As I read Psalm 69:1-18 today, I thought of my life and struggles I have faced. I thought of friends facing ugly, impossible situations. I thought of David and the enemies that were pursuing him. Indeed, our circumstances can seem to be a “miry pit” or “deep waters.” Save me, O God! … More Spurgeon: Our Lord was no fainthearted sentimentalist
March 22 Psalm 69:1-18 (ESV) Save Me, O God To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. Of David. 69:1 Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. [1] 2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me. 3 I am weary … More March 22 Psalm 69:1-18
Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, and whose power is in the skies. Awesome is God from his sanctuary; the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God! —Psalm 68:34-35 Charles H. Spurgeon in the “Treasury of David”: Let us never by our doubts or … More Acknowledge His mighty power
March 21 Psalm 68 (ESV) God Shall Scatter His Enemies To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song. 68:1 God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him! 2 As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away; as wax melts before fire, so the wicked … More March 21 Psalm 68
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. —Psalm 67:1-2 ESV Charles Spurgeon, in The Treasury of David: God deals in a way of mercy with his saints, and then they … More Making the God of Mercy Known
March 20 Psalm 67 (ESV) Make Your Face Shine upon Us To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. 67:1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah 2 that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. 3 Let the peoples … More March 20 Psalm 67
Our passage from Deuteronomy mentions “God testing us.” The Bible tells us that a believer is like gold or silver that must be “tried” in a furnace to remove all the impurities in the metal. What is that process of refining silver? Psalm 66:10 For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as … More “Refining”: A process of being tested and tried
