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.”
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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!”
Psalm 7: 14-17….Abnormal pregnancies!
Behold, the wicked man conceives eviland is pregnant with mischiefand gives birth to lies.He makes a pit, digging it out,and falls into the hole that he has made.His mischief returns upon his own head,and on his own skull his violence descends.I will give to the LORD the thanks due to his righteousness,and I will singContinue reading “Psalm 7: 14-17….Abnormal pregnancies!”
Psalm 7: 9-13….A plea for righteous judgement.
Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,and may you establish the righteous—you who test the minds and hearts,O righteous God!My shield is with God,who saves the upright in heart.God is a righteous judge,and a God who feels indignation every day.If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword;he hasContinue reading “Psalm 7: 9-13….A plea for righteous judgement.”
Psalm 7: 1-8….David is charged of evil doing.
O LORD my God, in you do I take refuge;save me from all my pursuers and deliver me,lest like a lion they tear my soul apart,rending it in pieces, with none to deliver.O LORD my God, if I have done this,if there is wrong in my hands,if I have repaid my friend with evilor plunderedContinue reading “Psalm 7: 1-8….David is charged of evil doing.”
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…”
As I read it! 