Psalms
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What do we say when a Christian mother backs the car over the top of her little toddler and crushes him to death? When a young Christian man discovers he has brain cancer and must soon leave his three young children without a father? When a hurricane destroys the homes and disrupts the lives not…
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Like as a father pitieth his children,so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.—Psalm 103:13. In the former part of this psalm the Psalmist sang of God’s deeds of love, his gifts, his benefits, and his acts of kindness; but here he goes deeper into the divine motive, and hence he finds sweeter incentives to devout…
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Psalm 23, beloved in Christian tradition, uses the metaphor of a shepherd to illustrate God’s provision and protection. Scholars debate whether it shifts to the imagery of a host, emphasizing divine kingship. This reading enhances understanding of God’s care, foreshadowing Christ’s role as the ultimate Shepherd-King for believers.