O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent?Who shall dwell on your holy hill?He who walks blamelessly and does what is rightand speaks truth in his heart;who does not slander with his tongueand does no evil to his neighbour,nor takes up a reproach against his friend;in whose eyes a vile person is despised,but who honoursContinue reading “Psalm 15: 1-5……What does ‘sojourn’ mean?”
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Psalm 14: 1-7…..Dare I call another a fool?
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds;there is none who does good.The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man,to see if there are any who understand,who seek after God.They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt;there is none who does good,notContinue reading “Psalm 14: 1-7…..Dare I call another a fool?”
Psalm 13: 1-6….Down but not out!
How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever?How long will you hide your face from me?How long must I take counsel in my souland have sorrow in my heart all the day?How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?Consider and answer me, O LORD my God;light up my eyes, lest I sleep theContinue reading “Psalm 13: 1-6….Down but not out!”
Psalm 12: 1-8…..Despair turns to Hope!
Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone;for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.Everyone utters lies to his neighbour;with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.May the LORD cut off all flattering lips,the tongue that makes great boasts,those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail,our lips are withContinue reading “Psalm 12: 1-8…..Despair turns to Hope!”
Psalm 11: 1-7….I will not flee!
In the LORD I take refuge;how can you say to my soul,“Flee like a bird to your mountain,for behold, the wicked bend the bow;they have fitted their arrow to the stringto shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;if the foundations are destroyed,what can the righteous do?”The LORD is in his holy temple;the LORD’sContinue reading “Psalm 11: 1-7….I will not flee!”
Psalm 10: 12-18….An insightful prayer.
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand;forget not the afflicted.Why does the wicked renounce Godand say in his heart, “You will not call to account”?But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation,that you may take it into your hands;to you the helpless commits himself;you have been the helper of the fatherless.BreakContinue reading “Psalm 10: 12-18….An insightful prayer.”
Psalm 10: 1-11….The heart of the wicked!
Why, O LORD, do you stand far away?Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul,and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD.In the pride ofContinue reading “Psalm 10: 1-11….The heart of the wicked!”
Psalm 9: 11-20….A burst of emotion!
Sing praises to the LORD, who sits enthroned in Zion!Tell among the peoples his deeds!For he who avenges blood is mindful of them;he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.Be gracious to me, O LORD!See my affliction from those who hate me,O you who lift me up from the gates of death,that I mayContinue reading “Psalm 9: 11-20….A burst of emotion!”
Psalm 9: 1-10….A series of couplets.
I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart;I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.I will be glad and exult in you;I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. This psalm is written as many of the psalms are with a thought repeated before moving on to the next stageContinue reading “Psalm 9: 1-10….A series of couplets.”
Psalm 8 1-9….Look all around you!
O LORD, our Lord,how majestic is your name in all the earth!You have set your glory above the heavens.Out of the mouth of babies and infants,you have established strength because of your foes,to still the enemy and the avenger.When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,the moon and the stars, which youContinue reading “Psalm 8 1-9….Look all around you!”
As I read it! 