Day 6 of Searching the Psalms

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Psalm 6 (NIV)


1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger
or discipline me in your wrath.
2 Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint;
heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.
3 My soul is in deep anguish.
How long, Lord, how long? 

4 Turn, Lord, and deliver me;
save me because of your unfailing love.
5 Among the dead no one proclaims your name.
Who praises you from the grave? 

6 I am worn out from my groaning. 
All night long I flood my bed with weeping
and drench my couch with tears.
7 My eyes grow weak with sorrow;
they fail because of all my foes. 

8 Away from me, all you who do evil,
for the Lord has heard my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;
the Lord accepts my prayer.
10 All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish;
they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.

 


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  1. KathleenAugust 6, 2020 at 6:44 PM

    I love the penitential psalms (this is the first one). I discovered them years ago during a Lent when I chose to read them and C.S. Lewis' Screwtape Letters. And now those seven psalms and Screwtape have become a Lenten Tradition for me.

    These penitential psalms are very personal ones for me. I feel like the enemies of which they speak are not mortal but none other than the fallen angels who serve Satan by trying to win souls for him... trying to win my soul and my neighbor's. I have come to the realization that there really is a war going on all around us...and sadly there is ample evidence today as there has always been. And that the real war - the one that going on all over our country and this world today- the one that sews hatred and fear and division is spiritual.

    I also underlined in my bible, my favorite lines in these psalms and have written my shortened versions on index cards which I keep handy for particularly difficult days. Here is my shortened version of Psalm 6:

    Have mercy on me, O Lord,for I am weak.
    Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled.
    And my soul is troubled exceedingly.
    Turn to me, O Lord, and deliver me for Thy mercy's sake.

    And in the worst of times, I take comfort in Jesus' words that the gates of hell will not prevail against His church. And this is the good news for these difficult times.

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    1. Brad ArnoldAugust 7, 2020 at 9:53 AM

      Beautifully written and LIVED, Mom! I hope everyone reads this entry and all of your entries. Appreciate how you LIVE for Jesus.

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