The Plea for Integration

 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.  Psalm 103:1 NASB Within– What is within you?  Maybe you’re not sure how to answer that question.  Let’s try it a different way.  When you dream, what things happen to you over and over?  Do you have dreams about being embarrassed?  Lost?  Threatened?  Or maybe you…

The Genesis of Psalms

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Psalm 103:1 NASB Within me – What is within? The immediate temptation is to answer with a Greek worldview. What is within in my spirit. But how would we answer this question as a Hebrew? First, we would look…

Missing in Action

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Psalm 103:1 NASB O my soul – The first thing we notice about this poem of praise is that half of the English translations simply leave out of the opening word, l’david. The other half attempt translations like, “of…