Favorite Psalms?

[farouk]

Okay so favorite Psalms?

I think most believers would include Psalm 23; and it's good to link it with the Good Shepherd of John chapter 10.

So where else have folk been blessed in the Psalms?

 

[Lifeasweknowit]

Wow! One day I was at my wits end...I feel I'm always kind of there, but this particular day was special. I got on my face, prayed and cried. Then I went to my bible and opened it and immediately had my eye on 145. It's one of my favorites passages to this day.

 

[farouk]

Wow! One day I was at my wits end...I feel I'm always kind of there, but this particular day was special. I got on my face, prayed and cried. Then I went to my bible and opened it and immediately had my eye on 145. It's one of my favorites passages to this day.

Lifeasweknowit:

Yes, and Psalm 145:8 is a verse that is quoted particularly regularly. It's really good that the Lord is far more patient with us than we would naturally be inclined to be!

Blessings.

 

[Isaiah615]

i've grown to like Psalm 27 myself. it's really encouraging.

 

[farouk]

i've grown to like Psalm 27 myself. it's really encouraging.

Isaiah615:

A great Psalm! Did you know that part of verse 1 in Latin is the motto of Oxford University? 'Dominus illuminatio mea' - The Lord is my light .

Blesssings.

 

[Isaiah615]

really? wow. i'm amazed that they still kept it.

 

[farouk]

really? wow. i'm amazed that they still kept it.

It's been in Latin on their arms for centuries.

In any case, there is a lot of Christian history wrapped up in Oxford University.

Blessings.

 

[Isaiah615]

fascinating. i'll have to do some research on them sometime.

 

[farouk]

In fact, Bible translator William Tyndale studied at Oxford. Erasmus, whose Greek New Testament editions were used by Reformation Bible translators, lived in Oxford for a while. (And a lot more besides...)

Re. the Psalms, I think Psalm 2 has great and clear Messianic content that is very encouraging when we think of the unity of Scripture.

Blessings.

 

[farouk]

Another favorite Psalm is 110, where in verse 1, its clearly Messianic character is seen, when David speaks of the coming Messiah as 'my Lord'.

Blessings.

 

[farouk]

Another favorite is Psalm 111:9, where it says: 'Holy and reverend is His name'. It's the name of the Lord that is the believer's refuge.

Blessings.

 

[Isaiah615]

i still remember one of the first psalms i ever memorized: Psalm 150.

 

[farouk]

Yes, it's good to memorize the Psalms.

 

[Panda]

Psalm 24 has a special place in my heart.

 

[farouk]

Psalm 24 has a special place in my heart.

The earth is indeed the Lord's and the fulness thereof; and when considering God's wondrous creation, it's good to remember that the Lord Jesus is 'upholding all things by the word of His power' (Hebrews 1:3).

Blessing

 

[farouk]

PS: Lifeasweknowit: Your header has a quotation from Ecclesiastes: maybe as well as a thread about the Psalms, a thread about Ecclesiastes would be good, too...

Blessings.

 

[RoninJedi]

I'm actually rather fond of Psalm 25. My favorite verse from it is

"Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way." - Psalm 25:8

P.S. Hi, farouk. Good to see you here haha.

 

[farouk]

I'm actually rather fond of Psalm 25. My favorite verse from it is

"Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way." - Psalm 25:8

P.S. Hi, farouk. Good to see you here haha.

Hi there; yes, so many of the Psalms are memorable, often for personal reasons.

 

[Glomung]

23 and 27, I have taught those who are pestered by demons to say the 27th psalm before sleep and it has greatly helped

 

[farouk]

i still remember one of the first psalms i ever memorized: Psalm 150.

Hi Isaiah615: So do you still memorize Psalms and other Scriptures? while a person has the fresh memory to do it, it's really worthwhile, because years ahead the mind doesn't retain things as well.

Blessings.