Quiet Time : Continuing on in the Psalms

So, I woke up earlier than normal (see yesterday's post) to make sure I had a quiet time. Yay!

Psalm 18:25 (KJV)

25With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

As I read that verse this morning, it reminded me of the Sermon on the Mount, so I turned to Matthew 5:

Matthew 5:7 (KJV)

7Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Also worth noting was the note in my study Bible about Psalm 18:26

26With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

Footnote: "With the froward (perverse) God shows Himself froward (lit., twisted), i.e. He is at cross-purposes with those who are at cross-purposes with Him."

So I went on trusty dictionary.com, and found these definitions:

fro⋅ward  /ˈfroʊwərd, ˈfroʊərd/ [froh-werd, froh-erd]
–adjective
willfully contrary; not easily managed: to be worried about one's froward, intractable child.

fro·ward (frō'wərd, -ərd)
adj. Stubbornly contrary and disobedient; obstinate.
fro'ward·ly adv., fro'ward·ness n.

froward
O.E. fromweard "turned from or away," from from + -weard. Opposite of toward, it renders L. pervertus in early translations of the Psalms, and also meant "about to depart, departing," and "doomed to die."

Froward
Fro"ward\, a. [Fro + -ward. See Fro, and cf. Fromward.] Not willing to yield or compIy with what is required or is reasonable; perverse; disobedient; peevish; as, a froward child.
A froward man soweth strife. --Prov. xvi. 28.
A froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as innovation. --Bacon.
Syn: Untoward; wayward; unyielding; ungovernable: refractory; obstinate; petulant; cross; peevish. See Perverse. -- Fro"ward*ly, adv. -- Fro"ward*ness, n.

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Also a very cool thing happened this morning. Yesterday morning, I woke up with the words to Mighty to Save in my head. I even made part of the song my Facebook status yesterday, it stuck with me so much. Well, today, I heard the song on the radio while I was getting ready. Yes indeed, HE IS MIGHTY TO SAVE! :)

Oh yeah, and one more cool thing that happened this morning. C.H. Spurgeon's devotional was really awesome this morning; which is normal, but this morning he afforded me with a great reminder of how much I can trust God for help!