According to Dr. Sam Storms of Enjoying God Ministries, Psalm 51, our passage to read today, has a special message for several groups of people. He introduces his article, When Mercy Scrubs Clean the Soul, like this: First, Psalm 51 is for those who have never come to grips with the horror of human sin and … More Psalm 51: The reality of sin and the breath-taking glory of forgiving grace
March 4 Psalm 51 (ESV) Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. 51:1 Have mercy on me, [1] O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me … More March 4 Psalm 51
“If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine. —Psalm 50:12, in our reading plan today. C.H.Spurgeon comments, in the Treasury of David: Strange conception, a hungry God! Yet if such an absurd ideal could be truth, and if the Lord hungered for meat, he would … More If I were hungry, I would not tell you
March 3 Psalm 50 (ESV) God Himself Is Judge A Psalm of Asaph. 50:1 The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. 3 Our God comes; he does not keep silence; [1] before him is a devouring fire, … More March 3 Psalm 50
Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me, those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?—Psalm 49:5-6, our Psalm for today. Spurgeon, in the Treasury of David: Poor fools, to be content with such a … More No need to fear those who boast in their riches
March 2 Psalm 49 (ESV) Why Should I Fear in Times of Trouble? To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 49:1 Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, 2 both low and high, rich and poor together! 3 My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. … More March 2 Psalm 49
C. H. Spurgeon comments on Psalm 48:10, in our Bible reading for today: According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth. Great fame is due to his great name. The glory of Jehovah’s exploits overleaps the boundaries of earth; angels behold with wonder, and from every star delighted intelligences … More Spurgeon: In the convolutions of creation we hear the praises of God
March 1 Psalm 48 (ESV) Zion, the City of Our God A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 48:1 Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain, 2 beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the … More March 1 Psalm 48
Sam Storms, in his “Meditations on the Psalms” series writes of Psalm 46, our psalm reading today- Ein feste burg ist unser Gott! Say what? Well, that’s how Martin Luther would have written it in his famous hymn: “A mighty fortress is our God, A bulwark never failing; He, amid the flood Of mortal ills prevailing.” … More A bulwark never failing
February 25 Psalm 47 (ESV) God Is King over All the Earth To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. 47:1 Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy! 2 For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth. 3 He subdued peoples under … More February 25 Psalm 47
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