Psalms (Page 3)

Psalm 14 Psalm 14 reveals on the one hand the wickedness and the folly of the world in its unbelief, but on the other hand a comforting truth to the believer: no matter how bad things may seem to us, God is watching over all the righteous and will allow only what

Psalm 13 We learn that we can trust God to fulfill his promises even when His providence seems to be going in the opposite direction. If we are His, then He loves us and we love Him because of this. Because God doesn’t change and His love for us never fails, we ca

Psalm 12 We use this psalm as an opportunity to consider the character of our God. We see the following: * God is a God of Truth * Therefore God hates those who love lies and deception and will bring them into judgment * Conversely, God loves His children, who ar

Psalm 11 We see how God will be with the righteous and against the wicked, and that those who are clothed in Christ’s righteousness will see God. This is the greatest of all the blessings that God gives His children and we see that in essence for us it means to se

Psalm 10 The psalmist contemplates the wickedness of those who oppress the people of God and think in their hearts that He does not exist and does not see their wickedness. He calls upon God to remember their evil and to bring them into judgment for it. We consid

Psalm 9 In this Psalm, David shows His confidence that God will work in His own time to do what is just, judging some nations while raising others up, and increasing His own Glory. We can gain this same confidence by trusting God, Who has not changed, to work His

Psalm 8 Psalm 8 reminds us of God’s glory and majesty which is shown forth in His creation and which we frequently take for granted. We see in all created things His infinite wisdom and glory and should never overlook the many blessings which we receive every day

Psalm 7 In this Psalm, we look at the prayer of David that God would fall on his enemies and ask how this is compatible with the New Testament command that we love our enemies. We see that with God, there is a time at which His patience ends and judgment falls. I

Psalm 6 The Lord chastens those whom He loves. When David wrote Psalm 6 he was being chastened by the Lord, and expresses much that is profitable to us in our times of chastening. The Lord treats His children externally much the same as He treats sinners, but the

Psalm 5 David’s prayer contrasts God’s hatred of the workers of iniquity with His favor and blessing to the righteous.

Psalm 3 Continuing our series in the Psalms, we meditate on the security and defense that believers have in Christ, their King. We consider: * We have a problem – many enemies are against us * God, in Christ, has provided the solution for this problem * How that