APRIL 28, 2025 Psalm 89:34-35 My covenant I will not break, nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips, once I have sworn by My holiness. God keeps His Word — of this there is no doubt. He is faithful to keep covenant with His people and fulfill His promises to us. As it […]
APRIL 24, 2025 Psalm 89:15-16 Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance. In Your name they rejoice all day long. Every month, at the new moon, these verses are recited as an acknowledgement that we are to sound the shofar. In fact, the joyful sound mentioned in […]
APRIL 26, 2025 Psalm 89:19 Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one and said: “I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.” It is commonly accepted in Jewish circles that this verse is written with David in mind, alluding to the events that led up to the […]
APRIL 27, 2025 Psalm 89:26-27 He shall cry to Me, “You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.” Also I will make him My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. These verses are a continuation of what was discussed in the previous devotion; that is, that David was chosen above all others to […]
APRIL 20, 2025 Psalm 89:8-10 O Lord God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O Lord? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, You still them. … You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm. Pursuant to the previous devotion, because God is all powerful and possessing all authority, […]
APRIL 25, 2025 Psalm 89:16-17 In Your righteousness they are exalted. For You are the glory of their strength, and in Your favor our horn is exalted. When Abraham was called to come out of the land of the Chaldeans, it seems that he obeyed immediately — a tendency that would be the hallmark of his life. When commanded […]
APRIL 23, 2025 Psalm 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; mercy and truth go before Your face. Before we move on in this psalm, there is one other thought this verse inspires that I want to share — one that is based on what was shared in the previous devotion, which is, our […]
APRIL 22, 2025 Psalm 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; mercy and truth go before Your face. In the previous devotion, we highlighted the concept that the Kingdom of God is defined by righteousness, justice and truth. Therefore, as followers of Messiah, we are charged with the mission of pursuing and exhibiting these […]
APRIL 21, 2025 Psalm 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; mercy and truth go before Your face. In previous verses, the psalmist establishes the fact that God is sovereign over the entirety of His creation, i.e. the heavens and the earth. In this verse the composer goes on to underscore the […]
APRIL 18, 2025 Psalm 89:5-6 The heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints. For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord? In the previous devotion, we spoke about how David’s throne being established to […]
APRIL 17, 2025 Psalm 89:3-4 I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David: “Your seed I will establish forever and build up your throne to all generations.” Selah I have always found this concept — that David’s throne would be perpetual through the generations — to be of great interest. Mainly because, […]
APRIL 16, 2025 Psalm 89:1-2 I will sing of the Lord’s kindness forever; with my mouth will I make known Your kindness to all generations. For I have said, “Kindness shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.” In Judaism, the patriarch Abraham is esteemed for many attributes: his faithfulness, his […]
