Aug 17, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. (Psalm 52:8) After several verses in which he described the fate of those who do evil, David professes confidence that God will sustain him just as surely as He...
Aug 16, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually. (Psalm 52:1) What constitutes being mighty in the eyes of man? Is it because he is physically stronger than his brother, more influential than his brother, or simply more aggressive than...
Aug 15, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” (Psalm 52) Let’s explore one last thought about Doeg and David before actually getting into the substance of...
Aug 14, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” (Psalm 52) I’d like to expound a bit more on the inspiration for this psalm of David: the events that...
Aug 13, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” (Psalm 52) In our Bibles, this introduction precedes verse one. However, in the Hebrew Bible this is the first verse...
Aug 12, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem. Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering; then they shall offer bulls on Your altar. (Psalm 51:18-19) Let’s consider what we...
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