#Psalm of King David

[unlovablereject]

Favorite Psalm to prep for Teshuva.

Of David.

The LORD is my light and my help

whom should I fear?

The LORD is the stronghold of my

life,

whom should I dread?

When evil men assail me

to devour my flesh-

it is they, my foes and my enemies

who stumble and fall,

Should an army besiege me,

my heart would have no fear;

should war beset me,

still would I be confident.

One thing I ask of the LORD,

only that do I seek:

to live in the house of the LORD

all the days of my life,

to gaze upon the beauty of the

LORD,

to frequent His temple.

He will shelter me in His pavilion

on an evil day,

grant me the protection of His

tent,

raise me high upon a rock

Now is my head high

over my enemies round about;

I sacrifice in His tent with shouts

of

joy,

singing and chanting a hymn to the

LORD.

Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud;

have mercy on on me, me, answer me

In Your behalt my heart says:

"Seek My face!"

○ LORD, I seek Your face

Do not hide Your face from me;

do not thrust aside Your servant ir

anger;

You have ever been my help.

Do not forsake me, do not abando

me,

○ God, my deliverer.

Though my father and mother

abandon me,

the LORD will take me in

Show me Your way, O LORD,

and lead me on a level Path

because of my watchful foes.

Do not subject me to the will of

my foes

for false witnesses and unjust

accusers

have appeared against me.

Had I not the assurance

that I would enjoy the goodness of

the LORD

in the land of the living...

Look to the LORD;

be strong and of good courage!

O look to the LORD!

[an-hypnos-dri]

something about eyes and souls

[anniflamma]

"No man may kill the Lord's anointed and live."

[majestativa]

My soul embraces you. Your right hand sustains me. Those who seek to destroy my life will plunge into the crevices of the earth. May they feel the blade of my sword and become the jackal’s prey.

— KING DAVID ⚜️ The 63rd Psalm, Poets of the Bible: From Solomon’s Song of Songs to John’s Revelation, transl. by Willis Barnstone, (2017)

[lionofchaeronea]

David: "Oh, that I had wings like a Dove! For then would I fly away and be at rest" (Psalm 55:6), Frederic Leighton, 1865

[shalom-iamcominghome]

My rabbi: Your homework is reading some Psalms and finding one that resonates with you

Me, bookmarking four (barely 13% through reading) in the space of a couple days: ....I hear you loud and clear

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Hear My Righteous Plea

1 Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

10 They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

13 Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

14 From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. — Psalm 17 | King James Version (KJV) The King James Version Bible is in the public domain Cross References: Numbers 6:24; Deuteronomy 32:10; 1 Samuel 2:3; 1 Samuel 23:26; 2 Chronicles 6:40; Job 23:10-11; Psalm 1:1; Psalm 3:7; Psalm 4:1; Psalm 4:3; Psalm 6:4; Psalm 7:2; Psalm 9:4; Psalm 10:5; Psalm 10:9; Psalm 10:12; Psalm 18:30; Psalm 18:36; Psalm 27:12; Psalm 37:31; Psalm 88:17; Psalm 98:9; Psalm 99:4; Ecclesiastes 6:2; Matthew 13:15; Luke 16:25; Luke 21:20; 1 Peter 1:7; 1 John 3:2; Revelation 22:4

Psalm 17 Bible Commentary - Matthew Henry (concise)

Key Passages in Psalm 17

1. David, in confidence of his integrity, craves defense of God against his enemies 10. He shows their pride, craft, and eagerness 13. He prays against them in confidence of his hope

[discocandles]

Ok but can we talk about how king David from the Bible was bi?

Because I would love to talk about how king David from 1 and 2 Samuel was a bi man.

[sassyandclassy94]

Why David is my favorite biblical figure

He took on Goliath because he trusted in God’s strength and power and because he was sick of his people backing down (THEY WERE ISRAELITES FOR GOODNESS’ SAKE!! GOD HAD THEIR BACKS!!)

He was flawed and God shows us his humanity and sinful nature (whereas others He doesn’t show us as much). He took his eyes off God when fleeing Saul and leaned on his own understanding (acting crazy to get away from the Philistines). Committing adultery with Bathsheba and murdering her husband Uriah (one of his own mighty men😭) to cover up his sin.

HOWEVER: whenever God revealed his sin he was genuinely broken-hearted for disobeying God and immediately repented and asked for forgiveness.

I relate to him. Many of his psalms show he battled depression and despair. Many times he asked God “Oh my God, why have you hidden Your face from me?” He was a sensitive man who felt his emotions deeply.

He was good example. He had every right to hate and want to kill Saul but he didn’t. Instead he prayed for him, he respected his position (“Who shall lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed?”). He had three opportunities to kill him but he refrained; showing obedience and reverence to God Himself.

He made mistakes but God still chose to use him and his line to bring forth The Messiah and His ultimate plan for redemption (and you can see how Satan tried hard to destroy the line of David)

He was 30 years old when God’s plan for his life finally began (that gives me hope that mine will begin eventually)

He had so much to fear, so many reasons to give up but he didn’t. Instead he lifted his eyes to God and trusted Him and His timing. Trusting Him to take care of him and and to fight for him.

He was a man after God’s own heart and is one of the ‘Heroes of the Faith’

Fun fact about Uriah: He was a Hittite, but being that he had a Hebrew name meant that he lifted his eyes to the One True God and served Him; changing his name to “My light is Yahweh”. I just thought that was neat! The man came to God under David while being one of his mighty men. He’s in heaven! And doesn’t even remember what David did. They’re probably hanging out and praising Jesus together right now🥰

I just love the account of David so much🥰 It brings me comfort, and joy.

[apenitentialprayer]

Top: Abraham interceding for Sodom and Gomorrah. Bottom: Moses pleading for Israel.

We read that the Lord said to Moses Let me alone, to vent My anger upon them [Exodus 32:10a], and to Jeremiah, Therefore offer no prayer for these people nor stand in my path [Jeremiah 7:16]. By these words the Lord Himself makes it clear that the prayers of the devout set a kind of bridle on His wrath and check it from raging against sinners as fully as they deserve; just as a man who is willingly moved by his sense of justice to take vengeance can be turned aside by the entreaties of his friends and forcibly restrained, as it were, against his will. Thus when the Lord says to one who is praying or about to pray, "Let Me alone and do not stand in My path," He forbids prayers to be offered to Him on behalf of the impious; yet the just man prays though the Lord forbids, obtains his requests and alters the sentence of the angry Judge. And so the passage about Moses continues: And the Lord repented and spared His people the evil with which He had threatened them [Exodus 32:14]. Elsewhere it is written about the universal works of God, He spoke, and it was [Psalm 33:9]. But in this passage it is also recorded that He had said the people deserved affliction, but He had been prevented by the power of prayer from carrying out His words. Consider then the great power of prayer, if we pray as we are bidden, seeing that the prophet won by prayer what he was forbidden to pray for, and turned God aside from his declared intention. And another prophet says to God: In Thy wrath remember mercy [Habbakuk 3:2]. The lords of the earth should listen and take note, for they are found obstinate rather than just in the execution of the justice they have decreed and pronounced; they blush to appear lax if they are merciful, and untruthful if they change a pronouncement or do not carry out a decision which lacked foresight, even if they can emend their words by their actions. Such men could properly be compared with Jephtha, who made a foolish vow and, in carrying it out even more foolishly, killed his only daughter. But he who desires to be a member of His body [Ephesians 5:30], says with the Psalmist I will sing of mercy and justice unto Thee, O Lord [Psalm 101:1]. Mercy, it is written, exalts judgment, in accordance with the threat elsewhere in the Scriptures: In that judgment there will be no mercy for the man who has shown no mercy [James 2:13]. The Psalmist himself considered this carefully when, at the entreaty of the wife of Nabal the Carmelite, as an act of mercy he broke the oath he had justly sworn concerning her husband and the destruction of his house. Thus he set prayer above justice, and the man's wrongdoing was wiped out by the entreaties of his wife.

Peter Abelard, in his First Post-Calamitatum Letter to Héloïse du Paraclet, trans. Betty Radice. Bolded emphases added.

Orat iustus, Domino prohibente, et ab ipso impetrat quod postulat et irati iudicis sententiam immutat.

[katanadepapel]

Verses of the day

A psalm of David- 23

1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,

3 he refreshes my soul.

He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.

4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, i will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

[writethestory365]

For the weary of hearts, don’t lose hope ❤️

[anniflamma]

David plays the lyre for Jonathan <3

[majestativa]

My soul calls for you, O God.

— KING DAVID ⚜️ The 42nd Psalm, Poets of the Bible: From Solomon’s Song of Songs to John’s Revelation, transl. by Willis Barnstone, (2017)

[craigtowens]

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[proud-spaniard]