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’!”
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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.”
Psalm 18: 20-27…..Is this against the concept of ‘By Grace Alone’?
The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness;according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.For I have kept the ways of the LORD,and have not wickedly departed from my God.For all his rules were before me,and his statutes I did not put away from me.I was blameless before him,and I kept myselfContinue reading “Psalm 18: 20-27…..Is this against the concept of ‘By Grace Alone’?”
Psalm 18: 13-19…..How literal is this?
The LORD also thundered in the heavens,and the Most High uttered his voice,hailstones and coals of fire.And he sent out his arrows and scattered them;he flashed forth lightnings and routed them.Then the channels of the sea were seen,and the foundations of the world were laid bareat your rebuke, O LORD,at the blast of the breathContinue reading “Psalm 18: 13-19…..How literal is this?”
Psalm 18: 1-12….Battle words!
I love you, O LORD, my strength.The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised,and I am saved from my enemies.The cords of death encompassed me;theContinue reading “Psalm 18: 1-12….Battle words!”
Mark 10: 1-9…….Is marriage meant to be for life?
And he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again. And again, as was his custom, he taught them.And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” He answered them, “What didContinue reading “Mark 10: 1-9…….Is marriage meant to be for life?”
Psalm 17: 8-15…..But, I do have a problem!
Keep me as the apple of your eye;hide me in the shadow of your wings,from the wicked who do me violence,my deadly enemies who surround me.They close their hearts to pity;with their mouths they speak arrogantly.They have now surrounded our steps;they set their eyes to cast us to the ground.He is like a lion eagerContinue reading “Psalm 17: 8-15…..But, I do have a problem!”
Psalm 17: 1-8…..You have challenged my conscience, O God!
Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry!Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!From your presence let my vindication come!Let your eyes behold the right!You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night,you have tested me, and you will find nothing;I have purposed that my mouth will notContinue reading “Psalm 17: 1-8…..You have challenged my conscience, O God!”
Psalm 16: 1-11…..Sheer Joy in my decision!
Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;I have no good apart from you.”As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,in whom is all my delight.The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;their drink offerings of blood IContinue reading “Psalm 16: 1-11…..Sheer Joy in my decision!”
As I read it! 