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5Yet I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay. Humility is required if we are going to ask for help. If we think we can do it ourselves, why would we ask for someone’s help? We hate the words “poorContinue reading “30Mar 2011 Psalm 70:5”

28May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous. Sometimes anger is expressed in very powerful language in the Psalms. This anger is often toward other people. In this Psalm the language is very personal and very eternal. The Psalmist wants this person’s eternal destiny altered. HeContinue reading “29Mar 2011 Psalm 69:28”

1May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him. 2As smoke is blown away by the wind, may you blow them away; as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God. These verses threw me for a loop. I said to myself, “Are these verses really inContinue reading “28Mar 2011 Psalm 68:1-2”

1May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, 2that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. Notice the progression of thought here. God blesses us and the nations find out about the Lord. When we allow the Lord to work in ourContinue reading “27Mar 2011 Psalm 67:1-2”

1Shout with joy to God, all the earth! 2Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious! Our times of worship and praise should be the most glorious events on earth! They should reflect the glory that exists in heaven. Heaven is not a place of passive worship. The hosts of heaven are activeContinue reading “26Mar 2011 Psalm 66:1-2”

6Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. I wonder what we are supposed to do? This Psalm is one of jubilation, unhindered excitement and energy. These people are filled to overflowing with praise. They are not sitting quietly, or even standing quietly. They are letting the joy of theContinue reading “28Feb 2011 Ps 47:6”

10“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” One of the most difficult tasks in life, especially today in our crazy, fast-paced world, is to be still. Many of us find it very difficult to slow down, or even stop forContinue reading “27Feb 2011 Psalm 46:10”

22Yet for your sake we face death all day long; we have become as sheep to be slaughtered. These words penned almost 3000 years ago express a very real feeling that we ourselves can experience. The writer feels as though he is doing the right things and yet from his perspective it seems that theContinue reading “26Feb 2011 Psalm 44:22”

1 LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? 5b Whoever does these things will never be shaken. This is a great list of what godly character looks like. Not a list of does and don’ts, but a list of what godly character, character that flows from aContinue reading “30Jan 2011 Psalm 15:1 & 5b”

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, He makes me lie down. This is very different than the leading, guiding and preparing that is mentioned later in this psalm. In those instances we must follow, walk and come. The Lord forces the sheep to take a break,Continue reading “28Jan 2011 Psalm 23:2”