Yet you are he who took me from the womb;you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.On you was I cast from my birth,and from my mother’s womb you have been my God.Be not far from me,for trouble is near,and there is none to help.Many bulls encompass me;strong bulls of Bashan surround me;they openContinue reading “Psalm 22: 9-18…..The Cry of the Crucified!”
Category Archives: Psalms
Psalm 22: 1-8…..A heartfelt cry for help.
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? (Mark 15; 34)Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer,and by night, but I find no rest.Yet you are holy,enthroned on the praises of Israel.In you our fathers trusted;theyContinue reading “Psalm 22: 1-8…..A heartfelt cry for help.”
Psalm 21: 8-13….Does ‘God is Love’ cover everything?
Your hand will find out all your enemies;your right hand will find out those who hate you.You will make them as a blazing ovenwhen you appear.The LORD will swallow them up in his wrath,and fire will consume them.You will destroy their descendants from the earth,and their offspring from among the children of man.Though they planContinue reading “Psalm 21: 8-13….Does ‘God is Love’ cover everything?”
Psalm 21: 1-7…Dependance on God!
O LORD, in your strength the king rejoices,and in your salvation how greatly he exults!You have given him his heart’s desireand have not withheld the request of his lips. SelahFor you meet him with rich blessings;you set a crown of fine gold upon his head.He asked life of you; you gave it to him,length ofContinue reading “Psalm 21: 1-7…Dependance on God!”
Psalm 20: 1-9….Pronouns…urgh!
May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble!May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!May he send you help from the sanctuaryand give you support from Zion!May he remember all your offeringsand regard with favour your burnt sacrifices! SelahMay he grant you your heart’s desireand fulfill all your plans!May we shoutContinue reading “Psalm 20: 1-9….Pronouns…urgh!”
Psalm 19: 7-14…..The aforementioned Creator declares what He expects!
The law of the LORD is perfect,reviving the soul;the testimony of the LORD is sure,making wise the simple;the precepts of the LORD are right,rejoicing the heart;the commandment of the LORD is pure,enlightening the eyes;the fear of the LORD is clean,enduring forever;the rules of the LORD are true,and righteous altogether.More to be desired are they thanContinue reading “Psalm 19: 7-14…..The aforementioned Creator declares what He expects!”
Psalm 19: 1-6…..God in creation.
The heavens declare the glory of God,and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.Day to day pours out speech,and night to night reveals knowledge.There is no speech, nor are there words,whose voice is not heard.Their voice goes out through all the earth,and their words to the end of the world.In them he has set a tentContinue reading “Psalm 19: 1-6…..God in creation.”
Psalm 18: 46-50…..A ‘Summing-up’!
The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock,and exalted be the God of my salvation—the God who gave me vengeanceand subdued peoples under me,who rescued me from my enemies;yes, you exalted me above those who rose against me;you delivered me from the man of violence.For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations,andContinue reading “Psalm 18: 46-50…..A ‘Summing-up’!”
Psalm 18: 37-46…..Sounds a bit gory!
I pursued my enemies and overtook them,and did not turn back till they were consumed.I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise;they fell under my feet.For you equipped me with strength for the battle;you made those who rise against me sink under me.You made my enemies turn their backs to me,andContinue reading “Psalm 18: 37-46…..Sounds a bit gory!”
Psalm 18: 28-36……Needs to be read slowly and taken in.
For it is you who light my lamp;the LORD my God lightens my darkness.For by you I can run against a troop,and by my God I can leap over a wall.This God—his way is perfect;the word of the LORD proves true;he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.For who is God,Continue reading “Psalm 18: 28-36……Needs to be read slowly and taken in.”
As I read it! 