One thing I ask of the LORD; this I seek: To dwell in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, To gaze on the LORD’s beauty, to visit his temple. Psalms 27:4 NABRE Psalm 27 presents the point of view of someone in great danger from evil doers…
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Better one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. Psalms 84:11 NABRE Psalm 84 reads from the point of view of someone who wishes to dwell in the house of God. At the time many people were required and went on Pilgrimages to Jerusalem with the temple and this…
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Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will act. Psalms 37:5 NABRE Psalm 37 reflects on the power and apparent success that evildoers manage to have. Set against doing good everything seems to work out well for them. It deals with an apparent contradiction by showing…
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Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff comfort me. Psalms 23:4 NABRE Psalm 23 proclaims the nearness of God. The psalm speaks of the Lord as a shepherd. A role…
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Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your kind spirit guide me on ground that is level. Psalms 143:10 NABRE Psalm 143 is about asking for mercy and help. The psalm begins with the psalmist asking the Lord to listen to him and then he…
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