Psalms of David In July 1917, the Canterbury Convocation in the Church of England approved the removal of Psalm 58 and several other psalms as part of its process of liturgical reform. The reason was the German bombing campaign in World War I. Several people were using this and other psalms to justify striking back …
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Destroy the wicked — Psalm 7
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 …
Names of God – part 27
YHWH El Rachum Names of God - part 27 LORD God of Mercy YHWH is God’s actual name which he revealed to Moses from the burning bush, it implies the personal nature of God and El the creator which is immeasurably beyond us. These two names are held in contrast here, a God who is …
Names of God – part 26
YHWH El Naqamah Names of God - part 26 The LORD God of revenge YHWH is God’s actual name which he revealed to Moses from the burning bush, it implies the personal nature of God and El the creator which is immeasurably beyond us. These two names are held in contrast here, a God who …
Names of God – Part 21
YHWH El Gemu'ah Names of God - Part 21 LORD God of Retribution YHWH is the actual name of God, revealed to Moses. In English, it is usually spelt Yahweh or Jehovah, in many Bible translations it is written as LORD (in all capitals or small capitals). El is a Hebrew word meaning God. The …
Making an ass of myself 