...Praise the Lord from the earth, you sea monsters and all deeps; fire and hail, snow and fog, tempestuous wind, doing God's will; mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, wild beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds; sovereigns of the earth and all peoples....Psalm 148: 7-11 I am such a slow learner at times. After posting meditations on 147 … [Read more...] about Psalm 148 (Psalms on the Trail)
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Psalm 147 (Psalms on the Trail)
God builds up...God gathers....God heals the broken-hearted....God binds up wounds....God gives to all names....God's understandings are beyond measure....God lifts up....Psalm 147 Surely it doesn't surprise you that sometimes I have a really bad day. Some of those tough days were on the trail. Some were at home. The reason I know it doesn't surprise you is because it … [Read more...] about Psalm 147 (Psalms on the Trail)
Psalm 146 (Psalms on the Trail)
Put not your trust in rulers, in mortals in whom there is no help.... Happy are they who have the God of Jacob for their help, whose hope is in the Lord their God.... who gives justice to those who are oppressed, and food to those who hunger. The Lord sets the captive free... Psalm 146: 3,5,7 Whom do you trust? Don't trust in rulers to help, says the psalmist. At one … [Read more...] about Psalm 146 (Psalms on the Trail)
Psalm 145 (Psalms on the Trail)
"The eyes of all wait upon you, O Lord, and you give them their food in due season." Psalm 145:15 The eyes of all wait upon you, O Lord. On the trail eyes wait for food. On this nation's city streets, on this day and yesterday and how many thousands of days before, eyes watch killings. Eyes watch … [Read more...] about Psalm 145 (Psalms on the Trail)
Psalm 144 (Psalms on the Trail)
"O Lord, what are human beings that you regard them, or mortals that you think of them? They are like a breath, their days are a passing shadow." Psalm 144:3-4 There is a worldview that perceives our life here as concrete and physically tangible, while whatever "after-life" there is will be something rather nebulous, maybe shadowy. The psalmist has another worldview, … [Read more...] about Psalm 144 (Psalms on the Trail)