October 3, 2025
What do you say to God when you are in a cave? Psalm 142 is a classic lament that pours out a believer’s complaint to the Lord, petitions God for deliverance, and affirms a fundamental trust in the God of Israel. Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks discuss the meaning and significance of this Psalm […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Assembly, Complaint, Derek: Meditating on the Way, Disorientation, Isolation, Lament, Loneliness, Praise, Psalm 142, Psalms, Trust, Worship |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
January 10, 2025
(English Version Here) Los Salmos reflejan el alma y expresan nuestros intensos sentimientos de alabanza y adoración. Expresan nuestra confianza en Dios (Salmo 23), o nuestro deseo de adorarlo (Salmo 100), o nuestra devoción a sus caminos (Salmo 1). Pero también expresan nuestros momentos más profundos de desesperación, duda y cuestionamiento. Confiesan el pecado (Salmo […]
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Biblical Texts, Español | Tagged: Adoration, Confidence, Lament, Psalms, Salmos, Thanksgiving |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
October 23, 2024
Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks discuss one of the seven traditional Penitential Psalms, which are used annually at Lent. We question whether this a penitential prayer. Rather, it is a lament and cry for mercy from one who is suffering terribly and mistreated by others (much like in Job 16, for example). The Psalm […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Groaning, Healing, Job, Lament, Lent, Penitential, Psalm 6, Sickness, Suffering, Tears |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks