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Psalm 61-65
Psalm 61
2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
David is such a whiney little man.
3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
David must really get into a lot of trouble. I don't remember seeing that much bad stuff from him, but it seems that every turn he made, someone was going to try to kill him, at least that's what it seems like in his psalms. Of course, it's probably just that he's a very emotional man, and with every perceived wrong, he's all "woe is me" and "God please kill my enemies".
6 Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.
So, even as great a leader as David was, we see that he doesn't want to die. He doesn't want to go to his great reward (that he's talked about getting so many times), he wants to stick around for many generations.
8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
These are probably not the same vows that he used when he sent Bathsheba's husband off to die in the front.
Psalm 62
2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
The psalmist (again, probably David) is very rock oriented in today's readings. Is it because that area looks almost like a barren wasteland? At least all the pictures we see of it seem to be. Well, there's the Negev desert in the south, mountain ranges in the north, and the coastal plain on the west. High ground used to be the defending point, so saying God is the rock, would mean he's the highest and best defensible point.
7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
God is also a cave in the side of the hill where we can hide from enemies and storms.
9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
David doesn't seem to like too many people. Neither the poor, nor the rich. Just David.
Psalm 63
1 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
That would probably be, because more than half of Israel is desert, and there aren't very many water resources in the area.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
Sucking the marrow from a bone is apparently a delicacy in Israel.
9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
David seems very paranoid.
Psalm 64
2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
The "secret counsel of the wicked" is this the Illuminati? Was it around as far back as David's time?
4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
Archery assassins, they apparently haven't gotten the 50 caliber sniper rifle upgrade yet.
Later David talks about how the bad will be brought to justice, and the good will receive their reward, we've heard it all before.
Psalm 65
3 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
Whatever happened to the LORD helps those that help themselves? David just sort of sits there and waits for God to fight for him.
4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
This is a HUGE recurring theme, the good get rewarded, the bad get punished.
9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
IF there is a drought, that is God punishing. If there is corn, then God is rewarding. Remember, corn (maize) hasn't been discovered yet, as it was a "New World" product, so corn mentioned here is actually grain.
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
As I read the Old Testament, I often wonder if that area used to be a green lush paradise, as opposed to the barren wasteland that we all see it as now. Where was all the room for these bagillions of flocks of sheep. Where did they get the food to feed the people once they moved into the promised land. Would they be able to survive there now if they inhabited the area.
Currently, Israel has a net EXPORT of agriculture, but that is due to some massive irrigation projects That irrigation wasn't put in until after 1948. Before then, the only farming could have been done in a very small area, unless the region was green.
So what have we learned today.
1. God rewards the good, and punishes the wicked.
2. David was a target of the Illuminati.
3. Corn isn't always corn, and rarely is.
Psalm 61
2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
David is such a whiney little man.
3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
David must really get into a lot of trouble. I don't remember seeing that much bad stuff from him, but it seems that every turn he made, someone was going to try to kill him, at least that's what it seems like in his psalms. Of course, it's probably just that he's a very emotional man, and with every perceived wrong, he's all "woe is me" and "God please kill my enemies".
6 Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.
So, even as great a leader as David was, we see that he doesn't want to die. He doesn't want to go to his great reward (that he's talked about getting so many times), he wants to stick around for many generations.
8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
These are probably not the same vows that he used when he sent Bathsheba's husband off to die in the front.
Psalm 62
2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
The psalmist (again, probably David) is very rock oriented in today's readings. Is it because that area looks almost like a barren wasteland? At least all the pictures we see of it seem to be. Well, there's the Negev desert in the south, mountain ranges in the north, and the coastal plain on the west. High ground used to be the defending point, so saying God is the rock, would mean he's the highest and best defensible point.
7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
God is also a cave in the side of the hill where we can hide from enemies and storms.
9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
David doesn't seem to like too many people. Neither the poor, nor the rich. Just David.
Psalm 63
1 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
That would probably be, because more than half of Israel is desert, and there aren't very many water resources in the area.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
Sucking the marrow from a bone is apparently a delicacy in Israel.
9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
David seems very paranoid.
Psalm 64
2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
The "secret counsel of the wicked" is this the Illuminati? Was it around as far back as David's time?
4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
Archery assassins, they apparently haven't gotten the 50 caliber sniper rifle upgrade yet.
Later David talks about how the bad will be brought to justice, and the good will receive their reward, we've heard it all before.
Psalm 65
3 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
Whatever happened to the LORD helps those that help themselves? David just sort of sits there and waits for God to fight for him.
4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
This is a HUGE recurring theme, the good get rewarded, the bad get punished.
9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
IF there is a drought, that is God punishing. If there is corn, then God is rewarding. Remember, corn (maize) hasn't been discovered yet, as it was a "New World" product, so corn mentioned here is actually grain.
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
As I read the Old Testament, I often wonder if that area used to be a green lush paradise, as opposed to the barren wasteland that we all see it as now. Where was all the room for these bagillions of flocks of sheep. Where did they get the food to feed the people once they moved into the promised land. Would they be able to survive there now if they inhabited the area.
Currently, Israel has a net EXPORT of agriculture, but that is due to some massive irrigation projects That irrigation wasn't put in until after 1948. Before then, the only farming could have been done in a very small area, unless the region was green.
So what have we learned today.
1. God rewards the good, and punishes the wicked.
2. David was a target of the Illuminati.
3. Corn isn't always corn, and rarely is.