Follow along as I read through the Bible in One Year and make a daily comment!
“In God, whose word I praise, in God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me?” Psalm 56:4 Notice a couple of things from today’s verse. He has a High regard for God’s Word! He did not say, whose word I heard, or, whose word I’ve […]
“And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.” Psalm 51:11b Each year as I go through the Psalms, this is one that I love coming to and linger long on. As most of you know, this is the Song that David composed after his Adultery with Bathsheba and his Murder of Uriah. It is
“We have thought on Your lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of Your temple.” Psalm 48:9 As the Psalmist considers the greatness of God, he declares at the beginning of today’s Psalm, “Great is the Lord”! And then, in today’s verse, he reflects on God’s Lovingkindness. Consider the context of this verse, “in the midst
“As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for You, O God. Psalm 42:1 Picture an arid and desert land, barren and waste, with very little water. Now picture a deer, searching for water; mouth ajar, breathing hard in desperate need of a drink. That is how the Sons of Korah
“Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 At first sight, this verse seems to be a blank check for self indulgence; that if I do such and such, then I will get whatever I ask for. But consider the 1st half and how it defines
“How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!” Psalm 32:1 What makes you Happy? What gives you Contentedness or Satisfaction? What is it that you see in others and inwardly Desire and want? That is how the word “blessed” is used above. David begins the Psalm with this statement, then goes
“One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to meditate in His temple.” Psalm 27:4 We are told in 1 Samuel that David was a man after
“My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?” Psalm 22:1 Each time I read this Psalm, and other passages like it, I try to picture what the writer was going through. David suffered immense persecution by both his King and by his son! Much of what is written about his life and reign are
“You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.” Psalm 16:11 The Psalms never cease to amaze me. They are a help in prayer, an encouragement in struggle, and a treasure in understanding the Christian life. Here David finishes
“Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to be, for the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.” Psalm 12:1 In many ways, David is the example to us of the “Everyday Christian”. As you read about his life, you are struck by his honesty and transparency; which helps us to have someone like