seekeroftruth
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Psalm 85[a]For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1 You, Lord, showed favor to your land;
you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
2 You forgave the iniquity of your people
and covered all their sins.(b)
3 You set aside all your wrath
and turned from your fierce anger.
you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
2 You forgave the iniquity of your people
and covered all their sins.(b)
3 You set aside all your wrath
and turned from your fierce anger.
4 Restore us again, God our Savior,
and put away your displeasure toward us.
5 Will you be angry with us forever?
Will you prolong your anger through all generations?
6 Will you not revive us again,
that your people may rejoice in you?
7 Show us your unfailing love, Lord,
and grant us your salvation.
and put away your displeasure toward us.
5 Will you be angry with us forever?
Will you prolong your anger through all generations?
6 Will you not revive us again,
that your people may rejoice in you?
7 Show us your unfailing love, Lord,
and grant us your salvation.
8 I will listen to what God the Lord says;
he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants—
but let them not turn to folly.
9 Surely his salvation is near those who fear him,
that his glory may dwell in our land.
he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants—
but let them not turn to folly.
9 Surely his salvation is near those who fear him,
that his glory may dwell in our land.
10 Love and faithfulness meet together;
righteousness and peace kiss each other.
11 Faithfulness springs forth from the earth,
and righteousness looks down from heaven.
12 The Lord will indeed give what is good,
and our land will yield its harvest.
13 Righteousness goes before him
and prepares the way for his steps.
righteousness and peace kiss each other.
11 Faithfulness springs forth from the earth,
and righteousness looks down from heaven.
12 The Lord will indeed give what is good,
and our land will yield its harvest.
13 Righteousness goes before him
and prepares the way for his steps.
a. Psalm 85:1 In Hebrew texts 85:1-13 is numbered 85:2-14.
b. Psalm 85:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
Sixty five tornadoes touched down last night. Eight states were involved. I bet there were a lot of prayers and curses.
This is from the easy English site.
Many Bible students think that Psalm 85 comes from about 520 BC. BC means "years Before Christ came to the earth". This was just after the Jews came back from their exile in Babylon.
God was angry with his people. They had not obeyed him. So he let the King of Babylon beat them and take them to Babylon. He destroyed Jerusalem. After 70 years, the king of Persia beat the king of Babylon. Cyrus, the King of Persia, sent the Jews back to Jerusalem and the places near it. This is what verses 1-3 are about. But, a few years after they returned to Jerusalem, things were bad. They had not built God’s house (the temple) again. There was not much rain so there was not much fruit in the fields. This meant that there was not much food. Also, some enemies attacked them. So they thought that God was still angry with them! They asked for his help to make things better, verses 4-7. Someone gave them God’s answer, verses 8-13.
I wonder.... out of all the people who were affected by the tornadoes last night.... how many asked God "why?"..... how many shook a fist at God and cursed Him? ..... how many simply blamed the weatherman? I can tell you.... catastrophic loss is mind numbing.... It can make a woman wonder what she did that could possibly make God so angry.....
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we thanked God for the talents we learn we have when something catastrophic happens....human bodies and minds are capable of all kinds of things when a talent is turned on.... women can lift cars when there is a big enough need.
Yesterday.... I complained that a lot of people teach that David wrote all the Psalms. I ran into that this morning and want to share the link.... David did not write all these poems.... there were plenty of talented musician/song writers from the time of David through the time of the publication of the first "Bible". There are some commentaries, however, who will stick by their guns [even if they are loaded with blanks]. Here's a link to one I found this morning..... beware.... it looks normal... but it doesn't really make sense after reading all the books up to this point. Christianity.com says David wrote this.... not someone who was trying to summon the strength to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem.