A devotional on Psalm115 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! The Lord has promised us abundant glory – kabod kabod – especially in glory. It’s doubled because it’s going to be good good! When God sets up … Read more
A devotional on Psalm 114 1 When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, 2 Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. 3 The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back. 4 The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. 5 What ails you, O sea, … Read more
A devotion on Psalm 113 1 Praise the Lord. WHAT & WHO: Halal Jah! Praise the Lord, you his servants; praise the name of the Lord. 2 Let the name of the Lord be praised, both now and forevermore. BY WHOM: Servants – abad– are laborers who work for another. Servants literally or figuratively till and may be enslaved in bond-service. Even as … Read more
A devotional on Psalm 112 Note the repetitions in some of the Hebrew words for emphasis to show depth or longevity. 1 Praise the Lord. Halal Jah! Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. Are you one of those, beloved? Does the mention of his name cause shockwaves … Read more
A devotional on Psalm 110. Of David. A Psalm 1 The Lord says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.” This Old Testament verse is one of the most quoted in the New Testament. In it David prophetically reports the Father’s words to Jesus … Read more
A devotion of Psalm 109:21-31. 21 But you, Sovereign Lord, help me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me. 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. The Hebrew title used here is Adonai Jehovah – the firm, strong Master, the self-existing one, … Read more