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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Making an ass of myself 