Tag Archives: King David

First Principles: Have Mercy On Me, O God, According To Your Unfailing Love; According To Your Great Compassion Blot Out My Transgressions. Wash Away My Iniquity and Cleanse Me From My Sin

“Have mercy on me, O God,    according to your unfailing love;according to your great compassion    blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity    and cleanse me from my sin.” – King David in Psalms 51:1-2

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The Times We’re Living Through

The Times We’re Living Throughby Michael DoyleThe times we’re living through are not permanentStill, I need you to this solid sentimentAs a Christian, it is okay to grieve and lamentIn these days, this is a place that has become intimateSometimes … Continue reading

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Samson (XII)

Bringing the series to it’s conclusion.  This then provides a bit of a nexus with King David and I think also how it interrelates with the very life of Jesus.  The finale of the retelling of Samson and Delilah, as … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Book of Psalms

The Book of Psalms or Tehillim (“Praises”) is the first book of the Ketuvim (“Writings”) and is part of the canon of both the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.  The book consists of 150 individual psalms.  Many of these are linked to King … Continue reading

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