Psalm 59 Today’s header is related to I Samuel 19:11-17. I did a word search on “you”, with David speaking directly to God and found 14 occurrences in six verses – 5, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17. In between what we have is narrative, David explaining the situation that brings about his lament and his …
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June 7 / Psalm 58
Psalm 58 One thought for today – Jesus quoting the Psalms. First, He did NOT quote verse 10: The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. I doubt that Jesus even thought those words! Just the opposite, in fact… From the cross Jesus …
June 6 / Psalm 57
Psalm 57 Another late post – just returned to Kentucky from Maryland earlier this afternoon. Today’s Psalm header has another link to another Old Testament chapter, I Samuel 24. If you have not read it, it’s a very interesting chapter. Although this chapter speaks of a very specific incident with Saul in the cave, it’s …
June 5 / Psalm 56
Psalm 56 Another header in today’s Psalm that clearly indicates the context of David’s writing – see 1 Samuel 21:10-15. David is continuing to flee from Saul, even so far as to seek safety with one of Saul’s enemies, the Philistines. This I know, that God is for me… in God I trust; I shall …
June 4 / Psalm 55:15-23
Psalm 55:15-23 He redeems my soul in safety from the battle that I wage, for many are arrayed against me. (v. 18) Although I cannot know of the “many” who are arrayed against me, I believe that they are there. Why? We are told to be on the alert: Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary …
June 3 / Psalm 55:1-14
Psalm 55:1-14 Two thoughts came to mind as I read today’s verses. First, the descriptive heading from the NASB: “Prayer for the Destruction of the Treacherous”. The ESV was much nicer: “Cast Your Burden on the Lord”. Much more positive…! But as to that NASB heading – Although I often imagine the same destruction, especially …
June 2 / Psalms 53-54
Psalms 53-54 There is no one who does good, not even one. (Psalm 53:3b) This verse is probably familiar to many of you. It is one of the most oft-cited verses used by many preachers when preaching a salvation message – except that they typically cite it as Romans 3:12 instead of Psalm 53:3b. I …
June 1 / Psalm 52
Psalm 52 Hello from Athens, Greece! Headed back to the USA (Maryland) tomorrow! As we begin our third group of Psalms we take a moment to thank John for his leadership in Proverbs – and we look forward to more of the same in July and September! But for now you have me back leading. …
June 2022 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Jun Psalm 52 9 02-Jun Psalms 53-54 13 03-Jun Psalm 55:1-14 14 04-Jun Psalm 55:15-23 9 05-Jun Psalm 56 13 06-Jun Psalm 57 11 07-Jun Psalm 58 11 08-Jun Psalm 59 17 09-Jun Psalm 60 12 10-Jun Psalm 61 8 11-Jun Psalm 62 12 12-Jun Psalm 63 11 13-Jun Psalm 64 10 …
May 2022 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-May Proverbs 1:1-7 7 02-May Proverbs 1:8-19 12 03-May Proverbs 1:20-33 14 04-May Proverbs 2:1-8 8 05-May Proverbs 2:9-15 7 06-May Proverbs 2:16-22 7 07-May Proverbs 3:1-8 8 08-May Proverbs 3:9-12 4 09-May Proverbs 3:13-18 6 10-May Proverbs 3:19-26 8 11-May Proverbs 3:27-35 9 12-May Proverbs 4:1-9 9 13-May Proverbs 4:10-19 10 …