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; […]
MAY 30, 2024 Psalm 43:4-5 On the harp I will praise You, O God, my God. Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God. Whether the author is David or the sons […]
