Tag: Poetry and Song

Psalms

Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalm 11

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date December 5, 2019
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Click here to read PSALM 11 in poetic form.

Background

Ancient versions of Psalms (based on Massoretic and manuscript evidence) divide them into five sections that correspond to the first five books of the Bible.

(Psalms 1—41) Genesis: Written concerning “the true David,” the Messiah. Just as Genesis shows God’s “good work” in giving man dominion (Genesis 1:27-31) and in promising to send a redeemer (Genesis 3:15), these 41 Psalms show the Messiah overcoming his enemies with God’s help. The final Psalm ends with blessing God and “Amen and Amen.”

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Psalms

Psalms in Poetic Form: Psalms 9 and 10

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date December 3, 2019
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Click here to read PSALMS 9 AND 10 in poetic form.

Background

Psalms 9 and 10 form a unit and are linked together by an irregular acrostic arrangement. This is the first Psalm that has an acrostic, where a Hebrew letter is used to begin a verse.

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Marriage & Family

Our Spiritual Heritage

What a bountiful blessing along with an equally enormous responsibility it is to have children. Yet even those of us who have none can (and need to!) help and support parents with this most important obligation: to teach their children about our heavenly Father.

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Hope

Next Thought

Sickness fully overtook him,
Lazarus was in the grave,
Messengers sent to the master,
oh my brother can you save?
After four days he hath rotted,
stinking at the doors of death,
Now could even the Messiah,
bring back mortal life and breath?

Tags eternal life, Poetry and Song

Jesus Christ

What God Has Prepared for Those Who Love Him

Post author By Sherry Slavit
Post date May 22, 2019
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Both the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the outpouring of holy spirit on Pentecost were spiritually pivotal moments in world history. To this very day, we are still enjoying the life-giving benefits of what our heavenly Father had prepared for us in Christ at that time.

Tags He is risen, Poetry and Song, victory

Jesus Christ

Truly He Is Risen

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The devil thought he’d won it when they laid Christ in the tomb,

His plot to kill Messiah and to spread hate, death, and gloom.

But God Almighty had a plan, and to our foe’s surprise,

Our lord got up in glory, out of the grave to rise!

Tags Poetry and Song, salvation, suffering

Jesus Christ

One Wondrous Night

As Jacob sat on the low stone wall
Sharing his evening bread
With Matthew, his fellow shepherdsman,
He savored God’s goodness and said:

Tags God's light, peace, Poetry and Song, Son of God, worship

Holy Spirit

The Call

Our heavenly Father called us in Christ. We can answer that call and walk each day in God’s Word.

Ephesians 4:1: I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called.

Here is a poem about our calling:

Tags Poetry and Song, Son of God

Government

This Is a Day to Remember (written for Memorial Day)

Post author By Gene Slavit
Post date May 19, 2018
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Memorial Day recognizes those who gave their lives in service to America. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Here is poem to commemorate it.