May 22, 2026
“Save us, we pray, O LORD! … Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We bless you from the house of the LORD” (Psalm 118:25–26 ESV). Psalm 118 was written as a song of thanksgiving and celebration that ultimately pointed to the coming Messiah. The cry, “Save us, we pray” came
May 21, 2026
“Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free” (Psalm 118:5 ESV). The psalmist wrote Psalm 118 as a song of thanksgiving for God’s faithful deliverance, calling God’s people to remember His steadfast love. In this verse, the writer testified that he cried out to the Lord
May 2, 2026
“Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!” (Psalm 103:1 ESV). David, the psalmist and king of Israel, called upon his own soul to worship the LORD with wholehearted devotion. Writing in a context of personal reflection, he did not begin by addressing others but by speaking
April 27, 2026
“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises! Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody! With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!” (Psalm 98:4–6 ESV). The
April 24, 2026
“The LORD reigns; he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed; he has put on strength as his belt” (Psalm 93:1 ESV). The psalmist declared to the worshiping community of Israel that the LORD reigns as King over all. He described God with the imagery of a royal robe, clothed in majesty and girded
April 18, 2026
“Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God” (Psalm 87:3 ESV). The sons of Korah wrote this psalm, celebrating Zion as the city God had chosen for His dwelling. They declared that glorious things were spoken about this city, not merely by human admiration but by God Himself. These words pointed beyond the
April 16, 2026
“Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? Show us your steadfast love, O Lord, and grant us your salvation” (Psalm 85:6–7 ESV). The sons of Korah wrote this psalm after Israel’s return from exile, reminding them that although God had restored them to the land, they were still spiritually
April 4, 2026
“From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still, when God arose to establish judgment, to save all the humble of the earth” (Psalm 76:8–9 ESV). The psalmist declared that God alone is the righteous Judge who speaks from heaven with authority. He described a moment when God’s voice brought such awe
April 3, 2026
“For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup with foaming wine, well mixed, and he pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs” (Psalm 75:8 ESV). The psalmist in Psalm 75 spoke to God’s people, declaring that the Lord Himself was the
March 29, 2026
“I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay!” (Psalm 70:5 ESV). David wrote this psalm to the people of God as a desperate cry for help in a time of pressing trouble. He confessed his condition not as strong or self-sufficient,