It is very difficult for me to read this Psalm. Very difficult. It’s difficult because to read of someone who knows what it is to be rescued and so express this great love for God reminds me of what God has rescued me from. The darkness of depression, the despair of feeling worthless, the delusion […]
Read More Psalm 116 – A Very Good Reason to Love HimThe collection of Psalms has many reasons why it makes sense to spend life praising God. This particular Psalm highlights a reason by exercising comparison. Man-made idols for worship is a ridiculous notion for two reasons. Firstly, man worshipping something he made really is daft in itself. Secondly, as the Psalmist astutely notes, so much […]
Read More Psalm 115 – Dead vs the LivingTheme parks and pleasure centres go out of their way to create thrilling experiences for the paying customers. Rides and attractions which go as far as safely possible to take your breath away and leave your senses heightened and frazzled at the audacious technical marvels. Other entertainment feats are put together to similarly dazzle, amuse, […]
Read More Psalm 114 – This Is AwesomeLike we needed more reasons to praise God, this Psalmist makes a big deal of praising the incomparable Creator of the Universe. The reason? As great as He is, He still looks at those in lowly conditions and picks them up. This is more than rags to riches, this is not about turning a pauper […]
Read More Psalm 113 – In The Habit of Picking You Up“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Familiar question, right? In many responses, underneath is the desire to be rich, secure and happy. For many parents it is the underlying desire for their children. Some even would go as far as to say they are reflecting the desire of our heavenly father […]
Read More Psalm 112 – The Blessed BrotherIt remains a reality that some people finished school grateful to emerge from the ordeal technically alive. The thought of a classroom sends shivers down the spine. The mere word study would bring them close to the edge of insanity. The experiences were painful, it is something they don’t want to even have nightmares about […]
Read More Psalm 111 – A Lifetime of Study (No, Not That Kind)The Psalmist sees something. He sees someone. Someone he knows his audience needs. Not just a swashbuckling hero, not a muscle bound strongman. It requires a ruler who will exercise righteousness and justice. It requires a priest to meditate the peace. It requires a judge to dispel the wickedness and apply the cause for the […]
Read More Psalm 110 – We Need A…It should be apparent by this stage in the collection that the Psalms covers a wide range of human experience and emotion. It is not there to just be pretty in praising and saying how beautiful God is. Sometimes it’s raw and brutal. This Psalm is one of them. From the start we are aware […]
Read More Psalm 109 – Sort Them Out, GodWe were playing a board game. I wasn’t doing so well, but being the peace loving and peace making sort that I am, I merely proclaimed that I would vanquish them all anyway because God was on my side. Obviously in the light of such bold proclamations I finished up in last place. The Bible […]
Read More Psalm 108 – Ways to Win the WarfareMy friend asked me if I was going to say anything, I shook my head. Eventually he got up and shared an aspect of his testimony and he simply gave thanks for being redeemed. It had a powerful impact on the listeners. It had a powerful impact on me. He knew where he had been […]
Read More Psalm 107 – Stories of the Redeemed
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