Essentially‚ the question posed is asking what our personal Christian counseling view is using Psalm 8 and 139. First‚ the Psalms tell me that God knows me in every way. He knows my every thought‚ action‚ and emotion even before I do. In fact‚ He knew these before He created me (Psalm 139‚ ESV). This is more than the human mind can truly understand. With that in mind‚ those that He places before me to counsel are also known by God in every way. When they struggle to come to terms with an innermost
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Invitation to the Psalms: A Reader’s Guide for Discovery and Engagement‚ Rolf A. Jacobson and Karl N. Jacobson contend that the book of Psalms is a collection of Hebrew Poetry and provides an explanation as to why the Bible repeats itself. They also note that reading is logical and readers cannot approach the book of Psalms in this matter. If readers‚ according to Jacobson and Jacobson understand the “conventions and features” of Hebrew poetry‚ they will better understand Psalms. The first way described
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You Make Me Lie Down 14 February 2012 I love the song “You make me lie down in green pastures” by Don Moen. It’s been stuck in my head ever since I heard it at a concert. “He makes me lie down” (Psalm 23:2). There’s a secret in this verse we often rush past. The Israelites who read this Psalm when David wrote it almost 1‚000 years before Christ‚ would have known from experience how hard it is to get a sheep to lie down. Keller writes that if a sheep is to lie down‚ he needs to feel absolutely
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Even through Psalm 116 is about thanksgiving for recovery from illness‚ I interpreted the passage as to give thanks to God by expressing my faithful to him. Especially in my life‚ I need to be thankful to God because God has been with me in my toughest time. During my though times‚ God listened to me and gave me strength to grow stronger. By being faithful to God‚ I am not abandoning God for what he has done for me. Ways that I can demonstrate my faith in God is by continuously praising God and proclaiming
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Psalm 91 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord‚ “He is my refuge and my fortress‚ my God‚ in whom I trust.” Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers‚ and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night‚ nor the arrow that flies by day‚ nor the pestilence that stalks in the
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MESSIAH IN PSALM 22 Many psalms contain references that are considered to be messianic‚ but none more than Psalm 22. Modern readers may read this passage and consider it as prophecy pertaining to Jesus. This is a logical conclusion considering that it is referenced in the New Testament more than any other Old Testament passage and contains imagery incredibly similar to what is found at Jesus’ crucifixion. The purpose of this paper is not to prove that Psalm 22 is prophetic and thus‚ predictive
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Interpreting Psalms 23 I am sure we all are familiar with the verse‚ Psalm 23 from the King James Bible. But‚ can we really decipher its true meaning‚ by just being familiar with it? This poem shows all the features of the lyrics such as: brevity‚ imagery‚ emotion‚ subjectivity‚ and musical. The following breakdown of King David’s psalm represents my interpretation of its true meaning‚ in relation to my beliefs and the way I was raised. It also shows the lyrical components that can be easily compared
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Psalm 121‚ usually recited in any time of danger or potentially dangerous situations‚ describes the importance of attaining G-d even at the greatest of heights and to ascend to His “glorious Presence.” This can only be achieved when man forsakes his faith in earthly powers and lifts his “eyes up to the hills‚” toward G-d. We should all have the strength and confidence to ascend to G-d‚ even at the most troubling of times. In return‚ G-d will “not let our foot slip” and will guard us for all eternity
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Honors American Literature p.4 Draft: (min. 500 words) Analyze the theme of A Psalm of Life (pg 345)‚ exploring how the historical context (political‚ social‚ philosophical‚ religious‚ ethical) influences this theme. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was rumored to have written “A Psalm of Life” after a long conversation with a Harvard professor‚ Cornelius Conway Felton. They discussed matters of the heart and things said only in a vulnerable and safe setting. This can be seen in Longfellow’s
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Psalm 22 is an important verse because it prophesied Jesus’ crucifixion‚ it told about how Jesus felt while he was being crucified‚ and it was later fulfilled‚ proving the truthfulness of the bible. In Psalm 22 it says: “They divide my garments among them‚ And for my clothing they cast lots.” and later in John it says: When the soldiers crucified Jesus‚ they took his clothes‚ dividing them into four shares‚ one for each of them‚ with the undergarment remaining. This passage in John was prophesied
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