March 16 Psalm 63 (ESV) My Soul Thirsts for You A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 63 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2 So I have looked … More March 16 Psalm 63
He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. 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. On God rests my salvation and my glory; my … More My Mighty Rock
March 15 Psalm 62 (ESV) My Soul Waits for God Alone To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. 62:1 For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. 2 He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. 3 How long will all of … More March 15 Psalm 62
Sometimes God speaks to us through repeating things He knows we need to hear and understand. His Word is alive and active and life-changing (Hebrews 4:12) Today we read in Numbers 35 about the cities of refuge (these were a type of Christ, our Ultimate Refuge.) And today in Psalm 61, we hear David crying … More Spurgeon: To be wisely directed and steered into safety and peace is thy gift, and thine alone.
March 14 Psalm 61 (ESV) Lead Me to the Rock To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. Of David. 61:1 Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; 2 from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, 3 for you have … More March 14 Psalm 61
God has spoken in his holiness: (From our Bible reading passage today, Psalm 60:6) Spurgeon, in The Treasury of David: Faith is never happier than when it can fall back upon the promise of God. She sets this over against all discouraging circumstances; let outward providences say what they will, the voice of a … More Faith regards the promise not as fiction but fact
March 13 Psalm 60 (ESV) He Will Tread Down Our Foes To the choirmaster: according to Shushan Eduth. A Miktam [1] of David; for instruction; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. 60:1 O God, you have rejected us, broken … More March 13 Psalm 60
In our reading in Psalm 59, David prays (1-2), complains (3-4), prays more (5) and then breaks into song. That is just in the first five verses. We see this repeated again as he complains (6-7), declares his confidence in God (8-10) and prays again (11-15) and ends with singing aloud God’s praises (16-17). I … More The foreseeing grace of heaven
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
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