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****** Blog 73 Dec 6, 2002 I think of reading Psalms (David's) as being like tapping into an underground spiritual river.(Not to be confused with the emotional feelings brought by reading the surface). So the surface reading is not the only part, but sometimes is even a distraction, so much so that I sometimes prefer one which the surface message is not relevant to my thoughts except as a vehicleto the underground stuff. Then again sometimes I prefer to have both.In the case of the 23rd Psalm (TheLord is my sheppard one) I like boththe surface and the underground,but the underground one is different in feeling from most other underground.Another of my favorites is the 22ndPsalm in which the surface meaning is in part different from my usual mental state, but the underground is good. ****** Blog 79 Dec 27, 2002 Still love reading those Psalms by David, tho as I wrote some where else, I don't always feel what he's saying but am strengthened anyhow. I hate it when those trans-lations don't tell which Psalms are his. ****** Blog 87 - Jan 14, 2003 Psalms - Tho I get a lot of help from Psalms of David, it seems like there might needs to be an attitude of expecting spiritual good from them,as I don't read them for their literal meanings much of the time as I said.Like the below the surface type of stuff promised to Esau (by my interpretation of Jacob's blessing which also came to others because Esau may not have fully lived up to his potential). Whatever, I find them a key staple in my present program. **** Blog 94 "Son of Man" More on Psalms 8:4-? which goes something like "What is man that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor.Thou hast made him have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; etc."As I said in my last blog I am not sure who is being refered to as "him". Who has had all things put under his feet. **** blog 93 Post 3 on "Son of Man"With regard to the concept of the "Son of Man" concept, it seems to me that one should remember that at least part of it is probably derived from Isaac's blessings on his sons, which is perhaps a human deed. The blessings on Abraham from God was that he would be a blessing and that people who blessed him would be blessed and those who cursed him would be cursed. Also I wonder if part of the importance of the concept is gotten from David's psalm where he says (Psalms 8:4) something like "What is man that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?For thou hast made him a littlelower than the angels etc."Does the angels comment refer to "man" or "the son of man" or both? Then that psalm would make sense in a little different way. I'll have to check it out, but my source for Jewish scripture is on vacation. ****** blog 96 I find that in reading the Psalms of David that actual vocalization even at whisper levels seem to enhance the experience. ****** blog100 Yet more Psalm stuff I checked up with help of acquaintance on Jewish commentaries on Psalmsand was surprised at the diversity of interpretations by some heavyweight commentators. For example, Psalms 110:1, the line "The Lord said unto my Lord..." is interpreted to refer to Simon Maccabee, or David, or king Saul, Whereas in Christian teachingJesus thought it refered to the messiah. ****** blog 101 Feb11 As I said in my last blog, I believe I have made a huge personal and even perhaps more serious discovery the somewhat hidden values of psalms. As I stated somewhereelse believe one can "read" his psalmsand while ignoring or partially literal meaning use the words to get spiritual enhancement. And (this is a reach) this may be what David was (modestly?) refering to in psalm where he speaks of drinking from the brook by the way. And I think can then amplify the spiritual boost so that one can get a bigger lift. More details to follow. Note: It may be terribly important (survival even?) to augment this type of psalm reading because of presentday circumstances (tho appear not to be serious). Also as I was discussing psalm 110:1, the line "The Lord said unto my Lord..." , which in general is interpreted generally in Jewish commentary to refer to Simon Maccabee, or David, or king Saul, I think it definitely is possible that the second "Lord" refers to messiah.Which is what consistent somewhat with what Jesus was saying. ***** Blog102 More on reading David's psalms. As I stated again in the last blog, I believe one can "read" David's psalms and while disregarding the literal meanings, use the feel to get spiritual enhancement, which can then be amplified to get a larger s piritual boost. Not all his psalms seem to me to be equal in their effects or even in kind. I personally find the 22nd psalm helpful, tho the famous23rd psalm is also good in a different way.Generally I find the psalms where David is in trouble to be the most helpful. And as I said, it may be terribly important (survival even?) to augment this type of psalm reading because of presentday circum- stances (tho things appear not to be serious). I believe this method of reading of David's psalmsis a heavy method for enhancing one's spirituality. **** Blog103 2/13/03 More on David's psalms - as I said earlier reading aloud can help the "effect", even at whisper level. Different ones give different effects; Also one can combine actual reading with the "effect". And eventually one can read other things and sometimes get some "effect". This seems to strengthen me and for some reason irritates the GKong. Altho GK are tricky to read. Sat 2/22/03 -107 ***** YMP (Yet More on Psalms) An example on reading of psalm of David -Psalm 27 (King James Version translation) verses 1 and 2 - 1. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid: 2. When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Comment: I read verse 1 in two ways, first for the (more or less) literal meaning and second for the spiritual feel "underneath" or "along side". I think I get more from using the second method. I read verse 2 using the second method (though I get the feel from reading) because the literal meaning is not what I am feeling at the moment. But this allows me to concentrate on the spirit- ual feeling underneath. To get back to the main page: Main Page Thank you for visiting my page at Angelfire. Please come back and visit again! Info on Reading David's Psalms
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