DECEMBER 2, 2024 Psalm 70:4 Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; and let those who love Your salvation say continually, “Let God be magnified!” Here is a fundamental truth: whatever we choose to focus upon, we will fear and/or revere. For instance, as long as Peter kept his eyes […]
DECEMBER 1, 2024 Psalm 70:2 Let them be ashamed and confounded who seek my life; let them be turned back and confused who desire my hurt. You may recall that we pointed out recently that this psalm is believed to have been written by David when he was fleeing from Absalom. That is interesting considering that […]
NOVEMBER 30, 2024 Psalm 70:1 Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Make haste to help me, O Lord! In recent devotions, I have mentioned that rabbinical commentators consider the previous psalm to be prophetic in nature. Specifically, David’s prayer is interpreted as being both a petition for and an acknowledgement of the day when God would […]
NOVEMBER 29, 2024 Psalm 70:1 Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Make haste to help me, O Lord! There is a belief among some commentators that this psalm is connected to another psalm of David, Psalm 40. The latter is believed to have been written when David was young and fleeing from Saul. This psalm is […]
NOVEMBER 28, 2024 Psalm 69:33 For the Lord hears the poor, and does not despise His prisoners. Though the world may see the poor as helpless, in God’s eyes this is not so. In fact, they have access to something far valuable that any rich man’s gold. Though they lack in material wealth, their so-called affliction endears them […]
NOVEMBER 27, 2024 Psalm 69:32 The humble shall see this and be glad; and you who seek God, your hearts shall live. I believe it is fair to say that, for the most part and for the longest time, God has been hidden from mankind. That is not to say He can’t be detected and found, for as […]
NOVEMBER 26, 2024 Psalm 69:30-31 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bull, which has horns and hooves. In an earlier psalm, David had written these words: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; my ears You have opened. Burnt […]
NOVEMBER 25, 2024 Psalm 69:29-30 But I am poor and sorrowful; let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high. I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. Messiah made it abundantly clear that if we are to faithfully follow Him, then we can expect that there will […]
NOVEMBER 24, 2024 Psalm 69:20-21 Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness; I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. They also gave me gall for my food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. As has been mentioned previously, not only was David […]
NOVEMBER 23, 2024 Psalm 69:17-18 Do not hide Your face from Your servant, for I am in trouble; hear me speedily. Draw near to my soul and redeem it; ransom me because of my enemies. In the previous devotion, we mentioned the fact that there have been times in Israel’s history when they found themselves in […]
NOVEMBER 22, 2024 Psalm 69:17-18 Do not hide Your face from Your servant, for I am in trouble; hear me speedily. Draw near to my soul, and redeem it; ransom me because of my enemies. It is written, “If one of your brethren becomes poor, and has sold some of his possession, then his near kinsman shall come to redeem […]
NOVEMBER 19, 2024 Psalm 68:32-33 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; Oh, sing praises to the Lord, Selah. To Him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which were of old! Indeed, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice. This psalm begins with the prayer, “Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered!” The enemies referred to […]
