Psalm 33:1–22 (KJV 1900)

1 Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: For praise is comely for the upright.

2 Praise the Lord with harp: Sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

3 Sing unto him a new song; Play skilfully with a loud noise.

4 For the word of the Lord is right; And all his works are done in truth.

5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: He layeth up the depth in storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

9 For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: He maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

11 The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; And the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

13 The Lord looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men.

14 From the place of his habitation he looketh Upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; He considereth all their works.

16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: A mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

17 An horse is a vain thing for safety: Neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his mercy;

19 To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.

20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord: He is our help and our shield.

21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, Because we have trusted in his holy name.

22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, According as we hope in thee.

(paragraph delineation mine)

Psalm 119:169–176

169  TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.

170  Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.

171  My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

172  My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.

173  Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

174  I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.

175  Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.

176  I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

Back Into The Fray...I Guess

I said I would stop commenting on political issues. I said I was out of politics. I'm hopeless.

It's like the scene in one of godfather movies where what's his name, the son of the godfather, is sitting in the kitchen with his wife and he says something like, "Every time I want out they keep drawing me back in!"

I use to be an avid news reader. There were certain websites I had bookmarked and spent a lot of time looking into things. I had to because I was debating certain people on f/suck, you know, those wacky Left Wing Democrats. Talking about "headbutting" your keyboard. Man O' Man, I never thought wrangling about political and social issues could get me so fired up!

What used to bug me were hacks who had no idea of what they were talking about. Do you know people actually copy paste whole arguments from other websites and claim it as their own? Unabashed Plagiarism. It's true. I knew a guy who did it all the time. The pathetic thing was all his fb friends thought he was so smart.

I finally had to put an end to it. Now I can proudly boast that I am no longer an active participant on fb. I mean it. I don't argue with people anymore. I don't click "like" except maybe once a while, and when I do it is not on political comments or memes.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying I'm a expert on political theory, history, or can talk at great length on social issues and the like, but I know what I know. I spent a lot time on certain issues just so I could write half way intelligently about it.

What prompted this little post was something I read. Apparently Sanders (the commie) claims Trump (the liberal hack) wanted to actually lower the minimum wage. This is a quote from Trump defending his position:

"In fact, some of the folks on your network said, 'Wow that was really a lie; he said that I wanted to go less than minimum wage' — this is a new one because I'm the one Republican that said in some cases we have to go more than minimum wage, but what I like is states," -- Business Insider -Pamela Engel

Now I want to make one thing absolutely clear. I am not a intellectual snob. Never underestimate someone who talks or writes like an moron. You may think someone is dumb by the way they look or talk, but let me tell you my friend, in some cases they can run intellectual circles around you if you keep your mouth shut long enough.  

That said, I am not convinced this applies to Trump. Listen to the what he says.  "...but I what I like is states". Are you kidding me? This is the man who might be President of United States? And who are these people who nominated him for the Republican party? 

When I think about the candidates Americans are choosing it absolutely baffles me. (don't get me started on Obama and Hilary) But Trump? There must be a Sci-Fi explanation for this. There has to be. Like maybe the state of affairs in another Possible World is somehow colliding with our world and we can't tell the difference. Yeah, that's it! It must be! 

YUKKING IT UP: President Barack Obama took a joking and tone-deaf detour -- Daily Mail

During the Presidents press conference after the Munich shooting, Obama slips in a "little humor". You can hear the press laughing. Is this right? Click the link: Munich: Radical Islamist Terrorist Shooting-- President Obama Laughing

The Preacher

Psa 107:9-15

9  For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

10  Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

11  Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

12  Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

13  Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

14  He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

15  Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

I sometimes think all the preacher has to do is read the word of God. I understand this is not all he must do but the Bible has power of its own. When you read the words, and make the connections in your mind, then you begin to understand the great and awesome salvation He has given us in His son, Jesus Christ. 

"Oh that men would praise the LORD for His goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!"