Psalm 36 Continued… I think as we read this Psalm it is important for us to keep God’s HESED Love center stage and not the red herring of the wicked. We can get caught up in the wickedness that is all around us, but let us remember that God’s love is there too. But we […]

Psalm 36 Continued… Psalm 36:10-12 Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart. May the foot of the proud not come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away. See how the evildoers lie fallen — thrown down, not able to rise! This Psalm ends […]

Psalm 36 Continued… Psalm 36:5-9 Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the great deep. O Lord, you preserve both man and beast. How priceless is your unfailing love! Both high and low among men find refuge in the […]

Psalm 36 Continued… Psalm 36:1-4 An oracle is within my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes. For in his own eyes he flatters himself too much to detect or hate his sin. The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to […]

Psalm 36 Psalm 36 An oracle is within my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes. For in his own eyes he flatters himself too much to detect or hate his sin. The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be […]

Psalm 35 Continued… In verses 11-16 David switches topic without warning. This section describes both the acts of the enemies and the one praying, without any of the trust described in verses 9-10. Such contrast! The enemies acts are described in verses 11-12 and 15-16, with David’s actions as the contrast in verses 13-14. What […]

Psalm 35 Continued… In the first three verses of Psalm 35 David begins his pleas with military imagery. God is called upon to fight and do battle with others on his behalf. God is asked to take up weapons of war and come to David’s aid. We are all know the reality that situations in […]

Psalm 35 Continued… I want to address the tension that arises with the imprecatory Psalms. Curses against David’s enemies do and ought to arouse a spirit of resistance inside of us, mainly because Jesus has said that we should pray for our enemies, even love them (Matthew 5:43-48). If cursing our enemies provokes a reaction […]

Psalm 35 Continued… Psalm 35 was quoted by Jesus while he was speaking to his disciples about when they receive persecution. Here is the passage from John: John 15:18-25 If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. […]