Day 36 of Searching the Psalms

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Psalm 36 (TPT)


1 The rebellion of sin speaks as an oracle of God,
speaking deeply to the conscience of wicked men.
Yet they are still eager to sin,
for the fear of God is not before their eyes.
2 See how they flatter themselves,
unable to detect and detest their sins.
They are crooked and conceited,
convinced they can get away with anything.
3 Their wicked words are nothing but lies.
Wisdom is far from them.
Goodness is both forgotten and forsaken.
4 They lie awake at night to hatch their evil plots,
always planning their schemes of darkness,
and never once do they consider the evil of their ways.
5 But you, O Lord, your mercy-seat love is limitless,
reaching higher than the highest heavens.
Your great faithfulness is infinite,
stretching over the whole earth.
6 Your righteousness is unmovable,
just like the mighty mountains.
Your judgments are as full of wisdom
as the oceans are full of water.
Your tender care and kindness leave no one forgotten,
not a man nor even a mouse.
7 O God, how extravagant is your cherishing love!
All mankind can find a hiding place
under the shadow of your wings.
8 All may drink of the anointing from the abundance of your house.
All may drink their fill from the delightful springs of Eden.
9 To know you is to experience a flowing fountain,
drinking in your life, springing up to satisfy.
In your light we receive the light of revelation.
10 Lord, keep pouring out your unfailing love
on those who are near you.
Release more of your blessings to those who are loyal to you.
11 Don’t let these proud boasters trample me down;
don’t let them push me around
by the sheer strength of their wickedness.
12 There they lie in the dirt, these evil ones,
thrown down to the ground, never to arise again!


Comments

  1. She Wields A SwordSeptember 5, 2020 at 6:33 AM

    How comforting... To be near to the Lord is to abide by a ever-flowing spring where there is life and revelation and healing ( translation mine, vv. 9-10).

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  2. KathleenSeptember 5, 2020 at 10:59 AM

    Many people do not fear God. They may not be wicked but just say that they are "looking out for #1". Others truly do not care who they have to step on to get what they want...and would even go so far as to get rid of anyone who stands in their way.

    But the psalmist says God's justice is as high as the mountains and as deep as the oceans and not to worry because those who trust in the Lord will have plenty in His house. Truly, this world is not our home. Yes, what comfort... especially in the times when we are brought low.

    We should ask, like the psalmist to be spared the "foot of pride" and to never be "moved by the hand of sinners". This words are a good reminder that we all fall short but that God's mercy can cover it.

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  3. Brad ArnoldSeptember 17, 2020 at 9:59 AM

    v.6-9 considered some of the most beautiful in the psalter. I'm reminded of Psalm 1 all over again, to be a tree planted by flowing streams, where leaf never withers and we are successful "in all we do".

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