Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. – Psalm 24:7, ESV If you have ever visited Washington D.C. you will quickly realize that there are a lot of security measures all throughout the city. The reason is to protect the seat … Continue reading The King of Glory (Psalm 24)
“The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want…You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.” – Psalm 23:1 & 5, ESV Perhaps one of the most quoted passages of the Bible, Psalm 23 has brought comfort to countless people throughout the centuries. This psalm has been read at funerals, in … Continue reading The Provision of Our Shepherd King (Psalm 23)
“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.” – Psalm 19:1-2, ESV On December 25, 2021 NASA launched the new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a state of the art telescope with the capability of seeing farther … Continue reading Knowing About vs. Knowing God (Psalm 19)
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! – Psalm 8:1, ESV Having been read and sung by millions for over 3000* years, certainly various Psalms have been found to be more favored than others. According to many sources, Psalm 8 classifies as one of the most beloved in the … Continue reading The Majestic Name of the Lord (Psalm 8)
“Salvation belongs to the LORD; your blessing be on your people!” – Psalm 3:8, ESV We live in a noisy world. Each day there are hundreds, if not thousands, of distractions vying for our attention. Just watching an hour of television we see there are dozens of companies paying for our eyeballs and hoping that … Continue reading Salvation Belongs to the Lord (Psalm 3)
“Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?” Psalm 2:1 (ESV) Do you remember the lie that serpent told to Eve in the garden of Eden? Adam and Eve had everything they needed in the lush haven of the garden. They walked with God in intimate fellowship, and had no need to … Continue reading A Tale of Two Kingdoms (Psalm 2)
“Blessed is the man…[whose] delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night” (Psalm 1:1-2, ESV). We often think that there many types of people in the world. Yet the Bible is clear that there are only two types of people: the righteous and the unrighteous. That’s … Continue reading Blessed is the Man (Psalm 1)
It would not be going too far out on a limb in speculating that the book of Psalms has been read by God’s people more than any other Old Testament book since the compiling of the biblical cannon at the Council of Laodicea in AD 363. And it could easily be argued that Psalms is … Continue reading Ancient Songs: An Introduction
