Category Archives: Psalms

An Open Ear (2013 Rerun)

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Pete

Most often, when I think about the “surgery” God has done through the dynamics of salvation, I think about what God’s done to the heart. Through Ezekiel, we’re told that, through the regenerating work of salvation, God performs a heart … Continue reading →

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His or Mine? Yes.

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Pete

It’s two words in a somewhat familiar psalm that have captured my attention this morning. Two words. Which I’ve underlined with a purple color-pencil as they seem to be a command to obey. But to be honest, not quite sure … Continue reading →

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There’s a River!

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Pete

There are rivers. And then, there are rivers! Rivers that are more like large streams and almost run dry in the summer months, and rivers which, at certain points, you can barely see across as they eventually end up pouring … Continue reading →

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All My Bones

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Pete

The songwriter knew that only a great deliverance could rescue him from such great desperation. That only God showing up could reverse what was going down. And in the anticipation of such a great salvation, the poet could imagine a … Continue reading →

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He Still Watches Me

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Pete

After reading Psalm 33 this morning, I went back through my journal and looked at Psalm 33 entries from the past. There was quite a few of them, the first being in 2008, the first year I started posting my … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Some Dissonance

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Pete

Not sure I’m going to be able to adequately capture in a few words what I’m chewing on this morning. It’s one of the those “contrast” mornings where there’s conflicting, maybe even colliding observations from two of my readings. First, … Continue reading →

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Vindication

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Pete

As I hover over Psalm 26 this morning, what I’m chewing on is a thought that justification and vindication are two different things. I’m thinking that if justification deals with sin, vindication deals with the unfounded accusation of sin. If … Continue reading →

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The Joy of His Face

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Pete

Hovering over a verse in one of David’s songs, this morning. Tempo’s up beat. Lyrics are uplifting. It’s a song written when the going’s gone good, when the battle’s been won, when the enemies have been defeated. It’s a song … Continue reading →

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Gen R (2020 Rerun)

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Pete

Apparently, those born this year will be part of what will be called “Generation Beta”. Those born between 2013 and 2025 being referred to, by those who use such references, as Generation Alpha. Five years ago, Gen Z was all … Continue reading →

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To Know Him Is To Trust Him

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Pete

It’s a song of thanksgiving and praise. A lyric of gladness and exultation. Not because the songwriter had not known oppression or times of trouble, but because he had. Not because he had not been needy, but because he had … Continue reading →

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