1 God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered;and those who hate him shall flee before him!2 As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away;as wax melts before fire,so the wicked shall perish before God!3 But the righteous shall be glad;they shall exult before God;they shall be jubilant with joy!4 Sing toContinue reading “Psalms 68:1-6….It’s easy to be skeptical!”
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Psalms 67: 1-7….True or Wishful Thinking?
1 May God be gracious to us and bless usand make his face to shine upon us, Selah2 that your way may be known on earth,your saving power among all nations.3 Let the peoples praise you, O God;let all the peoples praise you!4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,for you judge theContinue reading “Psalms 67: 1-7….True or Wishful Thinking?”
Psalm 67: 1-7….The Shining Face of God!
1 May God be gracious to us and bless usand make his face to shine upon us, Selah2 that your way may be known on earth,your saving power among all nations.3 Let the peoples praise you, O God;let all the peoples praise you!4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,for you judge theContinue reading “Psalm 67: 1-7….The Shining Face of God!”
Psalm 66: 16-20….The summing up!
16 Come and hear, all you who fear God,and I will tell what he has done for my soul.17 I cried to him with my mouth,and high praise was on my tongue.18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,the Lord would not have listened.19 But truly God has listened;he has attended to the voiceContinue reading “Psalm 66: 16-20….The summing up!”
Psalm 66: 8-15….Not just empty words!
8 Bless our God, O peoples;let the sound of his praise be heard,9 who has kept our soul among the livingand has not let our feet slip.10 For you, O God, have tested us;you have tried us as silver is tried.11 You brought us into the net;you laid a crushing burden on our backs;12 youContinue reading “Psalm 66: 8-15….Not just empty words!”
Psalm 65: 9-13….An Agricultural point of view!
9 You visit the earth and water it;you greatly enrich it;the river of God is full of water;you provide their grain,for so you have prepared it.10 You water its furrows abundantly,settling its ridges,softening it with showers,and blessing its growth.11 You crown the year with your bounty;your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.12 The pastures of theContinue reading “Psalm 65: 9-13….An Agricultural point of view!”
Psalm 65: 1-8….Prayer and Praise.
1 Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed.2 O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come.3 When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions.4 Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts!We shall be satisfiedContinue reading “Psalm 65: 1-8….Prayer and Praise.”
Psalm 64: 1-10….Daring to complain to God!
1 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint;preserve my life from dread of the enemy.2 Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked,from the throng of evildoers,3 who whet their tongues like swords,who aim bitter words like arrows,4 shooting from ambush at the blameless,shooting at him suddenly and without fear.5 They hold fastContinue reading “Psalm 64: 1-10….Daring to complain to God!”
Psalm 63: 1-11….Think about it!
1 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;my soul thirsts for you;my flesh faints for you,as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,beholding your power and glory.3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,my lips will praise you.4Continue reading “Psalm 63: 1-11….Think about it!”
Psalm 62: 7-12….Trust in God!
7 On God rests my salvation and my glory;my mighty rock, my refuge is God.8 Trust in him at all times, O people;pour out your heart before him;God is a refuge for us. Selah9 Those of low estate are but a breath;those of high estate are a delusion;in the balances they go up;they are togetherContinue reading “Psalm 62: 7-12….Trust in God!”
As I read it! 