Psalm 4

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Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. 2 How long, O you sons of men, will you turn my glory to shame? How long will you love worthlessness and seek falsehood? Selah 3 But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly; the Lord will hear ….  Read More

Psalm 3

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Lord, how they have increased who trouble me! Many are they who rise up against me. 2 Many are they who say of me, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah 3 But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory and the One who lifts up my head. 4 I cried to the ….  Read More

Psalm 2

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Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces and cast away Their cords from us.” 4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; ….  Read More

Forgive and Forget?

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There is a very real danger that we might be tempted to presume on God’s forgiveness, i.e. to believe that, because He is both loving and forgiving, everything will turn out well for each one of us in the end, regardless of how we respond to Him in this life. Nothing could be further from ….  Read More

Psalm 1

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Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree planted by ….  Read More

All is Forgiven!

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This statement is made countless times every day throughout the world, almost always with reference to a specific wrong that we have committed against another. However, when we read the Bible we discover a God that, genuinely, does forgive ALL our sins. King David, Israel’s most famous king, wrote, ‘Bless the Lord, O my soul, ….  Read More