SNS 067: The Emptiness of Life without God's Forgiveness, Psalm 39, Psalm Tuesday

Can I just say that I find this psalm to be most interesting, most interesting indeed? Ever think it best not to say anything about something only to have the matter consume your attention, to burn within so to speak? When it moves to the forefront of your mind and will not let you go? Well, in this psalm David starts out by telling us

about one of his experiences. He begins by saying that he was determined to keep his mouth shut. He was going to take the high road and wasn’t going to be guilty of spouting off at the mouth when he shouldn’t be. And he was successful at doing this for a little while, but it didn’t do him much good at all; for this caused him great pain, and he began to burn from the need to speak about it. In short, he was finding life empty and meaningless, while God was the only source of meaning. In God’s forgiveness… well, let’s hear the psalm before we go further. See ya on the other side.

But for now, my name is Charles, Charles Yerkes, and this is Psalm Tuesday here on the Simple Not Shallow Podcast. This is a podcast for those who want a deeper faith and not an aggressively mediocre one. Psalm Tuesday is a series in which, each Tuesday, we will listen to a Psalm being read in a manner that honors its original use as part of a worship service.    

So, grab yourself some coffee, and let’s get started. 

Scripture Passages referenced:

Psalm 39

Today’s Psalm is read from our Book:
Psalms 1-72, A Simple Not Shallow Presentation

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