The word plea really captures the heart of this Psalm. Plea to God and a plea to people. The safety David finds in God at the conclusion of the Psalm is remarkable and reassuring, but it is the plea to the people in particular that caught my attention. Intriguing that David is calling people away […]
Read More Psalm 4 – PleaSomething I appreciate about the Psalms is the way writers talk from the heart. Here is David on the run from his son. The once highly regarded King is now reverting to his fugitive days before the crown. This is worse, though. It’s not only a family affair, it’s a matter of people who used […]
Read More Psalm 3 – Faith in the Face of OppositionI have an older sister. When we were children, she was bigger and stronger than me. This was evident time and again whenever there was a battle between us. I am sure my parents were amused at my efforts at getting one over on her. It was an act in futility. It would have made […]
Read More Psalm 2 – Conspire or DevoteWhat a difference a year makes. I was a very different person who wrote the first personal update on January 2nd 2016. Different in terms of my emotional wellbeing, my state of mind and what outlook I had on life. Today I type this in a better place. A better place in a lot of […]
Read More Dryden Update – January 2017The contrasts in this Psalm just won’t leave me alone. The imagery is so stark. The way of the blessed man and the way he achieves it in comparison to the way that opposes it. Meditating on the word day and night was something my youngest daughter heard and asked me about. She’s 6 years […]
Read More Psalm 1 – Two WaysPsalm 37:4 is a source of great contemplation for me presently. This video has been helpful in that reflection, so I share it with you. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Delight Yourself in the Lord – A Short EncouragementThe Psalms are usually set to music and we don’t have the music notes to hand, which is why I love it when people actually do that themselves, especially when it works like a treat. In preparation for my brother’s birthday tomorrow, it’s definitely worth taking this in – to me it is a remarkably […]
Read More Psalm 142I am a big fan of scripture in song. I absolutely love it. For me it’s one of the best ways of committing scripture to memory. The thing of hearing the song and hearing it again and then realising that it’s pointing to scripture and so you can dedicate it to heart with the trigger […]
Read More He That Dwelleth – Daryl ColeyDon’t know if I’ve mentioned it before, but I was brought up by two loving parents and one loving television. OK there were a number of televisions in the time of being brought up at home, but we never had multiple televisions in the home, only one in the living room that was the focal […]
Read More Psalm 1 From A Personal Context
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