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Psalms 25:17-18 seems strange
Psalms 25 verses 17-18 "The troubles of my heart are enlarged; O bring thou me out of my distresses. Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins"
As David was calling for the release of his trouble and distress, he did a strange thing to ask for forgiveness of his sins. Now wait a minute, shouldn't he calling for repentence of his enemies other than his own ? It is infact them who is sinning big time for causing him distress.
Maybe he knew something about human conflict that we don't. Maybe he knew it is good that to be contrite and quick to seek forgiveness from the Lord for our part in the trouble we are in. Maybe he knew that repentence can bring us closer to Him and that its good for the soul.
As David was calling for the release of his trouble and distress, he did a strange thing to ask for forgiveness of his sins. Now wait a minute, shouldn't he calling for repentence of his enemies other than his own ? It is infact them who is sinning big time for causing him distress.
Maybe he knew something about human conflict that we don't. Maybe he knew it is good that to be contrite and quick to seek forgiveness from the Lord for our part in the trouble we are in. Maybe he knew that repentence can bring us closer to Him and that its good for the soul.
posted by Hiew Hong Teck # 1:20 PM
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
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