This psalm is so abrupt. It starts out so warm and friendly. The sons of Korah are recalling the...
His Song Will Be With Me in the Night – Ps 42
Longing. That's how this psalm of the sons of Korah (1 Chr 6:31-37) begins. "As a deer longs for...
Dear Soul… Ps 43
You can suffer so much before you start feeling rejected by God. "Why have you rejected me? Why...
The LORD’s eyes are on those who help the Poor – Ps 41
I've tried quite a bit internationally, and I've seen something over and over. The Lord seems to...
Waiting Patiently, Praying Fervently – Ps 40
I'm amazing at how often when reading through the David psalms that David talks about waiting...
Every Man/Woman a Vapor – Ps 39
My dad once told me when I was little that the only way to not get in trouble was to sit in a...
Prayer of a Suffering Sinner – Ps 38
David blew it. And it was bad. We don't know if it was the Bathsheba incident or something else,...
Don’t Fret When Wickedness Prospers – Ps 37
Throughout history there have been times where evil not only is leading but is prosperous and is...
Deliverance in Desperation – Ps 34
Desperate people do desperate things. David was desperate. He was fleeing for his life from...
Achish or Abimelech? – Ps 34
The inscription of Psalm 34 reads like this: "Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in...