Category: Psalms

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; Setting the Scene for Psalms 130:5 In Psalms chapter 130, we find a scene set in the early hours of the morning at the Temple in Jerusalem. The air is cool and crisp as the first light of dawn begins…

1 Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! 2 For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires…

14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. Setting the Scene for Psalms 139:14 In Psalms 139, we find King David reflecting on the omnipresence and omniscience of God. As he contemplates the depth of God’s knowledge and care for him, he…

1 I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me. 3 O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol; you restored me to life from…

1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Setting the Scene for Psalms 46:1 In the scene described in Psalms 46:1, we find a group of weary travelers seeking refuge in a small village nestled among the hills of Judea. The travelers, including a young couple named Mary and Joseph,…

1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. 2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me. 3 He will send…

1 Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. 2 Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind. 3 For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness. 4 I do not sit…

1 To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens! 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he has mercy…

1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. 3 Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at…

1 I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence.” 2 I was mute and silent; I held my peace to no avail, and my distress grew worse. 3 My heart became…