O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might. O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth. —Psalm 54:1-2 C. H. Spurgeon, in The Treasury of David: By thy name, by thy great and glorious nature. Employ all thine attributes for me. Let every one of … More A plea for salvation
March 7 Psalm 54 (ESV) The Lord Upholds My Life To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil [1] of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David hiding among us?” 54:1 O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might. 2 O God, hear my prayer; give … More March 7 Psalm 54
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” Thus begins Psalm 53, our passage for today. It ends with a great hope: Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad. —Psalm … More A Great Savior and A Great Salvation
March 6 Psalm 53 (ESV) There Is None Who Does Good To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil [1] of David. 53:1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good. 2 God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if … More March 6 Psalm 53
I trust in the steadfast love [mercy] of God forever and ever. I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly. —Psalm 52: 8-9, our psalm for today C. H. Spurgeon comments, “Eternal mercy is my present confidence. David … More God’s mercy is a rock to build on
March 5 Psalm 52 (ESV) The Steadfast Love of God Endures To the choirmaster. A Maskil [1] of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.” 52:1 Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day. 2 Your tongue plots destruction, … More March 5 Psalm 52
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
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