March 12 Psalm 59 (ESV) Deliver Me from My Enemies To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam [1] of David, when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him. 59:1 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me; 2 deliver me from those … More March 12 Psalm 59
The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. Mankind will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth.” —Psalm 58:10-11 Imprecatory psalms are difficult to understand. We come to one in Psalm 58 … More Joy in God’s justice and glory
March 11 Psalm 58 (ESV) God Who Judges the Earth To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam [1] of David. 58:1 Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? [2] Do you judge the children of man uprightly? 2 No, in your hearts you devise wrongs; your hands deal out violence on earth. 3 The wicked are … More March 11 Psalm 58
March 10 Psalm 57 (ESV) et Your Glory Be over All the Earth To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam [1] of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave. 57:1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings … More March 10 Psalm 57
March 9 Psalm 56 (ESV) In God I Trust To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktam [1] of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. 56:1 Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me; 2 my enemies trample on me all day long, … More March 9 Psalm 56
But I call to God, and the LORD will save me. Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice. He redeems my soul in safety from the battle that I wage, for many are arrayed against me. Psalm 55:16-18, our reading for today Spurgeon, with some … More He redeems my soul in safety
March 8 Psalm 55 (ESV) Cast Your Burden on the Lord To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil [1] of David. 55:1 Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy! 2 Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan, 3 because of the noise of … More March 8 Psalm 55
O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might. O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth. —Psalm 54:1-2 C. H. Spurgeon, in The Treasury of David: By thy name, by thy great and glorious nature. Employ all thine attributes for me. Let every one of … More A plea for salvation
March 7 Psalm 54 (ESV) The Lord Upholds My Life To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil [1] of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David hiding among us?” 54:1 O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might. 2 O God, hear my prayer; give … More March 7 Psalm 54
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” Thus begins Psalm 53, our passage for today. It ends with a great hope: Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad. —Psalm … More A Great Savior and A Great Salvation
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