Today’s Bible Translation

Bible translation used in today’s episode: Ch. 21 NKJV, Ch 22 GWT, Ch 23 KJV

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Thoughts

Anything in particular occur to you when you heard the opening sentence of Chapter 22, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” You probably thought of Jesus on the cross when He said those words. And then as you listened, you were probably very much thinking that this must be a prophetic look at the crucifixion. 

Well guess what. It seems that scholars through the centuries have differed on this point. Some have said that this is just a psalm by and about King David. Others have said that this is all about Jesus, and others say it’s primarily about David, but also, in  a secondary role, about Jesus. So since there is not a consensus, I don’t think we can get dogmatic. There certainly seems to be several images of Jesus, but some parts don’t seem to apply as much. So my advice is to read this psalm, and ask the Holy Spirit to show you what He wants you to see. 

Oh, I guess we should mention chapter 23. Not bad, huh?

Of course, this is probably in the running for the most quoted verses in the entire Bible, the other verses being the Lord’s Prayer. 

I love the 23rd Psalm because it is so comforting. Don’t you think? I’m not going to do a deconstruction of it here, but this is a Psalm that one could meditate on for hours. For days. For a lifetime. I’ve been a believer since I was a teenager, and I soon have a birthday coming up, and I’ll be turning…well let’s just say I’m collecting social security now and have been for awhile…and yes, after all these years I still love spending time with this Psalm. I’m so thankful that the Holy Spirit inspired David to write it down for us.