Our author sings of how God judges in truth and without partiality. He decides when it is time and what will happen in between. Good will prevail, evil will fail. I like how God is speaking to His people directly in this psalm. He states that HE has an appointed time when ALL inhabitants will […]
Judah is in dire straits. The Temple has been burned, enemies surround the people, and God’s hand is absent. A cry goes out; “Help us O God!” I am used to seeing David calling out for help from the Lord in the early verses of his psalms and singing of that help by the end. […]
Our author is confessing his sin of envy. But more important is the fact that he realized that what he envied always came to ruin. Pride falls in the end. Always. The sin that tried to entangle our author is something that I’ve struggled with too. If we were being honest with one another, I […]
This psalm is a final prayer of David for all those who follow him in ruling Israel. This includes our FINAL King, Jesus. May He do all this and more! When I first read through this psalm I was confused by the language. I had trouble understanding who the author was saying “May he…” about. […]
This psalm is a cry from a faithful follower of the Lord for His faithfulness. From before birth to old age this man has been faithful to a God who is forever faithful. We are not told who the author of this psalm is. It reflects the same messages as David’s psalms but his name […]
