{"id":1024,"date":"2011-04-08T15:13:32","date_gmt":"2011-04-08T19:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flunkingsainthood\/?p=1024"},"modified":"2011-04-08T15:13:32","modified_gmt":"2011-04-08T19:13:32","slug":"psalm-24-31-this-week-in-the-twible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flunkingsainthood\/2011\/04\/psalm-24-31-this-week-in-the-twible.html","title":{"rendered":"Psalm 24-31: This Week in the Twible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Actually, these were from a couple of weeks ago, not this week, but there is grace for Twiblers everywhere. My personal favorite from this batch is Psalm 31. Enjoy &#8211;JKR<\/p>\n<p>#Twible Ps 24: \u201cLift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors!\u201d Yes, it\u2019s an odd metaphor. It\u2019s poetry. Work with me, people.<\/p>\n<p>#Twible Ps 25: Don\u2019t remember the sins of my youth, G. Esp that 1 time when we were all baking rum cake @ the frat house. OK? Thx!<\/p>\n<p>#Twible Ps 26: For hypocrites. \u201cDon\u2019t hose me, G. I did what you asked &amp; didn\u2019t sit w\/ those losers @ lunch. I\u2019m righteous! I\u2019m holy! I\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>#Twible Ps 27: G\u2019s my personal nightlight; whom shall I fear? I\u2019ll be fine in war. Or if enemies eat my flesh. On 2<sup>nd<\/sup> thought . . . eeeww.<\/p>\n<p>#Twible Ps 28: Payback time for the wicked\u2014or at least, we hope so. Break \u2019em down, move \u2019em out. Go ahead, G. Make. Their. Day.<\/p>\n<p>#Twible Ps 29: If you can\u2019t beat the Canaanites, you can at least steal their best tunes. This rockin\u2019 ode to Baal got an extreme makeover.<\/p>\n<p>#Twible Ps 30: G turned my mourning into dancing. He\u2019s not a very predictable DWTS partner for waltzing, though. Better for . . . the tango!<\/p>\n<p>#Twible Ps 31: Into your hands I commend my spirit, G. Pls have it cryogenically frozen until such time as life is not so freakin\u2019 harsh.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actually, these were from a couple of weeks ago, not this week, but there is grace for Twiblers everywhere. My personal favorite from this batch is Psalm 31. Enjoy &#8211;JKR #Twible Ps 24: \u201cLift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors!\u201d Yes, it\u2019s an odd metaphor. It\u2019s poetry. 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