Psalm 17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me in the shadow of Your wings… The apple of the eye is the pupil. In ancient languages it was also called the little man of the eye because you can see a person reflected in the dark of the eye. It is a diminutive of the word…
Tag Archive: Psalms
Kiss the Son
Psalm 2:21 Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry,and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him! Do homage is actually the hebrew word meaning “to kiss.” How intimate an act! How close you must be! How humbly you must come. Ultimately, the only reason we can get close enough to…
Climbing the Mountain of Joy
Psalm 21:1-5 For the choir director. A Psalm of David. O LORD, in Your strength the king will be glad, And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice! You have given him his heart’s desire, And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah. For You meet him with the blessings of good things; You set a crown of fine gold on his head. He asked life of You, You gave it to him, Length of…
Deliberate
Psalm 63:2-6 (2) Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. (3) Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips will praise You. (4) So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. (5) My soul is…
Come Closer
Psalm 10:1 O LORD, why do you stand so far away? Why do you hide when I need you the most? For some reason I feel empty this morning. Maybe because after all the rush and chaos of the last few weeks getting ready for our inaugural gala there’s nothing left to do (it’s over)…
Facing Forward
Skip Moen’s entry this morning was about the use (or maybe rather translation) of the word “judge” in a psalm of David. He said that this word actually means “to govern” and not “to judge” as we usually translate it. The difference here is huge, as he points out, because judgement has to do with…
Prophets, Praise, Publishing & Peace
I was reading Psalms 94-98 today, which is not where I usually am in the morning. But a couple of things stuck out while I was reading. Prophets – David, or whoever is writing these particular Psalms talks about a time when God judges the earth and rescues His people. He says that God won’t…
