January 17 Psalm 17 (ESV) In the Shadow of Your Wings A Prayer of David. 17:1 Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit! 2 From your presence let my vindication come! Let your eyes behold the right! 3 You have tried my heart, you have visited … More January 17 Psalm 17
From Sam Storms, who writes on our Bible reading passage today, Psalm 16: Rock stars rarely age well. The Rolling Stones are a case in point. Often called The Strolling Bones, and not without cause (!), this once energetic and controversial sixties group was actually invited to perform during the Super Bowl halftime show only a few … More Psalm 16 Satisfaction
January 16 Psalm 16 (ESV) You Will Not Abandon My Soul A Miktam [1] of David. 16:1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” 3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all … More January 16 Psalm 16
O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly (uprightly KJV) and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; —Psalm 15, our reading for today. Charles H Spurgeon comments on Psalm 15 True believers do not cringe as flatterers, wriggle as serpents, … More Walking is of far more importance than talking.
January 15 Psalm 15 (ESV) Who Shall Dwell on Your Holy Hill? A Psalm of David. 15:1 O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? 2 He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; 3 who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil … More January 15 Psalm 15
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 (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
How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? (Psalm 13:1-2) C. H. … More Psalm 13: “How long?” or “Howling?”
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
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!
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