Psalm 51:8

  • Changing the Tune

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Let me hear joy and gladness, let the bones You have broken rejoice.  Psalm 51:8  NASB Joy and gladness – I love to listen to the Blues.  For years the plaintive cries of those lyrics have echoed my own struggles.  They remind me of M. Scott Peck’s famous opening sentence, “Life is difficult.”  Yes, it is.  And…

  • The Daily Grind

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Make me to hear joy and gladness, let the bones which You have broken rejoice. Psalm 51:8 NASB You have broken – Broken bones and a broken heart. David eventually connects the two (as we will see in verse 17), but he starts with the impact of sin before he can reach the reconciliation of…