Greetings...
"Your mercy, O Lord is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O Lord, You preserve man and beast. How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings. They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house and You give them drink from the river of you pleasures. For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light. Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You. And Your righteousness to the upright in heart." (Psalm 36:5-10)
One of my favorite albums is by a troupe of people from Freeville New York...called THE LOVE INN COMMUNITY. This was a group of people led by a former New York disk jockey (Scott Ross) and a former member of Ronnie and the Ronnettes (Nedra Ross). For full details of this story read the book SCOTT FREE).
The album included Nedra, Phil Keaggy, Phil Maderia, Lynn Nichols and other members of this Christian community. The driving force behind this album is Ted Sandquist who was the Psalmist of the bunch...writing songs like Lion of Judah, Courts of the King, All That I Can Do and the song based on Psalm 36 called STEADFAST LOVE.
Psalm 36 is started off as "an oracle within my heart". Man's wickedness is contrasted with God's perfections.
TRANSGRESSION OF THE WICKED
1. There is no fear of God before his eyes. (quoted by Paul in Romans 3:18)
2. He flatters himself in his own eyes when he finds out his iniquity and when he hates.
3. The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit.
4. He has ceased to be wise.
5. He has ceased to do good.
6. He devises wickedness on his bed.
7. He sets himself in a way that is not good.
8. He does not abhor/reject/loathe evil.
The contrast to the wicked is God...and is wrapped up in one word...LOVINGKINDNESS.
This word comes from the Hebrew word..."chesed" which is also translated STEADFAST LOVE...MERCY...GOODNESS...UNFAILING LOVE and is equivalent to the New Testament Word GRACE.
GOD'S PERFECTIONS
1. Mercy
2. Faithfulness
3. Rightouesness
4. Judgments
5. Preserves
6. Lovingkindness/Steadfast Love
7. Precious
8. Under the shadow of His wings
9. Fullness of His house
10. Drinks from the river of His pleasure
11. The fountain of life
12. In His lighe we see light.
If you get a chance...find a copy of YOUR STEADFAST LOVE
Your steadfast love..extends to the heavens
Your faithfulness...reaches to the clouds
Your righteousness is like majestic mountains
And Your wisdom is like the depths of the sea
And You Come to Me
Filling my heart is Your lovingkindness
I find my peace....in the shadow of Your wings
I eat my fill from abundance in your household
And I drink from Your streams of rejoicing
And you come to me
Love and Steadfast Kisses
Rodney "The Goodness of God Is Everlasting" Boyd
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