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Top 10 Psalms
That wraps up the Psalms!
These have been popular summaries, so I thought I would compile the Top 10 according to number of retweets. Without further ado..
- Psalm 23
The LORD is my shepherd. He leads me in paths of righteousness. I will fear no evil. I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. - Psalm 121
I lift up my eyes to the hills; my help comes from the LORD. He who keeps you will not slumber. The LORD will keep you from all evil. - Psalm 138
I give you thanks, O LORD! All the kings of the earth will praise you. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. - Psalm 62
My soul waits for God alone. He alone is my rock and my salvation. Trust in him at all times, O people. Power and love belong to God. - Psalm 46
God is our refuge. We will not fear, though the earth give way. The nations rage, kingdoms fall. "Be still and know that I am God." - Psalm 117
Praise the LORD! For great is his love towards us. - Psalm 37
Do not be envious of evildoers, for they will fade like the grass. The righteous will inherit the earth. The LORD is their stronghold. - Psalm 1
Blessed is the man who does not walk with the wicked, whose delight is in the law of the LORD. He is like a tree planted by the water. - Psalm 40
I waited patiently for the LORD. He drew me up from the pit. I delight to do your will, O God. My heart fails me, but you are my help. - Psalm 84
How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD! A day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. For the LORD is a sun and shield.
Psalm 23 at number 1 is no surprise, but Psalm 121 was actually only one retweet behind.
Most of the Top 10 contain famous and quotable verses. The main surprise is Psalm 138 at Number 3.
On to Proverbs tomorrow...
@twystematics
Here's a great project. Steve Holmes - a lecturer in theology at St Andrews - is tweeting a body of systematic theology at @twystematics.
For example, most recently:
1.3 Only God truly knows God. God knows Himself fully, truly, and immediately. God’s self-knowledge is true theology.
— twystematics (@twystematics) April 2, 2012
It will be fascinating to see how this turns out! I'm anticipating the theology equivalent of Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.
You can find out more at twystematics.org.
Halfway
I'm halfway through the project!
It's been an incredible journey so far. I'm brewing an article on what I've learned about Scripture, digital culture and spiritual discipline. But in the meantime, here are ten slightly more unexpected things that I know a lot more about now than when I started:
- English grammar
- Using the Twitter API
- The geography of Ancient Israel
- The workings of the mainstream media
- The idiosyncrasies of English Bible translations
- How tempting it is to sell out
- How much longer the Old Testament is than the New
- Methods for preventing comment spam on web forms
- The middle chapter of the Bible
- The kindness of the great majority of those who get in contact
Thank you all so much for your support!
On to Psalm 118...
I summarised all 1,189 chapters of the Bible on Twitter - one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day for over three years.
Click ☰Summaries above to view the archive.
Find out about the project here, you can buy the Bible Summary book on Kindle or in paperback, and feel free to get in contact if you have any comments or questions.