(Psalm 70:5 ESV) The final verse in this short prayer brings it all back to the beginning. The psalmist knows he needs help and knows it is beyond his ability to help himself. There will be no surge or music, and the MacGyver moment will not unfold. The psalmist is painfully aware ...
Psalm 25:1This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet Psalm 25:14OrThe secret counsel PLUSDo your Biblical studies anywhere! Access $3,100 worth of premium resources on the go! Upgrade toBible Gateway Plusand get the best value in...
Psalms 55:12 For it is not an enemy who taunts me-- then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me-- then I could hide from him... Read verse in English Standard Version
The final verse of the psalm contains a cry for the elimination of sinners and the wicked (Psalm 104:35). This may seem like a tangent, but the psalmist connects the Lord’s holiness to his ruling power and praiseworthiness. Such a powerful and pure God cannot dwell with sinners! They ...
Psalm 145:1This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet Psalm 145:12Hebrewhis; also next line Psalm 145:13These two lines are supplied by one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac (compare Dead Sea Scroll) ...
Playing upon that at the same time: here and in the following verse is an allusion to Old Testament worship, and the manner of performing that; not that this should be done in New Testament times, only New Testament worship is expressed in Old Testament language, which is no unusual thing...
Some interesting sayings… “No good deed ever goes unpunished.” Clare Boothe Luce, or Oscar Wilde, or Noel Coward??? “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.” Unknown? When we do good we expect good in return. Doesn’t always happen that way. ...
911 To The Lord (A Hurry Sandwich) The Psalm opens and closes with a plea to God for a speedy rescue Verse 1, 5: “O God, hasten to deliver me; O Lord, hasten to my help!...But I am afflicted and needy; Hasten to me, O God!” We don’t know the occasion, but we know...
19You know myreproach, and my shame and my dishonor; my foes are all known to you. 20Reproaches have broken my heart, so that I am indespair. Ilooked forpity, but there was none, and forcomforters, but I found none. 21They gave mepoison for food, ...
Psalm 4:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 4. Psalm 4:4 Or In your anger (see Septuagint) Psalm 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1-12 is numbered 5:2-13. Psalm 6:1 In Hebrew texts 6:1-10 is numbered 6:2-11. Psalm 6:1 Title: Proba...