A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. |
Psalm 38:1-22 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks] |
O Lord, [don't scold] me in Your [anger.] Neither [chastise] in Your hot displeasure. For Your arrows stick [tight within] me, & Your hand [severely presses] me [down.] |
There is no soundness, [a.k.a. stability,] in my flesh, because of Your anger. Neither is there any rest [for] my bones, because of my sin. For [my sins] [overwhelm me,] & [have] gone over [my] head. They are too heavy for me [to carry,] [like] a heavy burden. |
My wounds stink, & are [disgusting,] because of my foolishness. I am troubled & [terribly] bowed down. All day long, I go mourning. For my [torso] is filled with a [repulsive] disease, & there is no [stability] in my flesh. I am feeble, [a.k.a. weak,] & [severely] broken. I have [groaned, because] of the [unrest within] my heart. |
Lord, all my desire is before You; & all my [groans aren't hidden] from You. My heart [pants] & my strength [fails] me. For the light of [my] eyes [has] also gone from me. |
My friends & [those whom I love,] stand [at a] [distance,] [away] from My [affliction;] & My [relatives] stand [far away.] [Luke 23:48-49 And all the people, [who] came together to that sight, [saw] the things [that] were done, & [struck] their [chests,] & returned. And all His [acquaintances,] & the women, [who] followed [Jesus Christ] from Galilee, stood [far] off, [seeing] these things.] |
[Those who] also seek after My life, lay [traps] for Me, & [those who] seek My [harm,] speak [of] mischievous [plots,] & imagine [deceitful] [plans] all day long. [Matthew 26:3-4 Then the chief priests, scribes, & elders of the people, assembled together to the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, & consulted [so] they might take Jesus by [trickery,] & kill Him.] |
But I, [like] a deaf man, [didn't] hear, & I was [like] a [mute] man, [who doesn't open] his mouth. [Isaiah 53:6-7 *All we, like sheep, have gone astray. We have turned everyone to his own way, & the Lord [has] laid on Him the [sin] of all of us. |
He was oppressed, & He was afflicted, yet He [didn't open] His mouth. He is brought [like] a lamb to the slaughter, & [like] a sheep before [its] shearers is [mute,] so He [didn't open] His mouth.] |
Thus, I was [like] a man [who doesn't hear,] & in whose mouth [there] are no [responses.] [Mark 14:59-62 But neither did their [testimony] agree together. And the high priest stood up in the [middle,] & asked Jesus, saying, [Do] You [answer] nothing? What is it [that] these [testify] against You? But He held His peace, & answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him, & said to Him, [Are] You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said, I Am. And you shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right han of power, coming in the clouds [from] heaven.] |
O Lord, for I do hope in You. You [will] hear, O Lord, my God. For I said, Hear Me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over Me: when My foot [slips.] They magnify themselves against Me. For I am ready to [fall,] & My sorrow is continually before Me. I will be sorry for My sins: For I will declare [My] iniquities. [2 Corinthians 5:20-21 Then, we are now ambassadors for Christ, as though God [urged] you [through] us. We pray [for] you in Christ's [place, so] you [are] reconciled to God. For [God has] made [Christ,] Who knew no sin, to be sin for us, [so] that we might be made [through] Him, the righteousness of God.] |
But [my] enemies are [vigorous,] & they are strong. [Those who] wrongfully hate Me, are multiplied. Also, [those who give] evil for good, are My adversaries, because I follow [what] is good. [Romans 12:2 And [don't] be conformed [a.k.a similar to,] to this world: but you be transformed by the renewing of your mind, [so] that you may [test] what is that good, acceptable, & perfect will of God.] |
O Lord, [don't abandon] Me. O my God, [don't be far from Me. [Hurry] to help Me, O Lord, My Salvation. [Mark 15:34 And at the 9th hour Jesus cried [out] with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? Which is, being interpreted, My God, My God, why have You [abandoned] Me?] |
And I heard, but [didn't understand.] Then, I said, O my Lord, What shall be the end of these things? And He said, Go [on] your way, Daniel: for the Words are closed up and sealed till the time of the End. Daniel 12:8-9 KJV
About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible:
About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling
About Understanding the Bible:
Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible.
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV.
Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning.
For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.
The Table Format:
The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.
By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.