Tag: Psalm
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Psalm 88: A Paraphrase
This Sunday I’m preaching from Psalm 88. Eugene Peterson’s The Message paraphrase of that chapter inspired me to take a deeper look and draw out some of the obscurities of this ancient Hebrew song. Here is my best Petersonian effort at my own paraphrase. Psalm 88 O Yahweh, you are my savior; All day and night I’m praying…
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Psalm 145 and Jesus
Psalm 145 is a celebration of the greatness of God. In verses 1-3, David proclaims that he will bless God and worship him and praise him. Even though David proclaims that God is great, he can only know it partially for “his greatness is unsearchable” (v. 3). In verses 4-7, David says that generations to come…
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Psalm 146 and Jesus
Notes from my morning worship in the Word The Bible calls us to sing praises to “the LORD,” Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and nothing else. The Bible calls us to worship and trust him, and him alone. To trust in princes (v. 3) is wrong. “Princes” here literally means “nobles.” That…
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Trust in God, Get to Sleep
It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep. (Psalm 127:2) We must always live in faith that God is the one working in and through us (Phil. 2:13). He is the one who makes things tick.…
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Gospel-Centered Devotions
Series Index 1. Every Text a Road to Christ 2. Setting Up a Devotional Time 3. The Gospel in All of Life 4. How Not to Read the Bible 5. Hear the Music, Don’t Learn the Steps 6. Jesus: God’s Word Made Flesh 7. Getting to Christ in the Old Testament 8. Christ and Him Crucified 9. Faith and…
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Psalm 96 and Jesus
I don’t often share my journal entries from my times in the word, but I am compelled to today. Here are my thoughts/notes on Psalm 96. This Psalm is a celebration and proclamation of how great God is. He is worthy to be sang to and worshiped and praised and adored. The Israelites–and we–are told to sing three…
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Dwelling With God through the Gospel
I am not very old. But with each passing week (more accurately, with each passing failure) I am reminded more and more of how I need the gospel. The gospel is my only hope. Without the gospel, I would be damned. This morning I read Psalm 91, and I focused on verses 1-2. The Psalmist…
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Why should judgment cause rejoicing?
The fact that God will judge the world should cause his people to rejoice. Why? God’s judgment proves that he is a God who cares about justice, righteousness, and holiness. Psalm 98:4, 8-9 reminds of of this: Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises. …Let…
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Jesus: The Greater David
Jesus isn’t just the greater Moses. He is also the greater David. In Psalm 78, the psalmist is reflecting on Israel’s rebellion against God after they were saved from slavery in Egypt. God was so gracious to his people despite their unfaithfulness. “Yet,” the psalmist wrote, “they sinned still more against him” (vv. 17, 40,…
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Jesus Dies on the Cross
Part 5 of a 7 part series. View series intro and index. When Jesus hung on the cross, he had enough breath to speak even though his skin was ripped from his bones and his face was so disfigured that we wouldn’t have been able to tell who he was. He had enough breath to speak despite…
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