psalm
A Prayer For The Lord’s Help
David was being slandered and violence was present. This psalm can be divided as follows …
You Can’t Keep The Battle to Yourself
Isaiah gives a description of the foes that are massed against our Lord at Golgotha (vv. 10- 13):The human foes “All nations compassed me about; but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them” (vv. 10-11). His foes are compared to bees and to a fire of thorns. “The …
Confidence in Life’s Only Hope
David begins the Psalm with a pledge to hold his tongue (v. 1). He had good intentions of keeping his mouth shut so as not to speak against God. Even though men like Shimei, Absalom, and Joab seemed to get off scot-free, David was experiencing great suffering because of his sin. He pledged …
Enemies Conspire Against David
Many Bible scholars think this Psalm was written by David when he was fleeing from Saul and in very serious trouble. The king of Gath had put David under arrest and was considering putting him to death. In the previous Psalm David’s troubles were caused by his family and friends; …
A Prayer For The Lord’s Deliverance
Nobody can hope to have any real guidance unless he is willing to spend time in the Word of God (vv. 12-14). David says that the Lord rescues him from every trap (v. 15). When he is lonely and troubled the Lord has pity on him (v. 16). It is evident that as he is writing this psalm he is in …
Tested But Brought to a Place of Blessing
The nation acknowledges that God has tested them with all kinds of burdens and oppressions, but He has finally brought them to a place of abundant blessing. Israel is a nation that has been hated and hunted but impossible to exterminate. For thousands of years the history of the …
A Prayer For Protection From Enemies
We find in this Psalm the cry of distress, in the petition of a man falsely accused. It may well date from the time when David was being pursued by Saul. We see David as a warrior, a witness and a worshiper. He first realizes that it is almost impossible to fight against gossip. People he had …
The Story of Joseph in Egypt
The Lord protected his people as they sojourned in other lands (vv. 13-15). The writer traces the events that led to the exile of the patriarchal family from the promised land to their settlement in Egypt. God created a mighty famine in the land of Canaan that drove the chosen people down into …
The Destruction of a Man of Treachery
This passage was written by David as he described Doeg an Edomite who was a dangerous and ungodly man. Doeg is called a “mighty man” (v. 1) because he was the chiefest of the herdsmen that belonged to Saul (I Samuel 2:7). Any hatred King Saul had toward David was magnif …
The Conflict of Good And Evil
The Lord give security to the righteous in the land (vv. 27-28). “The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of justice (v. 30). The Psalmist declares his love for God’s law and his effort to make it a part to his life (v. 31). The following three points are often forgotten by the …