Tag: Psalms

Sam Storms on Psalm 63: “No, you need not raise your hands to worship God. But why wouldn’t you want to?”

March 16, 2011

Sam Storms, of Enjoying God Ministries, comments in an article, I Will Lift Up My Hands! (Psalm 63:4) So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. On more than one occasion I’ve been asked: “Sam, why do you lift your hands when you worship?” … More Sam Storms on Psalm 63: “No, you need not raise your hands to worship God. But why wouldn’t you want to?”

John Piper: Fear of hell is no proof of love for God

March 16, 2011

In light of the recent controversy over Rob Bell’s latest book, “Love Wins: Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived” ,  I thought John Piper’s comments on our passage for today were timely: Hell is insufficient to save anybody. I mean hell cannot scare anyone into heaven, because heaven is a … More John Piper: Fear of hell is no proof of love for God

Spurgeon: preventing mercy—the supply prepared before the need occurred, the refuge built before the danger arose.

March 12, 2011

In Psalm 59, David prays (1-2), complains (3-4), prays more (5) and then breaks into song.  That is just in the first five verses.  We see this repeated again as he complains (6-7), declares his confidence in God (8-10) and prays again (11-15) and ends with singing aloud God’s praises (16-17). I love verse 10: … More Spurgeon: preventing mercy—the supply prepared before the need occurred, the refuge built before the danger arose.

Spurgeon on Psalm 57:As the air surrounds all nature, so let thy praises gird the earth with a zone of song.

March 10, 2011

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! —Psalm 57:9-11 Charles H. Spurgeon writes … More Spurgeon on Psalm 57:As the air surrounds all nature, so let thy praises gird the earth with a zone of song.

Spurgeon on Psalm 32: God is to be the garden of our soul’s delight.

March 9, 2011

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart! —Psalm 32:11 Charles H. Spurgeon comments on this verse in The Treasury of David: Be glad. Happiness is not only our privilege, but our duty. Truly we serve a generous God, since he makes it a part of … More Spurgeon on Psalm 32: God is to be the garden of our soul’s delight.

Spurgeon: No wings of doves or eagles could bear us away from the sorrows of a trembling heart.

March 8, 2011

C.H. Spurgeon comments on Psalm 55:6 “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!   I would fly away and be at rest…” We are all too apt to utter this vain desire, for vain it is; no wings of doves or eagles could bear us away from the sorrows of a trembling heart. Inward grief … More Spurgeon: No wings of doves or eagles could bear us away from the sorrows of a trembling heart.

Spurgeon: Let every one of the perfections which are blended in thy divine name work for me.

March 7, 2011

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 Spurgeon: Let every one of the perfections which are blended in thy divine name work for me.