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Some words of comfort and encouragement from Psalm 34:
Children, come and listen to me. I will teach you to worship the LORD. You must do these things to enjoy life and have many happy days. You must not say evil things, and you must not tell lies. Stop doing evil and do good. Look for peace and work for it. The LORD sees the good people and listens to their prayers. But the LORD is against those who do evil; he makes the world forget them. The LORD hears good people when they cry out to him, and he saves them from all their troubles. The LORD is close to the brokenhearted, and he saves those whose spirits have been crushed. People who do what is right may have many problems, but the LORD will solve them all. He will protect their very bones; not one of them will be broken. (vv.11-20)
Thank you for bringing this passage to my attention. Many times I have been comforted by “the Lord is close to the broken-hearted.” What a wonderful encouragement for a Monday morning. Hope you have a fantastic day.
I love this Psalm.
That’s beautiful. Which version?
I love the psalms that express God’s amazing, confusing, unconditional love. He truly does know our hearts, doesn’t He?
It’s from the New Century Version (my translation of choice).
I wished I could have remembered Ps. 34 yesterday when one of our dear sweet older ladies came forward. Barbara has been coming to our week of Bible Camp for years. She has always had to battle health issues as long as I’ve known her. Now she is beginning to show the first signs of dementia. When Barbara came forward she told me that she was ashamed of herself. When I asked her how a dear, sweet, Godly woman like herself could be ashamed, she told me that she was angry at God for allowing her “mental health” to begin to deteriorate. These are the times when being an elder seems to be the toughest job in the world. I don’t know how much comfort I gave Barbara. We prayed for Barbara and the church gathered around her. I will remember this Psalm for times like these
As I send this to my sisters, I realized how comforting it is to myself also.
I especially love “The righteous may have many troubles but the Lords delivers him from them all”
I know this is a late posting. I’ve been busy.
I love how the Psalms–prayers, songs, complaints, laments, hope and desperation by people known and unknown–have been transformed from words of men into God’s word back to us.