Silence

Silence

I said ‘I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue; I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. I was dumb with silence, I held my peace even from good…” Psalm 39:1,2 KJV I said, “I will guard my ways That...
Silence

The Psalm of Extremities

Thou hast laid Me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps. Psalm 88:6 KJV You have put me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the depths. Psalms 88:6 NASB Psalm 88 is the psalm of extremes. Its vocabulary includes words and expressions which tell of the depths...
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A New Acquaintance

Lover and friend hast Thou put far from Me and mine acquaintance into darkness. Psalm 88:18 KJV You have removed lover and friend far from me; My acquaintances are in darkness. Psalms 88:18 NASB Psalm 88 is not technically a Messianic Psalm since it is not quoted in...
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Amen and Amen

His Name shall endure forever. Psalm 72:17 KJV May His Name endure forever. Psalm 72:17 NASB In Psalm 72 we ascend to the mountain of glory. We are allowed to peer ahead through the ages to catch a glimpse of what the earth will be like, and what life will be like...
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It Doesn’t Get Any Better

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. Psalm 72:20 KJV The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.  Psalms 72:20 NASB Psalms 42 to 72 constitute what is known as the second book of the Psalms. There are many links with Exodus – the second book of...
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