“Who can sufficiently extol the merits and the value of the Psalter? Many eloquent words have been written on the subject … There does not seem to be any situation in life for which the Psalter does not provide light and guidance …They are not the fruit of abstract meditation. They did not grow out of the study of the scholar. They were born out of real-life situations. They are often wet with the tears and the blood of the writer … the Psalms continually carry the reader into the immediate presence of God. They do not refer to Him in the abstract. God is not a God of the distance to the psalmist. All the psalms were prayed on the steps of the throne of mercy. The light that emanates from that presence somehow gives light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.” ... H.C. Leupold
Do you have a favorite psalm? I have several, but if I had to pick one it would be probably be Psa. 139. "O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways ... Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it ..." Such a psalm needs no commentary. Sobering yet comforting thoughts.
I like Psalm 91. I preach a sermon called "Marks Of Those Who Love The Lord"
v.14 - They have set their love upon the Lord
v.14 - They know His name
v.15 - They pray effectively
v.15 - The Lord is with them in trouble
v.16 - They will be saved
To anyone who may have seen my blog recently with the so-called favorite song of mine: that was DEFINITELY NOT my favorite song. Most annoying perhaps. One of my mischievous daughters posted that video clip.
Time for a password change ... and perhaps a little sweet revenge.
Howdy Mr. Stewart, my name is Shawn. I'm a friend of Becca. It would seem the children of this modern age are more and more pressuring their parents into internet blogging. C'est la vie. Welcome to Pleonast.
