Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Psalm 81
Psalm 81
Amplified Bible (AMP)
Psalm 81
To the Chief Musician; set to Philistine lute, or [possibly] a particular Gittite tune. [A Psalm] of Asaph.
1SING ALOUD to God our Strength! Shout for joy to the God of Jacob! 2Raise a song, sound the timbrel, the sweet lyre with the harp.3Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.
4For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
5This He ordained in Joseph [the [a]savior] for a testimony when He went out over the land of Egypt. The speech of One Whom I knew not did I hear [saying],
6I removed his shoulder from the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
7You called in distress and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!(A)
8Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you--O Israel, if you would listen to Me!
9There shall no strange god be among you, neither shall you worship any alien god.
10I am the Lord your God, Who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.
11But My people would not hearken to My voice, and Israel would have none of Me.
12So I gave them up to their own hearts' lust and let them go after their own stubborn will, that they might follow their own counsels.(B)
13Oh, that My people would listen to Me, that Israel would walk in My ways!
14Speedily then I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their adversaries.
15[Had Israel listened to Me in Egypt, then] those who hated the Lord would have come cringing before Him, and their defeat would have lasted forever.
16[God] would feed [Israel now] also with the finest of the wheat; and with honey out of the rock would I satisfy you.
Footnotes:
- Psalm 81:5 Joseph had once gone out over Egypt with the title "Zaphenath-paneah," meaning, according to some, "Savior of the Age," to bring deliverance from famine to the Egyptians (Gen. 41:45). Later they forgot their benefactor and severely oppressed his family and their descendants. "Then Joseph's God arose and went forth over the land [of Egypt] in righteous judgment, yet still as Savior of that people [Israel], in whom dwelt the germ of blessing for all nations." (David M. Kay, cited by James C. Gray and George M. Adams, Bible Commentary).
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Monday, June 20, 2011
An email from our friend Brian J
From: J......, Brian
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 1:49 PM
Subject: The Friday Message
There is no scale to measure our worries and struggles......if the situation or circumstances cause us to worry, then God wants to hear about it, regardless of the severity of the situation........2 reasons; first, God wants us to trust Him for EVERYTHING....second, if we humble ourselves and ask for help it's not a sign of weakness, but of strength and intelligence......seeking God in these times shows just how smart we really are....................and more importantly it pleases God.....which should be our ONLY goal in life.
"............“God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble. Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." 1 Peter 5:5-7
"PRAISE GOD THE TOMB IS EMPTY"
Psalm 80
Psalm 80
Amplified Bible (AMP)
Psalm 80
To the Chief Musician; [set to the tune of] "Lilies, a Testimony." A Psalm of Asaph.
1GIVE EAR, O Shepherd of Israel, You Who lead Joseph like a flock; You Who sit enthroned upon the cherubim [of the ark of the covenant], shine forth 2Before [a]Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh! Stir up Your might, and come to save us!3Restore us again, O God; and cause Your face to shine [in pleasure and approval on us], and we shall be saved!
4O Lord God of hosts, how long will You be angry with Your people's prayers?
5You have fed them with the bread of tears, and You have given them tears to drink in large measure.
6You make us a strife and scorn to our neighbors, and our enemies laugh among themselves.
7Restore us again, O God of hosts; and cause Your face to shine [upon us with favor as of old], and we shall be saved!
8You brought a vine [Israel] out of Egypt; You drove out the [heathen] nations and planted it [in Canaan].
9You prepared room before it, and it took deep root and it filled the land.
10The mountains were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs of it were like the great cedars [cedars of God].
11[Israel] sent out its boughs to the [Mediterranean] Sea and its branches to the [Euphrates] River.(A)
12Why have You broken down its hedges and walls so that all who pass by pluck from its fruit?
13The boar out of the wood wastes it and the wild beast of the field feeds on it.
14Turn again, we beseech You, O God of hosts! Look down from heaven and see, visit, and have regard for this vine!
15[Protect and maintain] the stock which Your right hand planted, and the branch (the son) that You have reared and made strong for Yourself.
16They have burned it with fire, it is cut down; may they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.
17Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand, upon the son of man whom You have made strong for Yourself.
18Then will we not depart from You; revive us (give us life) and we will call upon Your name.
19Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; cause Your face to shine [in pleasure, approval, and favor on us], and we shall be saved!
Footnotes:
- Psalm 80:2 It is supposed that these three tribes represented the whole twelve tribes of Israel, Benjamin being incorporated with Judah, Manasseh embracing the country beyond the Jordan, and Ephraim the remainder. It was natural for the Israelites to think of the three in one group, for they had camped together on the west side of the tabernacle during the years in the wilderness, and also they were the only descendants of Jacob's wife Rachel.
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