Our psalmist looks to the promises of God regarding His chosen place. Mt. Zion. The place where God chose for His name. David, His chosen line for salvation. I want to jump right into the middle of this psalm. “The Lord sword to David a sure oath from which He will not turn back: ‘One […]
A humble man is our psalmist. He has found a quiet comfort from trusting in the Lord. Not desperately searching but resting in the knowledge of the security of God’s love. This psalm intrigues and comforts me at the same time. It flows very well with the previous one and I thought about putting the […]
“I’m waiting for You O Lord to bring about Your good works in my life and in my nation.” This is the heart of the psalmist today. It is my heart also. I am STILL blown away by how God seems to know exactly what I’m going through at talks to me directly with the […]
The psalmist is asking God to shut down Israel’s enemies. They don’t get the warm greetings after their treatment of His people. They get no ‘good day’ greetings. Israel has not had an easy time in its existence. There have been times of peace but they are scattered among the years of turmoil. From the […]
Our psalmist is singing about specific people. Not just one person by all those who have this in common: they love the Lord. Blessed are they who love the Lord. NOTHING within the pages of the scriptures is merely an invention of man. It is the very words of God breathed through the pens of […]
