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I Lift Up My Soul – Psalm 25:1-7
I am ashamed of so many of my Evangelical friends who have lifted up their souls to a political party or a politician. They have looked to human deliverers to right the wrongs in our nation and restore
Continue reading...King of Glory – Psalm 24
This is a royal psalm, not talking about a human ruler, however, but the divine Ruler, Yahweh of hosts. His hosts include Israel’s army, but also the heavenly bodies, stars, sun and moon. “It
Continue reading...Yahweh Is My Shepherd/Host – Psalm 23
This is a psalm of trust. It is carried by two metaphors. The Shepherd/sheep relationship comprises the first four verses. In verses four and five, the switch from speaking third person (“He”)
Continue reading...Why Have You Forsaken Me? – Psalm 22
This psalm of David is a lament that turns to praise for deliverance. David feels abandoned by Yahweh to his enemies, whom he figuratively describes as bulls, lions, and dogs who are tearing at him.
Continue reading...Length of Days Forever – Psalm 21
Perhaps the biggest controversy about this psalm of trust is David’s declaration that Yahweh has given him “length of days forever and ever,” using the Hebrew word olam. The word cannot
Continue reading...God Save the King – Psalm 20
How do you pray for your nation’s leader? This prayer of David’s could be a good guide to prayer for our President, here in the U.S. To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer
Continue reading...Acceptable Meditation – Psalm 19
This psalm of David’s is part wisdom psalm, part praise psalm. It is truly remarkable in its theological and spiritually applicable scope. It is a wonderful devotional prayer, combining honor
Continue reading...Your Gentleness Has Made Me Great – Psalm 18
This is David’s psalm of praise for how God fulfilled His promise to David to honor his kingship and defeat all his enemies. God did it by showing up in power (references to earthquakes and hailstorms
Continue reading...Keep Me as the Apple of Your Eye – Psalm 17
Just this week the president of Haiti was assassinated in his home. People in power are under constant threat of attack. David, the king of Israel, was no different. All believers are under constant
Continue reading...Fullness of Joy – Psalm 16
The apostle Peter refers to this psalm when he preaches on the day of Pentecost after receiving the Holy Spirit and speaking in languages he and the others did not know. In Acts 2:27 he quotes verse
Continue reading...Dwelling in God’s Tent – Psalm 15
Here is a wisdom psalm, like psalm 1 or psalm 73. You will find similar themes in Proverbs. David wants to (figuratively) live in Yahweh’s tent, to be in right relationship with Yahweh, and to
Continue reading...A Fool’s Belief – Psalm 14
I have occasionally thought it would just be easier to discount God altogether than to keep trying to explain how He could allow so much suffering or keep defending His seeming failure to come to the rescue
Continue reading...Will You Forget Me Forever? – Psalm 13
I was feeling like I had every right to ask God to take away my pain and heal me, but as the pain endured my confidence in God’s willingness to help me waned. I gave up asking God to help me and
Continue reading...Flee Like a Bird – Psalm 11
Crosby, Stills and Nash sang, in Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, “I’ve got an answer, I’m going to fly away. What have I got to lose?” Have you ever felt like simply getting away from
Continue reading...Forget Not the Afflicted – Psalm 10
This psalm feels like a companion to Psalm 73. We don’t know who wrote it, but like us, he had experienced God seeming to hide Himself away during the psalmist’s times of trouble. He saw
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