Re: The Biblical Thoughts of Clark Thompson

by clark thompson Wed Apr 08, 2015 12:44 am

[size=32]Psalm 107:4 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

⁴They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

[size=32]Psalm 107:4 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

⁴Some of them wandered in the dry desert.
They were looking for a place to live,
but they could not find a city.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

Without God we just wander.

by clark thompson Tue Apr 14, 2015 12:44 am

[size=32]Psalm 8:1 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

8 O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

[size=32]Psalm 8:1 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

8 Lord our Lord, your name is the most wonderful in all the earth!
It brings you praise everywhere in heaven.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

The Lord’s name is the only name whose praise never ends and is the only name that deserves our praise.

by clark thompson Tue Apr 21, 2015 12:45 am

[size=32]Lamentations 1:20 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

²⁰Behold, O Lord; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.

[size=32]Lamentations 1:20 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

²⁰“Look at me, Lord. I am in distress!
    I am upset, as if my heart turned upside down inside of me.
I feel this way because
    I have been so stubborn.
Out in the streets,
    I lost my children to the swords.
Inside, it is like death.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

Refusing to obey the Lord will bring suffering and the ultimate death.

by clark thompson Tue Apr 28, 2015 12:29 am

[size=32]Psalm 8:2 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

²Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

[size=32]Psalm 8:2 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

²From the mouths of children and babies come songs of praise to you.
They sing of your power to silence your enemies who were seeking revenge.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

We should all sing praise to the Lord both young and old, the enemy will not like this.

by clark thompson Mon May 04, 2015 10:11 pm

[size=32]Psalm 8:3 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

³When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

[size=32]Psalm 8:3 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

³I look at the heavens you made with your hands.
I see the moon and the stars you created.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

God is the great creator no one has ever made ever made anything better than what He has already made.

by clark thompson Sat May 16, 2015 2:05 am

Psalm 8:4 King James Version (KJV)

⁴What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Psalm 8:4 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

⁴And I wonder, “Why are people so important to you?
Why do you even think about them?
Why do you care so much about humans?
Why do you even notice them?”

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

God does care for us, so much that went made a way for us to come to Him, Jesus.

by clark thompson Sat May 23, 2015 2:52 am

[size=32]Lamentations 1:21 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

²¹They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.

[size=32]Lamentations 1:21 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

²¹“Listen to me, I am groaning.
    I have no one to comfort me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble.
    They are happy that you did this to me.
You said there would be a time of punishment.
    You said you would punish my enemies.
Now do what you said.
    Let my enemies be like I am now.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.
Sometimes we will go thru hard times and find no one around, the Lord just a prayer away from hearing us.

by clark thompson Wed May 27, 2015 12:10 am

[size=32]Psalm 8:5 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

⁵For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

[size=32]Psalm 8:5 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

⁵But you made them almost like gods
and crowned them with glory and honor.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

We are made royalty thru Jesus our King, He gives us honor which we could not achieve on our own.

by clark thompson Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:53 am

[size=32]Psalm 8:6 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

⁶Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

[size=32]Psalm 8:6 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

⁶You put them in charge of everything you made.
You put everything under their control.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

We are put in charge of the earth but by sin we lost our control over all things but are still granted some control.

by clark thompson Wed Jun 17, 2015 1:26 am

[size=32]Psalm 8:7 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

⁷All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

[size=32]Psalm 8:7 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

⁷People rule over the sheep and cattle and all the wild animals.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

People have control to raise livestock but God makes them.

by clark thompson Sat Jun 27, 2015 3:48 am

[size=32]Lamentations 1:22 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

²²Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.

[size=32]Lamentations 1:22 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

²²“Look how evil my enemies are!
    Then you can treat them the same way you treated me
    because of all my sins.
Do this because I am groaning again and again.
    Do this because my heart is sick.”

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

Punishment is ultimately in the Lord’s hands, He will judge the sins that are not under the Blood and give punishment for them.

by clark thompson Wed Jul 01, 2015 1:12 am

[size=32]Psalm 8:8 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

⁸The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

[size=32]Psalm 8:8 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

⁸They rule over the birds in the sky
and the fish that swim in the sea.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

We rule over the earth but we answer to our Ruler God for how we chose to reign.

by clark thompson Wed Jul 08, 2015 2:19 am

[size=32]Psalm 8:9 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

⁹O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

[size=32]Psalm 8:9 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

⁹Lord our Lord, your name is the most wonderful name in all the earth!

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

The is no name greater or that holds more power than His.

by clark thompson Wed Jul 15, 2015 1:29 am

[size=32]Lamentations 2:1 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

2 How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!

[size=32]Lamentations 2:1 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

The Lord Destroyed Jerusalem

2 Look how the Lord has covered daughter Zion
    with the cloud of his anger.
He has thrown her, the glory of Israel,
    from the sky to the ground.
In his anger he showed no care even for the Temple
    where he rests his feet.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

As His followers we may make Him mad but He still loves us.

by clark thompson Wed Jul 22, 2015 2:01 am

[size=32]Psalm 9:1 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

9 I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

[size=32]Psalm 9:1 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

To the director: Use the Alamoth of Ben. A song of David.

9 I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart.
I will tell about the wonderful things you have done.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

The wonderful things the Lord has done for us is a small part of why we should give Him praise.

by clark thompson Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:21 pm

[size=32]Psalm 107:5 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

⁵Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

[size=32]Psalm 107:5 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

⁵They were hungry and thirsty
and growing weak.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

Without receiving our spiritual food and receiving the Living Water we will spiritually die.

by clark thompson Tue Aug 04, 2015 10:39 pm

[size=32]Psalm 9:2 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

²I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

[size=32]Psalm 9:2 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

²You make me happy, so I will rejoice in you.
God Most High, I praise your name.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

Our praise should be done thru happiness and not out of sorrow.

by clark thompson Mon Aug 10, 2015 11:48 pm

[size=32]Psalm 9:3 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

³When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.

[size=32]Psalm 9:3 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

³My enemies turned to run from you,
but they fell and were destroyed.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

People who stand against as Christians will often do so because they are running away from the Lord and they one day will either come to Him or face judgment.

by clark thompson Tue Aug 25, 2015 11:50 am

[size=32]Lamentations 2:2 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

²The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.

[size=32]Lamentations 2:2 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

²The Lord destroyed the houses of Jacob.
    He destroyed them without mercy.
In his anger he destroyed the fortresses of Daughter Judah.
    He threw the kingdom of Judah and its rulers to the ground.
    He ruined the kingdom of Judah.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

He will bring down His followers to humble us when we are not following after Him as we should be.

by clark thompson Tue Sep 01, 2015 11:20 am

[size=32]Psalm 9:4 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

⁴For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.

[size=32]Psalm 9:4 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

⁴You listened to me from your throne like a good judge,
and you decided that I was right.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

The Lord is a good judge and by faith in Him we are made right.

by clark thompson Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:08 pm

[size=32]Psalm 107:6 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

⁶Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

[size=32]Psalm 107:6 International Children’s Bible (ICB)[/size]

⁶In their misery they cried out to the Lord.
And he saved them from their troubles.

International Children’s Bible (ICB) The Holy Bible, International Children’s Bible® Copyright© 1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Tommy Nelson™, a division of Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.

These are my thoughts.

The Lord hears our cry and takes care of our troubles.

by clark thompson Mon Sep 14, 2015 9:55 pm

[size=32]Lamentations 2:3 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

³He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.

[size=32]Lamentations 2:3 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

³He was angry, and he destroyed
    all the strength of Israel.
He took away his right hand from Israel.
    He did this when the enemy came.
He burned like a flaming fire in Jacob.
    He was like a fire that burns all around.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

God will allow us to fall down to our sinful ways if we refuse to follow after Him.

by clark thompson Mon Sep 28, 2015 11:42 am

[size=32]Psalm 9:5 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

⁵Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

[size=32]Psalm 9:5 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

⁵You told the nations how wrong they were.
You destroyed those evil people.
You erased their names from our memory forever and ever.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

God will give warning before judgment, this warning is His word. People will be judged by His Word.

by clark thompson Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:08 am

[size=32]Psalm 9:6 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

⁶O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.

[size=32]Psalm 9:6 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

⁶The enemy is finished!
You destroyed their cities.
There is nothing left to remind us of them.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by World Bible Translation Center

These are my thoughts.

One day the Lord will do away any one who is not His friend to Him and they won’t even be a memory any more.

by clark thompson Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:33 am

[size=32]Psalm 9:7 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

⁷But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

[size=32]Psalm 9:7 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

⁷The Lord set up his throne to bring justice,
and he will rule forever.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International

These are my thoughts.

One day there will come a government that is perfect and that we are happy with, it will be when He sets up His throne.

by clark thompson Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:15 am

[size=32]Lamentations 2:4 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

⁴He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.

[size=32]Lamentations 2:4 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

⁴He bent his bow like an enemy.
    He held his sword in his right hand.
He killed all the good-looking men of Judah.
    He killed them as if they were the enemy.
He poured out his anger
    like a fire on the tents of Zion.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International

These are my thoughts.

Those who fight against God’s will, will have God one day bring a fight to them and they stand no chance.

by clark thompson Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:13 am

[size=32]Psalm 9:8 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

⁸And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

[size=32]Psalm 9:8 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

⁸He judges everyone on earth fairly.
He judges all nations honestly.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International

These are my thoughts.

He is a fair and honest Judge, He can not be bribed.

by clark thompson Tue Nov 03, 2015 12:15 pm

[size=32]Psalm 9:9 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

⁹The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

[size=32]Psalm 9:9 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

⁹Many people are suffering—
crushed by the weight of their troubles.
But the Lord is a refuge for them,
a safe place they can run to.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International

These are my thoughts.

Though we go thru troubles in this the Lord is waiting on us to go to Him so He can help us thru them.

by clark thompson Tue Nov 10, 2015 12:42 pm

[size=32]Psalm 9:10 King James Version (KJV)[/size]

¹⁰And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

[size=32]Psalm 9:10 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)[/size]

¹⁰Lord, those who know your name
come to you for protection.
And when they come,
you do not leave them without help.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International

These are my thoughts.

When we know is Lord He is there for us to go to.

by clark thompson Tue Nov 17, 2015 12:34 pm

Lamentations 2:5[size=32] [/size]King James Version (KJV)

⁵The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.

Lamentations 2:5[size=32] [/size]Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

⁵The Lord has become like an enemy.
    He has swallowed up Israel.
He has swallowed up all her palaces
    and all her fortresses.
He has made much sadness and crying
    for the dead in Daughter Judah.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International

These are my thoughts.

This is how things can be if we don’t choose the Lord.

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