O Lord, our Ruler, how glorious is Thy name in all the lands!PSALM 8:1 (according to Luther's translation)+His Divine and Human NamesThe name "Lord" is ascribed to no creature on earth, no, not even t...  Read More

The wicked man . . . makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made. His mischief returns upon his own head.PSALM 7:14-16+No Fairer LawThis is the wonderful wisdom of God, that ...  Read More

O LORD my God, if I have done this . . . if I have repaid my friend with evil or plundered my enemy without cause . . . lay my glory in the dust.PSALM 7:3-5+The Christian Religion[It] is not enough be...  Read More

All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled; they shall turn back and be put to shame in a moment.PSALM 6:10+The Greatest Blindness on Earth[My enemies] stand there in their sense of well-bei...  Read More

The LORD has heard my plea; the LORD accepts my prayer.PSALM 6:9+Cry, Implore, PrayThese words refer to a soul that is poor in spirit and has nothing left but crying, imploring, and praying in firm fa...  Read More

The LORD has heard the sound of my weeping.PSALM 6:8+The Good LifeGod is so disposed that He gladly hears those who cry and lament, but not those who feel smug and independent. Therefore the good life...  Read More

My soul also is greatly troubled. But You, O LORD—how long?PSALM 6:3+Goodness and Mercy DisguisedGod's strength and consolation are given to no one unless he asks for it from the bottom of his heart. ...  Read More

Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are troubled.PSALM 6:2+A Prayer for Body and SoulBe gracious to me, O Lord. That is, show me grace, so that I do not diss...  Read More