Psalms 35 and 36 from my new book:
A NEW LOOK AT THE OLD PSALMS
Praying the Psalms: a modern interpretation
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Psalms 35 and 36 from my new book:
Praying the Psalms: a modern interpretation
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I present here a new perspective on the psalms. I have rewritten them from a New
Testament Christ-centered point of view. I did not try to capture the poetry of the
psalms – I leave that to more gifted writers – but I attempted to capture their message
with a more modern interpretation.
Testament Christ-centered point of view. I did not try to capture the poetry of the
psalms – I leave that to more gifted writers – but I attempted to capture their message
with a more modern interpretation.
God bless,
John
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Psalm
35
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esus begs for his Father’s help as he is betrayed,
tried, tortured, and crucified. “Father, come to my aid, for my enemies have
disgraced and humiliated me. Although I have done no wrong, they have set a
trap for me from which there is no escape. They falsely testify against me.
They punish me in spite of all the good I did for them. I showed them
compassion, healed them, prayed for them, and now they attack and mock me with
profanity. My body cries out, ‘Why, Father, have you abandoned me?’ Mark: 15:34
(NLT) Your spirit within me knows that you will not leave me in the grave. On
the third day, I and all who stood by me will rejoice. I may have lost the
battle, but I won the war! Thank you, Father, for loving me and my brothers and
sisters so much. Amen.”7
Psalm
36
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he wicked are drawn to sin like a moth to a flame.
They have no fear of you, Father, so they do as they wish. They do not even see
their own wickedness. They are deceitful liars who refuse to follow your
precepts or give a single thought to doing something good. Even at night they
plan tomorrow’s evil deeds.
However, the godly are deeply grateful to you, Lord,
for your unfailing love and boundless faithfulness, righteousness, and justice.
You care for all your creatures and protect us with your strong right arm. You
satisfy our physical hunger with the earth’s bounty and our spiritual hunger
with the body and blood of Christ in Holy Communion. You provide water for our
physical thirst and grace for our spiritual thirst. You are the light of the
world, a beacon of hope. Thank you, Father, for loving us so much. Give us
justice so that we may not be overcome by evil. May the wicked see the error of
their ways before it is too late. Amen.
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7The Orthodox Study Bible. (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2008), 703.
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