About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

3/23/2024

Psalm 13:1-6 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

 

A Psalm of David, to the chief Musician.

Psalm 13:1-6           Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

How long will You forget me, O Lord? Forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? [Psalm 89:46 How long, Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever? Shall Your [fury] burn like fire?] 

How long shall I [console] my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? How long shall [my] enemy be exalted over me? Hear me, O lord, my God & consider & [enlighten] my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death. 

Lest [my] enemies say, I have prevailed against him & those [who] trouble me, rejoice when I'm [removed.] 

But I have trusted in Your mercy. My heart shall rejoice in Your Salvation. I will sing to the Lord, because He has [shared abundant mercy] with me. 

3/22/2024

Psalm 12:1-8 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

 

A Psalm of David, to the chief Musician [at] Sheminith.

Psalm 12:1-8            Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

Lord, help; for the godly man ceases [to exist;] for the faithful fail from among the children of men. 

[Micah 7:2 The good man [has] perished out of the earth & there [are no] upright among men. They all lie in wait [to ambush,] for [bloodshed.] Every man hunts his brother with a net.] 

Everyone with his neighbor [speaks] [what is] vanity,: with flattering lips & [speaks] with a [two-faced] heart. The Lord shall cut off all [those with] flattering lips & the tongue that speaks proud things. 

Who [has] said, We will prevail; with our own [mouth] & lips. Who is Lord over us? Now, I will arise, for the oppression of the poor & for the [sighs] of the needy, says the Lord. I will [put] him in safety from [one who scoffs] at him.

The words of the Lord are pure words: [like] silver tried in a furnace of [clay,] purified 7 times. You shall keep them safe, O Lord. from this generation forever. The wicked [follow] on every side when the [most repulsive] men are glorified. 

3/21/2024

Psalm 11:1-7 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

 

A Psalm of David, to the chief Musician.

Psalm 11:1-7            Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

I put my trust in the Lord. How [do] you say to my soul, Flee [like] a bird to Your mountain? For, [look,] the wicked bend their bow & they [get] their arrow ready on the [bow] string, [so] they can [secretly] shoot at [those] with [righteous hearts.]

What can the righteous do, if the foundations [are] destroyed? [Psalm 82:5 They [don't] know & neither will they understand. They walk on in the darkness & all the foundations of the earth are [off] course.] 

The Lord is in His holy temple & the Lord's throne is in heaven. His eyes [see it] & His eyelids [test] the children of men. The Lord [tests] the righteous: but His soul [loathes] the wicked & [those who] love violence.

[God] shall rain [traps] of: fire, brimstones & horrible [storms,] upon the wicked. This shall be the portion of their cup.

[Revelation 14:10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation. And he shall be tormented with fire & brimstone in the presence of the Holy Angels & in the presence of the Lamb.]

For the righteous Lord loves righteousness. His countenance [does see] the upright.

3/20/2024

Psalm 10:1-18 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

 

Psalm 10:1-18            Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

Why [do] You stand [far away,] O Lord? Why [do] You hide Yourself in times of trouble? In his pride, the wicked persecute the poor. Let them be [caught in their plots] they have imagined. [Psalm 9:15 The heathen are [sunken] down in the pit that they made. Their own foot is [caught] in the net [that] they hid.] 

For the wicked boast of his heart's desire & blesses the [envious,] whom the Lord [loathes.] Through the pride of his [appearance,] the wicked won't seek after God. God isn't in all his thoughts.

Your judgments are far [beyond] his sight. His ways are always grievous & as for all his enemies, he puffs at them [in disgust.] He said [within] his heart, I shall not be [removed:] for I shall never [have] adversity.

[Psalm 49:11 Their thought [within] is that their house shall continue forever & their dwelling places to all generations. They call their lands after their own names.] 

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit & fraud. Under his tongue is [what is] mischief & vanity. He sits in the secret places of villages lurking, he [murders] the innocent.

His eyes are [secretly] set against the poor. He lies in wait, secretly [to ambush like] a lion in his den. He lies in wait to catch the poor. He catches the poor, when he [entices] him into his net.

He [deceptively] crouches & humbles himself, [so] the poor may fall by his strong [hoodlums.] He has said in his heart, God has forgotten. He hides His face & He will never see it.

Arise, O Lord. O God, lift up Your hand & [don't] forget the humble. [Psalm 17:7 Show Your marvelous loving kindness, by Your right hand, O You, [Who] saves [those who] put their trust in You, from those [who] rise up against them.]

[For what reason do] the wicked [despise] God? He has said in his heart, You won't require [me to be accountable for] it. You have seen it, for You [see] mischief & spite, to [repay] it with Your hand.

The poor [devotes] himself to You. You are the helper of the fatherless. [Psalm 68:5 In His holy habitation, God is a Father to the fatherless & a judge [on behalf] of the widows.]

[Lord God,] break the arm of the wicked & the evil man. Seek out his wickedness [until] You find none. The Lord is King forever & ever. The heathen [have] perished out of His land. 

Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart & will cause Your ear to hear & to judge the fatherless & oppressed, [so] that the [wicked] man of the earth, may no [longer] oppress. 

[Matthew 5:10 Blessed are [those who] are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.]

3/19/2024

Psalm 9:1-20 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

A Psalm of David, to the chief Musician upon Muth-Labben

Psalm 9:1-20            Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart. I will [tell of] all Your marvelous works. I will be glad & rejoice in You. I will sing praise to Your Name, O You, Most High. 

When [my] enemies [have] turned back, they shall fall & perish [in] Your presence. For You have [preserved] my [rights & my cause.] You sat [on] the throne judging, [what was] right. 

You [chastised] the heathen & You have destroyed the wicked. You have [extinguished] their name for ever & ever. O enemy, [your destruction] & cities you have destroyed [have] come to a [total] end.

Their [memory] has perished with them. But the Lord shall endure forever. He has prepared His throne for judgment. And He shall judge the world in righteousness & He shall [administer justice] to the people [honestly.] 

[Psalm 98:9 Before the Lord; for He comes to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness & the people with equity.] Also, the Lord will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. [Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge & strength, a very present help in trouble.] 

And [those who] know Your Name will put their trust in You. For You, Lord, haven't [abandoned those who] seek You. Sing praises to the Lord, [Who] dwells in Zion. 

Declare among the people His [actions.] When [God interrogates about bloodshed,] He remembers them. He [doesn't] forget the cry of the humble. [Genesis 9:6 [Whoever] sheds man's blood, by man, his blood shall be shed. For in the image of God, He made man.] 

Have mercy on me, O Lord & consider my trouble which I suffer, [because] of [those who] hate me. You, [Who] lifts me up from the gates of death: [so] I may [tell of] all Your praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion [a.k.a. Jerusalem.]

I will rejoice in Your salvation. The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made. Their own foot is [caught] in the net which they hid. The Lord is known by the judgment which He executes. 

The wicked [are] snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion [a.k.a. song or meditation.] The wicked & all the nations that forget God shall be turned into hell. For the needy shall not always be forgotten.

The [hope] of the poor shall not perish forever. Arise, O Lord & [don't] let man prevail. Let the heathen be judged in Your sight. Put them in fear, O Lord; [so] that the nations know [they are only] men. Selah. 


 

3/18/2024

Psalm 8:1-9 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

 

A Psalm Of David, to the chief Musician upon Gittith

Psalm 8:1-9            Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your Name in all the earth! Who has [put] Your glory above the heavens. 

Out of the mouth of babes & [the nursing,] You have [appointed] strength, because of Your enemies, [so] You might [silence] the enemy & the avenger. 

When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon & stars, which You have [decreed.]

[Genesis 1:16-17 And God made 2 great lights. The greater light to rule the day & the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. And God [put] them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.]

What is man, that You are mindful of him? And the son of man, that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels & have crowned him with glory & honor.

*You made Him to have [control] over the works of Your hands. You have put all things under HIs feet: All sheep, oxen, [animals] of the field, the [birds] of the air & the fish of the sea & [whatever] passes through the paths of the seas.

[Revelation 1:6-8 And from Jesus Chris, Who is the faithful witness & the first begotten of the dead & the Prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him, [Who] loved us & washed us from our sins in His own blood. And has made us [a kingdom of] priests to God & His Father & to Him be glory I dominion forever & ever. Amen.

Behold, He comes with clouds & every eye shall see Him. And [those] also [who] pierced Him. Even so. Amen. I am [the] Alpha & Omega, the beginning & the Ending, says the Lord, which is & which was & which is to come, the Almighty.]

O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your Name in all the earth!

3/17/2024

Psalm 7:1-17 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

 

Shiggalon of David, [that] he sang to the Lord, concerning the words of Cush, the Benjamite

Psalm 7:1-17            Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

O Lord, my God, in You I do put my trust. Deliver me & save me from all [those who] persecute me: lest he tear my soul like a lion, [tearing] it in pieces, while there [are] none to deliver. [Psalm 31:15 My times are in Your hand. Deliver me from the hand of [my] enemies & from [those who] persecute me.] 

O Lord, my God, if I have done this & if there [is sin] in my hands, if I have rewarded evil [to] him, [who] was at peace with me, ([Yes,] I have delivered him, [who is] my enemy without cause.) 

Let the enemy persecute my soul & take it. Let him [trample] down my life on earth & lay my honor in the [dirt.] Selah. Arise, O Lord, in Your anger. Lift Yourself up, because of the rage of [my] enemies.

[Awaken] me to the judgment You have commanded for [me.] [Psalm 35:23 Stir Yourself up & [awaken] to my judgment, even to my [case,] my God & my Lord.] So shall the congregation of the people [surround around] You. Therefore, You return on high, for their sakes. 

The Lord shall judge the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness & [my] integrity, that is [within] me. [Psalm 43:1 Judge me, O God & plead my [case] against an ungodly nation. O deliver me from the deceitful & unjust man.] 

Oh, let the [sinfulness] of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just. For God [tests] the hearts & [minds of] the righteous. My defense is [from] God, [Who] saves [those] with upright [hearts.] 

God judges the righteous & God is angry with the wicked every day. If he [doesn't return, God] will [sharpen] His sword. He has bent His bow & made it ready. 

[Isaiah 51:11 Therefore, the redeemed of the Lord shall return & come with singing to Zion. And everlasting joy shall be upon their [heads.] They shall obtain gladness & joy & sorrow & mourning shall flee away.] 

[God] has the instruments of death for him. He [directs] His arrows against the persecutors. [Look,] he has conceived mischief [that causes harm & labors] with iniquity & is [delivered] by [falsehood.]

[Isaiah 59:4 None call for justice, nor any plead for truth. They trust in vanity & speak lies. They conceive mischief & [deliver] iniquity.] He made a pit & [dug] it & [has] fallen into the ditch [that] he made. 

[Job 4:8 Even as I have seen, [those who] plow iniquity & sow wickedness, [harvest] the same.] His mischief shall return upon his own head & his violent [behavior] shall come down on [top] his own [head.] 

I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness & will sing praise to the Name of the Lord Most High.
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