• ...><(((‘>  *Unfailing Love*  <’)))><...

• Psalm 13:5 5But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. Just because their parents love them so much, children may assume that they can have everything they want. Abusive children may try to intimidate other people because they think that their parents would back the... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Overcome *  <’)))><...

•   Psalm 13:4 4and my enemy will say, “I have   overcome him,” and my foes will   rejoice when I fall.    A newly installed pastor was very enthusiastic because the church was very much involved in advancement the kingdom of God on earth. However, on his first Sunday worship service in the said c... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Answer *  <’)))><...

• Psalm 13:3 3Look on me and answer, Lord my God.  Give light to my eyes, or I will   sleep in death.             On her birthday, her husband cooked delicious and scrumptious food. She appreciated and said, “You really are a great cook!” Her husband answered, “Well, What can I say? You are so sm... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Wrestle *  <’)))><...

• Psalm 13:2 2How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?  At a very young age, David was anointed as the next king of Israel. Did David seriously expect that he will eventually become king of Israel? For several years... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Forever *  <’)))><...

•   Psalm 13:1 1How long, Lord? Will you forget   me forever? How long will you hide   your face from me?    Personally, did you feel as if God has forgotten you forever when you cannot specifically sense the voice of the Lord? Did you feel like your prayer would just bounce back from the ceiling ... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Honor *  <’)))><...

• Psalm 12:7-8 7 You, Lord, will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked, 8who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.  Certain government authorities called them terrorists, but another group honored them as fellow human beings. Their supporters... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Tariff *  <’)))><...

• Psalm 12:6 7You, Lord, will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked.   Tariff has dominated the headline news, and the media tried to promote one side or the other. The newly elected president of a certain country implemented tariffs on goods coming from another country.... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Pure *  <’)))><...

• Psalm 12:6 6And the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.     Gold bars and silver bars that are sold in the market are marked 99.99% because they are not 100% pure gold or pure fine silver. Accordingly, pure fine silver is too soft to... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Protect *  <’)))><...

• Psalm 12:5 5“Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord. “I will protect them from those who malign them.”   Whenever the Israelites cried out and sought protection from the Lord, he will give them a deliverer who protected them from their oppressors. It... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Tongue *  <’)))><...

• Psalm 12:4 4those who say, “By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?” During court hearing, the lawyer of the defendant was heard giving instruction, “Keep your tongue shut,” to the person sitting next to him. And then, he proceeded to interview the witnes... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  * Flattery *  <’)))><...

• Psalm 12:3  3May the Lord silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue The supreme commander of Assyria flattered himself and shouted to the people of Jerusalem that the Lord cannot deliver them from his hands. He boasted that the god of other nations, have not rescued them from his han... [read more]

 

• ...><(((‘>  *Picture*  <’)))><...

• Psalm 12:2 2Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but   harbor deception in their hearts. “Before and after” pictures have become viral among social media users. They publish an older picture and a latest picture next to it. Someone publish a picture of two youths and a p... [read more]