Psalm 102:1-17 A lament. The psalmist seems to be in personal, physical pain, calling on God to deliver him. There are a few things to note about the psalmist’s pain: Yet even after getting angry with God, the psalmist quickly repents and acknowledges the Lord’s greatness, His majesty, and His love. (v. 12) He even …
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August 27 / Psalm 101
Psalm 101 A note from one of my study Bibles: “A perverse heart (v. 4) and a deceitful tongue (v.7) are root and fruit.” Cute. It’s easy to applaud David’s intent in this Psalm, but the reality of removing all evil from around him and his reign (or that of Solomon’s) is much more difficult. …
August 26 / Psalm 100
Psalm 100 This is the final psalm in the “God is king” set of psalms. For the LORD is good; His steadfast love endures forever, and His faithfulness to all generations. (v. 5) I’m seeing an echo here with “steadfast love” (lovingkindness in the NASB) and “faithfulness”. Those two words/phrases have been repeated in a …
August 25 / Psalm 99
Psalm 99 Beginning at Psalm 93 we have been reading psalms acknowledging and praising God’s kingship over all peoples, all places, and all things – on Earth and in the Heavens, over all creation. I don’t think any other Psalm reflects that praise as fully as today’s Psalm 99. Like Psalm 97 it begins, “The …
August 24 / Psalm 98
Psalm 98 I saw “steadfast love” (lovingkindness) and “faithfulness” in verse 3 and I remembered a few days back when one of the psalmists called us to consider God’s lovingkindness in the morning and His faithfulness in the evening. And I took a moment to think of God’s love for us, especially so early in …
August 23 / Psalm 97
Psalm 97 All worshipers of images are put to shame, who make their boast in worthless idols; worship Him, all you gods! (v. 7) For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For His invisible attributes, namely, His eternal power and divine nature, have been …
August 22 / Psalm 96
Psalm 96 I was struck by all the collective nouns: peoples (vv. 3, 5, 7, 10, 13); nations (vv. 3, 10); world (vv. 10, 13); earth (vv. 1, 9, 11, 3); some of the uses of “world” and “earth” could refer to the physical created order, which is also called forth to praise God. See …
August 21 / Psalm 95
Psalm 95 Today, a very personal Psalm 95, a psalm that Carol and I treasure. A singer/songwriter/evangelist/pastor/author friend of ours put this psalm to music. He and his wife were the leaders and hosts of the Bible Study where Carol and I met. Later he sang at our wedding. Of all his music, I think …
August 20 / Psalm 94:16-23
Psalm 94:16-23 Today, the personal side of Psalm 94. If the Lord had not been my help… (v. 17a). Finish the sentence, folks. Was there a time when you were facing a major problem, where the end result did not look promising, but you (and others) prayed and the Lord delivered you? I can think …
August 19 / Psalm 94:1-15
Psalm 94:1-15 We have read most of these psalms of late in their entirety, even though they might be a bit longer than our average of thirteen verses per day. Today’s Psalm 94, however, is justifiably split, not only because of length, but also because of content. In today’s first fifteen verses the psalmist is …