Category: Psalms

Hallelujah! How good it is to sing to our God, for praise is pleasant and lovely. Wow! The psalmist says so much in so few words. This is a truth that is difficult to even articulate. Few things bring such pleasing loveliness to a child of God as singing His praise. The power of music … Continue reading Singing Praise – Psalms 147:1 →

The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made. This truth about Father God is often overlooked by the atheists and skeptics of our day. They characterize the God of the Old Testament as … Continue reading Compassionate King – Psalms 145:8-9 →

Revive me, O Lord, for Your name's sake! For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble. As life progresses and the walk with Lord Jesus continues, I am finding that this prayer becomes even more relevant. Maybe I am doing it wrong, but even the simple things like faithfulness and consistency have become … Continue reading Revive Us – Psalms 143:11 →

Lord, set up a guard for my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips. How many things do we simply destroy with our mouths? How many things have we spoken in anger or disgust or frustration or feigned concern that have led to the character assassination of another? With our lips we praise … Continue reading Things Spoken – Psalms 141:3 →

He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities. We realize that He has not dealt with us according to our iniquities for if He had, we would simply be dead. His perfect justice could allow nothing less. Fortunately, He is patient with us and gracious to … Continue reading For His Own Sake – Psalms 103:10 →

Your testimonies are very sure; Holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, forever. (NKJV) Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. (ESV) Just as God’s testimonies are always reliable, His word always proves true. He has built this universe and developed this world on … Continue reading Reliably True and Holy – Psalms 93:5 →

Teach me Your way, Yahweh, and I will live by Your truth. Give me an undivided mind to fear Your name. The fear of most everything in life comes so natural to me. It is my biggest failing. I always figured it would decrease and my courage would increase as I aged. My assumption was … Continue reading Greater Fear – Psalms 86:11 →

“But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me. So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels.” For those who refuse to listen to God He allows them to reap the consequences of their stubborn deafness. He won't interfere with their free will. … Continue reading Selective Deafness – Psalms 81:11-12 →

But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped. This is a great promise for all concerned, both for the liar and for those who speak truth. Deceit and dishonesty will always be brought to an end. Thanks be to God - … Continue reading The Liar – Psalms 63:11 →

When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You. In God, whose word I praise, In God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me? I’ve thought about this a lot as I have often struggled with being inordinately fearful. When one seeks the … Continue reading Eternal Shield – Psalms 56:3-4 →

...for not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm save them, but your right hand and your arm, and the light of your face, for you delighted in them. It is God alone who has the initiative and the full capability of saving. It is His strength and … Continue reading He Saves – Psalms 44:3 →

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy, and I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God. Yesterday, I joined a dear brother to play and sing at the graveside assembly of a dear friend of his. It was a blustery spring day. People arrived and … Continue reading Exceeding Joy – Psalms 43:4 →

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope for His lovingkindness, To deliver their soul from death And to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. For our heart rejoices in Him, Because we trust in … Continue reading He’s Watchin’ You – Psalms 33:18-22 →

I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful love because You have seen my affliction. You have known the troubles of my life and have not handed me over to the enemy. You have set my feet in a spacious place. Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eye … Continue reading Even Though He Knows – Psalms 31:7-10 →

One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord And to meditate in His temple. This also is my desire Lord - to dwell with You throughout eternity. Someday … Continue reading A Pure Desire – Psalms 27:4 →

Because of Your name, Yahweh, forgive my sin, for it is great. There is no other name through which we can receive salvation. There is no other name by which man can be saved under Heaven other than the name of Jesus (Acts 4:12). It is our identity in Him, the One who saves, that … Continue reading Your Great Name – Psalms 25:11 →

The earth and everything in it, the world and its inhabitants, belong to the Lord... Every single thing on this earth belongs to Father God. He owns everything. All creation belongs to Him. He is the Owner from the beginning of time into eternity. His very nature and activity reflect His creative ownership. He spoke … Continue reading The Owner – Psalms 24 →

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack. With the knowledge of Father God's shepherding Lordship there is truly nothing a follower lacks. This fact of God's shepherding resolves all that we lack. He is the fulfillment of all we need. In Him all of the promises are Yes. To trust this fact … Continue reading Our Needs – Psalms 23:1 →