"Greatly have they oppressed me since my youth, but they have not prevailed against me.... The Lord, the Righteous One, has cut the cords of the wicked." Psalm 129:2,4 This psalm is not a blessing like yesterday's psalm. In fact Psalm 129 begs people not to give any blessing to the oppressor. Why? The psalmist has experienced oppression from childhood, has finally been … [Read more...] about Psalm 129 (Psalms on the Trail)
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Psalm 35 (Psalms on the Trail)
Let them be like chaff before the wind, and let the angel of the Lord drive them away.... Give me justice, O Lord my God, according to your righteousness." Psalm 35:5, 24 Sometimes, in reading and praying through the psalms, I have to climb out of my safe place and dare to put my feet on someone else's path. In order to do that, in order to understand the depths of a … [Read more...] about Psalm 35 (Psalms on the Trail)