Psalm 7 I was struck today by the word “righteous(ness)”. The psalmist uses this word five times in today’s reading (vv. 8, 9, 11, 17). In his first use of this word he ascribes righteousness to himself; in the second he applies it to all those who turn away from wickedness, and in the last …
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January 6 / Psalm 6
Psalm 6 My early thought on reading through the Psalms is that I can best understand them if I can put them into my own life. Yes, I can see applications in David’s life – his enemies, his confidence in deliverance, etc., but his prayers are often less relevant to me. But this morning’s Psalm …
January 5 / Psalm 5
Psalm 5 [NOTE: Although I prefer the NASB, unless otherwise noted whenever I quote from the Bible I use the ESV translation, the one mostly used by St. Andrew’s.] O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch. (v. 3) This verse opened my …
January 4 / Psalm 4
Psalm 4 One of my Study Bibles labeled this Psalm as a “lament” – a crying out to God in a time of grief or sorrow. Today it seems that David is troubled over those Israelites who are abandoning God, possibly seeking favor from other gods of the surrounding nations. Interestingly, we just read in …
January 3 / Psalm 3
Psalm 3 In Psalm 3 David has an enemy – his son, Absalom. As he writes this Psalm he is fleeing Jerusalem away from Absalom who has attempted to usurp David’s throne (vv. 1-2). In the rest of the Psalm David expresses his confidence in God to be his protector, to save him from Absalom. …
January 2 / Psalm 2
Psalm 2 At St. Andrew’s the Bible translation that we mostly use is the English Standard Version (ESV). For me, however, my favorite Bible translation is the New American Standard Bible (NASB). Naturally others may favor the old English language in the King James Version (KJV) or a more academic Revised Standard Version (RSV) or …
January 1 / Psalm 1
Psalm 1 Happy New Year to this RTB 2022 Psalms/Wisdom searchers! What a year this is going to be. It’s a whole new direction for me. I recall Ben preaching a few weeks back, talking about Jesus’ forthcoming birth and acknowledging that he was out of his element talking about pregnancy. I feel the same …
January 2022 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Jan Psalm 1 6 02-Jan Psalm 2 12 03-Jan Psalm 3 8 04-Jan Psalm 4 8 05-Jan Psalm 5 12 06-Jan Psalm 6 10 07-Jan Psalm 7 17 08-Jan Psalm 8 9 09-Jan Psalm 9:1-10 10 10-Jan Psalm 9:11-20 10 11-Jan Psalm 10 18 12-Jan Psalm 11 7 13-Jan Psalm 12 8 …
December 31 / Revelation 22:1-21
Revelation 22:1-21 Today we end Revelation. And with ending Revelation, we have ended the entire New Testament. If this is your first trip through the complete New Testament, congratulations! That’s an excellent accomplishment. The next step is the Old Testament, maybe in one year, then the entire Bible, beginning to end! That might be a …
December 30 / Revelation 21:1-27
Revelation 21:1-27 Today and tomorrow, it’s all GLORY, folks!! I’ve always heard or read that the church is the bride of Christ: For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. (II Corinthians 11:2) See also Ephesians 5:22-24, ff. Today …