Psalm 82 — Psalms of Asaph Jesus quoted verse 6 of this psalm. When accused by the Jewish leaders of blasphemy, calling himself Son of God made him equal with God, they said, Jesus pointed out that in this poem that judges are called gods. Welsh judgesmage from wikimedia commons Asaph had a long career. …
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Holy Trinity Church, HuddersfieldSunday 7th February 2021 A window in the north aisle of Holy Trinity Huddersfield, depicting the story of Ruth A week of very little done. We started the week still isolating from my illness of the week before, and I still haven't been out. Checking up on this service, checking on Mark …
Psalm 81 — Psalms of Asaph This is a prophetic song. The purpose of God's prophets was not to foretell the future, their job was to say what God is saying now to his people, the importance of the covenant relationship, God subduing aggressive neighbouring countries is part of the blessings of relationship in the …
Psalm 80 — Psalms of Asaph This is a very structured psalm five stanzas with a refrain after the first, second and last stanzas, which is what you would expect to a song written to an existing tune. There are other ways of translating the introduction, but that ‘The Lilies of the Covenant’ is an …
Holy Trinity Church, HuddersfieldSunday 31st January 2021 The window near the organ on the north side of Holy Trinity Huddersfield Not a good week foe me. I fell ill last Sunday and after checking my symptoms went for a Covid test on Monday, which came back negative. But all that means is that I had …
Psalm 79 — Psalms of Asaph This psalm, attributed to Asaph is clearly not by the worship leader from the reigns of Kings David and Solomon, the events are too late. Unlike previous psalms with Asaph's name this does mentioned the Temple and Jerusalem in ruins. The destruction of the Temple when Judah was taking …
People, in places where many buildings, including churches, have been closed temporarily or voluntarily due to corona vaccine are wanting their buildings back. The latest, question in the UK, on this day of compiling a blog post from notes (Monday 25th January 2021) is "When will schools open?" My answer to that question is that …
Psalm 78 — Psalms of Asaph As far as the psalms of Asaph go, this is the big one, literally. At 72 verses long it is over twice the length of any of Asaph's psalms. This is a song of love about God's care for his people, but it is also a warning, and a …
Continue reading In spite of his wonders, they did not believe — Psalm 78:32
Holy Trinity Church, HuddersfieldSunday 24th January 2021 This was not a good week for someone with osteo-arthritis. On Thursday the pain in my bad ankle was so bad due to the cold and damp, even inside thought it was sleeting outside and the cold and damp was penetrating the bad joint, that I returned to …
Psalm 77 — Psalms of Asaph When I meditate I feel discouraged. Words from the Good News Bible from verse 3, and for a lot of my time in the last 14 years also my experience. Following an accident, not my fault, I went through a difficult time in my relationship with God and particularly …
Continue reading When I meditate, my spirit faints — Psalm 77:3
Making an ass of myself 