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No One Who Practices Deceit – Psalm 101
In a January 23, 2020 article in The Bulwark, Napp Nazworth wrote: Earlier this month, President Trump led an evangelical religious revival. Evangelicals who support Trump sometimes defend their position
Continue reading...Make a Joyful Noise – Psalm 100
In the church I grew up in as a child I remember reciting this psalm often. It made me feel good inside. Making a joyful noise, being glad to serve God, being identified as His people and the sheep
Continue reading...You Were a Forgiving God to Them – Psalm 99
It is most interesting in this psalm that three great heroes in Israel’s history are mentioned, three priests, we are told. We may not normally think of Moses as a priest, but rather as Israel’s
Continue reading...Sing For Joy – Psalm 98
The Israel-centric aspect of Scripture is explained by Paul in Romans 11. Israel is the natural branches of the vine God has planted and is growing into His kingdom, but Gentiles have been grafted in.
Continue reading...You Are Exalted – Psalm 97
When Jesus comes again he will defeat the antichrist in battle before Jerusalem and establish his throne from that holy city. He will judge the nations, separating the “sheep” (believers)
Continue reading...He Comes to Judge the Earth – Psalm 96
One of my teachers in seminary was Bruce Waltke. He categorized the kinds of Messianic psalms in the Old Testament. This psalm is messianic prophecy in that it describes the ultimate coming of God
Continue reading...Today, If You Hear His Voice – Psalm 95
This psalm is expounded by the author of Hebrews, his exegetical skills sharp with the sword of God’s word (Hebrews 4:12). The psalm teaches him that Joshua did not give Israel rest since God is
Continue reading...God of Vengeance – Psalm 94
Because these psalms are about God coming and reigning they are ultimately Messianic. Yahweh will come and reign. Yahweh the Son. Jesus came and Jesus will come again, and when he does Revelation
Continue reading...Yahweh Reigns – Psalm 93
Here begins a series of psalms (93-99) linked by the theme of Yahweh’s coming as King and His judging of the peoples. Many repeat the phrase, “Yahweh reigns.” The rule of God on earth
Continue reading...The Righteous Flourish – Psalm 92
This is a psalm of pure praise. No lament over difficult circumstances. Only confident and musical praise for the God who does great works. It does not live in denial that the unrighteous at times
Continue reading...He Will Deliver – Psalm 91
Psalm 91 holds a unique place in interpretation of Scripture. The psalmist certainly knew of believers who succumbed to pestilence, even as we know many believers who have succumbed to Covid-19, and
Continue reading...Teach Us to Number Our Days – Psalm 90
If this is Moses’ prayer during the wilderness wanderings, when the generation who sinned against Yahweh by refusing to conquer Canaan was left to die in the wilderness, so that the next generation
Continue reading...How Long O Lord – Psalm 89
God will not break His promises. But sometimes it seems that He has taken too long to keep them. A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the steadfast love of the LORD, forever; with my mouth
Continue reading...Every Day I Call Upon You – Psalm 88
In his book, Trusting God in the Darkness: A Guide to Understanding the Book of Job by Christopher Ash, he writes, “The seeking required of us is not ultimately the seeking for philosophical answers
Continue reading...All Our Springs – Psalm 87
Though we must say that the Old Testament is Israel-centered, there is a consistent strain throughout of the conversion of the Gentiles. Here in this psalm, in the second stanza, we are surprised to
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