SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 Psalm 4:6-8 There are many who say, “Who will show us any good?” Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us. You have put gladness in my heart, more than in the season that their grain and wine increased. I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me […]
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 Psalm 4:4-18 Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. It is a great blessing to be able to lay one’s head on the pillow at night, go to sleep knowing we are at peace with God and with man. If we can close our […]
SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 Psalm 4:2-3 How long, O you sons of men, will you turn my glory to shame? How long will you love worthlessness and seek falsehood? Selah. But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly; the Lord will hear when I call to Him. Jewish tradition believes […]
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 Psalm 3:7-8 Arise, O Lord; Save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone; you have broken the teeth of the ungodly. Salvation belongs to the Lord. Your blessing is upon Your people. Kings of the earth, generally speaking, have always enjoyed (and many times abused) ruling with absolute power and authority. […]
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 Psalm 3:5-6 I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustained me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around. Some of you may remember a simple prayer taught to many of us by our parents that began with, “Now I lay me down […]
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 Psalm 3:1-3 Many are they who rise up against me. Many are they who say of me, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah. But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory and the One who lifts up my head. David wrote these words as he was forced to flee from his son, Absalom. It must have been […]
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 Psalm 2:10-12 Now therefore, be wise, O kings; be instructed, you judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in the way. At the beginning of this Psalm, the kings and rulers of the earth stood firmly opposed to God’s authority […]
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 Psalm 2:6 Yet I have set My King on My holy hill of Zion. In the beginning, when man first fell, the Creator declared that there would come a Redeemer, the Seed of the Woman, who would destroy the Adversary, his seed and their rebellion. Since that time, the Adversary has sought to […]
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 Psalm 2:4-5 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall hold them in derision. Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, and distress them in His deep displeasure. In contrast to the kings of the earth who “set themselves” (or stand if you will), against the Almighty and […]
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 Psalm 2:2-3 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, “Let us break their bonds in pieces and cast away their cords from us.” Without a doubt, Satan is fully aware of who God has anointed, whether it be the Messiah Himself, or those […]
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 Psalm 2:2-3 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, “Let us break their bonds in pieces and cast away their cords from us.” Previously, we mentioned that these verses address the fact that the kingdoms of this world stand in opposition to the […]
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 Psalm 2:1 Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed. There are some Jewish commentators who believe that Psalm 1 & 2 are one Psalm because they address a common message: the blessings bestowed upon the […]