{"id":2073,"date":"2010-06-19T19:07:54","date_gmt":"2010-06-19T23:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/?p=2073"},"modified":"2010-06-19T19:07:54","modified_gmt":"2010-06-19T23:07:54","slug":"from-the-feast-to-the-faint-heart-psalm-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=2073","title":{"rendered":"From the feast to the faint-heart- Psalm 61"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Psalm 61<\/h6>\n<h6>For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David. <\/h6>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup> Hear my cry, O God; <br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; listen to my prayer.  <\/p>\n<p><sup>2<\/sup> From the ends of the earth I call to you, <br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I call as my heart grows faint; <br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.  <\/p>\n<p><sup>3<\/sup> For you have been my refuge, <br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a strong tower against the foe.  <\/p>\n<p><sup>4<\/sup> I long to dwell in your tent forever <br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and take refuge in the shelter of your wings. <br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Selah  <\/p>\n<p><sup>5<\/sup> For you have heard my vows, O God; <br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.  <\/p>\n<p><sup>6<\/sup> Increase the days of the king&#8217;s life, <br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; his years for many generations.  <\/p>\n<p><sup>7<\/sup> May he be enthroned in God&#8217;s presence forever; <br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.  <\/p>\n<p><sup>8<\/sup> Then will I ever sing praise to your name <br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and fulfill my vows day after day. <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I had the feast in the presence today.&nbsp; I&#8217;d been planning it all last week- making up recipes when I couldn&#8217;t find one- tasting, testing and creating wonderful foods.<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/the-feast-005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"304\" alt=\"the feast 005\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/the-feast-005_thumb.jpg\" width=\"405\" border=\"0\"><\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t invite enemies.&nbsp; I don&#8217;t know my enemies that well.&nbsp; I don&#8217;t know my enemies at all, really.&nbsp; So, I invited friends who were happy to come and eat and discuss and share in the meal. <\/p>\n<p>But doesn&#8217;t David remind you of yourself?&nbsp; I do this all the time- waiver between a place of confidence and faith and a heart that grows faint.&nbsp; One moment I&#8217;m really trusting and secure and the next doubt sets in and suddenly the world is a fearful place. <\/p>\n<p>And then I call out for assurance and prolonged protection.&nbsp; Preserve me, Oh LORD!&nbsp; And then I will sing praise to your name. <\/p>\n<p>I am of the tribe of Wishy- Washies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psalm 61 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David. 1 Hear my cry, O God; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; listen to my prayer. 2 From the ends of the earth I call to you, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I call as my heart &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=2073\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spiritualinsights"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2073\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}