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 …
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August 18 / Psalm 93
Verse 1: The Lord reigns. (ESV) The Lord is king. (NLT) Psalm 93 begins a series of eight psalms extolling the Lord as king. Today He is king of all creation, eternal, from everlasting, …established from of old. (v. 2) Yet we, mere dots in this grand scheme, are loved by Him with a depth …
August 17 / Psalm 92
Psalm 92 …to declare Your steadfast love in the morning, and Your faithfulness by night… (v. 2) What the psalmist is saying is such a simple thing. When we wake up in the morning, we recognize that God loves us – completely, eternally, for nothing that we have done – simple steadfast love. Then when …
August 16 / Psalm 91
Psalm 91 God: When he calls to Me, I will answer him… (v. 15a) Again: Call to Me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. (Jeremiah 33:3) I heard once that “Jeremiah333” was God’s telephone number. Now I see that “Psalm9115” also works!
August 15 / Psalm 90
Psalm 90 One of my Study Bibles calls today’s Psalm 90 a lament. I see it more as a reflection. If the psalmist is Moses as the header suggests it seems like he is reflecting on his life, possibly near the end of his life as the Israelites are nearing the Promised Land. He sees …
August 14 / Psalm 89:46-52
Psalm 89:46-52 In today’s reading the psalmist softens his words substantially from yesterday’s diatribe. He begins very pleadingly, How long, O Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever? (v. 46a), but in the next half-verse he is back to charging God for His wrath. In verse 49 he links back to our readings from the last three …
August 13 / Psalm 89:38-45
Psalm 89:38-45 Two days ago we saw the psalmist praising God for His creation, for His power, for His righteousness and justice. Then yesterday the psalmist recounted God’s covenant with David: My faithfulness and My steadfast love shall be with him, and in My name shall his horn be exalted. (v. 24) But today the …
August 12 / Psalm 89:19-37
Psalm 89:19-37 So I will establish his descendants forever and his throne as the days of heaven. (v. 29) His descendants shall endure forever… (v. 36a) I see these verses fulfilled in Jesus, with His church as His forever descendants. That’s us, folks!!
August 11 / Psalm 89:1-18
Psalm 89:1-18 We will be reading Psalm 89 for the next four days. The break for each day is intentional, although the third and fourth day could have been combined. Actually though, as you read the entire psalm you can see that Ps 89:1-18 and Ps 89:19-37 almost stand alone as their own psalms. Then …
August 10 / Psalm 88
Psalm 88 A lament – frankly, as lamentable as any lament that we have read. There’s not a shred of hope in any of what the psalmist writes. He calls out to God for help (vv. 1, 2, 9, 13), yet he blames God for his condition (vv. 6-8, 14-16). And unlike any other lament …