OCTOBER 27, 2025 Psalm 110:4 The Lord has sworn and will not relent, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” I have long believed that the Levitical priesthood which developed after the sin of the Golden Calf may not have been God’s ideal, but a necessary alternative given the situation. By that I mean, before the sin of […]
OCTOBER 26, 2025 Psalm 110:2 The Lord shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies! When Abraham returned from defeating the four kings (see Genesis 14:1-17), his hungry and exhausted men were greeted with bread and wine by Melchizedek, “the king of Salem” — the former name given to […]
OCTOBER 25, 2025 Psalm 110:1 The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” In Judaism, there are a myriad of ideas as to who the Lord speaks to David’s psalm — some say it refers to Abraham because he is the first on record to refer to the […]
OCTOBER 24, 2025 Psalm 109:30-31 I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth; yes, I will praise Him among the multitude. For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those who condemn him. When God does something great on our behalf, should we keep it to ourselves? I think David’s answer to that question […]
OCTOBER 22, 2025 Psalm 109:26-27 Help me, O Lord my God! Oh, save me according to Your mercy, that they may know that this is Your hand — that You, Lord, have done it! The need and desire for Divine assistance is a recurring theme in David’s writings. In fact, many of the psalms are, in some way, a repeat of […]
OCTOBER 20, 2025 Psalm 109:4-5 In return for my love they are my accusers, but I give myself to prayer. Thus they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. From the time that Jacob obtained the blessing of his father, Esau determined to hate his brother and instilled that hostile spirit in his descendants. […]
OCTOBER 19, 2025 Psalm 109:1-2 Do not keep silent, O God of my praise! For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful have opened against me; they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. This is another of the many psalms said to have been composed by David as he was being […]
OCTOBER 18, 2025 Psalm 108:10-13 Who will bring me into the strong city? Who will lead me to Edom? Is it not You, O God, who cast us off? And You, O God, who did not go out with our armies? Give us help from trouble, for the help of man is useless. Through God we will do valiantly, for it is He who shall tread down our enemies. For […]
OCTOBER 17, 2025 Psalm 108:7-9 God has spoken in His holiness: “I will rejoice; I will divide Shechem and measure out the Valley of Succoth. Gilead is Mine; Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet for My head … Moab is My washpot; over Edom I will cast My shoe; over Philistia I will triumph.” It is well substantiated in Scripture that anything […]
OCTOBER 16, 2025 Psalm 108:3-5 I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples, and I will sing praises to You among the nations. For Your mercy is great above the heavens, and Your truth reaches to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and Your glory above all the earth. In spite of his many difficulties and various […]
OCTOBER 15, 2025 Psalm 108:2-3 Awake, lute and harp! I will awaken the dawn. I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples, and I will sing praises to You among the nations. Imagine you have been betrayed by those who were, at one time, very close to you — family no less. Not only betrayed […]
OCTOBER 13, 2025 Psalm 107:42-43 The righteous see and rejoice, and all iniquity stops its mouth. Whoever is wise will observe these things, and they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord. As this psalm concludes, the writer states his reason for detailing the works of God’s deliverance — that the wise may observe, understand and be glad. Only those who […]
