Posts with the category “psalms”

Read: Psalm 59:11–15“For the sin of their mouths…let them be trapped in their pride.” —Psalm 59:12Some of David’s prayers in Psalm 59 may make us uncomfortable. He asks God to confront, expose, and ju...  Read More

Read: Psalm 59:6–10“O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress.” —Psalm 59:9David describes his enemies prowling around the city like snarling dogs. They were loud, violent, ...  Read More

Read: Psalm 59:1–5“Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me.” —Psalm 59:1David wrote Psalm 59 during one of the most frightening nights of his life. Saul had ...  Read More

Scripture: Psalm 23:5–6; John 10:27–29; Revelation 7:17“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” — Psalm 23:6Psalm 23 beg...  Read More

Scripture: Psalm 23:3; 1 Peter 2:24–25“He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” — Psalm 23:3Sheep are prone to wander. They become distracted, leave the safe pa...  Read More

Scripture: Psalm 23:1–2; Romans 8:31–32“He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.” — Psalm 23:2When David says, “I shall not want,” he is not claiming that God will sati...  Read More

Scripture: Psalm 23:1; John 10:11–14“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” — Psalm 23:1David had been a shepherd, but in Psalm 23 he takes the place of a sheep. Though he became Israel’s king, h...  Read More

Read: Psalm 1:3–6Psalm 1 presents two people, two paths, and two destinies. The righteous are like a fruitful tree, while the wicked are like chaff blown away by the wind. One path is known and guarde...  Read More

Read: Psalm 1:3; John 15:4–5Psalm 1 compares the righteous person to a tree planted beside streams of water. The tree bears fruit, its leaves do not wither, and it remains strong because it has a depe...  Read More

Read: Psalm 1:2Psalm 1 says that the blessed person meditates on God’s Word “day and night.” Biblical meditation is not emptying the mind. It is filling the mind with Scripture and allowing God’s trut...  Read More

Read: Psalm 1:2The blessed person does not merely avoid the wrong path. He has discovered something better: “his delight is in the law of the Lord.”For many Christians, Bible reading can feel more lik...  Read More

Read: Psalm 1:1Psalm 1 begins by describing a person who refuses to be shaped by the world’s rebellion against God. The progression is striking: walking, standing, and finally sitting. What begins as ...  Read More