Monthly Archives: April 2021
a watched pot
a watched pot Psalm 58:9-11 (JDV) Psalm 58:9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns – whether green or burning – he will sweep them away. Psalm 58:10 The righteous one will rejoice when he sees the … Continue reading
making the water flow by
making the water flow by Psalm 58:6-8 (JDV) Psalm 58:6 God, knock the teeth out of their mouths; Yahveh, tear out the young lions’ fangs.Psalm 58:7 May they disappear like water that flows by; may they aim their blunted arrows.Psalm … Continue reading
deaf cobra
deaf cobra Psalm 58:3-5 (JDV) Psalm 58:3 The wicked go astray from the womb; liars wander about from birth. Psalm 58:4 They have venom like the venom of a snake, like the deaf cobra who stops up his ears, Psalm … Continue reading
false gods
Psalm 58:1-2 (JDV) Psalm 58:11 Are you really saying the right things, you gods? Do you judge people fairly?Psalm 58:2 No, you practice injustice in your hearts; with your hands you weigh out violence in the land. Before David asks … Continue reading
alarm clock
alarm clock Psalm 57:8-11 (JDV) Psalm 57:8 Wake up, my throat! Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn. Psalm 57:9 I will praise you, Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the … Continue reading
the joy of depression
the joy of depression Psalm 57:6-7 (JDV) Psalm 57:6 They prepared a net for my steps; I was depressed. They dug a pit ahead of me, but they fell into it! Selah. Psalm 57:7 My heart is confident, God, my … Continue reading
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reason for our rescue
reason for our rescue Psalm 57:5 God, be exalted above the sky; let your glory be over the whole land. reason for our rescue Right in the middle of a prayer ridden with anxiety, in which the psalmist cries out … Continue reading
surrounded by lions
surrounded by lions Psalm 57:4 I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among devouring lions – people whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords. surrounded by lions It’s hard to sleep when you feel like … Continue reading
man-cave
Psalm 57:1-3 (JDV) man-cave Psalm 57:1 Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me, for I take refuge in you. I will seek refuge in the shadow of your wings until danger passes.Psalm 57:2 I call to God Most … Continue reading
obligated
obligated Psalm 56:12-13 (JDV) Psalm 56:12 I am obligated by vows to you, God; I will make my thank offerings to you. Psalm 56:13 You see, you rescued me from death, my own feet from stumbling, to walk before God … Continue reading
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