Psalm 122
"Eat your carrots, or you're getting a whipping!" develops the palate of a food critic as much as "Keep this treaty, or we're going to kill you!" nurtures a heart for peace. Both need grace. Psalm 122
Psalm 121
I've screamed into my pillow. I've filled the hollow ground with an echoed voice. I've tapped on the doors of drowsy parents. But I haven't prayed until I've plodded along countlessly encountering the God who is stewarding me. - Psalm 121
Psalm 120
Truth is a tactical disadvantage against a ruthless heart. Peace is taboo to crooked brokers who sell lies for gain. https://ref.ly/Ps120.1-7;hcsb
Psalm 119t
Breathless tyrants may pour out their rage, but I will cling to the word of a Good King. Amen. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ps.119.169-Ps.119.176
Psalm 119s
A promise is a buried treasure or a landmine. The heart of the one who places it makes the difference. https://ref.ly/Ps119.161-168;hcsb
Psalm 119r
God's oath is a flinty stone. It can spark raging fires. It can divide, razor-thin. It weathers the ages. https://ref.ly/Ps119.153-160;hcsb
Psalm 119q
Even if I whimpered an under-breath confession of my infinite need, I'd do more justice to him. https://ref.ly/Ps119.145-152;hcsb
Psalm 119p
Would I enjoy being bent to the point of fracturing if I were sure that I was being righted from within? https://bible.faithlife.com/bible/nlt/Ps119.137-144
Psalm 119o
If I never hurt - If I never cried for injustices - I might never know the brokenhearted need to cast aside the old government of my careless heart. https://bible.faithlife.com/bible/niv2011/Ps119.129-136
Psalm 119n
The sky soothes with a serene posture. Is anything happening up there? Meanwhile, below the cloud belt, God acts. He manages, a few minutes more, from Person to person, remotely. https://bible.faithlife.com/bible/niv2011/Ps119.121-128