Psalm 68:19-35 I have said before that pronouns can be confusing. Perhaps in the original languages it was clear to whom a particular pronoun referred, but we don’t have that luxury in English. However, I think I can clear up some pronoun confusion in today’s reading. Naturally I could be wrong, but it helps the …
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June 17 / Psalm 68:1-18
Psalm 68:1-18 When I first read today’s Psalm 68 (1-18) I thought that it was the most convoluted psalm that we had read to date. Then I read from a second (Study) Bible, which had pretty much the same reaction: “This is the most difficult of the Psalms to interpret, and there is no general …
June 16 / Psalm 67
Psalm 67 The essence of today’s Psalm is pretty clear – the nations of the world will come and praise God when they see His blessings poured out on Israel. This led me to wonder about Christianity in the United States and other highly developed countries in Europe. It wasn’t that long ago that belief …
June 15 / Psalm 66
Psalm 66 Another Psalm of joy, thanksgiving, and praise, with another song that some of us know in the first few verses. Verses 10-12 struck me: For you, O God, have tested us; You have tried us as silver is tried. You brought us into the net; You laid a crushing burden on our backs; …
June 14 / Psalm 65
Psalm 65 Today, a Psalm of praise – fully, completely. No hint of enemies or evil or the wicked. The only negative in the entire Psalm is that which is self-inflicted: When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions… (v. 3), and even there praise is implied for God’s setting aside those sins. …
June 13 / Psalm 64
Psalm 64 For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep. (v. 6b) Although David is speaking this sentence about the wicked, it is also true of all of humanity. God has given us a mind with which we are able to comprehend things at multiple levels, from the very simple to the …
June 12 / Psalm 63
Psalm 63 Today’s header is certainly related to other sections of Scripture, but it is difficult to pinpoint any actual chapter/verses since David spent a good deal of time running from Saul and Absalom, much of that in the Wilderness of Judah. Two of my study bibles list the following sections: I Samuel 23:13-29 for …
June 11 / Psalm 62
Psalm 62 Put no trust in extortion; set no vain hopes on robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart on them. (v. 10) I doubt that many of us use extortion or robbery to enhance our incomes. However, I’m sure that many of us have seen our riches increase through no work on our …
June 10 / Psalm 61
Psalm 61 I’m not very good at breaking down the Psalms and putting myself into the writer’s situation. Commentaries help, but still there’s a depth to the Psalms that I never reach. That is not to say, however, that the Psalms are not helpful to me. We have already seen that many verses in the …
June 9 / Psalm 60
Psalm 60 It’s unclear exactly what today’s header is referencing. The most likely connection is with II Samuel 8:13 which has David killing 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. Kings were often given credit for victories when the actual work was done by military leaders, in this case Joab. Even today we see Generals …