Shalom,
Psalms 113-118 are referred to as the "Hallel Psalms". They direct praise to God for the deliverance of the people from Egyptian bondage. These Psalms are all sung during the celebration of the Passover feast. Psalms 113-114 are sung before the Passover meal and Psalms 115-118 are sung after. These would be the "hymns" that Jesus and His disciples sang before going to the Garden of Gethsemane on the night that He was betrayed. "Praise" here is the Hebrew word "halal", which we looked at a couple of days ago. It means: to boast, to flash forth light, to be clamorously foolish, to rave, to celebrate, to stultify (to cause to appear foolish). This is where we get the word "Hallelujah" and it is NOT quiet! Verse 3 tells us how long this type of praise should go on and how often it should occur!
3 From the rising of the sun to the going down of it and from east to west, the Name of the LORD is to be praised [halal]!
The sun is always rising somewhere and always "going down" somewhere! That means that when praise is ending somewhere, it is starting up in another spot! In other words, He is to be praised CONTINUALLY! That IS the way it is in Heaven! We had better get used to it here, because eternity is a very long time! Amen! Here is Psalm 113 sung by Kidz World Worship:
I love the Amplified Bible for 1 Peter 5:7:
7 Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once for all] on Him, for he cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.
"Casting" is the Greek word "epirrhipto" which means: to throw upon. It is a compound word with "epi" which means upon, toward, over; and "rhipto" which means: (through the idea of sudden motion) to fling, to toss, to cast down, to throw. In other words, "get rid of it"! Throw those cares on Him the moment you realize that you have taken on care (anxiety, worry, guilt, fear). He IS the ONE Who cares FOR you and ABOUT you! Thank You, Jesus! Then I also like verse 8:
8 Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour.
Notice that the enemy is NOT a lion! Jesus IS the Lion of the Tribe of Judah! The enemy wanders around searching to find someone who either does not have a Covenant with Almighty God through the precious blood of Jesus of Nazareth, or has a Covenant but has no idea what that means! Both types of people can be devoured in this life by the enemy! Notice also that the enemy goes about AS a ROARING lion! He does not even possess a real roar! Everything he says is a lie and the way he says it is a lie also! Listen and pay attention daily to the still, small voice of the Spirit of God inside of you so that you can properly translate the enemy's "fake' roar! Then you can be a DOER of verse 9:
9 Withstand him; be firm in faith [against his onset -- rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined], knowing that the same (identical) sufferings are appointed to your brotherhood (the whole body of Christians) throughout the world.
The same sufferings AND the same DELIVERER! Hallelujah!
Daniel 7-8 reveal some of the dreams of Daniel. These dreams foretold all of the major kingdoms of the earth, including the time of the Tribulation when the antichrist rules for a short time.These were all future when Daniel was telling them, but most are past tense to us! I like this quotation concerning prophecy: "Prophecy is history written beforehand"! Daniel didn't understand these things, but he did understand, and completely rely on, the One True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible! Do YOU?
Shalom in Him!
