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God Has Listened – Psalm 66:16-20
If by “answered prayer” we mean a “Yes” from God, a granting of our request, then not all prayers are answered. There are conditions or requirements established by God that govern whether He
Continue reading...O You Who Hear Prayer – Psalm 65
On Thursday To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song. Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed. O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come. When iniquities
Continue reading...The Secret Plots of the Wicked – Psalm 64
My granddaughter worked for a coffee shop and a group of employees who didn’t like the younger and recently elevated manager banded together to make accusations against her and got her fired. My
Continue reading...I Have Looked Upon You – Psalm 63
As you may have guessed by now, the editor of Psalms has bunched together several psalms of David that were inspired by his time fleeing Saul, before he became king. Much of this time was spent in the
Continue reading...For God Alone My Soul Waits in Silence – Psalm 62
This is the hardest thing for us to do, to put our trust in God alone, and even harder to do so in silence. To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. For God alone my soul waits in silence; from
Continue reading...Let Me Dwell in Your Tent Forever – Psalm 61
Poetry is all about metaphors. There are many in this psalm. “From the end of the earth,” meaning at the most extreme places of danger. “When my heart is faint,” meaning when
Continue reading...You Have Made Your People See Hard Things – Psalm 60
This psalm of David describes a situation the Scriptures do not otherwise give a full account of, referring, as it does, to David’s campaigns against the enemies of Israel after he first became king.
Continue reading...I Will Sing of Your Strength – Psalm 59:16,17
This is yet another psalm in which the header describes its situational origin as the time when king Saul was seeking to kill David and David had to flee for safety. This particular psalm refers to 1
Continue reading...The Blood of the Wicked – Psalm 58
It is easy in our modern world to recall rulers who embody evil and leave a path of destruction in their wakes. Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao Zedong, Leopold II, Kim Il-Sung, Saddam Hussein,
Continue reading...Be Exalted, O God – Psalm 57
Are we surprised that several of David’s psalms come out of his experience fleeing Saul. He’s been anointed by Samuel to be the next king, but he is running around Israel to avoid being assassinated
Continue reading...God Is For Me – Psalm 56:8-11
This is another psalm of David, a lament about the enemies he fears will take his life. David had sought freedom from king Saul’s constant looking for him to kill him (can you imagine the pressure)
Continue reading...They Drop Trouble Upon Me – Psalm 55
Have you experienced someone you trusted, someone you thought loved you and had the same goals as you, betraying you? They wanted some benefit or position or power more than they wanted your friendship.
Continue reading...God Is My Helper – Psalm 54
This is a lament psalm of David with a particular historical backdrop recounted in 1 Samuel 23. David had been running from the jealousy of Saul and sought refuge with people he thought were loyal to
Continue reading...Are There Any Who Seek After God – Psalm 53
Of the title for this psalm, Easton’s Bible Dictionary says, “In the title of Psalm 53, denoting that this was a didactic psalm, to be sung to the accompaniment of the lute or guitar. Others
Continue reading...A Green Olive Tree – Psalm 52
How do you feel about being an olive tree in the temple? It is an odd concept, in one sense, since an olive tree could not grow in the temple. But the psalmist is using his imagination. If an olive
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