Monthly Archives: June 2025

Responding to God; June 9, 2025


Psalm 34:1-3 I will extol the Lord at all times;    his praise will always be on my lips.I will glory in the Lord;    let the afflicted hear and rejoice.Glorify the Lord with me;    let us exalt his name together. Every verse in this Psalm is worthy of a song or … Continue reading

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Praise and Worship; June 8, 2025


Psalm 33:1 Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous;    it is fitting for the upright to praise him. This is an anonymous Psalm, which in a way broadens its applicability. It is interesting that the ESV says “shout” here, while the NIV and the Japanese … Continue reading

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Talking With God; June 7, 2025


Psalm 32:7 You are my hiding place;    you will protect me from trouble    and surround me with songs of deliverance. It strikes me that David’s Psalms are often conversational, with general statements, like the first two verses, then words addressed to God, … Continue reading

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Faith; June 6, 2025


Psalm 38:5 Into your hands I commit my spirit;    deliver me, Lord, my faithful God. The first line of this jumps out because it is what Jesus said from the cross. Different translations render the last part of the verse differently. The … Continue reading

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Salvation; June 5, 2025


Psalm 30:11-12 You turned my wailing into dancing;    you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.    Lord my God, I will praise you forever. I learned the KJV of these two verses set to music … Continue reading

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God’s Perspective; June 4, 2025


Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;    my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.My heart leaps for joy,    and with my song I praise him. This pattern is frequent in David’s Psalms, where he expresses his need, sometimes using fairly extreme … Continue reading

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God’s Presence; June 3, 2025


Psalm 27:4 One thing I ask from the Lord,    this only do I seek:that I may dwell in the house of the Lord    all the days of my life,to gaze on the beauty of the Lord    and to seek him in his temple. I’m sure this is … Continue reading

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Focus; June 2, 2025


Psalm 21:1, 13 The king rejoices in your strength, Lord.    How great is his joy in the victories you give!Be exalted in your strength, Lord;    we will sing and praise your might. Again, this was either written for/about David or he wrote it in the … Continue reading

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Security; June 1, 2025


Psalm 20:7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,    but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. The introduction says this is “a Psalm of David,” but from the content it seems to me like it was written for or … Continue reading

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Being Right Before God; May 31, 2025


Psalm 19:14 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart    be pleasing in your sight,    Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Verses 7-10 are very enjoyably set to music in both English and Japanese, and verses 12-13 are deep and … Continue reading

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