Category Archives: Psalms

Paying Attention in Order to Avoid the Yoke

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Pete

Kind of a powerful one-two combo this morning. Set up with a left jab in the New Testament and then taken out with a right hook from the Old. 2Corinthians 6:14 teaming up with Psalm 101 to remind me that … Continue reading →

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Better Felt Than Tell’t

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Pete

Finished my readings this morning with Psalm 100. Chewing on the last verse. Savoring the last thing read this morning. Enter His gates with thanksgivingand His courts with praise.Give thanks to Him and bless His name.For the Lord is good, and His … Continue reading →

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He Loves the Place!

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Pete

It’s not that it’s unfamiliar to me, but this morning it struck me as unusual. After all, the LORD loves people not places, doesn’t He? His affection is sourced in grace not geography, isn’t it? So how come the LORD … Continue reading →

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Keep Drawing Near (2008 Rerun)

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Pete

Heading up to the homeland this morning. Grandkids are on spring break, so I’m taking a few days to hang with them (and their parents). This morning I’m digging into the archives. Warming up a meal from 15 years ago … Continue reading →

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Revive Us Again

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Pete

I’m hoping David did not write Psalm 71 (though I suspect he might have). How come? ‘Cause Psalm 71’s songwriter self-identifies as “old and gray”, and David lived to be only 70 years old (2Sam. 5:4, 1Ki. 2:10-11). So, if … Continue reading →

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A Salvation that Protects

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Pete

Verse 21 tells me that it’s messianic in nature, that what the songwriter chronicles was to foreshadow what the Son of God would know as well. But beyond just providing insight to the Savior’s sufferings, it also provides deep connection … Continue reading →

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Active Waiting

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Pete

It wasn’t the wilderness just because it was physically the wilderness. No, beyond the barrenness around him was the abiding sense of a desert within him. His world had been turned upside down as he was forced to flee his … Continue reading →

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Remembering Our Sin

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Pete

Was in California last week with kids and grandkids. As someone reminded me, “food for the soul.” But, it was also havoc for early morning routines — mostly because “all day” with the boys was in conflict with “early mornings” … Continue reading →

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A Reprise

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Pete

It’s a sort of reprise, repeating the theme of the last song. You know that because it shares the same chorus. Why, my soul, are you so dejected?Why are you in such turmoil?Put your hope in God, for I will … Continue reading →

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Communion Amidst Confusion

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Pete

“My soul is cast down within me” (ESV), sounds so poetic. “I am deeply depressed” (CSB), seems so much more connective. To speak of having a cast down soul sounds somewhat dramatic (cue the back of the hand to the … Continue reading →

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