Category Archives: Psalms
Trust
In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me? Psalm 56:4 (NIV) Do you trust God? With how much do you trust Him? To trust someone is … Continue reading
My ‘flesh’
My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Psalm 84:2 (NIV) My ‘flesh’ is a subject that kept me up last night. The psalmist says that … Continue reading
Week at a glance
I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1-2 (NIV) How was your week? I’m going to be honest. There were parts … Continue reading
Lions? And Tigers? And Bears? Oh my!
(24) How marvelous are your works, 0 Lord! You made them all wisely. The earth is full of your created things. (25) This sea, great and wide across, In which are uncountable creatures, Living things, both small and great — … Continue reading
Everything by His Will
28You give to them, so they may gather; You open your hand, so they may be satisfied with good. 29You hide your face, and they are disturbed; You bring their breath to an end, And they return to their dust. … Continue reading
Be Honest about your Enemies
1Let God arise and let his enemies scatter! Let all those who hate him flee from him. 2Blow them away like smoke. As wax melts before a fire, so let the wicked perish before God. 3But let the righteous be … Continue reading
When Things Go Wrong
1In you, YHWH, I have taken refuge. Never let me be put to shame! 2Bring me to safety me because you are righteous, Listen attentively to me! Hurry up and deliver me! Be a great rock to protect me, A … Continue reading
What Shall I Give Back?
12What shall I give back to YHWH for all the gracious things he has done for me? 13I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name YHWH. 14I will fulfill my vows, in the presence of … Continue reading
Out of the Depths
Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD; Psalm 130:1 (NIV) I’m still learning ‘stuff’ from following Jesus from the Garden to Resurrection. I’ve been thinking of Thursday night and Saturday night of that week; how dark the … Continue reading
A Paranoid Prayer
9 Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief. 10 For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my … Continue reading