Here’s a good Psalm to pay attention to carefully. Reasons to praise God? Sure, they are there and offer strong encouragement for the readers to remember how great God is and what He does for His people. It’s all going well and then … “Two-edged swords … execute vengeance … punishments … bind with fetters […]
Read More Psalm 149 – Call To Praise … And …Heaven and earth encouraged to praise God. With good reason. Once more I like how the Psalm is set from the big picture of the universe to the smaller picture of the earth and then the more intimate picture of the relationship with a people on the earth. At every stage there’s a reason to […]
Read More Psalm 148 – All Creation Praise HimI had the great privilege of being on a road trip with some saints. As the sun set and night settled in, rather than snoozing off after an exhausting day, those saints saw it fit to sing songs to God. There were songs of adoration, songs of praise, songs proclaiming the wonders of God. In […]
Read More Psalm 147 – In AweThis is something I maintain vigorously: It is easier to say, “I love you,” than “I trust you.” I am not saying trust is better than love. I am saying that there’s no more significant expression of love than trust. That takes a lot especially as we get older and some become more wary and […]
Read More Psalm 146 – Praise the Trustworthy GodOne 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 – DesperateThe Psalmist was not physically on his own at the time of the Psalm’s composition. He was surrounded by an interesting ragtag of folks who bought into his character. Yet even with loving people around you, when you’re going through trying times often it can feel like you’re lonely. Nobody there to help out. Nobody […]
Read More Psalm 142 – When You’re Lonely, All AloneThis 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 Demands
