Psalm 69

Greetings!

Psalm 69
1 Save me, O God,
for the waters have come up to my neck.
2 I sink in the miry depths,
where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
the floods engulf me.
3 I am worn out calling for help;
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail, looking [...]

Psalm 68

Greetings!  This psalm is about victory and celebration. 

Psalm 68
1 May God arise, may his enemies be scattered;
may his foes flee before him.
2 As smoke is blown away by the wind,
may you blow them away;
as wax melts before the fire,
may the wicked perish before God.
3 But may the righteous [...]

Psalm 67

Greetings!  This short Psalm makes many references to how God is the God of all people, not just the Israelites.  They were the messengers of his salvation and the message is to go to all nations.  Sadly, many Jewish people didn’t pick up on that theme and many in the  church today ignore this.  They [...]

Psalm 66

Greetings!  Praising God is a great start to putting our minds in proper perspective.  When we don’t acknowledge who He is and what He has done then it is hard to have everything else in line.
This does convict me though in that I’m a poor singer and am not the most demonstrative in church.  I [...]

Psalm 65

Greetings!  This Psalm has many blessings and truths about our relationship with God and his mercy and grace.  He hears our prayers.  He chooses us and we are blessed by that.  He created everything.  He controls nature.  He is in all the details and inner workings of the world. 
This Psalm may have been written by [...]

Psalm 64

Greetings!  We certainly don’t have the persecution in the Western world (where most readers of this blog are), but it still exists throughout the world.  And we are attacked daily with words and false accusations.  May we all stand up for the truth in authentic Christian fashion!
And regardless of what we face, let’s follow verse [...]

Psalm 63

Greetings!  Feel the passion that David has for God.  May we all feel that today and every day!  My we know and acts as if his love is better than life itself.  May we remember the times we have seen his power and glory.  May we be satisfied with him over earthly things.  May we [...]

Psalm 62

Greetings!

Psalm 62
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
1 My soul finds rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from him.
2 He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

Verses 1-2 were the theme of a Walk to Emmaus weekend [...]

Psalm 61

Greetings!  This is a short Psalm.  One thing we can be confident of as believers is that God will hear our prayers.  The answer may be yes, no, or later, but He will hear them.  My prayer life is one of the areas of my spiritual walk in need of improvement.  I do try to [...]

Psalm 60

Greetings!  This Psalm has some information about the reign of King David that isn’t included in the books of Samuel or Chronicles. 
God can use many means to bring us to him. 

Psalm 60
1 You have rejected us, O God, and burst forth upon us;
you have been angry—now restore us!
2 You have shaken the [...]

Psalm 59

Greetings!  I don’t think many of us will ever know the fear and anxiety of having someone try to kill us.  And not just one time, but for many years.  And not just anyone, but the king of the country – God’s annointed king!  We would have no one to turn to – no police, [...]

Psalm 58

Greetings!

Psalm 58
1 Do you rulers indeed speak justly?
Do you judge uprightly among men?
2 No, in your heart you devise injustice,
and your hands mete out violence on the earth.
3 Even from birth the wicked go astray;
from the womb they are wayward and speak lies.

I can relate to that.  Original [...]

Psalm 57

Greetings!  David was fleeing for his life from Saul and wrote this in a cave.  He could have killed Saul, but trusted in God’s timing and control. 
In the midst of this he shares his fears with God then shifts his focus to God’s love and faithfulness.  When we are under attack – even far lesser [...]

Psalm 56

Greetings!  David was in Gath, the home of Goliath, whom David had killed years before.  I don’t think we can fully relate to how he would have felt there. 

Psalm 56
For the director of music. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” Of David. A miktam. When the Philistines had seized him in [...]

Psalm 55

Greetings!  This Psalm was probably written during the time when David was betrayed by Absalom, his son, and Ahithophel.  We expect enemies to be against us, but betrayal by friends and family hurt much more. 

Psalm 55
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David.
1 Listen to my prayer, O God, [...]

Psalm 54

Greetings!  David was running for his life from King Saul, yet still trusted in God for his deliverance.  Might that we would have the same faith in God when we encounter problems and attacks!
We can trust that God wins in the end and that his will always triumphs.  Most of the enemies we face are [...]

Psalm 53

Greetings!  I deal with atheists a lot on my other blog.  Sometimes the conversations are charitable, but mostly they are not.  Verse 1 says it all here.  One must work hard to deny the obvious fact of a creator God.  We all know that something doesn’t come from nothing. 
Romans 1:18-20 is an important passage that [...]

Psalm 52

Greetings!  This Psalm relates to the treacher of Doeg in 1 Samuel 21-22.  This has the theme of, “Why do the wicked prosper?” God has perfect timing and will deliver perfect justice.  The wicked may prosper for a time from their evil deeds, but God wins in the end.  And those who trust in the Lord [...]

Psalm 51

Greetings!  This is such a powerful Psalm, written by David after he sinned with Bathsheba and had her husband killed.  The prophet Nathan rebuked him (see 2 Samuel 12) and he repented.
We need more songs like this in church instead of the happy-clappy kind.  David is thoroughly honest in declaring his state before God.
This contains [...]

Psalm 50

Greetings! 
God wanted authentic sacrifices that showed that the people took the problem of their sin seriously.  It was so serious that the life of an animal had to be sacrificed as an atonement.  Jesus was the perfect sacrifice, once and for all, so animal sacrifices were no longer required.  But we often ignore and overlook [...]