psalm
Evil Only Seems to be Winning
One of the most serious problems in the world today is noise pollution. How can we make sense out of all the noise in our world today? Psalm 2 helps us solve this important problem. Have you ever wondered why it seems like God lets evil go unpunished? Evil seems to be winning the world …
Prayer in The Midst of Disaster
The Jews of the psalmist’s day had become apostate, yet at the same time, they adopted a superstitious attitude toward the temple. They imagined that since it was God’s house it could not be destroyed and therefore Jerusalem was off limits to the invader. However it was destroyed …
Miracles Performed by Moses And Aaron
God used Egypt’s animosity to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. God sent his servant Moses and Aaron to His people in Egypt, and they worked miracles and wonders there (vv. 26-27). The psalmist does not list all the miracles, nor does he place them in the order they occurred, but he …
God Will be Exalted Throughout The Earth
The words in this passage appear to be addressed, not to the enemy, but to Israel herself. The citizens of Jerusalem have been invited to view the remains of their enemies that they may see the mighty power of God in their behalf (v. 8). He had completely destroyed His enemy (v. …
Choosing Zion For His Dwelling Place
The great mountains of the land of Basham (v. 15) no doubt refers to Mount Hermon, the highest snow capped peak in the Middle East, just a few miles north of Basham. The psalmists intent was to show that Israel would be victorious by divine design (sovereignty), rather than by hu …
A Prayer For Help
Does God hide (vv. 1-4)? At the very beginning the psalmist was not complaining, but simply asking God to hurry to his aid. Because it looks like the wicked may triumph, he asks the Lord two big questions …
David Prays For Protection From Enemies
In this psalm the psalmist petitions God to show His strength in the face of opposition.A prayer for protection (vv. 1-5) – In his prayer David earnestly requests that God hear, answer, guard, save, have mercy on and bring joy to him because of his poor and needy condition. The c …
Rejoicing in God’s Word
1. What leads to a life of obedience (vv. 161-164)? a. Fearing (Reverencing) God’s Word in Holy Awe (v. 161). “Princes have persecuted me without cause: bu …
The Leader Declared Praise to God
In this passage the psalmist tells the congregation that God responded to his prayer and delivered him (vv. 16-20). However, it would not have happened that way if he had clung to sin. From Old Testament history we know that in the matter of Hezekiah’s illness God did something f …
The Lord is Good
In this life we hear many clichs like, live and let live, time will tell, when at first you don’t succeed try again etc. In Christian circles we often hear “Praise the Lord,†which can come flying out of our mouth without much thought behind it. However in this …