Apologies to those who read Ophelimos regularly. I had a busy (and fun) weekend and took Saturday and Monday off from blogging. We now return to our regularly scheduled programming. Psalm 4:8 (For… more →
ophelimoswrote 8 hours ago: Psalm 3 (NLT) This is, by the way, a Psalm David wrote when he was fleeing from his son, Absalom … more →
wrote 2 days ago: David is alone. In his words “many thousands of people have set themselves against me all aro … more →
wrote 6 days ago: Tou, O Lord, are a shield that surrounds me. You are my glory. You hold my head high. I call aloud t … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Have you ever cried out to God in the midst of difficulty? What did you ask God to do? In Psalm chap … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Good Day Everyone! I tried to find recordings of this psalm, but only found the ones by Fr. Nicola M … more →
wrote 1 week ago: But You, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts up my head. (Psalm 3:3) Don … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Psalm 3 1 A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. LORD, how are they increased that tro … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. (Psalm 3:5, NIV) Yes, I’m aw … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: In today’s (chronological) Bible reading… Psalms 3,4,13,28,55… we see various psal … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: From September of 2011, here is my rendering of Psalm 3: Psalm 3: Yahweh, How Have My Distresses A m … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Psalm 3 is one of my favorites! Although I do love lots of them, this one speaks loudly to me about … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Exodus 5:22-23 22 Then Moses returned to the LORD and said, “O Lord, why have You brought har … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Psalm 3 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Psalm 3 Confidence in Troubled Times A psalm of David … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Much of Polhill’s instruction on how to prepare for suffering makes sense upon first considera … more →
wrote 1 month ago: “David has been blessed abundantly, but not with the loyalty of his son Absalom. The account … more →
wrote 1 month ago: This is the end of Psalm 3 where David has been defending himself against his son Absalom. David ha … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Psalm 3:3 “But You, O Lord, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Somewhere between college and today I became an early riser which makes me the first one up at our h … more →
wrote 1 month ago: The background of a Psalm, or any verses in Scripture, are always helpful for me to understand the c … more →