July 29, 2025
“Posterity shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation; they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he has done it.” (Psalm 22:30–31 ESV). This psalm of David began with a haunting cry of abandonment—“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”—words that
July 13, 2025
“Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1 ESV). Psalm 10 began with a cry of confusion and anguish. The psalmist felt abandoned by God in the midst of trouble. The wicked seemed to prosper while the righteous suffer, and God’s justice appeared delayed.
July 10, 2025
“When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?” (Psalm 8:3–4 ESV). David composed this psalm as a song of praise, likely inspired
July 7, 2025
“But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house. I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you.” (Psalm 5:7 ESV). David wrote Psalm 5 as a morning prayer, contrasting the fate of the wicked with the blessed access of the righteous. In verse 7, he acknowledged
July 5, 2025
“I cried aloud to the LORD, and he answered me from his holy hill” (Psalm 3:4 ESV). David wrote this psalm while fleeing from his son Absalom. Though surrounded by enemies and betrayed by those closest to him, he did not despair. Instead, he cried out to the Lord. David’s prayer was not silent or
June 3, 2025
“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth” (Psalm 121:1-2 ESV). Psalm 121 is one of the fifteen “Psalms of Ascent,” so named because they were written to be sung by pilgrims traveling up to Jerusalem to worship
May 25, 2025
“Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.” (Psalm 119:37 ESV). The psalmist pleads with God to redirect his focus. He recognizes the danger of being drawn to “worthless things”—empty pursuits, fleeting pleasures, and distractions that dull our hearts and steal our attention. In contrast, he longs for
May 23, 2025
“I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” (Psalm 119:11 ESV). The psalmist expresses a heartfelt commitment to internalize God’s Word. To “store up” or “hide” His Word in the heart means more than casual reading or occasional reflection. It is a deliberate act of treasuring God’s
March 19, 2025
“For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken” (Psalms 62:5-6 ESV). David instructed his soul to wait silently for God alone. Perhaps his soul was feeling impatient and anxious. The two often go
January 29, 2025
“The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein” (Psalm 24:1 ESV). This psalm of David begins with an announcement of God’s ownership of everything and everyone. David declared that since God had created all things, He therefore owned all things. This meant that David saw himself not