Helper

“Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me; O Lord, be my helper.”  Psalm 30:10 Helper – “God, help me!”  These words are the summary of the Gospel.  Reflect just a moment on what they really say. I admit I am in trouble I recognize that some other person must come to my aid I…

Gracious

“Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me; O Lord, be my helper.”  Psalm 30:10 Gracious – Back to Exodus.  God’s self-definition uses a form of this same word, but the word in Exodus 34:6 is never applied to anyone but God.  “I am the Lord, compassionate and gracious”.  David would never be so bold…

Hear, O Lord

“Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me; O Lord, be my helper.”  Psalm 30:10 Hear, O Lord – Those that do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.  So goes the great thought of Wellington.  And this is what David has in mind.  The phrase David uses is not just any ordinary…