You have taken from me friend and neighbour -- Darkness is my closest friend. ~ Psalm 88 This is such a despairing psalm. It seems almost without hope. Yet it begins with an acknowledgement of the God Who saves. It is a song that reminds ...read more
6 The LORD will write in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” 7 As they make music they will sing, “All my fountains are in you.” ~ Psalm 87 Psalm 87 appears to be a song about places that are ...read more
One of the great dangers we face is a divided heart. When we have such, we no longer trust God. To know Him is to love Him. To love Him is to trust Him. We need the Lord to teach and guide us when we ...read more
6 “Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You? 7 Show us Your unfailing love, LORD, and grant us Your salvation. ~ Psalm 85 This is a song from the Sons of Korah (the original ones -- not the Melbourne ...read more
1 How lovely is Your dwelling place, LORD Almighty! 2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. ~ Psalm 84 I wonder if the greatest thing missing in much of ...read more
O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God. ~ Psalm 83:1 This is a psalm where the Psalmist (Asaph) fears overwhelming odds. God's people are under attack, surrounded by a multitude of enemies, and the ...read more
3 “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. 4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. ~ Psalm 82:3-4 This is a psalm which sometimes confuses people. Is the Bible ...read more
“If My people would only listen to Me, if Israel would only follow My ways.” ~ Psalm 81:13 This is another psalm which encourages us to sing to God for joy -- records the history of how He helps us, but laments our lack of ...read more
“Restore us, Lord God Almighty; make Your face shine on us, that we may be saved.” ~ Psalm 80 This refrain is repeated three times in this psalm. It is a great prayer for us to pray today. The psalmist remembers what God has done ...read more
1 O God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple, they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble. 2 They have left the dead bodies of Your servants as food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of Your own ...read more