The Real Mystery of His Face: Psalm 131
Childlike Trust in the Lord A song for going up to worship at Jerusalem. A psalm of David. 1 Lord, my heart is not proud; my eyes are not haughty. I don’t concern myself with matters too great...
View ArticleCompletely Understood: Psalm 139
1 Lord, you have examined me and know all about me. 2 You know when I sit down and when I get up. You know my thoughts before I think them. 3 You know where I go and where I lie...
View ArticleHow Dark Could it Possibly Get? Psalm 88
My life is full of troubles, and I am nearly dead. They think I am on the way to my grave. I am like a man with no strength.” Ps. 88:3-4, NCV A Study of Psalm 88 As I read Psalm 88, I suddenly...
View ArticleSomething Way Beyond Worship: Psalm 59
But I will sing about your strength. In the morning I will sing about your love. You are my defender, my place of safety in times of trouble. God, my strength, I will sing...
View ArticlePoor Joseph: Psalm 105:17-22
Joseph is being prepared for his dreams 17 Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them— Joseph, who was sold as a slave. 18 They bruised his feet with fetters and placed his neck in an iron...
View ArticleEveryone Shout! Psalm 100
A Call to Praise the Lord. A psalm of thanks. 1 Shout to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Serve the Lord with joy; come before him with singing. 3 Know that the Lord is God. He made us,...
View ArticleO Lord, The Battle is Far Too Fierce: Psalm 70
For the director of music. A psalm of David. To help people remember. “1 God, come quickly and save me. LORD, hurry to help me. 2 Let those who are trying to kill me be ashamed and...
View ArticleWorship Practice Starts Now: Psalms 150
Praise the Lord with Music 1 Praise the Lord! Praise God in his Temple; praise him in his mighty heaven. 2 Praise him for his strength; praise him for his greatness. 3 Praise...
View ArticleGod’s Night Shift: Psalm 134
Temple Guards, Praise the Lord A song for going up to worship. 134 Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, you who serve at night in the Temple of the Lord. 2 Raise your hands in the Temple...
View ArticleBroken Bones
Broken Arm “Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.” Psalm 51:8, KJV “Make me hear sounds of joy and gladness; let the bones you crushed be happy...
View ArticleTime in a Small Bottle
Time in a Bottle 10″ The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away. 11 Who considers the...
View ArticleLiving With an If, Psalm 73
21 Then I realized that my heart was bitter, and I was all torn up inside. 22 I was so foolish and ignorant— I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you. 23 Yet I still belong to you;...
View ArticleHearing Aids, Psalm 40:6
Ears attuned to the Father’s Voice “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire— but my ears you have opened[b]— burnt offerings and sin offerings[c] you did not require. 7 Then I said, “Here I am, I...
View ArticlePsalm 15: The True Israelite, part 1
Psalm 15 (NIV) A Psalm of David 1 Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill? 2 He whose walk is blameless and does what is righteous, and speaks the truth from his heart 3...
View ArticlePsalm 15: The True Israelite, # 2
In Psalm 15, He focuses on us In part one of our meditation on Psalm 15 we concluded by asking the question, ” Why does God’s heart grieve so greatly when His children do harm to one another?” Part...
View Article“I Am Not Afraid:” Psalms 3
Psalm 3 A psalm of David, regarding the time David fled from his son Absalom. 1 O LORD, I have so many enemies; so many are against me. 2 So many are saying, “God will never rescue...
View ArticleDisarming Sickness, Psalm 41:3
“The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.” Psalm 41:3, NIV “The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though not of its...
View ArticlePsalm 51:14–17: What God Delights In
I am lost without you 14 Save me from bloodguilt, O God, the God who saves me, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness 15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise 16 You do not...
View ArticleJust Give Me Jesus: Psalm 42:1-6
Wishing to Be Near God For the director of music. A maskil of the sons of Korah. 1 As a deer thirsts for streams of water, so I thirst for you, God. 2 I thirst for the living God....
View ArticleYou Have Chosen Wisely– Psalm 113:5-7
5 “Who can be compared with the Lord our God, who is enthroned on high? 6 He stoops to look down on heaven and on earth. 7 He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump.” St....
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