psalm
All Life Comes From God
The psalmist continues to praise the Lord for all His creation. The ocean is alive with creatures great and small (v. 24). Water is a predominant theme in this psalm (vv. 25-26). In the sea the ships move freely, but for the whale the sea is his playground. The whale is portrayed as nothing more …
The Trustworthiness of God
Some Bible scholars think this psalm was written in the days of King Jehoshaphat (II Chron. 20) when the surrounding nations mobilized against that godly King of Judah. These surrounding people were all idolaters and Judah itself had been infected by their influence. However, …
A Prayer For Mercy
The psalmist lifts his eyes to God, waiting and watching for Him to send His mercy (v. 1). The more he waits, the more he cries out to God, realizing that the evil and the proud offers no help as the only thing they have is contempt for God (vv. 3-4). Our Lord Jesus has taught us …
God Never Gives Up On Us
Because of the reference to captivity many Bible scholars believe this psalm was written at the time of Zerubbabel (Ezra.3:4) or more likely during the days of Ezra and Nehemiah (Neh. 2-4) (v. 1). At any rate it seems to belong to the early days of the return from Babylon. The th …
Eight Standards of Leadership
David starts off by asking a question. What qualifications are there for service in the tabernacle (v. 1)? The answer to this question is found in the remaining verses as he gives us 8 standards of leadership. This psalm has been referred to as David’s "sermon on the mount.” Many scholars …
David’s Plea For Vindication
This Psalm seems to refer to a time of national crisis when people were dying under the judgment of God. It is not known exactly when this was. With disaster taking place all around him, David was not claiming to be sinless because that is impossible for any human being to achiev …
An Appeal to God’s Love And Compassion
This Psalm was written by David sometime after his great sin with Bathsheba and his murder of Uriah (II Samuel 11:3-4). Some Bible scholars think it was about one year after this fateful event that Nathan came to David with his story about a poor man’s lamb that was stolen …
A Prayer For Protection
Psalm 41 is a lesson based on a prayer for help against treachery. In grace, God visited the writer with deliverance and put a song to rejoicing upon his lips. He concluded the preceding psalm by calling himself poor and needy. In this one, he begins by commending those who consider…
David Sings a Song of Praise
This psalm may have been written toward the end of David’s life when there was peace. God is being praised for His wonderful works and blessings. It seems that David sang this Psalm of praise after “the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.” His …
Prayer For Understanding God’s Word
The writer seems to be experiencing many trials and troubles in his life. Even though his difficulties are a result of his own weaknesses, he is not driven away from God but is drawn closer to Him. As believers we desire a deeper understanding and a greater insight into God’s Word…