Here is a link to BibleGateway.com for the psalms for today.
Here are my thoughts while reading psalm 49-52.
49) I like the last stanza, verses 16-20- don't worry about monetary possessions, you can't take them with you after you die. And you will die.
50) The right sacrifice to God is something from you. The world and everything in it are God's. All we have to give to God is our praise of thanksgiving.
51) Reminds me of the sinner's prayer that Jesus praises above the Pharisee's gaudy prayer in Luke 18.
52) "Give it over to God." The psalmist is trying to let go of their anger towards a person and their actions with these words. Giving something to God can be as simple as saying the mean nasty thoughts about someone to God, not the person.
What are your thoughts?
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Friday, March 6, 2015
Psalm 45-48
I know some of these psalms have been kinda difficult to get through. I guess that's another good reason for doing 4 a day: I think there has been at least one I can get behind each day. At the same time I still appreciate the difficult psalms or the ones I feel are "out of touch" or have no meaning for my life. They did for the author and original audience, and I'm sure many people throughout history have found meaning in them at some point or another.
Psalm 45-48 on BibleGateway.com
45) Interesting wedding stuff. I wonder who got married. Study Bible points out that verse 6 is used by the author of Hebrews in 1:8. There the author understands this to address the Son of God.
46) vs 9-10 God ceases war and destroys weapons of war. vs 10 - "Be Still" would refer to the fighters. Imagine if we stopped arguing and fighting and killing one another in the name of God and instead turned our focus actually on God... Could we do this even if they will not?
47) song, good one too. The Lord, the Most High is awesome! ... the psalmist says that the LORD subdued people before them and chose their heritage. How is the LORD awesome in our eyes?
48) so many songs, which makes sense I guess because this is a poem and song book. Consider how strong the house of the LORD is.
What word from the LORD did you hear while reading?
Psalm 45-48 on BibleGateway.com
45) Interesting wedding stuff. I wonder who got married. Study Bible points out that verse 6 is used by the author of Hebrews in 1:8. There the author understands this to address the Son of God.
46) vs 9-10 God ceases war and destroys weapons of war. vs 10 - "Be Still" would refer to the fighters. Imagine if we stopped arguing and fighting and killing one another in the name of God and instead turned our focus actually on God... Could we do this even if they will not?
47) song, good one too. The Lord, the Most High is awesome! ... the psalmist says that the LORD subdued people before them and chose their heritage. How is the LORD awesome in our eyes?
48) so many songs, which makes sense I guess because this is a poem and song book. Consider how strong the house of the LORD is.
What word from the LORD did you hear while reading?
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Psalm 41-44
Thank you for joining us today as we Read the Psalms.
Today's psalms are 41-44. If you're away form your Bible you can find them at BibleGateway.com by clicking here:
PSALM 41-44
Today's psalms are 41-44. If you're away form your Bible you can find them at BibleGateway.com by clicking here:
PSALM 41-44
(Near the top of the page on the right you can change the version you are reading if you choose)
Here are some of my thoughts I had while reading these psalms:
41) With all these psalms declaring God's love for the poor and weak I have to keep reminding myself that as a middle class white american male I don't fit into this category very often at all...
42) Another great song! My soul is cast down - I can only look to the LORD.
43) vs 3-4 Following the light of God in a world of darkness
44) Tough to find meaning in this one for me if I read it literally. The people have suffered some great defeat because God has abandoned them. They have continued in be steadfast in their devotion to God and they plead for God to come back to them. Even Christ felt abandoned by God, why does it seem like we think it's not okay to call out to God? To tell God that we feel abandoned?
Thoughts?
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Psalm 37-40
Today's psalms are 37-40.
Here's a link to these psalms over at BibleGateway.com
37) envious of wrongdoers? celebrities come to mind. Good vs evil. Sound like some beatitudes or proverbs, interesting stuff.
38) LORD I confess that I have done wrong but look at all I have suffered. I have paid for my wrong doing.
39) vs 1-3 does your mouth ever get you into trouble? ever wish that particular someone would keep a muzzle on their mouth?
40) I can't stop hearing the song in my head. I guess it's a U2 song? I became familar with the dcTalk cover
What are your thoughts?
Here's a link to these psalms over at BibleGateway.com
37) envious of wrongdoers? celebrities come to mind. Good vs evil. Sound like some beatitudes or proverbs, interesting stuff.
38) LORD I confess that I have done wrong but look at all I have suffered. I have paid for my wrong doing.
39) vs 1-3 does your mouth ever get you into trouble? ever wish that particular someone would keep a muzzle on their mouth?
40) I can't stop hearing the song in my head. I guess it's a U2 song? I became familar with the dcTalk cover
What are your thoughts?
Monday, March 2, 2015
Psalm 33-36
The first week has gone great. Thank you for all the hard work this past week!
If this is your first visit check out the Primer by clicking here. That first post has a lot of information about the ins and outs of how it works.
Click here for today's psalms over at BibleGateway.com.
Here are some of my thoughts as I read today's passages:
33) loud shouts I can do... skillfully playing the 10 string harp??? Not so much. But praise is what we should offer God!
34) vs 13-14 "Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good, seek peace, and pursue it."
Can we pursue peace with violence? is destroying my enemy equal to peace?
35) Why does it always seem like those who do good are always taken advantage of by those who do evil? LORD come save us.
36) vs 8- "feasting on the abundance of your house, drink from the river of your delight." despite our shortcomings, God has abundance for us.
What word from the LORD did you hear while reading?
If this is your first visit check out the Primer by clicking here. That first post has a lot of information about the ins and outs of how it works.
Click here for today's psalms over at BibleGateway.com.
Here are some of my thoughts as I read today's passages:
33) loud shouts I can do... skillfully playing the 10 string harp??? Not so much. But praise is what we should offer God!
34) vs 13-14 "Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good, seek peace, and pursue it."
Can we pursue peace with violence? is destroying my enemy equal to peace?
35) Why does it always seem like those who do good are always taken advantage of by those who do evil? LORD come save us.
36) vs 8- "feasting on the abundance of your house, drink from the river of your delight." despite our shortcomings, God has abundance for us.
What word from the LORD did you hear while reading?
Psalm 29-32
I realize that I am starting to pick out a lot of reoccurring themes in these psalms today.
Psalm 29-32 at BibleGateway.com Note this is the NRSV
29) Experiencing storms can be very awe inspiring. From watching hurricanes blow through down in Florida, to watching a foot of snow fall last winter, to the time we camped on a plateau our west and for the first time watched a storm from such a distance that we could not hear it. Incredible stuff
30) vs 9 - another verse declaring that the psalmist is the LORD's best praiser - without him wo will praise the LORD? But here it seems more like the appropriate responce to being delivered rather than arrogance.
31) reoccurring themes: threats are described as "nets" - ensnaring someone. "Do not let me put to shame" - calling on the LORD with no response.
32) Here it sounds like confessing sin is almost equal to giving yourself over to the instruction of the LORD. Forgiveness is out with the sin and in with the proper instructions. I think we miss the second part a lot. We often think that forgiveness is the glossing over of our past sins, that may or may not equal a change in our future behavior.
Psalm 29-32 at BibleGateway.com Note this is the NRSV
29) Experiencing storms can be very awe inspiring. From watching hurricanes blow through down in Florida, to watching a foot of snow fall last winter, to the time we camped on a plateau our west and for the first time watched a storm from such a distance that we could not hear it. Incredible stuff
30) vs 9 - another verse declaring that the psalmist is the LORD's best praiser - without him wo will praise the LORD? But here it seems more like the appropriate responce to being delivered rather than arrogance.
31) reoccurring themes: threats are described as "nets" - ensnaring someone. "Do not let me put to shame" - calling on the LORD with no response.
32) Here it sounds like confessing sin is almost equal to giving yourself over to the instruction of the LORD. Forgiveness is out with the sin and in with the proper instructions. I think we miss the second part a lot. We often think that forgiveness is the glossing over of our past sins, that may or may not equal a change in our future behavior.
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Psalm 25-28
Sorry for the delay today for those of you who have been keeping pace.
Psalm 25-28 over at BibleGateway.com
25) vs 2-3 Do not let... C'mon God! Remember all that you ahve committed to do for the poor and humble, and count me among them.
26) vs 2 - prove me, try me, test me... Didn't work out too well for Job when the LORD allowed him to be tested.
27) vs 13 - I believe I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Beside the fact that Abigail has gotten me watching The Walking Dead... Wait for the LORD, not the same as waiting for Death or our lives to come to an end for things to be made better in heaven.
28) vs 3-4 The wicked. I have never been comfortable calling out others and their transgressions. I know that my actions must also be judged. But is there any authority that we have unrightly given up that allows us to correct one anther's actions?
Prayer: God of Forgiveness, may my actions be just and upright. May I never forget that I fall short too many times. Give me the courage to never cease trying to better myself and this world. Amen
Psalm 25-28 over at BibleGateway.com
25) vs 2-3 Do not let... C'mon God! Remember all that you ahve committed to do for the poor and humble, and count me among them.
26) vs 2 - prove me, try me, test me... Didn't work out too well for Job when the LORD allowed him to be tested.
27) vs 13 - I believe I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Beside the fact that Abigail has gotten me watching The Walking Dead... Wait for the LORD, not the same as waiting for Death or our lives to come to an end for things to be made better in heaven.
28) vs 3-4 The wicked. I have never been comfortable calling out others and their transgressions. I know that my actions must also be judged. But is there any authority that we have unrightly given up that allows us to correct one anther's actions?
Prayer: God of Forgiveness, may my actions be just and upright. May I never forget that I fall short too many times. Give me the courage to never cease trying to better myself and this world. Amen
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