AUGUST 20, 2024 Psalm 53:1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity; there is none who does good. There is a long-standing tradition regarding this psalm which says, prophetically, David was speaking of the destruction of the Second Temple and the people responsible for it. Specifically, […]
AUGUST 19, 2024 Psalm 52:8-9 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. I will praise You forever, because You have done it; and in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good. There is a commentary associated with […]
AUGUST 18, 2024 Psalm 52:8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. In the previous devotion we discussed how we, like David, can have confidence that God will bring us through our difficult situations and preserve us while we are in […]
AUGUST 17, 2024 Psalm 52:8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. After several verses in which he described the fate of those who do evil, David professes confidence that God will sustain him just as surely as He preserves the […]
AUGUST 16, 2024 Psalm 52:1 Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually. What constitutes being mighty in the eyes of man? Is a man mighty because he is physically stronger than his brother, more influential than his brother, or simply more aggressive than another? One commentator asked the question […]
AUGUST 15, 2024 Psalm 52 To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Let’s explore one last vein of thought about Doeg and David before actually getting into the substance of the psalm. As we have already acknowledged, […]
AUGUST 14, 2024 Psalm 52 To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” I’d like to expound a bit more on the inspiration for this psalm of David: the events that transpired when he received provision from the […]
AUGUST 13, 2024 Psalm 52 To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” In our Bibles, this introduction precedes verse one. However, in the Hebrew Bible this is the first verse and provides important context to David’s words. […]
AUGUST 12, 2024 Psalm 51:18-19 Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem. Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering; then they shall offer bulls on Your altar. Let’s consider what we have addressed in the two previous devotions; in summary, […]
AUGUST 11, 2024 Psalm 51:16-17 You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart— these, O God, You will not despise. In the very beginning of time we are told of two men, both raised […]
AUGUST 10, 2024 Psalm 51:16-17 You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart— these, O God, You will not despise. When you consider all the different sacrifices and offerings described in the Law of […]
AUGUST 9, 2024 Psalm 51:12-13 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall be converted to You. In the physical world, death is final; there is no do over after we leave this world. However in the eternal world, a man’s soul […]
