impossible to possess. As the Psalmist reminds us, we are “but flesh, a breath that goes forth and does not return” (Psalm 78:39). We all must learn to loosen our grip in this transitory life.
The phrase “Christian Nationalism” is asoxymoronas “Roman Catholic.”Diana Butler Bass’s Sunday Musingsbased on the text of the lectionary readings this week (Psalm 1 and Luke 6:17-26) drives home my point. Nothing about “Christian Nationalism” is consistent with Jesus as he says in ...
But we also know that this psalm describes the Messiah’s abandonment, and during His abandonment, the mercy of rescue was not provided, the pulling out of the mire was not supplied. He suffered a horrific whipping, a cruel mocking, public shame and the torture of crucifixion. No mercy. N...
Psalm 45:1 HEBREW TITLE: A poem by the clan of Korah; a love song. Psalm 45:4 Probable text and justice; Hebrew and meekness of justice. Psalm 45:6 The kingdom that God has given you; or Your kingdom, O God; or Your divine kingdom.Proverbs...
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Psalm 83 in the Lutheran Bible; Psalm 84 in A.V. Google Scholar Semper Jesus Christus, if Biesterfeld’s interpretation of the S. I. C. heading of the letter is correct. Similarly Rex Deus Tecum is his reading of the R.D. T. with which Andreæ closes the dedicatory letter. Google...
and in anger they bear a grudge against me.Psalm 55v1-3 This poet speaks to God about what he is feeling deep inside. He cries out to God about what others are saying about him. I love the line, “I am distraught by the noise of the enemy.” Haven’t you been distraught by the...
Psalm 100 provides Exhibit A for enjoying him. We begin with joyful praise. “Shout forjoy,”the psalmist begins. “Worship the Lord withgladness;come before him withjoyfulsongs” (vs. 1-2, emphasis added). Then he gives one example why: God has made us his own—in spite of our frail...
This is the kind of fear the psalmist was referring to in Psalm 147:11. It is veneration that recognizes your human frailty compared to My infinite transcendency and prompts the desire to worship Me and follow My excellent ways. ME:I do want to follow Your ways, heavenly Father, but ofte...
psalm - any sacred song used to praise the deity religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing - writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity Verb 1. psalm - sing or celebrate in psalms; "He psalms the works of God" music - musical activity (singing or whistling...