This psalm is the song of a slandered man. It’s a Shiggaion, a wandering or varied song in response to the accusations of Cush the Benjaminite against David. Perhaps Cush…

Psalm 6 is the first penitential psalm, a cry to God for mercy and relief from the consequences of sin. We don’t know David’s exact circumstances, but his pain is…

All the psalms show us how to pray, but in Psalm 5 David marshals his words, makes the case why God should hear him, and declares his confidence He will.…

There is nothing so satisfying as knowing that God hears your prayers. Many believe Psalm 3 is a morning prayer followed by Psalm 4 in the evening, offered while David…

In King David’s tumultuous life, his flight from Absalom was one his darkest hours. It looked like his sins had finally caught up with him and he would die an…

Whereas Psalm 1 describes the individual’s way with God—either blessed and planted or cursed and scattered—Psalm 2 reveals the plight of nations. Nations rage against God and perish, or they…

The book of Psalms is the prayer book of the Bible.  Seventy-three psalms are attributed to David, 12 to Asaph the musician, 12 to the sons of Korah, two to…