Let’s keep in mind that this passage pertains to the time before redemption was provided for humanity through Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection, hence, everyone shared the same fate when they physically died; no one could escape the power of Sheol back then. With this understanding, note...
At the core of the theology of the Psalter is the conviction that the gravitational center of life (of right human understanding, trust, hope, service, morality, adoration), but also of history and of the whole creation (heaven and earth), isGod(Yahweh, "the Lord"; seeDt 6:4and note...
When you try to hang on to it, you leave yourself open to negative thoughts and depression. You were not meant to carry these burdens alone. Psalms 55:22, “Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.” NLT. It is...
and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes. Psalm 55[aq] For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[ar] of David. 1 Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;2 hear me and answer me.My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught3 because of what my...
Psalm 55 Betrayal by a Friend For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. 1 God, listen to my prayerand do not hide from my plea for help.2 Pay attention to me and answer me.I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint,3 because of the enemy’s words,...
At night I slip and fall darkness under me No! it can’t be, like this I continue to do as I should… so why won’t it work anymore?(24) 55Often the poet is registering the process of an already receding happening, perhaps her response to the particular but by now receding episode...
53 He led them in safety, and they were not afraid, while the sea engulfed their enemies.54 He brought them to his holy land, to the mountain his right hand had purchased.55 He drove out the nations before them, apportioning a heritage for each of them and settling the tribes of ...
66 Teach me proper discernment[oi] and understanding.For I consider your commands to be reliable.[oj]67 Before I was afflicted I used to stray off,[ok]but now I keep your instructions.[ol]68 You are good and you do good.Teach me your statutes.69 Arrogant people smear my reputation ...
Psalm 6:5 Kindness: Hebrew, hesed, which may also be translated as “mercy” and refers to all that God promised to give to his people (see Deut 7:9, 12) through the Davidic dynasty (see Ps 89:25, 29, 34; 2 Sam 7:15; Isa 55:3). See also note on Ps 5:8. Psalm 6:6 ...
Book 2 (Psalms 42-72) Psalm 42 - For the music director, a well-written song by the Korahites. As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for