A Prayer of the afflicted when he is weak and pours out his complaint before the Lord. Psalm 102 NASB Afflicted – The Hebrew word ʿānî comes from a root that means “to force,” or “to try to force submission,” and “to punish or inflict pain upon.”[1] Here the noun describes someone who is feeling the…
Sing the glory of His name; Make His praise glorious. Psalm 66:2 NASB Sing – What to do after shouting. Sing. Ah, you remember? We started with rūaʿ (shout). We yelled out the battle cry of God and heard the earth echo our cry. We jumped on the tidal wave, undulated with the earthquake, sizzled…
Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious. Psalm 66:2 NASB Sing the glory – Are you finished shouting (Psalm 66:1)? Great! Got that one out, didn’t you? Now pick up an instrument and play. Oh, it could be your voice, of course, but the verb is equally at home with playing an instrument. So,…
Awake, my glory! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. Psalm 57:8 NASB Awake – So you’re hiding from your enemies. You’ve found a nice hole in the ground and you’ve covered yourself in darkness. You’re safe. Then you realize, just as Elijah did, that all the threats that seeks to harm you…
