January 4, 2018 This Is the Day There is a famous and oft-quoted verse in Psalm 118:24: “This is the day that the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” We quote this verse on good days and bad, and it is a great verse standing on its own.... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Psalms Comments: 3
January 10, 2013 Escape from the Fowler’s Snare The other day I was reading Psalm 124 during my morning prayer time. As often happens when I’m reading Psalms or other Old Testament books, I saw Jesus in this short Psalm, specifically in the last two verses: 7Our soul has escaped as a bird... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Psalms Comment: 1
January 3, 2013 The Music of the Psalms I love when contemporary Christian artists put the words of a Psalm to music. Many of them were, after all, written as songs. Then when I am reading through a Psalm I can hear it sung in my head and the words of promise and... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Psalms Comments: 4
November 1, 2012 Psalm 93 – A Prayer for Sandy Survivors Watching the news of the devastation hurricane Sandy caused on the east coast is heartbreaking. I can’t imagine living through a natural disaster of that magnitude. It makes me thankful I live in the Pacific Northwest where the only natural disaster we worry about that... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Psalms Comment: 1
September 18, 2012 There You Are, Jesus! For the past 3 months I’ve been reading through Psalms one at a time at the beginning of my morning prayer time. I’m up to Psalm 65 today. As I came to verse 7 of this beautiful Psalm I paused and reread it, then thought... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Psalms Comments: 2
July 16, 2012 An Enduring Love Like No Other Last night before bed I decided I wanted to read a Psalm or two. I opened my New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs that sits next to my bed and opened it randomly to the Psalm section. What I landed on was Psalm 136. Its repetition... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Psalms Comments: 2
February 6, 2012 Psalm 23 in Song Last night, as my husband was watching the Super Bowl, I was thinking about what to post for today. I glanced at the table next to me and my iPod was sitting there. So I decided to go to my Christian playlist, hit shuffle, and... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Music/Psalms Comments: 2
January 29, 2012 Psalm 121 – My Help Comes from the Lord Yesterday one of my fellow bloggers, April from over at Thoughts from the Porch, commented on my post and suggested that I read Psalm 121. I happened to be out shopping with my son, waiting for him to finish getting something for his best friend’s... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Music/Psalms Comments: 3
January 8, 2012 A Psalm (by Linda) During 2011, to help me meet my post-a-day challenge, I posted a Psalm every Sunday. I may do that some Sundays in 2012, too, because it was a popular posting theme. I think these posts were popular because the Psalms are such wonderful prayers that... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry/Psalms Comments: 14
December 18, 2011 Psalm 84 – Joy Comes from the Lord During my morning Bible reading through my Bible-in-a-year schedule this past week I read Psalm 84. I am reading through the New Living Translation, which I really like. It is very readable. Reading Psalm 84 made me smile because it reminded me of the joy... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Psalms Comments: 7