Psalms of David In July 1917, the Canterbury Convocation in the Church of England approved the removal of Psalm 58 and several other psalms as part of its process of liturgical reform. The reason was the German bombing campaign in World War I. Several people were using this and other psalms to justify striking back …
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Seeking God’s guidance in the darkness—Psalm 57
Psalms of David Psalm 57 is a more positive psalm than the previous one. The longest sections show trust in and praise to God. The difficulties are dealt with in much shorter sections. What Psalms 56 and 57 have in common is that they both begin with the same phrase, "Be merciful to me, O …
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Vengeance?—Psalm 56
Psalms of David This is the first Psalm the second set of five psalms attributed to David in Book 2 of the Biblical Psalter. These songs, Psalms 56 to 60 are designated as Miktam, a word that only appears six times in the Old Testament, in the introductions to these Psalms and also in Psalm …
Does God speak differently to autistics?
There is a difference between neurodiversity and neurodivergent: Neurodiverse is about a group of people, we are all different from each other. A single person is not neurodiverse, though neurodivergent people do refer to themselves as neurodiverse. Neurodivegent refers to people who have a brain that works significantly differentle to the norm, conditions such as …
Help—Psalm 55
Psalms of David Most of the first 10 songs attributed to David in the second book of Psalms have in the title an event in the life of David. Although this psalm does not have this in the title, the events mentioned fit the rebellion of Absolom. |-o0o-| Psalms in Book 2 are like Book …
Trying to thwart God’s plan—Psalm 54
Psalms of David When we read the Bible prayerfully the Bible reads us, penetrating beneath the well-polished exterior to inside to what only God sees. I simply ask that you read the passage below prayerfully and allow the Holy Spirit to speak to you about how you are inside. Psalms in Book 2 are like …
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What would happen if... ... we used AI to rewrite the Bible? Image from Wikimedia Commons I'm having a bit of fun looking at how the beta AI functions in WordPress affect the Bible. I.ve already used AI to simplify a complex piece of Augusine's writing and to summarise Matthew chapter 24. Now I'm using …
The man who loved evil—Psalm 52
Psalms of David This is a companion psalm to Psalm 34 in the first book, in that both concern Doeg the Edomite. Psalm 34 was a song of praise, a song of deliverance. This psalm is more of a rany aimed at Doeg. Psalms in Book 2 are like Book 1 in that they are …
The joy of confession—Psalm 51
Psalms of David This is a Psalm of David, written after the prophet Nathan confronted him about his affair with Bathsheba. David pleads for God's mercy and forgiveness, expressing his deep remorse for his sins. He acknowledges that he has sinned against God alone and asks for purification and renewal. David promises to teach others …
Making an ass of myself 