Psalm 37
This is quite a long psalm at 40 verses.
I have to say I quite like this psalm - there is a lot of optimism in my opinion.
In this psalm the wicked do not prosper in the long run.
Verse 11 - I never noticed this before but this verse seems to have inspired Jesus in the sermon on the mount -Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth and the famous misquote from Monty Pythons Life of Brian - (Well they were a long way off on the edge of the crowd)
"Blessed are the Greek" - "The Greek? why should they be blessed?"
"Oh he actually said "The Meek""
"Well that's nice, about time they had a break, they have a terrible time, the meek"
J Paul Getty, the American multi millionaire famously said "The meek may inherit the earth, but NOT the mineral rights" - presumably they have been nicked by the arrogant and nasty, nasty and bankers.
Keeping calm and trusting God while bad people get away with, in some cases, murder can be very difficult and it does sometimes seem a bit unfair
David apparently wrote this Psalm when he had been king for quite a while as he says in verse 25 I was young and am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
All we can do is in the words of verse 34
Hope in the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land.
Consider the blameless, observe the upright, a future awaits those who seek peace.
The phrase "Do not fret" appears several times - don't fret about the wicked - their time will come, instead we should be positive and in verses 3-6
Trust in the LORD and do good, dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
Take delight in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit you way to the LORD, trust him and he will do this
He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.
In western culture today advertisers spend millions of pounds encouraging us to spend our hard earned money on the best and greatest items in an attempt to "keep up with the Joneses", but really we are likely to spend our money and time and effort on things that are much more important if we look to God.
For those that know me and are just shouting at your screen about having all the latest gadgets - I am fully aware that I have more gadgets than you can shake a stick at and that I should probably put my resources to better use, so this is as much to me as anybody else.
This is quite a long psalm at 40 verses.
I have to say I quite like this psalm - there is a lot of optimism in my opinion.
In this psalm the wicked do not prosper in the long run.
Verse 11 - I never noticed this before but this verse seems to have inspired Jesus in the sermon on the mount -Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth and the famous misquote from Monty Pythons Life of Brian - (Well they were a long way off on the edge of the crowd)
"Blessed are the Greek" - "The Greek? why should they be blessed?"
"Oh he actually said "The Meek""
"Well that's nice, about time they had a break, they have a terrible time, the meek"
J Paul Getty, the American multi millionaire famously said "The meek may inherit the earth, but NOT the mineral rights" - presumably they have been nicked by the arrogant and nasty, nasty and bankers.
Keeping calm and trusting God while bad people get away with, in some cases, murder can be very difficult and it does sometimes seem a bit unfair
David apparently wrote this Psalm when he had been king for quite a while as he says in verse 25 I was young and am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
All we can do is in the words of verse 34
Hope in the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land.
Consider the blameless, observe the upright, a future awaits those who seek peace.
The phrase "Do not fret" appears several times - don't fret about the wicked - their time will come, instead we should be positive and in verses 3-6
Trust in the LORD and do good, dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
Take delight in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit you way to the LORD, trust him and he will do this
He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.
In western culture today advertisers spend millions of pounds encouraging us to spend our hard earned money on the best and greatest items in an attempt to "keep up with the Joneses", but really we are likely to spend our money and time and effort on things that are much more important if we look to God.
For those that know me and are just shouting at your screen about having all the latest gadgets - I am fully aware that I have more gadgets than you can shake a stick at and that I should probably put my resources to better use, so this is as much to me as anybody else.
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