[:en]Most of David’s Psalms had a pattern. He would start with a problem, then he would pray and finally he would praise God for solving his problem. When David was being pursued and attacked, what did he do? “When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 56[:]
Tag: Psalms
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/25/19)[:]
[:en]DON’T GIVE UP The apostle Paul urges us to be patient in helping one another through the stumbles and struggles of life. When he wrote “Carry each other’s burdens” and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal 6:2), he was comparing our task to the work, time, and waiting it took for a farmer to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/25/19)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 55[:]
[:en]David felt like flying away just to get away everything. He thought of escaping by having wings like dove to fly away and make far off into the wilderness (v. 6) When life is such a burden, we will also have that feeling of getting away. That is normal and natural reaction. But it is… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 55[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 58[:]
[:en]David denounced the unjust rulers of his day when they condemned the righteous and defended the wicked. He used many images to describe them as he prayed for their judgment: “Make them become toothless lions (v. 6); let them vanish like water that flows away; make them broken arrows (v. 7). Let them be like… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 58[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 54[:]
[:en]When Ziphites had gone to Saul and told him that David was hiding among them, (1 Sam. 23:15-23), David wrote this Psalm asking God to save him and vindicate him. He was attacked by the enemy who did not believe in God. He cried out to the Lord Jehovah for help. Then we see a… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 54[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 53[:]
[:en]Fools are people who reject God. “The fools has said in his heart. ‘There is no God’. They are corrupt and their ways are vile, there is no one who does good” (v. 1) Fools are evil doers who exploit people made in the image of God. Practical atheists are people who claim to believe… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 53[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 52[:]
[:en]This Psalm was written by David when Doeg, the Edomite went to Saul and reported to him that David was in the house of Ahimelech. Doeg was an evil man who spied on David to get favor from King Saul. When David knew what Doeg had done, he turned to God for help. Description of… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 52[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 51[:]
[:en]This is a Penitential Psalm when the prophet Nathan came to David after he had committed adultery with Bathseba. David confessed his sins and said to the Lord: “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to your unfailing love, according to your great compassion. Blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 51[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 50[:]
[:en]This Psalm described a scene from the courtroom. God is judging against two kinds of religious sinners: Superficial worshipers (vs. 1-15) – They offer sacrifices insincerely with empty routine hoping to earn God’s blessings. God does not want the material things we give. He wants our spiritual sacrifices of Thanksgiving, Praise and Obedience. Hypocritical worshipers… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 50[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 49[:]
[:en]This Psalm deals about death and wealth. Essential truths about wealth: Wealth cannot redeem the life of another (v. 2) Wealth cannot go with you (v. 10, 17) Wealth cannot prevent death (vs. 12, 14) Wealth cannot buy permanence and fame (vs. 16-19) Advice from the Psalmist: Do not trust in wealth but trust in… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 49[:]