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
January 28, 2025
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1 ESV). David, the shepherd-king, knew how sheep trusted their shepherd with every need. As he considered his relationship with God, he wrote of his total dependence and contentment to the Lord as his shepherd. He said that having the Lord as his shepherd meant
January 19, 2025
“As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness” (Psalm 17:15 ESV). In this psalm of David, he asked the Lord to deliver him from violent men whose portion was found in the things of this world. After asking the Lord for deliverance from
January 18, 2025
“For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption” (Psalm 16:10 ESV). Both the apostles Peter and Paul quoted this Psalm of David to make a case for Christ’s resurrection. Peter quoted this verse from King David in his sermon on the day of Pentecost describing him as
January 15, 2025
“How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?” (Psalms 13:1 ESV). I remember being in the back seat of our family’s Buick on a long trip and asking my Dad, “How much longer?” And he’d say, “Son, you just asked me that five minutes ago.
January 3, 2025
“I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me” (Psalm 3:5 ESV). Anyone who has experienced a sleepless night filled with worry and fear knows what a gift it is to be able to lay down and sleep. David understood this. For he had spent many a sleepless night as a