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Tag: Psalms

Light and shade – Psalm 10

On 19/09/202216/11/2022 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. Psalms 9 and 10 belong together, which is why I …

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God cannot be defeated – Psalm 9

On 12/09/202216/11/2022 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. According to a Rabbinic source I have found, Muth-Labban in …

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Ruling the world through weakness – Psalm 8

On 05/09/202221/09/2022 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. My favourite psalm. Psalm 8 combines my love of God …

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Destroy the wicked — Psalm 7

On 29/08/202221/09/2022 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. Who was Cush? All we know about Cush is from …

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Be angry, and do not sin — Psalm 4

On 08/08/202216/08/2022 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. The first part of. "Be angry, and do not sin," …

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Trust in adversity – Psalm 3

On 01/08/202207/08/2022 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. This is the first psalm to be attributed to David, …

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The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed — Psalm 2

On 25/07/202207/08/2022 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. Psalm 2 has no attribution, the quote of this psalm in Acts 4:23-24 …

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 Personal integrity — Psalm 1

On 18/07/202225/07/2022 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

Psalms in Book 1 Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. The first two psalms introduce themes that set the …

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Psalms, an introduction

On 11/07/202211/07/2022 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

The Psalms After our church, Holy Trinity Huddersfield, celebrated its 200th Anniversary in 2019 and we were asked to read through the Bible in a year as a church, I decided the focus in 2020 would be about worship, so I started by blogging about the psalms of ascent, songs that are sung by pilgrims …

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Reality, testimonies and eternity

On 03/06/2022 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

Psalm 119 The hidden courtroom in Surrey County Hall, in the County Council's Kingston headquarters, where Downton Abbey has been filmed.Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-ND 2.0) Licence. Copyright Surrey News. Psalm 119 is a great acrostic poem, the longest psalm and also the longest chapter in the Bible. The 22 stanzas …

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