1 For God alone my soul waits in silence;from him comes my salvation.2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.3 How long will all of you attack a manto batter him,like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?4 They only plan to thrust him down from his highContinue reading “Psalm 62: 1-7….In the midst of problems – turn to God!”
Category Archives: Psalms
Psalm 61: 1-8….A cry from the heart!
1 Hear my cry, O God,listen to my prayer;2 from the end of the earth I call to youwhen my heart is faint.Lead me to the rockthat is higher than I, Comment: why a rock? and why higher than himself? As a soldier of his day he could hide from his enemy behind such aContinue reading “Psalm 61: 1-8….A cry from the heart!”
Psalm 60: 8-12….Wandering thoughts!
8 Moab is my washbasin;upon Edom I cast my shoe;over Philistia I shout in triumph.”9 Who will bring me to the fortified city?Who will lead me to Edom?10 Have you not rejected us, O God?You do not go forth, O God, with our armies.11 Oh, grant us help against the foe,for vain is the salvationContinue reading “Psalm 60: 8-12….Wandering thoughts!”
Psalm 60: 1-7….Disciplined but Loved!
1 O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses;you have been angry; oh, restore us.2 You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open;repair its breaches, for it totters.3 You have made your people see hard things;you have given us wine to drink that made us stagger.4 You have set upContinue reading “Psalm 60: 1-7….Disciplined but Loved!”
Psalm 59: 11-17…..Is this loving?
Kill them not, lest my people forget;make them totter by your power and bring them down,O Lord, our shield!For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips,let them be trapped in their pride.For the cursing and lies that they utter,consume them in wrath;consume them till they are no more,that they may know thatContinue reading “Psalm 59: 11-17…..Is this loving?”
Psalm 59: 1-10…..In the day of trouble.
Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;protect me from those who rise up against me;deliver me from those who work evil,and save me from bloodthirsty men.For behold, they lie in wait for my life;fierce men stir up strife against me.For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD,for no fault of mine, they runContinue reading “Psalm 59: 1-10…..In the day of trouble.”
Psalm 58: 6-11…..the victory is won!
O God, break the teeth in their mouths;tear out the fangs of the young lions, O LORD!Let them vanish like water that runs away;when he aims his arrows, let them be blunted.Let them be like the snail that dissolves into slime,like the stillborn child who never sees the sun.Sooner than your pots can feel theContinue reading “Psalm 58: 6-11…..the victory is won!”
Psalm 58: 1-5…..How many ‘gods’ are there?
Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods?Do you judge the children of man uprightly?No, in your hearts you devise wrongs;your hands deal out violence on earth.The wicked are estranged from the womb;they go astray from birth, speaking lies.They have venom like the venom of a serpent,like the deaf adder that stops its ear,soContinue reading “Psalm 58: 1-5…..How many ‘gods’ are there?”
Psalm 57: 6-11…..next day!!!
They set a net for my steps;my soul was bowed down.They dug a pit in my way,but they have fallen into it themselves. SelahMy heart is steadfast, O God,my heart is steadfast!I will sing and make melody!Awake, my glory!Awake, O harp and lyre!I will awake the dawn!I will give thanks to you, O Lord, amongContinue reading “Psalm 57: 6-11…..next day!!!”
Psalm 57: 1-5….David was recently anointed king – Saul doesn’t accept the anointing!
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,for in you my soul takes refuge;in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,till the storms of destruction pass by.I cry out to God Most High,to God who fulfills his purpose for me.He will send from heaven and save me;he will put to shameContinue reading “Psalm 57: 1-5….David was recently anointed king – Saul doesn’t accept the anointing!”