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Three Simple Truths

Psalm 41 When the New Testament says that something in Jesus’ life “fulfilled” a statement in the Old Testament, we tend to assume that the

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Sin and Illness

Psalm 38 Psalm 38 is not included in the Revised Common Lectionary. It seems there is a fear that it will be understood as teaching

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Fret Not

Psalm 37 We are often troubled by the success of evil. This psalm is one of the key biblical passages addressing that situation. It is

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A Call to Worship

Psalm 34 This is an acrostic Psalm. Structurally, it is very much like Psalm 25. It is therefore very difficult to feel completely confident about

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Confession and Forgiveness

Psalm 32 “Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity,

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Into Your Hands

Psalm, 31 has much in common with other parts of scripture. Phrases appear here that are also found in other psalms, in Jonah, Jeremiah, Lamentations,

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Dedication of the House

Psalm 30 We do not know when the headings were added to the psalms. We do not know who added those headings. Some scholars consider

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Times of Praise

Psalm 29 In one sense there is not much to be said about this psalm. The text says what it means and means what it

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