SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 Psalm 57 To the Chief Musician. Set to “Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David when he fled from Saul into the cave. As stated in the introduction, this psalm is entitled “Do Not Destroy” — which in Hebrew is al tashchet, inspired by the events that occurred when David hid from Saul in […]
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 Psalm 56:12-13 I will render praises to You, for You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? Is there a time when we are justified in withholding praises from God? Of course not, meaning that we should […]
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024 Psalm 56:8-9 You number my wanderings; put my tears into Your bottle. Are they not in Your book? When I cry out to You, then my enemies will turn back; this I know, because God is for me. In an earlier psalm, David stated that “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way” (Psalm 37:23). […]
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 Psalm 56:3-4 Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. In God (I will praise His word). In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me? Several years ago, my family and I found ourselves in a very frightening situation. It was so […]
AUGUST 31, 2024 Psalm 56 To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath. As we begin exploring this next psalm of David, we again find interesting thoughts to ponder in the title. David likened himself to a dove that had flown off […]
AUGUST 30, 2024 Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. Within Jewish commentaries, there are an abundance of parables that give insight into how Judaism considers specific Scripture. One such parable helps to explain the verse above. A weary traveler was walking along […]
AUGUST 29, 2024 Psalm 55:16-17 As for me, I will call upon God, and the Lord shall save me. Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice. In these verses, David shines a light on the ancient custom of suspending one’s daily routine in order to pray […]
AUGUST 28, 2024 Psalm 55:6-8 So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. Indeed, I would wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.” Betrayed and feeling forsaken by all, including friends and family, David expressed […]
AUGUST 27, 2024 Psalm 55:1-3 Give ear to my prayer, O God, and do not hide Yourself from my supplication. Attend to me, and hear me; I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily, because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. In previous psalms, David spoke of the suffering […]
AUGUST 25, 2024 Psalm 54:1-2 Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your strength. Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. There is a principle addressed in Deuteronomy which says, if a slave escaped his master and came to another for refuge, that person is […]
AUGUST 24, 2024 Psalm 54 For years David was compelled to be continually on the run, trying to stay ahead of Saul’s constant pursuit. As he moved from place to place, he found those willing to assist him, but he also encountered those willing to inform Saul of his whereabouts. Doeg was such a man; […]
AUGUST 23, 2024 Psalm 53:6 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back the captivity of His people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad. Ever since men felt the sting of sin’s consequence in the Garden, there has always burned the hope, and promise of a future redemption. The […]
