January 4 Psalm 4

January 4 Psalm 4 (ESV) Answer Me When I Call To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. 4:1 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer! 2 O men, [1] how long shall my honor be … More January 4 Psalm 4

What a shield!

    But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. —Psalm 3:3 ESV C. H. Spurgeon, from The Treasury of David: The word in the original signifies more than a shield; it means a buckler round about, a protection which shall surround a man entirely, a shield … More What a shield!

January 3 Psalm 3

January 3 Psalm 3 (ESV) Save Me, O My God A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. 3:1 O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; 2 many are saying of my soul, there is no salvation for him in God. Selah [1] 3 But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my … More January 3 Psalm 3

January 2 Psalm 2

January 2 Psalm 2 (ESV) The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed 2:1 Why do the nations rage [1] and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” 4 He who … More January 2 Psalm 2

July 25 Psalm 150

July 25 Psalm 150 (ESV)   Let Everything Praise the Lord 150:1 Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! [1] 2 Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! 3 Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! 4 Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him … More July 25 Psalm 150

The focus of praise

Here is Part 2 from a commentary on Psalm 148-150 by Sam Storms of Enjoying God Ministries: Second, the focus of such adoration is always and ever God alone for who he is and what he’s done. We do not worship the world or revere the reflection. We fix our hearts on the Original, the … More The focus of praise