OCTOBER 1, 2023 Psalm 7:11-12 God is a just judge, and God is angry with the wicked every day. If he does not turn back, He will sharpen His sword; He bends His bow and makes it ready. We have mentioned in previous devotions the care we, as followers of the Messiah, should undertake when we inclined to judge in […]
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 Psalm 7:9-10 Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just; for the righteous God tests the hearts and minds. My defense is of God, who saves the upright in heart. In concert with issues, we discussed in the previous devotion, notice that David prays that the “wickedness of the […]
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 Psalm 7:6 Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; rise up for me to the judgment You have commanded! When one considers all the psalms said to be written by David and then observe how many times, he prayed for God to act against his enemies it […]
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 Psalm 7:1-2 O Lord my God, in You I put my trust; save me from all those who persecute me; and deliver me, lest they tear me like a lion, rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver. Reading through the psalms ascribed to David, it doesn’t take long to conclude that he had many trials […]
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 Psalm 6:6-8 All night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears. My eye wastes away because of grief; it grows old because of all my enemies. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. According to Jewish commentators, there was […]
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 Psalm 6:4-5 Return, O Lord, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake! For in death there is no remembrance of You; in the grave who will give You thanks? According to some commentators, when David wrote this he was very ill and under intense pressure due to the many enemies who sought his […]
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 Psalm 6:3-4 My soul also is greatly troubled; but You, O Lord—how long? Return, O Lord, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake! At one time or another, I’m sure most of us have heard the phrase, “God will not put upon us any more than we can bear.” This sentiment, often recited […]
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 Psalm 6:1-2 Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled. In the previous devotion, we raised the issue of why one beloved of the LORD, such as David, would pray, “Do not […]
SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 Psalm 6:1-2 Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled. Though written by David to express his feelings in times of distress, it is applicable to us all. There is no one […]
