Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

Those are such sweet words to pray. You can pray them when you're sad, or happy, or mad. They are words to pray every day no matter what's going on.

1. How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?
2. You showed favor to your land, O LORD; you restored the fortunes of Jacob.

I think it's neat that you can see what's happening while they are writing over the years.  You can see that in one of the previous chapters (1) That they need help, but in the next couple chapters, God restores them. (2). I think It's neat that you can see it happening right before your eyes

My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

Man, David really loves God. His soul is fainting to be with him. Wow! My soul yearns to be with God, but wow! That's pretty amazing!

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

Asaph, the writer of this psalm, is asking God, 'why are you not helping all those people in need?' And I think it's kinda wierd that he's the one that's asking that, because he a pretty rich person, in a high position with the king. It does'nt seem that he would even know about that

You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not bow down to an alien god. I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.

I have a guess of what he means here, though I'm not entirely sure. Here's my theory: The Israelites are turning away from God, maybe because they're not satisfied with what he did, or does for them, so instead, they are trusting idols. But God says, 'I am God. I  brought you out of Egypt, if you trust in me you will be satisfied.'

Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.  But you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.

Restore us, O God; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.

Isn't it cool that we have a God that has so much mercy and power? I mean, he doesn't have to listen to us, he doesn't have to listen to all our whines and compliants at all. But he does because he is a merciful God. We are extremly loved.

Psalm 76

We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done. He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children,  so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children. Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands. They would not be like their forefathers— a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him. The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned back on the day of battle;  they did not keep God's covenant and refused to live by his law. They forgot what he had done, the wonders he had shown them.


Ephraim forgot what God did for them, and the next thirty verses are what they forgot.
 
Again and again they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy One of Israel
 
How could you forget the whole story of how God brought your forefathers out of egypt?  I mean, that's practicly immpossible!
 
Then he rejected the tents of Joseph, he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim; but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved. He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.  He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens; from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance. And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.
 
But since they forgot so bad, they completely sinned against God, so God didn't choose them. That's why it's so important to teach children the word of God!

Wine?

In the hand of the LORD is a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices; he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to its very dregs.

Uh... What? I was totally confused on this verse! I even checked a few different translations, but those didn't help at all. Please comment and help me out!

We give thanks to you, O God, we give thanks, for your Name is near; men tell of your wonderful deeds.

David is such a thankfull guy. He is one that is devoted to God. He prays during the good, he prays during the bad, He prays when he's angry, he prays when he's sad. It seems like he's praying consantly and that's very good if he had.

Happy Easter!

1 John 3:16

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

What great love! He loved us enough to die for us, and it was a very painfull death. I Christ laid down his life for us, we'd better show love to our brothers in the same way.