Psalms of David Psalms are songs. They are written as worship, for when man encounters God and God encounters man; they work both ways. But they are not only songs, but also stories. Stories of people's delight in God and also of their struggles in a world where there seems to be no justice. The …
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Hungry dogs—Psalm 59
Psalms of David David is in a pickle yet again. The incident in the title is in 1 Samuel 19 when Saul is trying to kill David but David's wife Michal, who is also Saul's daughter, warns David who escapes in the night. -o0o- Psalms in Book 2 are like Book 1 in that they …
The world is built on kindness — Psalm 89
Psalms of the Sons of Korah? Why am I writing about Psalm 89 as if it were a Psalm of the sons of Korah when it obviously is not. It is attributed to someone else, it is Ethan the Ezrahite's only attributed psalm, and it is longer than anything that the sons of Korah wrote. …
You, O Lord, are good and forgiving — Psalm 86
Psalms of DavidPsalms of the Sons of Korah? There are a whole bunch of commentaries on Psalm 86 which look at the meaning of the psalms in isolation: This is not one of them, I am looking at how the psalms fit together, and also at the poetic structure and how that affects my understanding. …
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One of the most sweet of the Psalms of Peace — Psalm 84
Psalms of the Sons of Korah The previous psalms of the sons of Korah were in the second book of psalms, this is the first of four psalms in the third book, not because they were written later, but because the theme has moved on God being with us, around us. This is a love …
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A warning to the rich — Psalm 49
Psalms of the Sons of Korah This is a song in two halves, and both halves say the same thing, the second half building on the first. The books of Psalms are roughly themed like this: Book 1: Psalms 1 - 41: God is beside us.Book 2: Psalms 42 - 72: God goes before usBook …
You are a child of God: Who does God say I am – Part 5
'Jesus said to [Mary], “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” John 20:17. Here's a couple of questions for you, can think of anywhere …
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The joy of all the Earth — Psalm 48
Psalms of the Sons of Korah "The sons of Korah describe Jerusalem as the joy of all the earth,’ because the holy city regularly gave atonement to mass throngs of troubled people who came to the Temple looking for spiritual uplifting." Source The Jewish Weekly, 19th April 2018. Earth from space showing Africa and Asia.From …
You are God’s temple: Who does God say I am – Part 4
Have you ever had the feeling that evreything you have been taught is wrong? This is one of them,I have been taught that the passage, "You are God's Temple," is aimed at individuals. How wrong is that? An architectural model of how the Jerusalem Temple built by Solomon could have looked.Picture from Wikimedia Commons 16 Do …
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The battle is won, let’s party — Psalm 47
Psalms of the Sons of Korah In the last psalm,Psalm 46, verse 10 says, "be still and know that I am God." Two verses later Psalm 47:1 says, "Shout to God. Why this contrast? My thought is that Psalms 46 and 47 are companion psalms. Image processed by CodeCarvings Piczard, FREE Community Edition. 2015-09-10 22:54:04Z …
Making an ass of myself 