Psalm 12–Lies. Flattering. Boasting. Maligning. Aren’t you glad the words of the Lord are flawless and pure?
Psalm 12–Lies. Flattering. Boasting. Maligning. Aren’t you glad the words of the Lord are flawless and pure?
Psalm 11–David has enemies threatening from every side, yet he is full of confidence that the Lord is and always will be a refuge in troubled times. Do you have such confidence?
Psalm 10 David’s eyes and heart are open to the plight of the helpless. His prayer is first a complaint to God about the situation and then a call to action. “Arise, Lord! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.”
Psalm 9 This psalm is David’s testimony of how he has seen God work justice in the past. He confidently includes a prayer for God to make things right in his present situation as well. The God of justice will answer.
Psalm 7 The current events in our nation cause us to cry out for justice. We see some pushing back against injustice with a sort of vigilante justice. We see others who are so overwhelmed that they bury their heads in the sand and pretend everything’s fine. David is wise. He pleads with God, the…
Psalm 6 Alone at night and in deep despair and anguish, David cries out to God. He confesses his hope that God not only hears his pleas for help, but that help is on the way.
Psalm 5 In this psalm, David lays it all out. There are pleas for God to hear him. There is an acknowledgment of who can and cannot stand before God. David asks the Lord to lead him in the right way. And finally, he confesses the assurance that God favors and blesses those who are…
Psalm 4 Within this prayer of David there is a plea to God for mercy as well as an exhortation to shun delusion and to rightly examine our own hearts. There is also the reminder that trusting in the Lord will lead to joy and peace.
Psalm 3 David’s life is a mess. Even though his troubles are of his own making, even though God has the right to say “I told you so”–what does David do about it? He cries out to the Lord because he knows that God is faithful.
Psalm 2 “Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? Conspiracy theory? God says, “Yes, there is.” This psalm reveals that the world’s systems are united against God and His kingdom. But in the end, Jesus will reign.