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Days Of Trouble
Place Of Skulls Lyrics
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I feel pressed down
My flesh has angered You
And no good is found
Over my head have gone my iniquities
Like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me
To You I lift my soul
Unto You I lift my soul
Evermore, never fall
I've been a fool
My wounds are foul
My troubles haunt me
As I bow down
My heart pants and my strength, it fails me
And the light in my eyes Lord, it has left me
I'm consumed by the blow of Your hand
With rebuke, You correct this evil man
Make me know the end of my ways
And the measure of my days
The lyrics to Place Of Skulls's song "Days Of Trouble" speak of a man who is suffering from his own mistakes and the consequences of his actions. He feels the weight of his iniquities, which are like a burden he cannot bear. He acknowledges that he has angered God and that no good can be found within him. He calls out to God in his time of trouble and asks for forgiveness, admitting that he has been a fool and that his wounds are foul. He feels consumed by the hand of God and is asking for guidance to know the end of his ways and the measure of his days.
The lyrics are written in a poetic and metaphorical way that speaks to the universal experience of human suffering and spiritual seeking. The imagery of arrows piercing the singer and the burden of heavy iniquities highlights the existential pain and weight that comes with sin and guilt. The act of lifting his soul to God speaks to the hopeful desire for redemption and salvation. The line "the light in my eyes Lord, it has left me," is particularly striking as it speaks to the soul-crushing experience of feeling spiritually abandoned and lost.
Line by Line Meaning
Your arrows pierce me
I feel like Your judgments are piercing me and causing me pain
I feel pressed down
I feel burdened and weighed down by the consequences of my actions
My flesh has angered You
My sinful nature and actions have provoked Your anger
And no good is found
Despite my efforts, I realize that nothing good comes from my actions
Over my head have gone my iniquities
My sins have piled up to the point where they are overwhelming and beyond my control
Like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me
My sins have become a weight that I cannot bear on my own
To You I lift my soul
I turn to You and surrender my being completely to You
In days of trouble, You I call
I call out to You for help and guidance during difficult times
Unto You I lift my soul
I place my trust in You completely and put myself under Your care
Evermore, never fall
May I continually rely on You and never stumble again
I've been a fool
I now realize the foolishness of my ways
My wounds are foul
My sins have wounded me and left a foulness within me
My troubles haunt me
My past mistakes and current difficulties continually trouble and disturb me
As I bow down
I humble myself before You and acknowledge my need for Your mercy
My heart pants and my strength, it fails me
My heart races and my strength is depleted as I struggle with the weight of my sins and the consequences
And the light in my eyes Lord, it has left me
The hope and joy that once filled me has disappeared because of the weight of my sins and the consequences
I'm consumed by the blow of Your hand
I feel overwhelmed and consumed by the discipline and correction You have administered to me
With rebuke, You correct this evil man
You rebuke me in order to correct me and steer me towards righteousness
Make me know the end of my ways
Help me understand the consequences of my actions and where they are leading me
And the measure of my days
Help me understand the limited time I have and how to prioritize my actions accordingly
Contributed by Aiden V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
reynaldo perez
And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, BUT A BODY YOU PREPARED FOR ME;
This is God's gift to humanity.
The death, burial and resurrection of his son.
ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES.........
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Sacrifice and offerings were not good enough .
THAT'S WHY JESUS CAME.
Jesus is truly God and truly man. first of all, the Pharisees and sadducees said in john 10:33 “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere MAN, CLAIM TO BE GOD.” When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, (Matthew 16:13) Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah OR ONE OF THE PROPHETS.”
“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. According to Peter, Jesus is the son of God the MESSIAH not just a prophet. Galatians 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: john 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God" (John 1:35)! John may not have completely understood the ministry of Jesus because John expressed some doubts (Luke 7:20) but he understood enough to know that Jesus was that promised Messiah and that there is no forgiveness without the shedding of blood…and ultimately, the blood of the Lamb of God would be required for the complete forgiveness of sins. HE TOOK THE PUNISHMENT THAT WE DESERVED
FOR BREAKING GOD'S LAW 2nd corinthians 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. The bible says that when Jesus rose from the dead While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it in their presence.
He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that IS WRITTEN ABOUT ME in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.”
Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” JESUS ATE JUST TO PROVE TO HIS DISCIPLES THAT IT WAS REALLY HIM( HE WAS DEAD BUT NOW HE IS ALIVE) JESUS DIED IN THE FLESH NOT IN THE SPIRIT. ALL OF US ARE GOING TO DIE ONE DAY IN THE FLESH BUT OUR SPIRIT WILL LIVE FOREVER IN HEAVEN WITH JESUS OR IN THE LAKE OF FIRE. JESUS SAID I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE no one comes unto the father except through me.
The question is who do you say HE is. In Hebrews 1:8 God the father calls Jesus God. JESUS SAID I AND MY FATHER ARE ONE, collasians 2:9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, collasians 1:19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, john 1:3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. Jesus is eternal HE made everything He even shares the glory with the Father that He has aways shared with him. AS A MATTER OF A FACT JESUS SAYS
In john 16:15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. WHO CAN MAKE SUCH A STATEMENT BUT GOD HIMSELF. JESUS ALSO SAYS Many will say (TO ME)on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then( I WILL) TELL THEM PLAINLY, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ JESUS IS GOD, and He WILL JUDGE. BELIEVE.
If you believe in Jesus, his death burial and resurrection according to the scriptures, YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.
AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD LIVES IN YOU.
reynaldo perez
New Living Translation
No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.”
English Standard Version
No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.”
Berean Standard Bible
No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”
Berean Literal Bible
No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again. This commandment I received from My Father."
King James Bible
No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father
Escapate Mental Slavery
And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.
But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
Judges 16:20-21
And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
Acts 9:17-18
Without the LORD we are blind
Only with the LORD can we see.
…
THE TRUTH WITH PROOF
CRYSTAL CLEAR PROOF JESUS IS NOT G0D
📜Jesus said, why do you call me good ? ” No one is good except God alone
( Luke 18 : 19 ) ( Jesus proved he is not god by saying only God is Good )
📜Bible says, no one can see God ( 1 John 4:20 - John 5:37 )
( This proves Jesus can't be God, because the people have seen Jesus )
📜The bible makes it Very clear, God is not a man ( Numbers 23 : 19 )
( How then can Jesus be God and human❓)
📜 But about that Day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father ( Mark 13:32 ) ( The fact that Jesus does not know the future proves he is not God )
📜 The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. ( Mark 12 -13 )
( How can God not know ❓ )
Yehanan
I am who I am- YHWH, I am sent me
I am the one who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery
You must put no other GODS before me
You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth beneath of in the sea
You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I am jealous and WILL NOT tolerate your affection for any other gods.
I lay the sins of the parent onto the children, The entire family is affected
You must not misuse my name. I will not let those who misuse my name go unpunished
Elijah: 1 kings 18-1
Read the words of the 12 minor prophets, in the old testament, Use I, Me, Myself, My spirit, word of Mine, when you see LORD or GOD, gather the 12 stones, tear down that tree you were hiding behind, sacrifice the bull *those spirits that try to destroy you, fear, anguish, punishment, death, murder, accusations and then MY righteous fire will come down and heal my heart and the words can live inside giving me life and not punishment or fear.
I WILL live my life, I am the living soul, and read Ecclesiastes also saying I me myself my kingdom, word of mine, my spirit, Instead of god, place a flaming sword there so no "man" can enter
I am the living soul, men have destroyed my conscience and I no longer will let them in to hurt me or anyone else anymore, Only words of encouragement, life, happiness, love, peace, understanding, and unity, the redeemer is Me, Egypt, The Assyrians, the Babylonians, The Persians, Greeks and Romans, Anglo-English-Germans and many more have confused all of us 🌈
Michellie Brown
Thank You isn’t enough for what You have done and will always do Christ our Lord amen amen and amen!❤️🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾
Shawn Kincheloe Sr
Lord Jesus & I am not even worthy to be called a son. 🙏🏾😞 but I do thank You for Your sacrifice. In Jesus Name Amen 🙏🏾
April Mosley
Amen! 🙌🏾❤️
Tony montana
Hahaha
DingoDave
Matthew 6:6
Shawn Kincheloe Sr
@DingoDave to be truthful, what I just said / typed was a ( thank You ) and somewhat of a praise, but it was certainly not a prayer, but that is giving praise unto God. Amen 🙏🏾 But the days are coming ( and now is ) because those that are truly called & led by The Holy Ghost are going to have to take a stand and be heard ( for the gospel’s sake ) Amen 🙏🏾 Please understand and know this. Matthew 24 : 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. So Dingo Dave, ( This is only the beginning ) ( Lord Jesus ) & clearly clearly clearly as we can see, that God’s Judgements are upon the land Amen, and The Most High God, He is going to deal with a whole lot of these fake ( preachers that pervert the Gospel Of Jesus Christ ) 1 Peter 4 : 17 For the time is come that judgement must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God ?
18 AND IF THE RIGHTEOUS SCARCELY BE SAVED, WHERE SHALL THE UNGODLY AND THE SINNER APPEAR ? Dingo Dave, this is serious business and as I was praying the other day The Holy Ghost spoke to me and said ( I WILL TRIPLE THE WOES UPON THE LAND ) Dingo Dave we can see the very word of The Living God coming to pass. ( Russia vs Ukrainian war ) ( The Famines ) ( COVID19, Omicron Variant, MonkeyPox = Pestilences ) ( Tsunamis 🌊 ) = are also considered to be part of those earthquakes in divers places ( Lord Jesus ) 🙏🏾😞 & instead of mankind repenting of our sins ( Acts 2 : 38 ) because that is the true ( Gospel Of Jesus Christ ) mankind continues to sin ( as if The Most High God will not judge us according to our sins ) 🙏🏾😞 seeing as though these are the last days. Wow ! & now, mankind wants to try and spiritually ignore the very hand of The Most High God, and now they have given it a fancy name and dressed it up and call it ( Global Warming ) but Haggai 2 : 6 For thus saith the Lord of host; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of host. So Dingo Dave, that was not a prayer at all, but this message right here, ( IT IS A WARNING FROM THE HOLY GHOST ) In Jesus Name & the signs are all pointing to the Coming Of The Messiah. God touching the Seas over there in China, turning them into blood, the sudden rain storms, flash flooding, hail storms, mud slides, washing peoples entire homes away, contaminated drinking waters, = ( mens hearts failing them for fear ) Its all within the very word of The Most High God, who is none other than Christ Jesus. Spiritually, I am watching the book of Revelation forming right before our very eyes Amen, and what frightens me is ( many people, they sleep Amen ) 🙏🏾 not being aware of the times that we are actually living in. And Jesus said Matthew 24 : 34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. & I am bringing this message to a close Amen, and we can see the Heavens & the Earth passing away, just as God said that it would, and look at the surety of Christ, because He was perfect in all of His ways, & He knew that He was going to ascend right back up into the Heavens and be the very God, that would cause these things to be. In Jesus Name. & if I had to be the one to say a prayer for all of humanity, it would be ( Acts 2 : 38 ) because Acts 2 : 38 is the Gospel, that has to be preached to all nations ( that means world wide 🌎 ( BEGINNING AT JERUSALEM ) so that would be my one true prayer ( is for mankind to repent of his or her sins, and be baptized In Jesus Name for the remission of sins, and God, who could not lie, He will fill those believers with the gift of The Holy Ghost and not this fake gospel / counterfeit gospel that is upon the lands. ( Lord Jesus ) 🙏🏾😞 that is leading more and more people unto their destruction, and many of which, they perish, simply because of his or her ( unbelief ) but Amen 🙏🏾
Tony montana
@DingoDave Matthew it's the worst doesn't know crap about his own messiah. Then if he says you should to the father why do you ask Jesus first? Makes no sense
Kirk Davis
I believe the place of the skull refers to the hill where KING DAVID carried Goliaths head to at Jeruselem..This Giant skull 💀 would have been there before the walls of Jeruselem for so many years that it became known as the place of the skull..
Lee Kush
That's a good theory. It sounds plausible.
Dawvid Ben-Huir
Shalom, dear brothers and sisters, I am sure that many already know this 🙄 " Golgotha, the place of the skull" 😲it is the place where Dawvid ( future King of Israel ) put Goliath's head.. let us All strive to make Torah honourable once again...🙏🕎🌏🌍🌎✝️🔥