Psalm 10

Psalm 10:17 (Amplified)

- v17 O Lord, You have heard the desire and the longing of the humble and oppressed; You will prepare and strengthen and direct their hearts, You will cause Your ear to hear,

Psalm 9

Psalm 9:9-10

- AMP v9 The Lord also will be a refuge and a high tower for the oppressed, a refuge and a stronghold in times of trouble (high cost, destitution, and desperation).

- AMP v10 And they who know Your name [who have experience and acquaintance with Your mercy] will lean on and confidently put their trust in You, for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek (inquire of and for) You [on the authority of God's Word and the right of their necessity].

destitution - a state without friends or money or prospects; an extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support

desperation - The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope; A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury

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- MSG v9-10 God's a safe-house for the battered,
a sanctuary during bad times.
The moment you arrive, you relax;
you're never sorry you knocked.

Psalm 147:3

Psalm 68

Psalm 68:5-10 (The Message)

- v5-6 Father of orphans,
champion of widows,
is God in his holy house.
God makes homes for the homeless,
leads prisoners to freedom,
but leaves rebels to rot in hell.

- v7-10 God, when you took the lead with your people,
when you marched out into the wild,
Earth shook, sky broke out in a sweat;
God was on the march.
Even Sinai trembled at the sight of God on the move,
at the sight of Israel's God.
You pour out rain in buckets, O God;
thorn and cactus become an oasis
For your people to camp in and enjoy.
You set them up in business;
they went from rags to riches.

Expressing emotions in the psalms

"The psalms express all levels of friendship with God, One who is in some ways like us and in some ways not. They include trivia as well as profundity, outrage as well as praise. Apparently God is the kind of friend who rewards honesty, for why else would the Bible include the more plaintive psalms? ...

...Psalms includes passages that are angry, whiny, petty, remorseful, explosive, loud, irreverent, and oh so human..." -P.Y.

just as we are...

"...I realised that my image of God,.. determines my degree of honesty in prayer. Do I trust God with my naked self? ...From my side ,the wall seems like self-protection; from God's side it looks like a lack of trust. In either case, the wall will keep us apart until I acknowledge my need and God's surpassing desire to meet it...
...The most important purpose of prayer may be to let our true selves be loved by God..."

10He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who
fear him;
12as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
13As a father shows compassion to his children,
so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him.
14For he knows our frame;
he remembers that we are dust. -Psalms 103 (ESV)

theres psalm-thing about psalms

psalms 22- 24

The Lord is selene's Shepherd, selene is not in lack
selene lies down in fresh grass and is led beside waters of rest
selene's soul is restored in the paths of righteousness

painting now, pictures of this tranquil rest i have in Jesus that does not change even when circumstances do.

Psalms 103:1 - 3

Was down with flu, then this verse keeps popping up.

1 Bless the LORD, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,


Psalms 103:1 - 3