Psalm 27 – How To Wait

Waiting. Circumstances can determine how you wait. If the situation is pressing, there may be something of the urgent that makes waiting very difficult. How often we need to let God know what time it is and how He needs to be quick. This Psalm is great for helping with waiting. This reminds us that […]

Psalm 26 – Bless Him Because We Belong to Him

The Psalmist was not perfect. Neither was he writing from a position of never having done a thing wrong in his life. Nevertheless the claims he makes in this Psalm are bold ones. Very bold ones indeed – trusted in the Lord without wavering, walked in his integrity, washes his hands in innocence before God. […]

Psalm 25 – A Song From the Trenches

When you are hemmed in from various tough circumstances in life you know the reality of being in warfare. It’s just that the war is not against personalities. It is not against people. It is against something far more sinister than that. This Psalm is a great one to help in the trenches of life’s […]

Psalm 24 – Who Is Going Up To Be With My Lord?

The Psalmist in this one makes an interesting assumption in this piece. Namely that to be with the Lord in His temple is a desirable place to be. He can back that up, however, by saying that those who want to be there are blessed and are recipients of good stuff from the God […]

Psalm 23 – Green Pastures

The 23rd Psalm is arguably the most well-known. You talk of scriptures to memorise and this one is right up there. So familiar is it that sometimes we can take it for granted and think we know it when there may be more to it than that. This is why it remains worthwhile reflecting and […]

Psalm 22 – Where Were You When I Needed You?

Like some of the Psalms that’s been covered so far, this one takes on the comparison between the light and dark of the relationship with God. Light is seen towards the end – just like the whole weeping enduring for the night and joy coming in the morning. That morning side is very clear as […]

Psalm 21 – God Save The King

This Psalm is an interesting praise for what God is doing for the King. Some may want to appropriate this for any leader. The key difference is, though, that this praise is about how God protects and saves the King because the King is in a right relationship with God. That way there’s a clear […]

Psalm 20 – We Will Trust The God Who Saves

This Psalm comes across as someone encouraging someone else to trust in God. Why? Trust because He is able to deliver us from troublesome situations. Trust because He is engaging with you and the life you live. It’s not a one-sided relationship with a deaf, dumb and mute idol. He shows grace and we respond […]

Psalm 19 – The Wonder of Revelation

Awe. It’s quite a word. One thing that comes across to me reading Psalm 19 is how awestruck the Psalmist is. He looks at creation, he considers the written word of God and He has the same awe. Isn’t awesome how God has spoken. Not only has He spoken but that He has spoken. In […]

Psalm 18 – Epic Psalm (Part One)

Some of the Psalms take on an epic nature and the 18th one is a great example. Reading it is like watching a movie. Look at the hero, now secure. The journey there, however called upon God to do some awesome works in majesty and power. These awesome works are done because of right relationship […]