JUNE 14, 2024 Psalm 45:10-11 Listen, O daughter, consider and incline your ear; forget your own people also, and your father’s house; so the King will greatly desire your beauty; because He is your Lord, worship Him. In the previous devotion, we emphasized the importance of hearing as opposed to seeing. Hearing God’s voice and then acting […]
JUNE 13, 2024 Psalm 45:10-11 Listen, O daughter, consider and incline your ear; forget your own people also, and your father’s house; So the King will greatly desire your beauty; because He is your Lord, worship Him. Within these verses, important concepts are mentioned that all of us need to internalize. First of all, we should remember […]
JUNE 12, 2024 Psalm 45:6-7 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions. The Hebrew word that is translated as “God” is elohim. There are other instances where this same […]
JUNE 11, 2024 Psalm 45:5 Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies; the peoples fall under You. Earlier in this psalm, the composer spoke of the King’s sword upon His thigh; now the psalmist, continuing with the military analogy, refers to the King’s arrows which have been sharpened in order to pierce the […]
JUNE 9, 2024 Psalm 45:4 In Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness; and Your right hand shall teach You awesome things. Remembering that this psalm speaks ultimately of the King, the Messiah, let us consider what is conveyed in this verse. As mentioned in the previous devotion, there will be a time when […]
JUNE 8, 2024 Psalm 45:2-3 You are fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured upon Your lips, therefore God has blessed You forever. Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One, with Your glory and Your majesty. In the previous devotion, we highlighted the notion that the King, interpreted to be the Messiah, possessed a sword — […]
JUNE 6, 2024 Psalm 45:1 My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. According to an ancient adage, the tongue is the pen of the heart which, in my view, is another way of saying, “Out of the abundance of the heart, […]
JUNE 5, 2024 Psalm 45 To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” A contemplation of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love. It is quite common, when reading the psalms, to briefly glance at the heading of each without giving it much regard. Occasionally, these introductions contain important points to consider. This particular […]
JUNE 4, 2024 Psalm 44:22 For Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Like you, I am grateful for the wonderful benefits of being regarded as a servant of the Most High. Yet like you, I am also aware of the responsibility and the degree of […]
JUNE 3, 2024 Psalm 44:13-14 You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and a derision to those all around us. You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples. Some might read this verse and wonder why this particular sentiment should be considered “devotional”? It […]
JUNE 1, 2024 Psalm 44:3-4 They did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, nor did their own arm save them; but it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, because You favored them. Previous to this verse is the acknowledgement that the Lord is the One […]
MAY 31, 2024 Psalm 44:1-2 We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, the deeds You did in their days, in days of old. You drove out the nations with Your hand, but them You planted. There is a very important concept addressed in the opening verses of this psalm; […]
