Category: Psalms

“Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men, who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually. They make their tongue sharp as a serpent’s, and under their lips is the venom of asps. I say to the Lord, You are my God; give ear to the voice…

This famous psalm has been referenced in more teachings than I could count, and more times than I care to think about. It’s popularity is up there with Psalm 23, making it one of the best-known psalms. “O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I…

“I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise; I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. On the day I called, you…

This psalm was likely written during or shortly after Israel’s exile into Babylonian captivity. “By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our lyres. For there our captors required of us songs, and our tormentors, mirth, saying, ‘Sing us one of…

This psalm is entitled “His Steadfast Love Endures Forever”, which is pretty fitting (and obvious) because that line is in every one of the 26 verses. “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. to him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever; to…

“Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord, give praise, O servants of the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God! For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. The idols of the nations are…

“Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who stand by night in the house of the Lord! Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the Lord! May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth!” (v1-3) Do you wonder what it means for us to…

“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there…

“For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place: ‘This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it. I will abundantly bless her provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread. Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for…

This psalm speaks of denying selfish ambition and pride, growing from a child into a spiritual adult. I found a great quote regarding this Psalm: “It is one of the shortest Psalms to read, but one of the longest to learn. It speaks of a young child, but it contains the experience of a man…