Psalm 150 The end of the Psalms. Yes, it’s a Praise psalm, the last of the five closing Hallelujah psalms, but it’s also a guide for us as to how to praise God – the what (v. 1), the why (v. 2), the how (vv. 3-5), and the who (v. 6). I don’t mean to …
Category Archives: RTB 2022 – Psalms and Wisdom Literature
December 30 / Psalm 149
Psalm 149 Yesterday’s Psalm 148 was all about praise. I didn’t see that I could add much to what the psalmist had already said. I expected today to be more of the same, since we were now at the penultimate psalm in the five closing “Hallelujah” psalms. And sure enough, the psalmist does not disappoint …
December 29 / Psalm 148
Psalm 148 Praise. Nothing more to say…
December 28 / Psalm 147:12-20
Psalm 147:12-20 Psalm 147, Day 2. He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and rules to Israel. He has not dealt thus with any other nation; they do not know His rules. (vv. 19-20) “He has not dealt thus with any other nation…”. When the psalmist wrote these words, he was looking only at …
December 27 / Psalm 147:1-11
Psalm 147:1-11 Psalm 147, Day 1, the second of the five closing “Hallelujah” psalms. The LORD lifts up the humble … His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor His pleasure in the legs of a man, but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in …
December 26 / Psalm 146
Psalm 146 Yesterday’s Psalm 145 ended that strong set of ten psalms “of David”; today begins the Psalter closing with five “Hallelujah” psalms as we close out our own wondrous year. It took me no time to choose a verse today: … a son of man … When his breath departs, he returns to the …
December 25 / Psalm 145:8-21
Psalm 145:8-21 Psalm 145, Day 2. The LORD is near to all who call on Him … He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; He also hears their cry and saves them. (vv. 18-19) When David wrote these words thousands of years ago, he had no idea that hundreds of years down the …
December 24 / Psalm 145:1-7
Psalm 145:1-7 Psalm 145, Day 1. The title says “A Psalm of Praise.” My Study Bible notes that this Psalm has the only occurrence of “praise” in the title, and that the name of the entire Book of Psalms, the “Psalter” gets its name as the plural of “praise”. My Study Bible has helped me …
December 23 / Psalm 144
Psalm 144 Blessed are the people whose God is the LORD! (v. 15b) Although I cannot identify the source, I have heard it said that the USA has been particularly blessed by God because we have a history of being a Christian nation. I can’t say that I disagree with that statement and verse 15b …
December 22 / Psalm 143
Psalm 143 Although I might have referred to today’s Psalm as another lament, my Study Bible notes that this Psalm is the last of seven penitential psalms in the early Christian liturgy, along with Psalms 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130. So we’ll go with that. Hear my prayer, O LORD … In Your faithfulness …