Shining a light on the weekly Bible Lessons published in the Christian Science Quarterly®

Soul and Body

Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.

Dwelling place is translated from the Hebrew noun mā‘ôn, which can also mean refuge or protector. In this psalm, the only one attributed to Moses, its mention captures the spiritual significance of home for a people who had no fixed habitation for over forty years.

Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me. When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.

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Resources cited in this issue

RR: Henry, Matthew. Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible. Nashville: T. Nelson, 1997; Donne, John, quoted in Macdonald, William. Believer’s Bible Commentary. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2016.

Cit. 10: Radmacher, Earl D., Ronald Barclay Allen, and H. Wayne House. The NKJV Study Bible. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2007.

Cit. 15: Barclay, William. The Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Mark. Edinburgh: Saint Andrew, 1955. Revised and updated by Saint Andrew, 2001. Reprinted as The New Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Mark. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2001–04.

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