Follow along as I read through the Bible in One Year and make a daily comment!
“So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their heart, to walk in their own devices.” Psalm 81:12 In Today’s Psalm, Asaph is reciting God’s words concerning Israel’s past. How He delivered them from slavery, took care of them in the Wilderness, but they still would not obey Him. His assessment was “But My […]
“O Lord God of hosts, restore us; cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved.” Psalm 80:19 This is the 3rd time Asaph prays this Prayer in the Psalm. At the beginning he cries out “Oh, give ear, Shepherd of Israel, ..shine forth! ..come to save us!” The rest of the
“When I select an appointed time, it is I who judge with equity.” Psalm 75:2 This is a Psalm of Asaph, but God is speaking in this Verse. Consider some thoughts. All of us have an Opinion, a Conviction, a View, of the things that we see and hear in the World around us. Inevitably,
“I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.” Psalm 69:3 In Today’s Psalm, David begins by crying out, “Save me, O God” because “Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head”. Here, in Verse 3, we have
“From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” Psalm 61:2 David, a man after God’s own heart, was one that every true Christian can identify with. Though anointed by God, filled with the Spirit, champion over Goliath, slayer
“In God, whose word I praise, in God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me?” Psalm 56:4 Notice a couple of things from Today’s Verse. He has a High regard for God’s Word! He did not say, whose word I heard, or, whose word I’ve
“And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.” Psalm 51:11b Each year as I go through the Psalms, this is one that I love coming to and linger long on. As most of you know, this is the Song that David composed after his Adultery with Bathsheba and his Murder of Uriah. It is
“We have thought on Your lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of Your temple.” Psalm 48:9 As the Psalmist considers the greatness of God, he declares at the beginning of today’s Psalm, “Great is the Lord”! And then, in Today’s Verse, he reflects on God’s Lovingkindness. Consider the context of this verse, “in the midst
“As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for You, O God.” Psalm 42:1 Picture an arid and desert land, barren and waste, with very little water. Now picture a deer, searching for water; mouth ajar, breathing hard in desperate need of a drink. That is how the Sons of Korah
“Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 At first sight, this verse seems to be a blank check for self indulgence; that if I do such and such, then I will get whatever I ask for. But consider the 1st half and how it defines