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. …
Category: Thoughts On Psalms
My thoughts on Psalms. The Psalms clearly portray a Sovereign Creator Who loves His creation relentlessly and overwhelmingly.
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. …
Psalm 1:4-6
The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish. The ungodly are not planted by the …
Psalm 1:3
He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper. The blessed man is a believer who buries himself in God's Word and meditates on it. He will be a strong and fruitful man. …
Psalm 1:1-2
Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night. A truly blessed believer is one who successfully avoids the “counsel of the …
ToP (Thoughts On Psalms): Introduction
Over a decade ago the Holy Spirit moved me to study and write about my “Thoughts On Psalms.” Every morning for about a year I'd spend time in prayer and writing. My intent was to write a daily devotional in the same vein as other devotionals I've utilized through the years. I put to paper …
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