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Psalm 67
If we were to take a pole asking what is your favorite Psalm, certainly many would say Psalm 23. Others may be partial to Psalm 119, and yet others may have a favorite passage or verse in one of the 150 Psalms. However, there are some who hold Psalm 67 as a [...]
Psalm 68
During the month of September of the year 1589 the protestant warrior-king Henry of Navarre led his army to battle against the armies of the Catholic League headed by the Duke of Mayenne. The Huguenot was vastly outnumbered by Catholic forces. Weather conditions and fog prohibited king Henry’s artillery from affecting the [...]
Psalm 66
Notice the last verse of Psalm 65 — “the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.”
Now notice the first 2 verses of Psalm 66 — “Shout with joy to God, all the earth! Sing to the glory of his name”
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Psalm 65
This is an exceptional poem about nature, but we find this is really a poem about the God of nature. We find woven into this great song, truth concerning the grace of God to humanity, God’s mighty works and that God Himself is the source of all the good which creation affords.
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Psalm 64
There are many examples of quick, sudden military attacks which resulted in great victories for the armies which launched these surprise offensives:
The Sack of Rome by the Visigoths, A.D. 410. Aided by rebellious slaves, Alaric I and the Visigoths rushed through a city gate unexpectedly. The three-day siege was the first [...]
Psalm 62
Some of the most cuddly and famous animals in the world are now considered to be endangered species. The “tri-colored” giant panda native to China has a population of less than 2500 of these precious animals remaining in the wild. Likewise, fewer than 6,500 snow leopards are known to exist. And last [...]
Psalm 61
When I think of the words to William O. Cushing’s famous hymn, “Oh, Safe to the Rock that is Higher Than I” he must have been inspired by Psalm 61:2:
O safe to the rock that is higher than I
My soul in its conflicts and sorrows would fly; So [...]
Psalm 60
Psalm 60 is the final Historical Psalm which is set during the lifetime of David. The title is the longest introduction found in the all the Psalter. It says:
“when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley [...]
Psalm 59
Psalm 59 is a Historical Psalm which is set during the lifetime of David. Please notice the inscription in the heading of the 59th Psalm. It is written about the time “when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him”. The full story is found in I Samuel [...]
Psalm 58
There was a time in the not too distant past where the words recorded in the 58th Psalm would have seemed unreal in American politics and society. Psalm 58 is all about evil rulers. Those of you who are fortunate enough to remember the pleasant days of the American political scene will [...]
Psalm 57
David experienced betrayal at the hand of the self-serving foreigner; the evil Doeg in Psalm 52. Then, after freeing the people of Ziph from a Philistine invasion in Psalm 54 David is betrayed by his own countrymen; this added insult to injury because the people of Ziph should have protected David.
In Psalm [...]
Psalm 56
What can man do to me? — Quite a lot actually! In fact, I have a brief sampling from the news headlines since we met last Sunday:
On Friday, a lone gunman opened fire in a Fedex facility in Indianapolis, killing himself, making a total of 8 people dead.Protests and riots in [...]
If one were to group Psalms 51-55 into a group and give them a basic thrust or message it would be that these Psalms are “Psalms of Betrayal”
David betrayed Urijah, Bathsheba, the child and the people of Israel because He first betrayed God through neglecting the precious reality to which the sacrifices and [...]
The historical setting for Psalm 54 is connected to the same chain of events described in Psalm 52.
Are you like David? Have you ever felt abandoned and betrayed by your family or friends? Perhaps it was a husband or wife? Maybe by your children or grandchildren? Perhaps a close confidant said some hurtful [...]