MAY 9, 2024 Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. Considering the anguish articulated in the previous psalm, this prayer composed by David strikes a much different tone — one of joy and appreciation for the relief and deliverance God granted him. In the previous psalm he […]
MAY 8, 2024 Psalm 39:4-5 Lord, make me to know my end, and what is the measure of my days, that I may know how frail I am. Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, and my age is as nothing before You; certainly every man at his best state is but vapor. All of us have been created by God for a specific purpose; fulfilling […]
MAY 7, 2024 Psalm 39:2-3 I was mute with silence, I held my peace even from good; and my sorrow was stirred up. My heart was hot within me; while I was musing, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue. Seeing that we have addressed how important it is to guard our tongue against speaking impulsively, it […]
MAY 6, 2024 Psalm 39:1 I said, “I will guard my ways, lest I sin with my tongue; I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle, while the wicked are before me.” David expressed a need and a determination to guard against his carnal inclinations lest he should sin with his tongue — in other words, […]
MAY 5, 2024 Psalm 39:1 I said, “I will guard my ways, lest I sin with my tongue; I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle, while the wicked are before me.” There are people who feel that silence is something to be filled with words; and then there are those who consider silence to be […]
MAY 3, 2024 Psalm 38:15-16 For in You, O Lord, I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God. For I said, “Hear me, lest they rejoice over me, lest, when my foot slips, they exalt themselves against me.” As was discussed in the previous devotion, more often than not, it is far better that we should keep silent in the face […]
MAY 2, 2024 Psalm 38:12-14 Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction, and plan deception all the day long. But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; and I am like a mute who does not open his mouth. Thus I am like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth is no response. It is unfortunate but true: […]
MAY 1, 2024 Psalm 38:11 My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague, and my relatives stand afar off. It is interesting to me to see that, through the ages, the attitudes and habits of people, both good and bad, have been pretty consistent. As we read the Bible, story after story reveals […]
APRIL 30, 2024 Psalm 38:9-10 Lord, all my desire is before You; and my sighing is not hidden from You. My heart pants, my strength fails me. There comes a point in our lives when it serves no true purpose to suppress our thoughts and feelings from the Lord; He already knows our heart anyway. […]
APRIL 29, 2024 Psalm 38:1 O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure! As David begins this psalm, it should be noted that it was written as a remembrance, which in Hebrew thinking is to say, it was more than just something to recall to mind. Yes, […]
APRIL 26, 2024 Psalm 37:34 Wait on the Lord, and keep His way, and He shall exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it. On several occasions and in multiple psalms, David encouraged God’s people to “wait on the Lord.” We all understand what it means to wait, especially […]
APRIL 25, 2024 Psalm 37:30-31 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of justice. The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. Throughout this psalm, David expressed the attributes and characteristics of those called righteous and established that their pursuit of God and things holy would be […]
