Psalm 6:2

  • The Bone Doctor

    Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am frail; heal me, Lord, for my bones are horrified.  Psalm 6:2 NASB    Horrified – Have you ever felt that your bones are horrified?  Broken, maybe.  Frail, yes.  Aching, okay.  But “horrified”?  What does that mean?  What does that feel like?  This is an idea we need to understand, especially when it’s used again in the next verse: And my soul is greatly horrified.  We…

  • Painful Days – A Reflection

    Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am wretched.  Heal me, for my limbs are stricken.  Psalm 6:2  Robert Alter My limbs – On the 30th of April of this year, I wrote a piece about the excruciating pain I was experiencing in my left knee.  I asked for your prayers (thank you).  I wrote…