Let your face shine upon your servant; teach me your statutes. Psalms 119:135 NABRE This is a psalm having to do with the Law of God using nine distinct terms; law, precepts, ways, decrees, commandments, statues, ordinances, words and promises. It is a psalm that was composed after the exile,…
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All you peoples, clap your hands; shout to God with joyful cries. Psalms 47:2 NABRE God is king of all the earth. God is the Lord, Most High, a great king. God reigns over all the nations, the earth belongs to God. God is the God of Abraham, princes and…
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Softer than butter is his speech, but war is in his heart. Smoother than oil are his words, but they are unsheathed swords. Psalms 55:22 NABRE Psalm 55 has the psalmist concerned about an enemy, someone who wants to end his life. The psalm begins with an appeal to God…
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I raise my eyes toward the mountains. From whence shall come my help? My help comes from the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth. Psalms 121:1-2 NABRE Psalm one-twenty-one speaks of trust in the LORD who is our protector. The psalmist looks to the mountains, perhaps as a wondering…
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I will instruct you and show you the way you should walk, give you counsel with my eye upon you. Psalms 32:8 NABRE Psalm thirty-eight is a psalm of the Lord granting forgiveness if a person acknowledges their sin. It begins with the author (the psalm is attributed to King David)…
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