they will soon fade like the grassand wither like the green herb.Trust in the LORD, and do good;dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.Delight yourself in the LORD,and he will give you the desires of your heart.Commit your way to the LORD;trust in him, andContinue reading “Psalm 37: 1-7…..Simply trusting.”
Psalm 36: 7-12….Celebrated victory!
How precious is your steadfast love, O God!The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.They feast on the abundance of your house,and you give them drink from the river of your delights.For with you is the fountain of life;in your light do we see light.Oh, continue your steadfast love to thoseContinue reading “Psalm 36: 7-12….Celebrated victory!”
Psalm 36: 1-6….A comparison between the wicked and God.
Transgression speaks to the wickeddeep in his heart;there is no fear of Godbefore his eyes.For he flatters himself in his own eyesthat his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit;he has ceased to act wisely and do good.He plots trouble while on his bed;he sets himself inContinue reading “Psalm 36: 1-6….A comparison between the wicked and God.”
Psalm 35: 22-28….The summing up.
You have seen, O LORD; be not silent!O Lord, be not far from me!Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication,for my cause, my God and my Lord!Vindicate me, O LORD, my God,according to your righteousness,and let them not rejoice over me!Let them not say in their hearts,“Aha, our heart’s desire!”Let them not say, “We haveContinue reading “Psalm 35: 22-28….The summing up.”
Psalm 35: 15-21…..David pours out his distress.
But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered;they gathered together against me;wretches whom I did not knowtore at me without ceasing;like profane mockers at a feast,they gnash at me with their teeth. Comment: Was David’s stumbling something he said or did? Was it a moral failure? Whatever even those who weren’t involved in the incidentContinue reading “Psalm 35: 15-21…..David pours out his distress.”
As I read it! 