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Righteousness Looks Down
February 28th, 2019
There is none who does good, not even one.PSALM 14:3+Righteousness Looks DownPaul uses Psalm 14:3 to prove that "a person is not justified by works of the Law," Galatians 2:16. Thus Luther writes:] Th... Read More
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The Office of the Holy Spirit
February 27th, 2019
The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. They have all turned aside.PSALM 14:2-3+The Office of the Holy SpiritWe draw the uni... Read More
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Go Farther Than You Feel
February 26th, 2019
The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."PSALM 14:1+Go Farther Than You FeelThese Magi here teach us the true faith. After they heard the sermon and the word of the prophet, they were not idle or... Read More
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A Most Beautiful Analogy
February 25th, 2019
The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.PSALM 12:6+A Most Beautiful AnalogyThe Gospel is called "silver," first, because it is precio... Read More
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Be Not Wise in Your Own Conceits
February 24th, 2019
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts, those who say, "With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is master over us?"PSALM 12:3-4+Be Not Wise in ... Read More
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You Are Not Alone
February 23rd, 2019
Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.PSALM 12:1+You Are Not AloneSince the ingratitude and the wickedness of the burghers, the peasant... Read More
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A God Who Sleeps?
February 22nd, 2019
[The LORD'S] eyes see, His eyelids test the children of man.PSALM 11:4+A God Who Sleeps?According to Cassiodorus…."eyes" denote God's clear knowledge concerning the righteous, while "eyelids" are, as ... Read More
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In the Meantime
February 21st, 2019
Why, O LORD, do You stand far away? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?PSALM 10:1+In the MeantimeWe find those mournful laments in the psalms, such as “Arise!” in Psalm 7:6 and "Why does Tho... Read More
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It's Not Always What It Seems
February 20th, 2019
Those who know Your name put their trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.PSALM 9:10+It's Not Always What It Seems[God] is really a helper in need. For He does not forsake... Read More
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In Due Time
February 19th, 2019
The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.PSALM 9:9+In Due TimeThen the Lord appeared to Abram, and said: To your descendants I will give this land [Genesis 12:7]. A... Read More
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The Fair Judge
February 18th, 2019
He judges the world with righteousness, He judges the peoples with equity.PSALM 9:8 (RSV)+The Fair JudgeEquity and justice are generally distinguished in the Scriptures in this way, that equity looks ... Read More
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Sluggish Confessions
February 17th, 2019
I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of Your wonderful deeds.PSALM 9:1+Sluggish ConfessionsConfess is a single word in Hebrew that among Hebrews means as much as all ... Read More