The Book of
Psalms King James Version Bible
The Book of Psalms is the largest and perhaps most widely used book of the Bible. It explores the full range of human experience in a very personal and practical way. Its 150 "songs" run from the Creation through the patriarchal, theocratic, monarchical, exillic, and postexillic periods. The tremendous breadth of subject matter in the Psalms includes diverse topics, such as jubilation, war, peace, worship, judgement, messianic prophecy, praise, and lament. The Psalms were set to the accompaniment of stringed instruments and served as the temple hymnbook and divotional guide for the Jewish people.
The Book of Psalms was gradually collected and originally unnamed, perhaps due to the great variety of material. It came to be known as Sepher Tehillim--"Book of Psalms"--because almost every psalm contains some note of praise to God. The Septuagint uses the Greek word Psalmoi as its title for this book, meaning "Poems Sung to the accompaniment of Musical Instruments.; It also callls it the Psalterium 9A Collection of Songs"), and this word is the basis for the term psalter. the Latin title is Liber Psamorum, "book of psalms." King James Version... Holy Bible.
Day 19
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
...With You is the fountain of life.
Psalms 36: 7-9
The quiet bubbling of a garden fountain adds peaceful tranquilty to any garden setting.
That's what the newspaper advertisement proclaimed, but I needed no convincing. I'd dreamed about a garden fountain for a long time, and now seemed like the perfect opportunity to act.
I toured several garden shops and home-inprovement stores in search of just the right fountain for my yard. The longer I looked, the more confused I became.
Fountains, I discovered, come in all sizes and shapes. There are stark, sleek, modern designs, as well as elaborately detailed fountains. Animals and human forms adorn some, while other fountains boast of flowers and birds. Each fountain produces its own unique sound, as well--from gentle gurgling to fierce splashing--and every sound in between. Then there are pump sizes, water requirements, installation, and maintence considerations.
The complexity of choosing a fountain suprised me. I'm glad the fountain in today's Scripture verse is a lot simpler! Can you see the picture the psalms paints? God's love and kindness bubble into and over our lives through the power of the Holy Spirit. His mercy and grace splash down on us, even though we've done nothing to deserve it. The fountain of eternal life never runs dry, it pours out in continual streams, over and over and over again. Day after day, minute by minute, the fountain pours down blessings--a deeper relationship with Jesus, our Savior, and a continual growth in Him, demonstrated as we serve others in self--forgetful love.
God's beautiful and enduring fountain--aperfect picture of His love.
Prayer suggestion. Think about the first time the fountain of God's grace splashed mercy down on you. How is the Spirit currently refreshing you? Praise and thank Him for His eternal fountain of love. </145494>
Psalms King James Version Bible
The Book of Psalms is the largest and perhaps most widely used book of the Bible. It explores the full range of human experience in a very personal and practical way. Its 150 "songs" run from the Creation through the patriarchal, theocratic, monarchical, exillic, and postexillic periods. The tremendous breadth of subject matter in the Psalms includes diverse topics, such as jubilation, war, peace, worship, judgement, messianic prophecy, praise, and lament. The Psalms were set to the accompaniment of stringed instruments and served as the temple hymnbook and divotional guide for the Jewish people.
The Book of Psalms was gradually collected and originally unnamed, perhaps due to the great variety of material. It came to be known as Sepher Tehillim--"Book of Psalms"--because almost every psalm contains some note of praise to God. The Septuagint uses the Greek word Psalmoi as its title for this book, meaning "Poems Sung to the accompaniment of Musical Instruments.; It also callls it the Psalterium 9A Collection of Songs"), and this word is the basis for the term psalter. the Latin title is Liber Psamorum, "book of psalms." King James Version... Holy Bible.
Day 19
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
...With You is the fountain of life.
Psalms 36: 7-9
The quiet bubbling of a garden fountain adds peaceful tranquilty to any garden setting.
That's what the newspaper advertisement proclaimed, but I needed no convincing. I'd dreamed about a garden fountain for a long time, and now seemed like the perfect opportunity to act.
I toured several garden shops and home-inprovement stores in search of just the right fountain for my yard. The longer I looked, the more confused I became.
Fountains, I discovered, come in all sizes and shapes. There are stark, sleek, modern designs, as well as elaborately detailed fountains. Animals and human forms adorn some, while other fountains boast of flowers and birds. Each fountain produces its own unique sound, as well--from gentle gurgling to fierce splashing--and every sound in between. Then there are pump sizes, water requirements, installation, and maintence considerations.
The complexity of choosing a fountain suprised me. I'm glad the fountain in today's Scripture verse is a lot simpler! Can you see the picture the psalms paints? God's love and kindness bubble into and over our lives through the power of the Holy Spirit. His mercy and grace splash down on us, even though we've done nothing to deserve it. The fountain of eternal life never runs dry, it pours out in continual streams, over and over and over again. Day after day, minute by minute, the fountain pours down blessings--a deeper relationship with Jesus, our Savior, and a continual growth in Him, demonstrated as we serve others in self--forgetful love.
God's beautiful and enduring fountain--aperfect picture of His love.
Prayer suggestion. Think about the first time the fountain of God's grace splashed mercy down on you. How is the Spirit currently refreshing you? Praise and thank Him for His eternal fountain of love. </145494>
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