Category: Psalms
Craving him like craving air
John Piper exults with King David in Psalm 40, our psalm for today, in a sermon “In the Pits With a King” God can deliver from every sort of pit and mire and will deliver his servants from any plight that would destroy their faith. And when he does we will sing. Verse 3: “He put … More Craving him like craving air
February 18 Psalm 40
February 18 Psalm 40 (ESV) My Help and My Deliverer To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. 2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. … More February 18 Psalm 40
Spurgeon: He is worthy of our confidence
“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you. —Psalm 39:7 (in our reading plan today) From Charles Spurgeon’s comments on Psalm 39, The Treasury of David: My hope is in thee. The Lord is self existent and true, and therefore worthy of the confidence of men; he … More Spurgeon: He is worthy of our confidence
February 17 Psalm 39
February 17 Psalm 39 (ESV) What Is the Measure of My Days? To the choirmaster: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. 39:1 I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence.” 2 I was mute … More February 17 Psalm 39
Wait and hope in God
From our reading in Psalm 38 today: But for you, O Lord, do I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer. C. H. Spurgeon on Psalm 38:15 Hope in God’s intervention, and belief in the power of prayer, are two most blessed stays to the soul in time of adversity. Turning … More Wait and hope in God
February 16 Psalm 38
February 16 Psalm 38 (ESV) Do Not Forsake Me, O Lord A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering. 38:1 O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath! 2 For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of … More February 16 Psalm 38
Spurgeon: Even in our falls the Lord gives a measure of sustaining.
The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the LORD upholds his hand. —Psalm 37:23-24, as we finish reading Psalm 37 today C. H. Spurgeon comments in “The Treasury of David,”: Condescendingly, with his own … More Spurgeon: Even in our falls the Lord gives a measure of sustaining.
February 15 Psalm 37: 23-40
February 15 Psalm 37: 23-40 (ESV) 23 The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; 24 though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for … More February 15 Psalm 37: 23-40
Spurgeon: Faith has clearer optics to behold things as they really are
Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Psalm 37:3 [Read verses 1-22 today] C.H. Spurgeon: Trust in the Lord. Faith cures fretting. Sight is cross-eyed, and views things only as they seem, hence her envy: faith has clearer optics to behold things as they really … More Spurgeon: Faith has clearer optics to behold things as they really are