Creative Space for Wanderers
– Plaintive Prayer Concerning The Mortality Of Those Who Have Long Had The Lord As Their “Dwelling Place” – Assurances For Those Who Make The Most Hight Their “Dwelling” Place: “With Long Life I Will Satisfy” Them – Celebration Of Yahweh’s Righteous Rule And Its Result (What The “Senseless…Do Not Know”): “Evildoers…Will Be Destroyed Forever” …
Continue reading “Psalms 90-100: Five of Eleven Psalms Framed By Adonai and Yahweh”
– The Lord’s Favor – Zion’s Restoration And Glory – Prayer For Divine Deliverance – The Lord’s Answer: Mercy And Judgment – Judgment For False Worshipers And Blessing For True Worshipers Thoughts about serving othersThis link includes a list of posts about Serving the Least, the Lost, and the Lonely.My prayer is for you to …
– Expression Of Yearning For “The Courts Of The Lord” And Prayer For God To “Look With Favor” On “Our Shield,” “Your Anointed” – Prayer For God To “Restore” His People From Some Situation Of Distress – Individual Prayer For God’s Help When Under Attack By Enemies – Song Celebrating God’s Special Love For Zion …
– Communal Prayer: When Invaded By Fierce Enemies – Prayer For God To Restore His People After They Have Been Ravaged By Enemies – Exhortation To Israel: “If Israel Would Only Follow My Ways, How Quickly I Would Subdue Their Enemies” – Prayer For God To Judge The Wicked Rulers Of The Earth – Communal …
– Instruction based on individual experience – Communal prayer: God has “rejected” his people – Praise to God: His “Name is near” and he cuts off the horns of the wicked but causes the “horns of the righteous” to be “lifed up” – Celebration: God’s “name is great” in Israel; he “breaks the spirit of …
– A king’s prayer for deliverance when under vicious attack – A short prayer (repeat of Psalm 40) – A king’s prayer for God’s help in old age when under attack – A prayer that the king be specifically gifted to rule justly Thoughts about serving othersThis link includes a list of posts about Serving …
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– Appeal for restoration to God’s presence – Appeal for deliverance from arrogant foes – Appeal for God’s refreshing presence when threatened by enemies – Appel for God’s protection against conspirators Thoughts about serving othersThis link includes a list of posts about Serving the Least, the Lost, and the Lonely.My prayer is for you to …
Continue reading “Psalms 61-64: Four royal prayers with interweaving themes”
– Prayer of individual for help against enemies – Prayer for help: a conspiracy in Jerusalem (“they prowl about on its walls”) – Prayer for help against enemies – Prayer for deliverance from enemies – Prayer for the heavenly Judge to set right what human rulers have not – Prayer for help: enemies surround Jerusalem …
Continue reading “Psalms 54-60: Seven prayers at the center of Book II”
– The folly of those who “trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches” – God call his people to account – Humle prayer for forgiveness and cleansing – The follow of the one who “trusted in his great wealth” and those who “boast of evil” – The folly of those who live …
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James 5:1-6 — Warning to the RichJames 5:7-20 — Patience in Suffering, The Prayer of Faith Thoughts about serving othersThis link includes a list of posts about Serving the Least, the Lost, and the Lonely.My prayer is for you to join me on this journey. Subscribe to this blog below to get an email when …