Comments for 0 at http://forwardmovement.org , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://forwardmovement.org Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:47:02 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://forwardmovement.org/wednesday-february-3-anskar.html#comment-651 Sorry for the late response - Andrea, I think that's a great point I did not jump to in my reading of the editors note. There are so many instances where one verse taken out of context leads to incorrect and sometimes heretical beliefs that I tend to be a bit cautious. - Josh Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:13:27 +0100 http://forwardmovement.org/wednesday-february-3-anskar.html#comment-646 richard - your point about God's blessings is correct - it's truly then our issue - are we willing to accept what He gives? i try more and more every day to do that - - daniel Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:39:48 +0100 http://forwardmovement.org/wednesday-february-3-anskar.html#comment-645 I agree with Andrea on this verse. Yes, it pertains to Solomon (that's assuming David wrote the psalm about his son, not a sure thing) but the psalm is a prayer that God will endow the king with a divine quality, justice. It will be that endowment from God, not any quality inherent in the king himself, that comes down like rain on the mown field. God sends blessings through people who are willing to accept what he gives. - Richard H. Schmidt, Editor, "Forward Day by Day" Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:29:36 +0100 http://forwardmovement.org/wednesday-february-3-anskar.html#comment-644 Josh, what you said is true, but it seems to me that the king and God are being conflated here. The psalm begins by asking God to give the king God's righteousness, so that he can act as God acts toward his people. Everything that follows can be read as being true of both the king AND God. At least, that's how I interpreted it. Why do you think it is important to make the distinction you make? How does that change your response to the psalm? I'd like to understand what you mean better. I always learn so much from seeing other people's thoughts in these comments. - Andrea Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:22:23 +0100 http://forwardmovement.org/wednesday-february-3-anskar.html#comment-643 This is the best example of how works in our lives. When it seems like its not going the way it should or things are going wrong, that is God raining on us and making us realize that the rain is going to help us grow. - Kevin T Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:44:56 +0100 http://forwardmovement.org/wednesday-february-3-anskar.html#comment-642 I think it is important to read the verse in the context of the passage. David is saying a prayer on behalf of Soloman. The verse is speaking of the king, not of God. - Josh Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:43:51 +0100