The fool: obstinate, stupid and mad.

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” Psalm 14:1, our Psalm for today. Spurgeon says, To say there is no God is to belie the plainest evidence, which is obstinacy; to oppose the common consent of mankind, which is stupidity; to stifle consciousness, which is madness. Treasury of David Psalm 14

January 14 Psalm 14

January 14 Psalm 14 (ESV) The Fool Says, There Is No God To the choirmaster. Of David. 14:1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good. 2 The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see … More January 14 Psalm 14

January 13 Psalm 13

January 13 Psalm 13 (ESV) How Long, O Lord? To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 13:1 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy … More January 13 Psalm 13

David’s Prayer: Help!

Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. (ESV) Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. (KJV) C. H. Spurgeon, in the Treasury of David, makes this comment on David’s prayer in Psalm … More David’s Prayer: Help!

January 12 Psalm 12

January 12 Psalm 12 (ESV) The Faithful Have Vanished To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. [1] A Psalm of David. 12:1 Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. 2 Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. 3 May the Lord cut … More January 12 Psalm 12

Showers of…trials?

C. H. Spurgeon wrote in The Treasury of David: about Psalm 11, in our reading plan today. Verse :5 “The Lord tests the righteous” “The Lord trieth the righteous:” he doth not hate them, but only tries them. They are precious to him, and therefore he refines them with afflictions. None of the Lord’s children may hope to … More Showers of…trials?

January 11 Psalm 11

January 11 Psalm 11 (ESV) The Lord Is in His Holy Temple To the choirmaster. Of David. 11:1 In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, “Flee like a bird to your mountain, 2 for behold, the wicked bend the bow; they have fitted their arrow to the string to shoot in the dark at the … More January 11 Psalm 11

Dreaded calm before a storm

“He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.”” (Psalm 10:6) As we read Psalm 10 today, here are comments on verse 6 from James Saurin, 1677-1730 found at The Treasury of David To consider religion always on the comfortable side; to congratulate one’s self for having … More Dreaded calm before a storm

January 10 Psalm 10

January 10 Psalm 10 (ESV) Why Do You Hide Yourself? 10:1 Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? 2 In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. 3 For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, … More January 10 Psalm 10