(REFLECTIONS ON Psalm 119:1-40) Psalm 119 is the longest chapter and the longest Psalm in the Bible. It is written in the form of an acrostic which is a form of writing where the first letters of each line (or verse) follow a pattern. Psalm 119 follows a sequence using the Hebrew alphabet. The Hebrew alphabet […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Psalm 117–Psalm 118) In this one statement, “for His lovingkindness is everlasting,” we are reminded that there is nothing better than the Lord to help us and be our refuge in times of despair and trouble. What is so amazing about this statement and why is it so powerful? It is because in this […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Psalm 116:1-19) Why do we love the Lord? Have we ever thought about this question before? How would we answer this question if someone were to ask us? We sing songs at church that say we love the Lord, we may even share with others that they are to love the Lord, but why […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Psalm 115:1-18) For those that will put their trust in creation, rather than the Creator, in things that creation has created, rather than the Creator Himself, will become like those things that they created. Rather than being like the Creator, being created in the image of God, we who put our trust in creation, […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Psalm 113–Psalm 114) Although we may say that God is in heaven and we are down on earth, but today’s psalmist writes that “The Lord is high above all nations; His glory is above the heavens.” No, His glory is not in the heavens, because even the heavens are God’s creation and cannot contain […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Psalm 112:1-10) In Proverbs 9:10, we are told that, “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” For the world to desire wisdom is normal, and perhaps even expected, however the source of wisdom doesn’t begin in the world, but it begins in the fear of […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Psalm 110:1-7, Psalm 111:1-10) Psalm 110 is the single most quoted psalm in the New Testament. It is a very unique psalm speaking of the Messiah, a future descendant of David, which is mind-blowing if we believe that this is a psalm written by David as noted in the New Testament. David, wrote about […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Psalm 109:1-31) 22 For I am afflicted and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. 23 I am passing like a shadow when it lengthens; I am shaken off like the locust. 24 My knees are weak from fasting, and my flesh has grown lean, without fatness. 25 I also have become a […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Psalm 108:1-13) 12 Oh give us help against the adversary, for deliverance by man is in vain. 13 Through God we will do valiantly, and it is He who shall tread down our adversaries. (New American Standard Bible, NASB) Who is our help in times of trouble? Who do we turn to when the […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Psalm 107:1-43) As we read through Psalm 107 (New American Standard Bible, NASB), we will notice a pattern of events. First, Israel is to give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His lovingkindness is everlasting. Then, trouble hits and we read over and over again about how Israel cried out to […]