Law, Word, Statutes, Precepts, Decrees, Commands and Promises. Seven words used often in NIV in this Psalm to express what had been stated in the first Psalm. That the man is blessed who delights in the Law of the Lord and meditates on it day and night. That blessing is expressed in suffering and hardship, […]
Read More Psalm 119 – Life in the Law of the LordIt 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 HimLike 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 UpThis Psalm plays like a complimentary piece to the previous Psalm. That previous Psalm gave us plenty of reasons to remember what God has done. This Psalm gives plenty of reasons to remember how we are likely to respond to what God has done and it’s not pretty. It would be comforting to think that […]
Read More Psalm 106 – What Have We Done For God Lately?Nature documentaries usually don’t attract me. Go ahead and give me that look. I get the whole love of wildlife and how the animal kingdom does its thing. For some it is a riveting subject worthy of the tones of someone like David Attenborough paying careful attention to the rise and fall of that animal […]
Read More Psalm 104 – God Of All CreationI love a good refrain. A good part in a song that keeps us on track with the song’s basic message. Get a good line and repeat it and it sinks in. No prizes for guessing which line grabbed me in this Psalm. I love the escalation of the instruction. Verse 3 – praise His […]
Read More Psalm 99 – For He Is HolyHeh. The Message version certainly has a way of putting it. The instruction in this verse is an interesting one and one that I see overlooked in places, but is not necessarily as hard as it appears. For example the Psalmist certainly isn’t instructing us to all of a sudden turn into Lennon/McCartney and come […]
Read More Psalm 98 – Invitation to New PraiseIt’s seen in certain entertainment extravaganzas. The strobe lighting, the smoky atmosphere, the blaring music, the atmosphere is set and as the dancers and backing singers take their place the lights dim, music softens and then builds to a huge noise hyping up the crowd as the main attraction takes to the stage to the […]
Read More Psalm 97 – Invitation to Admire the SupremeThis is not a shy and retiring Psalm. From the get go, the Psalmist is looking for God to do justice. For vengeance to be done properly, it’s best leaving it to the One who will execute it in all fairness, justice and righteousness. This is a great Psalm for God as a good judge. […]
Read More Psalm 94 – There For YouI love the boldness of this Psalm. I love its strong declaration. I love the promise in what it says. To flourish is a concept worthy of investing time in considering and then applying especially when you discover the source, the foundation of all true flourishing. I also love and intrigued by appropriate a Psalm […]
Read More Psalm 92 – Rest, Reflect, Refresh and Replenish
