“Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For they have no pangs until death; their bodies are fat and sleek….
Category: Psalms
Thoughts and commentaries on the Book of Psalms.
Psalm 72
This Psalm concludes “book two” of the “five books” of Psalms (I: 1-41; II: 42-72; III: 73-89; IV: 90-106; V: 107-150), and is one of two Psalms attributed to Solomon, David’s son. “Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! May he judge your people with righteousness, and your…
Psalm 71
“In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame! In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me! Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given the command to save me, for you are…
Psalm 70
“Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O Lord, make haste to help me! Let them be put to shame and confusion who seek my life! Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt! Let them turn back because of their shame who say, ‘Aha, Aha!’ May all who…
Psalm 69
This Psalm is a roller coaster of emotion – it begins quite sorrowful and desperate, but gradually builds into praise and hopefulness at the end. “Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and…
Psalm 68
This is a challenging Psalm to read and understand. I had to do some research on various views/commentaries before attempting to comment on it. I came across this interesting quote from Adam Clarke (famous Methodist theologian and biblical scholar from late 1700’s to early 1800s’): “I know not how to undertake a comment on this…
Psalm 67
This Psalm was short enough that I quoted all 7 verses. This Psalm is apparently highly overlooked – I found this tidbit: Martin Luther wrote five large volumes of exposition on Psalms, yet for some reason he skipped Psalm 67 entirely. Interesting. “May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face…
Psalm 66
This Psalm is all about praising God – it is a worship song in the truest sense. “Say to God, ‘How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.’ Come and…
Psalm 65
“By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas; the one who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with might; who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of…
Psalm 64
“Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy. Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the throng of evildoers, who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear….