"There are many who say, 'Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O LORD!' You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound." Psalm 4:6-7
And, my FAVORITE verse...
"In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for you ALONE, O LORD, make me dwell in safety." Psalm 4:8 (emphasis added by me)
In his commentary on verse 8, J Vernon McGee says, "My friend, do you need a sleeping pill at night? Have you ever tried Psalm 4? It is lots better than any brand of sleeping pill you have used." Here is one place I whole-heartedly agree with Mr. McGee. Although I have never taken sleeping pills, I have had many nights when I wished I could turn off my brain and go to sleep. When its worry that is keeping me awake, this verse always lulls me to sleep. It tells me, "are you having some hard times?? I'm sorry about that...why aren't you trusting in the Lord??" All of the sudden, my body relaxes and sleep comes. *SIGH*
I decided today that at the rate I'm going, it will take me at least 18 months to finish the book of Psalms during my bible study time. So, since I'd really like to get into more of the bible, in addition to the in-depth study of a few verses, I'm also going to try a reading plan. I don't intend to read through the bible in a year, but I'm going to use one of those plans and just mark off the passages as I read them. I think I'm going to go with a chronological reading. However, if you think another plan is better, let me know!!
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Psalm 4:8 was the verse I planned to put up on Emma's wall. She seems to have the most trouble with sleeping.
ReplyDeletemariacastle...where did that come from... It's Kristy
ReplyDeleteLOL I was wondering who mariacastle was at first, but I figured it out as soon as I read your comment. That is a great verse for her wall! :-)
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