Tag: psalms

House-building, city-keeping and bread-winning are all pointless (vain) unless we have the Lord’s help. That’s what God says. And what an important truth for us! Everything in our families, our jobs, our churches and our communities, that we strive so

Jerusalem went through times of oppression and destruction. Yet, through it all the Lord was faithful to those individuals who trusted in Him (125:1). He was like a protective mountain to them and kept the rod of the wicked from

Scorn and contempt are difficult to handle. In Psalm 123 and 124, the writers feel that the proud look down up on them and despise them. They are exceedingly filled with contempt with contempt (123:3). They have had their fill

Journeying to the temple in Jerusalem is the clear context of this Psalm. The writer speaks of going to the house of the Lord, standing within Jerusalem’s gates, rejoicing in the city as the place of unity, truth, judgment, peace,

This Psalm is one that was sung as people travelled to Jerusalem for annual feasts. That is what the superscription ‘A Song of degrees’ means; it was sung as they made progressive steps up to Jerusalem. This Psalm praises God

Psalm 120:1 In my distress I cried unto the Lord, And he heard me. Psalm 120 was written by a person who is in distress. His distress was caused by people who told lies and were deceitful (v.2). The purpose

The tone of Psalm 119 implies that the writer of the Psalm was experiencing mistreatment from his enemies. Psalm 119 is his attempt to remind himself of the truths of God’s Word in the midst of trouble. He also confesses

Again, we read how the Word of God was central to the Psalmist daily life. Even though he was robbed by the wicked, but he still had God’s law and arose at midnight to give thanks (v.61-62). Affliction reminded him

Psalm 119:47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved. Psalm 119 contains 176 verses, the majority of which speak about God’s Word in some way. Various terms are used for God’s Word: law, testimonies, ways,

Great faith in someone required several things: Confidence that the one we are trusting is trustworthy. Trust that is built up through repeated acts of power and faithfulness. Help and faithfulness even in times of real difficulty and distress. Psalm