Psalm 18:16-24 As we follow the whole of Psalm 18 and not just the verses that are on our reading schedule we see that our reading yesterday was all about David’s enemies and their activities (not to be taken literally), then today’s verses are about David, himself, and tomorrow’s reading will focus on others – …
Category Archives: RTB 2022 – Psalms and Wisdom Literature
January 19 / Psalm 18:1-15
Psalm 18:1-15 Today’s Psalm 18 is 50 verses long. Breaking it down into smaller chunks is not an easy task. I made the first break at verse 15. Following his introduction and plea for help in the first six verses, David describes the Lord’s intervention in dreamlike, visionary terms (not likely to be taken literally) …
January 18 / Psalm 17
Psalm 17 Baby-sitting, so a very short post today… I have avoided the ways of the violent. My steps have held fast to Your paths; my feet have not slipped. (vv. 4b-5) My immediate thought as I read through these verses was that if I were able to avoid the violent and stay on God’s …
January 17 / Psalm 16
Psalm 16 A portion of today’s reading is well known to many of us. Peter quotes verses 8-11 verbatim in Acts 2:25-28 when speaking to the crowd after the Holy Spirit landed on the apostles at Pentecost. Paul also quotes verse 10b: And as for the fact that He raised Him from the dead, no …
January 16 / Psalm 15
Psalm 15 For the first time in many days we don’t have David or any other psalmist crying out about his enemies or asking God for His deliverance. Today’s psalm is about “the righteous” (though they are not exactly named as such). I like to consider myself as among “the righteous”, along with the rest …
January 15 / Psalm 14
Psalm 14 Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers who … do not call upon the LORD? (v. 4) David is speaking these first words sarcastically, I think, Have they no knowledge…? Surely everyone has knowledge of God! Paul says this in Romans 1:19-22, For what can be known about God is plain to them, …
January 14 / Psalm 13
Psalm 13 Yesterday I put my New King James Version (NKJV) Chronological Study Bible on the shelf and grabbed my old Revised Standard Version (RSV). I’ve been using the NKJV many years; one thing I like in particular with this translation is capitalized deific pronouns and found myself disappointed that the RSV chose not to …
January 13 / Psalm 12
Psalm 12 I recall John saying a few days ago, essentially, that the psalms are timeless. I surely see that in today’s reading: You, O LORD, will keep them; you will guard us from this generation forever. On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man. (vv. 7-8) David …
January 12 / Psalm 11
Psalm 11 I really hope that each of you has a study Bible with notes that can help your understanding of the Psalms. I regularly look to my two or three study Bibles for guidance and understanding. Such was the case today, and punctuation is the key. David is writing this Psalm; in the first …
January 11 / Psalm 10
Psalm 10 Psalm 10 has no title; it’s the only Psalm between #3 and #32 that has no title. That’s another reason why scholars think that Psalm 9 and Psalm 10 may have together been one complete Psalm. Small item. The focus on the wicked and his/her/their deeds in verses 2 through 11 (plus other …