Halal Yah!

A devotional on Psalm 111 using the Lexham English Bible, LEB. 1 Praise Yah! I will give thanks to Yahweh with all [my] heart, in [the] assembly of [the] upright and [the] congregation. Verse 1 calls us, as David frequently does to halal Yah. Do you see the word “hallelujah” embedded there? Isn’t that splendid! …

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Vengeance – Part 2

A devotion of Psalm 109:21-31. 21 But you, Sovereign Lord, help me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me. 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. The Hebrew title used here is Adonai Jehovah – the firm, strong Master, the self-existing one, …

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Vengeance – Part 1

A devotion of Psalm 109 For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. 1 My God, whom I praise, do not remain silent, Praise is the anchor of David’s life. It defines him in good times and in hard times. He lifts God up and humbles himself as we will see in this psalm. …

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Promises – Yes & Amen

This psalm is a magnificent manifesto of our God’s capacity. It summarizes his feats on behalf of his beloved Israel. It is jam-packed with symbolism for the New Israel of God – the Christian. Journey with me. Psalm 105 1 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he …

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Creation Waits in Eager Expectation

A devotion of Psalm 104:19-35 When God created the earth, he repeatedly said, “It is good.” What a great time he had envisioning and speaking galaxies into place. What a delight to have created Leviathan to play in the water and that little pudu – did you see the pudu?? Yesterday’s reading continues today with …

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