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This Psalm, of TobyMac fame (blegh), is pretty awesome. Here’s my thoughts on it:

• The Lord has brought us out of destruction!
• How long do we wait on God? How impatient are we with He who knows the future!
• This goes back to Pablo’s thoughts on Psalm 51…that the Lord Himself puts a song of praise and worship into our mouths.
• Don’t live to please people! I cannot say this enough to the people around me, and to myself. Live to please Jesus. Everything else will then fall into place.
• We can tell our story, but never fully!
• God does not delight in our sacrifice or offerings, but in our delight in Him! How often do we “offer up” church attendance and religious sacrifices, and neglect the Person for whom the church exists!
• Let us speak boldly of the Grace given to us by God!
• He has not restrained His mercy upon His people. He has held us in His hands by the gracious blood of His Saving Son.
• We are blind not only to our sins, but because of them. They have surrounded us.
• We do what we hate doing, and we don’t do what we wish to do….our hearts fail us.
• But God saves us…even from ourselves.
• Let us not seek Jesus for His salvation and gifts. Let us seek the Giver instead!

So, I’ve been slack the last couple of days, I admit it. I’ve been reading it, but having been posting my notes ( been really busy ’round here…) So here you go, Harmonizers. Psalm 12, Psalm 13, and Psalm 14.

Psalm 12

• “The faithful have vanished” - this is God’s sentiments from Noah’s day until now: that the thoughts of man are all evil, all the time. Am I any different?
• How many times do we/I/you lie to someone else? How many times do we exaggerate the truth, or speak with a double heart?
• May the Lord humble us. Yet another dangerous prayer from David.
• The words of the Lord are purer than pure. Seven is a number of perfection in Hebrew. His Word is pure and perfect: whiter than white.
• Vileness is exalted in Greenville. Our city is no different than Nineveh: Great, but it needs to be called out against. There is great evil in our city in the sight of the Lord.

Psalm 14

• See my notes on Psalm 53 (link). It’s the same Psalm with minor wording differences. Don’t believe me? Look ‘em up.

Psalm 13

• First of all, Shane and Shane have written an awesome song based on this psalm. It’s awesome.
• Will the Lord forget us? No. But it may seem that way from where we’re standing.
• A lot of timesit seems as if my enemies are better than I. They have more blessing, more success, more prosperity. But I must remember: my standing with God is not dependent on my standing with man.
• God, let me trust in Your steadfast Love, the person of Jesus Christ. Let my heart sing with gladness because You have saved me, in spite of my woes. I will sing to You, because of Your grace on my life. Thank you, Jesus. Amen.

Today’s Psalm, Psalm 53, is terrifying. It reveals a lot about who we naturally are…

• A fool says that there is no God. We are all born doubting God. We commit sins, are oblivious to God, and no one does good 100% of the time. Also, see Romans 1
• God looks down to see if there are any of us who seek Him. But alas, just as in the days of Noah and the Judges, there is no one who seeks after Him! This includes me.
• We are blessed with air and food, and fail to acknowledge God. Especially today. It seems that we only blame Him for the evil in the world.
• But there is hope…..Salvation comes from Zion. From the city of God, Jesus stepped into our time and space to restore our fortunes.

Praise God. Allaba que vive!