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“God's peace is simply this: whatever may come, and whatever may happen, whatever you may lose, and whatever you may endure, it will be okay. It will be okay because he is with you and gives your faith promises to grab hold of.
May his peace be yours today, in each fragile moment. Let us live
in this promise.” Bruce Hillman on Psalm 127:2

A very interesting take on Psalm 51 by Steven Paulson.

How comforting to know that in Christ our sins are forgiven so completely that God responds, “What sin?” How marvelous is the mercy of the Lord!

Ps 51… [Is] the proclamation of the gospel of a new and better David, whose conception conceives within us new hope of a new life of forgiveness and reconciliation to the Father. This David, this Jesus, blots out our transgressions, washes us thoroughly from iniquities, and cleanses us from our sins. For from conception to cross, from full womb to empty tomb, he is the sole source and cause of our salvation. -Bird

“Jesus throws himself perfectly upon the mercy of God. Abandoning every glorious effort of his own, he completely repents for you, completely trusts for you, completely fulfills the penalty of death for you. Wholly God, his payment is acceptable to the divine judge. Wholly man, his death is properly substitutionary for this flesh and blood creation… And it is here he helps even you. His new life is yours.” Koch

“Jesus is like a tree-the tree of life planted by streams of water, living water that, whoever drinks of it will never be thirsty again, water that yields its fruit in its season, the fruit of the Spirit, against which there is no law, and its leaf does not wither, but is instead the true vine, in whom we abide as branches… The Lord knows the way of the righteous, because he is the way of the righteous.” Wilson

“For you, my friend, Christ is your only strength. He alone brought you back from death into his new life. His sacrifice was complete, not yours. His work was pleasing to his Father, not yours. His steady ground is where you now stand, not your own. No matter what comes, little or big, insignificant or tragic, mountains crumbling and floods raging, this peaceful City of God is your sure and solid promise.” -Koch

“[O]ne thing is certain: the Lord is glad to have us there. Always, without exception. And that's really all that matters. Because if he's there, he's there with love and absolution and a smile of grace on his face. We are his children. He's always overjoyed to see us. And when we leave his house, we leave with hearts overflowing with the mercy he has showered upon us in Jesus Christ.” Chad Bird on Psalm 122:1

“Individualism isn't lacking in this culture, and thus we do well to remind ourselves that all of the Bible, but specifically the Psalms, are meant to be read and experienced in community.” -Dan Van Voorhis, from the Introduction