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# Two Psalms
Psalm 84
For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument.[a]
1 How lovely is your dwelling place,
O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
2 I long, yes, I faint with longing
to enter the courts of the Lord.
With my whole being, body and soul,
I will shout joyfully to the living God.
3 Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young
at a place near your altar,
O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God!
4 What joy for those who can live in your house,
always singing your praises.
Interlude
5 What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord,
who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
6 When they walk through the Valley of Weeping,[b]
it will become a place of refreshing springs.
The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.
7 They will continue to grow stronger,
and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.[c]
8 O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, hear my prayer.
Listen, O God of Jacob.
Interlude
9 O God, look with favor upon the king, our shield!
Show favor to the one you have anointed.
10 A single day in your courts
is better than a thousand anywhere else!
I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God
than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.
11 For the Lord God is our sun and our shield.
He gives us grace and glory.
The Lord will withhold no good thing
from those who do what is right.
12 O Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
what joy for those who trust in you.
Psalm 42
For the choir director: A psalm[a] of the descendants of Korah.
1 As the deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for you, O God.
2 I thirst for God, the living God.
When can I go and stand before him?
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5 Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and my God! Now I am deeply discouraged,
but I will remember you—
even from distant Mount Hermon, the source of the Jordan,
from the land of Mount Mizar.
7 I hear the tumult of the raging seas
as your waves and surging tides sweep over me.
8 But each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me,
and through each night I sing his songs,
praying to God who gives me life.
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11 Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and my God!
Just a few notes from me. Reading Numbers for QT, today, i read how the earth opened up and swallowed Korah, the very father of the dude whose sons wrote this amazing Psalms. Korah, along with two other leader-guys rose up against Moses cuz they too thought they could perform the priestly duties assigned to Aaron and his descendants. But they were severely mistaken. Their job was to remain as Levites serving in God's house. That very day, the earth swallowed up Korah and the two dude's families. 250 other rebels were burnt by God's fire and about 14700 died from a plague when they were angry that God killed those 253 men.
What amazed me was the attitude of his (Korah's) sons. They were not bitter against God for KILLING their father. Instead, they found it deep in their hearts to say " I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God ". No longer did they yearn to be highly respected as Priests. No longer did they see their position as Levites in charge of the Tent of Meeting as merely housekeeping jobs. They saw it as a privilege, JUST to be in His lovely dwelling place.
My soul.. it thirsts for the Living God. When can I meet you again? Cell Group? YA service? Or right now? WHEN can I meet with You again God. To be filled by Your love. To know that I'm loved, to know that my future's decided. The sons of Korah were continually at the temple, but they still yearned, like a deer panting for water, their souls longed to be filled by God. Just being in church doesn't change a thing. It's that encounter with God. That encounter that keeps me longing, thirsting for Him
And also it says
What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord,
who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
In another translation, it says
"And how blessed all those in whom you live,
whose lives become roads you travel;"
The joy of the Lord is our strength, but it only becomes our strength when OUR LIVES BECOME THE ROAD HE TRAVELS!
"Im living for this cause,
I lay down my life, into Your hands,
Im living for the Truth, the hope of the world,
In YOU I'll stand,
Cuz all I want is YOU"
yup. something refreshing for the day. This "deer" has gotten a little drink, time for it do do some studying... God bless you if you're reading this!
Be inspired!
the story ends like this;
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