All of these poetic pictures this psalm paints stand in stark contrast to the order and beauty that God The three imperatives (commands) are nearly equally spaced throughout the poem: We will not fear (notice

Today we'll notice that in many passages, these genres have significant overlap. David asks God to "smash the teeth" of the wicked in Psalm 58, we give it some latitude because of its poetic But it also uses some poetic license - "woe to the sea, because the devil has gone down to you (v12).

Brace yourself like a man as God takes you on a poetic tour of His power. God proceeds to take Job on a poetic tour of the universe He created and oversees that goes on for multiple

Notice the endearing language that David uses to describe the LORD: He forgives, heals, redeems, crowns Notice that in describing the LORD's grace, David does not do so by minimizing or ignoring His holiness Notice who is extending grace and mercy - God (the Father): will never hold against me my sins... in

No matter how diligently you try to live righteously - and tomorrow we'll notice that you should diligently Dig Deeper Did you notice the shift we made today? As you look back over the commandments, you'll quickly notice that coveting - lusting after something

Notice that God is the primary subject of every sentence and clause. opportunity to share the Good News pops up and they start tripping all over their words (if they even notice

Such assurance comes  not by inquisitive searching into the hidden and deep things of God,  but by noticing So often it seems like we go from one crisis to the next, and we either forget or fail to notice in the 2) Praise for Awesome Deeds (v5-8) The fact that we fail to notice all of the prayers God has answered Notice the repetition in how David expresses God's care: He provides abundantly (3x) and causes good

Yet notice that today's passage is more than just a recitation of indicatives detailing what God has But yet notice that this imperative is set in a passive voice - be reconciled.

But notice what this hope you are promised by God is anchored in! Over two centuries ago, Edward Mote captured this concept poetically in verses that we still sing today

This is noticeable in the way that Matthew begins this passage which immediately follows Peter's confession Suffering and being killed didn't match up with what Peter's concept of Jesus' ministry should be (notice