Psalm 42: Remembering God’s Goodness

With the words, “As the deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God” Book II of the Psalms begins. Many of us also know these words as part of the popular worship song As The Deer, which even now as I’m writing this, is playing in the background, evoking memories… Continue reading Psalm 42: Remembering God’s Goodness

Psalm 41: To Be Blessed

One of the lessons I’ve learned while studying scripture is to pay attention to the frequency of words being used. Most of the time, the frequent occurrence of a specific word in a passage probably indicates I should focus my attention on that word and it’s usage. But there are also times when a single… Continue reading Psalm 41: To Be Blessed