David sings a nearly identical song in 2 Samuel 22 celebrating God’s deliverance from the hand of Saul and all his enemies throughout his life. This psalm of thanksgiving bears…
The psalms teach us how to pray and live, and the theme of justice occurs frequently in them. David’s enemies plot wickedly against him, and he wants God to hear…
This psalm is a desperate cry for deliverance made from steadfast faith in the deliverer. David’s expectation goes far beyond the present trouble, declaring the Lord will ultimately deliver him,…
How are we to live in the house of God? We see in this psalm the efficacious grace of our God that not only brings us into His tabernacle but…
Sin begins in the heart where the fool tells himself there is no God. Though he doesn’t confess this outwardly, his actions reveal a practical atheism that would devour the…
In this Psalm David calls on God from the brink of death and despair, and yet finishes his song full of faith. His prayer consists of petitions, statements of faith,…
Psalm 12 is a desperate cry for help, one that we need to study and apply in our times when spin doctors abound.
The book of Psalms runs the gamut of human emotion and experience while always directing us to trust God. This is no glib or easy faith, but one that looks…
God establishes new households, families that receive and fulfill His promises to bless us to a thousand generations. We pass on the testimonies and praises of Yahweh so that coming…
The word of God is sufficient to equip us for every good work, including parenting teenagers. Like every age, kids during these years have particular temptations which ought to cause…