The problem, the hope, the faithfulness… those are three things that will come out of today’s psalm.

Let me explain…

Psalm 10 is a continuation of psalm 9 and the two are often referenced together.

I could sort of relate to this psalm, but at the same time I learned something as well.

Let me explain…

Today’s psalm is a long one… and to be honest, I had a difficult time with it.

I’ll explain, but first, let’s read it…

Today’s psalm takes me back to another musical reference. This one doesn’t go quite as far back as G.F. Handel’s rendition of psalm 2, and has perhaps gotten less worldwide airtime, but it’s a definite reference for me.

In 1989, Sandi Patti released “How Majestic is Your Name” on her “The Finest Moments” album, under Word Records. I’m not sure that it was entirely based on this psalm, but the first line is the same… you can take a listen here & see what you think…

Whoa! I actually had a bit of a hard time with today’s psalm…

There weren’t a lot of things jumping out at me as has been the case with previous psalms

Still though… let me stick with the process & tell you a bit about it…

Yesterday was a thoroughly lovely day… We slid back into our home church and got to chat with many, many familiar faces & longtime friends.

From the first chords of music and the first notes sung, I was emotional and fought back a few tears … happy tears; tears of God’s goodness to us, no doubt mixed with a dose of nostalgia.

It was honestly a bit taxing… emotionally & socially, but yet it was good for the soul to be in both the morning & evening services (with the ever appreciated Sunday afternoon nap thrown in for good measure).

Here’s this morning’s psalm…

Yesterday, we had a nice day of visiting with friends. We drank tea with one and met a new grand-baby, and were able to surprise another who was totally not expecting us.

How special to come home and see that, while some things change, others don’t … friendships, the ability to laugh together. The fact of having walked through lots of shared experiences together creates a bond that time doesn’t wash away.

I read psalm 5 in the hours before I was getting ready to head to church…

Well… we’re a little behind on posting. While I’ve kept up with the reading, making time to sit down and post my thoughts has suffered a little bit as daily activity has increased a little bit.

As a number of you will know by now, we’re back in Canada. We kept our cards pretty close to our chest about coming home because we just really needed a rest, so for the first few days, we really didn’t move too much. Over the weekend, however, that changed as we visited with a few friends then had a church day on Sunday.

But let’s get back to Psalm 4…

Psalm 3 is a little shorter than yesterday’s psalm and reading it this morning was like a breath of fresh air because it feels so spot-on.

Let’s get into it…