For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can’t live with you. The arrogant shall not stand in your sight. You hate all workers of iniquity. You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. David never loses sight of the fact that God is holy. …
Category: Thoughts On Psalms
My thoughts on Psalms. The Psalms clearly portray a Sovereign Creator Who loves His creation relentlessly and overwhelmingly.
Psalm 5:1-3
For the Chief Musician, with the flutes. A Psalm by David. Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation. Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for to you do I pray. Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests …
Psalm 4:6-8
Many say, “Who will show us any good?”Yahweh, let the light of your face shine on us. You have put gladness in my heart, more than when their grain and their new wine are increased. In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety. This …
Psalm 4:4-5
Stand in awe, and don’t sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness. Put your trust in Yahweh. (Psalm 4:4-5) We see this verse quoted in Ephesians 4:26, “In your anger do not sin.” There it is written to New Testament believers. In this context David …
Psalm 4:1-3
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm by David.Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah. …
Psalm 3:5-8
I laid myself down and slept. I awakened; for Yahweh sustains me. I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side. Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth …
Psalm 3:1-4
A Psalm by David, when he fled from Absalom his son.Yahweh, how my adversaries have increased! Many are those who rise up against me. Many there are who say of my soul,“There is no help for him in God.” Selah. But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts …
Psalm 2:7-12
I will tell of the decree. Yahweh said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father. Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in …
Psalm 2:4-6
He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision. Then he will speak to them in his anger, and terrify them in his wrath: “Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.” We need to gain a proper perspective on just who we are. Better …
Psalm 2:1-3
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahweh, and against his Anointed, saying, “Let’s break their bonds apart, and cast their cords from us.” Nations grow further and further apart from the ways of God. …
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