Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in burnt offering and whole burnt offering; then young bulls will be offered on Your altar. Psalm 51:19 NASB Then – Return of normal. That’s the result of confession, grief, suffering and forgiveness. How does David know that he will not die, that God’s mercy will prevail over…
So now that it’s over, what do you think they will say? Ah, I mean, is The Blood Moons likely to stay on the best-sellers list? Did something significant happen in Israel (and we just didn’t hear about it)? Or are we now going to run around looking for some significant (according to us) event to claim…
I have never seen a synagogue like this. Perhaps I never will again. This is such a stark contrast to the synagogues in Israel. I was shocked and amazed.
By Your favor do good to Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem. Psalm 51:18 NASB Do good – What is this verse doing in this poem? For the last seventeen verses, David has been dealing with personal confession and the agony of his own sin. Suddenly, without warning, the text shifts to a statement about…
A great group of people gathered in the hills of Virginia.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. Psalm 51:17 NASB Broken and contrite – How would you recognize a broken and contrite heart? Is this just some kind of inner psychological state, a feeling you experience? Is it spiritual depression or humility?…
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. Psalm 51:17 NASB Sacrifices of God – Poetry, my friend. Poetry. David is not writing a systematic theology. He is writing the words of a song, a poem set to music. His words are personal…
