Category Archives: Christian

God’s Universal Love; June 13, 2025

Posted on June 14, 2025 by jgarrott

Psalm 47:9 The nobles of the nations assemble as the people of the God of Abraham,for the kings of the earth belong to God; he is greatly exalted. This is a rather astounding statement, when you think about it. The Psalmist is saying … Continue reading →

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Antidote to Depression; June 12, 2025

Posted on June 13, 2025 by jgarrott

Psalm 43:3 Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me;let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. Most scholars agree that these two Psalms were originally parts of one Psalm, but no one … Continue reading →

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Doing God’s Will; June 11, 2025

Posted on June 12, 2025 by jgarrott

Psalm 40:8 “I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.” Once again we have a Psalm in which every verse cries out for meditation, but then, that is a characteristic of good poetry: compressing deep meaning … Continue reading →

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Truth; June 10, 2025

Posted on June 11, 2025 by jgarrott

Psalm 35:19 Do not let those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause;do not let those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye. Our theme is The Joy of the Lord, but there are other forms of rejoicing, too. … Continue reading →

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Responding to God; June 9, 2025

Posted on June 10, 2025 by jgarrott

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

Posted on June 9, 2025 by jgarrott

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

Posted on June 8, 2025 by jgarrott

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

Posted on June 7, 2025 by jgarrott

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

Posted on June 6, 2025 by jgarrott

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

Posted on June 5, 2025 by jgarrott

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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