Psalm 6: …..A desperate cry.

O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger,nor discipline me in your wrath.Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing;heal me, O LORD, for my bones are troubled.My soul also is greatly troubled.But you, O LORD—how long?Turn, O LORD, deliver my life;save me for the sake of your steadfast love.For in death thereContinue reading “Psalm 6: …..A desperate cry.”

Psalm 5: 7-12….In light of the preceding…

But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,will enter your house.I will bow down toward your holy templein the fear of you.Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousnessbecause of my enemies;make your way straight before me.For there is no truth in their mouth;their inmost self is destruction;their throat is an open grave;they flatter withContinue reading “Psalm 5: 7-12….In light of the preceding…”

Psalm 5: 1-6…Some things which God hates!

Give ear to my words, O LORD;consider my groaning.Give attention to the sound of my cry,my King and my God,for to you do I pray.O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice;in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;evil may not dwellContinue reading “Psalm 5: 1-6…Some things which God hates!”

Psalm 4: David cries out to God.

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!You have given me relief when I was in distress.Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!O men, how long shall my honour be turned into shame?How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? SelahBut know that the LORD has set apart theContinue reading “Psalm 4: David cries out to God.”

Psalm 3: ….David under attack from his son Absalom.

O LORD, how many are my foes!Many are rising against me;many are saying of my soul,“There is no salvation for him in God. SelahBut you, O LORD, are a shield about me,my glory, and the lifter of my head.I cried aloud to the LORD,and he answered me from his holy hill. SelahI lay down andContinue reading “Psalm 3: ….David under attack from his son Absalom.”

Psalm 2: A psalm in four parts

Why do the nations rageand the peoples plot in vain?The kings of the earth set themselves,and the rulers take counsel together,against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying,“Let us burst their bonds apartand cast away their cords from us.” Comment: In this first part the narrator of the Psalm, whom in its eternal meaning isContinue reading “Psalm 2: A psalm in four parts”