my pearls from the psalms

The book of Psalms is a treasure book for life. Like any treasure there must be the willingness to search (read) to discover the riches contained within the pages. On this page is "a pearl" I discovered for myself from a particular psalm. Using the original King James version I pick ONLY ONE verse (the pearl) from each psalm. Some psalms are easier than others, ranging from 2 verses (Psalm 117) to 176 (Psalm 119). Before reading a psalm, I say a little prayer. "Lord, open your Word to me and open me to your Word.”

Psalm 7:8 ~ "The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me."

Summary: This chapter is about judgment and might be summarized with "You made your bed now sleep in it." Reading the chosen verse from Psalm 7 could be the tide against our "counter-culture" of today. What am I doing to keep a righteous spirit within me so that I can make a difference? Or am I standing by watching the slippery slope of morality get steeper?  "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men (good people) do nothing" (Edmund Burke, 1729-1797). Standing by or standing strong. A choice that must be made. 

Pastor Kevin