June 27

<p>Psalm 80-85 We are in the Wisdom Stream reading from the New King James Version this week. 7streamsmethod.com | @7StreamsMethod | @serenatravis | #7Stream | <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YPPA8XGTQ2YHU">Donate</a> Commentary by Dr. Drake Travis</p> <blockquote> <div>Thank you God for your great faithfulness. You truly are our heavenly Father. Your desire is for us to walk with you and for you to hear our grateful response to your love.  You are the God we Love. Amen</div> </blockquote> <p>80 - This Psalms comes on the heels of a great disaster that was spelled out painfully in Psalm 79. It seems to give comment to a time when Israel as a nation (before being a kingdom divided) is attempting to recover.  The mood has a concession tone similar to, "God, you're right, we were wrong, we got punished, we deserved it, we are down, you've been angry with us, we are now wondering how long you are going to be 'cross' with us. We wish to be restored, please.  The shame of seeing your land and your people smashed is horrible to us too.  Revive us again so that we may call upon your Name. We wish to worship in your presence and be saved.</p> <div>81 - God has been so true and supportive of His people.  His sustenance and protection have been unfailing,  He made the rules clear as the noonday sun - <u>no idols and no foreign gods</u>... and yet they wouldn't listen. They could have blessed God with their obedience and He would have satisfied them with the richest. But their hands were placed <em>over their ears</em> instead of raised in surrender to God who loved them. <div>82 - is another Psalm about Israel's wayward nature.  The focus here is pointed to unjust judges who are derelict in their duty.  The show partiality and favor the wicked for pay offs no doubt. They neglect the needy and oppressed.  Injustice seems to be upsetting the foundations of everything.  The writer; Asaph, who was David's worship director, is calling on God to come and judge the earth since the peo