One of the many reasons why I love this Psalm is how it shows very good reasons to praise the Lord. It’s a great exhibition of praise. It’s all based on both what the Lord has done and who the Lord is. I could run through the list and would I love to do that! […]
Read More Psalm 145 – The Lord Is …I am a huge fan of this Psalm. Everything in this is building up to the glorious time of peace – real, true, lasting peace. Peace as evidenced by the removal of crime and the threat of evil. Peace as evidenced by the flourishing of the offspring and a fruitful and prosperous land wherein that […]
Read More Psalm 144 – For The Coming PeaceTime is running out, the opposition are pressing in, they will get there any moment, you need help and you need it desperately. That is this Psalm. The thing is even in the state desperation, the Psalmist doesn’t go looking elsewhere for the help. He throws himself at the mercy of God. Pleading for Him […]
Read More Psalm 143 – DesperateThis Psalm is an intriguing one. I am a big fan of men of God being honest about inner conflict. This one is intriguing because the Psalmist clearly loves God and wants to follow Him in doing what’s right. In this Psalm he acknowledges that he doesn’t want to slip into the dark side. The […]
Read More Psalm 141 – Help Me Watch MyselfConversing with God brings with it certain appeals that can be made to His character. The Psalmist can make a request that some might be uncomfortable with in regards to his enemies. He can make this request not based on his own merits, but because of who God is. No, not a bloodthirsty violent sort […]
Read More Psalm 140 – What Justice DemandsIt’s fascinating seeing people’s responses to this Psalm. It’s very easy to grab onto those parts of the Psalm that makes the human look good. Fearfully and wonderfully made. Thoughts to me are vast. This is not, however, an ode to the brilliance of humanity. This is a tremendous point of praise to the greatness […]
Read More Psalm 139 – A Check Up With A DifferenceGod. Just think of the word and the concept. Beyond human comprehension in totality. Splendid, magnificent and awesome in all dimensions. When growing up and hearing about amazing people, famous for great things, I was given the impression that they were not attainable. You couldn’t touch them, talk to them, engage with them at all. […]
Read More Psalm 138 – Praise the God who RelatesMocked by captors. Told to perform like you used to perform at home. Ridiculed because the once glorious nation has been brought to its knees and the city with the symbol of your allegiance to the God who delivered you is left in smithereens. How can you sing indeed. Much weeping is indeed the right […]
Read More Psalm 137 – When You Are Where You Don’t BelongThere is a song called, Love Lift Us Up Where We Belong. The sentiments of the song may appear rather cheesy to some, but amongst those lyrics is a sense of love that has enduring power. That theme of enduring power in love dominates this Psalm. The love of God described here takes on epic […]
Read More Psalm 136 – Enduring LoveThere is a chant that is sometimes used in football games that suggests that a striker of a greater quality ‘scores when he wants’. That degree of acknowledging brilliance in doing whatever he wants can also be attributed to the Creator of the Universe. God, though, does not need to give you His CV to earn […]
Read More Psalm 135 – Great God, Great Track Record
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