IIWAC: Psalm 29

Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings,     ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;     worship the Lord in the splendor of his[a] holiness. Ascribe means to give credit to or for somethingor someone, in this case The Lord. 3 The voice of…

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IIWAC: Psalm 27

The Lord is my light and my salvation—     whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—     of whom shall I be afraid? I can think of possibilities.  Compared to eternity, there’s nothing to be afraid of though. 2 When the wicked advance against me     to devour[a] me,…

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IIWAC: Psalm 26

Vindicate me, Lord, So much for David’s good mood.      for I have led a blameless life; This statement makes me think this Psalm was written before the Bathsheba incident occurred.  Even if that was David’s only sin, there’s no way any of us humans can truly lead a blameless…

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IIWAC: Psalm 24

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,     the world, and all who live in it; 2 for he founded it on the seas     and established it on the waters. God owns everything there was, is, and will be.  No matter how complicated other humans try to make things. 3 Who…

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IIWAC: Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. The King James Version says “I shall not want.”  Why would you not want The Lord?  Especially after everything we’ve read so far.  Of course, thinking  about it that way would be taking it out of context, which is never good.  The…

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