Psalms of David This is it, the last song in the first book of Psalms. Like the Psalms towards the end of this first book, it is Messianic, Jesus himself quoted it as referring to himself, but also a lament. That laments are often prophetic in the Bible is not to be underestimated. Psalms in …
Deliverance-Psalm 40
I had prepared a blog on Psalm 40 when I realised that my Church, Holy Trinity Huddersfield, were having a sermon on that passage. My version is my previous post. This is the church version. To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 40 I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.2 He drew me up …
The bog-hole—Psalm 40 and 70
Psalms of David Psalm 70 is the same as Psalm 40 verses 13-17. The psalm previou to it, Psalm 69, also mentions the miry bog or bog hole, so there is a connection between that psalm and this one. I started looking at the Psalms in Book 1 of the Psalms just over a year …
It ends with grace—Titus 3:15
The prayers of Paul I started this series on the prayers of Saint Paul found in his writings in the New Testament back on the first Friday of August 2022. This last post was published on the last Friday of July 2023. It has been a year, though there have been breaks for Advent and …
Say nowt?—Psalm 39
Psalms of David There's a Yorkshire motto: "See all, 'ear all, say nowt.Eat all, sup all, pay nowt.And if tha ivver does owt for nowtDo it for thissen."* I find this motto to be too selfish to be Christian. -o0o- Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are primarily personal songs, so I will …
Respect—2 Timothy 1:16-18
The prayers of Paul Chapter 1 of Paul's Second letter to Timothy can be be read as being one long prayer which he interrups to introduce a new subject, in this case respect. It follows the pattern of his first letter, where the first two chapters can be considered a prayer. This is a series …
Forgiveness—Psalm 38
Psalms of David What do we know about Psalm 38? It is a quasi-acrostic poem. The 22 verses correspond to one of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, but the poem itself does not follow the alphabet. This links it to the previous psalm, Psalm 37. which is acrostic.It is a lament. Many Biblical laments …
Unnatural talent?-2 Timothy 1:3-7
The prayers of Paul Paul is praying for Timothy, and God gives him a clear picture of Timothy's faith which Paul now shares with Timothy. This is an example of the gift of prophecy in action. This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the …
Don’t panic—Psalm 37
Psalms of David Psalm 37 is a strange song, an acrostic poem with each section starting with subsequent letters of the Hebrew alphabet. What is strange is that it has 40 verses and the Hebrew alphabet only has 22 letters. How does that work out? Most sections are two verses two lines long, 3 sections …
Pray without quarrelling—1 Timothy 2:1-9
The prayers of Paul We are still in the opening prayer of Paul in his first letter to Timothy. The short version is that prayer should be for all by all. For a slightly longer version, read on. This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him …
Making an ass of myself 