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Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow (Psalm 51:7). Lady Macbeth knew. Most of us can recall little of our high school Shakespeare, but we remember the murdering queen … Continue reading
Category Archives: Psalm
Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place (Psalm 51:6). Why can’t God leave well enough alone? He has the surface—I look the part, act the part—anyone on the outside would think … Continue reading
Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me (Psalm 51:5). Well, there’s a comforting thought. As if this week wasn’t hard enough, I‘ve gotta get hit with the concept that I’ve been sinful for … Continue reading
Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and righteous when you judge (Psalm 51:4). So, that driver you had the little road rage … Continue reading
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me (Psalm 51:3). There are only two people you can’t hide your sin from. As it happens, they are the only two people who matter. Hmm…that may be more … Continue reading
For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. (Psalm 1:6) It’s a promise. It’s a warning. Take it as such. Happy Monday, Beloved. … Continue reading
Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, or sinners in the assembly of the righteous (Psalm 1:4-5). I forget. Sometimes I look at the nonbelievers … Continue reading
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. (Psalm 1:3) OK, I really appreciate the tree image. On a day like today, … Continue reading
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the council of the wicked, or stand in the way of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on … Continue reading
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord (Psalm 27:14). Maybe today Might be tomorrow A week from Tuesday, perhaps I can’t tell you when he will come to break what needs breaking and … Continue reading