Psalms 116-117 Yes, two psalms today – but the second, Psalm 117 is only two verses long and fits nicely at the end of Psalm 116. Psalm 117 is not only the shortest psalm, it is also the shortest chapter in the entire Bible. In today’s Psalm 116 the psalmist is concerned with death, specifically …
Monthly Archives: October 2022
October 12 / Psalm 115
Psalm 115 Today’s psalm is not one with a full, inclusive theme; instead it scatter-shoots a bit. It’s a praise psalm, so many of the verses focus on praising the Lord. But other groups of verses look at idol worship and idol makers (vv. 4-8) and our trusting in the Lord and being blessed by …
October 11 / Psalm 114
Psalm 114 God’s deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt. We all know of the parting of the Red Sea, a favorite Sunday School story for children, Israel’s passing through and Pharaoh’s armies’ drowning. That event is referenced in verse 3: The sea looked and fled… That is, the Red Sea event is referenced in the …
October 10 / Psalm 113
Psalm 113 This is the third in our series of eight “Hallelujah” psalms. Today’s psalm is just that: praise! The first six verses are all praise, while the last three verses speak of what the Lord has done, and His actions are praiseworthy. So yes, praise! One pair of verses struck me: Who is like …
October 9 / Psalm 112
Psalm 112 Yesterday I suggested that we spend some time reflecting on the Lord’s works in our lives. Today’s Psalm takes that a step further, essentially asking us if we are, in fact, serving the Lord as He would ask. Almost every verse calls forth an item in our lives for which, if we make …
October 8 / Psalm 111
Psalm 111 Today we begin a week of “Hallelujah” psalms – Psalms 111-118. You may recall way back when, as we were first reading the Psalms that so many of the Psalms were laments, often written by David during his many trials. Now we’re nearing the end of the Psalter, and we will be seeing …
October 7 / Psalm 110
Psalm 110 The first verse has always been confusing to me. In a post from years past (which I cannot find) I attempted to shed some light on it, mostly to help my own understanding, but it still remains confusing. The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your …
October 6 / Psalm 109:21-31
Psalm 109:21-31 John is correct in his comment yesterday that we don’t throw out Scripture simply because we don’t like (or don’t understand) what it says. Thankfully, for the most part we tend to embrace Scripture because it does reveal Truth to us. But for those difficult passages I simply claim “blessed ignorance” and move …
October 5 / Psalm 109:1-20
Psalm 109:1-20 I wonder if David had a particular person in mind in today’s Psalm, for whom he has nothing good to say. He goes back and forth between “he” and “they”. However, strangely, as he is attacking this person (or these people), most of today’s verses have to do with the evil that David …
October 4 / Psalm 108
Psalm 108 For the first time in almost two weeks we are reading a short Psalm in its entirety instead of having the Psalm broken down into readings over a few days. Surprisingly, however, today’s Psalm could easily be split into two parts, 1-5 and 6-13. Those first few verses, in particular, constitute a song …