‘Safe?’ said Mr. Beaver; ‘don’t you hear what Mrs Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.’ – CS Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The psalmist starts chapter 18 with four amazing words, ‘I love you, Lord’ (NIV). …
Psalms for the Summer
Psalm 13: Absence and Hope
The six verses that make up Psalm 13 plunge us into the very depths of human despair, yet also carry us to the sublime heights of renewed hope. This psalm is for anyone who lives in an unpredictable world! The psalmist starts with the raw and searching questions of a man walking in the shadow of …
Psalm 10: THE DAWN OF FRESH HOPE
‘Arise, Lord! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.’ Psalm 10:12 (NIV) In verses 1-11 the psalmist goes to great lengths to paint the picture of those who have clearly rejected God’s ways but seem to be prospering. For example: ‘His [he who has rejected God] ways are always …