Tag: david
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A Book and a Bottle
8You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle.Are they not in your book?–Psalm 56 This psalm came with a notation of when it was written. It was during this humorous episode of David’s life as a fugitive. 1 Samuel 21… 10That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish…
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Lament not Gossip
16But I call to God, and the LORD will save me. 17Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice. 18He redeems my soul in safety from the battle that I wage… …22Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you…–Psalm 55 Gripes come in many forms. Some…
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My Helper
4Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life.–Psalm 54 Today’s psalm came with a notation in the text of when it was written. Here is the context. 1 Samuel 23… 14David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched…
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How to Turn Back to God
17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.–Psalm 51 While his army was away at war, King David once stayed home. And some lonely night he saw a woman privately bathing. He desired her and being the king, he slept with her. Even though he…
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David’s Hope, Our Hope
11As for you, O LORD, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me!–Psalm 40 David proclaimed two key things here that we can hold onto as well. God doesn’t restrain mercy. We’ve all known people who way they will do something, but then add extra hoops…
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Prayer Tension
1O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath!2For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me… 21Do not forsake me, O LORD! O my God, be not far from me!22Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!–Psalm 38 Psalm 38 was a rough time…
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Align Those Desires
4Delight yourself in the LORD,and he will give you the desires of your heart.–Psalm 37 We live in a world that encourages us to follow our hearts, to recognize our passions and let them lead us in our choices. We are told to find out what brings us most pleasure and pursue that thing. Just focus…
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Under His Wings
7How precious is your steadfast love, O God!The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.–Psalm 36 I want to take you on a little journey this morning through one of my favorite books of the Bible, Ruth. A man once left Bethlehem with his wife and two sons to look for…
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David’s Struggle
22You have seen, O LORD; be not silent!O Lord, be not far from me!23Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication,for my cause, my God and my Lord!24Vindicate me, O LORD, my God,according to your righteousness,and let them not rejoice over me!25Let them not say in their hearts,“Aha, our heart’s desire!”Let them not say, “We have swallowed him…
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Waiting on the Inside
20Our soul waits for the LORD;he is our help and our shield.21For our heart is glad in him,because we trust in his holy name.22Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us,even as we hope in you.–Psalm 33 We don’t know who wrote Psalm 33. We don’t know exactly what they were going through. But these verses…
Joel M Bradshaw 