by Stephen Cervera | May 13, 2025 | Psalmic Symmetry, Scriptural Analysis, Set Analysis
Reading: Psalms 13, 43, 73, 103, 133 Overview of Each Psalm: Psalm 13 – How Long, O Yahweh?A short but intense lament. The psalmist pleads for God’s attention in the face of sorrow and enemies but ends in trust and rejoicing, despite the silence. Psalm 43 – Send Out...
by Stephen Cervera | May 12, 2025 | Psalmic Symmetry, Scriptural Analysis, Set Analysis
Reading: Psalms 12, 42, 72, 102, 132 Overview of Each Psalm: Psalm 12 – Help, O Yahweh!A cry for help in a corrupt and deceitful generation. Flattering lips and proud tongues abound, but Yahweh promises to protect the needy and uphold His pure words. Psalm 42 – Why...
by Stephen Cervera | May 11, 2025 | Psalmic Symmetry, Scriptural Analysis, Set Analysis
Overview of Each Psalm: Psalm 11 – “In Yahweh I have taken refuge” A bold affirmation of trust when society’s moral foundations are collapsing. Yahweh tests both the righteous and the wicked, and loves those who are upright. Psalm 41 – “Blessed is he who has regard...
by Stephen Cervera | May 11, 2025 | For Believers, Psalmic Symmetry, Scriptural Analysis, Theology, Uncategorized, Wisdom
I’ve been reading the Psalms for years. Like many believers, I’ve turned to them for comfort in grief, language for worship, and a framework for prayer when words fail me. But not long ago, I stumbled onto something that I can only describe as… astonishing. And the...
by Stephen Cervera | May 10, 2025 | Psalmic Symmetry, Scriptural Analysis, Set Analysis
Overview of Each Psalm: Psalm 10 – A lament over the apparent triumph of the wicked and God’s seeming silence. Yet the psalmist affirms that Yahweh hears the desire of the afflicted and will act. Psalm 40 – A song of deliverance remembered and deliverance requested...
by Stephen Cervera | May 8, 2025 | Psalmic Symmetry, Scriptural Analysis, Set Analysis
Day 8 Readings: Psalms: 8, 38, 68, 98, 128 Thematic and Linguistic Review by ChatGPT using the Lexham English Bible (LEB) 📘 Overview of Each Psalm Psalm 8 – Majestic Yahweh, Mindful of Man A hymn of awe at God’s glory in creation and wonder that He cares for...
