About Me
Recently the Lord provided this scripture for use on this blog page. As I read it, the passage became personalized, reflecting my spiritual journey and heart condition as He continues my spiritual refinement. To make the psalm applicable to myself, I adjusted the language by removing references to others. This approach, using the Bible, is a practice the Lord taught me years ago while learning to hear and understand His voice. When appropriate, I personalize the scripture by inserting myself into the text, guided by the Holy Spirit. Not all passages are suited to this method, but I rely on spiritual discernment to determine when it is appropriate for me. ( ) emphasis added
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Psalms 107: 1-31, 41-43 JUB
O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy and gathered them out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
I wandered lost in the wilderness, alone and out of the way; I found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, my soul fainted within me Then I cried unto the Lord in my trouble, and he delivered me out of my distresses. And he led me forth by the right way, that I might go to a city of habitation. Oh, that I would praise the Lord for his mercy and for his wonderful works unto the sons (and daughters) of Adam! For He satisfies the soul that is destitute and fills the hungry soul with goodness.
I sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and in irons, because I rebelled against the words of God and condemned the counsel of the Most High: Therefore He brought down my heart with labour; I fell down, and there was no one to help. Then I cried unto the Lord in my trouble, and he saved me out of my distresses. He brought me out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke my bonds asunder. Oh, that I would praise the Lord for his mercy and for his wonderful works unto the sons (and daughters) of Adam! For he has broken the gates of brass and cut the bars of iron asunder.
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Foolish, because of the way of my rebellion, and because of my iniquities, I was afflicted. My soul abhorred all manner of food, and I drew near unto the gates of death. Then I cried unto the Lord in my trouble, and he saved me out of my distresses. He sent his word and healed me and delivered me from my grave. Oh, that I would praise the Lord for his mercy and for his wonderful works unto the sons (and daughters) of Adam! And let me offer the sacrifices of praise and publish His works with singing.
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I have gone down to the sea in ships that do work in many waters, I have seen the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep. For he commands and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves. I mount up to the heavens; I go down again to the depths; my soul is melted because of trouble. I reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken woman, and all of my knowledge is of no avail. Then I cry unto the Lord in my trouble, and he delivers me out of my afflictions. He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still. Then I am glad because they are at rest; so He brings me into the haven of His will. Oh, that I would praise the Lord for his mercy and for his wonderfulworks unto the sons (and daughters) of Adam!
Yet he sets the poor on high from affliction and makes his families like a flock. The righteous shall see it and rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. Who is wise and will observe these things and shall understand the mercies of the Lord? Psalms 107:1-43 JUB
