[:en]David pleaded to God not to rebuke him in His anger nor discipline him in His wrath. He knew that if God treated him with justice alone and not with mercy, he would be wiped out due to God’ wrath. He asked for mercy, healing and deliverance. David was honest with God about his guilt. … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 6[:]
Tag: Psalms
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 5[:]
[:en]David prayed to God, laid his request and cried for help in the morning. He knew that God will surely hear his voice while he waited in expection. {Do you spend time with Jesus in the morning? Do you talk to Him and hear His voice?} David was certain that God does not take pleasure… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 5[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 4[:]
[:en]David asked 4 things from God: (v. 1) Answer me when I call you Give me relief from my distress Be merciful to me Hear my prayer. Men had be disloyal to David. But David was confident that since he was being set apart, God will hear him. He gave these advices: (vs. 4-5) In… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 4[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 3[:]
[:en]This is a Psalm of David when he fled his son, Absalom. The word “selah” in Hebrew means interlude. Its precise use is unknown but there are 3 suggestions: It was a musical direction of “forte” or “crescendo” It signalled lighting of hands or voice in worship or the priest to give a benediction. It… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 3[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 2[:]
[:en]1. THE VOICE OF THE NATIONS (vs. 1-3) Voices of rebellion against God was being heard. The nations resist Christ because they want freedom from God’s rule. History shows that the Gentile nations had rejected God’s people, God’s Word and God’s Son. The rebellion grew more fierce wtih the establishing of the church but in… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 2[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 1[:]
[:en]The theme of this psalm is happiness of the godly and the judgment of the ungodly. THE PERSON GOD BLESSES (vs. 1-3) God blesses a person who is sparated from this world (v. 1)- He does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 1[:]