Thoughts from my personal time with God.
[Psalm 39]
How short you have made my life!
In your sight my lifetime seems nothing.
Indeed every living being is no more than a puff of wind,
no more than a shadow.
I am ever aware of this, Lord (Isaiah 40:6-7).
[Psalm 40]
…You do not want sacrifices and offerings;
you do not ask for animals burned whole on the altar
or for sacrifices to take away sins.
[Psalm 35]
…Oppose those who oppose me, Lord,
and fight those who fight against me!Then I will be glad because of the Lord;
I will be happy because he saved me.
With all my heart I will say to the Lord,
“There is no one like you.
You protect the weak from the strong,
the poor from the oppressor.”
[Psalm 31]
All my enemies, and especially my neighbors,
treat me with contempt.
Those who know me are afraid of me;
when they see me in the street, they run away.
Everyone has forgotten me, as though I were dead;
I am like something thrown away.
May I not come to that, Father (Job 30:1-14).
[Psalm 32]
…The Lord says, “I will teach you the way you should go;
I will instruct you and advise you.
[Psalm 23]
The Lord is my shepherd;
I have everything I need.
Thank you, Lord. Psalm memorized! 😊
[Psalm 24]
…The world and all that is in it belong to the Lord;
the earth and all who live on it are his.
He built it on the deep waters beneath the earth
and laid its foundations in the ocean depths.
[Psalm 19]
…How clearly the sky reveals God’s glory!
How plainly it shows what he has done!
Each day announces it to the following day;
each night repeats it to the next.
No speech or words are used,
no sound is heard;
yet their message goes out to all the world
and is heard to the ends of the earth.
[Psalm 12]
“With our words we get what we want.
We will say what we wish,
and no one can stop us.”
The power of the tongue and lies (John 8:44).
[Psalm 13]
…In the world of the dead you are not remembered;
no one can praise you there.I rely on your constant love;
I will be glad, because you will rescue me.
[Psalm 5]
I pray to you, O Lord;
you hear my voice in the morning;
at sunrise I offer my prayer
and wait for your answer.
Here I am, O Lord. I wait for your answer.
[Psalm 6]
In the world of the dead you are not remembered;
no one can praise you there.
Yes, heavenly Father, remember that my life is passing like a shadow (Isaiah 40:6-8).…
…they find joy in obeying the Law of the Lord,
and they study it day and night.
They are like trees that grow beside a stream,
that bear fruit at the right time,
and whose leaves do not dry up.
They succeed in everything they do.
Thank you, Lord, for the love for your word that you put in my heart since the beginning.…
[Epilogue]
Then Job answered the Lord.
I know, Lord, that you are all-powerful;
that you can do everything you want.
Truly nothing is too difficult for you, Lord (Jeremiah 32:27). You accomplished your will with Job despite Satan being between you and him (Job 1 – 2)! You used the Accuser in his attempts to harm and, like in all of human history, at the same time totally marginalized him.…
[The Lord]
Who waters the dry and thirsty land,
so that grass springs up?
No water, no life.
Do you know the laws that govern the skies,
and can you make them apply to the earth?
Revelation!
…The ostrich… when she begins to run,
she can laugh at any horse and rider.Was it you, Job, who made horses so strong
and gave them their flowing manes?